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Factors Influencing Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Computing Students

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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 146 - Number 3
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors:
Yahya M. AlMurtadha, Khaled M. Alhawiti, Abdelrahman Osman Elfaki, Osman A. Abdalla
10.5120/ijca2016910658

Yahya M AlMurtadha, Khaled M Alhawiti, Abdelrahman Osman Elfaki and Osman A Abdalla. Factors Influencing Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Computing Students. International Journal of Computer Applications 146(3):23-28, July 2016. BibTeX

@article{10.5120/ijca2016910658,
	author = {Yahya M. AlMurtadha and Khaled M. Alhawiti and Abdelrahman Osman Elfaki and Osman A. Abdalla},
	title = {Factors Influencing Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Computing Students},
	journal = {International Journal of Computer Applications},
	issue_date = {July 2016},
	volume = {146},
	number = {3},
	month = {Jul},
	year = {2016},
	issn = {0975-8887},
	pages = {23-28},
	numpages = {6},
	url = {http://www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume146/number3/25379-2016910658},
	doi = {10.5120/ijca2016910658},
	publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
	address = {New York, USA}
}

Abstract

Undergraduate computing students may face some problems, complications and worries in attaining respectable academic performance due to some disturbing factors. Detecting these factors is crucial to ring the bell and raise the alertness of the students and guide them to modify their behavior for better achievement. This study examines the factors affecting the academic achievement of computing students of faculty of computers and information technology (FCIT), University of Tabuk. 320 computing students from both male and female campuses responded to a self-administered questionnaire. The results report 21 affecting factors ordered by their importance.

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Keywords

Degree academic performance, computing student, academic achievement.