Abstract
Cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is a system for calculation of GPA scores and is one way to determine a student's academic performance in a university setting. In Nigeria, an employer evaluates a student's academic performance using their CGPA score. For this study, data were collected from a student database of a private school in the south-west geopolitical zone in Nigeria. Regression analysis, correlation analysis, and analysis of variance (F-test) were employed to determine the study year that students perform better based on CGPA. According to the results, it was observed that students perform much better in year three (300 Level) and year four (400 Level) compared to other levels. In conclusion, we strongly recommend the private university to introduce program that will improve the academic performance of students from year one (100 level).
Highlights
In the white-collar job market there is high competition among young graduates
The results show that the mean performance of all the students at each of the level is not too different from each other
In this report, we have analyzed the performance of students in 12 programs at a private university in Nigeria
Summary
In the white-collar job market there is high competition among young graduates. Most employers use CGPA to screen out candidates searching for jobs, and candidates with a higher CGPA are selected (Yogendra & Andrew, 2017). The performance of students in universities should be a concern to administrators and educators and to corporations in the labor market. Students have to place greater effort in their study to obtain a good grade in order to fulfil the demands of an employer and this makes academic achievement the main factor considered by employers in the recruitment of workers, especially newly graduated students (Yogendra & Andrew, 2017). The objective of the present study is to determine the study year that students perform better academically across 12 programs in a private university in the south-west geopolitical zone in Nigeria
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