Social-Economic Factors, Student Factors, Student Academic Goals and Performance of Students in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda

Autor/inn/en	Ngoma, Muhammed; Ntale, Peter Dithan; Abaho, Earnest
Titel	Social-Economic Factors, Student Factors, Student Academic Goals and Performance of Students in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 14 (2017) 2, S.106-121 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2017.1286941
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Performance Based Assessment; Academic Achievement; Socioeconomic Influences; Student Characteristics; Student Educational Objectives; Student Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Correlation; Grade Point Average; Likert Scales; Regression (Statistics); Performance Factors; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Leistungsermittlung; Schulleistung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Schülerbefragung; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Likert-Skala; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	This article evaluates the relationship between social-economic factors, students' factors, student academic goals and performance of students. The study adopts a cross-sectional survey, with largely quantitative approaches. A sample of 950 students was randomly and proportionately drawn from undergraduates in four institutions of higher learning. A response rate of 61% was recorded. We observed significant positive relationships between student factors (except competence in quantitative subjects and grades earned in high school) and student performance, as well as student learning goals and student academic performance. We did not observe a significant relationship between socio-economic factors and student performance at higher institutions. The model was significant, and explained 47% of the variation in student performance. The study recommends that higher institutions should place considerable emphasis on inculcating a reading/preparation culture among students, enforce attendance at lectures and encourage students to set learning goals, if they are to improve the performance of their students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01