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This study exam ined the factors affecting academic performance based on a
study conducted at the Faculty o f M anagement Studies and Commerce,
U niversity o f Sri Jayewardenepura. The sample consisted o f 200
undergraduate students selected from the 2500 students o f the faculty. The
200 respondents were selected using random sam pling method from 3 rd
year and 4th year students o f the faculty. The data were collected through
structured questionnaires. A s the m ain technique o f data analysis a m ultiple
regression m odel has been em ployed to quantify the impact o f different
factors affecting the academ ic performance o f students measured by their
Grade Point Average o f sem ester exam inations. The findings o f the study
showed that m others’ education levels made a significant contribution to
the students’ academ ic performance. H owever, English knowledge o f the
students becom es the second important factor which influences students’
academ ic performance. Students w ith higher levels o f attendance for
lectures have positive effect towards their academic performance. Further,
higher socio-econom ic status exhibits a positive significant impact on
students’ performance. Further, the study em ployed an independent sample
T-test and correlation analysis to identify differences among various group
o f students and the relationship between dependent and independent
variables. Fourteen hypotheses were tested by em ploying an independent
sam ple T- test in the study to explore whether the mean values o f GPA
among different student groups were equal or not. The null hypothesis is
that the mean value o f GPA o f the two groups is equal. N ine null
hypotheses were rejected at 1% level o f significance.
