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THE FACTORS THATINFLUENCE THE COLLEGE

CHOICE OFSTUDENTS

Mohd Hilmi Bin IsaDr. Amirmudin Bin Udin


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Introduction

Vision 2020

Transformation plans:

GTP

ETP

TVET in Malaysia also going through transformation:

To achieve 40% of skilled workers by the year of 2015


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But this is what happen now

There is still a lack of participation of students in

certain fields: Science & technology: in the year of 2000 shows that

only 17.5% students that enrolled in diploma science

programs and 25.8% in technical field.While in degree level, only 35.63% students were

enrolled in science and technology field.

(Source: Norliza dan Sufean, 2009)


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But this is what happen now

At Giatmara in Johor state:

14 from 20 kinds of course lack of students enrollment.

(Source: Giatmara, 2011)


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THE FACTORSTHAT

INFLUENCETHE COLLEGECHOICE OFSTUDENTS

Socioeconomicstatus

Aptitude

Level ofeducationalaspiration

High schoolperformance

Significantpersons

influences

Fixed CollegeCharacteristics

College Effortsto

Communicate

with students


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Socioeconomic Status

Level of parents income.

Parents level of education.

Family size.


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Aptitude

Defined as skill or nature talent of someone.

Used by college administrator for screening

purpose of new students admission.

Sometimes, students themselves will choose the

college that fit their own aptitude.


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Level of educational

aspiration

Usually it involve 2 parties which are the students

themselves and their parents.

Students with high education aspiration will doubled

their efforts to further their study in degree

programs.

But, either students or their parents with low

education aspiration will end up by further their

study in colleges that offered diploma programs.


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High school performance

Will be counted by the college administrator for the

admission of new students.

Students that excellent in their study will be

encouraged by others to further their study to a

higher level.


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Significant persons influences Family members

Peers High School Personnel

Influenced in 3 ways:

Their comments will form expectations of the particularcollege to the students.

They will give their views directly for the college in which the

student must go.

close friend who was in the same college selection process

can affect the results of their partner.


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Fixed College Characteristics

includes:

Locations

Cost (Financial aid)

Availability of Program


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College Efforts to Communicate with

students

Students preferred to attend a college that have a

good reputation. The college efforts such as:

Written Information

Campus Visit

Publicity

Public relations

Radio & TV adds


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Conclusion

The decreasing rates of enrollment in TVET

programs can tarnish the image of TVET itself. Terminating those courses are not always a good

idea to encounter the crisis, but research must be

done to identify the causes of the problem.


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