Determinants of Students' Academic Performance
Introduction
Determinants of students ' academic performance have received significant attention in the education literature. Student performance is generally viewed as product of socio-economic, psychological and environmental factors. The factors are expected to vary from one country to another. Hence, the attempt was made in the literature is to identify the factors that affect students ' performance and lead to student 's success.
The multidisciplinary approach to Population Sciences has gained increasing practical relevance in recent times. For Bangladesh, although many challenges remain, successive successes in several populations related programs have brought international laurels and attention over the past few years. Developments and challenges in the population field have increased the need for professionals who can critically analyze population issues and manage various population related programs.
The Department of Population Sciences (DPS) was established in 1998 under the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Dhaka in collaboration with UNFPA with a view to create a cadre of trained person-power for the nation by developing skills and creative judgments in individuals for understanding and effective management of population issues. In the first year of its inception (i.e., during the session 1998-99), the Department of Population Sciences has introduced a two-year professional post-graduate degree program. The degree awarded for this program is named Master of Population Sciences (MPS).
Students and professionals from diverse fields such as environment, medicine, engineering, sociology, business, women 's studies, economics, and geography, law, and NGO management came to this department to acquire intellectual training and to ensure rewarding career. Hence different factors determine the success of this diverse pool of students. Thus the purpose of this study is to determine which factors affect the success of the MPS students.
Determinants of students ' academic performance have received significant attention in the education literature. Student performance is generally viewed as product of socio-economic, psychological and environmental factors. The factors are expected to vary from one country to another. Hence, the attempt was made in the literature is to identify the factors that affect students ' performance and lead to student 's success.
The multidisciplinary approach to Population Sciences has gained increasing practical relevance in recent times. For Bangladesh, although many challenges remain, successive successes in several populations related programs have brought international laurels and attention over the past few years. Developments and challenges in the population field have increased the need for professionals who can critically analyze population issues and manage various population related programs.
The Department of Population Sciences (DPS) was established in 1998 under the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Dhaka in collaboration with UNFPA with a view to create a cadre of trained person-power for the nation by developing skills and creative judgments in individuals for understanding and effective management of population issues. In the first year of its inception (i.e., during the session 1998-99), the Department of Population Sciences has introduced a two-year professional post-graduate degree program. The degree awarded for this program is named Master of Population Sciences (MPS).
Students and professionals from diverse fields such as environment, medicine, engineering, sociology, business, women 's studies, economics, and geography, law, and NGO management came to this department to acquire intellectual training and to ensure rewarding career. Hence different factors determine the success of this diverse pool of students. Thus the purpose of this study is to determine which factors affect the success of the MPS students.
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