The aim of the book was to examine the influence of some background and environmental factors on the academic performance of students of the College of Education, Addis Ababa University. Results suggested that it was the combined effect of both background and environmental variables. And, this was positively related to level of academic background, duration of prior exposure to the medium of instruction in college, getting placed into the COE based on choice, effort, and getting placed into major area of study on first choice. Results also suggested that there were significant differences...