A Course in Religious Community and its Effects on Self-Concept

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Galligan-Stierle ◽  
Harvey M. Rapp
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
Religious Community ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Class Room ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study investigated the effects of a course in religious community on the self-concept of college students. The experimental group (n=10) participated in a four week minimester course entitled “Experiences in Christian Community.” In addition to class room instruction, this course contained a seven-day off-campus religious community experience involving encounter group sessions, group discussions, prayer sessions, recreation, and household tasks. Students in the control group (n=9) concurrently attended the course, “Biology and Science Fiction.” Tennessee Self Concept Scale results indicated that the experimental group showed significant increases from the beginning to the end of the course in the following self-concept scores: Moral-Ethical (p<.013). Identity (p<.015), and Total P (p< .012). These results suggest that a course involving experiences in religious community can facilitate a positive change in the self-concept of college students.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF DAN SELF-CONCEPT SISWA SMP DI KABUPATEN PIDIE JAYA DENGAN PEMBELAJARAN KONTEKSTUAL BERBANTUAN GEOGEBRA

Numeracy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junaidi ◽  
Taufiq
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Contextual Learning ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Better Than

This study aims to examine and describe the effect of contextual learning assisted by Geogebra on creative thinking skills, increased creative thinking skills, students' self-concept towards mathematics and the relationship between creative thinking and self-concept. The research design was an experimental group with a pretest and posttest control group. The experimental group received geogebra-assisted contextual learning and the control group received conventional learning. To obtain research data, instruments used in the form of tests of creative thinking skills and students' self-concept attitude scale. The output in this research is in the form of learning tools (lesson plans and worksheets) that use geogebra-assisted contextual learning, instruments for tests of creative thinking abilities and students' self-concept scales. Quantitative analysis was carried out on normalized post-test and gain data on creative thinking skills and self-concept data between the two sample groups using the mean difference test of the two populations. The instrument used was 12 questions about creative thinking skills and 31 statements about self-concept. To find the difference in the average used t-test and use the Pearson test to find the correlation coefficient. The results showed that the creative thinking skills of students who received geogebra-assisted contextual learning were better than students who received conventional learning. The results of the self-concept scale indicate that the self-concept of students who receive geogebra-assisted contextual learning is better than the self-concept of students who receive conventional learning. The results of the self-concept scale also show that self-concept affects students' creative thinking abilities either totally or based on student groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menelaah dan mendeskripsikan pengaruh pembelajaran kontekstual berbantuan Geogebra terhadap kemampuan berpikir kreatif, peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kreatif, self-concept siswa terhadap matematik dan hubungan berpikir kreatif dengan self-concept. Desain penelitian ini adalah kelompok eksperimen dengan kelompok kontrol pretes dan postes. Kelompok eksperimen memperoleh pembelajaran kontekstual berbantuan geogebra dan kelompok kontrol memperoleh pembelajaran konvensional. Untuk mendapatkan data hasil penelitian digunakan instrumen berupa tes kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan skala sikap self-concept siswa. Luaran dalam penelitian ini berupa perangkat pembelajaran (RPP dan LKS) yang menggunakan pembelajaran kontekstual berbantuan geogebra, Instrumen tes kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan skala self-concept siswa. Analisis kuantitatif dilakukan terhadap data postes dan gain ternormalisasi kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan data self-concept antara kedua kelompok sampel dengan menggunakan uji perbedaan rerata dua populasi. Instrumen yang digunakan sebanyak 12 soal tes kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan 31 pernyataan mengenai self-concept. Untuk mencari perbedaan rata-rata digunakan uji-t dan menggunakan uji pearson untuk mencari koefisien korelasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran kontekstual berbantuan geogebra lebih baik daripada siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran konvensional. Hasil skala self-concept menunjukkan bahwa self- concept siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran kontekstual berbantuan geogebra lebih baik daripada self-concept siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran konvensional. Hasil skala self- concept juga menunjukkan bahwa self-concept mempengaruhi kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa baik secara total, ataupun berdasarkan kelompok siswa yaitu kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol. Kata Kunci: Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif, Self-Concept, Kontekstual, Geogebra

