Journal of Education and Human Development

Predictive Validity of Students’ Entry Qualifications into Mathematics Programme in Nigeria’s Osun and Oyo States’ Colleges of Education
Dr. Bamidele Abiodun Faleye

Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between students’ performance in entry examination and students’ mathematics performance in College of Education (CoE). The population comprised CoE students in Southwestern Nigeria. A sample of 276 CoE students was purposively selected for the study. Data collected from students’ records of two selected Colleges of Education included students’ entry qualification, their age, sex and semester results in Mathematics during 2010/2011 to 2012/2013 sessions. Results showed that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was the best predictor of College performance. Results also indicated that there is no significant relationship between students’ performance in entry examination and their mathematics performance at the CoE. Finally, it was discovered that there was no significant relationship between students’ entry qualifications and their mathematics performance at the CoE. In conclusion, neither entry qualification nor entry examination performance could singly predict mathematics performance at the CoE.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jehd.v4n4a25