Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University
The study aimed to investigate students’ final grades in a linked course or chain course to determine any effect on students’ academic performance in their next linked course. Courses with high D, F, and W grades were selected with their subsequent linked courses to form a chain so that each chain c...
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| author | Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam Radwa Ismail Mohamed Rhouma Amal Elatawneh Khalifa Al Hazaa Michael H. Romanowski |
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| description | The study aimed to investigate students’ final grades in a linked course or chain course to determine any effect on students’ academic performance in their next linked course. Courses with high D, F, and W grades were selected with their subsequent linked courses to form a chain so that each chain consisted of two courses or more. More specifically, Arabic ( n = 11,780), English ( n = 7,714), and mathematical ( n = 1,367) chains were investigated through the years 2012 to 2016. High positive correlations between the grades of the chain courses and the transitional grade are C. Factors were examined to identify any effects on final grades. Findings indicate that 60% to 75% of low-performing students in one link of any chain will demonstrate low performance in the following link. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cb4f525d8bb4b0c8e2ff6a2d320eb872023-11-03T11:03:34ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402023-11-011310.1177/21582440231206631Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar UniversityAbdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam0Radwa Ismail1Mohamed Rhouma2Amal Elatawneh3Khalifa Al Hazaa4Michael H. Romanowski5Qatar University, Doha, QatarQatar University, Doha, QatarQatar University, Doha, QatarQatar University, Doha, QatarQatar University, Doha, QatarQatar University, Doha, QatarThe study aimed to investigate students’ final grades in a linked course or chain course to determine any effect on students’ academic performance in their next linked course. Courses with high D, F, and W grades were selected with their subsequent linked courses to form a chain so that each chain consisted of two courses or more. More specifically, Arabic ( n = 11,780), English ( n = 7,714), and mathematical ( n = 1,367) chains were investigated through the years 2012 to 2016. High positive correlations between the grades of the chain courses and the transitional grade are C. Factors were examined to identify any effects on final grades. Findings indicate that 60% to 75% of low-performing students in one link of any chain will demonstrate low performance in the following link.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231206631 |
| spellingShingle | Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam Radwa Ismail Mohamed Rhouma Amal Elatawneh Khalifa Al Hazaa Michael H. Romanowski Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University SAGE Open |
| title | Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University |
| title_full | Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University |
| title_fullStr | Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University |
| title_short | Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University |
| title_sort | using grades in core curriculum chain courses as predictors of academic performance in subsequent courses a study at qatar university |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231206631 |
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