DOES THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MATTER IN PAKISTAN? EXAMINING THE DETERMINANT & MODERATORS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Faheem Gul Gilal; Rushna Khalil; Zulfiqar Ali Chachar

Faheem Gul Gilal Department of Business Administration, Sukkur IBA University, Sindh, Pakistan
Rushna Khalil Department of Business Administration, Sukkur IBA University, Sindh, Pakistan
Zulfiqar Ali Chachar Department of Social Sciences, Sukkur IBA University, Sindh, Pakistan

Keywords: English, Medium of Instruction, Academic Performance, Geographical Location, Medium of Secondary Schooling

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the impact of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) on the academic performance of undergrad students, and to explore the moderating effect of geographical location, the medium of secondary schooling and schooling types in these relationship. Hypotheses were tested using SPSS 24.0 with a sample of n=140 student-teacher dyads. Hayes (2013) process macros for SPSS and regression analysis were used as methods. The results show that EMI has a significant positive impact on the academic performance of the students. The moderation analysis reveals that there is not any difference between the performance of students from rural areas and students from urban areas as per results obtained through statistical procedures. Furthermore, the students from non-English medium schools perform comparatively better than students from English medium schools. Likewise, results suggest that there is not any significant difference between performance of the students from the government schools and of students from private schools.