Fostering positive adjustment behaviour: Social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning among male and female university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fared Jdaitawi Turki ◽  
Malek Jdaitawi ◽  
Hani Sheta
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
University Environment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Although some attention has been given to student issues at university, the literature on the relationship between social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning with student adjustment is relatively limited. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of social connectedness, achievement motivation and emotional-social learning upon the adjustment of students in a university context. In addition, this study looks into the differences in achievement motivation and emotional-social learning levels between the genders. The sample comprised 240 university students, both male and female. According to the findings, the relationship between the study variables does not significantly differ between genders. Emotional-social learning is significant in terms of predicting the adjustment. Furthermore, gender differences were noted in terms of emotional-social learning levels, but not in terms of achievement motivation and social connectedness. The study explores implications of the significance of emotional-social learning in the university environment and makes recommendations in light of these implications.

scholarly journals METACOGNITIVE MONITORING ACCURACY AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-21
Author(s):  
Maria Avhustiuk
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Metacognitive Monitoring ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Monitoring Accuracy ◽  
The University ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose. The paper is focused on the theoretical analysis of some theoretical and methodological aspects of the relationship between metacognitive monitoring accuracy and learning achievement success of university students. In particular, we highlight some approaches to the relation between metacognitive monitoring accuracy and learning achievement success that is a quite common problem in the university learning activity. Methods. The theoretical and comparative methods of studying metacognitive monitoring accuracy and learning achievement success of university students have been used in the study. The necessity in studying some theoretical and methodological aspects of the notion has been caused by the impact of metacognitive monitoring accuracy on students’ learning activities. Results. The study aimed at revealing the role of metacognitive monitoring in the university learning activity, studying the extent to which changes in monitoring cause changes in the nature of the students’ control over their own cognitive activities, specifying the nature of relationship between levels of confidence and students successes in learning, etc. A noteworthy finding is that students are generally overconfident in their self-assessments and this overconfidence effect is greatest for students of poorer abilities as they are doubly cursed: they lack knowledge of the material, and lack the awareness of the knowledge that they do and do not possess. The erroneous belief that information is understood when it is not is regarded as the illusion of knowing or overconfidence in knowing; the notion can be a significant obstacle to the effectiveness of the learning activities. Conclusions. The results of the analysis found in the study can play an important role in the process of understanding the relationship between metacognitive monitoring accuracy and learning achievement success of university students.

scholarly journals Evaluating University Students’ Inference Making Ability: A Study at Bachelor Level in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Muhammad Din ◽  
Mamuna Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
University Students ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Inference Making ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Inference means the process of deriving a conclusion from a set of premises, including a conclusion that is probably in relation to the premises. This study has aimed to evaluate university students’ inference making ability. To explore this aim, the present study has set five research objectives which include to understand university students’ attitude towards critical thinking subset of making inferences, find out the relationship between university students’ attitude towards making inferences and their ability in making inferences, know whether critical thinking is a positive predictor for the overall score of critical thinking test (CTT), evaluate university students’ performance in exhibiting their attitude towards critical thinking and in critical thinking test (CTT) taken by them and understand the variance based on university students’ gender, location and medium of instruction in their attitude towards critical thinking inference and their ability of making inferences. To achieve these objectives, the researcher has used quantitative research methodology. The participants of this study consist of 550 male and female university students of different state-run colleges of Punjab (Pakistan). Critical thinking inventory (CTI) and Watson-Glaser’s Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA) (2002) have been used to collect data from the subjects of the study. The researcher used SPSS (XX) to analyze the collected data. The findings of this study reveal that the university EFL leaners have highly positive attitude towards making inferences but their inference making ability does not correspond with their attitude toward inference making skill.

scholarly journals Students Healthy Lifestyle and the Strategy of Adaptation to the University Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5123-5126
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Saving Behavior ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The article substantiates the sociological approach to health-saving behavior as the most promising direction of strengthening students' health. Despite the wide possibilities of motivation for the health-saving behavior of students, the problems of its formation, which are due to both social and cultural characteristics, currently remain. The health of students is largely determined by the prevalence of self-preservation practices. The article discusses the problem of the relationship of students' attitudes regarding a healthy lifestyle and their self-preservation practices and the impact of the need to adapt to learning at the university. The empirical basis of the study is the materials of author's research, firstly, mass representative farrowings of students of Kazan Federal University (Kazan, Russia) (N = 12468 in 2017 and N = 2712 in 2018), and secondly, a series of focus groups (N = 8). Sports and other physical activity, along with nutrition and sleep, are recognized by most students as important factors determining health and beauty. It is significant that it is these factors that are largely determined only by the efforts of the person himself that the students are aware of. As part of the adaptation period, students usually make new friends and gain experience in drinking. However, most students successfully cope with a difficult period and do not acquire bad habits, it is even considered not fashionable. On the contrary, students learn to plan their day wisely, find time for sports, prepare healthy meals for the whole day, and try to take care of their own psychological mood, taking responsibility for their own health.

scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF RISK AND BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OF VENEZUELA

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvia Amesty ◽  
Branka Agic ◽  
Hayley Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Driving Under The Influence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Marijuana Consumption ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the relationship between risk perception and the behaviors associated with driving under the influence of drugs. Method: quantitative cross-sectional study. The sample is composed by university students (n=383, average age 21.2 years). To evaluate the behaviors, items from Ontario Student Drug Use and Health were adapted, and two other instruments were used to measure alcohol and marijuana consumption. Results: it indicates a low risk perception when driving under the influence of drugs. There are no differences between the risk perception of being stopped by the police or being penalized for driving under effects of alcohol and/or marijuana among the students whose report the behavior called driving-under-influence and those without such behavior. However, there were differences between the perception of the risk of involvement in a vehicle accident and the behaviors called driving-under-influence, showing that those who report driving under the influence of alcohol and/or marijuana perceive a lower risk of accidents due to the effects of alcohol X2 (1, N=292)=7,999, p=.005 and of both substances X2 (1, N=35)=6.386, p=.012. Likewise, a lower perception of the risk of accidents was found among the subjects who board a vehicle driven by someone who uses marijuana X2 (1, N=67)=15,087, p=.000 and those who do not report being a passenger of a driver under influence; as well as when under the simultaneous effect of alcohol and marijuana X2 (1, N=366)=8,849, p=.003. Conclusion: it is concluded that the development of preventive programs in the university environment, as well as public policies that include the component of education and compliance with legal regulations, is important.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION WITH ACHIEVEMENT, MOTIVATION, AND INNOVATION TRAITS OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-555
Author(s):  
Rabia Wali ◽  
Muhammad Tahir Nazeer ◽  
Fozia Tabassum ◽  
Hira Atta ◽  
Azhar Ul Haq Wahid
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose of the study: This study aims to investigate the relationship of sports participation with achievement, motivation, and innovation traits among university students. Methodology. A sample of 325 students was approached at the University of Lahore and the University of Punjab, through a convenience sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were applied for data analysis.  The reliability of the instrument was α = 0.93. Main Findings: It was found that only14.2% of the students were active in regular sports participation and 45% had shown their interest in sports while 10.8% were undecided. The student's level of interest was above moderate. Sports Participation had no significant (p>0.05) association with age, gender, institute, locality, and family income. Sports Participation, innovation, achievement, and motivation had a significant and positive association. Innovation, achievement, and motivation were significant and positive predictors of sports participation. It is concluded that these factors were not inhibitors. Applications of this study: The university authorities should make serious efforts to develop modalities for sports participation of the students. Most of the available studies show the relationship of sports participation with demographical, social, and structural factors among the athletes or students while the current study describes the association of sports participation not only with biographical factors of the university students but also with their traits like achievement, motivation, and innovation.  

scholarly journals University Readiness and University Adjustment: Lived Experience of First-generation University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1665-1672
Author(s):  
Waqas Ahmad ◽  
Sadaf Mahmood ◽  
Muhammad Shabbir ◽  
Nazia Malik
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation Students ◽  
University Environment ◽  
University Life ◽  
University Adjustment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The study purpose is to explore the relationship between university readiness and university adjustment of first-generation students. Students enter university with dreams and motivation after entering university the first challenge is to adjust in the university environment. University readiness directly linked and influenced the university adjustment of the students. Thus, the major objectives of the research are: to know the university readiness of first-generation university students and to access how first-generation university students in step to the university life. For the purpose of data collection, a self-administered well-structured questionnaire was developed and used. The COVID-19 pandemic restricted the movement of the individuals and the academic institutions remained close that’s why the method of online survey was adopted to collect data in the second half of year 2020. In total, 405 first-generation university students’ responses were collected. Results show that first-generation students were less prepared to enter the university. The researcher found a significant relationship between university readiness and university adjustment. It was also found that majority of the first-generation university students were less prepared to enter the university and feel themselves miss adjustment with university environment.

