Supporting international students’ academic acculturation and sense of academic self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Pii-Tuulia Nikula ◽  
Jonathan Sibley
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Adjustment ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Academic Environments ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

International students arriving in New Zealand must acculturate to studying in a new academic environment. This article evaluates graduate and postgraduate level international students’ perceptions of their home and host environments and the benefits of offering an academic preparation course to support international students’ sense of academic self-efficacy. The data were collected using quantitative surveys, including a pre-post design with a control group. The findings highlight notable differences in many students’ host and home country academic environments, and how international students’ sense of academic self-efficacy tends to reduce at the commencement of their academic journey in New Zealand. However, participation in an academic preparation course may be able to minimize this decline. Hence, the academic adjustment of international students should be increasingly perceived as a joint responsibility of both students and education providers, highlighting the need for institutional adjustments in a form of relevant academic support services.

scholarly journals Does Project Children’s University Increase Academic Self-Efficacy in 6th Graders? A Weak Experimental Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esef Toytok ◽  
Sungur Gürel
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Curve Modeling ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy ◽  
6Th Graders

The purpose of this study is to determine whether students’ academic self-efficacy levels increase through a 20 week of education that is based on the problem-based learning theory and transmitted in an inter-disciplinary manner in Project Children’s University. The project aimed to teach students to learn how to learn. Eventually, students will be life-long learners and gain sustainable learning skills. In order to observe the effect of Project Children’s University, academic self-efficacy levels are measured in terms of “self-efficacy in ability”, “context”, and “education quality domains”. Changes in treatment group students’ academic self-efficacy levels are modeled in growth curve modeling framework throughout three waves. Then, they are compared with those of control group students using Welch’s t test. Results have shown that the levels of academic self-efficacy throughout the research have fallen significantly for the treatment group students. In addition, the levels of self-efficacy in ability of the treatment group students were significantly higher than the levels of the control group students. On the other hand, the levels of context of the treatment group students were significantly lower than the levels of the control group students. In conclusion, Project Children’s University has failed to increase students’ academic self-efficacy levels, but entitled them to understand what academic self-efficacy really means, to socialize, to be self-confident students, and to criticize themselves more rationally.

scholarly journals The Effects of Concept Mapping and Academic Self-Efficacy on Mastery Goals and Reading Comprehension Achievement

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Wilson ◽  
Wonsun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mastery Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

<p class="apa">The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of concept mapping on mastery goal orientation and academic self-efficacy in a collaborative learning environment. The current study employed a randomized controlled pretest-posttest group design to examine if learning strategies such as concept mapping can help students with both reading comprehension achievement and intrinsic motivation of wanting to master a task at a high level. A total of 42 5th grade students at Ilshin Elementary School in South Korea participated in this study. The experiment group (<em>n</em>=22) has undergone concept mapping training while the control group (<em>n</em>=20) has not. All students were required to fill out questionnaires based on mastery goals, performance goals and academic self-efficacy. The results indicated that concept-mapping did not increase mastery goals and mastery goals had no effect on test scores. In addition, the interaction effect between academic self-efficacy and condition did not increase mastery goals and had no effect on test scores. In conclusion, the reduced number of samples may have caused a potential source of instability considering the statistical procedure chosen.</p>

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS ON ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

2019 ◽  
pp. 170-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack R. Menges ◽  
Marie L. Caltabiano
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Mindfulness Intervention ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

