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
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/1/LP_LOW%20KUEK%20LONG%20BRC%20B%2000_5pdf..PDF

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spelling	uitm-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 [Research Reports] (Unpublished)
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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.
format	Research Reports
author	Low, Kuek Long
author_facet	Low, Kuek Long
author_sort	Low, Kuek Long
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/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28663/1/LP_LOW%20KUEK%20LONG%20BRC%20B%2000_5pdf..PDF
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The determinants of academic achievements among students of UiTMKS, Sarawak

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