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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"student confidence"”.
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Factors Associated with First-Year Student Retention in Higher Education: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Confidence and Use of Support Services on Persistence and Success
… investigated factors influencing first-year student retention at a midsized regional comprehensive university. Using archival data from the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years, the research examined the retention rates of Standard Admit students and conditionally admitted Success First …
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Using Direct Instruction to Enhance Student Achievement in a Self-Paced High School Mathematics Classroom
… of the computer program as it relates to student confidence and to achievement in both coursework and standardized tests. The reviewed literature focuses on student confidence, cognitively appropriate placement, the use of direct instruction, and computer-managed learning programs. The …
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Who's Driving? Structured Pairing in an Electronics Laboratory
Pair programming, a method of structuring student groups in computer science courses, has been found to increase student confidence, satisfaction, and persistence in computer science courses. I developed a similar method of structuring student groups, called “structured pairing,” which I …
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An Investigation of the Impact of the Formative Learning Cycle on Student Self-Regulation to Confidently Produce Quality Homework
… formative learning cycle's ability to increase student confidence to create quality homework. Student from a socio-economically diverse school district in Western Pennsylvania reported their confidence levels on homework production on two surveys. The first survey provided a rapid response at …
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Work-based learning pedagogy for increasing social agency in higher education
… knowledge as incorporating practice. Seventy-six students on a WBL programme using this pedagogy were surveyed, and 20 respondents were interviewed. The study showed how dialogue was used to gauge the learner’s prior experience and to connect ongoing learning to it. It further explored: …
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A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF GUIDED READING AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL FOR FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS
… district in South Texas, serves over 600 Grade 5 students. Four Grade 5 teachers from four elementary schools in the same school district were selected to participate. The teachers were trained in the methodology of guided reading based on the protocols and research recommendations by Irene …
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Using motivational interviewing and technology to increase confidence in nutritional counseling among dental hygienists: a thesis
… can improve oral health. Dental hygiene students are introduced to these concepts but struggle to gain confidence to share this knowledge with patients. This study looked at an educational module on motivational interviewing (MI) and an electronic assessment tool to build student …
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Clinical Preparedness Amongst Recent Dental Hygiene Graduates: A Phenomenological Study
… had as they transitioned from master student, to novice clinician specific to their newly acquired skills. A positive perception of preparedness was found directly to their instrumentation, professionalism, and critical thinking skills. All participants acknowledged the benefits of …
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A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF FAMILY, PEERS, SCHOOL, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
… neighborhood characteristics and schools and students within schools. Given the multifaceted nature of civic engagement, the current study considered context effects on four different aspects of civic engagement: civic knowledge, support for the rights of ethnic minorities, anticipated voting …
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Co-framing employability: mapping transferable skills with media students (mobilising articulations through practice).
… Kingdom. The participants involved were also my students. Given that Participatory Action Research steps taken combined both critical and constructivist approaches, although our research is classified as ethnography in action, individual outcomes are analysed and interpreted through a …
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Dual Credit English: Program History, Review, and Recommendations
… English. The guarantee of college credit for students who earn at least a "C" average and other cost-saving and time-saving features have contributed to the increased popularity of the program in recent years. This institutional study examines multiple facets of the program and determines …
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Social work students' perceptions of readiness to practice: a mixed methods approach
… of this study was to explore how social work students perceive they become ready for the workplace during their three year undergraduate course. The study involved two Higher Education Institutions sites in England and was conducted from September 2013 until June 2016. The work provides a …
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Natural Disaster Preparedness In College Students: Implications For Institutions Of Higher Learning
… procedures. Additional studies have examined student preparedness, although further research is needed to develop a better understanding of factors related to preparedness. It was hypothesized that students who are older will be more prepared, that students who perceive a natural disaster as …
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MBChB 5th year student response To E-Learning within orthopaedic surgery during Covid-19
… e-learning facilitates comparable levels of confidence and results among students and face-to-face methods. Methods. Multi-year cross-sectional survey analysis was completed by retrospectively analysing the students' end-of-block evaluations and end-of-block marks. Responses from the cohorts …
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The ward-based Nurse Clinical Educator: Impact on student learning outcomes and student and preceptor experiences
… ward based Nurse Clinical Educator (NCE) role on students and staff at one health service whilst students were on clinical practicum at a Western Australian regional health care facility. Question The research question was: “What impact does the NCE support intervention have on students and …
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Exploring the application of Design Thinking to develop a work-based learning programme for hospitality and tourism
… there was evidence of increased levels of student confidence, motivation, whanaungatanga and interdisciplinary collaboration. However, there were challenges and the following recommendations were made. Design Thinking can be messy and for Design Thinking pedagogy to be implemented into a …
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Knowledge Surveys in Nursing Education: Pre-licensure Nursing Students’ Perceptions of their Knowledge and Clinical Skill Abilities
… to measure cognitive knowledge; assess student confidence and perceptions of knowledge; identify content areas that need further development; and, provide students a guide for study. The purpose of this study is to discover and examine pre-licensure nursing students’ perceptions of their …
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Innovations in education and training to enable development of pharmacists as clinicians.
… of the first cohort of a PLC model for student pharmacists (SPs). It used interpretivist philosophy and qualitative semistructured interviews of SPs and tutors, informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), to undertake an initial evaluation. Seven themes were identified and …