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9th International Congress on New Trends in Education, Antalya, Turkey, 10 - 12 May 2018, pp.63, (Summary Text)
The purpose of this study was to investigate heads, teachers, students’ affair officials and students’
views about factors influencing university students’ academic achievement and strategies taken to
improve achievement at Debre-Markos University, Ethiopia. In this study, case study design in
accordance with qualitative research method was used.The working group of this study contained 1-
head, 1-teacher, 1-students’ affair official and 3-students. The researchers developed a semistructured
interview form and ensured its validity by giving two academicians who were experts on
the topic. Firstly, participants reported university, teachers, Language, families and students-related
factors as the major factors influencing students’ academic achievement. Secondly, students reported
that they were revising past sheet papers and drawing up plans and so on to improve their academic
achievement. The Head, teacher and students’ affair official,however, reported they were giving
counselling, training services, complex tasks; and using formative techniques to improve students’
academic achievement.