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DOCUMENT; RESUME ED."110 340 SE 019 319 AUTHOR Jones, Ann E.; aones, John TITLE A jStudy of Overloading in University of Papua and New 4 Guinea (UPNG). E.R.U. Report 14.. INSTITUTION. Papua and New Guinea Univ., Poirt Moresby. Educational Research Unit. 0 REPORT NO ERU-14 'R ,pUB DATE Oct 74 OTE, 45p. EDRS PRICE MF-$.76 HC-$1.95 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Academic Achievement; *College Students; *Credits; Curriculum; Curriculum planning; Educational Research; Grades (Scholastic) *Higher Education;. International Education; *Prediction IDENTIFIERS , Academic Load; *Papua New GINEA AB'STRACT' 4 This report, one o a series of reports frpm the University of Papua New Guinea, presents information gathered on, full-time students from Papua New Guinea and other areas of the South Pacific agiLrelates to one particular factor which contributes to student EMOess and failure, that of overlpding. The study reported is confined t'o the period since'Semester 1, 1972, at the UniyerOity. A normal student course load is considered to be 12 points. An$thing over this constitutes an overload. A marginil differences does frequently occur" so' this study deals with overloads of 15 points and above. A brief description of the grading system is presented. Information on overloading students, how they performed in the semester prior to that when they were carrying an overload, is presented in tabulated fOrm with descriptive text for each data table. Achievement of students in terms of their mean performance .before and during overloads -is presented in tabulated and descriptive form. It was noted that there. was very little inCi ence of failure . among overloaded students. Plans for developing a flexible procedure for determining whether students be allowed to ov' rload are encouraged.'.(Author/EB) 1 O **********t****************Q****************************************** * Documents acquired by tRIC include many informal unpublisheA * * materials not available'from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * ,* to obtain the best copy availatile. nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the 41ality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproducions ERIC makes available, * * via, the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * * responsible for the auality Of the original document. Reprdductions *- * supplied by ,.EDRS- are the best that can be made from the original. * **********************************************,A**********************

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DOCUMENT; RESUME

ED."110 340 SE 019 319

AUTHOR Jones, Ann E.; aones, JohnTITLE A jStudy of Overloading in University of Papua and New

4 Guinea (UPNG). E.R.U. Report 14..INSTITUTION. Papua and New Guinea Univ., Poirt Moresby. Educational

Research Unit. 0REPORT NO ERU-14

'R

,pUB DATE Oct 74OTE, 45p.

EDRS PRICE MF-$.76 HC-$1.95 PLUS POSTAGEDESCRIPTORS *Academic Achievement; *College Students; *Credits;

Curriculum; Curriculum planning; EducationalResearch; Grades (Scholastic) *Higher Education;.International Education; *Prediction

IDENTIFIERS , Academic Load; *Papua New GINEA

AB'STRACT' 4

This report, one o a series of reports frpm theUniversity of Papua New Guinea, presents information gathered on,full-time students from Papua New Guinea and other areas of the SouthPacific agiLrelates to one particular factor which contributes tostudent EMOess and failure, that of overlpding. The study reportedis confined t'o the period since'Semester 1, 1972, at the UniyerOity.A normal student course load is considered to be 12 points. An$thingover this constitutes an overload. A marginil differences doesfrequently occur" so' this study deals with overloads of 15 points andabove. A brief description of the grading system is presented.Information on overloading students, how they performed in thesemester prior to that when they were carrying an overload, ispresented in tabulated fOrm with descriptive text for each datatable. Achievement of students in terms of their mean performance.before and during overloads -is presented in tabulated and descriptiveform. It was noted that there. was very little inCi ence of failure .

among overloaded students. Plans for developing a flexible procedurefor determining whether students be allowed to ov' rload areencouraged.'.(Author/EB)

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**********t****************Q******************************************* Documents acquired by tRIC include many informal unpublisheA *

* materials not available'from other sources. ERIC makes every effort *,* to obtain the best copy availatile. nevertheless, items of marginal *

* reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the 41ality *

* of the microfiche and hardcopy reproducions ERIC makes available, *

* via, the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not *

* responsible for the auality Of the original document. Reprdductions *-* supplied by ,.EDRS- are the best that can be made from the original. ***********************************************,A**********************

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A'STUDY OF OVERLOADIN

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A STUDY OF OVERLOADING

IN UPNG

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E.R.U. REPORT/14

(OCTOBEkl974)

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ANN E. JONES , JOHN ONES,4==

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH UNIT ED TIOAAL iESEARCH UNIT

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to express our thanks to Gregory Mainao\,

and Kipa Mal ewa who helped td?collate some of the

Material, and to Max Hansen for providing some informa-

tipn on courses he had already gathered. Also'thanks to

Ms. Oini Qme who typbd this report without one complaints

about the, number of tables involved.

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Introduction4

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As the University of Papua New Guinea settles into a ./,(

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\-,, routine after the first few years following its foundation

,-,I the factors which contribute to udent success and fai e

' are beganing the focus of interestjOr.all these as dated

with University education. As'a-reult the Academic Board..

, .' has asked the E.R.U. to investigate several areas of interest,,,

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ohe/Of which is 'overloading,' ,

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In th/4 eight year's of degree studies there have been '.'

x. .

j two 'systems of awarding poi n. for courses. T e current

///(/'

system came

with the old b aws for two years. However;by the V

ble into effect the beginning of 19 1 but was ,

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beginning Of 197 most students were following the\new point's(

,system and has therefOre t,een operating for -five complete

s. As rS:sYstem will bethe basis fOr any'future

cisions",,t s study has confined itself to(the perlIod I,

singe Sernester,I l972t '

'A normal s udent oouneload is considered to be 12

points Anyth ng over this constitutes an 'overload.

- However some peop ;tor ,example,carry two 4 point.-Olii;es

and one 6 point course 'instead of three4-S-O-Int'Courses,

. giving them one 'heavier,' course

on performance of the e work load is :likely to be'.

marginal so this really constitutes a "technical" overloads

thethe otherS.- The effect'

and therefore this s udy deals with' overloads of 15 points

- and above.

The-prrtion of expatriates within the universityi

getting smaller'ad the principal concern tends t6 be.

rather than tt student body as a whole. So in this study

about how wel:61, Papua New Guipeans,,gope with the courses,

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information-has:been gathered on full-time students fromL.-

'Papua New 'Guinea and other areas of the,South Pacific.

TliefUniversityc4resU)ts arkissued,in the form of grades

A-F, A being the highest grade and F heinga fail. \In order

to 9uantify the results for ComparatNe work the scheme had

to be adapted to give the'gradeka numerical equivalent..'

For this purpose we let A be equivalent to'6, B '- 5, C,- 4,

B.- 3 E - 2 and F-1%. It should be appreciated that the grades

represent broad categories, and thOughthe averages given

. to two decimal_point, there is a fair em9unt of innacyrady

associated, with them. They are intended as guideline 'and

befrinterpreted eccordingly. N'

;''Info rmation on oveadir9 Students,i,

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Table 1 indicates how students' performed during semesters.

.when they were overloaded, and also' how they performed in the

semester immediate prior to their overload. Some explanation

,pf'othe ,lay-out of Table 1 is necessary. ,

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"A" at the, head of a column refers to the students mean

*ore over all the courses which were-taken dur',*the semester.

The fact 'that some courses carried Mor poiits than!

-otherswas taken into account,, that the figure-in the "A"

columns refers'tO the "welognted mean score" for a' particular

student. For_examOi-e, °suppose a student tdok three courses,

the results for which are shown 41)1,4 next page.4

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3.

04 Numerical

Course Credit Points -Grades Grade

(a). 6 4

43 'D 3"

(c) 3 3

To calculate the weighted mean:

6 x 4

3 x' 3

x

= 24

9

9

Total = 4-3

tx

t.

