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Winnifred Johnson-Carr – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Evidence suggests females' mathematics skills and abilities are not as well developed as males resulting in females being underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career fields. In addition, self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) plays a role in academic performance, giving those with greater SDLR and…
Descriptors: Multiple Regression Analysis, Gender Differences, Learning Strategies, Algebra
Duncan, Sarah E.; Annunziato, Rachel A. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: This study examined barriers to engagement in self-management behaviors among food-allergic college students (1) within the frameworks of the health belief model (HBM) and common sense self-regulation model (CS-SRM) and (2) in the context of overall risky behaviors. Participants: Undergraduate college students who reported having a…
Descriptors: Barriers, Self Management, Food, Allergy
Gündogdu, Rezzan; Yavuzer, Yasemin; Karatas, Zeynep – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine irrational beliefs in romantic relationships as the predictor of aggression in emerging adults. The study is a quantitative study done using the relational survey model. The study group is composed of 351 fourth-year students, 201 females and 150 males, who were attending three universities in Central…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Dating (Social), Intimacy
Holloway-Friesen, Holly – Journal of Career Development, 2018
This study examined the role culture and college environment had on the perception of ethnic and gender career barriers of 138 Latino/a college students. Specifically, background characteristics (i.e., parent education, immigration status, and sex), acculturation, enculturation, and college environment on perceived ethnic/gender barriers were…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Acculturation, College Environment, Gender Differences
Adegboyega, Lateef Omotosho – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
This paper investigated the influence of achievement motivation on Nigerian undergraduates' attitude towards examination. Descriptive survey of the correlational type was employed for the study. One thousand, five hundred and thirty-six (1,536) undergraduates in Nigeria were drawn using purposive and stratified sampling techniques. Four research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Influences
Ning, Hoi Kwan – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The 3 × 2 achievement goal framework comprising task-approach, task-avoidance, self-approach, self-avoidance, other-approach, and other-avoidance goals is the most recent conceptual development in goal orientation research. The purpose of this study was to extend the current literature by investigating the validity of the 3 × 2 Achievement Goal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
Weger, Harry – International Journal of Listening, 2018
Instructor listening skill is an understudied area in instructional communication research. This study looks at teachers' active empathic listening behavior association with student incivility. Scholars recognize student incivility as a growing problem and have called for research that identifies classroom behaviors that can affect classroom…
Descriptors: Empathy, Listening Skills, Teacher Student Relationship, Age Differences
Awofala, Adeneye O. A.; Odogwu, Helen N. – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2017
The study investigated mathematics cognitive failures as related to mathematics anxiety, gender and performance in calculus among 450 preservice teachers from four public universities in the South West geo-political zone of Nigeria using the quantitative research method within the blueprint of the descriptive survey design. Data collected were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Calculus, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Anxiety
Flanagan, K. M.; Einarson, J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
In a world filled with big data, mathematical models, and statistics, the development of strong quantitative skills is becoming increasingly critical for modern biologists. Teachers in this field must understand how students acquire quantitative skills and explore barriers experienced by students when developing these skills. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement
Nasser-Abu Alhija, Fadia; Fresko, Barbara – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) constitute a valuable and economical teaching force in many higher education undergraduate programmes. However, student satisfaction with their teaching has attracted little attention in the research literature. This study aimed at examining students' evaluation of teaching of GTAs in discussion groups, as well…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Student Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Buabeng-Andoh, Charles – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate undergraduate nursing students' use of mobile learning (m-learning) and the factors contributing to their use of m-learning. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 586 nursing students from three universities in Ghana participated in this study. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data.…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Health Education, Nursing Students, College Applicants
Bowles, Charity – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: This purpose of this correlational study using Joo's (2008) financial wellness framework was to determine the impact of an online financial literacy workshop on student subjective knowledge, dependent on indicators of stress, behavior, and objective knowledge, when controlling for demographic differences at a large public university.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Workshops, Statistical Analysis, Undergraduate Students
Coco, Marlena B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to analyze factors that predict marijuana use and grade point average among undergraduate college students using the Core Institute national database. The Core Alcohol and Drug Survey was used to collect data on students' attitudes, beliefs, and experiences related to substance use in college. The sample used in this…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Drug Use, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
Li, Kun; Li, Yanju; Franklin, Teresa – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
This study examined four factors that influence preservice teachers' intentions to adopt technology in classrooms based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and Technology Acceptance Model. These four factors--technology self-efficacy, attitudes toward technology, perceived ease of use of technology, and perceived barriers of technology…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teaching Models, Technology Integration, Teacher Attitudes
Black, Jonathan P.; Turner, Malgorzata – Oxford Review of Education, 2016
Research shows that a lower proportion of women than men are in graduate level jobs, six months after leaving seven top UK universities. This paper presents new empirical evidence from a unique dataset on the significantly different attitudes and behaviours between Oxford men and women undergraduates that might explain why women are less likely to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Females, Disproportionate Representation