Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997

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dc.contributor.advisorDunne, Timothy Terenceen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorTroskie, Casper Gen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRonda, Katarzynaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-15T14:16:00Z
dc.date.available2016-01-15T14:16:00Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUltimate academic success at any tertiary institution is affected and partially determined by many factors related to various aspects of individual's life. These factors could be separated into the following distinct categories, namely, educational, biographical, environmental and personal factors. Some of these determinants are used in the admission procedures adopted at tertiary institutions. In South Africa, the results of different final matriculation examinations (referred to as matric or matric exams) written in several educational departments throughout the country are employed to assess the individual's potential to succeed. However, effectiveness of matric results as predictors of successful academic performance has always been controversial. Expressing these concerns and desiring to explore them, the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town (UCT) accepted a proposal from the Department of Statistical Sciences to investigate several issues affecting students' performance in the Faculty. The proposal has led to developing this M.Sc. thesis. The major issue of concern in this study is to describe, on a retrospective basis, the extent to which the current selection criteria based on the matric results may have predicted various types of academic performance in the Faculty amongst those selected and admitted. The thesis also exhibits a coherent and fairly complete methodology that is applicable at general or at particular levels of student performance data analysis on a continuing year-to-year basis. The particular statistical methods and techniques in this study have been summarised and discussed in the three Appendices.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRonda, K. (1999). <i>Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Statistical Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16397en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRonda, Katarzyna. <i>"Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Statistical Sciences, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16397en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRonda, K. 1999. Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ronda, Katarzyna AB - Ultimate academic success at any tertiary institution is affected and partially determined by many factors related to various aspects of individual's life. These factors could be separated into the following distinct categories, namely, educational, biographical, environmental and personal factors. Some of these determinants are used in the admission procedures adopted at tertiary institutions. In South Africa, the results of different final matriculation examinations (referred to as matric or matric exams) written in several educational departments throughout the country are employed to assess the individual's potential to succeed. However, effectiveness of matric results as predictors of successful academic performance has always been controversial. Expressing these concerns and desiring to explore them, the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town (UCT) accepted a proposal from the Department of Statistical Sciences to investigate several issues affecting students' performance in the Faculty. The proposal has led to developing this M.Sc. thesis. The major issue of concern in this study is to describe, on a retrospective basis, the extent to which the current selection criteria based on the matric results may have predicted various types of academic performance in the Faculty amongst those selected and admitted. The thesis also exhibits a coherent and fairly complete methodology that is applicable at general or at particular levels of student performance data analysis on a continuing year-to-year basis. The particular statistical methods and techniques in this study have been summarised and discussed in the three Appendices. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997 TI - Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16397 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16397
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRonda K. Statistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Statistical Sciences, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16397en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Statistical Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherStatistical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleStatistical investigation into academic performance in the Faculty of Science at the University of Cape Town in the period 1990-1997en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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