The Meaning of Communication to a Group of Deaf College Students

1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 558-569
Author(s):  
Susan Foster ◽  
Sidney M. Barefoot ◽  
Patricia Mudgett
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Technical Institute ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Ethnographic Interviews ◽  
Rochester Institute Of Technology ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Language Modality

The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of communication to deaf college students and to explore with them the range of skills and conditions that they consider important for communication. Ethnographic interviews with 23 first-year students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID at RIT) were used to gather information about communication. Analysis of the interviews led to the organization of informants' comments into four dimensions of communication, including language-modality, affective, situational, and sociopolitical. These dimensions were then used to develop a multidimensional perspective on communication. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of a multidimensional perspective on communication for the development of comprehensive communication training programs for deaf people.

scholarly journals Book Review: Planning Academic Library Orientations: Case Studies from Around the World

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Holly Luetkenhaus
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
First Year ◽  
Orientation Program ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Online Tutorials ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many

For those engaging with first-year students and planning first-year programs in academic libraries, the library orientation is a key part of the work we do. “Library orientation” is often a catch-all term that is used to describe many types of library activities aimed at new college students, including in-class sessions, tours, online tutorials, and more. For a librarian revising an existing orientation program or starting from scratch, the possibilities are almost limitless, and it can be daunting to weed through the many options and settle on one that works for your library, your institution, and your students.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY TEACHING OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Наталья Сергеевна Степанова
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
First Year ◽  
Technical Institute ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Education Degree

В статье рассмотрены основные проблемы введения иноязычной лексики на занятиях со студентами первого курса, получающих образование по специальности «Атомные станции: проектирование, эксплуатация и инжиниринг», и предложены способы их решения. Paper deals with the main problems of foreign language vocabulary introduction at the lessons for first year students receiving an education degree: “Nuclear Power Plants: designing, operation and engineering” and the ways of their solution are given in this paper.

scholarly journals Who Are Their Leaders? College Students Perceptions of and Engagement with Campus Leaders and Administrators

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Stephanie Rizzo ◽  
Dana J. Tribble ◽  
Louis S. Nadelson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Future Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Campus Leaders ◽  
Campus Administrators

College students’ interactions with campus leaders is critical to their success, particularly in situations of distress. Yet, little is known about college students’ knowledge, perceptions, and identification of campus administrators, faculty members, and staff as leaders and their interactions with these campus leaders. To fill the gap in the literature, we applied a cross-sectional methodology to gather a combination of quantitative and qualitative data using an online survey. We had 60 first-year students participate in our exploratory research by fully completing our survey. We found that students identified their advisors as leaders on campus. We also found most of our participants avoided campus administrators in fear of judgment, intimidation, and feelings of anxiety. Our results have implications for campus leadership, college administrators, student retention, and campus climate. Following our results, we discuss implications for practice and offer additional recommendations for future research.

College Students and Academic Performance: A Case of Taking Control

NASPA Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phylis M. Mansfield ◽  
Mary Beth Pinto ◽  
Diane H. Parente ◽  
Thomas I. Wortman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Second Year

College students face a myriad of pressures and challenges in the academic environment as they seek to maintain optimal performance or even to remain in the academic program. In 2002, it was reported that more than 30% of first-year students did not return for their second year of college (Smith), and only 40% are reported to actually compete their degree and graduate (Newby, 2002). This information suggests that either due to problems with integration or other difficulties encountered in the social or academic culture of the institution, a significant proportion of college students fail to attain an acceptable level of academic achievement and ultimately withdraw (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991). The better we understand the factors that contribute to academic success, the greater the potential for positive and timely intervention to

Do First-Year College Students' Expectations Align with their First-Year Experiences?

NASPA Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Smith ◽  
Ellen C Wertlieb
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
First Year ◽  
Academic Expectations ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
First Year Experiences

First-year college students’ expectations about "what college is like" do not always align with their actual experiences. This study examined 31 first-year students’ social and academic expectations and compared those expectations with students' experiences at the middle and end of their first year of college. Paired t tests revealed that students' academic and social expectations did not align with their first-year experiences. Academic and social expectations/experiences were not statistically significant predictors of first-year academic achievement. However, students with unrealistic high social or academic expectations had lower first-year grade point averages (GPAs) than students with average or below-average expectations. Recommendations for increasing high school and college collaboration to assist students with the transition to college are included.

