GROUP 4 BIOSTATISTIC PROJECT

STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS BACKGROUND AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIRD YEAR STUDENTS 2011/2012 OF HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY, UNIVERSITY KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR CAMPUS.

GROUP MEMBERSName Matric numberNURRYZA BT IDRIS A130627NUR AZUIN BT MOHD ASRI A127596

LIM SOCK JIN A130392NUR SHAFIKHA BT SAARI A130312SUHARDI B TAEP A127373SHAFIKHA BINTI MOHD SAARI A127547NUR ATEERA A127636NURUL ASYIKIN BT ZULKIFLI A127727

NURUL ANIZAH A127027THIVYANANTHINI A127249WOI PUI CHYI A130391ANG SHU MIN A126786LEONG QI FANG A126803

INTRODUCTION This study is to:

determine the relationship between student’s background which include parents education, schooling experience, major examination result and family economic status and academic achievement in university.

Many researches show that:

High educated parents cause positive influence on students academic achievements (Jimerson et al, 1999).

Boarding school act as a role as a body of motivated and well-rounded students who study and live with supportive inclusive academic community, prepare the student well for future education (The Association of Boarding School of United State, 2003)

The entry channels (STPM, Matriculation, Diploma) in university is a major factor in influencing success of students in higher education institution (Norsida H et al, 2010).

Parents involvement in education plays an important role in supporting academic achievement of a student (LaBahn, 1995)

Research Question

Is there any relationship between the students’s background and the academic achivements among third year undergraduates of FSK 2011/2012, UKM?

Research JustificationThis research is conducted to

- study the relationship of students’s background and the academic achievements in third year undergraduates of Faculty of Health Sciences (FSK) 2011/2012 session, UKM.

-prove that students background will affects their academic achievements in university.

- identify the factors that will affect the effort and passion in achieving good target in university.

- identify the factors that will affect thier study patterns and thier academic performances.The factors involve are the type of secondary school attended, home environment, family economic status, family and peer support.

HYPOTHESIS Null Hypothesis, H0

There is a relationship between students background and their academic achievements in university.

Alternative Hypothesis, HaThere is no relationship between students

background and their academic achievements in university.

OBJECTIVE General Objective

To study the relationship between students background and academic achievements in third year students 2011/2012 of Health Sciences Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus.

Specific Objectives To identify the demographic patterns of third year

undergraduate of Health Sciences Faculty students. To identify the effect of courses choosen during UPU

application on students achievements in university. To compare students’ results during pre-university

and results during university. To compare the performance of students in every

semester. To determine the study pattern among the third year

undergraduate of Health Sciences Faculty students.

Research Design Correlation in design.

Cross sectional study whereby we analyzes data of a group of subjects at the present state of study.

First Variable: the background of the students

Second Variable: is the academic performance which will be determined by their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) from their first until fifth semester and then we will look whether their CGPA will be affected by their background or not.

All third year students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus.

All third year students in the Faculty of Health Sciences in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus.

TARGET POPULATION

Sample Study

SAMPLING METHOD

Stratified random sampling –

Population study that consist of all third year 2011/2012 undergraduates of Faculty of Health Sciences (FSK), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus which will divided into strata according to respective courses in FSK

Sample Frame

Audiology

15

Speech10

Dietetics25

Nutrition30

Environmental Health

15

PDR15

Optometry28

Biomedical Science

42

SAMPLE SIZEChi-square test, df =1, with significant level of 5%, and

degree of accuracy, Δ  is 5%.

                   

where  c² = 3.84, Δ= 0.05, p = 0.5, N= population size

=  

=  161.50 ≈  162

-In case of occurrence of missing data, outliers and attrition, estimate 10% of the proportion would drop out in ordered to achieve the final desired sample size.

The formula to make up for the losses of samples: 

-Final sample size=180 subjects.

MATERIAL AND RESEARCH METHOD Questionnaire:

4 CategoriesPersonal informationFamily HistorySecondary SchoolPre-university

Location: Kuala Lumpur Campus area

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

One sample t-test

Pearson correlation

Independent t-test

One way aNova

Descriptive test

VARIABLE DEFINITIONS Dependent Variable

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (CGPA)

Independent Variable Personal Information

Gender Age Status Course Academic achievement

Academic achievement  Family History

Parent statusParents Highest educationParents occupation

Secondary schoolType of schoolTime spent in co-curricular activitiesTime spent in study

Pre-universityHighest certificateAcademic achievement

ETHICAL ISSUES

Voluntary and will be held confidentially.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Patterns of study Learning environment Demographic factors-Gender- Courses

Students’ Backgraound

Parents’ educational levels

No. of study hours

Urban or Rural

Academic performance

High CGPA(>3.00)

Low CGPA (<3.00)

Highest certificate achievement in pre-university

No of siblings

INCLUSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE DATA

Inclusion Criteria:  All third year undergraduates of FSK, UKM

session 2011/2012

Exclusion Criteria Research Group 4 member’s Biomedical science

student Forensic Science Program, Occupational Therapy,

Physiotherapy of FSK, UKM session 2011/2012