1. GROUP 4 BIOSTATISTIC PROJECT
STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS BACKGROUND AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIRD YEAR STUDENTS 2011/2012 OF HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY, UNIVERSITY KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR CAMPUS.

2. GROUP MEMBERS Name Matric number NURRYZA BT IDRIS A130627
NUR AZUIN BT MOHD ASRI
A127596
LIM SOCK JIN
A130392
NUR SHAFIKHA BT SAARI
A130312
SUHARDI B TAEP
A127373
SHAFIKHA BINTI MOHD SAARI
A127547
NUR ATEERA
A127636
NURUL ASYIKIN BT ZULKIFLI
A127727
NURUL ANIZAH ABU BAKAR
A127027
THIVYANANTHINI
A127249
WOI PUI CHYI
A130391
ANG SHU MIN
A126786
LEONG QI FANG
A126803

3. INTRODUCTION
This study is to:
determine the relationship between student’s background which include parents education, schooling experience, major examination result and family economic status with academic achievement in university.

4. Many researches show that:
High educated parents cause positive influence on students academic achievements (Jimerson et al, 1999).
Boarding school act as a role as a body of motivated and well-rounded students who study and live with supportive inclusive academic community, prepare the student well for future education (The Association of Boarding School of United State, 2003)
The entry channels (STPM, Matriculation, Diploma) in university is a major factor in influencing success of students in higher education institution (Norsida H et al, 2010).
Parents involvement in education plays an important role in supporting academic achievement of a student (LaBahn, 1995)

5. Research Question
Is there any relationship between the students’s background and the academic achivements among third year undergraduates of FSK 2011/2012, UKM?

6. Research Justification
This research is conducted to
- study the relationship of students’s background and the academic achievements in third year undergraduates of Faculty of Health Sciences (FSK) 2011/2012 session, UKM.
-prove that students background will affects their academic achievements in university.
- identify the factors that will affect the effort and passion in achieving good target in university.
- identify the factors that will affect thier study patterns and thier academic performances.The factors involve are the type of secondary school attended, home environment, family economic status, family and peer support.

7. HYPOTHESIS Null Hypothesis, H0
There is a relationship between students background and their academic achievements in university.
Alternative Hypothesis, Ha
There is no relationship between students background and their academic achievements in university.

8. OBJECTIVE General Objective Specific Objectives
To study the relationship between students background and academic achievements in third year students 2011/2012 of Health Sciences Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus.
Specific Objectives
To identify the demographic patterns of third year undergraduate of Health Sciences Faculty students.
To identify the effect of courses choosen during UPU application on students achievements in university.
To compare students’ results during pre-university and results during university.
To compare the performance of students in every semester.
To determine the study pattern among the third year undergraduate of Health Sciences Faculty students.

9. Research Design Correlation in design.
Cross sectional study whereby we analyzes data of a group of subjects at the present state of study.
First Variable: the background of the students
Second Variable: is the academic performance which will be determined by their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) from their first until fifth semester and then we will look whether their CGPA will be affected by their background or not.

10. Target population Sample Study
All third year students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus.
Sample Study
All third year students in the Faculty of Health Sciences in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus.

11. Sampling Method Stratified random sampling –
Population study that consist of all third year 2011/2012 undergraduates of Faculty of Health Sciences (FSK), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus which will divided into strata according to respective courses in FSK

12. Sample Size
Chi-square test, df =1, with significant level of 5%, and degree of accuracy, Δ  is 5%.
      
             
where  c² = 3.84, Δ= 0.05, p = 0.5, N= population size
=   = 
≈  162

13. -In case of occurrence of missing data, outliers and attrition, estimate 10% of the proportion would drop out in ordered to achieve the final desired sample size.
The formula to make up for the losses of samples:
-Final sample size=180 subjects.

14. PDR Frame Sample Audiology 15 Speech 10 Dietetics 25 Nutrition 30
Environmental Health
PDR
Optometry 28
Biomedical Science 42

15. MATERIAL AND RESEARCH METHOD
Questionnaire:
4 Categories
Personal information
Family History
Secondary School
Pre-university
Location: Kuala Lumpur Campus area

16. Statistical Analysis One way aNova Descriptive test Independent t-test
One sample t-test
Pearson correlation

17. VARIABLE DEFINITIONS Dependent Variable Independent Variable
academic performance (CGPA)
Independent Variable
Personal Information
Gender
Age
Status
Course
Academic achievement

18.  Family History
Parent status
Parents Highest education
Parents occupation
Secondary school
Type of school
Time spent in co-curricular activities
Time spent in study
Pre-university
Highest certificate
Academic achievement

19. ETHICAL ISSUES
Voluntary will be held confidentially.

20. Students’ Backgraound
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Demographic factors
Gender
Courses
Patterns of study
Learning environment
Students’ Backgraound
Highest certificate achievement in pre-university
No of siblings
Parents’ educational levels
Urban or Rural
No. of study hours
Academic performance
High CGPA
(>3.00)
Low CGPA
(<3.00)

21. INCLUSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE DATA
Inclusion Criteria: 
All third year undergraduates of FSK, UKM session 2011/2012
Exclusion Criteria
Research Group 4 member’s Biomedical science student
Forensic Science Program, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy of FSK, UKM session 2011/2012