CREDENTIALS AND EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Muhammad Amjad Saleem

Muhammad Amjad Saleem Government College of Commerce & Management Sciences Dera Ismail Khan

Keywords: CREDENTIALS AND EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING

Abstract

Education is a social process and highly educated individuals can promote a society. Several factors affect academic achievements of students in higher education. In present study these factors were categorized into academic factors, personal factors, socio economic factors and co-curriculum and guidance .Data was collected from 80 post graduate students of public and private sector universities in D.I.Khan, using structured questionnaire and with the help of enumerator. Impact of academic factors, personal factors, and socio economic factors on CGPA using Regression Analysis was found significant. Collective impact of all factors was significant at P = 0.014 with F= 3.375. R=0.391 showed that collective change of one unit in independent variables brought 39% change in dependent variable CGPA.