scholarly journals Content expectations and dropout in Dutch vocational education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Eegdeman ◽  
Chris van Klaveren ◽  
Martijn Meeter
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Vocational Program ◽  
Retrospective Reports ◽  
Program Content ◽  
Successful Students ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations

Abstract Unrealistic expectations with regard to one’s study program has been linked to negative consequences for future academic success. Previous studies that have shown this are often retrospective, however, and focus on performance-related expectations (e.g. expected grades), while unrealistic expectations about the required effort and the content of the program (content-related expectations) may be more relevant for explaining dropout in tertiary education. This study prospectively investigates whether the content-related expectations of 208 Dutch Sport Academy students elicited before the start of their vocational program are associated with subsequent dropout and academic performance. Our results show that dropped-out students did not differ in expected grades (even though they did differ in prevocational GPA). Moreover, their content-related expectations at the start of the program did not from successful students, nor were they any less realistic. Still, when retrospectively asked, 50% of the students answered that the concerning program did not fit. This suggests that retrospective reports of inadequate expectations may not reflect deficient expectations before starting the program. Instead, tertiary educational programs may defy expectations in both successful students and later unsuccessful students, with surprises being pleasant for successful students and unpleasant for unsuccessful ones.

scholarly journals Toungāue cooperative pedagogy for Tongan tertiary students’ success

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 18-29
Author(s):  
Telesia Kalavite
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
Culturally Specific ◽  
Indigenous Cultures ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Students Success

Cooperative Pedagogy specific to Tongans can enhance students’ academic success in New Zealand’s tertiary education. Tongan students’ success depends on teachers’ recognition and understanding of Tongan students’ sociocultural context which involves their pule‘anga (bureaucracy), famili/kāinga (family), siasi (church) and fonua (country) relationships. Tongan students should not be treated within the Pacific groupings because ‘Pacific’ is a term of convenience for peoples who originate from different countries in the Pacific region whose cultures are uniquely different from one another. The term ‘Pacific’ tends to make these students live in the shadow of being treated as if they have the same needs in the classroom. The culturally specific needs of Pacific students are obscured by the assumption that they are homogenous. Academics and educational authorities in New Zealand need to recognise the importance of Pacific students’ culturally specific needs in their educational environments to move towards solving the problems of underachievement. This article explores the use of a culturally specific Tongan Toungāue Cooperative Pedagogy for teaching Tongan students in New Zealand tertiary education. Toungāue Cooperative Pedagogy is rooted in Tongan students’ sociocultural context which is at the heart of the Tongan society. More importantly, this proposed Toungāue Cooperative Pedagogy is transferable and could also be beneficial to other Pacific and Indigenous cultures.

scholarly journals Pasifika Tertiary Students' Use of Information and Communication Technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kerese Tuifaktoga Manueli
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Pasifika Students

<p>Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are pervasive in our daily lives. In New Zealand tertiary education institutions, the adoption of ICT is widespread. Meanwhile, Pasifika students’ participation in tertiary education has been increasing. Yet, for this group of students, academic success has been a concern to successive governments, tertiary institutions, and Pasifika peoples. ICT may offer an opportunity to improve Pasifika students’ academic achievement. The study is premised on the belief that positive learning experiences will lead to improved academic outcomes. Consequently, the study explored ways of using ICT to enhance Pasifika students’ learning experiences. Adopting an interpretivist approach, the case study investigated the ICT skills and the use of ICT for learning enhancements of a group of Pasifika students at a New Zealand institute of technology. Over a period of eighteen months, data was gathered through talanoa, participant observation, and the researcher’s reflective journal. The three method approach enabled data triangulation. Data analysis adhered to the theoretical propositions of the study. Among the key findings, is the disturbing realization that Pasifika students’ ICT skill levels were not at the level assumed by the institution. The main uses of ICT by the Pasifika students in this study were for personal communication and entertainment. The students’ use of ICT for educational purposes was limited due to the mismatch of their ICT skills and those required by the institution. Inadvertently, this has further disadvantaged the students’ learning experiences. The study concludes by offering an ICT skills development framework for use with Pasifika students. Moreover, the study proposes a number of recommendations for practice, policy, and further research.</p>

