scholarly journals As You Write, It Helps You Listen: An Experiment in TOEFL Preparation Class

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Nyak Mutia Ismail ◽  
Fera Busfina Zalha
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Learning Rate ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Attitude And Motivation

This study aims to test whether using the technique named keeping-journals during the TOEFL preparation class is beneficial for the listening section part A of the test. The quantitative pretest-posttest method used in this study involves single-group design consisting of 36 fifth semester college students at Syiah Kuala University, Aceh, Indonesia. The result is considered essential since, practically, TOEFL tutors need to bring TOEFL learners to keep track on their learning rate on their own; hopefully, the result can best suit the theoretical gap since there have been only few experimental studies conducted on Listening Section of TOEFL through journal-keeping. The findings approved that the Ha is accepted for the tvalue is 1.90 (df 34, α=0.05, -2.02 ≤ t ≥ 2.02 ). It is also significant for the sigvalue is 0.7 (sigvalue ≥ α=0.05). In conclusion, the technique does help the learners in tackling problems they face in Listening section on TOEFL part A as it enhances their listening performance, attitude, and motivation.

Self-Report as a Validity Check for the Lüscher Color Test

1981 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 545-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Ledford ◽  
William E. Hoke
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Color Test ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Validity Check

20 college students, in a single-group design, participated in a study of the validity of the Luscher Color Test. The objective was to determine whether personality descriptions based on the test would significantly match written statements the subjects selected as self-descriptive. Each subject took the test twice and data from the second testing were analyzed. Later, the same subjects took a self-report test on which they rated 32 statements on a continuum from “characteristics I identify with most” to “characteristics I identify with least.” The results of comparing the two tests showed a greater than chance correspondence between the test descriptions and self-report descriptions. Observed social desirability appears to account for the correlation.

Effect of persuasion via social media on attitude toward elite sport policies

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yi-Hsiu Lin ◽  
Chen-Yueh Chen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
College Student ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
College Student Sample ◽  
Central Route ◽  
Group Involvement

We examined the effect of different persuasion interventions in social media (central route vs. peripheral route vs. no persuasion) on attitude toward elite sport policies. We conducted 2 experimental studies with a college student sample (Study I) and a sample drawn from the general public (nonstudent sample, Study II). Results indicated that in the student sample, attitude of the peripheral-route-persuasion group toward elite sport policies was significantly more positive than that of either the no-persuasion group or the central-route-persuasion group. However, results from the nonstudent sample suggested that both the central-route-persuasion and peripheral-route-persuasion groups had more positive attitude toward elite sport policies than did the nopersuasion group. Involvement did not moderate the persuasion–attitude relationship in either the student or nonstudent sample. The findings from this research indicate that a more concise way of communication (peripheral route) is more effective for persuading college students. Government agents may adopt the findings from this research to customize persuasion interventions to influence their target audience effectively.

scholarly journals Anthropomorphic Strategies Promote Wildlife Conservation through Empathy: The Moderation Role of the Public Epidemic Situation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3565
Author(s):  
Dan Yue ◽  
Zepeng Tong ◽  
Jianchi Tian ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Linxiu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Wildlife Trade ◽  
Illegal Wildlife Trade ◽  
The Impact

The global illegal wildlife trade directly threatens biodiversity and leads to disease outbreaks and epidemics. In order to avoid the loss of endangered species and ensure public health security, it is necessary to intervene in illegal wildlife trade and promote public awareness of the need for wildlife conservation. Anthropomorphism is a basic and common psychological process in humans that plays a crucial role in determining how a person interacts with other non-human agents. Previous research indicates that anthropomorphizing nature entities through metaphors could increase individual behavioral intention of wildlife conservation. However, relatively little is known about the mechanism by which anthropomorphism influences behavioral intention and whether social context affects the effect of anthropomorphism. This research investigated the impact of negative emotions associated with a pandemic situation on the effectiveness of anthropomorphic strategies for wildlife conservation across two experimental studies. Experiment 1 recruited 245 college students online and asked them to read a combination of texts and pictures as anthropomorphic materials. The results indicated that anthropomorphic materials could increase participants’ empathy and decrease their wildlife product consumption intention. Experiment 2 recruited 140 college students online and they were required to read the same materials as experiment 1 after watching a video related to epidemics. The results showed that the effect of wildlife anthropomorphization vanished if participants’ negative emotion was aroused by the video. The present research provides experimental evidence that anthropomorphic strategies would be useful for boosting public support for wildlife conservation. However, policymakers and conservation organizations must be careful about the negative effects of the pandemic context, as the negative emotions produced by it seems to weaken the effectiveness of anthropomorphic strategies.

