Creative Education

Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2023)

ISSN Print: 2151-4755   ISSN Online: 2151-4771

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Undergraduate Students Admission Practices and Its Relationship with Students’ Academic Performances at Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia, East Africa

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2023.149114    66 Downloads   420 Views  
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The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between undergraduate students’ admission practices and academic performance at Madda Walabu University. The participants of this study were 233 first and third-year undergraduate students who were selected from 13 academic Programs. A mixed Research method was employed to analyze the data collected through Questionnaires, Interviews, and Documents. T-tests and correlation coefficients were performed to see the differences between students’ academic performance based on their selection and admission process. The result of this study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between the students’ admission practice and their academic performances at this University. This study determined that one of the factors impeding students’ learning and academic performance at Madda Walabu University was the admission practice employed at this University to enroll students into different academic Programs. Therefore, this study expands understanding that academic interest and aptitude are among the factors influencing students’ academic performances.

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Aboma, T. (2023) Undergraduate Students Admission Practices and Its Relationship with Students’ Academic Performances at Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia, East Africa. Creative Education, 14, 1773-1788. doi: 10.4236/ce.2023.149114.

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