Selecting and applying appropriate research techniques, analysing data using information and communication technologies, transferring the obtained results of the analysis into tables and interpreting them are the performance indicators evaluated by the Ministry of National Education under teacher competencies. At the beginning of the courses that…

Today, multidisciplinary cooperation is an important objective of higher vocational education in Europe as well as other countries. The aim of this study was to explore how, and to what extent, fourth year bachelor students from different domains cooperate in multidisciplinary teams at two research centers. Data for 71 students were collected with…

Numerous e-learning 2.0 studies have advocated the use of social networking sites for educational purposes, but only a few of them have observed social networking sites as an instrument for specific learner skill development. This paper discusses a study which addresses the motivation and challenges associated with the introduction of the social…

College students were asked to respond to eighteen household, legal, and illegal drugs. Perceptions of strength and dangerousness were highly correlated. Usage and dangerousness tended to be negatively correlated while usage and pleasantness tended to be positively correlated. The dangerousness dimension separated the drugs into legal and illegal…

APPROXIMATELY 180 EIGHTH- AND 180 NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS, PLACED IN THREE ABILITY "TRACKS," WERE ADMINISTERED AN 80-ITEM ATTITUDE SURVEY AND AN 80-ITEM MOTIVATION INVENTORY. THE RESULTS OBTAINED WERE DEVELOPED AS PART OF A LONG-RANGE STUDY TO IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTITUDES AND MOTIVATION THROUGH INCORPORATING A REVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND…

This study represents the first phase of an ongoing research program aimed identifying the dimensions of reading attitude and determining how these dimensions relate to a broader range of variables such as reading achievement, scholastic aptitude, classroom behavior, and cognitive styles. (Author)

Student personnel functions were the issues in many student protests during the last decade, leading to changes in the regulations, policies, and procedures through which the programs are administered. In the present study, empirical data were collected to determine which functions had been the object of protest, change, or both. (Author)

This study was made to determine whether the Southern California Regional Occupational Center was attracting low-motivated students, to find ways to reach more such students, and to identify factors in the guidance program that contributed to its success. The project's objective was to develop a guidance model to better assist students in…