Information-seeking behaviour and academic success in higher education: Which search strategies matter for grade differences among university students and how does this relevance differ by field of study?

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Weber ◽  
Dominik Becker ◽  
Steffen Hillmert
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Search Strategies ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Success In Higher Education

scholarly journals Provision of academic data for research: A step for academic success

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-407
Author(s):  
Hugo Gonzaga Miguel ◽  
Pedro Ramos ◽  
Susana da Cruz Martins ◽  
Joana Martinho Costa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Effective Intervention ◽  
Student Data ◽  
Success In Higher Education

One of the most widely researched issue on higher education relates to exposed paths that lead to academic success. Nowadays information systems represent an essential part of the education sector in many universities. In particular, the increasing of the number of students in higher education in Portugal leads to the progressive increase of student’s data contained in institutional information systems. This article aims to include the use of student data contained in the Fénix information system of a Portuguese higher educational institution, turning their information in an internal tool, to assist analysis and studies of internal academic success. Providing relevant data for queries can offer a clearer explanation of the paths to success in higher education. It can also help the identification of problems and failures aiming to support a more effective intervention of institutions and researchers to improve the academic success.

scholarly journals Individualism/Collectivism and Academic Self-Enhancement in New Zealand Māori University Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha A. Tassell ◽  
Ross A. Flett ◽  
Jhanitra R. Gavala
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
University Students ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Orientations

AbstractThe present study had several aims: to examine horizontal/vertical individualism/collectivism in a New Zealand Māori sample; to determine whether these cultural orientations contribute to academic self-enhancement; and to investigate if self-enhancement affects intentions to continue studies in higher education. A quantitative questionnaire was distributed to a nonprobability convenience sample of 71 Māori university students. All participants had either studied within the past year or were currently studying, and were recipients of a Māori-specific bursary for higher education studies. Results revealed the sample scored high on measures of horizontal collectivism and academic self-enhancement. ANOVAs showed some significant differences between our sample and other cultural samples on some of the cultural orientations. A series of standard multiple regressions revealed that combined, the cultural orientations predicted academic self-enhancement, although only horizontal collectivism made a significant negative contribution. Academic intentions were not predicted by self-enhancement. The findings have implications for policy development and educational strategies oriented toward enhancing the academic success of Māori in higher education.

scholarly journals Information Seeking Behaviour among Millennial Students in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan ◽  
Wan Aida Wan Yahya ◽  
Azma Asnawishah Abd Hakim ◽  
Husain Hashim ◽  
Shuhaida Mohamed Shuhidan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Millennial Students ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

This paper investigates various information seeking behaviour demonstrated by millennial students in higher education. The impact of disruptive technology changes the students' information seeking behaviour as millennial students nowadays depend on the Internet too much to locate the information for their academic purposes. Studies also found that millennial students have difficulty in learning and were marked by uncertainty because they are facing information overload, inability to obtain and evaluate the information. Identifying and recognising appropriate information seeking processes is crucial in determining the effectiveness of the information-seeking behaviour and the quality of the information gathered in order to support their learning process and experience. Therefore, this paper focuses on the behaviour applied by these students to fulfil demands of academic compliance especially in efforts to seek research-based information. About 328 students took part in this online survey. Findings of this research use quantitative descriptive analysis. From the findings, respondents claim that they are familiar with information seeking processes with mean value is 3.63, however 30.5% respondents claim they still lacking in information seeking skills. This research provides a valuable insight regarding the information seeking behaviour of millennial students and make a recommendation that role of modern libraries should facilitated this demand by ensuring that services such as online library resources are accessible and set-up for use by the millennial students.

scholarly journals Oral Healthcare Information Seeking Behaviour of Pondicherry University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (06) ◽  
pp. 345-352
Author(s):  
Haritha K ◽  
Chennupati K Ramaiah ◽  
Gulla Surya Prakash ◽  
Chennupati Deepti
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Healthcare Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour

Oral health information provides knowledge about oral diseases and develops awareness among the public to implement preventive measures for oral related diseases. Oral health information (OHI) also needs support in terms of public health policy, education, the provision of professional monitoring and therapeutic interventions as and when necessary. In this context, a survey was conducted with the help of questionnaire to know the oral health information seeking behaviour of Pondicherry University students and those results are presented here. The study also assessed the various channels through which these students receive oral health information, identified their oral health information needs, awareness on oral health and preferred modes of delivering oral health information. The purpose of this study is to understand the importance of oral health to students and also to find out the role of Libraries and Information Centres (LICs) in providing the oral health information in Pondicherry. LICs should act as promoting agencies to deliver health care information to all the needy students. Dissemination of oral healthcare information can be made available in written, spoken or electronic form. The information could be available in the form of books, pamphlets, audio-visual or web-based forms and should be easily accessible to students and the general public.

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