Academic Performance of Enrolled Students in the University of Lahore, Pakistan

Background: This study investigates the academic performance of students, enrolled at the University of Lahore, Pakistanto different programs in Spring-2019. The study measuredthe academic performance of students using the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The variables under consideration were academic performance(students’ percentage, CGPA, and GPA). A total number of nine hundred and fifty eight (958) students were enrolled in Spring-19 with CGPA’s in Undergraduate BS (Hons) Programs, (246) Graduate (MS/MPhil.) Programs, and (11) Postgraduate (Ph.D.) Programs. Objective: The report aims to identify the relationship between percentage of marks with undergraduates and graduates, enrolled at the University of Lahore, Pakistan to different programs in Spring-2019. Methods: Undergraduate BS (Hons), Graduate (MS/M.Phil.) and Postgraduate (PhD) students were taken as the target population for the research sample. Data were collected with the help of an array of technology support, and management. For analysis, the frequency analysis, descriptive analysis and correlation are used through the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 23. Results: Results show that the performance of students, enrolled with a weak academic background, had poor performance in enrolled programs. On the other hand, students, enrolled with high academic background, maintained their excellent performance in the first semester of their enrolled programs. Also, we observe that the students who were enrolled with a high percentage of marks show poor and average performance in the first semester. Conclusions: We can infer from this analysis that only the students who were enrolled with a high percentage can achieve a high GPA in the semester. And likewise, students who weren’t enrolled with a good percentage of marks cannot achieve a high GPA in the first semester. Originality: This is the original work of author and not submitted for publishing in other publications.

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Predicting Undergraduate Level Students’ Performance Using Regression

NIGERIAN ANNALS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES ◽

10.46912/napas.224 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 129-139

Author(s):

S Akuma ◽

H Abakpa

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

First Year ◽

Grade Point ◽

University Environment ◽

First Semester ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Moderating Factors ◽

The University

Students’ academic performance in the university environment changes from one academic year to another as they climb up the ladder of their academic programme. Predicting students’ academic performance in higher educational institutions is challenging due to the lack of a central database of students’ performance records. The other challenge is the lack of standard methods for predicting students’ performance and other moderating factors like physical, economic and health that affect students’ progress. In this work, we predicted students’ performance based on previous academic results. A model to predict students’ performance based on their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) was developed using Linear Regression Algorithm. A dataset of 70 undergraduate students studying Computer Science was analyzed and the results show that the model was able to predict the 4th year CGPA of the Students using the previous Cumulative Grade Point of the past three years with an accuracy of 87.84%, and a correlation of 0.9338. This study also identified students’ second semester CGPA in the first year and their first semester CGPA in the second year as the most important CGPAs that affect the accuracy

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First semester academic performance: The importance of early indicators of non-engagement

Student Success ◽

10.5204/ssj.v9i4.652 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jacques Van der Meer ◽

Stephen Scott ◽

Keryn Pratt

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Student Success ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Grade Point ◽

Retention Strategy ◽

First Semester ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽

The University

Success, progression and retention of students are goals of many university strategic directions and policies. For many decades it has been recognised that the greatest focus in any retention strategy should be on first-year students. University of Otago too has goals around student success. The Strategic Plan of the institution also identified that in the context of a fiscally constrained environment, all of our activities and processes need to be assessed for efficiency and effectiveness. To this end, a pilot was undertaken in one area of the university to identify possible indicators of first-year students’ non-engagement in the first semester and their possible impact on the first semester academic performance. The findings suggest that there are indeed some indicators that predict Grade Point Average at the end of the first semester.

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

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.16762.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 154

Author(s):

Roseline O. Ogundokun ◽

Marion O. Adebiyi ◽

Oluwakemi C. Abikoye ◽

Tinuke O. Oladele ◽

Adewale F. Lukman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

Private School ◽

Private University ◽

Study Data ◽

The South ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

South West ◽

University Setting

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).

