Divergence on Students' Interest in Engineering Program and Academic Performance in General and Professional Courses as Input to K-12 Engineering Education

摘要

Students' interest is subjective in nature as it changes overtime based on educational and personal experiences that drive them to behave accordingly. The main objective of the study is to determine the difference on students' interest towards engineering program from the first enrolment compared to their interest before graduating; and its correlation to academic performance. Descriptive type of research was utilized in the study. Results showed that divergence on students' interest is very evident in the increase on satisfaction in terms of knowledge and skills acquired in engineering and decrease on the level of students' enjoyment in doing the skills and operations involved in engineering. In general, there is a positive change on the level of students' interest towards engineering program after five years of studying in the university. Student interest during freshmen is related to the academic performance in general education courses but not anymore true to professional courses and their interest in the engineering program after 5 years. Academic performance in General education courses is significantly related to professional courses.