Abstract
The students’ academic performance (CGPA) plays an important role in producing the best quality graduates as well as the country’s economic and social development. So, for the sustainable economic and social development of a country, it is essential to produce the best quality graduates who will lead the country in near future. Normally, the quality of a student is represented by academic performance which is determined by Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Basically, the study is conducted with the objective of investigating the factors affecting academic performance at undergraduate level in Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University. This paper aims to identify the most important and significant factors. There are many factors that contribute to determine whether the CGPA is excellent, moderate or low. Simple Random Sampling has been used to collect data. A sample of 250 undergraduate students’ information was taken. Among the respondents in that sample size, male students are 130 and female 120. Findings shows that family responsibility, average study hour per day before exam or during preparatory leave (PL) have positive impact and positive association with CGPA. On the contrary, spending more time on tuition or part time job have a negative impact on CGPA. Dissatisfaction on studying subject, current education system and job market have significant impact on CGPA which is negative. Job related preparation alongside academic study has a negative impact on CGPA. One thing we have noticed that students who are not satisfied with their studying subject and dissatisfied about the current education system and job market in Bangladesh; their CGPA is lower than those who are satisfied. Keywords: Academic Performance, CGPA, Correlation, Part time job, Regression model, Study hour, internet using DOI: 10.7176/JESD/11-20-03 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
Highlights
For any educational institute students are the most important asset
This study reveals that teaching style, English language and communication, language assessment, students’ academic stress, students’ self-concept are all playing a significant role on the students’ academic performance at College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Methodology and Research Design In this research, Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is used as the dependent variable on the other hand, average study hour before exam or during preparatory leave (PL), family responsibility, satisfaction on studying subject, spending time on internet, job related preparation except academic, spending time on part time job or tuition, satisfaction on current education system and job market in Bangladesh etc. as independent variables.This research is mainly based on primary data
Summary
Economic and social development of a country is directly associated with academic performance of students. Education is germane to individual, economic, social and cultural development. It is a catalyst for positive societal change. Academic performance can be defined as an outcome of education, the degree to which a student has attained the institutional objectives. Academic performance has been recognized as a weighting scale for checking the mental capabilities and abilities of students. It is the reflector of the educational set up of a country. Oladipupo et al.,)By acquiring knowledge, ability, skills and attitudes, education enables the individuals and society to make an all-round participation to determinate development process
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