Educational Background and Graduation Rate Relationship Analysis Case study: Politehnica University of Timisoara

摘要

The present study examines the relationship between the students’ academic results for computer science and their Baccalaureate mathematics grade, and their multiannual average grade at mathematics during high school, respectively. The data involved in the statistical analysis were as follows: Baccalaureate mathematics grade, multiannual average grade in mathematics during high school and the computer science exam grade. A statistical analysis was accomplished using a sample of three different target groups of students belonging to three generations (2010-2012). This study was applied to 225 students, out of which 9 students majored in humanities, 114 in science, 67 in a technical field and 35 in other fields. The research data were gathered from the University Politehnica of Timisoara. In this paper, the mixed method was used, which included both the quantitative method and the qualitative method, with an emphasis on the quantitative method. The study tries to highlight which study program from high school better prepares pupils for becoming students of the University in the future. The students’ level of performance is described, based on the statistical analysis performed. In conclusion, this study shows that pupils who majored in science had higher grades in the computer science exam, irrespective of their Baccalaureate mathematics grade and their multiannual average grade in mathematics during high school.