scholarly journals New study practices. Survey on the use of new and old technologies among university students

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (77) ◽  
pp. 59-77
Author(s):  
Ilaria Marchionne ◽  
Rudi Bartolini ◽  
Taisa Rodrigues Dantas
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Inquiry Process ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Communication Methods

ABSTRACT In a context of “widespread communication”, supported by new tools and work environments, study practices also change, profoundly transforming students’ habits and behaviors. The research in question intends to investigate and describe, through a narrative inquiry process, the study practices of university students, making reference to the integrated use they make of old and new modes of communication, of traditional texts and of digital platforms and tools among the most famous and widespread. The research focuses in particular on the relationship that, through the new tools, is established between the student and the teacher, between the student and colleagues and between the student and the study texts. The analysis aimed at describing new habits, will try to demarcate advantages and difficulties related to the use of digital and to analyze, specifically, how the use of new communication methods or new forms of textuality can favor or inhibit communication within the university environment.

scholarly journals Social Responsibility and Its Relation with Procrastination and Achievement Motivation among Students of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 701
Author(s):  
Fatema K. Alhoish
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
University Students ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

This study aimed at identifying the level of social responsibility, procrastination and achievement motivation among Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It also aimed to explore the correlational relations between social responsibility, procrastination and achievement motivation and to uncover the differences between male and female students on these three variables. The study was conducted on a sample of 1880 male and female students. Social responsibility, and procrastination scales, as well as the achievement motivation test were employed after verifying their psychometric properties. The results showed that while the university students practice both social responsibility and procrastination at a medium level, they practice achievement motivation at a high level. The study further showed a significant, negative correlation between social responsibility and procrastination, and significant positive correlation between responsibility and achievement motivation. Furthermore, the study showed statistically significant differences between males and females in social responsibility and procrastination in favour of male students; and statistically significant differences in the achievement motivation in favor of females.

scholarly journals A study of the impact of athletic scholarship on football achievement motivation of university students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahman Balogun Muhammed Shittu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Football Game ◽  
Athletic Scholarships ◽  
Athletic Scholarship ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
University Athletes

AbstractVividly, it is not an overstatement to say that football game is the most prominent sport in the recent world. The present study is about the impact of athletic scholarship on football achievement motivation of university students. Athletic type of scholarship helps students to discover, improve and exhibit their football talent and skills. It makes effective contributions to the development of sport within the campus and prepares ambitious and hardworking college or university athletes for the challenges of actualizing their long-term ambitions to become professional footballers. Considering both empirical cum theoretical contributions of this study, the finding practically provides the following suggestions. 1- the finding pinpoints the insights and importance of athletic scholarship and encourage the stakeholders of the university to cultivate the idea of athletic scholarships by extending their scholarship schemes beyond merit and needy bases. 2- It gives an insight that athletic scholarship enables the students to study any academic program and have tendency of becoming professional footballers. 3- importantly, it adds to the literature by investigating the impact of athletic scholarship on football achievement motivation of the students and how the stardoms of being a footballer in the campus affect the students' football interest.

scholarly journals Testing the Impact of Brief Counseling on Non-Urgent Client Self-Esteem, Social Connectedness, Recommending Their University and Active Alumnus Intent

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Gary Blau ◽  
John DiMino ◽  
Allyce Barron ◽  
Kathleen Davis ◽  
Kelly Grace ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
University Counseling Center ◽  
University Counseling ◽  
Brief Counseling ◽  
Median Period ◽  
Business Undergraduates ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to test brief counseling impact on four outcomes. Two outcomes, self-esteem and social connectedness, were more typical for a University Counseling Center (UCC) to address. However, two other outcomes were more related to a university’s academic mission, i.e., recommending the university and active alumnus intent. Using a longitudinal sample of 60 matched non-urgent undergraduate clients at a UCC, brief counseling increased all four outcomes: social connectedness, self-esteem, recommending the university, and active alumnus intent. For this study, brief counseling was defined as a median of three counseling sessions after intake (range 1 to 8) over a median period of six weeks (range 4 to 10 weeks). In addition, these scale means were compared to a control group of business undergraduates not in counseling. The counseled sample at Time 2 compared favorably to the non-counseled sample on recommending the university and active alumnus intent. To better support its students’ success and university enrollments, UCCs need to consider new avenues to promote their advocacy by gathering data more directly connected to a university’s mission.

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