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Major Selection Tendency among Creative Arts Students, Academy of Arts and Creative Technology, UMS †

Both teachers and students are concerned about choosing majors. The gap between initial student expectations and external circumstances might lead to inferior academic performance and higher dropout rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the majors chosen by university freshmen and the fa...

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Main Author: Victor Pangayan
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
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LC3001-3501 Asians
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35400/
https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/82/1/26
https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082026
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spelling my.ums.eprints.354002023-05-22T02:47:55Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35400/ Major Selection Tendency among Creative Arts Students, Academy of Arts and Creative Technology, UMS † Victor Pangayan LC3001-3501 Asians N1-58 General Both teachers and students are concerned about choosing majors. The gap between initial student expectations and external circumstances might lead to inferior academic performance and higher dropout rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the majors chosen by university freshmen and the factors that influenced their selection of creative arts majors. They filled out surveys about ASTiF’s Creative Arts majors. Results show that desire, family, lecturer, and course difficulty influence student major selection. According to the survey, students have their own perceptions of majors before pursuing these specialisations. Academic accomplishment, personal and social growth, and retention must be outlined in advance. Better preparation and communication between teachers, students, and parents are needed to identify more appropriate majors for each student. Universities could perhaps offer courses geared toward the aspects of academic choices, attitudes, and social skills. This should be a process, not an event, and should include peer-mentoring and staff—student engagement to choose an ASTiF Creative Arts major. MDPI 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35400/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35400/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Victor Pangayan (2022) Major Selection Tendency among Creative Arts Students, Academy of Arts and Creative Technology, UMS †. Proceedings. pp. 1-7. https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/82/1/26 https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082026 https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2022082026
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Major Selection Tendency among Creative Arts Students, Academy of Arts and Creative Technology, UMS †
description Both teachers and students are concerned about choosing majors. The gap between initial student expectations and external circumstances might lead to inferior academic performance and higher dropout rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the majors chosen by university freshmen and the factors that influenced their selection of creative arts majors. They filled out surveys about ASTiF’s Creative Arts majors. Results show that desire, family, lecturer, and course difficulty influence student major selection. According to the survey, students have their own perceptions of majors before pursuing these specialisations. Academic accomplishment, personal and social growth, and retention must be outlined in advance. Better preparation and communication between teachers, students, and parents are needed to identify more appropriate majors for each student. Universities could perhaps offer courses geared toward the aspects of academic choices, attitudes, and social skills. This should be a process, not an event, and should include peer-mentoring and staff—student engagement to choose an ASTiF Creative Arts major.
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