scholarly journals Employment Status and Educational Achievements in Universities: Evidence from Southeast Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-166
Author(s):  
Obed I. Ojonta ◽  
Jonathan E. Ogbuabor ◽  
Peace N. Ojonta ◽  
Anthony Orji ◽  
Onyinye I. Anthony-Orji
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
University System ◽  
Educational Attainments ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction: Educational achievement has remained the common yardstick for assessing human capital development across the world. However, it has been observed that Nigeria is one of the developing countries facing the challenge of low level of academic achievement by employees in the university system, which in turn has grave implications for the overall performance of the Nigerian university system in terms of efficient work delivery. Methods: This study adopts a robust and stratified sampling technique to select 4,122 employees in selected federal universities in the southeast of Nigeria and uses structural questionnaire and binary logistic regression to analyse the effect of employment status on academic achievement in South East Nigeria. Results: The findings show that employment status negatively and significantly influences the academic achievement of employees in Nigerian universities. Discussion: The major focus of this study is to examine the impact of employment status on educational achievement in the universities for southeast, Nigeria. To drive more effective and efficient service delivery in the universities, there is need for adequate salary enhancement for employees in order to motivate them to strive for higher educational attainments. Limitations: The study was carried out in federal universities in Nigeria. It is expected to expand the study to cut across both private, states in Nigeria for effective and efficient comparison among the universities found in southeast geopolitical zones. Conclusion: The study concludes that government should continuously motivate these employees so that they can strive for higher educational attainments.

scholarly journals Impact of Academic Achievement Orientation in the Context of Private and Public Sector University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 642-650
Author(s):  
Wajiha Kanwal ◽  
Tahir Aziz ◽  
Saqib Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
University Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Impact

The problem of the study was to explore the impact of academic achievement orientation in the context of private and public sector university students; it further aimed to investigate the impact of demographic variations such as gender, age, semester, birth order, number of siblings, discipline and family income in determining the level of academic achievement orientation of private and public sector university students. The achievement orientation attitude scale developed by Ansari was used to measure achievement orientations, which was consisted of 10 items. Data was collected through a stratified random sampling technique. Data were analyzed with various statistics, which provided an insight that students differ in terms of academic achievement orientations. Results revealed that students of public sector universities have higher academic achievement orientations. It is also recommended that at the university level, students may also learn self-management and ought to work hard in order to achieve their academic goals without an external push.

scholarly journals The Role of Socioeconomic Factor in Promoting Higher Education in the State of Kuwait

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Salwa Al Darwish
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Socioeconomic Factor ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Senior College ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The State Of Kuwait ◽  
The Impact

<p class="apa">The purpose of this research study is to determine the level of influence of parental education, social and financial status on their senior college students by encouraging them to pursue higher degrees. The sample of the study was 313 senior college students randomly selected from private and public universities in Kuwait to answer the questionnaire. Then followed by interviewing some of these 313 students for triangulation. The result of the findings shows that the impact of parents on college student’s academic achievement should be mediated through college student’s own self-perception and the environments in which students grew up. The findings show that there is a strong influence and positive motivations on the development of the students’ own beliefs. Moreover, the study shows other factors such as the family socioeconomic background, the students’ social influences, the students’ academic achievement, in addition to the educational achievement of both parents which all have impact on students’ decisions to pursue higher degrees.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of Big five personality traits on Academic Achievement of Prospective Teachers

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Dr. Aroona Hashmi ◽  
Qamar Naz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
The Impact

There are some specific trends and regularities of behavioral patterns in individuals which determine their personality traits. This study was aimed to determine the impact of big five personality traits on academic achievement of prospective teachers. A quantitative study was conducted by using the casual comparative research design. A sample of 759 prospective teachers was selected through proportionate stratified random sampling technique from two public universities. Big Five personality traits inventory (BFI) was adopted to collect data. Data was analyzed by applying inferential statistics. The findings showed the significant impact of personality traits like conscientiousness, openness to experience on prospective teachers’ academic achievement i.e. CGPA, while the impact of rest of the three variables i.e. extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism on academic achievement was not statistically significant. Findings also revealed that female prospective teachers were more emotionally stable than male prospective teachers. Accordingly, academic achievement of prospective teachers was predicted (20%) by big five personality traits, therefore it is recommended that teacher education Institutes arrange training sessions or workshops for providing guidance to educators and prospective teachers, to understand that every student possess different level of personality traits which have a great impact on their academic achievement.