This study examined the effect of a brief mindfulness intervention on academic self-efficacy. Twenty-six university students were randomized to a four-day brief mindfulness intervention or a wait-listed control condition. The brief mindfulness intervention took the form of four 30 minute sessions of mindfulness meditation over four consecutive days. Measures of mindfulness, emotional wellbeing, and academic self-efficacy were obtained via a self-report survey prior to the intervention, post-intervention and at a one-month follow-up. Both groups had comparable baseline measures on all three scales. Data analysis revealed that both academic self-efficacy and mindfulness increased between pre- and post-intervention with a medium effect size (d = 0.472 and 0.415 respectively). Emotional wellbeing significantly increased following the intervention with a large effect size (d = 0.652) and remained at this level after one month. Academic self-efficacy also stayed at elevated post-intervention levels after one month while mindfulness continued to increase following the intervention and was significantly higher at follow-up than at baseline (d = 0.564). There were no significant changes in the measured variables for the control group. Regression analysis revealed that increases in emotional wellbeing significantly predicted increases in academic self-efficacy for participants in the experimental group, both increases in mindfulness and emotional wellbeing were significantly correlated with increases in academic self-efficacy. These findings suggest that a brief mindfulness intervention is an effective and practical means to improve academic self-efficacy and emotional wellbeing in university students. Implications, limitations and future directions for research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effects of Classes using Virtual Reality Simulations of the Hospital Environment on Knowledge of the Hospital Environment, Academic Self-efficacy, Learning Flow, Educational Satisfaction and Academic Achievement in Nursing Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-529
Author(s):  
Myo-Gyeong Kim ◽  
Hye-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Educational Satisfaction ◽  
Learning Flow ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Purpose: This study examined the effects of virtual reality (VR)-based fundamental nursing education on nursing students’ knowledge of the hospital environment, academic self-efficacy, learning flow, educational satisfaction, and academic achievement.Methods: In total, 137 nursing students participated in this non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest study, with 69 and 68 in the experimental and control groups, respectively. Differences in the dependent variables between the two groups before and after the intervention were compared using the independent-sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test.Results: The VR intervention group showed significantly higher knowledge of the hospital environment (t=3.88, p<.001), educational satisfaction (z=-3.82, p<.001), and academic achievement (z=-2.54, p=.011) than the control group.Conclusion: These findings indicate that VR-based education is an effective intervention for improving knowledge of the hospital environment, educational satisfaction, and academic achievement in nursing education.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship Among International Students' English Self-efficacy, Using English to Learn Self-efficacy, and Academic Self-efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-hsuan Wang ◽  
Jamie Harrison ◽  
Victoria Cardullo ◽  
Xi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
English Language Proficiency ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

One of the major challenges for international students to pursue academic goals in the United States is English language proficiency, which often negatively affects academic success. Even students with confidence in their English language proficiency encounter challenges using English in class. Previous research indicates self-efficacy positively predicts English language proficiency and academic achievement. Therefore, the current study hypothesized a model using self-efficacy in using English to learn as a mediator between English and academic self-efficacy. The structural equation modeling results indicate English self-efficacy indirectly influenced international students’ academic self-efficacy through their using English to learn self-efficacy. Findings suggest using English and using English to learn self-efficacy are two distinct constructs. These results warrant academic English support for non-native English speaking international students.    

scholarly journals Feedback Effectiveness Attributional Modification Schunk Model for Improvement of Academic Self-Efficacy Primary School Students in Math Lesson

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Asrori Asrori
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Oral Feedback ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy ◽  
Mathematics Self Efficacy

This experimental study examines the effect of Schunk Model's attributional feedback to improve academic self-efficacy of elementary school underachievers and low achievers in mathematics. The hypothesis that student who receives an attributional feedback, either oral or written, both get higher scores on self-efficacy and mathematics achievement than control group was Examined. The elementary students' grade III and IV Whose mathematics Reviews their achievements were below average grade was Involved as a research subject. With the random procedure, the subjects were assigned to one of three groups: (1) oral attributional feedback, (2) written attributional feedback, (3) reinforcement feedback and (4) no treatment. Profile analysis indicates that oral feedback and reinforcement attributional more effective to increase of mathematics self-efficacy and students' achievement than written. Analysis of variance with Least Significant Difference indicates that students who receive either oral or written feedback attributional got higher scores on mathematics self-efficacy and achievement than the control group. Furthermore, factorial design analysis indicates that attributional feedback, either oral or written, was more effective than low achievers to underachievers.

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