Statistical fact of students' background and academic achievement in higher educational institution

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Hasan, Noshida and Adam, Mohd. Bakri and Mustapha, Norwati and Midi, Habshah (2010) Statistical fact of students' background and academic achievement in higher educational institution. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 8. pp. 79-84. ISSN 1877-0428

Abstract

The differences in academic achievement among students are a topic that has drawn interest of many academic researchers and Malaysian society. This paper describes the results of a detailed statistical analysis relating to the degree classification obtained at the end of their studies (first class, second class upper or second class lower) between undergraduate students and their backgrounds. In this study, students’ data from one of the higher educational institution in Malaysia from 1997 to 2006 are used. Visual analysis of categorical data techniques had been applied to reveal the students’ academic achievement pattern from various backgrounds.The findings can assist the institution in determining future policy on student admissions and to provide the necessary plans to improve student achievement.

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Item Type:	Article
Subject:	Academic achievement
Subject:	Universities and colleges
Subject:	Statistical analysis
Divisions:	Faculty of Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.011
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Degree classification; Higher educational institution; Visual analysis of categorical data techniques
Depositing User:	Najwani Amir Sariffudin
Date Deposited:	30 Apr 2013 10:15
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2015 02:59
Altmetrics:	http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.011
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16836
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