STUDENT ACADEMIC EFFORT AND TEACHING AND SUPPORTIVE PRACTICES IN INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating student academic effort and teaching and supportive practices of Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city. A survey with the participation of 500 students was employed to collect data. The research findings showed (i) low level of student academic effort; (ii) students‟ high rating of lecturers‟ teaching practices and the university‟s support;(iii) low level of academic challenge (iv) limited interaction between students and lecturers and low quality of students‟ interaction with lecturers and professional staff. The reason why students did not devote much effort to their study was the university‟s learning assessment that much emphasized summative assessment and the low level of academic challenge the university presented to students. To promote students‟ academic effort, the university should focus more on formative assessment, increase levels of academic challenge, and create a more friendly learning environment. The study described Vietnamese students‟ academic effort, pointed out some reasons for students‟ low academic effort and suggested some measures for promoting students‟ academic effort, thereby made certain contribution, both theoretical and practical, to the body of knowledge of Vietnamese higher education.