Admission Process, Gender Difference and Schools- Origin Were Not First Year Science Students- GPAs Determinant Factors
Maria Lobo, Maria A. Kleden, Jusry R. Pahnael
Universitas Nusa Cendana
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyse the science students- Grade Point Average (GPA) on the basis of admission recruitment systems, gender and the origin of high schools. The research was conducted in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undana. The anaysis focused on the first year students of the program to determine whether there is a significant difference in the GPAs on the admission grounds, gender and where their high schools were from. This was a survey research with cross-sectional approach, where data was taken at the same time period. The results indicate that students admitted through selection based upon secondary high school grades- (SNMPTN) perform nearly as well as those admitted via SBMPTN and Independent selection process. In addition female and male students produce indifferent GPAs. The analysis also revealed that the origin of students- secondary high schools do not affect significantly in students- academic performance in their first year university. This contradicts to the community assumption that students admitted through particular admission process and from particular areas in the province perform better academically than others.
Keywords: Admission process, GPA
Topic: SCIENCE EDUCATION