Asian American College Students over the Decades: Insights from Studying Asian American First-Year Students from 1971 to 2005 Using Survey Research Data

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Park
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Asian American ◽  
First Year ◽  
Higher Education Research ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Asian American Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
Level I

The purpose of this brief is to discuss insights from using survey data from the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute’s Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s (CIRP) Freshman Survey to study Asian American first-year students. The CIRP is the country’s oldest, ongoing study of college students, and 361,271 Asian American students have completed the survey since its inception. In addition to describing unique findings that came from disaggregating data by gender and income level, I discuss the need for survey response options to be tailored to the needs of Asian American students.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Binge Drinking Episodes Among Male and Female College Students (P18-008-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Croteau ◽  
Jesse Stabile Morrell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
First Year ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Past

Abstract Objectives To examine binge-drinking trends among undergraduate university students (18–24 years) over a five-year span. Methods Data were collected between 2012–17 through an ongoing, cross-sectional health survey at a midsize, northeastern university. Students (n = 2759; 69% female; 59% first-year) self-reported binge-drinking activity over the past 30 days through an online questionnaire. Binge drinking was defined as consumption of ≥4 or 5 drinks on a single occasion for females and males, respectively. Heavy binge drinking behavior was defined as ≥4 episodes of binge drinking in the past 30 days. Proportional differences were analyzed through chi-square analyses. Results Between 2012–17, binge drinking prevalence ranged from 65.1–75.4% among men and 53.9–65.9% among women. Overall, men reported higher rates of binge drinking compared to females (73.2% vs. 59.2%, P < 0.01). Collectively, 35.7% reported heavy binge drinking in the past 30 days. More males report heavy binge drinking over the past 30 days compared to females (49.1% vs. 29.6%, P < 0.01). Upperclass students reported a higher prevalence of binge drinking in the past 30 days compared to first-year students (68.3 vs. 60.3%, P < 0.01). Between 2012–17, binge drinking prevalence ranged from 65.1–75.4% among men and 53.9–65.9% among women. Overall, men reported higher rates of binge drinking compared to females (73.2% vs. 59.2%, P < 0.01). Collectively, 35.7% reported heavy binge drinking in the past 30 days. More males report heavy binge drinking over the past 30 days compared to females (49.1% vs. 29.6%, P < 0.01). Upperclass students reported a higher prevalence of binge drinking in the past 30 days compared to first-year students (68.3 vs. 60.3%, P < 0.01). Conclusions Our findings are consistent with other studies in showing high rates of binge drinking among college students, especially among male students. Monitoring binge-drinking patterns on college campuses assists administrators and health educators to address the severity of the problem to identify and monitor prevention and intervention efforts. Funding Sources New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Station and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Project 1010738.

scholarly journals Psychological and Pedagogical Support of Educational Adaptation of College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Yulia Ivanovna Popova ◽  
Konstantin Viktorovitch Yulia Ivanovna ◽  
Tamara Sergeevna Avetisian
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
First Year ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
The Individual

The research is based on the need to update the understanding of the adaptive potential of the indi-vidual at the stage of professionalization of college students. The study was conducted to analyse the dynamics of educational adaptation on the example of indicators of adaptation in the study group and adaptation to educational activities, using the meth-odology of T.D. Dubovitskaya and A.V. Krylova. The authors tested the assumption that the result of specially organized psychological and pedagogical support might be an increase in the indicators of educational adaptation of first-year students. The dynamics of educational adaptation was assessed by comparing the indicators of students’ adaptation to educational activities and in the study group, obtained before and after the implementation of psychological and pedagogical support aimed at strengthening the components of self-regulation, developing social communication and skills and skills of working with information. Statistical analy-sis using the Wilcoxon T-test was used to assess the significance of differences. As a result of the research, based on qualitative and statistical analy-sis, it can be concluded that as a result of psycho-logical and pedagogical support, students have a positive dynamics of educational adaptation, in par-ticular, indicating that the girls’ adaptation to educa-tional activities is more successful than adaptation in a group. The practical significance of the research is to justify the applicability of the system of psy-chological and pedagogical support for first-year College students to maintain adaptation to the so-cio-cultural environment of the university by creat-ing conditions for strengthening the subjective component of educational motivation. It contributes to a better understanding of the effectiveness of their own efforts to work with educational material; creating conditions for strengthening self-regulation skills in the course of psychological counselling of students (as a direction of psychological and peda-gogical support), for developing the cognitive po-tential of the individual and strengthening commu-nication skills in the course of general support. Moreover, the study confirms the possibility of us-ing the methodology for evaluating students’ educa-tional motivation to track its dynamics using both qualitative and quantitative indicators.

