Using data from the 2019 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) 3-year cohort, this article presents a validation study of the 2017 version of CCSSE. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were implemented to investigate the psychometric properties and construct validity with strategies to address missing data. Eight…

Learning gain in higher education, specifically the development of subject-adjacent skills, abilities and competencies, is of key scholarly and policy relevance. However, little research focuses on students' broad understandings of learning gain. This paper takes a phenomenographic approach to explore students' conceptions of learning gain, and…

This study aimed to identify and evaluate major processes college students engage in as they begin their active engagement in learning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 college students. Then, a grounded theory approach was used to identify the forethought processes students described. These processes included identifying goals,…

Background: Virtual reality (VR) provides a unique immersive teaching experience and brings significant changes to existing education models. However, barriers may influence the resistance to and non-adoption of VR. Objectives: Grounded in innovation resistance theory (IRT), this study thus examined the resistance attitudes and non-adoption…

This study explores the impact of Knowledge Management (KM) factors--knowledge acquisition (KAC), knowledge storage (KST), knowledge sharing (KSH), and knowledge application (KAP)--on the acceptance of Engineering Language Massive Open Online Courses (E-LMOOCs) by English as a foreign language (EFL) learners majoring in engineering sciences at…

The aim of the present study was to analyse how university students' achievement goals are associated with two distinct academic outcomes: academic performance and academic engagement (i.e., cognitive, affective and behavioural). Also, it investigated the potential mediating role of cognitive and metacognitive self-regulation learning strategies…

In order for students to benefit from feedback, they must develop their feedback literacy. To investigate the extent to which informing students about feedback knowledge and scaffolding practice for making sense of feedback increases feedback literacy, we conducted a skills-based intervention study. The results showed that the intervention…

This study examines how mobile learning experiences influence college students' readiness for online learning. The abrupt shift to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges, including reduced student engagement and interaction. Previous research has indicated that the degree of students' learning readiness is crucial to derive…

Purpose: This study aims to examine the perceptions of students about learning science and physics using the engineering design process (EDP). Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a mixed-methods research design: The quantitative session features a pre-post-test control group study. In the qualitative aspect, the study conducted…

This study investigated if students and employers may misunderstand each other when discussing competencies and job requirements. Nearly thirty sense-making interviews were conducted with students, employers, academic advisors, and representatives from higher ed industry groups, and the interview transcripts were analyzed to identify patterns and…

Our society is influenced by neoliberalism and new public management, and the education system is no exception. Students are navigating a system characterized by market fundamentalism, resulting in the prevalence of standards-based educational policies and an intense focus on assessments and quality measures, making higher education more of an…

Turkish-Sign-Language (TSL) is a natural visuospatial language that the Deaf and hard of hearing use to communicate both with each other and with hearing people. It is important to determine the self-efficacy of individuals learning TSL in order to enhance their effective use of the TSL when their learning process. In this study, we aimed to…

International student numbers are growing globally, yet their inclusion and engagement within university communities remain underexplored. Existing research highlights the importance of international students' participation in extracurricular activities (ECAs) and student government organisations (SGOs) in fostering inclusion and belonging.…

Cognitive engagement is a critical yet underexplored driver of academic success within resource-constrained higher education. Grounded in Self-Determination and Social Cognitive Theories, this study investigates how teacher support and student personality traits predict cognitive engagement among Ghanaian higher education students. Utilising…

There has been considerable speculation about the risk that new generative AI tools like ChatGPT pose to higher education, particularly assessments and cheating. However it is unclear how much risk the UK higher education sector is exposed to. This survey study used a modified list experiment to evaluate that risk. Most students surveyed were…