Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills

This study was carried out to review the GS (generic skills) instruments used for engineering students. A total of 455 respondents were involved in this study. The variables presented in this study were the information management skills, communication skill, team working skill, problem-solving skill...

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Main Authors: Seri Intan Mokhtar, Mohd Yusof Husain, Saemah Rahman, Seri Bunian Mokhtar
Format: Non-Indexed Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7630/
http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED530703.pdf
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spelling my.umk.eprints.76302022-05-23T10:21:19Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7630/ Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills Seri Intan Mokhtar Mohd Yusof Husain Saemah Rahman Seri Bunian Mokhtar This study was carried out to review the GS (generic skills) instruments used for engineering students. A total of 455 respondents were involved in this study. The variables presented in this study were the information management skills, communication skill, team working skill, problem-solving skill, lifelong learning skill, technology utilization skill, critical and creative thinking skill, leadership and personal qualities. Data were analyzed descriptively for reliability (Cronbach Alpha values) and factor analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) 17 software. The results showed that the Cronbach Alpha was reported high and very high which was higher than 0.70. Result of factor analysis showed 10 factors solution. Each item showed a satisfactory loading of more than 0.5. Thus, the questionnaire developed was suitable to be used to study the GS acquired by engineering students in the context of education in Malaysia. 2012 Non-Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed Seri Intan Mokhtar and Mohd Yusof Husain and Saemah Rahman and Seri Bunian Mokhtar (2012) Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills. Educational Resources Information Center. ISSN 1548-6613 http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED530703.pdf
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description This study was carried out to review the GS (generic skills) instruments used for engineering students. A total of 455 respondents were involved in this study. The variables presented in this study were the information management skills, communication skill, team working skill, problem-solving skill, lifelong learning skill, technology utilization skill, critical and creative thinking skill, leadership and personal qualities. Data were analyzed descriptively for reliability (Cronbach Alpha values) and factor analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) 17 software. The results showed that the Cronbach Alpha was reported high and very high which was higher than 0.70. Result of factor analysis showed 10 factors solution. Each item showed a satisfactory loading of more than 0.5. Thus, the questionnaire developed was suitable to be used to study the GS acquired by engineering students in the context of education in Malaysia.
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author Seri Intan Mokhtar
Mohd Yusof Husain
Saemah Rahman
Seri Bunian Mokhtar
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Mohd Yusof Husain
Saemah Rahman
Seri Bunian Mokhtar
Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
author_facet Seri Intan Mokhtar
Mohd Yusof Husain
Saemah Rahman
Seri Bunian Mokhtar
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title Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
title_short Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
title_full Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
title_fullStr Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
title_full_unstemmed Selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
title_sort selection and review of measurement item to study students’ generic skills
publishDate 2012
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7630/
http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED530703.pdf
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