Culture, cognition and academic achievement of Malay students in Singapore

• Main Author: Hashim Ali.
• Other Authors: Chang, Agnes Shook Cheong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Education::Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20368
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The dismal educational performance of the Singapore Malays has been an extensive area of research by several academicians. They lamented the low percentage passes at all levels of national examinations from Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) to General Certificate of Education at Advanced Lev...