scholarly journals Spatial variations of school-level determinants of reading achievement in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Sacco ◽  
Patrizia Falzetti
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
School Level ◽  
Spatial Disparities ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
North And South

AbstractThe study of the territorial difference in educational achievement is a widely debated topic, in particular in Italy for the presence of the well-known strong regional disparities. National and international large scale assessments confirmed that the main characteristic of the Italian school system is the geographical cleavage between North and South. Policymakers have pressing needs to find solutions to reduce geographical disparities. In this study, we investigate the spatial disparities of academic achievement from a new perspective, assuming that the relationship between academic achievement and predictors varies across Italy. Our aim is to examine the extent of the spatial disparities in the relationship between academic achievement and some school-level factors related to inequalities in educational outcomes, moving beyond the regional administrative confines, in order to identify new spatial patterns. We exploited the reading standardized tests administered by INVALSI in 2018–2019 focusing on the 8th-grade students. Crucial to our contribution is the use of the geographically weighted regression and the k-mean clustering, which allows studying the spatial variability of the impact of the school-level factors on academic achievement and to gather schools in new spatial clusters. The findings of this paper demonstrate the necessity to design a more specific education policy and support the identification of the main critical factors for different geographical areas.

scholarly journals The Impact of Teachers' Personality on Students' Academic Achievement in Pakistan.

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
Shaista Noreen ◽  
Akhtar Ali ◽  
Uzma Munawar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Impact

Teachers personality plays a significant role in accomplishing students educational achievement. Teaching and learning have a major part in creating a friendly and encouraging learning environment for students. In this context, the current research was conducted to explore the influence of tutors character on pupils learning and accomplishment. It was a descriptive correlative research approach. The sample comprised of 1,152 teachers and 2,304 students of 10th grade of public and private secondary schools who were chosen through a cluster sampling technique. The respondents were taken from 12 districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Two questionnaires; one for teachers and one for students were used to collect data. Teachers questionnaires were based on an adapted personality measure scale of John and Srivastavas Big Five Inventory (1999). The statistical analysis displayed no significant rapport among teachers personality and pupils academic success. The regression analysis and correlation coefficient showed that the dimension of agreeableness, extroversion, neuroticism, and conscientiousness has no correlation with students performance. However, openness has a significant correlation between students performance.

scholarly journals The Impact of E-mind Mapping Strategy on the Academic Achievement of Jordanian 9th Grade Students in Citizenship and Civic Education Course

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Ali Suleiman Al-Swalha
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Measuring Achievement ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed at identifying the impact of the e-mind mapping strategy on the academic achievement of Jordanian 9th grade students in the citizenship and civic education course. It was carried out during the second semester of the academic year 2019/2018 through adopting a quasi-experimental approach. It was carried out in Princess Sukayna bent Al-Hussain School for girls in Amman, Jordan. The sample consists from (55) female students who were chosen through the purposive sampling technique. Those students were divided into control and experimental groups. Pre-test and post-tests for measuring achievement were used. Based on the process of analyzing data, the e-mind mapping strategy can effectively improve the achievement of Jordanian 9th grade students in the citizenship and civic education course. The researcher recommends providing Jordanian citizenship and civic education teachers with special training programs about the technology-based instructional strategies. Such training programs must shed a light on e-mind mapping strategy

scholarly journals The Impact of Burnout on the Academic Achievement of Saudi Female Students Enrolled in the Colleges of Health Sciences

