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An Investigation into the Performance of First Year, First Entry Students in Information Systems and Technology in Relation to their Matriculation Results Abstract
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@MISC{Maharaj_aninvestigation,
author = {Manoj S. Maharaj and Hemraj Gokal},
title = {An Investigation into the Performance of First Year, First Entry Students in Information Systems and Technology in Relation to their Matriculation Results Abstract},
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}
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Abstract
While much work has been published on the relationship between school leaving results and the success at various first year University courses, not much literature is available on the correlation between school leaving results and first year Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) courses at University. This exploratory study attempts to correlate the performance, as opposed to the potential for success, in first year IS&T, of matriculants in Mathematics, English First Language and Zulu First Language with their first year IS&T results. Additionally, the study explores whether any relationships exist on a racial and gender basis between these matriculation results and first year University IS&T performance. Only first entry students for the first examination are considered, that is, repeat students and those sitting supplementary examinations are not considered. With the exception of the African race group, which showed no mathematics*IS&T correlation, all other race groups showed a positive correlation, however in all cases the IST*first language correlation was found to be greater than the IST*mathematics correlation. Research Background Merger and National Policy The Council for Higher Education (CHE) report (Department of Education, 2001), makes reference to “ ….. attempts to engage with a number of implementation challenges and issues currently facing those who
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