The Relationship between Biology Classes and Biological Reasoning and Common Heath Misconceptions

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla Keselman ◽  
Savreen Hundal ◽  
Yulia Chentsova-Dutton ◽  
Raquel Bibi ◽  
Jay A. Edelman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
College Major ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
College Level ◽  
Judgment Accuracy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Biological Reasoning

This study investigates the relationship among (1) college major, (2) knowledge used in reasoning about common health beliefs, and (3) judgment about the accuracy of those beliefs. Seventy-four college students, advanced biology and non– science majors, indicated their agreement or disagreement with commonly believed, but often inaccurate, statements about health and explained their reasoning. The results indicated that while the direct impact of college-level biology coursework on judgment accuracy was minimal, biology major was associated with increased reliance on advanced biological reasoning, which mediated judgment accuracy. However, the overall association of advanced biological reasoning with judgment accuracy was small. The discussion calls for strengthening the science–daily life connection in biology education for majors and nonmajors.

Creativity, Satisfaction, and Orientation of College Freshmen

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 859-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth A. Maxwell ◽  
Robert R. Reilley
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Freshmen ◽  
College Major ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
College Satisfaction ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
Probationary Students ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Creativity Measure

This study investigated differences in creativity among the following groups of college students: probationary, average, distinguished, and undecided as to college major. Also, the relationship of creativity to college satisfaction and student orientation to college was examined. Differences in creative ability among the groups were found. Probationary students earned the highest group mean on the creativity measure and their mean was significantly greater than for the undecided group. Differences and correlations among the variables of creativity, college satisfaction, and student orientation were presented and discussed.

Connotative Reactions of College Students to Disability Labels

1966 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 443-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvyn I. Semmel ◽  
Stanley Dickson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
College Freshmen ◽  
College Major ◽  
College Level ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Major Field

A total of 457 college freshmen and seniors in elementary education and special education were administered an instrument designed to evoke connotative reactions to disability labels in different described social psychological contexts. Differences in results are discussed in relationship to college major field, college level (class), disability labels, described social psychological situations, degree of contact with the handicapped, sex of students, and grade point average.

Individual Differences and Formal Operational Performance of College Students

1980 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
Helen Adi ◽  
Stephen Pulos
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
Early College ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
College Level ◽  
Specific Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Formal thought appears to be related to success in mathematics at the early college level (Carpenter, in press). However, several studies have indicated that high percentages of college students fail to manifest formal operational performance on the appropriate tasks (e.g., Adi, 1978; Chiapetta, 1976; Lawson, Nordland, & DeVito, 1975). To provide a possible explanation for such a failure, the relationship between formal operational performance and specific individual difference traits of college students was investigated.

College Student's Behavior, Health Beliefs, Norms, and Intentions to Use E-Cigarettes

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dunn
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Behavior Health ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between college student’s behavior, health beliefs, norms, and intentions to use e-cigarettes by gender and race. A total of 442 college students with a mean age of 23.3 years old participated in the study. An electronic survey was administered among participants during the spring of 2014. The results of this study found varying patterns of use, health beliefs and intentions regarding e-cigarette use among college students of different gender and race. As research has indicated, the prevalence of use is on the rise and for effective interventions to be developed the factors that influence use need to be explored further.

The Relationship Between Attachment Style and Depression in College Students

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. A. Nielsen ◽  
Amanda Luthe ◽  
Elizabeth Rellinger
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
The Relationship
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