UTME Scores as Predictor of Academic Performance (CGPA) in Tertiary Institution in Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated whether UTME Scores are predictor of Student Academic Performance (CGPA) in Tertiary Institutions in Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State. To achieve this purpose three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated and tested with simple linear regression analysis. The study adopted correlational design. The sample of the study were made up of two thousand, eight hundred and fifty (2,850) drawn through simple random sampling. The data for the study were collected from admissions office of the two universities. The result revealed that all the three null hypotheses were rejected, indicating that UTME scores do significantly predict students' academic performance CGPA. Based on these findings, some recommendations were made to include improving on computer based method of conducting their examination. This will help to curb the high rate of examination malpractice in the system.