COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF DIRECT ENTRY AND UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION CHEMISTRY EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF DELTA (UNIDEL), AGBOR
Abstract
This study investigates the comparative study of the performance of UTME and Direct
Entry Chemistry Education students in UNIDEL. To achieve this objective, four research
questions and corresponding null hypotheses were formulated. A questionnaire was
administered to a sample of 160 respondents from four academic sessions in the
Chemistry Education Department, providing the data for analysis. The hypotheses were
tested using the chi-square test statistics at 5% level of significance. The finding indicates
a strong dependence relationship between the academic performance of UTME and
Direct Entry (DE) Chemistry Education Students in UNIDEL. The study concludes with
recommendation, that further studies should be conducted to investigate the long-term
performance and retention rates UTME and Direct Entry students in Chemistry
Education
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