Decision making behaviour of Malaysian polytechnics students and its relationship with educational choice on TVET (decision making behaviour and educational choice on TVET)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide information and in depth comprehension related to the research findings on the educational choice on TVET among Malaysian polytechnics students in terms of program enrolled and their decision making behaviour. The decision making behaviour studied consists of two variables which are satisficing and maximizing. There are 643 students from three conventional Malaysian polytechnics who participated in this study. The study employed a self administered questionnaire measuring the mentioned variables. Descriptive test, independent sample t test and rank biserial correlation were conducted on the data analysis. The results suggest that there are weak relationships between the educational choice in terms of program enrolled and decision making behaviour in terms of satisficing and maximizing among Malaysian polytechnics students.