scholarly journals Programa de orientación entre iguales en educación superior para la adquisición de competencias instrumentales

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Noemí Merayo Álvarez ◽  
Inés Ruiz-Requies ◽  
Nicole Ávalos Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Failure ◽  
High Rate ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Academic Difficulties ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
New Students ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
The University

RESUMENLas necesidades detectadas en los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso de las Escuelas Técnicas Superiores de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación han llevado a plantear iniciativas de mentoría formal en sus grados. Estas carencias están relacionadas con una escasa orientación previa a la Universidad, gran heterogeneidad del alumnado, alto índice de fracaso académico en el primer curso y falta de información acerca de la inserción laboral. Este artículo pretende dar a conocer el programa MENTUm cuya finalidad es que estudiantes de últimos cursos ofrezcan apoyo e incentiven el aprendizaje e integración de estudiantes de primero con el objetivo de detectar las dificultades personales y académicas que presentan y desarrollar competencias instrumentales. La metodología de investigación empleada consiste en un Estudio de Caso desde un enfoque mixto, empleando técnicas tanto cuantitativas como cualitativas con la finalidad de alcanzar la mayor comprensión del programa en una de sus cuatro dimensiones: dar respuesta a las necesidades del alumnado de nuevo ingreso. Para la recogida de información, se han empleado tres técnicas de recogida de datos: cuestionarios, observaciones y entrevistas. Los resultados muestran que las dificultades personales tienen que ver con la falta de concentración, planificación y organización del tiempo, mientras que las dificultades académicas tienen que ver más con la falta de conocimientos previos ante los contenidos de las asignaturas. Como conclusiones hemos constatado que los estudiantes son conscientes desde su ingreso a la Universidad de la importancia de desarrollar competencias instrumentales de aprendizaje autónomo y planificación a medida que transcurre el año académico.ABSTRACT The needs detected in the new students of the Higher Technical Schools of Telecommunication Engineers have led to propose initiatives of formal mentoring in their grades. These shortcomings are related to a poor orientation prior to the University, great heterogeneity of the students, high rate of academic failure in the first year and lack of information about the labor insertion. This article describes the MENTUm program, whose purpose is for senior students to support and encourage the learning and integration of first-year students with the aim of detecting the personal and academic difficulties they present and developing some instrumental skills. The research methodology used consists of a Case Study from a mixed approach, using both quantitative and qualitative techniques in order to achieve a greater understanding of the program in one of its four dimensions: respond to the needs of new students. For the collection of information, three data collection techniques have been used: questionnaires, observations and interviews. The results show that personal difficulties have to do with the lack of concentration, planning and organization of time, while academic difficulties have more to do with the lack of prior knowledge regarding the contents of the subjects. As conclusions, we have verified that the students are aware from their beginning at the University of the importance of developing instrumental skills of autonomous learning and planning as the academic year progresses.

scholarly journals PRACTICALITY TEST OF “STEPPING THE 5 STAIRS A TECHNIQUE” ON GRAMMAR FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: RASCH MODEL ANALYSIS

Jurnal Kiprah ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Satria Agust
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
English Education ◽  
Research Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Test Instrument ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Academic Year

Exposing research data by using unreliable applications bring about research findings to the brink of collapse. Unlike other applications, Rasch model application can analyze research data as it is. It can also dismiss researchers’ hubbub and anxiety. This application is used to analyze research instrument on development of a teaching technique on grammar for college students. The objective of this research is to analyze practicality test instrument used in research and development on grammar technique, “Stepping the 5 Stairs A” for college students by using Rasch model. This research was descriptive quantitative. The setting of this research was in a university in Riau Isle and was conducted in May 2018. The first-year students of English Education in 2017/2018 academic year became the research subject. This research results that the analysis of the practicality test instrument by using Rasch model shows the above average logit item (+0.00 logit) emphasizing participants’ approval on the quality of the instrument. Different perspectives which participants give through the instrument fulfilment describe their present conditions which are necessary to have further investigation in this research.

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