Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ546138
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Publication Date: 1996
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The Prediction of Academic Performance in the First-Year: A Case Study at the National University of Lesotho.
Ayaya, Onesmus Ongulu
South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n2 p101-13 1996
A study of 90 first-year business students at the National University of Lesotho investigated predictors of academic success. Of 29 student characteristics or attributes considered, educational attainment at the secondary level, communication skills, understanding of introductory economics, introductory instruction in law and legal method, and first-year grades were significantly related to academic performance. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education, College Freshmen, Communication Skills, Economics Education, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Law Related Education, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lesotho
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