Graduate Attributes Among Professional and Non-Professional University Students

Abstract

At Universities, students not only learn concepts and theories about their selected subjects but also it is during this time, they develop in different ways. A university must prepare a student for a successful life and should also teach him to benefit from all types of anticipated learning opportunities. The present study was conducted to study the graduate attributes of professional and non-professional students of the central university of Kashmir. A sample of 202 students which consisted of 104 professional and 98 non-professional students was selected through a stratified sampling technique. The sample also consisted of 84 male and 118 female students. Mean, SD and t-test were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference between the professional and non-professional students in their graduate attributes which indicates that there exists a gap in the teaching-learning environment in different departments of the Central University of Kashmir. Results also show that there is an insignificant difference between male and female students in their Graduate Attributes.