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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
A Correlation Study of University Students’ Academic Success
Tang Howe Eng, Imelia Laura Daneil
(Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sarawak, Kampus Mukah, Malaysia)
Abstract: This study aims to explore the relationship between academic success factors and academic success of the students. In this study, every effort was made to include all full time diploma students of a public university in Sarawak for the past six semester (three years) from January 2016 in order to provide a detailed overview of the entire population. Due to considerable constraints which cannot be controlled, the final samples yielded 175 randomly selected students for the past six semesters from January 2016. The instruments comprised the report of final examination analysis of the students and the detailed information from the students’ registration database. Data concerning students’ CGPA (cumulative grade point average), students’ gender, family income and the SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) results were then obtained. From the findings, university students’ academic success were significantly related to SPM results, particularly English, Mathematics and Science subjects. The finding also found that there is a significant difference in mean of recent CGPA between male and female students. The female students outperformed the male students counterpart in the university studies.
Key words: correlation study, academic success, demographic profiles, university
