Do approaches to learning affect academic performance of business ethics students?
The objectives of this study are to explore the approaches to learning Business Ethics course adopted by students and to examine the relationship between learning approaches and academic performances of Business Ethics course. A questionnaire survey was administered to 209 students taking Business...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penerbit UTHM
2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/30603/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/30603/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/30603/1/JTET5%281%292013.pdf |
| Summary: | The objectives of this study are to explore the approaches to learning Business Ethics course adopted by students
and to examine the relationship between learning approaches and academic performances of Business Ethics
course. A questionnaire survey was administered to 209 students taking Business Ethics course in a higher learning
institution in Malaysia. The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) was used to assess the
learning approaches adopted by students, whilst the study used Final Examination to measure students’ academic
performance. The results indicate that majority students, both male and female groups prefer to use deep approach
in studying Business Ethics. The findings also reveal that there are significant positive relationships between deep
and strategic approaches and academic performance. On the other hand, there is a significant negative relationship
between surface approach and examination result. This study provide guidance to educators to adopt effective
teaching strategies to improve student learning by encouraging the right approaches to learning in order to improve
students’ academic performance.
Keywords: learning approaches, academic performance, ASSIST, gender, ethical judgment |
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