Cumulative Grade Point Average Scores Research Articles

Investigation of the relationship between chronotype, learning style and academic achievement of university students during distance education in the pandemic period

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between chronotype, learning style, and academic achievement. The study sample consisted of 1884 volunteer undergraduate students from 58 different universities across Turkey. The data were collected online during distance education because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Turkish version of Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and Big16 Learning Modality Inventory were used for data collection. The correlation between chronotype and cumulative grade point average (CGPA) scores was analyzed using Spearman’s rho, and differences among the chronotypes were analyzed with Kruskal–Wallis test. Chi-square tests with pairwise z-test were used to analyze the relationships between the participants’ learning style preferences and chronotypes. Also, ANCOVA analyses were performed to evaluate the interactions of gender × chronotype and gender × learning style on CGPA scores. The results revealed that participants’ preference for visual and auditory styles differed by chronotype. Visual learning style was more dominant among morning (M) types, while auditory style was more dominant among evening (E) types. However, the most preferred learning style was visual, followed by auditory and kinesthetic styles for all chronotypes. No relationship was found between chronotype and academic achievement. The CGPA scores of the participants with kinesthetic learning style were lower than the participants with auditory and visual learning styles. The female participants had higher CGPA score than males. However, the CGPA scores did not differ for both male and female participants with different chronotype and learning style preferences. From the results, we suggest that academic achievement can be enhanced by consideration of students’ learning style preferences for all chronotypes.

Evaluation of the scholastic performance of students in 12 programs from a private university in the south-west geopolitical zone in Nigeria.

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).

Evaluation of the scholastic performance of students in 12 programs from a private university in the south-west geopolitical zone in Nigeria

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).

Affective and Cognitive Variables as Determinant of College Exit Examination Achievement in Bonga College of Teacher Education, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to examine the affective and cognitive variables of pre-service teachers in Bonga College of Teacher Education. Using available sampling, all 144 student teachers of mathematics and environmental science generalist program were taken as a sample. The study used nonsurvey design and it utilized quantitative research method of data collection. From the independent t-test, correlation, and regression analysis, the study found that college cumulative grade point average was a dominant and significant predictor of generalist program student teachers’ exit examination achievement in the institution. The study further indicated the existence of statistically significant difference in the mean content achievement and college cumulative grade point average score.

English Language Proficiency Tests and Academic Achievement: A Study on the Malaysian University English Test as a Predictor of Technical Programme Undergraduates Academic Achievement

In the Malaysian education system, English has always played an important role. In acknowledging its importance, Malaysian University English Test (MUET) has been introduced to enable continued emphasis on this role. MUET has been made compulsory for those who wish to pursue a first degree programme in local universities. This study aims to examine the relationship between English language proficiency test (as measured by MUET bands) to predict the undergraduates academic achievement (as measured by Cumulative Grade Point Average score). It also aims to determine the recommended MUET band as an entry requirement for prospective technical programme undergraduates in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The study was carried out among 225 final year undergraduates of five different faculties in UPM, namely Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The data used were obtained by administering a brief questionnaire and were quantitatively analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 19. The study revealed that there is a medium positive correlation between English language proficiency and academic achievement where students who have scored higher bands for MUET are the ones who obtained higher CGPA in their study. Based on the findings, it is recommended that UPM and other local universities make changes towards the minimum MUET entry requirement to help prospective undergraduates excel in their academic study. Keywords: English language proficiency, academic achievement, technical programme, MUET, CGPA

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Orientation is widely conceived to encompass activities that support the transition into educational institutions. The University of Cape Coast, Ghana places a premium on orientation for fresh year students and yet the impact of such programmes on students’ performance remains a difficult thing to determine. This study, therefore, focuses on finding out the impact of orientation on the academic performance of students. The study used the descriptive survey design and multiple sampling procedures to select 250 Level 200 students from the university. Data were collected primarily through questionnaire. The results revealed among other things that orientation programmes provide fresh students with good academic information regarding academic programmes, policies and regulation that enhance students’ learning. Also, it came out that participation in orientation significantly and positively impacted their academic performance. The outcome also showed that a significant difference existed in the mean Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) scores of students who participated in the 2012 orientation programme for fresh students and those who did not. Based on these findings, a recommendation was made for organisers to plan orientation programmes geared towards helping students to maximise learning. Key words: Students’ orientation, UCC, CGPA scores .

Circadian Preferences, Sleep Quality and Sleep Patterns, Personality, Academic Motivation and Academic Achievement of university students

In the current study, the relationships among Circadian Preferences, Sleep Quality and Sleep Patterns, Personality, Academic Motivation and the Academic Achievement of university students are examined. 1343 university students (62.8% females and 37.2% males) participated in the study. Data was gathered from each participant using a Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Adjective Based Personality Test (ABPT), Academic Motivation Scale (AMS-C) and Descriptive Questionnaire, completed voluntarily. A regression analysis model revealed the following predictors: corrected Midpoint of Sleep, Academic Motivation, Social Jetlag, Conscientiousness, Intrinsic Motivation toward Accomplishment, Intrinsic Motivation to Experience Stimulation and Neuroticism, explaining 15.1% of the variance of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Meanwhile, CGPA scores of earlier chronotypes were higher than those of later chronotypes.Corrected Midpoint of Sleep, global PSQI, Conscientiousness, Extrinsic Motivation-External Regulation and Intrinsic Motivation to Experience Stimulation, Social Jetlag, Extraversion, Intrinsic Motivation toward Accomplishment and Intrinsic Motivation to Know emerged as significant predictors of MEQ explaining the 26.7% of the variance. Conscientiousness, CGPA, Openness to Experience, Neuroticism and Social Jetlag were the significant predictors of AMS-C explaining 14.7% of the variance in Academic Motivation. Analysis in Sleep Quality presented that 13.4% of the variance was explained by chronotype preference, Average Sleep Length (ASL), Neuroticism, corrected Midpoint of Sleep and Extraversion.Moreover, in the female sample both Sleep Quality and Academic Motivation of morning type students were better than those of evening types and those of neither type. Meanwhile regression analysis shows that in all Personality traits Academic Motivation and sub-domains of Academic Motivation are significant predictors; and in some Personality traits, ASL, circadian typology and Academic Achievement emerged as significant predictors. These results suggested that Circadian Preferences, Sleep Quality and Sleep Patterns, Personality and Academic Motivation were interrelated and had a significant effect on Academic Achievement.