Document Type : Research Article
Authors
1 Faculty member of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Master of Educational Psychology
Abstract
This research was carried out to compare the academic performance of the Sixth-semester stadents of the new educatoonal system, who have been guided to enter one of the five priorities designated through the educational guidance program. The sample consisted of’ 624 students, selected randomly, from the educational districts ‘of the city of Ahvaz, Iran, who could enter any one of the five priorities. These students were selected from the three fields of emperical sciences, mathematics-physics, and humanities.
The students’ GPAs of their 3rd, 4th, and 5th semesters were used as their general academic performance index. Their 5th semester GPA was also used as their specific performance index. One way ANOVA and t-test were the major statistical analyses in this research. The findings showed no significant differences in the general or specific performances of the students entering any one of the five priorities, except for the students in the emperical sciences field, with regard to their general performance index. However, follow-up pair comparisons did not detect any significant difference.
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