Hypothesis Test
Hypothesis
p-value
Significant
Result
H1:
.001
Significant
Reject H0
There is no significant relationship between family characteristics
towards students’ academic achievement
There is significant relationship between family characteristics towards students’ academic achievement
H2:
.891
Not significant
Reject H1
There is no significant relationship between self-efficacy towards
students’ academic achievement
There is significant relationship between self-efficacy towards students’ academic achievement
Table 9: Hypothesis Test
From the table above, only self-efficacy was found to
be not significant towards students’ academic
achievement. While the other variable which is family
characteristics show a positive significant with the students’ behavior. It is because of a significance level
of 0.01 (i.e., less than a 5% chance), the result obtained could happen explaining that family characteristics is the major factors that effect on students’
academic performance.
most factors affecting students’ academic achievement. For this reason, attention should be paid to the
response to the second research question. Merriman
(2012) study mentioned that students need teachers
who understand their unique attributes and help them
to success in their studies. Consequently, the students’
academic achievement is not driven by their selfefficacy.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
The purpose of the present study was to identify the
effects of family characteristics towards students’ academic achievement. This study also determined the
effects of self-efficacy towards students’ academic
achievement. To answer the first research question,
an attempt was made to establish a relationship between family characteristics with students’ academic
achievement. As the results show, there is a significant
correlation between family characteristic with academic achievement as stated in the findings of Pangeni (2014) in Japan. Family characteristics reported
playing an important factor as the number of a family
member can affect students’ academic achievement. It also affected by their parent’s level of education as stated by Mersha, Bishaw and Tegegne (2013).
Besides, student becomes more motivated to
achieve the best results when they are studying with
their siblings. In the other hand, the number of books
available at their home encourages them to study
and indirectly will affected their academic achievement. They also indicate that one of the factors for
female students’ low academic performance and
high attrition is because of their family background
and characteristics.
This study may inform pedagogical practice in several
ways. Although this study conducted in small sampling, it is significance for the administrator and educators especially in determining the factors that may
affecting undergraduates students’ in their academic
achievement in UiTM Johor. Based on this study, it has
been proven that family characteristics may affect
the students’ academic achievement. As mentioned
by Pangeni (2014) that family characteristics were
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