Criteria weights determination in choosing mathematics programme based on consistent fuzzy preference relations - A case study

• Published in: 2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER) pp. 694 - 698
• Main Authors: Tahir, H. M., Kamis, N. H., Ramli, N. A., Bahari, U. T., Anoar, N. L. M.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Consistent Fuzzy Preference Relations; mathematics programme; pair-wise comparisons; student preferences
• ISBN: 1467346152; 9781467346153
• DOI: 10.1109/CHUSER.2012.6504401

Nowadays, Mathematics has gradually become an important subject. Most of universities and colleges offer mathematics programme but the number of students in choosing mathematics programme still inadequate. According to Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), currently the number of students applying mathematics programme as their bachelor degree is slowly decreasing. There are many factors that can be considered in this declining trend issues. Therefore, this study aims to determine the criteria influencing student's decision in choosing mathematics programme. A case study was conducted in Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FSKM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), focuses on Mathematics' students. There are five criteria that influence students in choosing mathematics programme which are teacher influences, effect of significant others, student self efficacy, student self aspiration and have no option. Consistent Fuzzy Preference Relation (CFPR) is used to rank the significance of each criterion. As a result, the most important criteria influencing student's decision in choosing mathematics programmes is teachers' influence, meanwhile, no option criteria is ranked as the least criteria influenced the students in choosing mathematics programmes.