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Huang, Tianyang – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Online course learning is an important part of higher education curriculum. However, the factors influencing college students' online course learning behavior are poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors affecting college students' online course learning behavior. This study integrated the Information System Success…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Learning
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Kiperman, Sarah; Kevern, Carla; Carrion, Carmen; Clark, Kelly; Leroux, Audrey J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: As adolescents prioritize friendship in developing their norms and values, it is important that we understand how peer influences drive positive and negative outcomes, particularly academic achievement. For example, adolescents develop perceived norms based on how they believe their peers value school, socializing, working, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Behavior Standards
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Shonfeld, Miri; Hoter, Elaine – Intercultural Education, 2023
This paper explores the factors that predict children's willingness to have contact with those from cultures in conflict, using data collected in 2014-2015 from the TEC4Schools program which begins online and eventually includes face-to-face contact. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted on the results of the questionnaire from 577…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Student Attitudes, Intercultural Communication
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Villena-Taranilla, Rafael; Cózar-Gutiérrez, Ramón; González-Calero, José Antonio; Diago, Pascual D. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2023
Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with an increasing number of studies assessing its benefits in educational settings. However, there is a shortage of empirical studies aimed at evaluating the acceptance of this technology in primary education. The authors propose an extended version of the Technological Acceptance Model to examine…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Students
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Ruoyu Fang; Robert White – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2025
This study explores academic procrastination among postgraduate distance learners, a topic that has received limited attention. Through qualitative interviews with participants, the authors conducted thematic analysis on their experiences. Three overarching themes emerged: perception, reasons, and reflection of academic procrastination among…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Student Attitudes, Time Management, Graduate Students
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Gin, Logan E.; Clark, Carolyn E.; Elliott, Deanna B.; Roderick, Travis B.; Scott, Rachel A.; Arellano, Denisse; Ramirez, Diana; Vargas, Cindy; Velarde, Kimberly; Aeschliman, Allyson; Avalle, Sarah T.; Berkheimer, Jessica; Campos, Rachel; Gerbasi, Michael; Hughes, Sophia; Roberts, Julie A.; White, Quinn M.; Wittekind, Ehren; Zheng, Yi; Cooper, Katelyn M.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
Undergraduate research is one of the most valuable activities an undergraduate can engage in because of its benefits, and studies have shown that longer experiences are more beneficial. However, prior research has illuminated that undergraduates encounter challenges that may cause them to exit research prematurely. These studies have been almost…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Undergraduate Students, Biological Sciences, Decision Making
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Merve Bulut; Yaren Bulbul – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
Even though distance education from the home environment has seemed comfortable and economic for students with disability in formal higher education during the pandemic, insufficiency in their academic self-efficacy, satisfaction and an increasing tendency to drop out were observed. This quantitative research is based on development of the scales…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Student Characteristics, Student Satisfaction, Dropouts
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Lehman, Kathleen J.; Newhouse, Kaitlin N. S.; Sundar, Sarayu; Sax, Linda J. – Computer Science Education, 2023
Background and Context: As computing fields aim to both expand and diversify, narrowing representation gaps in undergraduate computing majors requires focus on retaining women and racially/ethnically minoritized students to the point of degree attainment. Objective: This study addresses the factors that contribute to persistence in computing…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Computer Science Education
Ashanti Marie Franklin Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed-methods study examined the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between personal, social, and academic factors and academic success, as measured by grade point average (GPA) among Doctor of Physical Therapy students. It aimed to identify the strongest predictor of GPA among self-efficacy, friends and family support, and the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations, Resilience (Psychology)
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Martin-Hansen, Lisa – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
A strong, positive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) identity is a predictor of future career choice in a STEM field. In this commentary, major concepts are explored within and among four different research studies with implications regarding STEM or science identity. This commentary describes ways in which one can view STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Choice, Identification (Psychology), Influences
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Abdulrahman M. Al-Zahrani – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2023
This study explores the potential of social learning platforms (SLPs) to enhance female students' learning experiences in Saudi higher education and address socio-cultural constraints. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of SLPs from the perspective female students and analyses the impact of personal beliefs on their perceptions of SLPs.…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Socialization, Empowerment
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Zhang, Hong; Tang, Hanwei; Zhang, Mengnan; Wang, Fuyan – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
The present study investigated how students' attitudes toward bullying were influenced simultaneously by personal and contextual factors in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Participants included 25,338 students (15-year-olds, from grade 7 to 12) and 663 schools from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taipei drawn from the Program for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Secondary School Students
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To, Wai Ming; Lung, Jane W. Y. – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: An internship is an essential part of vocational-oriented degree programs because it enhances the employability of graduates and prepares them for career development. Thus, it is important to understand how students view internships and whether they are satisfied with their internship experience. This paper explores the effects of…
Descriptors: Influences, Internship Programs, Student Satisfaction, Foreign Countries
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Alshurafat, Hashem; Al Shbail, Mohannad Obeid; Masadeh, Walid Muhammad; Dahmash, Firas; Al-Msiedeen, Jebreel Mohammad – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Online learning systems in developing countries such as Jordan face many challenges. Universities worldwide have dealt with obstacles in terms of continuing face-to-face education. An online learning system is an indispensable solution for all universities. However, students have not been adequately prepared to use online learning systems. This…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Accounting
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Christensen, Steven S.; Davies, Randall S.; Harris, Scott P.; Hanks, Joseph; Bowles, Bryan – Education Sciences, 2019
This study examines factors that influence high school students' willingness to consider teaching as a career. Using predictive modeling, we identified five factors that are highly predictive of a students' willingness to consider teaching and their belief that teaching is their best career option. Results indicated that high school students were…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Career Choice
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