RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECRETARIAL STUDIES IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNICS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECRETARIAL STUDIES IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNICS
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2004-12
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ABID1ESIN, RAHAMAN OLATUNJI
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This study was aimed at determining possible relationship between entry
qualifications and academic performance output in secretarial studies program-me of
federal polytechnics in Nigeria.
National Diploma (NDII) students who graduated from 1994/95 sessions formed
the population of the study. In order to achieve the said purpose, records of entry
requirements and cumulative grade points average (CGPA) of four hundred and eighty
(480) students in Secretarial Studies Department of four Federal Polytechnics were
collected and used. Out of 480 students, 120 were selected from Federal Polytechnic,
Bida, 134 from Federal Polytechnics, Idah 121 from Federal Polytechnics, Nassarawa and
105from Kaduna Polytechnic. Four (4) research questions were raised and answered
while four (4) null hypotheses postulated for the study were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The data collected were statistically analyzed by using Pearson Correlation
and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics. The study reveals among other that
students with previous knowledge of secretarial subjects have a better chance of academic
performance than those who do not have. The study also revealed that there is significant
relationship between academic performances of students in all Federal Polytechnics
involved in this study. It was also discovered that Federal Polytechnics were not different
in terms of the entry qualifications of the students. Based on the findings, it was
recommended that there is need for the Polytechnics to specify the four subjects that are
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required and at least two of them should be related to the course of study. It was also
recommended that Polytechnics should admit only students with previous knowledge of
at least two secretarial subjects. The study also recommends that Polytechnics authorities
should not only maintain but also improve their academic performance to erase the
negative notions that employers may have about their products.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF M.ED IN
BUSINESS EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA.
DECEMBER, 2004
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RELATIONSHIP,, BETWEEN,, ENTRY,, REQUIREMENTS,, STUDENTS,, ACADEMIC,, PERFORMANCE,, SECRETARIAL,, STUDIES,, FEDERAL,, POLYTECHNICS