TY  - JOUR
T1  - Learning Contract: New Approach in Assessing and Evaluating Students’ Co-Curricular 
  Activities
AU - Selamat, Jumali AU - Ismail, Khaidzir AU - Aiyub, Kadaruddin AU - Lukman, Z.M. AU - Arifin, Kadir AU - Rajikan, Roslee AU - Awang, Azahan AU - Abd Rahim, Mohd. Helmi AU - Derahim, Norfadillah 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 522
EP  - 529
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2012.522.529
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2012.522.529
KW  - Learning contract
KW  -student
KW  -co-curricular
KW  -generic skills
KW  -higher education
KW  -Malaysia
AB  - Co-curricular or extra-curricular activities are an integral 
  part of knowledge in supporting students’ 
  generic skills development in order to become quality human capital. In general, 
  the co-curricular activities in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Malaysia 
  are of similar fields. However, the institutions have their own way to assess 
  and evaluate the students’ involvements 
  in these activities. In relation to this, as of 2010/2011 academic session, 
  the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) has implemented a more flexible approach 
  whereby student are given more freedom at choosing, creating and carrying out 
  the activities based on a learning contract which are drawn out and agreed upon 
  by the students and supervisors prior to the implementation of the said activities. 
  A survey was conducted in order to determine the level of knowledge and understanding 
  among students in relation to the learning contract and their readiness to use 
  the learning contract in their next co-curricular activities. A set of questionnaire 
  was developed and used as a research tool for that purposes. A total of 51 respondents 
  were selected from Training for Trainers (TOT) workshop to participate in this 
  survey. The study found that the level of understanding (mean = 4.06-4.16) and 
  acceptance (mean = 4.02-4.46) on co-curricular activities learning contract 
  among students are excellent. It was also reported that 86% of the students 
  have clear knowledge about the learning contract and its implementation for 
  co-curricular activities. The majority of students stated that they had achieved 
  all the learning contract principles (mean = 3.92-4.25) and learning outcomes 
  (mean = 4.00-4.18) required. In general, this research showed positive results 
  on the implementation of learning contract in co-curricular activities in the 
  UKM. The new approach to implementing and assessing co-curricular activities 
  has already been accepted by most UKM students. Nevertheless, in order to achieve 
  the optimum results, continuous steps should be taken by the respective parties 
  to ensure that the students are well informed about the status of the learning 
  contract.
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