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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"First-Year Undergraduates"”.
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To What Extent Do Theories Derived in a Westernised Context on Self-Regulated Learning, Self-Efficacy, and Seeking Social Assistance Apply to Saudi First-Year Undergraduates: A Mixed Method Research
Students in their first year of university face great challenges that may influence their studies and career. In Saudi Arabia, where this study took place, this difficulty might be greater, as Saudi undergraduates’ autonomous learning is open to question. Compared with Westernised literature, Saudi …
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An investigation into the relationship between speaking-in-class anxiety with instructor behaviour and classroom practices among Chinese ESL (English as a Second Language) first year undergraduates in a Hong Kong university
… ESL speaking-in-class anxiety of a group of first-year university students in Hong Kong. The factors contributing to second language learning speaking-in-class anxiety (SA) are identified by means of interviews,a questionnaire and discussion. The relationship between sex, majors, students' …
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First year Humanities and Social Science students’ experiences of engaging with written feedback in a post-1992 university
First year Humanities and Social Science students’ experiences of engaging with written feedback in a post- 1992 university This thesis examines students’ experiences of engaging with written formative feedback in a post-1992 university. A body of literature on ‘engagement with feedback’ in higher …
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The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety, Metacognition, and Academic Achievement
… learning environment poses challenges for many first-year undergraduates, leading to higher anxiety and decreased academic functioning. Previous research consistently found harmful effects of anxiety on academic outcomes, while metacognition was found to increase performance. However, no …
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Quality of Life Differences Between First-Year Undergraduate Financial Aid and Non-Aid Recipients
… target sample for this study consisted of 600 first year undergraduate students: 300 financial aid recipients and 300 non-aid recipients. The findings revealed significant differences in three of the four areas: material possessions, use of time, and support mechanisms. These findings suggest …
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Hearing voices: first year undergraduate experience of audio feedback
… on the use of digital audio feedback with first year undergraduates. Eschewing the positivist approaches that are prevalent in learning technology studies, the aims of the research are to understand the student experience of audio feedback in order to inform both professional practice and …
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A comparative study of communication perspectives of factors influencing students’ career choice at UNIZULU and DUT
… in South Africa. The participants comprised first-year undergraduates from Durban University of Technology (DUT) and University of Zululand (UNIZULU). The data were analysed through the MoonStats and later transferred to tables and average mean. The study indicated that friends, internet, and …
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Systems thinking as a teaching and learning tool for biology education
… involved identifying areas of difficulty for first year undergraduates and establishing the views of experienced university teachers and researchers in Scotland about systems biology, systems thinking and biology education. This was followed by the development and application of the …
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Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in an undergraduate student population : associations with health, education and social services
… levels of social service contact. All full-time, first year undergraduates registered at Queen’s University, Belfast during 2010/2011 (N = 4114) received an email directing them to the study website. The study response rate was 18.6% (n = 765) and results for this student population were found to …
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Transition and acculturation: Changing expectations in the move between A level and University
… form to university English Studies. In recent years, this is an issue that has come under increasing scrutiny within the higher education sector and to a lesser degree within the sixth form sector. It is apparent from a growing body of literature that lecturers in higher education are …
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Critical Thinking Instruction Through Project-Based Learning in Chinese EFL Classes- A Case Study in HE
Critical thinking is a fundamental skill for undergraduates in the twenty first century. The Chinese Ministry of Education has conducted a series of national curriculum reforms since 2017, aimed to cultivate university students' higher-order thinking skills. Although research in critical thinking …