Factors Affecting Student Academic Performance: Case Study from University of Somalia in Mogadishu-Somalia
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper investigated factors affecting on student academic performance. The paper had four objectives which are: 1) to examine the role of learning techniques on student academic performance. 2) To identify the impact of home related aspects on student academic performance. 3) To investigate the relationship between study habits and student academic performance.To describe the effect of physical resource on student academic performance. This study was conducted through case study method to examine role of factors affecting on student academic performance. The study utilized descriptive, correlation and regression analyze to answer the research objectives and to test the research hypothesis. The researchers collected the information from 80 students in University of Somalia. These respondents were provided a questionnaire with five main construct which measuring learning technique, home related aspects, study habits, physical resource and academic performance. The study found that there is strong positive relationship between learning techniques and student academic performance at (r=.964 and p>0.01). This shows that if students get well learning technique, they will come with good performance. The findings indicated that there is strong positive relationship between home related aspect and student academic performance at (r=.790 and p>0.01). The result displayed strong positive relationship between study habits and student academic performance at (r=.819 and p>0.01). Finally the study showed strong positive relationship between physical resource and student academic performance at (r=.819 and p>0.01). It is evident that learning technique, home related aspects, study habits and physical resource have positive relationship with academic performance. Similarly students with good academic performance have better learning techniques, home related aspects, study habits and physical resource.
Authors and Affiliations
Ali Abdi Mohamed, Abdulkadir Mohamud Dahie, Abdi Abshir Warsame
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