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Le, Vi T.; Norris Turner, Abigail; McDaniel, Anne; Hale, Kenneth M.; Athas, Christina; Kwiek, Nicole C. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To examine the association between nonmedical use of over-the-counter medications (NMUOTC) and nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). Participants: University students surveyed on NMUOTC and NMUPD between August and December 2011 (N = 939). Methods: Cross-sectional data analysis of online survey. Results: The majority of…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Correlation, Student Surveys
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Chung, Hyun Sook; Jung, Sun Young; Lee, Jeeyon – Multicultural Education Review, 2017
This study examined how socio-demographic factors related to the levels of cultural and non-cultural prejudice among college students from Korea, China, and Japan. We used data collected from the Asian Value Survey. The main findings are as follows. First, Chinese students showed the lowest levels of cultural and non-cultural prejudice. Second,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Social Bias, Social Influences
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Togo, Osman Tolga; Caz, Cagdas; Kayhan, Recep Fatih – European Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Individuals face negative events throughout their lives and such events can cause problems in every aspect of life. A high level of resilience is required to cope with such negative events. There are various factors that affect resilience. Hope is one of those factors. This factor provides a strong structure to individuals and keeps identified…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Coping, Correlation, Athletics
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Kiliç, Deniz Beste Çevik – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
Examination anxiety in piano education, one of the important courses in music education, can negatively affect both success in examinations and the education of students. This study aimed to determine the anxiety levels of students in the music education departments of universities in western Turkey regarding their piano examinations and their…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Music Teachers, Music Education, Musical Instruments
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Alalouch, Chaham – Education Sciences, 2021
Cognitive styles affect the learning process positively if tasks are matched to the cognitive style of learners. This effect becomes more pronounced in complex education, such as in engineering. We attempted to critically assess the effect of cognitive styles and gender on students' academic performance in eight engineering majors to understand…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Engineering Education
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Warren, Bradley; Odenheimer Brin, Eleanor – Health Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess college students' pre- and post- health-related, fitness levels, as determined by the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) five components of fitness, in a one-credit, graded college course and to objectively measure any differences between those pre- and post- health-related fitness levels.…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level, Pretests Posttests
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Albayrak, Ahmet Yilmaz; Bayrakdaroglu, Yesim – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2018
The purpose of this research is to assess the sports and socialization of the students studying in different sports branches in Gumushane University. "Socialization-Sports and Socialization Scale" developed by Sahan was used in this research. A total of 742 students composed of 316 females and 426 males studying in Gumushane University…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Athletes, Socialization
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Aktas, I.; Sezen-Balçikanli, G. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2018
The purpose of the current study is to investigate the empathy and levels of social problem solving skills of physical education and sports teacher candidates. The research group of the study, which was carried out through relational screening model was made up of 148 candidate teachers of physical education (53 female, 95 male) in total studying…
Descriptors: Empathy, Problem Solving, Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Ponce, L. Enrique – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The topic of student cheating at higher education has been studied empirically for more than 80 years in the U.S., and has become a subject of concern in the rest of the world, where academic research has spread to other continents. However, institutional research has just begun in South American countries, where studies and surveys conducted in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Cheating, Ethics
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Justice, Mary F.; King, Keith A.; Vidourek, Rebecca A.; Merianos, Ashley L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2018
Background: Many misconceptions about breast cancer exist. College students have the opportunity to perform breast cancer risk-reducing behaviors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess breast cancer knowledge among university students and examine the influence of breast cancer knowledge on health behaviors for breast cancer prevention.…
Descriptors: Cancer, Knowledge Level, College Students, Prevention
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Aydos, Latif; Koç, Haluk; Pekel, Haci Ahmet – World Journal of Education, 2018
In this study, the academic suspension levels of the students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences students and the Faculty of Education students in terms of age, gender, active sports making, department, graduated high school, mother education level, father education level, mother profession and father occupation variables have been examined. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Millea, Meghan; Wills, R.; Elder, A.; Molina, D. – Education, 2018
Increasingly, student success in college is gauged by retention and graduation rates. Understanding the factors that influence student success can assist practitioners in terms of programming and institutional investments. This study evaluated factors such as residential living, attendance programs, demographic attributes, average class size, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Student Records, Success
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Baliyan, Som Pal; Moorad, Fazlur Rehman – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
This quantitative study analyzed the perceptions of students on teaching effectiveness in private higher education institutions in Botswana. An exploratory and descriptive survey research design was adopted in this study. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data through a survey of 560 stratified randomly sampled students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Private Colleges, College Students
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Roberson, Angela A.; McKinney, Cliff; Walker, Courtney; Coleman, Ashley – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To investigate how alcohol marketing and peers may promote college students' alcohol use through social media. Participants: College students (N = 682) aged 18 to 22 years from a large Southern university completed paper surveys in April 2014. Methods: Structural equation modeling was used to investigate relationships among variables as…
Descriptors: Social Media, Peer Influence, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education
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Beyaztas, Dilek Ilhan; Hymer, Barry – Gifted Education International, 2018
The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the features of intelligence perceptions according to age, gender, class level, school success level and university departments. Two different scales by Dweck (2000) for both adults and children were translated into Turkish. These scales were then applied to 1350 Turkish students ranging from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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