Graduate Management Admission Test Outcomes And The Academic Achievement: A Study On Masters Of Business Administration Students At Makerere University, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorWamala, Robert
dc.contributor.authorOmala Kizito, Saint
dc.contributor.authorKakumba, Umar
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T08:18:55Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T08:18:55Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates whether the outcomes of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) can predict the academic achievement of enrollees in masters programs. The study is based on administrative data of 516 Masters of Business Administration (MBA) enrollees at the College of Business and Management Science, Makerere University in the 2011 and 2012 enrollment cohorts. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in the bachelor’s degree and that of the first year of master’s studies were adopted as measures of the academic achievement of enrollees. In the analysis, academic achievement of MBA enrollees was modeled using a robust regression by GMAT scores obtained during admission to the program and student characteristics—gender, other qualification, year of completion and outcome of the bachelor’s degree, and whether the candidate obtained his/her bachelor’s degree from Makerere University. In the results, a high GMAT score was significantly associated with high academic achievement among graduate students. This evidence suggests that the theory of an aptitude or admission test being a predictor of academic achievement of learners holds across disciplines. However, a significant association established in the results between the academic achievement of learners at the undergraduate and graduate stages indicates that the undergraduate achievement can be recommended as a cost free alternative for assessing the competence of candidates suitable for admission to the graduate program.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWamala, R., & Kakumba, U. (2012). Graduate management admission test outcomes and the academic achievement: A study on Masters of Business Administration students at Makerere University, Uganda. American Journal of Business Education (AJBE), 5(6), 779-786.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.clutejournals.com/index.php/AJBE/article/view/7403
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5919
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Business Educationen_US
dc.subjectGraduate Management Admission Testen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Achievementen_US
dc.subjectMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleGraduate Management Admission Test Outcomes And The Academic Achievement: A Study On Masters Of Business Administration Students At Makerere University, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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