http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc Factors influencing students performance in Wawasan Open University: does previous education level, age group and course load matter? en Students performance Amalgamated factors Impact Teik Kooi (Andy) Liew Ai Ping Teoh Learning ability The objective of our study is to examine whether the students’ age or their prior formal education moderated by the semester course load would influence their performance. The sample of this study comprised 1271 students gathered from three different intakes. The GPA of each student obtained at their first semester of studies was employed to measure their performance. The outcomes of this study revealed that the number of courses registered by each student from diverse academic background and various age did not impact on their GPA performance. It was also discovered that the combined factors of academic background and age have very little significant effect on the GPA as well. Nevertheless, independently the academic background or the student’s age significantly affected the GPA performance. This finding will provide useful information for the development and improvement of the learner support system to meet the learning needs of students based on their diverse academic background and age groups. Electronic Paper presented at the 22nd Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference (2008; Tianjin, China) Wawasan Open University