FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE SELECTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF 12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN QATAR

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has led to the lockdown of major cities worldwide, which caused the early closure of schools and educational institutions in the towns affected. This pandemic had a negative impact on the performance of both art and science students. The data obtained from the ministry of education in Qatar. The data include grade 12 students' characteristics and scores in different subjects. This study examines the factors that influence the selection of the academic major. It also predicts the factors impacting grade 12 students' performance in art and science courses. Results from 1,410 grade 12 students show that several factors such as gender, age group, nationality, GPA of art and science courses affect the selection of the academic major of grade 12 students. Moreover, the findings from this study revealed that in addition to the students' characteristics, the pandemic of Covid-19 had a negative effect on students' performance in both art and science courses.