Determinants of student's scholastic achievement - a practical circumstance at banking institute of HCMC: Bachelor thesis of Business adminstration / Hoang Thi Kim Khanh ; Nguyen Van Thuy supervisor

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM

BANKING UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

GRADUATE THESIS 2020-2021

DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC

ACHIEVEMENT – A PRACTICAL CIRCUMSTANCE

AT BANKING INSTITUTE OF HCMC

HOANG THI KIM KHANH

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SUBJECT CODE: 7340101

ADVISOR

DR. NGUYEN VAN THUY

HCMC March 24th, 2021

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DECLARATION

I hereby undertake the research: “DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS

'SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT - A PRACTICAL CIRCUMSTANCE AT

BANKING INSTITUTE OF HCMC” is my own research paper. Except for the

material cited in the thesis, I guarantee that the full text of this thesis has never been

published or used for qualifications elsewhere. No other person's product has been

used in this thesis that has not been properly cited. The data in the thesis is collected

from the clear, reliable, and honestly and objectively processed. I confirm that the

thesis is my own project.

Student

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In the beginning, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the teachers

who guided and passed on my knowledge and experience, as well as how to think

and solve problems during my studies in Economics at Banking University of

HCMC. Especially, I want to dedicate my gratitude to thank Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy,

who always enthusiastically guided and encouraged me during the process of this

study.

Next, I would like to thank the students for being enthusiastic and opening to

exchange and supplement knowledge, as well as practitioners who helped me a lot

in collecting research data.

Finally, I would like to thank my family and close friends for their

encouragement and support so that I can complete my degree in Business

Administration.

In the course of implementation, although I tried my best to complete the

study, there were inevitably shortcomings. I hope to receive comments from

teachers and readers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS...............................................................................................6

ABSTRACT..............................................................................................................10

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................11

1.1. Problem........................................................................................................11

1.2. Objective and Research Questions..............................................................11

1.2.1. Main Objective .....................................................................................11

1.2.2. Detail Objective ....................................................................................12

1.3. Questionnaire...............................................................................................12

1.4. Method, Subject, Scope and Significance of the Research .........................12

1.4.1. Research Method ..................................................................................12

1.4.2. Research Subject...................................................................................13

1.4.3. Research Scope .....................................................................................13

1.4.4. Research Significance...........................................................................13

1.5. Structure.......................................................................................................13

1.6. Summary of chapter 1..................................................................................14

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ...................................................................16

2.1. Basic Concept..............................................................................................16

2.1.1. Define academic performance ..............................................................16

2.1.2. Define study result................................................................................16

2.1.3. Define Evaluating study result..............................................................17

2.2. Theoretical Background of the Factors Affecting Student Results-Maslow

Motivation Theory by Abraham Maslow ..............................................................17

2.3. Literature Review ........................................................................................19

2.4. Summary Table and Research Model..........................................................26

2.5. Hypotheses influencing on academic outcomes..........................................27

2.6.1. Academic ranking .................................................................................27

2.6.2. Relation among Learning Methodologies and Academic ranking .......30

2.6.3. Relation among Self-study Time and Academic ranking.....................30

2.6.4. Relation among Study Motivation and Academic ranking ..................31

2.6.5. Relation among Teaching Methodologies and Academic ranking.......31

2.6.6. Relation among Family and Friends and Academic ranking ...............32

2.6.7. Relation among Society and Academic ranking...................................32

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2.6. The conceptual model and hypotheses........................................................33

2.7. Summary of chapter 2..................................................................................35

CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGIES ..........................................................................36

3.1. Research process..........................................................................................36

3.1.1. Steps of Research process.....................................................................36

3.1.2. Research methodology and data ...........................................................38

3.2. Formal research ...........................................................................................41

3.3. Survey questionnaire ...................................................................................41

3.4. Collecting data.............................................................................................42

3.5. Modified the scale of factors influencing on students' study results...........42

3.5.1. The scale of Learning Methodologies group ........................................42

3.5.2. The scale of Self-study Time group......................................................43

3.5.3. The scale of Study Motivation Time group..........................................44

3.5.4. The scale of Teaching Methodologies..................................................44

3.5.5. The scale of Family and Friends...........................................................45

3.5.6. The scale of Society Influence..............................................................46

3.5.7. The scale of Evaluating the factors influencing students study results 46

3.6. Statistic process ...........................................................................................47

3.7. Verifying scale by Cronbach’s Alpha .........................................................47

3.8. EFA (Exploratory Factor Analysis).............................................................48

3.9. Regression analysis and ANOVA test.........................................................48

3.10. Summary of chapter 3 ..............................................................................49

CHAPTER 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDING .................................................50

4.1. Sample description ......................................................................................50

4.2. Descriptive statistics....................................................................................51

4.3. Descriptive statistics for quantitative variables...........................................57

4.4. Evaluating the reliability of the scale ..........................................................58

4.5. Result of exploratory factor analysis (EFA)................................................62

4.5.1. Exploratory Factor Analysis for independent variables .......................62

4.5.2. Result of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) the second time...............64

4.5.3. Discriminant Values .............................................................................66

4.5.4. Exploratory Factor Analysis for dependent variables ..........................68

4.6. Correlation of the independent and dependent variables ............................69

4.7. Result of linear regression analysis.............................................................70

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4.7.1. Resulting Test Hypotheses (Regression coefficients are not

standardized) ......................................................................................................71

