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Entry qualifications of students as predictors of academic performance in various degree programs in distance education setting in Pakistan Cover

Entry qualifications of students as predictors of academic performance in various degree programs in distance education setting in Pakistan

Open Praxis
Volume 10 (2018): Issue 3
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|Jul 2018
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Correlation of matric, intermediate, bachelors, and cumulative scores with VU CGPA

VU CGPAMatricInterBachelorsCumulative
VU CGPA1.000.300**.271**.222**.340**

** p<0.01

Table 2

Multiple regression by taking matric, inter, bachelors as independent variables and masters CGPA as dependent variable

Adjusted R SquareStandardized Coefficients t p
Beta
constant.11837.707.000
Matric.20414.330.000
Inter.1318.822.000
Bachelors.0977.002.000
Table 3

Categorization of students on the basis of cumulative achievement scores

CategoryMarks RangeN
Low Achievers821-15151941
Average Achievers1516-16831946
High Achievers1684-24211938
All821-24215825
Table 4

Correlation of VU CGPA with previous academic performance scores - cumulative and by categories—low, average, high achievers

Category by Cumulative scoresMatricInterBachelorsVUCGPA
Low achievers.065**.019.028.077**
Average achievers0.124**-.042.020.121**
High achievers.182**.193**.110**.256**

** p< 0.01

Table 5

Discipline wise correlation between VUCGPA and cumulative scores of previous academic qualifications

Subject wise VUCGPANCumulative score
Business Administration2895.359**
Commerce520.305**
CS & IT2172.309**
Social & Behavioural Sciences238.352**

** p < 0.01

Table 6

Low, average, and high achievers on the basis of their entry qualification scores

CategoriesRangeN
Low achievers (3 rd Division)Up to 359280
Average achievers (2 nd division)360-4794093
High Achievers (1 st Division)480 and above1566
All288-7965825
Table 7

Correlation of (low, average, high achievers on the basis of entry qualification scores [bachelors]), and predict of entry qualification score with VU CGPA

BachelorsVU CGPA
Low achievers–.070
Average achievers.136**
High achievers.109**
R 2 .049

** p< 0.01

Table 8

Disciplines wise correlation between VUCGPA and entry qualifications scores

Subject wise VUCGPANEntry qualification score
Business administration2895.235**
Commerce520.290**
CS & IT2172.219**
Social & Behavioural Sciences238.245**

** p < 0.01

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.10.3.848 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
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Language: English
Page range: 237 - 247
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2018
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2018
Published on: Jul 1, 2018
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Entry qualifications,
academic performance,
distance education,
cumulative scores,
Pakistan

© 2018 Nauman A. Abdullah, Munawar S. Mirza, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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