Analysis of Factors Influencing Perceived Academic Achievement in Quantitative Courses Among Distance Learners

Abstract

This study investigated the result of a survey conducted on one hundred distance learners on factors perceived to influence academic achievement in quantitative courses. A structured questionnaire which had twenty-five items was used for data collection. Stratified sampling technique was adopted. One hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were sent out and only One hundred (100) were returned. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis were used to explore the contribution of each item to the use of technology and academic achievement of Distance Learners in University of Lagos. The result shows that the first factor accounts for 14.50 % of the variance, the second 14.04 % of the variance, the third 7.43% of the variance, the fourth 7.41% of the variance, the fifth 7.10% of the variance, the sixth 7.10% of the variance, the seventh 5.54% of the variance, and the eighth 5.22% of the variance. The findings of the study revealed that the first and the second factor contributed very high to the total variation which implies that these factors are very important influencing the academic achievement of distance learners in quantitative courses.