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Sedentary Behavior in Honors College Freshmen
… and cardiovascular diseases. The first year of college is a transition period for freshmen as it provides a new level of independence and freedom to determine how they spend their time. Therefore it is of particular interest to determine their time spent engaging in SB as their life time habits …
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FACTORS AFFECTING PERSISTENCE RATES AMONG COLLEGE FRESHMEN
… explored new factors that may be associated with college success, including parents’ education level, annual household income, hours spent outside the classroom, and college premium. The current study provides evidence from an urban public college of predominately low socio-economic status …
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Factors contributing to college freshmen placed on academic probation
The responses of college freshmen placed on academic probation to a survey examining the factors leading to their poor academic performance were studied to ascertain the perceived problem areas. One hundred and seventy-two college freshmen selected factors concerning motivation, time management, …
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A Comparison of Two Preventive Interventions for College Freshmen
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:07:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7511818.pdf: 3952980 bytes, checksum: 63eece61dd8f10ff8b9c96c182d733a8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1974
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Identifying recruitment efforts college freshmen see as most influential
… study was to identify the recruitment efforts college freshmen see as most influential. This information is useful in helping colleges of agriculture evaluate the influence of their current recruitment efforts and further develop new and significant recruitment efforts to recruit future …
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Social norms: actual versus perceived alcohol consumption of college freshmen
… the actual frequency of alcohol consumption of college freshmen (n = 84) and the students residential status. The participants consisted of fifty-six resident students and twenty-eight commuter students. The frequency of alcohol consumption by students in general as perceived by the participants …
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Expectation to reality: college freshmen and the use of alcohol
This study focused on the alcohol use of college freshmen. It was designed to explore an area of student alcohol use that has not been well researched. An extensive amount of research has been done on reasons students use alcohol, the consequences of alcohol use, patterns of alcohol use, and the …
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Cognitive Styles and Measured Occupational Preferences of College Freshmen and Sophomores
… statistical relationships obtain for junior college and college freshmen and sophomore students, between the cognitive style measures field independence/dependence, "preference for structure," Harvey's Cognitive Style Factors--and occupational factors measure by the UNIACT Interest …
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Attitudes of College Freshmen and Sophomores Toward Interfaith, Interracial, and Intercultural Marriage
… to determine by questionnaire the attitudes of college freshmen and sophomores toward marriage to another of different religion, race, and/or cultural background, and to determine whether the findings compare with the findings of previous studies. Results of previous studies indicate that …
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Body Shape Dissatisfaction: Patterns of Concern Among Subgroups of College Freshmen Women
… there are patterns of differences according to college major in terms of the percentage of freshmen women who score in the clinically significant range on a measure of attitude toward body shape. Participants (N = 1,982) completed a demographic questionnaire and the Body Shape Questionnaire …
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The Computer as a Tool in Teaching Basic Writing to College Freshmen
… of the computer on the writing skills of 93 college students enrolled in a special Rhetoric program; these students were basic writers in that they demonstrated serious problems with correctness and clarity of ideas. The purpose of this study was two-fold. First, a CAI component was designed …
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Triggering transformation: College freshmen use children's literature to consider social justice perceptions
… participatory-action research study with 19 college freshmen exposed students to children's literature selections hoping to initiate dialogue on social justice. The following questions guided the study: 1) How do students in a freshman writing course at a small, private liberal arts college …
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Development of a field tested career decision workbook for Bible college freshmen
Bible college personnel face a unique challenge in providing career counseling to their students. Bible college students hold a deeply religious world view which can bear directly upon their career decision-making. The purpose of this study was to develop a career decision making workbook for Bible …
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Improving the Learning Approach of College Freshmen and Future Teachers Through Curricular Intervention
Students who exercise a deep approach to learning connect classroom content to real-life experiences. To help first-year students develop a deep approach to learning, Brigham Young University offers a program called Freshman Academy. Participants join a "learning community" based on their intended …
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A Comparison of Beliefs and Attitudes Associated With Physical Activity in College Freshmen
Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-28T16:59:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 7013296.pdf: 4615966 bytes, checksum: f1b2eda92ffc42e5a92c354ba9cd993b (MD5) Previous issue date: 1969
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A Comparison of Beliefs and Attitudes Associated With Physical Activity in College Freshmen
Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-12T21:40:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 7013296.PDF: 419685 bytes, checksum: 6b45c2723f03b25f31fb151092b20e21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1969
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Comparison of two methods for teaching reading to underprepared, reading deficient college freshmen
… instructional programming for underprepared college-bound students.
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The effectiveness of the components of a career exploration program for college freshmen
… a systematic program of career exploration for college freshmen can improve their career decidedness. A Career Exploration Program was designed by the writer to facilitate two principal objectives of the career exploration process: (a) the understanding of personal needs and values which affect …
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