Female Electrical Engineering Degree Students' Performance Based on Different Entry Levels: A Malaysian Case Study

摘要

This paper describes the performance of female Engineering Electrical Degree students at Faculty of Electrical Engineering Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia. The study was based on longitudinal progress of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) every semester until graduation for two consecutive intakes of matriculation students namely July 2005 and July 2006. Then the same methodology was applied to other consecutive intakes of Diploma July 2006 and July 2007 students' intakes. The outcomes of the research indicate that the female did perform fairly well in all cases despite being the minority and underrepresented as far as Electrical Degree Engineering Program is concerned. It can be ascertained that the capabilities and self-efficacy of female students are strong factors in influencing the overall academic performance.