Assessment of Enrolment Pattern and Academic Achievement of Students in the selected programmes in Colleges of Education in North East Nigeria

Abstract

The sustenance of educational development requires consistent students’ enrolment as an input to the educational system. However, the persistently high rate of enrolment into various programmes in tertiary institutions especially in the colleges of education in North East Nigeria without much expansion of learning facilities requires empirical searchlight. This study attempts to determine the effect of enrolment patterns on the academic achievement of pre-service teachers in colleges of education in North East Nigeria. The study adopts a survey research design, while three colleges of education were chosen based on their willingness to be part of the research. The checklist was used as an instrument to obtain the number of enrolled students in a particular programme, while the academic achievement of graduating students was recorded across five years 2016 – 2020. Data were analysed using frequency count and percentages and linear regression analysis to answer the research questions. The results reveal that enrolment into a particular program was significantly higher than others, while academic achievement was found disproportionately across the different programmes. The outcome of linear regression reveals a significant but negative contribution of high enrolment rate toward students’ academic achievement. It is recommended that the enrolment rate should be checked against learning facilities to improve the academic achievement of students in the studied colleges of education.