The Determinants of Academic Performance of Under Graduate Students: In the Case of Arba Minch University Chamo Campus

Moges Endalamaw Yigermal

doi:10.11648/j.ash.20170304.12

Abstract

The main objective of the paper is to investigate the determinant factors affecting the academic performance of regular undergraduate students of Arba Minch university (AMU) chamo campus students. To meet the objective, the Pearson product moment correlation statistical tool and econometrics data analysis (OLS regression) method were used with the aim of establishing the relationship between factors related to student’s background and family background on academic performance of regular undergraduate students at Arba Minch university chamo campus students. The findings proved the existence of significant relationship between gender difference, university entrance exam, studying hours and academic performance (CGPA). The findings also revealed that there was a significant relationship between students former academic back ground, studying hours, and student’s behavior on taking of alcoholic drug and chat on academic performance of students. On the basis of the findings, the researcher recommended that emphasis should be taken to improve the academic performance of female students, working at the ground with high school students earlier before they joined in to university and Providing Psychotherapy and supporting alcoholic drug and khat taker students to end the use such drug and Khat will bring more fruit to improve students’ academic performance.

Highlights

As far as Arba Minch University is concerned in the year 2001/2007/08 the number of undergraduate students enrolled in regular program was 10766, of the total number of students enrolled as undergraduate female students account 33.6% and the remaining 66% covered by male students
A research carried out a study by [10] on determinates of student performance at university reflections from the Caribbean analyze their study on 900 samples students and the econometric result shows that gender gap in favor of male students is only related with university entrance exam scores
This section of the paper presents the statistical significance of determinant factors of academic performance of undergraduate students obtained from linear regression (OLS)

Summary

Back Ground of the Study

Beyond any doubt education plays a pivotal role in the development and progress of a country. C. (2012/13) the total undergraduate enrolment (government and non-government; regular, evening, summer and distance programs) is 553,848 of which 166, 141 are females which accounts for 30% of the total enrolment. The. Moges Endalamaw Yigermal: The Determinants of Academic Performance of Under Graduate Students: In the Case of Arba Minch University Chamo Campus regular program accounts for 57.4% of total undergraduate enrolment. For instance in the year 2001/2008/09 the total number of students in rolled in regular undergraduate level was counted as 157424, of the total students enrolled as an undergraduate female students account 28.95% while the remaining 71.1% were male students. As far as Arba Minch University is concerned in the year 2001/2007/08 the number of undergraduate students enrolled in regular program was 10766, of the total number of students enrolled as undergraduate female students account 33.6% and the remaining 66% covered by male students. The trend indicates that enrollment of undergraduate student’s increases time to time [3]

Statement of the Problem

Objective and Scope of the Study

Working Hypothesis

Theoretical Literature Review

Empirics

Model Specification

Variable Descriptions

Result and Discussion

Econometrics Result Interpretation

Conclusions and Recommendation