ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES AMONG COLLEGE FRESHMEN
Keywords:
Academic achievement, academic adjustment difficulties, college freshmen, General Weighted AveragesAbstract
Academic achievements as reflected in the General Weighted Averages (GWAs) of 329 college freshmen were correlated with their scores in the Academic Adjustment Difficulties (AAD) domain of the College Freshmen Adjustment Difficulties Inventory (CFADI). This was done to see if relationship exists between GWAs and scores in the said domain of CFADI. GWA is the average of grades in all subjects taken, whether passed or failed and serves as an indicator of students’ academic achievement in a given school year. It is reflected in the fourth year high school report cards of college freshmen. On the other hand, the CFADI is a researcherdeveloped inventory. The inventory has been initially proven valid (as reviewed by Registered Guidance Counselors and item factor loadings ranging from 0.401 to 0.743 based on the 0.40 cutoff for screening of items) and reliable (Cronbach’s Alpha value of 0.984 indicating high internal consistency). Specifically, the AAD domain of CFADI has 24 items (Cronbach’s Alpha value= 0.964). Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant negative relationship between GWAs and scores in the AAD domain of CFADI (r= -0.380) and was significant at the 0.01 level.
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