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The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak

There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of academic achievement at the tertiary educational level for Malaysian students despite the important role that universities play in the Malaysian communities, this study is an attempt to examine the relationship between prior achievement, soc...

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Main Author: Low, Kuek Long
Format: Research Reports
Language:English
Published: Bureau of Research and Consultancy (BRC) 2000
Subjects:
Study and teaching. Research
Performance. Competence. Academic achievement
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spelling my.uitm.ir.286632020-03-04T04:35:51Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/ The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak Low, Kuek Long Study and teaching. Research Performance. Competence. Academic achievement There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of academic achievement at the tertiary educational level for Malaysian students despite the important role that universities play in the Malaysian communities, this study is an attempt to examine the relationship between prior achievement, socio-economic background, mass media environment and academic achievement at UiTM Samarahan Campus. This study found that prior achievement, career expectation, father's educational attainment and mass media environment, in particular reading in the English Language Medium contribute positively to academic achievement. On the other hand, findings of the study suggest that there is no meaningful relationship between attending pre-commerce classes and academic achievement. Bureau of Research and Consultancy (BRC) 2000-11 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/1/LP_LOW%20KUEK%20LONG%20BRC%20B%2000_5pdf..PDF Low, Kuek Long (2000) The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak. [Research Reports] (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
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content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
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topic Study and teaching. Research
Performance. Competence. Academic achievement
spellingShingle Study and teaching. Research
Performance. Competence. Academic achievement
Low, Kuek Long
The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
description There is a paucity of systematic research on prediction of academic achievement at the tertiary educational level for Malaysian students despite the important role that universities play in the Malaysian communities, this study is an attempt to examine the relationship between prior achievement, socio-economic background, mass media environment and academic achievement at UiTM Samarahan Campus. This study found that prior achievement, career expectation, father's educational attainment and mass media environment, in particular reading in the English Language Medium contribute positively to academic achievement. On the other hand, findings of the study suggest that there is no meaningful relationship between attending pre-commerce classes and academic achievement.
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author Low, Kuek Long
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title The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
title_short The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
title_full The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
title_fullStr The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak
title_sort determinants of academic achievements among students of uitmks, sarawak
publisher Bureau of Research and Consultancy (BRC)
publishDate 2000
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/1/LP_LOW%20KUEK%20LONG%20BRC%20B%2000_5pdf..PDF
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