Abstract
The purpose of this study is to recognize the influencing factors in program selection in pre-university level and its relationship with student’s achievement. Competition among school leavers to further their studies at a higher level institution is getting tougher; making choosing a program offered by universities becomes a real challenge. After completing secondary school studies, most universities require students to complete a minimum of 1–2 years of post-secondary education before enrolment. Pre-university program is one of the options of post-secondary education. Since the curriculum of pre-university program is very comprehensive, students attending this program have to undergo various challenges throughout their academic sessions. Therefore, students are expected to have their own targets and focus prior to attending any of these studies. In this study, the researchers use a survey to investigate and analyze factors that influence students’ decisions in choosing a pre-university program and also the relationship between their decisions making with their academic achievements. The study reveals that all the factors listed significantly influence the students’ decision making in choosing a pre-university program. However, not all of these factors are taken into consideration in choosing a program that has a significant relationship with their achievement. Therefore, knowledge derived from this study is beneficial to the Ministry of Higher Education and any higher learning institutions which offer pre-university programs including the policy makers. The knowledge also allows policy makers to plan preemptive action to improve student’s performance.
Highlights
According to Education Act of 1996, the National Education System of Malaysia consists of five levels of education which comprises of pre-school education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary education, and higher education
In pre-university studies, there are two programs offered to students which are Life Sciences (LS) and Physical Sciences (PS)
“Pre” means before, “pre-university” means the course that one has to take before enrolling into a university program
Summary
According to Education Act of 1996, the National Education System of Malaysia consists of five levels of education which comprises of pre-school education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary education, and higher education. Post-secondary education includes the Malaysian Certificate of Higher Education (Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia, STPM), diploma, matriculation or pre-university certificate. In pre-university studies, there are two programs offered to students which are Life Sciences (LS) and Physical Sciences (PS). Students are advised to determine the ideal study program for them to avoid failure as a result of choosing the wrong program. This study is conducted to determine the factors that influence students’ choice of pre-university program. “Pre” means before, “pre-university” means the course that one has to take before enrolling into a university program. A pre-university program takes between one to two years to complete
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