Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Students: A Reality of Higher Education Level in Bangladesh

Author: Khan, Abdullah Abusayed, Golder, Prottoy

Abstract:
Bangladesh is one of the developing countries having impenetrable population, though still trying to achieve sustainable goal through the development of education. There were many factors that affected the academic performance of students and these included students’ personal attributes, socio-economic and institutional characteristics, family background, gender and other demographic factors (Imran, 2017). The study is an attempt to understand how to determine the factors that affecting academic performance of the students of Social Science School of Khulna University, Bangladesh. The study was both exploratory and explanatory in nature and simple random sampling method was applied. Chi-square test and bivariate correlation were executed to sort out the relation between socioeconomic factors and academic performance. The study also extensively tried to make a comparative picture and illuminate that engagement in part time job, teacher student relationship, academic participation, participation in co-curricular activities, academic skill, time spent for academic study, plan about own subject, preparing academic lessons regularly all were statistically associated with their academic performance (p<.01&<.05 significantly. The study findings showed that student’s sex, place of residence and family provided educational resources were significantly associated with their academic performance (p<.01&<.05). Considering the reality and outcomes of this study, the students need to improve their academic skill through their self-effort, increasing more academic involvement the teacher student relationship in academic spheres and should be interactive vice-versa.

Keywords:Factors, Academic Performance, Students, Higher Study, Reality

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International Journal of Trade & Commerce (Vol: 9 Issue:2)