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Treatment Program in Decreasing the Psychological Stressors and Improving Self-Concept of Philadelphia University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 642
Author(s):  
Sanaa N. Al-Khawaldeh ◽  
Asmaa N. Al- Khawaldeh
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
The Self ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Stressors ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a treatment program in decreasing the psychological stressors and improving self-concept of Philadelphia University students. The study population consisted of all students of the Faculty of Arts at Philadelphia University for the academic year 2015-2016. The psychological stressors and the self-concept measures were applied as a pre-test on 45 students, who wished to participate in the program.The study sample was selected from students who obtained high scores on the psychological stressors scale, and students who obtained low scores on the self-concept scale, which amounted to 30 students, who were divided randomly into two groups: the experimental group, which included 15 students who received the treatment program, and the control group, which included 15 students who did not receive the treatment program. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance was used to answer the first and the third questions, and the T-test of the associated samples was used to test the significance of differences between the two groups and answer the second and the fourth questions. The results of the statistical analysis indicated that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the experimental and the control groups on the post-test of both the stressor and the self-concept scales due to the effectiveness of the treatment program that has been applied to the experimental group.

scholarly journals College Students’ Self-Acceptance: A Paint Therapy Group Counseling Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zheng Qiu-Qiang ◽  
Liang Wen-Jun ◽  
Fan Wan-Yi ◽  
Zhang Qi-Zhe
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Group Counseling ◽  
Therapy Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
The Self ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Acceptance Score ◽  
Experimental Group

This research highlights the effect of paint therapy group counseling on college students’ achievement in the field of education. For this purpose, we have used a quasiexperimental design with pretest/posttest of control group and experimental group. The sample used in our experiment consists of 18 students at a university in Guangdong Province. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups, i.e., experimental group and control group, and completed pretest and posttest measures of self-acceptance and self-evaluation over 2 months. The difference between the two groups before and after the intervention was determined using an independent-samples t-test. We have also used a paired-sample t-test to compare the effects of the intervention on the experimental achievement scores of the groups. The results showed that the self-acceptance score in the experimental group’s posttest was 40.78 ± 6.91 (t = 3.66, p < 0.01 ), while the scores of self-acceptance factor and self-evaluation factor were 20.67 ± 4.12 (t = 3.19, p < 0.05 ) and 20.11 ± 3.59 (t = 3.71, p < 0.01 ), respectively. Besides, the two months, posttest follow-up showed that the self-acceptance score was 43.67 ± 4.64 (t = 1.0, p < 0.05 ), and the scores of self-acceptance factor and self-evaluation factor were 22.11 ± 2.85 (t = 4.06, p < 0.01 ) and 21.56 ± 2.65 (t = 2.86, p < 0.05 ), respectively.

scholarly journals Developing an Instructional Unit in Vocational Education Curriculum, based on the International Standards of Nutrition and Sports, and Investigating its Effectiveness on Improving the Physical Self-Concept among Eighth Grade Female Students in Jordan

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Reem Suleiman Ahmed Ali Saleh ◽  
Ramzi F. Haroun
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
International Standards ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Instructional Unit ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to identify the effectiveness of a developed Instructional Unit Based on International Standards in Nutrition and Sports and Examine its Effectiveness on Improving the Physical Self-Concept Among Eighth Grade Female Students in Jordan. The students were selected from the eighth grade students in the first Secondary university schools &ndash;Femal- in the capital Amman during the Second semester of the academic year 2017/2018. The researchers identified the private schools that include two divisions of the eighth grade and chose one of them. One of the two divisions was randomly assigned to be an experimental group (26) and the other to be a control group (29) students. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the measure of the self-concept of the body was composed of (24) items. An Instructional Unit was developed in the vocational education curriculum based on international standards in nutrition and sports to measure its effectiveness in improving the concept of the physical self. The developed unit consisted of (8) international standards in nutrition and sport, where (36) outcomes were derived, and were implemented in (20) Forty-five-minute lessons. The results showed a statistically significant effect on the developed unit based on the global standards in nutrition and sport. The level of the self-concept of the students in the experimental group was higher than the students of the control group.

