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PERCEPTION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PERCEPTION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MUET’S RESULTS AMONG UKM STUDENTS:MUET’S RESULTS AMONG UKM STUDENTS:COMPARISON OF ELS AND MALAY STUDIES COMPARISON OF ELS AND MALAY STUDIES
STUDENTSSTUDENTS
MOHAMAD SYAFIQ BIN MOHAMAD AZHAR A146916MOHAMAD SYAFIQ BIN MOHAMAD AZHAR A146916NUR SYAZWANI BINTI MOHD ZOLKIFLI A145043NUR SYAZWANI BINTI MOHD ZOLKIFLI A145043NURZALINA BINTI OSMANNURZALINA BINTI OSMAN A145009 A145009
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYBACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
•MUET is an English language proficiency test to establish benchmark among Malaysian students.•Students are graded into 6 bands; band 1 (lowest) and band 6 (highest).•Students need to achieve a minimum grade offered by the courses in faculties in order to get selected to higher institution.•Problem rises as the total result of MUET plays a major role to determine students’ admission to university.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDYOBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1. To investigate the of both ELS and Malays Language Students about the importance of MUET’s results for university’s admission and job application.
2. To find out whether MUET’s results students’ proficiency in English.
perception
reflects
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• What are the ELS student’s about MUET and its results for university’s admission and job application?
• What are the Malay studies students’ about MUET and its results for university’s admission and job application?
• What are the and
between the perception of both the ELS and Malay studies students towards MUET?
perceptionsperceptions
perceptionsperceptions
similaritiessimilarities differencesdifferences
METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY
• Quantitative
• Instrument used: Questionnaire comprises of 3 parts.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
STUDENTS OPINION ABOUT MUET
MUET’S RESULTS AND ITS ABOLISHMENT
PART A PART B PART C
•20 respondents took part in the survey.•10 from ELS and 10 from Malay studies language.•Same faculty•Age (20 to 21 years old)
FINDINGSFINDINGS
PART A:RESPONDENT 60%
40%
FINDINGSFINDINGS
4.1.1 MUET band percentage4.1.1 MUET band percentage4.1.1 MUET band percentage4.1.1 MUET band percentage
PART A:4.1.1 MUET band
percentage
FINDINGS
FINDINGS
PART
B:
4.2.
1 Ta
ble
of
Engl
ish
Lang
uage
St
udie
s re
spon
ds
STATEMENT
SD D A SAMEAN
TN P
TN P TN P TN P
1. It is important to prepare for MUET. 0 0 1 10 4 40 5 50 3.4
2. MUET can improve my English skills. 0 0 2 20 5 50 3 30 3.1
3. It is easy to score for MUET. 2 20 5 50 3 30 0 0 2.1
4. The MUET band that I got reflects my
English proficiency level.
1 10 3 30 5 50 1 10 2.6
5. MUET is important for student to enter
university.
0 0 2 20 3 30 5 50 3.3
6. Studying for MUET is wasting my time. 2 20 6 60 2 20 0 0 2.0
7. MUET is not necessary for admission to
university.
2 20 4 40 3 30 1 10 2.3
8. MUET is so hard to score. 1 10 1 10 6 60 2 20 3.3
9. The MUET results are not reliable because
the examiners are bias.
0 0 1 10 6 60 3 30 3.2
10. MUET is useful when applying for jobs. 1 10 5 50 9 90 0 0 3.8
ELS
ELS
FINDINGS
FINDINGS
PART
B: 4
.2.2
Tab
le o
f M
alay
Stu
dies
res
pond
sSTATEMENT SD D A SA MEAN
TN P TN P TN P TN P
1. It is important to prepare for MUET. 0 0 1 10 8 80 1 10 3.0
2. MUET can improve my English skills. 0 0 0 0 10 10
0
0 0 3.0
3. It is easy to score for MUET. 0 0 7 70 2 20 1 10 2.4
4. The MUET band that I got reflects my
English proficiency level.
0 0 3 30 6 60 1 10 2.8
5. MUET is important for student to enter
university.
0 0 5 50 5 50 0 0 2.5
6. Studying for MUET is wasting my time. 4 40 2 20 3 30 1 10 2.1
7. MUET is not necessary for admission to
university.
0 0 4 40 2 20 4 40 3.0
8. MUET is so hard to score. 1 10 3 30 3 30 3 30 2.8
9. The MUET results are not reliable because
the examiners are bias.
2 20 3 30 3 30 2 20 2.5
10. MUET is useful when applying for jobs. 0 0 1 10 6 60 3 30 3.2
MA
LAY
STU
DIE
SM
ALA
Y ST
UD
IES
AGREE that MUET is useful when applying for jobs
60% AGREE that it is important to prepare for MUET.
75% AGREE that MUET can improve my English skills.
60% DISAGREE that it is easy to score for MUET
55% AGREE that MUET band that I got reflect my English proficiency level.
45% AGREE that MUET is important for student to enter university.
40% DISAGREE that studying for MUET is wasting my time and MUET is not necessary for admission to university.
45% AGREE that MUET is so hard to score.
45% AGREE that the MUET results are not reliable because the examiners are bias.
50%ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
PART
BPA
RT B
STATEMENT YES NO MEANTN
P TN
P
1 In your opinion, do you think that students judge you based on your MUET results? Why?
7 70 3 30 1.3
2 Do you think MUET should be abolished for students who want to enter university? Why?
3 30 7 70 1.7
STATEMENT YES NO MEANTN
P TN
P
1 In your opinion, do you think that students judge you based on your MUET results? Why?
6 60 4 40 1.4
2 Do you think MUET should be abolished for students who want to enter university? Why?
7 70 3 30 1.3
MALAY STUDIESMALAY STUDIES
ELSELS
FINDINGSFINDINGS PART C:
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
• Student perceived that MUET is important.
• It plays a vital role in determining student’s admission to university and is useful to get a job.
• There is limitation to the study as some students do not understand the questionnaire.
• For future research, the study can be:
a) Extended and replicated to other faculties
b)Include more students in different courses in UKM and other universities.