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Fallyn M. Lee; Julie M. Koch; Nikita Ramakrishnan – Journal of College Student Mental Health, 2024
In this study, we explored possible differences between students studying the fine arts and their non-art major peers on three separate variables: mental health, stress, and time spent on academic work. We found that students who study the fine arts report higher rates of mental distress, stress, and spend more time on academic work than do their…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Art Education, Stress Variables, Nonmajors
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Miitta Järvinen; Katriina Sipiläinen; Janne Roslöf; Sami Lehesvuori; Lauri Kettunen; Raija Hämäläinen – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2025
This study explored the learning experiences of first-year information technology students at the beginning of their studies. Identifying the early experiences is important, as we know they can predict later challenges and persistence in studies. We focus on a novel understanding of relations between learning approaches, self-efficacy and burnout…
Descriptors: Information Technology, College Freshmen, Computer Science Education, Self Efficacy
Tara Canfield – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Higher education administrators are responsible for assisting suspended students with reentry into an institution if a student's suspension appeal is granted. Interventions and retention efforts vary, but one effective method may be faculty/student mentoring. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to assess the effects of structured mentoring…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Suspension, Grade Point Average
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Cifuentes Gomez, Gonzalo; Guzmán, Pamela; Santelices, Maria Veronica – Educational Research, 2022
Background: The transition from school to higher education (HE) involves multiple challenges including academic issues, motivation and identity adaptation. In this scenario, the role of family, peers and institutions can be fundamental in the success of the transition process. Purpose: We sought to deepen our understanding of the transition…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Student Adjustment
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Emory, Bethany; Luo, Tian – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Research suggested that community college students struggle to find time to commit to classes and often lack learning strategies to balance school amidst conflicting life needs. This study explored the use of metacognitive monitoring training in a Success and Study Skills class. Learners who participated in the training described the process of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Metacognition
Catherine M. DeHart – ProQuest LLC, 2021
It has become increasingly difficult for individuals with only a high school diploma to earn a living wage. It is vital for individuals to have more education and training to increase their earnings and be competitive in the marketplace. Adults needing to enhance their skill set or to learn a new skill are enrolling in community colleges, which…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Adult Education, Success, Study Skills
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Melanie S. Parlette-Stewart; Shannon Rushe; Laura Schnablegger – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
Numerous studies exist on how and to what extent course instructors in higher education are embedding or directly teaching writing, learning and information literacy skills in their courses (Cilliers, 2012; Crosthwaite et al., 2006; Mager & Spronken-Smith, 2014). Yet, disparity within the literature demonstrates that there is no consistent…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Behrendt, Marc; Foster, Jodie; Machtmes, Krisanna – HAPS Educator, 2020
Many university students begin the pre-nursing anatomy and physiology course unprepared for the pace and intensity. In a voluntary writing activity on the last day of the two-semester anatomy and physiology class, students were asked to write a letter to the next year's students to offer advice on how to pass the course, no further direction or…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Physiology, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Aboagye, Godwin Kwame; Amponsah, Kwaku Darko; Johnson, Eugene Adjei – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2020
This study was motivated by the desire to explore the study skills employed by science students in senior high schools (SHS) in the Cape Coast metropolis across the Central Region of Ghana. A total of 600 SHS second-year science students, 354 males, and 244 females, took part in the investigation. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Skills, High School Students, Gender Differences
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Dirks-Naylor, Amie J.; Cook, Corbin; Nhean, Pov – Advances in Physiology Education, 2019
Pharmacy school applications have steadily declined over the past several years. Thus pharmacy schools are not only searching for effective means to increase enrollment of qualified candidates, but are also focusing on the development of programs to improve academic performance and retention of enrolled students. To address the needs of struggling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Enrichment Activities, Low Achievement, Pharmacy
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Getachew, Abera; Tekle, Tefera – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2020
Academic counseling is a collaborative process that addresses the needs, problems, and interests of higher education students. The objective of the study was to investigate perceived problems and academic counseling benefits for students and teachers at Madda Walabu University in Ethiopia. Cross-sectional research design using quantitative methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Counseling, Student Characteristics, Stress Management
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Landry, Michael Henry – BC TEAL Journal, 2019
While teaching students how to become independent learners offers great promise for their future academic success, research has yet to offer detailed insight into students' evaluation of learning such strategies. The Study Skills for Independent Learning module was introduced as part of a Canadian university English for Academic Purposes (EAP)…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Independent Study, Study Skills, English for Academic Purposes
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Arora, Bani; Arora, Naman – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2021
This research study is a technology-enhanced flipped learning pilot to observe the students' engagement and learning in a self-regulated class through their individual feedback. Flipped learning was applied to a segment of the Study Skills course for more than two weeks to 129 students in the foundation year of a Teachers' College in Bahrain.…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Integrated Learning Systems, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs
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Sharp, John G.; Hemmings, Brian; Kay, Russell; Atkin, Chris – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Academic boredom is a largely negative and disabling achievement-related emotion. In this mixed-methods exploration of 224 students attending a single university in England, academic boredom was found to arise at the point of course delivery, while studying at other times and during the completion of assignments for assessment. Quantitative data…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Psychological Patterns, Academic Achievement, Study Skills
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Taylor, Janet A.; van Eyk, Tina; Syme, Suzi – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
In Australia access to university studies is supported through students' participation in government funded, pre-award programmes called 'enabling' programmes. These programmes allow students to meet university entry requirements and are designed to prepare students for the rigours of study. This article explores the performance and experience of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Grade Point Average
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