Physics studies and generic attributes

The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the perception of physics undergraduates, lecturers and employers on the learning of UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia (UTM) graduate's generic attributes through physics studies. A total of 104 physics undergraduates and 27 physics lecturer...

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Main Authors: Phang, Fatin Aliah, Lee, Ween Shin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/34175/
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spelling my.utm.341752017-09-11T04:50:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/34175/ Physics studies and generic attributes Phang, Fatin Aliah Lee, Ween Shin The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the perception of physics undergraduates, lecturers and employers on the learning of UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia (UTM) graduate's generic attributes through physics studies. A total of 104 physics undergraduates and 27 physics lecturers participated in the questionnaire survey while three employers participated in semi-structured interview. Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test with significant level of p = 0.05 were used to evaluate the data collected from the questionnaires. Interview data were recorded and summarized to identify key categories and features. The results indicated a development gap among undergraduates, lecturers and employers. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Phang, Fatin Aliah and Lee, Ween Shin (2012) Physics studies and generic attributes. In: The International Conference on Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (ICTLHE) 2012 in conjunction with 4th Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2012 (RHEd 2012).
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description The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the perception of physics undergraduates, lecturers and employers on the learning of UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia (UTM) graduate's generic attributes through physics studies. A total of 104 physics undergraduates and 27 physics lecturers participated in the questionnaire survey while three employers participated in semi-structured interview. Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test with significant level of p = 0.05 were used to evaluate the data collected from the questionnaires. Interview data were recorded and summarized to identify key categories and features. The results indicated a development gap among undergraduates, lecturers and employers.
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