The educational achievement of the students depends on different factors, which are interwoven and reciprocal. In the Diploma Thesis I analysed if the educational achievements of the students at the Faculty of Administration depend on the demographical characteristics (gender, settlement type), family situation (economic situation of the family, parent’s interest in their child’s studies), student’s self-confidence and self-image, their habits (reading books) and stress.
In the Diploma Thesis I studied the literature from the field of educational achievements and based on the findings performed a survey. In it I asked the students of the Faulty of Administration about their educational achievements (average of grades, number of approaches to the exam) and other before mentioned socio-demographical characteristics.
The empirical studies, which involved 50 students, showed, that gender, parents’ interest, reading habits and stress do not influence the student’s educational achievements. The result showed that there are no differences between male and female students, which is not in accordance with the results of the former analysis, but we do have to consider the small sample and a relative imbalance according to the gender. On the other hand the study showed that the size of the family and the student’s self-confidence positively influence the student’s success. The students from the bigger families and those who are more confident prior to the exam, achieve better grades and finish the exam faster. The size of the family as a factor in the educational success is surprising, since the previous studies did not confirm this influence.
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