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Showing 1 to 20 of 224 for “"First Year Students"”.
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Leadership Skills of First-Year Students
… and universities are focusing on graduating students who will succeed in careers (Braxton, Smart, & Thieke, 1991; Erwin, 1991; Quinn, 2004). Numerous skills have been identified as important to employers, including leadership skills (Gale, 2002; Gerber, 2003; Kerka, 1990; Stronge, 1998; …
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First year students' understanding of measurements in physics laboratory work
… be used to probe the procedural understanding of first-year physics students. The work has led to the development of a model for classifying students' reasoning about measurement in terms of theoretical constructs which have been termed the point and set paradigms. The model accounts for the ways …
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Researching First-Year Students' Lived Experiences in a University Dance Program
… and practice have examined the experiences of first-year university students with the aim of improving quality of educational life and student motivation to stay in school (Greenfield et al., 2013). First-year students are viewed as vulnerable to attrition as most leavers depart during or …
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SCHOOL BELONGING AND L2 MOTIVATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT FOUR JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES
… I explore the dynamic relationships between how students feel about their school, school belonging, and to what extent they feel motivated to study a second language, L2 motivation. School belonging, which has rarely been studied in the field of applied linguistics, is widely discussed in …
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Factors impacting on first-year students' academic progress at a South African university
… the learning experiences of two groups of first-year students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape during the course of 2009/2010. The aim was to obtain insight into the learning challenges that these students encountered and the reasons why …
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The Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring in Helping First Year Students Develop Occupational Adaptation Skills
… the effectiveness of peer mentoring in helping first year, first-generation college students at Dominican University of California (DUC) adapt to university life and navigate the occupational challenges experienced during the first year of college.</p> <p><strong>Method.</strong> Sixty-seven …
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Assessing the development of intercultural sensitivity gained through the domestic experiences of first year students
… in a global society, has created the need for students to possess a set of cognitive and behavioral skills to aide in successful intercultural interactions. Using the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity and the theory of Cultural Intelligence as frameworks, this research attempts …
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The transition to living in a university residence: first year students perceptions in this regard
This study explored first year students' perceptions of the transition to living in a university residence at the University of Cape Town. It explored the positive and challenging aspects of adjusting to living in a residence as well as what support participants had received with this transition. …
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A Design-Based Research Study Examining The Impact Of Motivational Emailed Messages To First Year Students
… design strategy ARCS (Keller, 1987abc) for first year students in a face to face setting. A design based research approach applying a mixed study of quantitative and qualitative research methods was taken. Quantitative and qualitative data in terms of student motivation and perceptions of …
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At-Risk, First-Year Students' Patterns of Perceptions of Their Academic Performance Activities and Grades Earned
… about interconnections and contradictions in students' lives; and, 3) gender, race and class are constructed as variables to assess difference and not as social structural positions of power. The purpose of this research is to explore at-risk, first-year students participating in a structured …
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The relationship between youth ministry involvement and faith maturity in first-year students in a Christian college
… and the Faith Maturity Scale scores of first-year students attending a Council for Christian Colleges and Universities affiliated school. Data for this study was gathered using a survey, developed for this study, which assessed each participant's involvement with various youth ministry …
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The predictive validity of the general scholastic aptitude test (GSAT) for first year students in information technology
… as a tool for predicting academic success for first year Information Technology (IT) students. Secondly it seeks to establish if it is an equally good predictor for the various racial groups in South Africa. Thirdly it investigates it’s usefulness as a predictor for the different gender groups. …
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The Impact of Intrusive Advising on Academic Self Efficacy Beliefs in First-Year Students in Higher Education
<p>First-year retention rates have seen minimal gains as high numbers of first-year students are leaving college due to insufficient academic skills and inability to adjust to the academic and social life of college. Programs that provide strategies to improve the transition from high school to …
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Academic Performance of First-Year Students at a College of Pharmacy in East Tennessee: Models for Prediction
<p>With the increase of students applying to pharmacy programs, it is imperative that admissions committees choose appropriate measures to analyze student readiness. The purpose of this research was to identify significant factors that predict the academic performance, defined as grade point …
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Selected Factors Influencing Academic Success of First-Year Students in Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools in Rwanda
… Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools recruit students through a severe entrance examination. However, after 9 months of schooling, more than 20% fail without possibility of repeating the grade or pursuing studies in less academically challenging schools. They are pushed out without means of …
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Attitude to studies of first-year students in biological sciences at the commencement of university level tuition
First year students commencing studies in the biological sciences at two universities in the Cape Province, South Africa the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch were sampled by means of a questionnaire. This investigation sought to establish in what way attitudes, formed at school during …
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The influence of biographical characteristics on emotional concerns of new first-year students at the University of Zululand
For students, transitioning from high school to university is a challenging period which in most cases brings about emotional concerns and mental health challenges. Such students not only have to grapple with stress related to academic load, but also have to take on more adult-like responsibilities …
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First-Year Students’ Experiences of Peer Groups and Peer Pressure in the Residences of a South African University
… from school to higher education causes some students to experience stress; to respond negatively to new conditions; and to engage in risk behaviour, which hinders epistemological access, negatively affects performance, and often delays graduation. Nonetheless, participation in peer group …
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First Year Students in a Foreign Fabric: A Triangulation Study on Facebook as a Method of Coping/Adjustment
… graduate and prepare to attend college, these students must change in order to adapt to the new rituals that higher education presents. Teens, for the most part, leave their family structure and their normal everyday routines to pursue a degree and a chance for a good paying job. However, these …
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Relationships between mental health, socioeconomic status and subjective social status in first-year students at four South African universities
Background and Objective: First-year university students face many challenges during the transition to university. Some of these relate to their background and socio-demographic characteristics and others have to do with the characteristics of the universities they attend. South African first-year …
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