The impact of socio-economic factors on academic performance of Sudanese university students

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The study examined the impact of socio-economic factors as correlates on academic performance of students in University level.

The objectives of the study were: i) to investigate the impact of household Characteristics on academic outcomes of students.

ii) Determine the relationship between access to home resources and academic achievement of students.

Random sampling used to select 40 males and females students from bachelor qualifications.

The range of teachers is 20 from the same university.

Result from third and fourth semesters categorized for all courses offered.

The data obtained analyzed using SPSS to determine relationship between the listed socio-economic variables and academic performance of participating students.

Language of expression at home, parental assistance and Home Learning Resources were predictive of academic achievement respectively.

The study concluded that parental assistance is credible and fluency and literacy in a child’s home language assists in laying a mental and linguistic input.