Correlation between Students’ Score obtained in the Palestinian General Secondary Certificate Exam (PGSCE) and their Academic Achievements at the Faculty of Science at The Islamic University of Gaza.
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Correlation, Students’ Score, the Palestinian General Secondary Certificate Exam (PGSCE), Academic Achievements, Faculty of Science, The Islamic University of Gaza.Abstract
The study aimed at exploring the relationship between the students‘
average in the Palestinian General Secondary Certificate Exam (PGSCE)
high and their academic achievement in the scientific colleges at the Islamic
University of Gaza.⁄The first study sample consisted of all students who have
been accepted in the academic year of 2001- 2002 and succeeded in the
following years in the scientific colleges at the Islamic University of Gaza
including engineering, science and education colleges. The other sample
consisted of those who have been accepted in the academic years of 2001-
2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004. The analytical research methodology was used.
⁄Results showed that PGSCE average is related to the college GPA in the
scientific colleges. ⁄The correlation coefficient was 0.556 which is considered
a good indicator for students performance in the first year of study at the
university. The correlation value was different when the following variables
were taken into account: type of college, gender and high school certificate
source. ⁄Several practical ⁄recommendations were presented at the end of
the study.
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