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Samuel, Stephanie Caroline; Marimuthu, Ferina – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
The successful completion of a module measures student performance at tertiary institutions through ascertaining predetermined pass percentages. The lack of conceptualization of content by a student, may affect the students' academic achievement. This paper aimed to investigate students' perceptions on the factors that may impact Cost Accounting…
Descriptors: Grade 12, Student Attitudes, Social Cognition, Influences
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van der Laan, J. M. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2012
This essay considers the analysis Jacques Ellul carried out about the devaluation of language. This investigation also explores the consequences of that devaluation (or humiliation as Ellul called it) wrought by our orientation to technology. Our existence in technology transforms language and our use of it, shifting emphasis as well to the visual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Technology, Visual Stimuli, Language
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Mariano, Jennifer Menon; Savage, Jessica – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
This study used an exploratory mixed methods design to address the questions: (1) "Is there a positive language of youth purpose, and if so, what is it like?" and (2) "Which kinds of purpose best predict reports of positive states and coping styles?" Qualitative coding identified references to positive states and coping…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Language, Goal Orientation