Total carried = 12

42°So, weighted mean. = / = 3.50,

This is' the figure in Column A.

c513" at the head of a column 'in'dicates that the' figure,

in the dolumn shows-how well a student did-in comparAsoll with

`the ether -students taking those courses. Actually, it is the

weighted, mean, score for the student divided by the weighted.t

meantoscore students who took those courses. For ,

.

example, suppose. that the average score's 'for all students whO

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completed the courses- in the example quoted above are as

'shown below.

,Average grade

0 Coe Credit points , (al students)'

(a)A

r 6 3.05

(b) 3 3.20

(c). . 3 2.82 ,

To'calculate the weighted'mean for all students:

6 x 3.05 = 18.30

3. is 3.20 9.60

3. x 2.82 = 8.46

'Total = 36.36

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Table 1-i Performance of. Overloading Students

(For explanatIon refer to the text)

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B

cn

CZ1

B .A

up.A.

* B.A.

B.A.

B.A.

3.0e 0.94 B.Sc,

2.00 0,71. B.Ec

2.75'1.06 B.Sc.

B.E4,

B.Ed.

B.Sc.

B.A.

BA..,

BEc.

B.A.

B.A.

OCc.

B.A.

B.A:

%B.Ec.

B.Ec.

B.Ed.

B.Ec.

r4.50 1,22

3..50 0.95

'3.50 0.92

3.00 0.80

3,50 0.95'

3,33' 1.07

4.00 1.07

5.50 1,19

2.33 0'94

3.33 1.15

3.00 0.91

2.92 0:92

0.67 1.24

4.00 1.24

3.67 1.22

2,, 3

, A B A

4,85(16) 1.37

3.00(16) 0.86

63.75(16) 1.15'

3.33(18) 0.93

4,56(15) 1.32

`3.37(16) 1.08

4.00(21) 1,11'

3.40(15) 0:91

3.00(15) 0.89

4x,08(15) 1.05 .

3.00(15) 0.98

3.75(16) 0.881

3.20(16) 40.864

4.33(18) 1.15

3:50(16) 400

2.92(15) 1.10

4:75(16) 1.16,

4.00(18) 1,14

4.00(15) 1.07

4.60(15) 1,15

3.76(15) 1.00

4.25115) 1.14

4.12(16), 1.41

4.50(16) 1.15

4.25(16) 1..t4,

4.35(16), %LOA

3,75(15)

4,

1.90

3:67(18) Q.98

5,17(18 1.45

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Table f. (can't)

1 2 3' 4-

A B" A A B. A 0

5.00 1 -.44 B.A. 4.50(16). 1.14 5.50(16) 1;43

3.00 0.86 B.Ed. 4.06(16) 1.05

5.00 1414 B.A. 4.67(18). 1'39

B.A. 3.50(15) .0.95 4.80(15 .11

3467 , 1.21, B.Ec, 00- 1.42 4.4$(18). 1.36 4.75(16) 147

4.23 1.2 . 5.21(15) 1.54

4 .30 B.A. 5.63(16) 1.29 3.75(16) "1:02

4.00 1.14 B.A. 4,.00(18) 1.05 2.,67,(18) 0.73'

4.00, 1.08 B.Ec. I.88(16) 1.06 4.2015) .1.09

B.A. 3.25(16) 0.88

, 3.50 1:05 B.Ec. 3.60(15) 1.01-,

4.00 1.23 B.Sc. 3:50(16) 1.41

3.30 0.92 B.Sc. 3.50(15,) 0%93

3.504 0.90 B.A. 3.63(16') 0195

4:00 1.28 B.,Ec 3.13(16)4t0.93

5,75 1.00 B.A. 4.33(181 1.43

B.Ec. 5:00(16) 1,53 5.00(15

4.00 1.13 B.Ec.'l k.00(15) 0.90 (15), 0.80 3.75(16)

'3.00 0.81' B.A. 4.00 = 1.07v 4.25(16) 1.13

5.50 1.41` , B. .33(18) 1.01 4.06(18) 1.07 4

4.50 B.A. 5.00(18) 1.20 k

.00 '1.02 B.A. 4.00(16) 1,02 -

P.A. 3,38(16) 0.89: 4.67(18) 1.12

3:00 0.90 B.A. 4.38(16) 0.99 .4.50(18)'

4.50 1.20 B.A. 5.00(16) 1.32

B.Ec. 3.00(16)' 0.90 ,5.00(15) 1f19

.3675 1.20 d.Ec. 3.56 6) 1.16 3.40(15) 0.95

3.33 1.01, B.Sc. 4.4 (15) 1.22 ,

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Tab1e-1 (con't)

1 `1. ' 3N..°St

A B B .A. B A

3.86 1.29 B.Ec. 163(16) 0.96 5'.00(18) 1.33,_,---

4.50 1.39 R.A. 5.00(18)

3.00 0.90 B.Ec. 2.85(15) 0:6 4.20(15) 1.15

4.00 1.29 B.A. 5.25(16) 1:27

5.00 ,1.27 B.Ece. 3.75(15) 1'.41

4.00(15) 1.15

B.A. 3.00(16) 1.03

4.00 1.03 B.A. . 3.80(15). 1.03

B.A. 3.25(16) 0.96

. 4.00 0.99 B.A. ,4.25(16). 4.11(16) 0.94

B.Ec. 3. )" 1.05 3.80(15) 1.16

B.Sc. 4.00(18) 0.95

t.Ee.--3.40(5) .012 3.60(15) 1.10

3.00 0.70 B.A. 4.3301 1.02

4,60'4'0.95 B.A. 3:00(151° 0:77

0.0.93 B.A. 4.00(15) 1.05 3.33(15) 1.03

4.50 1.05 B-.A. : 3.67(18) 1.01

3.64, 1.11. B.A. 4.25(16) 1.04 5.0018)

4.50 1.16 B.Sc. 3.60(15) 1.08

B.E. b3:00(15)"0.91 2.59(15) 0.80 3.50(6), 1.07

3.40, 0.79 B.A. 3.1,87(16) 0.91.

t --__

B

4.00 41.06 B.Ed. 4.33(18) 1.14

4.08 -344 B.A. 3:40(15) 0.84

--3.25 0.95 B.Ec. 1.80(15) 0.581

3.27w Q.87 B.Ec. 3.150(15)t, 0.83,

3.75^ 1.Q8 B.Sc. 2.75(16) ;0.82

5.50 1.44 B.A. 4.33(18). 1.00 4.00(18) 1.09

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Table 1 (cort)

7.

2 3

. A B\J A B

3.67 0.94 B.A . i`.25(16/ 0;91

4.00, k:15 B.A, 4:00(a8) 1.05

4.75 1.16 B.A. 4:00(16) 1.03

5':60 1.49 B.A. 5.5416) 1.45

3.45 1.03 B.A. 3:25(16) 0.88

3.00 0.88 B.Ec. 3.00(15) 1.02

. 5,00 1.44 B.A. 4.00(16) 1.06'

B,A, 4.60(18) 1.12

4.00 1.18 B.Ec.. 3.20(15) '.98

3:75 1,19 B.A. 4.50(16) _1 :06

MO 1.18 B.Ec. 3.67(15) 1.25

4.67 1.16* B.A. . 3.75(16), 1.08

4 4.00 )..07 B.A. 4.75(16). 1.17

4.67 -1.36 B.Ed. 4.75(16) 1.16

4:00 1.11 B.td. 4.50(16) -1.15

'I

L8 A

2.67(18) 41.71

3.25(16)

.33(18)

4

B

1,13

5.00(18) 1:15

4.20(15) 1.15

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Total points carried = 12

So, weighted mean (all students)

o

.

Hence "B" score = 3.50 = "1.06

3.30

This is the figure in column'B, and inqhe present

case it means th'at the student performed a little

.better than average.

A moment's thought will show that this means that a figure-

greater than 1.00 indicates that a student performed/better

than average, while a score below 1.00 indicates that the

student was below avglage. (And, the further froM 1.00

that the figure is, the further from average was the

student's perf rmance).,.

