scholarly journals Retention Amongst Pre-University Students at a Foreign University Branch Campus in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Andrew Lee Hock Cheong ◽  
Pravinjit Kaur Harter Lochan Singh ◽  
Natasya Saat ◽  
Jasmine Low Hong Hoon
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Student Retention ◽  
Educational Quality ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Branch Campus ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

Student retention is of key importance to many private higher education institutions in Malaysia. This paper discusses the factors influencing a selected group of former pre-university students’ decision to continue their undergraduate studies in the same university where they had completed their pre-university studies. In-depth interviews were conducted, and three major themes of student retention were identified namely, the educational quality at the institution, educational quality at pre-university level and the overall conducive study and support environment. The findings provide insights on retention related challenges and issues faced by this group of students. This study also suggests ways on how the university could successfully improve its student retention.

scholarly journals Pengabdian pada Masyarakat Kegiatan Perencanaan dan Pelaksanaan Gapura Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi di RW 01, RW 06, RW 08 Kelurahan Tlogomas Malang

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Fifi Damayanti ◽  
Meidha Ayu Sitrina ◽  
Abdur Rohim Sidiq
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
The Road ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The University

Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi (Unitri) merupakan salah satu perguruan tinggi swasta yang secara geografis terletak di Jl. Telaga Warna blok C, Tlogomas Malang. Letak kampus yang masuk wilayah pemukiman warga menjadi kendala bagi calon mahasiswa dan masyarakat awam yang belum mengetahui letak Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi dengan baik. Adapun permasalahan lain karena tidak tersedianya akses penunjuk jalan menuju kampus tersebut. Hal inilah yang menginsipirasi dilaksanakannya pengabdian masyarakat berupa perencanaan dan pelaksanaan gapura Unitri sebagai penunjuk arah sekaligus ikon kampus Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi. Gapura ini memiliki dimensi sebagai berikut; luas alas 1,33 x 1,04m, tinggi 6,65m, jumlah undakan 38bh, sama untuk kedua sisinya. RAB gapura Unitri membutuhkan dana Rp. 41.900.000.00, dengan waktu pelaksanaan 2 bulan. Adapun tujuan pengabdiaan masyarakat ini adalah; (1). Pembangunan gapura Unitri sebagai akses penunjuk jalan menuju kampus Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi. (2). Menciptakan bangunan yang memiliki nilai estetika dan menerapkan konsep kerajaan Majapahit. (3). Menciptakan eksistensi kampus dan beberapa rw terkait serta dapat digunakan sebagai media promosi. Metode yang digunakan oleh penulis adalah metode difusi iptek. Pengabdian masyarakat ini menghasilkan sebuah produk desain gapura Unitri. Pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat diperoleh kesimpulan sebagai berikut; (1). Tersedianya akses penunjuk jalan menuju kampus Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi. (2). Menciptakan bangunan yang memiliki nilai estetika dan menerapkan konsep Majapahit, yang merupakan identitas Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi. (3). Digunakan sebagai media promosi kampus dan kepentingan rw terkait. ABSTRACT Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University (Unitri) is one of the private higher education institutions that is geographically located at Telaga Warna street blok C, Tlogomas Malang. Location of the campus input the residential area is an obstacle for prospective students and the general public who do not know the location of Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University well. As for other problems because of the unavailability access to the road guide to that located. This is what inspires the implementation of community service in the form of planning and implementing the Gate Unitri as a guide and Unitri icon. Gate Unitri has the use dimensions ; base area 1.33 x 1.04m, height 6.65m, number of steps 38, same for both sides . RAB Gate Unitri needs Rp. 41,900,000.00 , with a execution time of 2 months. The purpose of this community service is ; (1). Archway Construction Unitri is the access guide to Unitri. (2). Creating buildings that have aesthetic value and applying the Unitri concept . (3). Creating the existence of campuses and some rw related and can be used as promotional media. The method used is the author by science and technology diffusion method. This community service produces a gate design product Unitri . The implementation of community service is concluded as follows; (1). The availability of access to the road guide to Unitri. (2). The success of applying the concept of the Majapahit kingdom was in accordance with the name identity of the University of Tribhuwana Tunggadewi. (3). Maked as media promotion of campus and interests rw related.

Fostering Successful Learning Communities to Meet the Diverse Needs of University Students by Creating Brain Based Online Learning Environments

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Silvia L. Braidic
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

This paper introduces the reader on how to foster successful learning communities to meet the diverse needs of university students by creating a brain based online learning environment. Students come in all shapes and sizes. At the university level, students enrolled in online programs, have made a choice to do so. Today, online education is a unique and important venue for many students wishing to continue (or start) their education. It is part of a new culture with many distinct characteristics (Farrell, 2001). For instructors, online instruction creates its own set of challenges in terms of the course design and implementation. The author hopes that developing an understanding of how to create a brain based online learning environment will inform the reader of ways to foster successful learning communities to most effectively meet the diverse needs of the students it serves.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic factors influencing smartphone addiction in university students

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz ◽  
Juan-Manuel Trujillo-Torres ◽  
Santiago Alonso-García ◽  
Carmen Rodríguez-Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
University Population ◽  
The University

