The Prediction Of The Academic Achievement Of Students From High School Grade Point Average Eslce And Selected Aptitude Tests In The Junior College Of Commerce

The purpose of this study was to identify the relativerneffectiveness of high school grade point average (HSGPA),rnDifferential Aptitude test (Verbal & Numerical section), andrnEthiopian School Leaving Certificate Exarnination(ESLCE) resultsrnas predictors of academic success in the Junior College ofrnCommerce. The sample to which the. findings of the study referredrnwere 247 students "Tho were adlni tted to the Junior Collegernof Commerce in the Academic year 1990/91. Using m~tiplerncorrelation and regression analyses, the effectiveness of eachrnindependent variable was identified. It revealed that bothrnHSGPA and DAT test scores significantly predicted studentsrnacademic performance in the college. However, the predictivernability of the DAT test scores varied within different fieldsrnof studies. Neither ESICE GPA nor ESICE Maths resultsrnsignificantly contributed in c:redicting colle ge performR.TIce.rnHm·rever, ~ICE English test resul t has shown significantrncorrelation coefficient for the total group as well as forrnthe group ma2orL~g in Accounting, Purchasing and SuppliesrnManagement and Secret erial Sc i ence and Office Mangement.rnThe ESICE-Englieh test score 21so significantly accountedrnfor the varia'lce in colle!3'e ',rork fer the group majoring inrnSecreterial f:cience a~d (iffice Man8 f1:ement. Finally , suggestionsrn,-rere e:iven conceI'!1in~ the Admission p-11d ulacement criteria asrnwell as the need f or further research LTJ. the area.

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