,,heligures i ti bralkets.in th-e "A" columns show how many

points the student carried while he was overloaded. ' P

= 3.30

160

. The two .columns headed "1" indicate the semester .

immediately prior to that in'Which the student first'"

overloaded., Those headed 1!2" refer to. the semester in

which a student first overloaded. Some-students have:

carried overfeeds for second and third semesters, and '-

these are indicated by/the figures "3"'and 64y

respectively.

:Between columns '11" an4 columns "2", the degree whi

.the student is registered for is indicated.

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- Fromilable 1.it is possible to carry out a number ofoanalyses, One of the simplest of these is to determine

:whether students, who are abmi average whe -carrying a

normal load stay above average hen they overload. Table

.2, below,- shOwsthefull range of ossibilities and the

number associated with each category.

2

Table 2.. .Achievment of students in terms of their

mean performance before and dueingoverloap

No

overload

Carrying an

'overload

Below average Be Tow average 20, \\

Below Above 13average average\

Above average Below 13average

Above average -------+Above average 957

j From table 2 a number of implications are: easily

seen.

(i) Most students who overload are above average

performers (this is also obvious from Table 1).

If a student perfbrms above average in the semester

immediately' prior tolliisoverload, the chance is.

that-he ill remain above average while carrying

an overload. (There is an 82% probability of this

happening).

a

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(ii) If a student performs pelpw average in the semester

. immediately prior to his overload', it is probable that

he Will remain below average whfle the Cverload fs

'carried. (There is a 61% chance of this occurring).,

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'The figures given above refer to students who

actually carried overloads, and did not withdraw.

Table 3 below deicrfbes the performance of students in

the semester immediately-before they regfstered for

overloads and then withdrew from them.

Table 3. Performance of students-ho withdrew frbm

overloadthesemesterThnmediately

before the overload was registered.

Group weighted Student weighted Ratio Course

Mean Score Mean Score

0.74

0.36

0.82

B.A.

B.A.°

B.A.

3.37

2,75'

1

3.45'

2.50

1.00

2.83

3.20 , 2.20 -0.f.9 B.Ec%

3.05 3.20 1.04 B.Ec.

3.10 2.67 0.86 B.Sc.

. 3.73 3.00 081 . B.1c.

. 3,09 . 3.50 1.13 B.Ec. 4

, 3,92 3.00 ,, 0,76 B.A.

3,-.48- 4.33 1,24 B.A.'t

4.45 .4.50 . 1,01. B.A.

3.77 3,27 , 0.87 B.Ec.

3.48 ,3.75 1.08 B,Sca

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Table 3 (con t)

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Group weighted Student weighted

,

,

Ratio

,

0.93

1,15

0.70:

0,97

1.06

0,71

-Course

Mean'Score Mean Score

P.A.

B.A. ''

B.A.

.B,Sc.

B.tc.

B.Sc.

4.30

4.10

3.41

3.10

3.77

2,50

%

, 4:00`

4.75..

.

2,70,

3:00

MO1.77

4

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Out of the 19 students who 'are surveyed in Table.3, la

performed below average in_the semester prior to their, overload, ,

,

and vithdrawal. It would thus_appear that such students are

much more likely-to withdraw then those who had been performing

above average. :: ,

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At,this point it ig worth noting that there is very little

incidence of failure among overloaded students. Of the students

covered in Table 1, only one could be said to have failed4

outright, so an overall 'cOnclusion,twould* be that overloading

students do manage to cope with their increased loads, (There

are, of course, a number of students who feel that they cannot,

cope with the overload, and withdraw from Courses).

One of the chief concerns associated with overloadsis

the question of whether or not certain' students should beOgllowed

to overload during a particular semester. So far,,most Faculties

at UPNG have applied (in a-fairly flexible way) cri -teria which

apply toa student's "absolute" performance; e.g. students have

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to have a "C.average" before they are allowed to overload. '

from Appendix-I, it may be seen that in'iome courses it is

easierto.score high'grades than it is in others, (This

does not necessarili"reflect upon the marking schemet applied

in different courses; it could equally well be 'associated

with the'fact that students find the subject matter more

difficult to cope with in some courses than in others). This-

means that the application of an lbsolute,score" criterion

)is probably not the most appropriatecourse of- action, and aA0 criterion geared-to tchievmen in comparison with the student

population as a whole might be better. 04

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In order to'test this, a further,analy9s was carried out

for the data contained in Table I. Two correlation coefficients,

were calculated (basically a,correlation coefficient indicates'

the extent-to which one let of data depends upon another)..'

(i) The correlation,was.calculated between weighted Mean:

. before overloading and weighted mean during overloading.

(i.e. the relationship between the scores in the "A"

columns Was examined)

It was found that,' r = 0.284.

(ii) The co'rrel'ation for the weighted meansin terms of the

weighted means for all students taking the courses, Was

calculated; ie. the relationship between the figures in

the "B" columns was emomined.

It was found that, r = 0.418.

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In order to determine how good a prediction.of'overload

performance these figures represent, it is necessary to

square each of them.. When this is done it is found that

procedure "(ii) is, mot.e than twice as good as a predictive,

device than procedure (1).. (A note of caution however -

neitlier of them isiqarticularly gobd as an indicator of

overload performance).. Thus, it woulseem that overload

entrances 'based upon students' performance in

comparison with h-peer groups,are more rational.

1

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It seems that the flexible, possibly largely intuitive,

apptoach to the granting of permission to,Overload-has in

the past been. reasonably effective. It is possible tilt

_some peOple whop were 'quite-capable of carrying overloads

were. discouraged frCe doinc6so; but those who did overload

coped quite well. 'As the size dnd complexity of the

University has increased (and in the interests of .

rationality) it might well be the casethat a more

objectiv; overall1procedure is now nee4ed. Even so, it is

suggesteethat as flexible as possible a procedure for,

'determining whether students be allowed to overload should

be retained. It is of course desirable that a broad .

policy be framed in objective terms, and on the basis of

past experience it appears that decisions framed in terms

of a student's performance in .relation to -other students

taking his courses are the more rational. (Some concrete

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, suggestions relaiingto the kind of informatitin on which

decisions might be basedcare,given on P.3).

1If 'decisions are to be' made on the basis of a

student's performance relative to his fellowi, then

course averages need to be made widely available. This

information could best be calculated by Departments (i is

a very short and simple job) and submitted with course

results in the normal wax. In this, way, the information

would be readily available for those who wanted to Rieke,

decisions'based upon it.

.^*

For example the average grade for course 99.999, where

the following distribution of:grades for Papua New Guinean

student's occurs, is worked out as shown. below.

*

A(=6) B( =5) C(=4) .0(=3). ,t(=2) F(=1)

2 '4 10 12 5 3

Total !'points" = (2 x 6) +.(4x 5) + (10 x.4) +

(12 x 3)+ (5 x 2) + (3 x 1)

= 12 20 + 40 * 36 + 10 + 3

= 121.

Since a total-of 36 students took the course:

Mean grade, = 121 =' 3,3636

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APPENDIX I

RESULTS.OF INDIGENOUS STUDENTS AT UPNG

SEMESTER I 1972

OS.

ef

Pt NOmber of students im each grade Total Ave *

UNIT Value A B C D E F W ExamiOd Score 1

"4 1 8 20 23 7 3' 3 62

3 H . 7 4, - .1 12 '

3 1 3 10 10 2, 3 1 30

6 :.!. - 1 2 1 '1 - 5

6 - '1 2 2 1 - 63 1 5 - 1 7

4 5 6 11 _429 7 6 2 64

6 - - 1 '- 1

4 - 2 1 1 3

4 S 6 't 20 28, 17 - 74

4 - 1 - 8 13 5-v

27

4 - 7 14 8 1 2 30

4 1, . 1 3 7 5 3 20

. 6 2 3 10 2 1 17

'mg IF 2 2 1 2 - 8

3 2 3 1 1- .-. 7

1 - * - - - ,

1 - - - . .- it

,3 - 4 - .- 4

01.105

01.107

01.108

01.206

01.211

01.220.-

02.101

02.203

02.205

03,101

03.103

03.122

03 125.'.t*

03.205

1 03.209 .

