Determinants of Academic Performance of Grade 10 Students: Empirical Evidence from High Schools of Tigray Regional State
Journal Title: Academic Journal of Economic Studies - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
This study examined determinants of academic performance of grade 10 students in Tigray. A sample of grade 10 students in high schools of 17 Woredas in 2015 academic year was used following probability sampling techniques. Based on estimation of Multiple Linear Regressions and Ordered Probit models, we have got significant difference in academic performance of students in terms of their sex and residence. Female and rural students are found to have lower academic performance than their male and urban student counterparts respectively. Moreover, natural science background, good future expectation, study hour, academic talent measured by student‟s score in grade 8, and student‟s friend score in grade 9 is found to have positive and significant effect on academic performance. From the group of family-related variables, parent‟s poverty, religious status of student‟s father and number of siblings are found to have negative effect on academic performance of students. From the group of school and policy related variables; we have found positive and significant effect of private schools, one to five networking, and affirmative action on academic performance. On the other hand, school distance measured by walking minutes to school is found to have negative effect on academic performance of students.
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Hagos Weldegebriel, Haile Girma, Tadese Gebreyesus, Ibrahim Meseud
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