Author/Authors :
Abdullah, Nabilah Universiti Teknologi MARA - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Noah, Sidek Mohd Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Educational Studies, Malaysia , Othman, Joharry Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, Malaysia , Jaafar, Wan Marzuki Wan Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia , Borhan, Lihanna Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, Malaysia , Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia , Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia , Said, Hamdan Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Badusah, Jamaludin Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education, Malaysia , Konting, Mohd Majid Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Educational Studies, Malaysia
Abstract :
This study aims to compare the soft skills achievement of engineering, medical and education students attending Malaysian public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). A total of 38,296 final year students from the engineering, medical and education faculties were involved in this study. Data on seven soft skills elements – communication, critical thinking and problem solving, leadership, teamwork, moral and professional, life-long learning and information management, and entrepreneurship - collected using Malaysian Soft Skills Scale (My3S) were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed significant differences in the scores for all seven soft skill elements among students from the three fields of study with the exception of teamwork skill scores between medical and engineering students.
Keywords :
Soft skills , engineering student , medical student , education student , Malaysian Soft Skill Scale (My3S)
