TITLE:
Factors That Affect Students’ Academic Achievement in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Bosaso, Garowe, Somalia
AUTHORS:
Ahmed Hussein Suleiman
KEYWORDS:
Students, Academic Achievement, Faculty of Social Science, University of Bosaso, Garowe (UOBG)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.2,
February
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: Academic achievement refers to performance outcomes that indicate how far
a person has progressed in specific goals of activities in instructional
settings, such as school, college, and university. This research was done to
study the factors that can distress students’ academic achievement so that to
find a solution to this problem. This study took place in the faculty of social
science at the University of Bosaso, Garowe, Puntland, Somalia as a case study. Although this problem is very large
and affects most universities, especially those operating in developing
countries. The research used an explanatory case study and a questionnaire as
data collection instruments. The research has found many factors that affect
students’ academic achievements with a negative outcome. The major ones were
student factors, such as students’ learning skills, parental background,
environmental causes, and peer influence. Similarly, teacher-related factors,
school factors, socio-cultural factors, and others. This study was conducted on 60 respondents
in total, of which 83.3% were students, 10% were administrative staff, and 6.7%
were university lecturers. There were 66.7% males and 33.3% females among them. Based
on findings, the research has discussed and recommended many factors that can
make students successful in their academic performance.