There is considerable concern on the
quality of Malaysian students that sometimes are seemed as only regurgitating
information after considerable amount of memorization. The A’s-oriented
students that the school in Malaysia (The New Straits
Times, 2006) .
A student is regarded as having met the
expectation in their academic filed if they show their mastery of the knowledge
or skills they have learned (Santrock, 2006) .
They must be able to not only retrieve the information that they have gained throughout their
learning, but also must demonstrate their understanding of what they have
learned, through higher order thinking skills in Bloom’s Taxonomy which include
synthesis, analysis and evaluation (Santrock, 2006) .
This show that it is not enough to assess a student’s academic achievement
performance by what they have memorized as what has happened in our educational
system. Thus, the assessment method used in the higher education institution is
currently viewed as more holistic is determining student’s academic achievement
since it involves coursework, attendance, portfolios and such which do not only
focus on the intellectual aspect but also attitude, interest and skills (O’Connor & Paunonen, 2007) .
Therefore, instead of focusing on the
cognitive development, it is hoped that generic skills will develop in line
with their cognition. . Enhancing employability skills is seen as an effective
way to the current teaching and learning strategies used in higher
institutions. It also will be practical way to scrutinize the strengths and
weaknesses of current curricular towards holistic development of the students.
Also, the hope and intention that this study could help other relevant parties to
be able to prepare the students to meet the challenging world when they do
their training or when they work once graduated. Generally, the outcome of this
study should be beneficial to all especially the students, lecturers,
university and stakeholders.
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