ERIC Number: EJ1065550
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Feb
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1913-9020
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Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institutions: Exit Survey among Universiti Putra Malaysia Graduating Students
Konting, Mohd Majid; Kamaruddin, Norfaryanti; Man, Nor Azirawani
International Education Studies, v2 n1 p25-31 Feb 2009
This paper presents the exit survey of graduating students at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The results gathered from 1,823 final year students of the 2006/07 session indicate that overall, the students' satisfaction level is moderately high (3.55 ± 0.79). The students' perception on the attributes of graduates resulting from learning outcomes is also moderately high (3.65 ± 0.66). Although there are no differences in students' satisfaction level according to gender (t = 0.582, p > 0.05) and students' residence (t = 0.121, p > 0.05), however, it differs according to students' study programs (F = 35.44, p < 0.01), with Social Science students having a higher satisfaction level (3.80) compared to their counterparts in the Physical Sciences and Engineering (3.48) and Bioscience and Medicine (BSM) programs (3.37). Through this exit survey, together with many other assessment initiatives, the university aspires to provide the highest possible quality in terms of teaching, research and professional services.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance, Higher Education, Universities, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, College Seniors, Satisfaction, Educational Quality, Outcomes of Education, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Communication Skills, Measures (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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