scholarly journals Effect of Pragya Yoga and Pranakarshana Pranayama on Self-Concept level of Juvenile Delinquents

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Sunil Deshmukh
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Care Home ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Experimental Group

Juvenile delinquency is the result of negative self-concept. Self-concept is essence of personality. To Study the effect of Pragya Yoga and Parnakarshana Pranayama on self-concept level of juvenile delinquents, this prospective study was done on juvenile delinquents of Chhattisgarh, India. For this study, permission was obtained from the superintendent of Juvenile Care Home, Raipur-Chhattisgarh, India. A total hundred (N=100) participants were selected by experimental control group design. 14 to 18 years juvenile   delinquents were selected for this study. In this study, to measure self-concept level, the self-concept scale constructed by Dr. R.K Saraswat was used. All participants were divided in two groups, an experimental group (N=50) and a control group (N=50). The groups were divided in such a way that there was no statistical significance difference in baseline mean between both the groups before the start of the study. The practice of Pragya Yoga and Pranakarshana Pranayama was done regularly for 45 days by the experimental group. The result showed that Pragyayoga and Pranakarshana Pranayama treatment lead to to significant improvement of self-concept of juvenile delinquents (p<0.01) indicating utility of these Yogic practices in Juvenile delinquency.

Multiple Selves and Multitasking: A Dynamic Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 009365022199149
Author(s):  
Shan Xu ◽  
Zheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Multiple Selves ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Over Time

This study integrates the theory of multiple selves within the theoretical framework of dynamic motivational activation (DMA) to identify the dynamic patterns of multiple self-concepts (i.e., the potential self, the actual self) in multitasking (e.g., primary and secondary activities) in daily life. A three-week experience sampling study was conducted on college students. Dynamic panel modeling results suggest that the self-concepts are both sustaining and shifting in daily activities and media activities. Specifically, the potential and actual selves sustained themselves over time in primary and secondary activities, but they also shifted from one to another to achieve a balance in primary activities over time. Interestingly, secondary activities were not driven by the alternative self-concept in primary activities, but instead, by the emotional experiences of primary activities. Furthermore, the findings identified that multitasking to fulfill their actual self did not motivate people to re-prioritize their potential self later.

scholarly journals Efecto inmediato de la auto-liberación miofascial en la superficie plantar sobre la musculatura isquiosural en futbolistas

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
JM Barradas Romero ◽  
S. Gómez-Torres ◽  
A. Montero-Duarte ◽  
R. Bogas-Arrebola ◽  
R. Chacón-Cuberos
Keyword(s):  
Plantar Fascia ◽  
The Self ◽  
Golf Ball ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hamstring Muscle ◽  
Myofascial Release ◽  
Experimental Type ◽  
Experimental Group

