Factors Affecting the Implementation of Tutorial Class for Fresh Female Students: The Case of Agricultural Science Faculty, Bule Hora University

Abstract

It is known that educating female is educating society thus why more attention was given for female students in their academic performance. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting implementation of first year female student’s tutorial in Agricultural Science Faculty which may direct female students’ for low academic performance and high attrition. The findings of the study indicated that the problems female students encounter in Bule Hora University specially in Faculty of Agricultural science constitute personal, environment, economic and family related problems. The factors that affect female students’ academic performance and cause high attrition are categorized in the same way as problems of female students encounter. They include personal matters, lack of self-confidence, lack of adequate effort, carelessness, lack of ability to be competent and previous academic background in high school. In conclusion, the majority of problems female students encounter and those factors that affect female students’ academic performance are personal and the other problems are caused by the university environment. Furthermore, the factors that affecting implementations of tutorials and thus affect the attrition rates of female students.

Keywords: Female, student, tutorial

DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/46-05

Publication date:March 31^st 2019