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Alanoud M Alshobaili ◽  
Hadeel A Alshallan ◽  
Shahad H Alruwaili ◽  
Amal F Alqarni ◽  
Maha M Alanazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Saudi Female Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of burnout on the academic achievement of female students in the colleges of health sciences and to explore on their educational levels of study regarding burnout.Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this study and a sample size of 540 Saudi female students was chosen to participate in this study. The tools used were Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey for Students MBI–GS (S) to measure the level of burnout and a socio-demographic questionnaire were administered on participants. The MBI–GS (S) proved internal consistency reliability at 0.86 across many samples.Results: The level of burnout among participants was 51.9%. Some 27.2% of the participants experienced mild burnout, while 14.4% showed moderate levels of burnout. Only 6.5% of participants displayed a high level of burnout, and they were among the Colleges of Pharmacy (25.0%) and Dentistry (10.1%).Conclusions: The study findings showed no association between burnout and academic achievement and no relationship between burnout and the academic level of study. Only the students of the College of Pharmacy suffered from high levels of burnout.

scholarly journals Pre-Primary Education: Its Impact on Academic Achievement of the Learners Learning at an Elementary Stage in Odia Language Subject in Odisha

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Rasmi Ranjan Puhan ◽  
Swagatika Ray ◽  
Sunakar Das
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Level ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Elementary Stage ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

This paper discussed the impact of Pre-Primary Education on the academic achievement of the learners learning at an elementary stage in Odia language subject. The study dealt with the Descriptive Survey method in order to study the problem. The sample of 120 elementary learners of the class consisted of 60 boys and 60 girls using random sampling technique for this study. The investigator prepared a tool of Achievement test questionnaire with the help of the investigator and experts. The test questionnaire was prepared on Odia language subject for Class-I. This test measured the performance of the learners with and without Pre-Primary education in Odia Language subject. For the present study, the investigator used statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation and t-test in order to compare the academic achievement of the learners. The findings of the study revealed that the learners learning in elementary level receiving Pre-Primary Education do better in their oral and written test in Odia Language subject than the learners receiving no Pre-Primary Education. There exists a significant difference between the performance of boys learning at elementary school level in Odia language subject both written and oral test with and without receiving pre-primary education. There exists a significant difference between the achievement of girls learning at elementary school level in Odia language subject both written and oral test with and without pre-primary education.

scholarly journals The Impact of Child Labour on Children’s Educational Achievement in Ganta Afeshum Woreda, Tigray State, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Worku Dibu
Keyword(s):  
Child Labor ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Child Labour ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
The Impact

Child labour is an important aspect of social and economic reality that surrounds us although it is sometimes unnoticed. It is the severe problem of the world in general and the sub-Saharan countries like Ethiopia in particular in which children are considered an asset and means to improve livelihood of their family at the expense of their education. The attempt towards the elimination of child labor in Ethiopia is still lagging compare to the rest world. This in turn is affecting adversely the accumulation of human capital. Thus, the researcher was intended to assess the impact of Child Labour on Children’s Educational Achievement in Ganta Afeshum Woreda and give the possible solution to overcome this problem. To realize this objective, the researcher employed qualitative approach and used in depth interview, FGD, key informant interview, personal observation data collection instruments and employed descriptive research and purposive sampling technique. The researcher analyzed the finding qualitatively through interpretation, description and summarization of the data. As the finding of the study indicates child labour is sever in rural area than urban area and also girls are more exposed for child labour than boys, children are involved in domestic and non-domestic productive activities. The attitude of communities toward child labour is also positive; they consider children as valuable asset for contributing family income. The views of households on working children arise commonly from their poor knowledge about the issue and is directed by traditional outlooks of uprooting ‘milk teeth’, that is seen as a shift from childhood to adulthood. As the finding indicates, Child labour has an impact on children’s educational achievement by making them: repeated the class, absenteeism from class, drop out, make very tired, shortage of times for study and reducing the chance to access education, beside this, as the finding indicate attitude of the communities, employers, poverty coupled with limited access to credit, health and family size as well as the abusive practices are the challenges that hamper eliminating of child labour. Finally, as the finding indicate the local administrator strategy of employing one sector, one children and work with NGOs, private sector and public sectors play significant role via improving the future childhood of children.

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