Open AccessInvestigating the Relationship between English Language Proficiency and Academic Performance of Engineering Students in Mehran University Jamshoro, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Sadia Bibi,
Shumaila Memon,
Habibullah Pathan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of humanities and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-801X
pISSN - 2415-007X
DOI - 10.52131/pjhss.2021.0903.0156
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , reliability (semiconductor) , simple random sample , mathematics education , test (biology) , english language , measure (data warehouse) , psychology , statistics , computer science , medicine , mathematics , clinical psychology , psychometrics , population , data mining , power (physics) , physics , paleontology , environmental health , quantum mechanics , biology
The present study investigated the relationship between language proficiency and academic performance of students at Mehran university Jamshoro, Sindh. The study employed quantitative correlational research design to measure the variables. The researchers adapted English language test to measure the language proficiency of the learners. And CGPA (cumulative grade point average) to measure the academic performance of the research participants. The researchers collected data from 100 undergraduate students by doing simple random sampling. The data was collected in two phases: first pilot study and then main study. The pilot study was done before the actual research to measure validity and feasibility of the adopted English language proficiency test. The cronbach alpha was used to check reliability of the data. SPSS version 26 was used to perform the Pearson correlation analysis. The findings revealed that data was reliable with alpha value. 702 and the correlation was highly positive with a value of .826 at the significance value .000. The study confirms that the language has played a pivotal role to improve academic performance of the students studying in Mehran university of science and technology.