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Yang, Yang; He, Peng; Liu, Xiufeng – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
So far, not enough effort has been invested in developing reliable, valid, and engaging assessments in school science, especially assessment of interdisciplinary science based on the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Furthermore, previous tools rely mostly on multiple-choice items and evaluation of student outcome is linked only to…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Caffrey, Kathleen S.; Wright, Bruce R.; Maarhuis, Patricia L. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of a measure of cannabis-specific Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS), which assesses ways in which students may reduce cannabis-related risk. Participants: Respondents to the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II (N = 580) during Spring 2015. Methods:…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Risk, Factor Analysis, College Students
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Ro, Young K.; Guo, Yi Maggie; Klein, Barbara D. – Journal of Education for Business, 2018
Many business schools are criticized for being ineffective in helping students learn proper management skills and knowledge. Flow theory has been cited as being helpful in many learning environments in that flow experience can enhance student learning. The authors conducted a study of 315 students in an undergraduate operations management (OM)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
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Sedwick, Victoria; Leal, Anne; Turner, Dea; Kanu, A. Bakarr – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
The monitoring of metals in commercial products is essential for protecting public health against the hazards of metal toxicity. This article presents a guided inquiry (GI) experimental lab approach in a quantitative analysis lab class that enabled students' to determine the levels of aluminum in deodorant brands. The utility of a GI experimental…
Descriptors: Metallurgy, Chemistry, Science Education, Inquiry
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Apawu, Jones; Owusu-Ansah, Nana Akosua; Akayuure, Peter – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
The aim of this study was to examine the working processes employed by Ghanaian senior high school students when dealing with tiling pool problem algebraically. The study employed survey design, with a total sample of 304 Senior High School Form 1 students from three Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
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Werkhoven, Thea; Cotton, Wayne; Dudley, Dean – European Physical Education Review, 2018
Educational institutions have been identified as ideal locations to implement health promotion strategies that aim to prevent and treat youth obesity. However, the tertiary training of future health promoters currently lacks health and nutrition instruction. This study sought to investigate attitudes towards youth obesity and perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Student Attitudes, Health Promotion, Health Education
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Begum, Farhatunnisa; Khan, Suhail Ahmed – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2015
It is said that our act is geared by our emotions, therefore human functioning is determined by emotions and emotions themselves are considered as higher order intelligence. Emotional intelligence is said as, the ability to perceive accurately, appraise and express emotions, generate feeling that facilitate thoughts and ability to regulate emotion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Positive Attitudes
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Webber, Kelly; Stoess, Amanda Ireland; Forsythe, Hazel; Kurzynske, Janet; Vaught, Joy Ann; Adams, Bailey – College Student Journal, 2015
Background/Objectives: Collegiate athletes generally appear healthy according to weight for height and body fat standards. Despite the fact that there are well known connections between athletic performance and nutrition, little is known about the diets of collegiate athletes. The objective of this study was to determine the diet quality of 138…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletes, Dietetics, College Students
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Holinka, Cassandra – College Student Journal, 2015
Prior studies have examined stress, life satisfaction, and emotional intelligence in college students. Research on stress in college students has focused on the sources of stress, coping styles, and relevant outcomes. Research on life satisfaction has focused on specific relationships between life satisfaction and concepts like worry,…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, Life Satisfaction, Correlation
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Caravello, Michael J.; Jiménez, Joel R.; Kahl, Lois J.; Brachio, Brian; Morote, Elsa-Sofia – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2015
This study compares a sample of approximately 44 first year college students in 2005 and 2015 on Long Island, New York, in their technology preparedness and self-directed instruction. The researchers used a survey instrument including demographic information focused upon students' preparation for classroom technology in high school and college.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Technological Literacy, Independent Study, Student Surveys
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Rockenbach, Alyssa N.; Mayhew, Matthew J.; Davidson, Jenica; Ofstein, Jennie; Bush, Renee Clark – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2015
This study employed qualitative content analysis to examine the written responses of 1,071 college students to the open-ended survey question, "What does spirituality mean to you?" Connectivity is core to the way many students depict spirituality and is inherently multidimensional, as students emphasize both…
Descriptors: World Views, Student Attitudes, Religious Factors, Qualitative Research
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Ha-Ngoc, Tien; Park, Sang E. – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2015
The Senior Mentorship Program (SMP) was created to encourage the fourth year dental students to act as mentors in the clinical environment as well as facilitate learning of clinic protocols and reinforce concepts in treatment planning for the third year students. Third year dental students engaged in educational conversations and received helpful…
Descriptors: Dental Schools, Mentors, Clinics, Peer Teaching
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Nwazor, Joseph Chukwudi; Godwin-Maduike, Chinwe Constance – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The aim of the study was to analyze effects of social media on academic performance of business education students in south-east Nigeria. To achieve this, an instrument was designed and sent out to four universities in south-east Nigeria. Out of the 600 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 520 were completely filled and returned giving a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Social Media, Academic Achievement
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Ayalon, Michal; Watson, Anne; Lerman, Steve – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
This study investigates students' ways of attending to linear sequential data in two tasks, and conjectures possible relationships between those ways and elements of the task design. Drawing on the substantial literature about such situations, we focus for this paper on linear rate of change, and on covariation and correspondence approaches to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Surveys
Saunders, Laura; Kurbanoglu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Dogan, Guleda; Becker, Peter; Blumer, Eliane; Chowdhury, Sudatta; Dobreva, Milena; Gendina, Natalia; Grgic, Ivana Hebrang; Haddow, Gaby; Koltay, Tibor; Kortelainen, Terttu; Krakowska, Monika; Majid, Shaheen; Mezhova, Marina; Repanovici, Angela; Rudžioniene, Jurgita; Schneider, Rene; Terra, Ana Lucia; Todorova, Tania Y. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
Librarians are expected to be expert searchers, and developing information literacy skills to navigate the vast world of information is a focus of most library and information science (LIS) programs. It is important to understand the information literacy and behaviors of LIS students to see if they are employing the skills they will need to assist…
Descriptors: Library Education, Information Literacy, Student Behavior, Student Surveys
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