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Publication Date: 2007-Nov
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Family, Learning Environments, Learning Approaches, and Student Outcomes in a Malaysian Private University
Kek, Megan A. Yih Chyn; Darmawan, I. Gusti Ngurah; Chen, Yu Sui
International Education Journal, v8 n2 p318-336 Nov 2007
This article presents the quantitative findings from a mixed methods study of students and faculty at a private medical university in Malaysia. In particular, the relationships among students' individual characteristics, general self-efficacy, family context, university and classroom learning environments, curriculum, approaches to learning, and measures of students' academic achievement, self-directed learning readiness and mental health at the student level. Data were collected from 392 students attending a private medical university in Malaysia. The findings from the partial least square path analysis (PLSPATH) suggest that: (a) parental involvement continues to impact and influence student learning process, and related student outcomes, at the university level, and (b) a surface approach to learning is related to poor quality processes and outcomes and a deep approach to learning is related to high quality processes and outcomes. (Contains 3 figures, 3 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Private Colleges, Path Analysis, Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Least Squares Statistics, Educational Environment, Cognitive Style, Questionnaires, Learning Readiness, Learning Strategies, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Concept Mapping
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