06 June 2016
Students at Integrated Programme (IP) schools are much more confident at achieving their goal of attaining a university degree, compared to students from other schools.
This finding was announced as part of a joint study done by Dr Cheung Hoi Shan, a post-doctoral fellow at the National University of Singapore, and Ms Ong Xiang Ling, a research officer at the Singapore Children’s Society.
The researchers found that parents' expectations also played a crucial role in determining the level of confidence students have in pursuing higher education.
Ms Ong said the study's key aim was to find out if students from different schools have varying educational aspirations, and how differently they perceived their academic abilities.
These findings were presented recently at a global conference hosted by NUS' Centre for Family and Population Research.
Ms Ong and Dr Cheung are now working on a research monograph to be made public this year.