DISCOVERING FACTORS THAT AFFECT IGEN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The advancement of technology in digital revolution such as Internet of Things has gained attention in all over the world. This myriad of technology innovations affects all aspects of the human lives today. The generation who has grown up during this era, known as the iGens, mostly relies on the technology in every aspect of their lives, including education. Thus, technology also gives profound impact in educational transformation nowadays to convey innovative education. However, lack of innovation in education becomes a challenge to meet this demand. Therefore, this study was carried out with the aim to discover factors which may affect academic performance of the iGen students in the university. A total of 250 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the accounting students at UMT with a response rate of 93.6% (234). Using multiple regression analysis, the findings showed that parental involvement and student’s attitude contribute more towards academic performance of iGen students rather than the technology itself. This finding showed that human factor such as support from their parents and individual factor are vital towards their academic performance regardless of from technology savvy generation or not.