How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Strategic Indulgence in Big-Time Collegiate Sports Among Academically Successful Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 792-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lile Jia ◽  
Edward R. Hirt ◽  
Alethea H. Q. Koh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Academically Successful ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Collegiate Sports ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Successful Students

Past research on academic success emphasizes the need to avoid pleasurable nonacademic activities. In the context of enjoying big-time collegiate sports, we examined the notion that students, especially academically successful ones, may strategically indulge in sports games to resolve the conflict with academic pursuit. After confirming that high- (vs. low-) grade point average (GPA) students indeed found game-related activities less disruptive ( Npilot = 325), we proceeded to study whether strategic indulgence or single-minded avoidance was their preferred means to resolve the game–study conflict. High- (vs. low-) GPA students exhibited three features of strategic indulgence. They were more sensitive to the goodness of the opportunity to partake in collegiate sports ( NStudy1 = 216), engaged in compensatory planning to study on nongame days ( NSudy2 = 409), and actively engaged and enjoyed the game-related activities ( Nstudy3 = 530). These results suggest that understanding strategic indulgence in tempting activities would enrich our knowledge of long-term goal pursuit.

scholarly journals Predictors of Academic Achievement in Blended Learning: the Case of Data Science Minor

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya Musabirov ◽  
Stanislav Pozdniakov ◽  
Ksenia Tenisheva
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Mathematics Knowledge ◽  
Stem Students ◽  
Better Than

This paper is dedicated to studying patterns of learning behavior in connection with educational achievement in multi-year undergraduate Data Science minor specialization for non-STEM students. We focus on analyzing predictors of aca-demic achievement in blended learning taking into account factors related to initial mathematics knowledge, specific traits of educational programs, online and of-fline learning engagement, and connections with peers. Robust Linear Regression and non-parametric statistical tests reveal a significant gap in achievement of the students from different educational programs. Achievement is not related to the communication on Q&A forum, while peers do have effect on academic success: being better than nominated friends, as well as having friends among Teaching Assistants, boosts academic achievement.

scholarly journals The Implementations of K-medoids Clustering for Higher Education Accreditation by Evaluation of Davies Bouldin Index Clustering

Kursor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghufron Ghufron ◽  
Bayu Surarso ◽  
Rahmat Gernowo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Big Data Analysis ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Weighting Matrix ◽  
Cluster Index ◽  
Cluster Data ◽  
Good Cluster

The need for data analysis in tertiary education every semester is needed, this is due to the increasingly large and uncontrolled data, on the other hand generally higher education does not yet have a data warehouse and big data analysis to maintain data quality at tertiary institutions is not easy, especially to estimate the results of university accreditation high, because the data continues to grow and is not controlled, the purpose of this study is to apply k-medoids clustering by applying the calculation of the weighting matrix of higher education accreditation with the data of the last 3 years namely length of study, average GPA, student and lecturer ratio and the number of lecturers according to the study program, so that it can predict accurate cluster results, the results of this study indicate that k-medoid clustering produces good cluster data results with an evaluation value of the Bouldin index davies cluster index of 0.407029478 and is said to be a good cluster result.

scholarly journals Estudio sobre el consumo de riesgo y perjudicial del alcohol en alumnos de la UT del Norte de Aguascalientes

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Paula Carmina Del Valle-Ávila ◽  
Juan Carlos García-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Young People ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Scholastic Performance ◽  
Identification Test ◽  
The University ◽  
Technological University

This article presents a study about the risk and harmful consumption of alcohol in young people of the Technological University of North Aguascalientes, whose objective is to make a situational diagnosis about the habits of alcohol consumption, as well as their level of risk, harmful consumption and possible dependence in said population, for this purpose the Identification Test of Alcohol Consumption Disorders (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUDIT) was used as an instrument, which was applied digitally in 756 students of second semester in 14 educational programs of the Higher University Technical level, in this way the type of alcohol consumption was identified, which will allow the University to implement actions to raise awareness and awareness of the negative consequences of its consumption in the different areas of his life as the academic is, manifested through the low scholastic performance, lag and / or desertion, as well as in the personal, social and family area.

scholarly journals Pacific Students and Their Perceptions of an Academic Library:  a Case Study of Whitireia Community Polytechnic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Audrey Therese Hinder
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Study Approach

