The relationship among the university grade point average, the high school grade point average, the university entrance examination total score, the academic subject score, and the foundation engineering course score of engineering undergraduates

Abstract

This study was to investigate the relationship among the university grade point average,the high school grade point average, the university entrance examination total score, the academic subject score, and the foundation engineering course score. The subjects were engineering graduates of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Thonburi during 19 9 3 - 19 9 5.

The main findings were as follows : firstly, there was low positive correlation between the university grade point average and the high school grade point average (r = 0.114 7), and the university entrance examination total score (r = 0.1827), and the academic subject score (r =0.1735). The positive correlation existed between the university entrance examination total score and the academic subject score (r = 0.9101), and the foundation engineering course score too(r = 0.2475).

However, the negative correlation between the academic subject score and the foundation engineering course score was also found (r = - 0.1762). In addition, there was no relationship between the high school grade point average and the university entrance examination total score(r = 0.0579), and the academic subject score (r = 0.0847), and the foundation engineering course score (r = 0.0607).

Secondly, using multiple regression analysis, the academic subject score was the best predictor of the university achievement. It was followed by the high school grade point average, the prediction efficiency of the academic success in engineering from the foundation engineering course score, the academic subject score and the high school grade point average was 4.4 3 %.