واكاوي عوامل تأثيرگذار بر موفقيت تحصيلي، تأملي در ديدگاه دانشجويان رشته هاي كشاورزي دانشگاه تهران

Analysis of factors Influencing Academic Achievement: A Reflection on Views of Students in Tehran University9s Agricultural Courses

A gricultural colleges are centers for training human resources in agricultural sector. The aim of this study is to analyze factors influencing academic achievement of agriculture students. As a descriptive and correlation research design, data were collected by a questionnaire. A sample of 98 junior and senior students in agricultural colleges of Tehran University was randomly selected. Content and face validity of the instrument determined by opinions of faculty members and its reliability determined by Cronbachʹs alpha. Findings showed that base on studentsʹ viewpoint, interest to educational major, library equipments, and motivation were the most important variables influencing academic achievement. Also, factor analysis showed that attitude, equipment, teacher, education, and human relations are affecting factors respectively which could totally cover about 70 percent of variables. Based on the findings some recommendations were given to improve studentsʹ academic achievement. Key words: Higher education, Factor analysis, Student, Agricultural education and extension, Academic achievement