بررسي وضعيت تحصيلي دانشجويان كشاورزي دانشگاه تهران و نقش ضوابط گزينش در موفقيت آنها

An Evaluation of Study Status of Tehran University Agriculture Student along with an Assessment of the Role of Admission Requirements on Their Overall Curricular Success

The purpose of this study was to find out about the role of entrance exam as well as studentʹs other admission requirements on studentʹs later success in his studies. The statistical population consisted of a number of 1833 students who had attended the college during the years 1986-1996. Indicators of studentʹs success were: overall undergraduate courses average, his further success in getting admitted to M. Sc, and Ph.D. programmes, number of terms under probation, yearly average and number of courser or credit hours flanked. There were positive correlations of significant differences between students overall average at graduation and kind of high school diploma (major of study) as well as type of quota. There was also a positive correlation of significant difference observed between the B. Sc. average and high school diploma average as well as credit hours passed as preparatory courses before being qualified to start the regular college courses. It was also revealed that high percentage points obtained in subjects of chemistry, Arabic, English as well as geology in the entrance exam was indicative of a high probability of studentʹs future success. Finally as admission qualifications are concerned, a high average grade point in the entrance exam as well as studentʹs being indigenous count for the studentʹs future success. There was no significant relationship observed between studentʹs success and priority given to his choosing agriculture as high major field of study.