A pilot study of pre- post anxiety treatment to improve academic performance for engineering students

The present study investigated the relationship between language proficiency and academic performance of students at Mehran university Jamshoro, Sindh. The study employed quantitative correlational research design to measure the variables. The researchers adapted English language test to measure the language proficiency of the learners. And CGPA (cumulative grade point average) to measure the academic performance of the research participants. The researchers collected data from 100 undergraduate students by doing simple random sampling. The data was collected in two phases: first pilot study and then main study. The pilot study was done before the actual research to measure validity and feasibility of the adopted English language proficiency test. The cronbach alpha was used to check reliability of the data. SPSS version 26 was used to perform the Pearson correlation analysis. The findings revealed that data was reliable with alpha value. 702 and the correlation was highly positive with a value of .826 at the significance value .000. The study confirms that the language has played a pivotal role to improve academic performance of the students studying in Mehran university of science and technology.

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Survey of Engineering Students' Use of Internet

International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development ◽

10.4018/ijicthd.2014040104 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 45-55

Author(s):

Radha M. Parikh

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Pilot Study ◽

University Students ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Student Interaction ◽

Student Behaviors ◽

Use Of Internet ◽

The Impact ◽

Fine Tune ◽

Indian Scenario

There is a lot of discussion on the effect of computers and Internet on students' academic performance but few in the context of the Indian scenario. Hence a study was conducted, of two groups of private engineering university students (345 respondents from each university). They were surveyed by administering online questionnaires, following a smaller pilot study to fine-tune the survey instrument. The main purpose of the research was to understand student behaviors related to time spent on computers and their relationship to academic performance. The data indicates that there is a correlation between academic performance and excessive use of Internet. The impact of faculty/student interaction and its relationship to academic performance needs further exploration.

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HOW STUDENTS DEFINE THEIR SUCCESS: A RESEARCH STUDY

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.vi0.14167 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Max Ullrich ◽

David S. Strong

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Research Study ◽

Survey Instrument ◽

Undergraduate Engineering ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

Full Study ◽

Definition Of Success ◽

Definition Of ◽

Diverse Groups

How undergraduate engineering students define their success and plan for their future differs notably amongst students. With a push for greater diversity and inclusion in engineering schools, it is valuable to also better understand the differences in these areas among different students to allow institutions to better serve the needs of these diverse groups. The purpose of this research study is to explore students’ definition of success both in the present and projecting forward 5 to 10 years, as well as to understand to what level students reflect on, and plan for, the future. The proposed survey instrument for the pilot stage of this research includes 56 closed-ended questions and 3 open-ended questions. Evidence for the validity of the research instrument is established through a mixed-method pilot study. This paper will discuss the survey instrument, the pilot study, and outline plans for the full study.

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Relationship between satisfaction with learning outcomes and mental health among medical and engineering students

Vestnik nevrologii, psihiatrii i nejrohirurgii (Bulletin of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery) ◽

10.33920/med-01-2001-08 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 70-78

Author(s):

O. Bukhanovskaya ◽

N. Demcheva

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

University Students ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Clinical Forms ◽

Complete Survey ◽

Medical University

Method of calculating the index of crisis of gratification has been developed on the basis of the complete survey of 995 students of medical university and 804 students of engineering university, determination of clinical and social parameters and factors related to the process of education in the specialized university. It included: a scale for the assessment of the degree of intellectual intensity, academic performance, stress situations related to the peculiarities of education. Reliable differences in values between groups of healthy students, students with preclinical and clinical forms of mental disorders are revealed as a result of calculation of the index of gratification. The authors conclude that satisfaction with the results of education has a significant impact on the mental health of university students.

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