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Direct linkKo, Celine M.; Grace, Fran; Chavez, Gilbert N.; Grimley, Sarah J.; Dalrymple, Emily R.; Olson, Lisa E. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to have psychological benefits in college students. We explored the effects of an academic Seminar on Compassion on student psychological health. Participants: Forty-one participants (14 male, 27 female, mean age 19.8 ± 1.4 years) were assessed pre- and post- spring semesters 2013 and…
Descriptors: Seminars, Altruism, Well Being, Randomized Controlled Trials
Gauthier, Andrea; Jenkinson, Jodie – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
We designed a serious game, MolWorlds, to facilitate conceptual change about molecular emergence by using game mechanics (resource management, immersed 3rd person character, sequential level progression, and 3-star scoring system) to encourage cycles of productive negativity. We tested the value-added effect of game design by comparing and…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Randomized Controlled Trials, College Science, Undergraduate Students
Houston, J. Brian; First, Jennifer; Spialek, Matthew L.; Sorenson, Mary E.; Mills-Sandoval, Toby; Lockett, McKenzie; First, Nathan L.; Nitiéma, Pascal; Allen, Sandra F.; Pfefferbaum, Betty – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI) with college students. Participants: College students (aged 18-23) from a large Midwest US university who volunteered for a randomized controlled trial during the 2015 spring semester. Methods: College students were randomly assigned to an…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Coping, Intervention, Undergraduate Students
Duan, Wenjie; Bu, He – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: To investigate the efficiency of a single-session character-strength-based cognitive intervention on enhancing freshmen's adaptability. Method: A randomized trial, pretest, posttest, follow-up intervention was employed using repeated-measures analyses to evaluate the effect. This 90-min intervention contained four activities with 52…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Pretests Posttests, Undergraduate Students
Demirbilek, Muhammet; Talan, Tarik – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether off-task multitasking activities with mobile technologies, specifically social networking sites and short messaging services, used during real-time lectures have an effect on grade performance in higher education students. Two experimental groups and one control group were used in this research.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Comparative Analysis, Social Media
Leszczynski, Piotr; Charuta, Anna; Laziuk, Beata; Galazkowski, Robert; Wejnarski, Arkadiusz; Roszak, Magdalena; Kolodziejczak, Barbara – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
The aim of the study was to conduct a comparative analysis of three forms of knowledge transfer online, taking into account the long-term knowledge growth rate and the satisfaction of students surveyed in respect to distance learning. The cohort of participants for this survey were students of the first degree, studying in the Emergency Medical…
Descriptors: Distance Education, First Aid, Comparative Analysis, Allied Health Occupations Education
Download full textKincal, Remzi Y.; Ozan, Ceyhun – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of formative assessment on prospective teachers' academic achievement, attitudes towards educational measurement and self-regulation skills. In the study, quasi-experimental design including non-equivalent pre-test and post-test control group. There are 40 prospective teachers in each one of the…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Preservice Teachers, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
Zaranis, Nicholas; Exarchakos, George M. – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2018
The purpose of this research is to compare the level of competence in stereometry of the university students taught using the authors' ICT oriented learning method based on the Van Hiele model for stereometry concepts, as opposed to traditional teaching methodology. The study deals with second year undergraduate students form the Department of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
Barry, K. M.; Woods, M.; Warnecke, E.; Stirling, C.; Martin, A. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Psychological distress is prevalent in doctoral degree training and affects students' completion time. It is crucial to monitor the amount of distress experienced and understand the causes for it to inform the type of support most needed. This mixed method study explored challenges related to candidature, self-reported progress and measures of…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Mixed Methods Research
Minalla, Amir Abdalla – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study was mainly conducted to examine the possibility of utilizing "WhatsApp Group" in enhancing EFL learners' verbal interaction. To do this experimental and descriptive methods were used to achieve the objective of this study. A questionnaire and pre- and post-test were adopted as tools for data collection. Samples of two groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
Harris, Brandonn S.; Melton, Bridget; Bland, Helen; Carpentier, Ashleigh; Gonzales, Jilian; Catenacci, Kelley – American Journal of Health Education, 2018
Background: Minority women have demonstrated higher rates of health disparities associated with lower levels of physical activity, a finding prevalent among college-aged individuals. Though these health disparities occur given a variety of factors, novel, technology-based interventions are being developed to increase physical activity, with Social…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, African American Students, College Students, Females
Aydin, Abdullah; Biyikli, Filiz – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This research aims to compare the effects of Jigsaw technique from the cooperative learning methods and traditional learning method on laboratory material recognition and usage skills of students in General Physics Lab-I Course. This study was conducted with 63 students who took general physics laboratory-I course in the department of science…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Instruction
Kilgus, Stephen P.; Kazmerski, Jennifer S.; Taylor, Crystal N.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the utility of Direct Behavior Rating Single Item Scale (DBR-SIS) methodology in collecting functional behavior assessment data. Specific questions of interest pertained to the evaluation of the accuracy of brief DBR-SIS ratings of behavioral consequences and determination of the type of training…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Student Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Undergraduate Students
Raedeke, Thomas D.; Dlugonski, Deirdre – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: This study was designed to compare a low versus high theoretical fidelity pedometer intervention applying social-cognitive theory on step counts and self-efficacy. Method: Fifty-six public university employees participated in a 10-week randomized controlled trial with 2 conditions that varied in theoretical fidelity. Participants in the…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Self Efficacy, Fidelity, Intervention
Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
Arachnids are predatory arthropods that are beneficial to humans in many ways, with common examples including spiders and scorpions. Despite the importance of arachnids to global ecosystems, the fear of spiders in specific human groups is well documented. Arachnids are a very diverse class (i.e., Arachnida) encompassing eleven extant orders with…
Descriptors: Animals, Science Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