-: 03.223

03.225

03.226

i 03.232

3.42

3.42

3,27

2,60

3:50

2.86

3.30

'1.00

'3.67

2.32

2.22

2.90

,2.70

3.29

2.88

2.86

am .'

N.B. 'Indigenous students only have been recorded for

this study. For this purpose B.S.I.P. and other'

S. Pacific students have been included.

The Ave score has been calculated by equating At-6

pts, C-4, D-3, -2 and F-1. to

D

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Pt Number of students in each grade Total ,Ave *

Value -A B C D E .F W Examined Scol-e

04.101i.

04.103 4 1 8 18 5 3 , i 35 2.97

04.106 42 2 1 - 1 5 4.20

04.107 4 1 '3 4 4 - - 1 -P 12 4,0.,), -:"

04.109 ,4 -,

2 1 - - 3 3.67

04.111 4 1 1 '1 - - 3 5.00

04.201' 6 , 4 - - - - , 4 '4.00

04.203 6 1 3 2 - - 2 .09 8 3.88

04.209 6 1 i , ;1 - - - .3 5.00.

05 %201 6 -. -

- - - _

06.101 4 . 1 2 1 1 4 3't00

06.102 , 4 - 5 22 41 4 - 72 3.39

06.109 4 - (5 1 _, ; - 6 3.83

4':1/4 06.207 6 : - 1 1 - 1 2 3.50

06.209 6 -, 1 3 2 - 6' 3.83 .

07.102 -3 .23 10 . 10 4 46 2.41

07.205 - 4- ...-

07%206 5 '5 9 1 3 23 3.35

,'07.304,

...i.- 2 5 - '1 - 8 3.00

07.305 1 3 2 - 3 - 9 2.89

It07.307. .

'437.320

fi'6'

1 5

-

4

7

2

-

-

-

6 - 18

7

3.28

4.00

07.408 - - - - -

07.409 - 3 3 1 1 - 8 3.00

07.410 - - - 1 1 1:00

07.413 .- 1 2 . 3 - - 6 3.67

08.111 .?* - 13 22 32 .12 8 4 87 3.17

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Pt Number of students each grade Total Ave

UNIT Value A B C

08.112 0,2 10 15

08.123 4 - - 14p,,

08.228

08.233

08.239

08.246

.08.261

3

6

3

3 t

3

1 1

,- 1

1

.or 1

08.264w 3 - -

. 08.266 3 - -

..t 09.102 2 2 . 4 12

09.133 3 - 1 -.

09.134' 4 ,- 3 ,3

09.143 '3 . 1 .-

09.144 4 -- - -

41.203 .5

% .1i.303 = - 3

11.305 - - 4

10.201 . 6 - 2 4

12.101 4, - 5 29/

12.104. 4 - --,, -

.12.1-244/ 4 '1 7

12.231 6 - - '.1

12.232 6 , - - 3

12.238 3 - - 1 .

12,239 6 - 1

13.100 4 - 6. 28

13.104 3 =- 11

D E F W Examined "Score.

24

7

4

..2

1

1'

10

5

4

-

. 1

1

8

3

2

-

,-

-

-

-

1

-

-

67

16

10

4

3

'3

3.18

-' 2.38

2.20

4.25

3.00

3.004,

OD 4110 I - -

- 1 - 1 . 1 2.00 I

1 1 - 2 2.50

33 4 6 2. 61 3.16

2 - 1 1 .

i

4 3.00

1- 1 - 2 . 8 4:00

- OP - 1 .5.00 .;

1 - - 1 3.00

12 1 - 18 3.22 4f1

2

5'

1,4#1

,

4

2

- . 10

11

2.40

3.00

- 1 - 7 '3.86

28 5 - 2 67 3.51.1,

3 1 - - 4 2.75

6 - 1 1 15- 3.47

- .. .. - 1 . 4:00

5 - 1 - 9 3.11

- le - 1 4.00

1 - - - 2 3.50

24 4 4 3 66 3.42

12 7' 1 1 31 3.06

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Pt Number of students, in each grade Total 'Ave *

UNIT Value A. C 69 a F W Examined Score

.,4,.

13:204 6 _ 1 Ar \5 1. 6 3.17

11;205 6 -Y - - _ J

13.207 6 1, -y 2 - 1 - 4 3.00

13.210 6 - - 1 - - 3 5 3.20

14.14'. '4 - 7 5 - 1 1 .13 ' 3.38

14.1-22 4 - (.. 1' 7 - 3 - , . 11 2.55

14.123 4 3 5 '12 9. 1 30 3.97,.

14:4225 =6 - - 2 4 1.

14.226 6 1- 1 4. 1 - C - 7, 48.29

7 3.00..

28 19 5 7 82 . _2.07,

15.107 4 1 2 2' 1 1 1 8 4.13

15,202 6 - - 2 2 - - '- '4 3.50

15.205 6 ..- 6 '9 8- 4 - - 27 3.63

15.207 8- - - 1 2 - 1 4 2.75

15.210 6 '- 5 8 1 2 1' - 16 3.00

16.121 4 - 1 1 - - 2 _ 4.00

18.102 4 - - 2 4' - - 1 6 3.33

19.101 4 - 1 10 7', - 1 - = 19 3.53. .

20.101 4 - '- 10' 1 4 1 15 2.40.,-

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'SEMESTER 2 1972

'At

Pt Number of students;in each grade Total Ave-*

UNIT' Value A B C D E W Examined SCore \\

01:106 3 .0 3 16 30 '6 6 0 t01.109 4 0 .1 2 14 0 1 0

01.213 6 0 4 0 1. 3 0 0 0

01.215 ri 3 0 0 ,0 3 0 0 0

01.216 3 0 0 2 2 0 0" 0

01.233 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 '0

02.102 -3 2 10 9, 29 6 4 1

02'.103. 3. 2 1 6 14 4 2 0

02.202' " 0 0 1 1 0 0, 0

02.206 4 0 1 '0 1 0 0 0

03.102 4 1 5 9 23 154 5 6

'03.104 4 0 1 6 10 3- 2 2

A53.121 4 0 2 9 13 1 0'' 0

', 03.126 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

03.127 4 0 2 6 5 0 1 0

11. 03.215 31 0 0 2 2 0; 0

03.217 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

03.228. 1 0 '0 0 1 0 0 0

03.224 1 0' 0 1 0 0 0 0

03.213 6 0 1 ^ 8 3 2 . 1

03.230 3 .0 1 2 5 -1 0 2

03.231 3 0 Q 4 .2 -2 0 1-

04.105 4 4 13-.11 '4 0 1 0

04.102 4 . 0 2 4 1 1 0 0

04,110 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 1

04.204 0 3 3 1 , 0 0 0

0 .

23

61

18.

4

3

'3

3.07

3.11

3.25,

3:0

3.67

4 3.50

60 3.20

29 3.21

2 3.50

2 4,..00

58 2.78

,22 3.05

'25 3.48

0

14 3.57

4 3.50'

0

1 3.00.

1 a. 4.00

'21 3.10.

9 3.33

8 .3.25 .

33 4.42

.88

4.

7 4.29

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Pt Number:of students in each grade Total Ave *

UNIT ValueABeDEFWExamined Score

.