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An Exploratory Study of Quality of Life and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Students in Medical and other Health Professions

Medical Sciences ◽

10.3390/medsci8020023 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vijay Kumar Chattu ◽

Pradeep Kumar Sahu ◽

Neela Seedial ◽

Gerlisa Seecharan ◽

Amanda Seepersad ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Critical Role ◽

Health Professions ◽

Emotional Reactions ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Validated Questionnaire

Quality of life (QOL) is a broader concept which represents experiences, states, appraisals, behaviors, capacities and emotional reactions to circumstances. The study aimed to evaluate the differences in various domains of QOL among the students of five schools (medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and nursing) and an optometry unit in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago. Further, the study evaluated the factors (sociodemographic variables and academic performance) predictive of physical, psychological, social and environment domains of quality of life. The research tool consisted of a validated questionnaire which had two sections; (1) sociodemographics inclusive of students’ cumulative grade point average and (2) the shorter version of WHO quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF). The data were transformed into a linear scale and exported into the IBM SPSS version 24 where t-tests, one-way ANOVA and stepwise regression were performed. Of the total 535 participants, most 383 (71.6%) were females. While comparing the differences in the domains of QOL that existed based on the schools (professions) they were enrolled, significant differences were recorded for physical (p < 0.05), psychological (p < 0.05) social (p < 0.05) and environmental domains (p < 0.05). Though the domains of physical health, psychological health and environment showed a significant association with the academic performance of students, the social domain had no such relationship. The overall quality of life has a positive connection with the academic performance of students in medical and health professions. Therefore, universities and all stakeholders involved in health professions need to play a critical role to ensure the students in health professions maintain a high QOL. At the same time, there is a great need for extra attention for students who showed poor academic performance in the previous semester to bring them on track.

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A Study On Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Malaysia

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.710.9167 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 109-115

Author(s):

Cyndra Robert Budull ◽

Nur Khairunisa Abu Talip ◽

Noreriani Sabturani ◽

Theresa Ahing ◽

Muhamad Syukrie Abu Talip

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

University Students ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Undergraduate University Students ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship ◽

Pearson Correlations

The study aimed to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (AA) among undergraduate university students in Malaysia. Four hundred and sixty (n=460) undergraduate university students in Malaysia involved in the present study. The Assessing Emotional Scale (AES) questionnaire was used to measure EI, while the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) used to determine AA scores. Pearson correlations were utilized to examine the relationship between EI and AA. The findings showed positive and weak relationship between overall emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (r=.090), perception of emotion (PE) and academic achievement (r=.016) and managing others’ emotion (MOTE) and academic achievement (r=.044). Perception of Emotion (PE) are found significantly and positively correlate with academic achievement (r=.101). A significant positive relationship also reported between Managing Own Emotion (MOE) and academic achievement (r=.123). This study helps in understanding and providing information on the university students’ emotional intelligence and academic achievement during undergraduate life.

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The Mental Dexterity Test: A Study of Reliability and Validity

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1970.30.1.163 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 163-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Fred J. Thumin

Keyword(s):

Grade Point Average ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Reliability Coefficient ◽

Power Device ◽

Mental Ability ◽

Ability Test ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

The University

The objective of the investigation was to ascertain the reliability and concurrent validity of a new omnibus mental ability test which has considerably more ceiling than do most group intelligence tests, and which is proposed for use either as a speed or power device, once the appropriate norms are established. When administered to 184 college students under untimed conditions, the test was found to have a split-half reliability coefficient of .84 and a KR-20 reliability coefficient of .85. Regarding validity, the test correlated significantly with grades assigned in the classes which participated in the study (.26) and also with cumulative grade point average based on all courses taken at the university (.40).

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Association of BMI, Physical Activity with Academic Performance among Female Students of Health Colleges of King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182010912 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (20) ◽

pp. 10912

Author(s):

Amani Alhazmi ◽

Farah Aziz ◽

Manal Mohammed Hawash

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Study Data ◽

Female Students ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Grade Point ◽

Weight Category ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Level Of Significance

Body mass index (BMI) is an indicator to detect weight category and known to influence the academic achievements of students. The present study assesses the association of BMI, physical activity with academic performance among undergraduate female students of health colleges, King Khalid University (KKU). Responses from 379 participants were analyzed in the study. Data collection was done by administering an online questionnaire using the university website portal. The questionnaire consists of two sections: the first section includes demographic information along with cumulative Grade point average (GPA) and another section rated student’s physical activity. A high frequency of respondents (53.6%) ranged within the normal BMI category. For academic performance, the majority (79.9%) of students reported high GPA scores with a mean of 4.28 ± 0.41. Upon correlation, academic performance was found negatively correlated with BMI at 0.0001 level of significance, and insignificantly correlated with physical activity. The present study observed that more than half of the respondents had normal BMI. An inverse relationship was observed between BMI and academic performance, showing participants within the normal BMI category achieved significantly higher GPA. In contrast, physical activity directly influenced the academic performance of the subjects. Therefore, the study suggests to enact counselling centers, health clubs in universities urging the students to adopt regular exercise and healthy lifestyle which could prepare them in achieving future endeavors.