The development of mobile devices has affected the way of life of university students, affecting their daily habits and sometimes their health. Specifically, in recent years a series of illnesses have developed as a result of the constant use of smartphones by the university population, which has come to be catalogued as an at-risk population. The aim of this work was to analyze the sociodemographic factors that influence the smartphone addiction of university students. For the measurement of the levels of addiction, the standardized instrument Smartphone Addiction Scale was used in a sample of 385 students from the University of Granada, Spain. A multiple linear regression model was used as a statistical test, highlighting that the factor influencing smartphone addiction is the time of use. Finally, the study includes a series of implications derived from the results obtained, with the aim of establishing preventive measures to help to mitigate smartphone addiction.

scholarly journals Information literacy in Portugal

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Malheiro da Silva ◽  
Viviana Fernández Marcial
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Science ◽  
University Level ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The University

A paper present some data about a project which, although focused on the specific case of Portugal, intents to make a scientific approach of the challenges of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and its impact in the field of the information literacy, considering the actual context of the Information Society. The main questions that it intents to answer are: understand how the university students face the new competences required by the creation of the EHEA; know how these students are prepared in terms of information competences, in three different moments, i.e., prior to the university, during the university frequency period and at the end of the university degree. The inter and transdiscisplinary approach between the Education, Cognitive Sciences and Information Science are clearly stated in the epistemological and theoretical model that supports it, profiting of the interaction between information needs produced in the educational context and the student’s informational universe and its dynamics, without forgetting to consider the connections of student’s informational behavior with their personal and social context and demands. The study will be performed on a national scale, in order to allow comparisons between regions with different development levels. The sample will include students from both study cycles. The methodology used in this study will be divided in two areas, qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research will permit to obtain precious indicators about the students’ information behavior, expectations, needs and use of information. The indicators obtained in qualitative research will be used to design questionnaires, which will to be performed in 17 high schools and 17 universities, with an estimated sample of approximately 2000 students. The final result of this research will be the design of an informational behavior map, at the university level, and the development of a model concerning the promotion of information competences in Portuguese university students.

scholarly journals Graduating into a Pandemic: Exploring the Factors Influencing the Anxiety Level of the University Finalists

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Sala Uddin Ahmmed ◽  
Amima Najnin Maria
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The University

COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency of international agony and poses a significant mental health threat among university students in Bangladesh. This study aims to explore the factors influencing the anxiety level of the students graduating into this pandemic. An online study was conducted and we sampled final year university students from Hamdard University Bangladesh by using convenience sampling. They responded to a questionnaire packet that included the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and those inquiring about the respondents’ demographic and other relevant information. Results indicated that 13.46% of the students were experiencing severe anxiety. Furthermore, living in urban areas (OR = 3.12, 95% CI = 0.95 – 10. 16), being poor (OR = 34. 11, 95% CI = 2.52 – 461.67) and having relatives or acquaintances infected with COVID-19 (OR = 3.21, 95% CI = 0.06 – 0.69) were risk factors for anxiety. Conversely, living with parents (OR = 0.12, 95% CI = 0.02 – 0.63) was a protective factor against the anxiety of university finalists. Also, results of correlation analysis indicated that academic delays worry about finding a job, financial condition and influence on daily life were positively related to the level of anxiety symptoms (P < 0.05), whereas social support, was negatively correlated with their anxiety (P > 0.05). It is recommended that the mental health of students graduating amid this pandemic should be monitored to provide crisisoriented mental services to alleviate the anxiousness of the university finalists.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Research Productivity of Private Higher Education Institutions Lecturers in Kopertis Region XII Maluku and North Maluku

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
maryani yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Inhibiting Factor ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions

A researcher is said to be productive after publishing their findings. The analysis of the Science and Technology Index portal, called SINTA, shows the productivity of researches of private higher education institutions lecturers in Kopertis Region XII Maluku and North Maluku is still very low. The ranking of private higher education institutions in Kopertis Region XII compared with other universities in Indonesia further strengthens the opinion. This research aimed to determine the factors influencing the research productivity of private higher education institutions lecturers in Kopertis Region XII. The method used was an online survey on 155 samples of lecturers in Maluku and North Maluku. The data obtained were analyzed statistically descriptive. The results showed that research productivity is influenced by individual and institutional factors. Individually, the biggest driving factor is the perception of the function and benefits of research for human life, while the smallest one is the desires to be famous and financial benefits. The biggest inhibiting factor is the limited cost of research and publication, while the smallest is the motivation to research and publish. Institutionally, library facilities are deemed inadequate, thus contributing less to the increase of research productivity.

scholarly journals Teaching Effectiveness in Private Higher Education Institutions in Botswana: Analysis of Students’ Perceptions

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Som Pal Baliyan ◽  
Fazlur Rehman Moorad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
T Test ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This quantitative study analyzed the perceptions of students on teaching effectiveness in private higher education institutions in Botswana. An exploratory and descriptive survey research design was adopted in this study. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data through a survey of 560 stratified randomly sampled students in private higher education institutions in Botswana. A One sample t-test and an Independent t-test were used for data analysis. A significant high level of teaching effectiveness was determined. Several items measuring teaching effectiveness contributed significantly negative to teaching effectiveness and therefore, it was recommended that lecturers should use strategies to improve on those areas of teaching to enhance their teaching. No difference in teaching effectiveness was determined with respect to age, gender and nationality of the students. However, there was a significant difference in the students’ perceptions on teaching effectiveness between the university and the non- university institutions and, lecturers were found to be more effective in their teaching at the universities as compared to the lecturers in the non -university institutions. Therefore, a further study exploring the factors contributing to such differences is recommended to improve the quality of teaching in the non- university type of private higher education institutions in Botswana.

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