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Academic probation of private

university studentsThis article discusses the factors contributing to academic probation in university settings andhighlights the problems that students encounter in higher education institutions in Bangladesh. Thearticle focuses on students facing academic probation at two private universities in Bangladeshand analyzes students' response with respect to nine different factors - difficulty in understandinglanguage, weak communication skills, weak educational background, grading too difficult,involvement with other activities, wrong course selection, lack of seriousness in studies, familyproblem, and personal problem.

DR. J ASHIM UDDIN AHMED

Students at leisure at a private university

Academic probation serves as a form of punishment to encourage satisfactory student performance, as a

method to inform students of the gravity of their academic situation, and a way to identify students who

may be at risk for leaving the institution so that steps can be taken to help them improve their performance.

Failure to maintain satisfactory progress can lead to the cancellation of financial aid, academic probation,

dismissal, or other equally serious consequences. Student whos CGPA will be between 1 and 2 after the

first two semesters will be placed on probation for the next two semesters. Failure to raise their CGPA to

at least 2 after the probation period will lead to dismissal from the university. Probationary students also

exhibit lower levels of motivation impacting their beliefs about how much control they have in improving their

academic standing. It is a transition period in which a student is given time to try to redeem failing grades

or bad conduct. Bad grades may result in academic probation, and parental disapproval. A student will be

placed on probation during a period of low performance or bad conduct, and after the trial period, if the

students performance does not improve, expulsion may come. Probation is not new in academic arena, but

the importance of such problems in developing country is a recent issue.Students falling into academic probation

Difficulty in understanding language: Understanding the language and class lecture can be described as a

predictor of academic success; most of these rely on standardized test scores as measures of proficiency

and GPA as the measure of success. To comprehend the classroom lectures and the texts a student needs

to have a fair understanding of the English language, the medium of instruction is English in most of the

private university in Bangladesh as it is mandatory for the classroom lectures of private universities in

Bangladesh to be delivered in English. In general, the textbooks for higher studies are also written in

English. Consequently, a student who has good ability in listening and comprehending the English language

and can appropriately correspond in English should usually find it easier to understand the subject matters

discussed in the class, and vice versa. Hence, difficulty in understanding language has been presumed to

have a positive influence on a student struggling in academic performance, and eventually falling into

academic probation.

Weak communication skills: Effective communication skill is vital for good academic performance. The

inclusion of oral presentations is a major feature of coursework in private universities in Bangladesh. In

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