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Utilisation of internet-enabled devices for academic and religious purposes among Muslim undergraduates

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) ◽

10.11591/edulearn.v15i1.15817 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 36-40

Author(s):

Abdulganiyu Salman Sebutu ◽

Olaofe Musa Adeyemi ◽

Abdullahi AbdulGaniyy

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Target Population ◽

Religious Practices ◽

Inferential Statistics ◽

Muslim Students ◽

Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

Correlation Statistics ◽

The University

This study investigated utilisation of internet-enabled devices for academic and religious purposes among Muslim undergraduates in University of Ilorin, Nigeria. All Muslim students in the University constituted the population of the study, while only those in the Faculty of Arts were the target population. Meanwhile, 50 Muslim students were randomly selected from each of the seven departments which totaled 350 undergraduate Muslim students. The instrument used to collect data was researcher-designed questionnaire. Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested using inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics, at 0.05 level of significance. It was revealed from the findings of the study that utilisation of internet-enabled devices significantly related to Muslim students' religious practices and academic performance. Therefore, it was concluded that students should always ensure moderation in chit-chatting and use their internet-enabled devices for the purposes which would boost their academic performance and improve them spiritually.

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A Statistical Analysis Of The Performance Distance Learning Students And The Full-Time Students At The University Of Lagos

American Journal of Business Education (AJBE) ◽

10.19030/ajbe.v3i9.476 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 3 (9) ◽

pp. 17-22

Author(s):

Johnson Ademola Adewara ◽

Ismail Adedeji Adeleke ◽

Rotimi Kayode Ogundeji ◽

Edesiri Bridget Ahani

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Grade Point Average ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Full Time ◽

Grade Point ◽

Face To Face ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

The University

The study compares the performance of distance learning students with full-time students in a traditional face-to-face learning environment. This study is one aspect of a larger research project designed to gain insight into factors that may influence the performance of distance learning students. The data used in the study represent the graduating GPA (Grade Point Average) and CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average). The result showed that students of Distance Learning Institute (DLI) performed better in business administration than the mainstream students, while the mainstream accounting students perform better than the DLI accounting students. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in final grades of these groups of students.

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The relationship between academic resilience and academic performance among pharmacy students

Pharmacy Education ◽

10.46542/pe.2021.211.705712 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 705-712

Author(s):

Usman Abubakar ◽

Nur Ain Shafiqah Mohd Azli ◽

Izzatil Aqmar Hashim ◽

Nur Fatin Adlin Kamarudin ◽

Nur Ain Izzati Abdul Latif ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Academic Resilience ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽

Resilience Scale ◽

The Relationship ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Objective: To evaluate academic resilience and investigate its relationship with academic performance among undergraduate pharmacy students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among undergraduate pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia using an adapted and pretested 16-item academic pharmacy resilience scale (APRS-16). Demographic and academic performance data were collected using an online self-administered questionnaire from December 2019 and January 2020 and analysed using descriptive and inferential analyses. Results: A total of 247 students completed the survey (response rate was 55.6%). Overall, the students had moderate academic resilience score (median: 59; interquartile range [IQR]: 37 – 80). Female students had significantly higher academic resilience score than males (60 [41 – 80] versus 56 [37 – 69]). Academic resilience score was higher among year one students (62 [42 – 74]) compared to year two (57.5 [37 – 80]), year three (59 [37 – 78]) and year four (58 [44 – 77]) students. There was a positive relationship between academic resilience score and students’ cumulative grade point average (CGPA) (r = 0.250) and GPA (r = 0.154). Conclusion: Undergraduate pharmacy students have moderate academic resilience. Academic resilience varies based on gender and year of study, and it is significantly associated with academic performance.

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