Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.

Based on the adjustment model by Baker and Siryk (1984), this study aimed to explore college adjustment processes experienced by 250 first year university students attending various undergraduate programs at a Malaysian public university. In addition it examined the role of gender in college adjustm...

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Main Authors: Jusoh, Rosnani, Abdullah, Maria Chong, Elias, Habibah, Mahyuddin, Rahil, Uli, Jegak
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19213/
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author Jusoh, Rosnani
Abdullah, Maria Chong
Elias, Habibah
Mahyuddin, Rahil
Uli, Jegak
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Abdullah, Maria Chong
Elias, Habibah
Mahyuddin, Rahil
Uli, Jegak
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description Based on the adjustment model by Baker and Siryk (1984), this study aimed to explore college adjustment processes experienced by 250 first year university students attending various undergraduate programs at a Malaysian public university. In addition it examined the role of gender in college adjustment and the impact of college adjustment on students academic achievement. The study employed a correlation design and data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to address the research objectives. Findings from this study showed that students overall adjustment was at a moderate level and male students were found to be better adjusted compared to female students. Results indicated that over a period of one semester students academic achievement was found to be significantly predicted by college overall adjustment, academic adjustment and personal-emotional adjustment.
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spelling upm-192132015-05-19T02:55:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19213/ Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university. Jusoh, Rosnani Abdullah, Maria Chong Elias, Habibah Mahyuddin, Rahil Uli, Jegak Based on the adjustment model by Baker and Siryk (1984), this study aimed to explore college adjustment processes experienced by 250 first year university students attending various undergraduate programs at a Malaysian public university. In addition it examined the role of gender in college adjustment and the impact of college adjustment on students academic achievement. The study employed a correlation design and data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to address the research objectives. Findings from this study showed that students overall adjustment was at a moderate level and male students were found to be better adjusted compared to female students. Results indicated that over a period of one semester students academic achievement was found to be significantly predicted by college overall adjustment, academic adjustment and personal-emotional adjustment. 2008-11 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Jusoh, Rosnani and Abdullah, Maria Chong and Elias, Habibah and Mahyuddin, Rahil and Uli, Jegak (2008) Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university. In: International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 17-19 Nov. 2008, Madrid, Spain. . Student adjustment Academic achievement
spellingShingle Student adjustment
Academic achievement
Jusoh, Rosnani
Abdullah, Maria Chong
Elias, Habibah
Mahyuddin, Rahil
Uli, Jegak
Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.
title Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.
title_full Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.
title_fullStr Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.
title_full_unstemmed Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.
title_short Adjustment among first year students in a Malaysian university.
title_sort adjustment among first year students in a malaysian university.
topic Student adjustment
Academic achievement
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19213/