Las adherencias en ciertas zonas musculares generan tensiones en otras musculaturas de la misma cadena muscular. El objetivo del estudio es probar el efecto inmediato de la “Auto-liberación Miofascial” (SMR) con la técnica de pelota de golf en la fascia plantar en deportistas federados de “Fútbol 11” (FU) y “Fútbol Sala” (FS) y su incidencia sobre la musculatura isquiosural. Además, se analizó las diferencias entre cada modalidad. El diseño es de tipo experimental longitudinal, con una muestra de 20 deportistas federados. Los resultados muestran una mejora en la longitud alcanzada en el “Test Sit and Reach” (SRT) de forma significativa la SMR entre “Grupo Control” (GC) y “Grupo Experimental” (GE). Entre modalidades no se aprecian diferencias significativas. Se concluye que existe un efecto inmediato de la SMR con la técnica de pelota de golf en la fascia plantar sobre la musculatura isquiosural. No existiendo diferencias significativas entre modalidades. Adhesions in certain muscle areas generate tension in other muscles of the same muscle chain. The aim of the study is to test the immediate effect of the “Self-myofascial release” (SMR) with the golf ball technique on the plantar fascia in federated sportsmen of "Football 11" (FU) and "Futsal" (FS) and its influence on hamstring musculature. Besides, the differences between each modality have been analysed. The design is of the longitudinal experimental type, with a sample of 20 federated sportsmen. The results show significant improvement in the length reached in the “Sit and Reach Test” (SRT) after the SMR between "Control Group" (GC) and "Experimental Group"(GE). There are no significant differences between modalities. It is therefore concluded that there is an immediate effect of SMR with the golf ball technique on the plantar fascia over the hamstring muscle. There are no significant differences between modalities.

Effectiveness of an Enhancement Program on Taiwanese University Students' Self-Concept

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Jen Der Pan ◽  
Liang-Yu F. Deng ◽  
Shiou Ling Tsai ◽  
Iue-Ruey Sue ◽  
Jye-Ru Karen Jiang
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Waiting List ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Counseling Practice ◽  
Educational Treatment ◽  
Experimental Group

This study examined the effectiveness of a Self-Concept Enhancement Program (SCEP) on Taiwanese university students. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group ( n = 30) and a waiting-list control group ( n = 30). The experimental group received SCEP psycho-educational treatment for 8 weeks, whereas the control group did not. Results indicated significant improvements on physical, personal, self-identity, and total self-concept in the experimental group, but not in the control group. Participants evaluated the SCEP as useful, beneficial, and powerful in promoting their self-concept. Cultural issues were highlighted and discussed. Implications for research and counseling practice are suggested.

Influence of Tobacco on Physical Fitness Recovery of College Students After Sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 3445-3451
Author(s):  
Chen Yake
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Exercise Time ◽  
Activity Intensity ◽  
Group I ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Objectives: In this paper, the effects of tobacco on aerobic exercise ability and physical fitness recovery of college students were studied. Methods: University group sports intervention form: traditional characteristic project (basketball) + Taiji soft ball (R&D intervention project). Exercise time: 3 times/week; Activity duration: 30min; Activity intensity: the heart rate is controlled at 120-140 beats/min. All the college students in the experimental group are students who have never smoked, and the college students in the control group are students who have smoked for more than two years. The other conditions are the same. Results: The exercise time and endurance of experimental groups I and II were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the cardiopulmonary function was significantly lower than that of the control group. The indexes of experimental group II changed significantly compared with experimental group I, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: Cigarette smoke can significantly reduce the aerobic exercise ability and anti fatigue ability. The longer the smoking time, the more serious the adverse effects. Therefore, tobacco smoke and nicotine will damage college students’ aerobic exercise ability and have a negative impact on the recovery of physical fitness after exercise.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Suggested Model for Learning through Projects Based on Shared Learning Using Social Communication Networks in Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Self-Efficiency in PNU Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Wadha H. Al-Otaibi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
The Self ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Suggested Model ◽  
Shared Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed at identifying the effectivness of a suggested model for learning through projects based on shared learning in developing critical thinking skills and self-efficiency in Princess Nourah bint Abdularhman University (PNU). The study included a sample of 76 students from the specialization of primary level teachers in PNU randomly chosen, in which 39 students represented the experimental group. This group was taught the course of learning through projects using a suggested model. The other 37 students formed the control group and were taught the course in the conventional teaching manner. The critical thinking test and the self-efficiency scale were both administered before and after the experiment. The study revealed a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the means between the experimental and control groups in the critical thinking skills test and the self-efficiency sclae in favor of the experimental group. 

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