Effects of Tutorial Sessions on the Academic Performances of Female Urban Environmental Management Students at Kotebe University of Education, Addis Ababa

Abstract

Unlike the developed world, developing nations, including Ethiopia have a far less enrollment of female students at higher education institutions. Even those enrolled evidenced a relatively high attrition rate and lower academic performance for many reasons. There are various socio-economic factors for the academic impediment of the many girls who entered into tertiary level institutions, including Kotebe University of Education. To curb such obstacles, different approaches are suggested such as giving tutorials to students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the difference in the test performances of the least-scoring Urban Environmental Management undergraduate female students due to the administration of tutorials using a cross-sectional study design. Thus, purposive sampling, which focused on low-performing female students, was applied. Data on classroom achievement was gathered using test items. The data collected has been entered into an Excel sheet and was analyzed using R. The results show that a statistically significant difference in the test performance was achieved by the selected students following the delivery of the tutorial. Aside from the scores, the engagement of the students observed during the tutorials was notable. Therefore, such kind of support can help regain performance in undergraduate female students at higher education institutions.