<p>While more Pacific students are participating in tertiary education, there is little research on the information behaviour of this group in the academic library. As the primary function of the academic library is to support the learning needs of the student community, it is of interest to investigate how Pacific students use libraries and information resources available to them during their course of study.  Using a qualitative case study approach, the aim of this study is to begin to understand Pacific students’ experiences of the library at Whitireia Community Polytechnic. This study investigates how they use the library, their perceptions of the library and how it may contribute to their academic success.  Key findings of this study show that students generally had a positive experience of the library, using it not just as an information centre but also as a cultural centre. The library was a place for them to find information, a place for them to study and a place for them to meet other Pacific students and classmates whom they worked and studied with in the library. Though this group of participants did not feel that there were any significant cultural barriers to their use of the library, the findings reveal some cultural factors that may affect Pacific students’ use of the library.  Though this is a small case study, it provides an understanding of the experience of this group of Pacific students in an academic library. Understanding the information needs and information – seeking behaviour of this group will enable library and academic staff to develop or improve appropriate services so that student learning outcomes may also be improved.</p>

scholarly journals SPANISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN TERTIARY EDUCATION: THE ACTUAL SITUATION IN LATVIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Agata Babina
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Spanish Language Acquisition

The data published by The Instituto Cervantes (2021) prove that Spanish language use in the world is constantly rising. The current number of native speakers is 489 million people, and there are more than 22 million learners worldwide. It is the fourth most spoken language in the EU and the third in the UN. The newest Latvian Educational Standard states that the first and second-level educational institutions should offer a minimum of two foreign language acquisition. Nevertheless, the Latvian Educational Curriculum does not include Spanish as an option; therefore, it lacks institutional support to establish Spanish studies in all educational levels with the proper follow-up. The article presents the current situation in various study programs proposed by several Latvian tertiary education institutions in 2020/2021. The data has been collected by contacting current Spanish lecturers and analyzing the current study programs offering Spanish language acquisition in tertiary education institutions mentioned in the article. The analysis presents the content of the study programs in the bachelor and master study levels and the estimated number of students in each study program. It is a panoramic insight into Latvia's Spanish language teaching situation, which is necessary to understand Latvian-speaking Spanish learners' needs, existing resources for Spanish language teaching, and a further perspective for promoting Spanish studies in Latvia. It proves a lack of institutional cooperation to provide the constant Spanish language acquisition from the first till the tertiary educational level that would improve the general recognition of Spanish and its need in Latvian society as a part of the European Union.

Penyuluhan Teknologi Pembenihan Ikan Bandeng Untuk Mendorong Kemandirian Produksi Benih Ikan Bandeng Di Kabupaten Bima Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Alis Mukhlis ◽  
Nadirah Karimatul Ilmi ◽  
Sanca Rahmatullah ◽  
Anita Prihatini Ilyas ◽  
Awan Dermawan
Keyword(s):  
Brackish Water ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Chanos Chanos ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Vocational Program ◽  
Brackish Water Fish

Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forskal) is one of the high economic value of brackish water fish and it has become the main commodity of brackish water fisheries for Bima Regency. Bima Bay was the center of milkfish production in Bima Regency with a pond area of around 1,612.16 Ha. Fishponds were spread in 3 (three) districts, namely Bolo sub-district covering 759.95 Ha, Woha sub-district covering 765.82 Ha, and Palibelo sub-district covering 86.39 Ha. As many as 11.41% of the total area of ponds used for milkfish enlargement throughout the year, while 88.59% used for milkfish enlargement and salt production alternately. The area of a pond was about 0.25-0.65 Ha using a stocking density of 4.000-6.000 milkfish fry/pond. The number of seeds needed for the Bima bay area was around 27.4 million per year. Even though milkfish hatchery technology has developed, the technology is not yet understood by milkfish farmers. Therefore, extension activities need to be carried out with the aim of increasing public understanding of seedling and quality of seedlings produced so that the independence of seed production in the future can be realized. Aquaculture Study Program of Vocational Program at Bima Regency of Mataram University conducted a counseling activity in Bima Regency in September 2019 with the theme is Milkfish Hatchery (Chanos chanos Forskal) Household Scale, Opportunities and Problems. It was attended by about 40 target communities, namely Milkfish Farmers in the Bima Bay area. Based on communication during counseling, there needs to be a demonstration plot for Milkfish Hatchery in Bima Regency as a place for training and learning related communities

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