Relationship between admission grades and academic achievement

Sulphey, M. M.; Al-Kahtani, Nasser S.; Syed, Abdul Malik

doi:10.9770/jesi.2018.5.3(17)

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“…However, evidence has shown inconclusive results about their benefits since these admission tests are conditioned to students' sociodemographic characteristics (Mahlangu, 2020;Niessen et al, 2018;Zwick, 2012). Furthermore, Aitken (1982), Alnahdi (2015), Evans (2013), and Sulphey et al (2018) demonstrated that students' performance in higher education is closely linked to their academic performance in secondary education; thus, it is essential to complement higher education admission systems in such a way as to encourage the entry of talented students and increase access for traditionally underrepresented groups (Jia & Ericson, 2017;Koljatic & Silva, 2013, Santelices et al, 2019.…”

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Can higher education admission be more equitable? Evidence supporting the inclusion of relative ranking in the process

Mardones

Campos-Requena

2020

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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Many higher education systems require students to take admission exams, which are considered good predictors of academic performance. However, in Latin America, their use has been criticised for promoting socioeconomic segregation and favouring students of higher socioeconomic levels. This research complements the higher education admission process by using alternative measures of relative performance that promote greater equity in the system and allow access to higher education for more vulnerable sectors. A longitudinal study of students in Chile taking the University Selection Test (P.S.U.) and estimations of ordinary least squares (O.L.S.) in two stages were conducted. We found that the use of new measures of performance allows those more vulnerable students from public schools to reach equal and/ or superior levels of relative performance than their peers from private schools. The practical implications of this research relate to recognising that good students can also attend public schools and that those students who have the capability can enter higher education, independent of their economic situations.

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Can higher education admission be more equitable? Evidence supporting the inclusion of relative ranking in the process

Mardones

Campos-Requena

2020

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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“…The result of the study indicated that the CGPA at the end of the pre-university examination predicts educational performance of the new entrants. Also, [25] conducted a study to establish if there is a link between new entrants' admission scores (high school GPA and GAT) and their educational performance. The study was carried out in a Saudi Arabian University with a sample size of 1,368 business students undergoing undergraduate study.…”

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Quality control measures and student output in University of Uyo and University of Calabar

Iroegbu

Etudor-Eyo

2020

EduLearn

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The study examines the nature of relationship between quality control measures and student output in University of Uyo and University of Calabar. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The correlational research design was used for the study. The population comprised 2,967 teaching staff and 11,635 students from University of Uyo and University of Calabar. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 642 teaching staff and 1,232 students from the sampled schools. Two instruments, one being researchers-developed instrument titled "Quality Control Questionnaire (QCQ)" and a documentary analysis checklist titled "Student Output Checklist (SOC)" were used for data collection. The instruments used for data collection were face validated by three experts. The reliability coefficient of QCQ was determined using the Cronbach Alpha Analysis and a reliability index of 0.81 was obtained. The r-value of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) coefficient was used to answer the research questions, while PPMC was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the quality control on student intake and student engagement significantly relates to student output in University of Uyo and University of Calabar. It was therefore concluded that the quality of student output in University of Uyo and University of Calabar is influenced by quality control variables. Based on the findings of this study, it is therefore recommended amongst others that, universities' admission regulatory body should ensure that all prospective students vying for admission have good grades in their O'levels and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Furthermore, all candidates should also be admitted based on merit in order to ensure quality student output.

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“…The quality of higher education in general, and that of accounting education in particular has been a major issue of debate worldwide (Awayiga et al, 2010;Sulphey, 2017;Sulphey & Al Kahtani, 2018;Zureigat, 2015). There are many who opine that the present educational model for accounting has failed in the area of employability skill development.…”

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Convenience of accounting education for the requirements of Saudi labour market: An empirical study

Senan¹

2019

10.5267/j.msl

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Saudi labour market is unique in nature due to a number of aspects. It provides a picture of increasing job opportunity and, at the same time, higher level of youth unemployment. Like other countries, the employability of accounting graduates of Saudi Arabia is also subject to doubts. The present study assesses the convenience of accounting education for the unique requirements of Saudi labour market. The study collects data from 914 respondents from the three main stakeholdersstudents, faculty and accounting practitioners. The study finds that all the three stakeholders were of the opinion that the education was capable of meeting the unique requirements of the labour market in Saudi Arabia. A few suggestions are also presented, which would help improve the outcomes of the accounting programs and make the graduates employable.

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Relationship between admission grades and academic achievement

Cited by 33 publications

References 26 publications

Can higher education admission be more equitable? Evidence supporting the inclusion of relative ranking in the process

Can higher education admission be more equitable? Evidence supporting the inclusion of relative ranking in the process

Quality control measures and student output in University of Uyo and University of Calabar

Convenience of accounting education for the requirements of Saudi labour market: An empirical study

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