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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"students willingness"”.
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Chinese Tertiary Students' Willingness to Communicate in English
With the growing number of students from China who study abroad, many initially struggle to engage with native English speakers due to limited opportunities to develop oral English skills within their homeland (Gu and Maley, 2008). The reasons why Chinese students' may exhibit varied levels of …
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JAPANESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO USE ENGLISH WITH DIFFERENT INTERLOCUTORS
Willingness to communicate (WTC) arose out of the search for a construct to explain why some people are more likely to speak in a particular communication situation than others facing the same situation (MacIntyre, Dörnyei, Clément, & Noels, 1998). This study investigated the extent to which 1,789 …
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Examining the relationship between group work and students’ willingness to participate
… was assessed to determine the effect it has on students’ willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, and self-perceived competence. Students enrolled in a basic public speaking at a major Midwestern university completed Neer’s (1987) Classroom Apprehension about Participation Scale …
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Middle school students' willingness to participate in a school-based conflict management program
… factors believed to influence middle school students' willingness to participate in hypothetical school-based conflict management programs. A seven-phase process was used to carefully construct written vignettes depicting different types of school-based conflict management programs (e.g., …
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EFFECTS OF THE SANTA FE FARMERS' MARKET CHILDREN'S NUTRITION PROGRAM ON STUDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO TRY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
… research was to investigate change in elementary students willingness to try fruits and vegetables after participating in the Santa Fe Farmers' Market Children's Nutrition Program (intervention) on a class field trip. The WillTry survey was administered to 139 kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade …
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Examining how comfortable Students are in Contacting Campus Police at Central Washington University
<p>The current study examined students’ willingness to contact campus police at Central Washington University. The dataset used to conduct the research study was the Fall 2019 survey collected by the LAJ department. Using Tyler's procedural justice model as a theoretical base, the current study …
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How to recruit more international students
… study was twofold: 1) to determine international students' perspectives regarding the (U.S.) school application process, and 2) to compare recruiters' perspectives regarding the application process. Results indicated affordable tuition and alumni's satisfaction greatly influenced potential …
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A Technology-Mediated Tool (FiF) and Foreign Language Learners: DevelopingEFL Learners’ Oral Proficiency at a Chinese Higher Vocational College
… development of English oral proficiency of EFL students in higher vocational colleges in China. The research began with a survey of students' attitudes towards the technology-mediated tool, and then a 20-week experimental follow-up study was conducted. During the research process, a mixed …
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Perceptions of Humanity: College Students on Homelessness
… face, a brief study was done to gather college students' beliefs regarding the homeless population and demographics of the students. It was found that ethnicity and political affiliation both had significant effects on the students' perceptions of homelessness. Beliefs in the causes of …
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A case study of student participation in discussion in an online higher education course
… online participation on discussion tasks by students. The research also explored the relationship between online participation and academic performance, and the teacher's role in designing the tasks and providing support for students. Ninety-five paramedic students were participants in this …
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Expectations and Participation among Drama Students
<p>Not all students are willing to participate actively in a drama class. Most studies about drama and participation focus on the use of drama in other academic disciplines, and there is a lack of information about students’ participation within the drama classroom. This study examines the role …
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Is Self-Other Overlap a Malleable Predictor of Willingness to Work with People with Disability?
… the association between self-other overlap and willingness to work with PWD. Across 3 studies, self-other overlap was uniquely associated with students’ willingness to work with PWD as part of one’s profession, even when controlling for attitudes and empathy. The main effects from a fourth study …
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From Community College to Degree: Examining the Success of Undocumented Community College Transfer Students
… academic trajectories of 31 undocumented Latinx students in California who began their postsecondary education at community colleges and graduated from 4-year institutions. Guided by the undocumented community of trust model, which integrates Yosso’s (2005) community cultural wealth framework, …
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Creating an Energetic Classroom: A Handbook for ESL Teachers
… The first aspect explored is the silence of students. Because speech shows the process of language acquisition and is also the precondition of language acquisition, it is crucial to discover and understand the reasons for some students’ unwillingness to speak (Baran-Lucarz, 2014). The project …
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Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict International Students' Help-Seeking Intentions and Behaviors
… and universities have hosted international students from all over the world. Along with the increase of international student enrollment, campus counselors are challenged with identifying the students who need professional help but are reluctant to utilize their campus counseling services …
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Organisational responses to students' mental health needs : social, psychological and medical perspectives
This research examines the support offered to students with mental and emotional problems in Oxford, based on a theoretical model which distinguishes between social, psychological and medical/biological approaches. Although there has been a long-running debate about the contribution of each of …
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Going where students are: comparing faculty and student uses and perceptions of social networking in higher education
Often in education, the phrase “meet students where they are” is used as an approach to meet ever-changing needs of students. As the popularity of social networking increases, specifically among college students, the question arises: should colleges and universities utilize social networking sites …
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The impact of reading and discussing culturally relevant texts with adolescents who struggle with reading
The number of students who classify as non-readers or students who struggle with reading is dramatically increasing every year. Many of the struggling readers are reading well below their grade level and are struggling to obtain academic success in school. Educators are having problems getting …
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The Construction of Student Mathematical Identity and its Relationship to Academic Achievement
… been some growth in the percentage of minority students admitted each year, a low number of minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged students meet minimum entrance requirements. For example, in 2018, only 33% of socioeconomically disadvantaged African American students and 39% …
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A Qualitative Investigation of Black Middle School Students' Experiences of the Role of Teachers in Learning and Achievement
… qualitative investigation of Black middle school students' experiences of teacher characteristics that they saw as influential in their learning and achievement. The sample consisted of 8 students selected from a public middle school in central Virginia . Data collection involved both in-depth …
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