scholarly journals Effects of a dietary modification intervention on menstrual pain and urinary BPA levels: a single group clinical trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SoMi Park ◽  
ChaeWeon Chung
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Dietary Modification ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Menstrual Pain ◽  
Adherence Level ◽  
Female College ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Modification Intervention

Abstract Background Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) occurs mainly through dietary intake. Due to current lifestyle trends, young people tend to consume fast food, to use disposable products, and to utilize convenient household items, all of which are major sources of EDCs. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a dietary modification intervention on menstrual pain and urinary bisphenol A (BPA) levels throughout three menstrual cycles in female college students who experienced severe menstrual pain. We also analyzed participants’ adherence to the intervention and examined whether their level of adherence was associated with differences in the effects of the intervention. Methods A single-group pretest and repeated posttest experimental design was employed. Thirty female college students with a score of 5 or higher on a menstrual pain scale were recruited through convenience sampling. During three menstrual cycles, menstrual pain was scored on a 10-point scale after each cycle, and urinary BPA levels were measured from the first morning urine collected after each cycle. The intervention involved three components: small-group education, follow-up monitoring, and peer support via social network communication. Statistical analyses were conducted using Friedman one-way repeated-measure analysis of variance by ranks, non-parametric two-way analysis of variance, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test as a post-hoc test. Results The dietary modification intervention had significant effects on menstrual pain at all three time points of menstrual cycles (χ2 = 119.64, p = 0.000) and on urinary BPA levels until the 2nd menstrual cycle (χ2 = 205.42, p = 0.000). Slightly fewer than half (43.3%) of the participants were highly adherent. Menstrual pain differed according to adherence level (F = 4.67, p = 0.032) and decreased over time through the third cycle post-intervention (F = 18.30, p = 0.000). Urinary BPA levels also decreased significantly (F = 7.94, p = 0.000), but did not differ according to adherence level. Conclusions The dietary modification intervention was effective and sustainable for reducing menstrual pain and urinary BPA levels. Detailed information about EDCs and dietary experiences seemed to encourage the young women to become more concerned about EDCs and to perform self-protective actions. Further experimental research is suggested to examine the relationships of EDCs with various health indicators in women. Trial registration: KCT0005472 at 2020-9-24 retrospectively registered.

scholarly journals Red blood cell blood group A antigen level affects the ability of heparin and PfEMP1 antibodies to disrupt Plasmodium falciparum rosettes

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pontus Hedberg ◽  
Madle Sirel ◽  
Kirsten Moll ◽  
Mpungu Steven Kiwuwa ◽  
Petter Höglund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Blood Group ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Surface Antigens ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Flow Cytometric Assay ◽  
Blood Group A ◽  
Flow Cytometric ◽  
Group A

Abstract Background The histo-blood group ABO system has been associated with adverse outcomes in COVID-19, thromboembolic diseases and Plasmodium falciparum malaria. An integral part of the severe malaria pathogenesis is rosetting, the adherence of parasite infected red blood cells (RBCs) to uninfected RBCs. Rosetting is influenced by the host’s ABO blood group (Bg) and rosettes formed in BgA have previously been shown to be more resilient to disruption by heparin and shield the parasite derived surface antigens from antibodies. However, data on rosetting in weak BgA subgroups is scarce and based on investigations of relatively few donors. Methods An improved high-throughput flow cytometric assay was employed to investigate rosetting characteristics in an extensive panel of RBC donor samples of all four major ABO Bgs, as well as low BgA expressing samples. Results All non-O Bgs shield the parasite surface antigens from strain-specific antibodies towards P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1). A positive correlation between A-antigen levels on RBCs and rosette tightness was observed, protecting the rosettes from heparin- and antibody-mediated disruption. Conclusions These results provide new insights into how the ABO Bg system affects the disease outcome and cautions against interpreting the results from the heterogeneous BgA phenotype as a single group in epidemiological and experimental studies. Graphical Abstract