047202 N6 0 3 1 1 ,,-1, 0 0 0 5 4.40'04.206 e? 0 1(' ;,t 0 0 0 \g 5 6 4.1704.112 4 o 1 0 0' 0 0 0 1 5.0004.208 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 0- 3 4.3304.201 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5.3005.101 4 0. 0 2 25 0 8 1 35 2.9306:103 i 4 1 4 13 20 3 1- 7 -: 42 3.4506.104 4 o 0 2 6

,0 1 1 9 3.00

06.203 ., '6 00 2 0 . 2 0 0 1 4 4.0006,206 ,6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.50

N 06.204 6_. 0 0 1' b 0 0, 0 , 1. 4.0007.102 0 0 3 21 7 4 0 35 2.6607.106 0 3 23 . 14 2 1 0 43 3.5807,201 0 2 '5 10 5 1 3 26 3.09

07,20422 2.60

7,204 0 1 4 10. 2 0 0

07,203 ,0 0 '0 13 5 1 3

17 3.0207.205 001 100 0 2* 3.5007.207 0 1 9 9 0 '1 2 22 3.4507.303 0 1 5 2 0 .2 0 10 3.3007.306 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 8 3.87

07.308 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -7 3.71

07.315 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 9 3.10

07.321 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.0007.407 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 4.40.07.408 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 3.37

k,-07.410 1 2 2 0 0 - 1 - 0 , 6 4.16

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. i, I.4.. Pt- Numbet of students n each grade Total Ave.*

UNIT VaiueAB"C D t F

WExamined cote. 'ri

.

. '40

68.V1 4 4 9 16 2

> 408.112 2 It0 1 5 6 208.25 4 --1-% 2 .8 16 .22

08.135 4 0 0 5 3

08.248 6 0' 0 D.

;/'... 08.$6" 6 0 0 .1'08*.'266 6 0 0 0

08.260 3 1 0 0

-08.267 3 0 0 1-

09.103 "2 3 .5 14'

09.142 *2 0 1 1 ,

09.144 4 0 ;o -i.'

09.206 2 (' 0 0 ,009.207 2 . 0 0 2

,,, 1

09:143 3 0 1 0

09.264 2 0 ' 0 1

10.101

,11.201

.11.202

11.203

11.204

11.205

11.206

11.301,

-11.304

11.307

4 0 0

0 6

.0 1

0 0

0 1

0 4

0 0

0 0

0 0

'0 1

3

7

6

5

5

4

19

3

6

1

'3 1

2_ 25, 7

4' 6

-=.90,

"'0 ,

2 (

0

1'27

1

0

k

VI;0 '''4)*4..-

2 0 0,0 0,1.0

.0 2 0

3 - ' 2 1

11 0 0

0 .1 0,,1 0 2

4 .0 , 0 , 0 :

2 0 0 . 1

1 0 0 1

.11

2. 0 '0 0 1,1 2 1. 0

9 2 1 0

12 1 0 0

6 3 4 0

8 '2 1 0

0 0 0 0

6 ,0 "1 0 ,

1 0 1 .0

7 3 0 0

25

38 3,'55-

16 3.06

54 (- 2:68 \.

26. 1.92

'0.

3 2.67

4s 2.50-f:

1 6..00

4 2.25

-54 3.

4 ' 3.50

2 2.50

2 2:00

'6 3.33'

'3 3.67

2 3.50.,.

5

17

19

18

19

19

10

8

*12,

3.60

3.88

3.21

3.22

2.79

3.42

4.00

3.10

'3.50

3.00

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O

i Pt, Number of stud/IFits in each grade Total Ave lc.A

UNIT Value A B C 0 E F ci aaniined Score ,:.1r ' )'

V ,.4. ,

4 1r.308s Q JO .i, 6 0 1 0 .10 3.10 ' .

.,:11.305

11.403,-.11.401

.0

Qv

..io

0

0,0

.,5 4 : .0 0 0 9 3.56 . -0 ,2 3'` 1,1 3 0 ' 9 . 2.440 '4 O 04 0 . 4 . . 3.00 -

:14.403 0 0' 0 .42 1 0 0 Th,, 3. ;.84Z .

A'

o o.. 2 0 o ., ' 2 2.0 - ta11.405 os 0

1.501.1 0

.11.502 Q

, .,v 12.102- 4. 0

2.105 4 0' 12.122

'4 ; ,' 0

12.126 ° 4 2

12,225 6

12.236

12.234 0,

13.102 0

13.208 6'

3.208 6 0

13.211 0013,253 6 0

. 14.121 4 0

14.122 4 0148123 44 ; 0

14.211 3 0

14.221 '6 0

,.. p 1 , -'., ytt 1, o, 0; 2 - 3. 9,

s

0 0 :, 1 ' 1. 1 0 . 2- .2.000

i- 14 14 1 , ,p 3 -30 3.50 ,1 1 10 `s- 25''' 4 0 ,1,' 40: 3.

7`."0. 1 ,' 1 . 2 . 14:1 '0 4 2:7 ...

i 0 <.0 0 0 -6 4.67,0 0 1 : 6' 41 0 3.00 ,,,,

.........)1' 0" 4.00 C1 .1 0 0 )% 3 ,, a

0/' 0 0 o. 0 ,p,.. 0r

2 24 18 . 1 '. 1 2 46 .3154* .0 1 2 1 0 1 4 3.00 :0 1 f4i 1* o' 6 41, 2 3.00. ..s

0 4 1 0 0 "1.,. ' .. 8.80*.......-

0 0 0 ( 0 0 D' 0: -2 15 6 0 2 2 . 25 3.402 3 2\ 0 0 0 ; 4.00 .,2 4 5 0 0 Or: 11 .4.73, / .

z0 1 0' '0 0 0 1 4.00',2 '3 4 0 0 0 94. 3:78 '

. .,e

.

e(... --)

s ll

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Pt' Numb& of students in each grade Total Ave'*

UNIT Value A iB C D E F. W Examined Score.

14.222 6 5 1 2 2

_14.223 6 - 0 0 1

14.224 6 0 0 0 1

15.102 4 0 2 9 22

15.-108 4 1 0 1 1

15.201 -6 0 2 6 6

15.204 6 0 ,0 2 -2

15.206 6 0 9 2'

15.208 6 0 0 0 1

15.211 6 0 0 2 2

15.221 6 0 1. 3 2

16.101 4 0 2 3 6

.., 16.125 4 0 3 6 2

16.233 6 1 1 2 0

18.101 4 0 0 2 1

18.201 6 0 0 1 0

18.202 3 0 0 0 0

19;102 4 0 1 7 4

21.201 6 1 9 3 1

0-- 0 0 11 4.45

0 0. 1 2 3.50

0 0 1 1 3:00,

4 0 2 37 3.24

0 0 1 3,j 4.33

2 0 1 12 4.6'7

0 1 4 3.50

0 0 3 13 4.00

a 0 0 r 3.00

1 0 0 5 .8.20

r0 0 1 6 3.83

0 0 1 11 3.64

0 0 .1 11 4.09.

0 0 0 4 4.7,§

0 0 0 3 3.67

0 0 0 1 4.00

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 12 3.75

0. '0 1 14t 4.71

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Pt Number of students in each grade Total Ave *

UNIT Value A°8C D'E FW-Examined Score

01,106 3 0 4 18 48 19 16 2 107 2.71

- 01.107 ,3 0 1 5 12 3 4 0 25 2.84-

01.108 3 0 7 16 13 0 1 1 37 3.76

01.205 0 1 3, 2 0 0 0 6 3.83

61.220 3 0 ' 11 3 4 0 0 0 8 3.63,

01.223 3 1 4 6 '4 -0 0, 0` 15 4.13

01.224 3 0' 0 5 8 1 . 1 0 15 3.13

= 02.10.1 3 3 9 33 43 4 -5 .3 9E( 3.40 -

-42.104 4 0 0= 1 )5, 1 0 0 '8 3.00

62.201 6 ' 2 2 3- 6 *0 0 6\\ 13 410dr),

02.205 3 '0 0 1 2 - 1 0 0 4 3.00

02.209 3 0 0 :3', 3 0, 0 0 6 3.50

02.210 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1101,

" 03,101 4 1 10 43 59 15 13 0 141 3.18

03.108 4 0 1 2 16 9 22 0 50 2.02

03.122 --4 0 1 -5 .13 7 . 7 0 33' 2.27 I,

03,205 6 0 5' 6 9 0 0 0 20 .3.80

03.209 6 0 2 3 '5 5 1 0 16 .3.00

03.211 3 0 2 9 12 0. 2 0 25 3.36

03.14 3 0 2 5 5 3 03 0 ,18 2.44

03?223 3 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 13 3.38

03.232 3 0 2 2 A 0 2' 1 '12 3.17

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Pt Number of students in .60 grade Total Ave *

UNIT ValueABCDEFWExamined Score

04.111

04.121

04.123

04.132

04.133

04409

04.213

04.221,

04.231

04.234

05.111

i6:10r

6.10?

