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 viii 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
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