Facebook and Subjective Well-Being Among College Students: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Loprinzi ◽  
Emily Frith
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Pubmed Search ◽  
The Impact

This systematic review evaluates various theoretical underpinnings, which may contribute to abetter understanding of the effects of Facebook use on subjective well-being among college students. Theauthor conducted a PubMed search of experimental studies conducted within a young adult population.Eligible participant data was delimited to undergraduate or graduate students, who were required to becurrent Facebook users. Six studies were chosen for the review. The findings suggest that Facebook usagemay be positively associated with subjective well-being via several theoretical mechanisms founded in socialpsychology. These findings provide preliminary evidence that Facebook may offer its users unique opportu-nities to tailor their online self-presentation to assuage the impact of negative psychosocial stimuli presentedin real-world environments. Innovative strategies should be conceived to assess the possible relationshipbetween Facebook use and enhanced subjective well-being.

Evaluation of the ‘Unforgettable’ art programme by people with dementia and their care-givers

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Iris Hendriks ◽  
Franka J. M. Meiland ◽  
Debby L. Gerritsen ◽  
Rose-Marie Dröes
Keyword(s):  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Face Scale ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Smiley Face

AbstractArt programmes have been shown to contribute to the quality of life of people with dementia. To understand how people with dementia benefit from art programmes it is important to evaluate them. ‘Unforgettable’ is an interactive museum programme for people with dementia and their care-givers in the Netherlands. This study examined how it is experienced and appreciated by its users. It also investigated whether the user experience and appreciation are linked to their specific background characteristics. In a single-group design, we used a ‘take-home’ survey to collect the participants’ background characteristics and their experience and appreciation of the programme. A before and after intervention measurement took place, using a smiley face scale, to measure the change in mood of participants. Participants evaluated the programme very positively. Social interaction proved a key factor in their appreciation. The mood of the persons with dementia (N = 95) and care-givers (N = 104) improved after participation in the ‘Unforgettable’ programme. The results of this evaluation may contribute to the quality of art programmes in museums.

Overlearning Reversal Effect with a Number-Classification Task

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Paul Szalai
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Classification Task ◽  
Verbal Feedback ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Reversal Effect ◽  
Dimensional Complexity

A significant overlearning reversal effect was found in an experiment using number classification by oddness-evenness as the learning task, 19 college students and graduates as subjects, and both positive and negative verbal feedback as the reinforcer. A randomized two-group design was used. The importance of the dimensional complexity of the learning task in experiments producing overlearning reversal effect is discussed.

scholarly journals Pemberian Nugget Tempe terhadap Kadar Hemoglobin pada Remaja Putri

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Nurhidayah Nurhidayah
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Poor Memory ◽  
Average Hemoglobin

In Indonesia, 23.9 percent of adolescent girls suffer from anemia. Adolescent girls with anemia have poor memory and are less thorough in scholastic exams, resulting in inferior learning achievements. They are also more susceptible to illness, putting them at risk when they become pregnant. The goal of this study was to see how providing tempeh nuggets affected adolescent girls' hemoglobin levels at SMP Negeri in Gorontalo City. This sort of study uses a pre-experimental design with a pretestposttest research design with a single group design and a sample of 43 persons drawn by chance. Provision of tempe nuggets was the independent variable, whereas hemoglobin levels in teenage girls was the dependent variable. The average value or difference in the average hemoglobin levels of adolescent girls after being fed tempeh nuggets was 0.40 gr/dl, standard deviation was 0.42, and sig (2-tailed) = 0.000< 0.05, according to the findings of statistical test analysis with Paired T-test. Conclusion At SMP Negeri Gorontalo City, giving tempeh nuggets has an effect on hemoglobin levels in adolescent girls.

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