Trend Analysis of Students Performance in Econometrics 2018-2022 in Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nigeria (original) (raw)

The study investigated trend analysis of students' performance in Econometrics 2018-2022 in Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nigeria. Two research questions and its corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted Ex-post factor research design and 1,750 Economics students (800 are B.Sc (ED) and 950 are B.Sc) where used as a sample size for the study through purposive sampling techniques. Examination Scores Records of Students Performance in Econometrics (ECO327, 414) (ESRSPE) 2018-2022 were used as an instrument. The ESRSPE was valid and reliable. Time series, mean was used to answered the research questions while ANCOVA and Sample t-test was used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there is a significant different is the percentage trend of students that obtained E-D grade, C-B grade and A grade in Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nigeria 2018-2022, which indicated about 75% of students passed Econometrics with E-D, 20% C-B grade, while 5% passed with A grade and there is a significant difference in the grade scores of B.Sc (ED) and B.Sc students' performance that obtained E-D grade, C-B grade and A grade in Econometrics 2018-2022 was stochastic with random walk. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Econometrics extra lesson should be created for students to put more effort, Econometrics should be encouraging many strategies lecturing and teachers should be encouraged to allocate more time in learning of Econometrics to enable full coverage of the course syllabus.