TITLE:
Factors That Influence an Academic Performance of Female Students in Kabridahar District, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
AUTHORS:
Senait Ketema, Abdi Shukri, Bifa Shimelis
KEYWORDS:
Education, Academic Performance, Female Students, School, Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.4,
April
26,
2022
ABSTRACT: The study was intended to assess the factors that
affect academic performance of female students in Kabridahar district,
particularly Dr. Mohammed Sirad Dolal preparatory school. To achieve the objective,
descriptive research design was employed. The data was collected from a total
of 275 female students and 10 teachers by using structured questionnaires’ and
interviews as well as document analysis. The data was analyzed by using both
descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple linear regressions). The
result shows various factors, such as personal factors, socioeconomic
factors and school factors found to be affecting the academic performance of
female students. From the study, it was learned that lack of self-motivation,
absence of regular school attendance, less amount of time invested on
educational activities, less attendance on tutorial and supportive classes,
inability to become well planned and organized and peer pressure of friends were
the key personal factors affecting female students’ academic performance.
Besides, lack of family encouragement in education, low level of education of
parents, parental occupation, poor parental-child interaction, need for
extensive usage of female students labor and non-conducive home environment
were the family related factors that affect female student’s academic
performance. The multiple linear regressions result showed that school
distance, frequency of guidance and counselling service, availability of school
facilities, rewards given in the school for best grade scorer female students,
availabilities of gender sensitive facilities and level of awareness about
gender issues were the school factors that influence academic performance of
female students.