A Comparison of Academic Achievement and Employment Status between Students Who Had Good Academic Grades and Special Talent (Quota Admission) and Students of the General Selection Examination (General Admission) in Faculty of Education (5-Year Program), P

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the academic achievement of students in Faculty of Education (5-year program), classified by fields of study and types of university admission 2) compare the academic achievement between students who had good academic grades and special talent (quota admission) and students of the general selection examination (general admission) 3) study employment status of students classified by fields of study and types of university admission. The population were graduate students from every field of study in Faculty of Education (5-year program), in academic year 2021. The data was collected by gathering students’ academic grades throughout the course of study and types of admission requested. The results were found as follows.

Received:

1) The total number of students in Faculty of Education (5-year program) was 389. There were 230 students out of 268 students who had good academic grades and special talent (quota admission) graduated with average academic grade at excellent level. When considered by fields of study, it was found that students from all fields had excellent average score level. There were 102 students out of 121 students of the general selection examination (general admission) graduated with average academic grade at excellent level. When considered by fields of study, English major students had average academic grade at excellent level, Physical Education students had average academic grade at good level, and students from other fields of study had average academic grade at very good level.

2) The average academic grade of students of general admission had higher grade than students of quota admission at statistically significant level of 0.05.

3) The number of graduate students of quota admission was 230 while 179 were employed representing 77.83%. The number of graduate students of general admission was 102 while 83 were employed representing 81.37%.