06.207

06.208

06.210

08.111

08.113

08.118

08.123

08.228

08.234

08.245

08.246

08.258

08.261

4 1 0 0 2 0

4 3 6 15 12 4

4 0 3 3 3 0

4/ 0 2 4 3 0

tC 2 0 5 1 0

3 0 0 0 0 0

6 0 2 1 0 0

6 1 1 4 Q 0

6` 2 2 1 0 0

6 0 1 0 0 0,

3 0 0 0 9 3

-4 1 4 8 2 1

4 0 3 32 .23 3

6 .0 1 1 1 0

6 0 1 3 0 0

6 0 1 1 0 0

2 2 3 21 45 31

2 1 9 11 21 5°.

3. 0 3 7 10 1

4 2 2 1' 5 3

3 0 0, 1 0 2

6 0 3 4 0 1

3 0 0 1 3 1

1 0

3. 0

1 0

0 0

1 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

6 0

0 0

L 2

0 0

0 0

0 0.

10 0

2 0

3 1

2, 0

1 0

0 0 °

0 0

4 3.25

42 3.71

10 3.70

9 3.89

9 4.00

0

3 4.67

6 4.50

5 45.20

1 5.00

18 2.17

16 4.13

62 3:53

3 4.00

4 4.25

2 4.50

112 2.84

49 3.47

24 3.25

15 3.27

,4 2.25

8 4.13

5 3.Q0

3 6 oo 0 6 oo 0r

: -

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

3 0 0 0 1 .0 0 !1 3.00,

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Pt Number of students in each grade Total Ave *

UNIT Value A B.0 D E ,F t4 Examined Score

08.262 3 0 1 1 0 0

08.265 3 0 1 0' 1 0

09.102 4 2 10 27 47 6

09.133 -2,.. 0 1 3 1 0o .

09.136 2 0 0 1 1 0

07.102. 4 11 10 18 6

07.206 0 1 0 1 0

07.304 1 0 5 9 0,e

, 07.305 0 '5 6 7 1,...

07.307 1 3 10 4 '0

07.319 0 0 1, 1 0

di 07.408 . 0 0 0 2 0

'07.409 ,0 2 0 4 0

07.410

07.413 0 3 2 0 0

07.407 1 1 3 3 0

09.253 3 1 1 2 6 0

09.286 3 0 0 1 - 3 0

10.201 6 0 0 1 0 0

11.301 0 0 0 7 7

11.303 0 2 3 3 4

11.304 0 0 1 6 p

`11.304 0 0 5 12 3\

11.307 0 0 2 10 2\

11.308 0 1 2 6° 3

12.101 4 0 11 31 23 9

r-0b

1,

0

0

14

0

0

0

2

2

106

4.50 ,

4.00

3.18

1 0 6 3.50

0 0 2 3.50

10 0 59 3.31

0 0 2 4.0

0 0 15 3.54

2 0 21 3,32

0 0 18 4.05

0 1 `3 3.5

0 0do

2, 3.0,

0 0 6 3.66

0 0 5 4.6

0 ip.,0 8 4.0

1 0 11 3.45

2 0 6 2.50 L-

0 0 1 4.00

0 0 14 2.50

'.. 2 0 14 2.93

0 0 7 3.14

0 0 20 3.10

0 0 14 3.00

2 0 14 2.79

5 0 78 A 3.47

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,Pt Number of students in each grade Total Ave-*

UNIT ValueA.3-CDEFWExamined Score

4

. .

12.104 4 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 7

12.116 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0_,

12.121 4 0 0 4 11 0 2 0 17

12.223 6 Q 0 2 1 1 0 0 4

12.231 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2

12.233 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 )(0

13.101 3 3 12 31 9 1 3 0 55

13.152 4 0. 2 14 8 0 0 0 24

13.205 6 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 10

13.212 6 0 3 2 3 1" 0 '0 9 3.78

13.213 6' 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 10 4,30

.13.256 6 0 0,, 0 0 0 0 0 0

14.124 4 05 16 5 ,0 11 27 3.2at

14.221 6 0 7 9 44: 0 0 0 20 4.15

14.222 616 8 6010 22 3.95

14.225 6102 4010 8 3.38

14.226 6 0 2 4 1 0 .0 0 7 4.14

15,100 4 0 5 32 54 6 7, 0 104 3.21

15.102,, 4001402 0 7 2.75

15.202 61140000 6, 4.50

15.204 soliq000 5 3.60

15.205 6 0 3 11 11 0 I 2 26 3.58

15.212 6012 , 2 0 10 6 3.33

15.214 6114 3000 9 4.00

7

31

3.86

3.00

3.25

4.00

3.97

3.75

3 090

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Pt Number of students in each.grade Total Ave *

UNIT Value A B C D'E F W Examined Score

16.101 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3, 5.33

16.125 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 4.50

18.203 *,6 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0- 0

18.203 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.00

19.100 4 0 0 If 16 0 2 0 29. 3.24

19.201 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 4.67

21.201 6 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 10.. 4.50

22.107 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4.50'

21.202 6 2 s 3 3 2 0 0 0 10 4.50

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SEMESTER 2 1973

Pt Numt)er cf students in each grade Total Ave *'UNIT Value A B C ,D E F W Examined Score

A

01.105

'01.109

01.202

01.210

01.216'.

01.225

02.102

02.103

02.104

02.204 !

02.208

..

03.102'

03.104'i

03.121 1

03.212

03.213

03.215

03.217

03.226

03.227

03.229

03.230

03.231

03.23

3 1 3 16 38 22 10 - 90 2.81

3 7 2 10 9 - 1 22 3'155

6' 1 2 2 -, - 5 4.00

3 - 2 5 5 1 1 14 3.42

3 2 2 3 - - - 7 4.14

3 3 3 - 1 - . 7 3.14

3 '3 9 29 39 3 7 - 90 -3.43

3 1 - 2 ; 13 8 - 1 24 2.88

3 3 7 14 3 27 3.37

3 4 5 2 - - 11 4.18

3 1 1 2 4 - 1 9" 3.56

4 - - 1 10 . 6 '4 - 21 2.38

4 5 4 9 4 4 6 - 32 3.50

4 - - 14 66 29 12 r - 121 2.68

3 - 1 2 - 1 - 4* 2.75,

6 - 2 7 14 3 2 28 3.11

3 1 1 - . - 7 3.43

3 1 4 4 1 2 1 12 '3.08

1 - 1 - - 1 3.00

1 - 1 - - - - 1 4.00

1 , - .- 4. - 0 - - - -

3 - - / 1 9 3 2 - 15 2.60

3 2 1 4 2 2 .- 11 3.91

1 1 - - - 1 5.00

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t

UNIT

Pt Number of students in each grade Total,

ValueABCDEFWExaminedAve *

Score

04.112 4 14 1 - 1 1 - - 4 , 4.00

04.122 4 -....,, 3 11 4: 1 - 19 4.00

04.131 4 1 3 8 9 4 - _ 25 3.52

.04.134 4 1 1 4 5 1 T - 12 3.67

04.214 6 1 - 1 Mb ., - 2 4.00

04.222 6 - 1 4 1, - - 6 3.00

04.223 6 - - 3 2 1. 1 - 7 2.14

04.232 6 1 2 1 - 1 - - 5 4.40

04.233 6 - - , 2 1 - 06 IMP 3 3.67

04.236 6 - .. . Mb ge "n ..