4.7.2. Resulting Test Hypotheses (Standardized regression coefficients)......72

4.8. Summary of chapter 4..................................................................................74

CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND APPLICATION.............................................76

5.1. Conclusion ...................................................................................................76

5.2. Application ..................................................................................................79

5.2.1. Teaching Methodologies.......................................................................79

5.2.2. Learning Methodologies.......................................................................80

5.2.3. Society Influence ..................................................................................81

5.2.4. Study Motivation ..................................................................................82

5.2.5. Family and Friends ...............................................................................83

5.3. Limitations and future research direction....................................................84

5.3.1. Limitation..............................................................................................84

5.3.2. Future direction.....................................................................................84

5.4. Summary of chapter 5..................................................................................84

APPENDIX...............................................................................................................88

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

Acronyms Meaning

BUH Banking University Ho Chi Minh city

HCMC Ho Chi Minh City

GPA Grade Point Average

EFA Exploratory Factor Analysis

FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

LM Learning Methodologies

ST Self-study Time

SM Study Motivation

FF Family and Friends

SI Society Influence

TM Teaching Methodologies

EF Evaluation Factors

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LIST OF PICTURES AND DIAGRAM

Chapter 02

Figure 2. 1: A model of Hermino Rodriguez Principe (2005)..................................20

Figure 2. 2: A model of Kawtar, Elizabeth, Nathan, Sheela and Anne (2019).........21

Figure 2. 3: A model of Irfan, Shabana (2012).........................................................22

Figure 2. 4: A model of Tai, Hien and Lam (2016)..................................................23

Figure 2. 5: A model of Nguyen Thuan's research paper (2015)..............................24

Figure 2. 6: Research model......................................................................................33

Chapter 03

Diagram 3. 1: Research process model.....................................................................37

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LIST OF TABLES

Chapter 02

Table 2. 1: Chosen factors influencing student’s academic result............................26

Table 2. 2: BUH point scale list................................................................................28

Table 2. 3: BUH ranked academic list ......................................................................29

Table 2. 4: Synthesize hypotheses and expectations.................................................34

Chapter 03

Diagram 3. 1: Research process model.....................................................................33

Table 3. 1: Number of participants in the survey......................................................39

Table 3. 2: Encode the Learning Methodologies group............................................43

Table 3. 3: Encode the Self-study Time group .........................................................43

Table 3. 4: Encode the Study Motivation scale ........................................................44

Table 3. 5: Encode the Teaching Methodologies scale.............................................45

Table 3. 6: Encode the Family and Friends scale .....................................................45

Table 3. 7: Encode the Society Influence scale ........................................................46

Table 3. 9: Encode Evaluating the factors influencing students study results scale47

Chapter 04

Table 4. 1: Descriptive statistics for relevant variables............................................51

Table 4. 2: Average Point of two choices questions.................................................52

Table 4. 3: Average Point of different level of students' academic years.................53

Table 4. 4: Descriptive statistics question A.............................................................53

Table 4. 5: Descriptive statistics for question B .......................................................54

Table 4. 6: Descriptive statistics for question C .......................................................54

Table 4. 7: Descriptive statistics for question D .......................................................55

Table 4. 8: Descriptive statistics for question E........................................................55

Table 4. 9: Descriptive statistics for question F........................................................56

Table 4. 10: Descriptive statistics question G...........................................................56

Table 4. 11: Descriptive statistics for question H .....................................................57

Table 4. 12: Descriptive statistics for the Evaluation Factors variable.....................57

Table 4. 13: Result of the reliability assessment of Learning Methodologies scale.58

Table 4. 14: Result of the reliability assessment of Self-study Time scale ..............58

Table 4. 15: Result of the reliability assessment of Self-study Time scale ..............59

Table 4. 16: Result of the reliability assessment of Teaching Methodologies scale 60

Table 4. 17: Result of the reliability assessment of Family and Friends scale .........60

Table 4. 18: Result of the reliability assessment of Social Influence scale ..............61

Table 4. 19: Result of the reliability assessment of Evaluation Factors scale ..........61

Table 4. 20: The result of KMO and Bartlett’s Test for independent variables .......62

Table 4. 21: Eigenvalues and covariance deviations for independent variables.......62

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Table 4. 22: Result of independent factor analysis with Principal Varimax rotation

method.......................................................................................................................63

Table 4. 23: The result of KMO and Bartlett’s Test for independent variables .......64

Table 4. 24: Eigenvalues and covariance deviations for independent variables.......65

Table 4. 25: Result of independent factor analysis with Principal Varimax rotation

method.......................................................................................................................65

Table 4. 26: Discriminant Values of observed variables..........................................67

Table 4. 27: The result of KMO and Bartlett’s Test for dependent variables ..........68

Table 4. 28: Eigenvalues and covariance deviations for dependent variables..........68

Table 4. 29: The factor rotation matrix of the dependent variable ...........................69

Table 4. 30: Pearson correlation analysis..................................................................69

Table 4. 31: Model summary table ...........................................................................70

Table 4. 32: Anova analysis......................................................................................70

Table 4. 33: Result of dependent variables linear regression ...................................70

Chapter 05

Table 5. 1: Descriptive statistics for the Teaching Method variable ........................79

Table 5. 2: Descriptive statistics for the Learning Methodologies variable .............80

Table 5. 3: Descriptive statistics for the Society Influence variable.........................81

Table 5. 4: Descriptive statistics for the Study Motivation variable.........................82

Table 5. 5: Descriptive statistics for the Family and Friends variable......................83