Analysis of Factors of Stress and its Impact on Academic Achievement among ODL Postgraduate Candidate

Sumathi Suriyah A/P Tanimalay

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Type :	Thesis
Subject :	Social Sciences
Main Author :	Sumathi Suriyah A/P Tanimalay
Title :	Analysis of Factors of Stress and its Impact on Academic Achievement among ODL Postgraduate Candidate
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Media Type :	computer (rdamedia)
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Place of Production :	Kuala Lumpur
Publisher :	Tun Razak Graduate School
Year of Publication :	February 2023
Physical Description :	ill, 138 pages
Notes :	Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration Universiti Tun Abdul Razak\\r\\n
Corporate Name :	Unirazak Library
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Postgraduate studies is demanding and stressful, which can harm students’ academic performance as well as their physical and mental health. Factors causing stress such as high pressure in studies, time management and anxiety significantly exacerbate the pressure on students to perform better. These factors collectively hamper their performance leading to low academic achievement especially among postgraduate students who majority of them are working and married.Stress and its impact on ODL Postgraduate candidates on their academic achievement are discussed in this paper.This study aims to identify the factors of stress and its impact on ODL postgraduate candidate’s academic achievement in UNIRAZAK. The study was a quantitative survey and correlational research design using a random sampling, selected from postgraduate students (122) in Faculty of Education of UNIRAZAK. The SPSS (Statistical Package for social science) was used as measuring tools for stress factors and its impact on academic achievement of Postgraduate candidates. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents are having high level of stress. Meanwhile, there were strong correlations between variables which is high pressure in studies, anxiety and time management to academic achievement of the postgraduate candidates. However the level of academic progress achieved by the postgraduates could not be proved since there was no statistic or recorded data could be collected since it was kept confidential by the university. There were no significant differences for level of stress and its impact on academic achievement based on demographic factors-Gender, Age group and education level. The results suggest a substantial relationship between the effects of stress on academic performance. This study may help educators, university administrators, and students' families design coordinated interventions to reduce stress among graduate students.

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