Determinants of Female Students' Academic Achievement Living in and out of Hostel at Some Selected Preparatory Schools in Snnpr, Guraghe Zone Ethiopia

Abstract

The present research study was designed to assess off-hostel and on hostel factors affecting female students’ academic achievement at Emdebir, Butajira and Buee Preparatory Schools in SNNPR, Ethiopia. The variables under consideration were the academic achievement female students as a dependent variable and social related factors (i.e. culture, economic status, etc.) perception of parents, school hostel, and accommodation trend were independent variables. Quantitative and qualitative data through questionnaire and document analysis were collected from 150 students participated in the stated schools through questionnaire using the simple random sampling technique. Besides, student academic achievement record was used for further comparison. For analysis, collected data were tabulated and interpreted using statistical tools such as percentage, using SPPSS software version 23. Besides, Pearson’s Chi-Square test was conducted at a 0.05 level of significance to test the impact of modality or type of hostel living on students’ academic performance. The p-value of 0.317 is greater than the significant value of 0.05, indicating that the test was not significant with a chi-square value of 7.045 and a degree of freedom of 5. Hence, we failed to reject the null hypothesis and concluded that modality of living (in hostel and out of hostel) does not significantly affect students’ academic performance in the stated schools. That is, female students’ modality/type of living and a student’s EGSELCE result are independent of each other.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Off-hostel, In-hostel, preparatory school

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-33-04

Publication date: November 30^th 2019