05:112 .3 1 1 1 3 3..3p

05,2Q1 6 1 --. 1 4 2 8 3.25

06.103 4 - 9 17 2 28 3.18

,06.1'04 4 1 6 _9 10 1 27 4.15

06.108 4 L3 1 INS 1 1 ,5 3.20

06.110 4 1 6 1 - - 8 5,00

06.203 ,* 6 3 1 2 1 2 - 9. 3.66

06.206 6 1 3, 7 3.43

07.106 i "I. 7 15 19 6 13 - 57. 2.42

07.107 3 `8 6 16 4 7 - 44, .3.30'1., 07.109 4 8 11 14 8 3 - '48 3.52

07.110 1 - 10 18 8 8 - 4 2.76

07.201 - 1 15 14 - 4 - 34 3.26

07.203 1 2 19 9 1 3 - 35 3.54

3L

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Pt {Numb

UNIT Value

xvii

st dents in each grade Total Ave *

`O-DEFWExamined Score

411-

01:204,

.205

7.303

07.306

07.308

07.315

07.316

07.321

47.407

07:408

07.410

08.111

08.113

08.125

08.135

08.233

08.239

06.246

08.255

08.263

08.266

09.103

09.135

'09.136'

49.266

09.282

09.264

!On

2

2

4

- 4

6

3

3*

6

'6

3

2

2

2

3

3

3

-

.

2

1

1.

2

1

-

ID

1

-

-

-

_

3

2

1

1

6

-

1

1

-

7

-.

-,

-

10

7

-

1

5

5

5

5

6 -,

3,

5-

4

2

-

1

19

1

1

-

2

-

14

8

11

14

5

2

1

1

,9

1

19

5-

2

-

3

30

2

2

4

3

-

3

1

-

1

..,

5

-

7

1

3

-

4n

14

-

1

..

-

-

6

3

3

,-----

-

-

1

2

3

3

3

4

12

2

.

-

-

1

1

-

011,

-

1

.

- .

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

..

,

28

23

17

19,

15

10

7

7

26K

7:

37

14

10

6

4

75

5

2

''2

6,

3

.

3.32

2.78

2.47

2.68

4.13

3.80

4:00

4.00

3.50.0

3.29

3.00

2.93

2.30

2.50

3.25

3.45

2.40

3.00

3.00

3.33

3.00

35

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E F W Examined ScoreUNITi ValueABC,,D

'-, 10.101 4 1 , 1 1 3

12.102 4 7 17 11

12.105 4 - - 30 46

12.126 4 a _2

12.129 4 - 1 2;

12.225 6 - °-

12,226 6 1

12.229 6 - 1

iv

13.100 4 3 18 L 33

. 13.102 4 4.11 34

13.104 3 2 6 17

13.204 6 2 9 4

13.208 6 1 4- 17 1

13.211 6 - - 5 - 3

13.253 6 , 2° 2

13.225 6 - '-. 1

14.124 4 1 8 9 3

14.223 6 - 2 6 2 -

'14.224 6 3 . 5 1

14.230 6 ,1 3 2.

14.240 6 -' 1 1-i

14.250 6 .. .. 1

14:260' 6,

2. 2,15.101 4 . 5 6

15.103 4 3 5 29

15.104 4 1 1 1 : -

15.201 6 3 5 7 9

I. 6 4.00

l 2 - 38 3.68

6 4 - 86 3.19

4.60

4.33

-

4.00

- - 5.

- 3

- -

- 1, ,

- .. - 2,

10 , 7 71

2 2, 57

7: 3 . . 35,

,

15

-z

- 7 '''

1 ,. - 9-

- 4,

- 1

- 2 23

2 - '12

1°- 10

,

- - 6

- 4= 2

- - - 1

- 4

2 1 - 14'

1 3, 2' 41

- - ..- 3'

3.50

3.00

1.02

2%91

3.87

4.71

3.44

4(.50

4.00

4.04

3.50

3.90

3.83

3.50

3.00

3.50

3.07

3.10

5.00

-. 24 4.08

36

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Pt Number of stiehts in eath grade "Total Ave *

' valueABt D E.FWExamined Score

1

1 15.206 6 1 4 4 2 - - - 11 4.36

15.213 6 - 1 1 1 - NM III 3 4.00

15.215 6 - 3 1 , 1- - 5 4.40

15.220 6 - 6 6 2,_

- . 14 4.29

16.136 4 2 2 - - - - - 4 5.50 !

16.226 6 - 4 1 - .. .. - 5 4.80

16.233 6 - - 2 - - 1 - 3 3.00

16.236 6' - 2 1 - 00 IN

*3 4.67

18.202 ti - 3 - - NM 3 5.00

19.104 .. 4 - - 3 5 4 , 1 - 13 2.77

19.202 6 - 0- 2 1 - - - 3 3.67

20.102 4 4 1 1 - - 6 3.500

21.203 t t3 3 - es NO - 6 4.50,

21.204 1 6 - .2 9 - - - - 11 4:18

22.107 4 - 1 - '1 em Gm 2 4.00

23.204 1, 3 1 2 2 - 1 - 9 4.22

23.213 i 3 - 2 4 10 3 2 - 21 3.05

23.305 2 - 2 24 5 - ' 3' ... 12 3.00

50.220 6 - 2 2 - -,- 4 4.50

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`ft

Pt Number of st den

UNIT Value A B C D

01.106 3 1' 4 43 56

01.107 3 2 6 10 10

01.115 3 3 6 5 3

01.216 3 2 6 8 9

01.226 6 - - 2 1

01.230 6 2 5 2,

02.101 3 4 13 42 49

02.201 6 1 2 2 1

02.202 3 - 1 .2

02.205 2 1 1 3

02.209 3 - 2 1 3

03.103 4 2 8

03.122 A 2 2 13 25

03.131 4 1 8 40 20

03.209 6 1 - 6

03.217 3 - 1

0 223 3 1 5 3 12

03:225 1 - 1 - 1

03.230 /3 - 2 4a

03.232 3 - 3 1 5

03.234 6 1 4 9 4

6 03.240 1 1 1 , 1

("1-103241 1 2 2 2

11401 4 - 10 58 26

03.211 3 '1 Z. 9 6

03.205 6 0 6 7 9. 26 3.50

xx

1,4ch grade Total Ave *.

E.FWExamined 'Score

4 1.

14 13 1 131 3.11

4 5 - 37 3.38 ,

- 17 4.53

1 1 - 27 3.85

- 1 - 4 3.00

2 - 11 3.64

7 ,,, ^13 - 128 3.37

- - 6 4.50

2 - - 5 2,80

1 r 6 3.83

4 - 10 3.10-,

4 1 - 15 2.73

13 7 - 62 1.61

25 19 , - 113 3.51

2 2 - d 11 1.91

OW 1 4.00,

. - 23 3.61

- - - 2 4.0D

4 3.25

- - - 9 3.78

- 19 3.84,

1 13 3.25

- I - 7 3.57

1 14 2 1 3.45

24 3.13

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Pt Number of students in each grade Tota4. Ave *

UNIT ValueABvC D E F W Examined Score

04.111

04.121

04..123

04.132'

04.133

4

4

4

4

4

1 1 1

2 7. 7 5

3 2 3

3 2 7

1 1 -

-

4

-

-

-

-3

-

-

-

-

0. e

..

-04.2\13 , 6. - *- 1 ' - - ....

-04.221 6 4 3 Ii .

