| Two programs at the Universitas Terbuka (Open University of Indonesia), Applied Statistics and Economics, were selected as the basis for the investigation of the relationship between achievement in Comprehensive Courses and their Prerequisite Courses. The students' achievement scores in those courses were collected from three semesters: 1990.2; 1991.1; and 1991.2. The relationship between courses was initially investigated by correlation and then, if appropriate, a regression analysis was conducted. In addition to investigating the relationship between achievement in related courses, this study also investigated the relationships between achievement and gender, and between achievement and age since some previous studies have shown that gender and age have a relationship with achievement.;The results indicated that there were no significant relationships between achievement in the Prerequisite Courses and the Comprehensive Course in the Applied Statistics program. In the Economics program, achievement in three out of four Prerequisite Courses had a significant positive, but low, correlation to achievement in the Comprehensive Course. However, one Prerequisite Course showed a low negative correlation to achievement in the Comprehensive Course.;In terms of the relationship between gender and achievement, no significant differences were found in seven of nine courses investigated. Males scored higher than females in Economics of Development-II, and females scored higher than males in Application of Linear Model-I.;The relationship between age and achievement showed two patterns of correlation. Achievement in two courses (EKON4435 and EKON4441) showed negative but significant correlation, and the remaining seven courses showed no significant relationship with age.;It was concluded that achievement in Prerequisite Courses and subsequent courses was not strongly related. (Abstract shortened by UMI.). |
