Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
11-21-2023
Abstract
In this research on comparative study of academic performance of undergraduates admitted through UTME, Pre-Degree and Direct-Entry into the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. Seven (7) Schools/Faculties were randomly drawn for the study, from where sixteen (16) departments were randomly selected and the CGPA of their graduated students 2011/2012 – 2015/2016 used for the research. A total population of 1280 students out of which a sample of 668 students’ CGPA across the departments were drawn. We analyzed the CGPA data using different sample sizes for each admission mode and found that the average performance of graduated students, their standard deviation, their range, from DE, PD, and UTME were consistent with the one where the sample sizes were the same. We saw that the performance was generally better with those that gained admission through UTME: the difference between their best students and the lowest student are closer than those in other modes, their average performance was higher than others and the closeness on performance among one another are smaller and better than others. Viewing the analysis of the students’ CGPA from the gap between the extreme values, we observed that the gap exists most in PD, followed by DE and finally, UTME. Hence, UTME mode of admission was better, followed by PD and lastly by DE mode of admissions on the general note