04.223 6 - 2 ,. 1 2 1 -04.231 6' 2 2 2 - - - ,

04.234 6 1 2 .1 2 - 1 -

05.111 3 a1. 3 2. 9 2) 5 -

05;203 6 1 1 1 .3 - - -06.102

.*

4 , 6 26 40 -

06.108 ( 4, _...7 2 4,..

1 - - -

06.113 4 i 3 4 8 - 1 ...

06.205 6 - 2 3 1 - 1

06.207 6 1 4 3 3 -.. 1 =

07.10e 4 2 9 15 10 11 9

,07.107

07:201 NO GRADES AWARDED

0 07.203

07.204 =.

07.207 6 .2 7 4 9 - -

07.304 - 1 12 19 .

, .- 1 -

07:305 6 1 1 11 19 - -

07.308

I 39

3 4.00

28 13.61

8 4.63

12 3.42

2': 4.50

-2 4.50

12 3.92

6 3.67

6 5.00

7 3.00

22 2.95

.6 4.00

74 3.49'

7 4.14

17 3.29

6 4.17

12 4.00

45 3.96 .

22 4.09

33 3.364 .

33 w3.42

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Pt Number rof students in each grade total Ave *

UNIT Value B C D E :'.;F W ExalAned Score:

07,319'

07:409

6 -

- -

5

6'

07.413 e 1 1 6

07.414 - 2 5

08.111 2 9 11 10

08.113 2 8 .11 15

08.123 '4 4 6 .8

508.228 3 2 1 3

08.234 6 - -

08.245 3 ' - 1 2

08.249 3 -

08.256 6 - - 2

08.261 3 - - -

08.264 3 - .. -

_09.102 4 5 11 23

09.135 2 1 1 1

09.136 2 1 1

09.251 3 - - , 3

09.253 3 - 2

12.101, 4 '2 36 .56

12.113 4 5 17

12.231 6 - -

45 12.232 6 0 4 7

12.233 6 0 0 0

12.104 4 -- 2 2!0 .

10.201 . 6 2 2

2

'1

3

61

17

2

-4

3

2

..

1

WV

-

i

42

3

-.'' 1

3

- 2

20

. 13

.1

1

0

3

1

8. 3.38

19 2.26

..., - 8 4.38

' - 12 3.58

15 _, 102 3.42'

: 2 - 57 3.89

' 2 - 22 4.64

, 2 1 - 13 3.54

2 5 2.20

1 1 -. 7 ,344

NO MI err 0 n '

Ir.

..

- -,:

'34

0 i0

3.67

".

-

32 ..20 143 2.26

- ,2 ., - 8, 3.25

- - - 3 4;33

- 1 - 7 3.14

1 5 3.00

,, 1 - 135 3.10

- . 3 - 38 3.55

at1 3.001. 411.

0 -1 2 13 4,00

0 0 0 . 0 _

.. 0' 0 0 7 3.86

0 1 0 6 3.67

-

I

I.

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. Pt Number of..students in each grade fOtal Ave *

UNIT Value A B C D E F W Examined Score

12421 4 0 0 2 3 0 1

14.242 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

14.251 6 0 0 0 1 0 0

d 14.261 6. 0 0 3 1 0 '0'

Op '13.204 6 0 1'' 7 0 2 2

13.205 6- 0 0_ 4 6 2( 0r

13.207 6 0 3 2 1 0 0

13.212 6 2 1 . 5 6 0 1

13.213 6 0 2 3 5 3 43

14.124 4 , 0 2 16 7, 40 0

14.134 4 0 '1 0 0, 0 0

14.231 6 0 1 1 3 0 0

14.241 6 0 0 1 0 0 0

413.101 4 0 1 15 19 3 4

13.152 4 2 8 12 2 0 0

0

0

6

0

0 1

0 4

0 12

0 124

0 6

'0 15

0 10

0 __25

0 1°

0 5

0 1

0 42

0 24

3.00.

.3.00

3.75

3.25

3.17

4.33

3.47

4.30

3.80

5.00

3.60

4.00

3.14

4.42

6.126 4 1 24w 1 1 0 cr . s 3.60

16.136 4 0 1 1 0 ,0 1 0 3 3.33

,14.440 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 lip 0

15.100 4 2 3 39 69 6 32 0. 151 2.87 .4

15.202 6 0 4 6 3 0 0 0 13' 4.08

. 15.204 6 0. 1 2 6 0 0 9 3.44

15.205 8 1 8 9 .7 2 3 0 30 3.67

15.207 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 400

15.209 6 1 1 ,3 1 0 0 0 6 4.33

15.216 6 0 ;1 2. 2° 0 fr 0 5 3.80

16.121 4,' 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3.00

13.202 2 4' 1 14 .2 0 0 23 3.57,

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Pt Number of.students in each grade:Total

Value ,AB°CDEFW. 'ExiMinedAve *.

Score

16.226 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1P 4.00

19.100 4 1 5 11 12 3 '3 0 35 3.43

19.102 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2.50°

19.201 '6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.00

19.203 6 0 2 1 1 0 JD -0 4 4%25

21.202 6 0 3 2 2 , 0 0 7 4.14

22.107 4 0 1 ' 1 3. 0- 1 0 6 3.17

23.101 1 6 10 7 6 6 '1 30 3.63

22.102 4 2 4 11 15 2 1 -,39 3.33

23.103 0 4 12 7 .3 1/;27 3.56,

19.205 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 , 2 5.00

21.111 4 1 7 12 3 0 1 0 ,24 4,13

21.201 6 0 3 10 0 0 1 0 -14 4:00

23.203 0 4 6 9 .1 1 0 20 3.70

23.204 1 2 6, 12 1 1 0 23 3.43

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APPENDIX 20

STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR OVERLOADS

(P.N:G. & S. Pac..Fulltime Students_ only)*

Total No.

15-16

17-18

19 +

'SEMESTER 1 1972

B.Ec.

85

0

0

1

J

B.Ed.

17

1

0

0A

B.Ag.

-

-

BA B.Sc.j

176 95

8 2

g1 '0 4

1 /

a/

0

...

SEMESTER 2 1972

.

Total No. .62 91 76 14 °

15-16 7 2 , 8 0 -

17 -18 4 0 0 0

19 + 0 0 . 0 0

SEMESTER 1 1973'

Total No.. 194 88 '107 45 58 ':

15-16 11 '''45:- 3 4 1

17-18 3 1 1 0 0

19+ 1 0 0', 0 0

* 2 Source:- Classification of Students and Enrolment

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BA B.Sc.

SEMESTER 2 1973

xxv i

B.Ag.B.Ec. B.Ed.

Total 'No. 168 69 83 64 58

15-16 13 8 15 4 1

17-18 9 0 2 2 0'19 + 0 0 1 0,

SEMESTER 1' 1974

0

Total No. 193;

91 /- 88 82 89

15-16 '11 7 8 6 0

17-18 4 0 3 1 -0

19 + 3 0 3 0 0

SEMESTER 2 1974

Total No. 181 85 75 79 72

15-16 7 14 9 7 0

17-18 6 . 4 2 2 0

19 + 2 0 0 0 , 0

ti

44

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-Siudents Withdrawing from Overloads

Enrolled Withdrawn

B.A. 9 3

B,Sc, 2 1

Semester 1 1972 B.Ec. 1 0

B.Ed, 1 0

Bs.A. 11 8

B,Sc, 2 2

Semester 2 1972 ., B.Ec. 8 . 0,.--

B,Ed. 0 0

B.A. 15 2

B.Sc. 6 4

Semester 1 1973 B.Ec, 4

.

B,Ed. 4

B.Ag. 1

B.A. 22

B.Sc. 8

Semester 2 1973 11,,Ec. 18 , 3

B.Ed, 6 0B.Ag. 1 0

3

2.

v., B.A.B.Sc.

Semester 1 1974. . B.Ec.B.Ed.

B.Ag.

45

18 3

7, 2._

14 .3

7.

. 0

0 0,

.

I1

/