1. Adding Languages, Adding Benefits: Immigrant Students’ Attitudes Toward and Performance in FSOL Programs in Canada

2013 ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Callie Mady
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Performance

Evaluation of Medical Students’ Attitudes and Performance of Basic Surgery Skills in a Training Program Using Fresh Human skin, Excised During Body Contouring Surgeries

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 868-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Rothenberger ◽  
Seyed Morteza Seyed Jafari ◽  
Kai P. Schnabel ◽  
Christian Tschumi ◽  
Sarina Angermeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Performance

Behavioral and Psychosocial Context of Pharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancers` Misuse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Tomažič ◽  
Anita Čelofiga
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cognitive Enhancers ◽  
Material Goods ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Academic Grades ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Background In an effort for better memory, greater motivation and concentration, otherwise healthy individuals use Pharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancers (PCE), medicines for the treatment of cognitive deficits of patients with various disorders and health problems, to achieve greater productivity, efficiency, and performance. Methods In our study, we examined the use of PCE use among 289 students at the Slovenian Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the behavioral and psychosocial context (students’ attitudes towards study, parents, health, leisure time and work). Furthermore, we addressed also the immediate reasons, or the hypothesized connections of behavioral and psychosocial aspects, related to PCE misuse. The study consisted of a structured questionnaire, and the chi-square tests were used. Results An analysis of student statements revealed differences in students` and parents` attitudes toward good academic grades. In addition, students chose among 17 values relating to relationships with parents, friends, partners, careers, study obligations, leisure, hobbies, material goods, appearance and the future, and assessed their importance. Regardless of the group they belonged to, young people cited the same values among the most important. Good grades and parental opinions have proven to be key factors in the context of PCE abuse. Conclusions This research was the first study to examine the relation between PCE misuse and the role of different behavioral and psychosocial factors. However, the further research is needed, both on the actual effects of PCE on healthy people, as well as on continuing research towards behavioral and psychosocial factors.

Using Distributed Practice to Improve Students’ Attitudes and Performance in Statistics

2020 ◽  
pp. 009862832097968
Author(s):  
Wendi L. Benson ◽  
Jonathan P. Dunning ◽  
Danette Barber
Keyword(s):  
Skill Development ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Distributed Practice ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Statistics ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Major Data

Background: Research shows distributed practice enhances learning and skill development, but less is known about the effect on perceptions and attitudes toward the material being learned. Objective: This study examined whether distributed practice could improve performance and attitudes in statistics, a subject that students report finding unpleasant and anxiety-provoking. Method: This quasi-experiment compared statistics students who received distributed practice with Excel throughout the semester to a control group without distributed practice. At the end of the semester, all students completed a major data analysis project with Excel and a self-report measure of their perceptions and attitudes toward the class and statistics. Results: Significant results suggest students who received distributed practice: earned higher project grades; liked statistics more; and perceived the class to be more effective for knowledge and skill development, even though they found statistics to be more difficult than the control group. Conclusion: This study suggests distributed practice helps improve students’ performance and attitudes toward statistics, even though they think it is difficult. Teaching Implications: In addition to improving performance in challenging subjects, distributed practice may be used to help students appreciate and feel more favorably about classes they find difficult.

Immigrant Students' Attitudes Toward and Experiences in Psychotherapy

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Rogers-Sirin ◽  
Alice Borodiansky ◽  
Sungitha Hasham ◽  
Deborah Kopacz ◽  
Jazmin Merckel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Students Attitudes

Sociocultural Attitudes Regarding Gender Differences in Mathematics Education and Implications for Related Employment

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Ezri Skital ◽  
Laurentiu-Gabriel Tiru
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mathematics ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Multiple Choice Questionnaire ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Performance

For many years in several countries there has been gender inequality in mathematics achievement, and girls are less likely to study and specialize in precise sciences. A primary explanation for these gender differences is sociocultural. The attitudes and perceptions prevalent in a society’s culture regarding gen-der can affect students’ attitudes and performance in maths education and their choice to pursue pro-fessional careers in maths related areas. Studies have found that learning in single-sex classrooms can influence girls’ achievements and attitudes. The goal of the present study is to examine the attitudes of girls in mixed and single-sex classrooms towards mathematics and towards gender differences in mathematics. The study population included 281 students in the fifth to ninth grades, attending state-religious schools in Israel. The participants completed a multiple-choice questionnaire, which addressed their attitudes toward mathematics and possible differences between boys and girls. Most of the girls, in both types of classrooms, expressed positive attitudes towards learning mathematics and egalitarian views, although differences were found as girls learning in mixed-sex classes expressed views that were slightly more egalitarian. In addition, girls in single-sex classrooms expressed a moderately higher agreement in the “girls are better” category.

scholarly journals Young Norwegian students’ preferences for learning activities and the influence of these activities on the students’ attitudes to and performance in science

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Klepaker ◽  
Siv Flæsen Almendingen ◽  
Johannes Tveita
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Student’S Performance ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Performance

This study focuses on the use and effects of “Student-active teaching practice” in science in Norwegian schools. In a quantitative study we have collected data on teaching activities, student attitudes and student performance in science. We see that the students clearly prefer teaching activities in which they can take part actively. Separating the classes in four groups according to teaching practice, we find that different practice has significant influence on the students’ attitude to science and to their science teacher. The student’s performance in science does not relate in the same way to teaching practice.

The Direct and Indirect Effects of Computer Uses on Student Success in Math

2018 ◽  
pp. 322-340
Author(s):  
Sunha Kim ◽  
Mido Chang ◽  
Namok Choi ◽  
Jeehyun Park ◽  
Heejung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Self Efficacy

To promote the academic success of middle school students, the authors examined the effects of computer uses on mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics performance of students, paying focused attention to immigrant students. They analysed the effects of computer use for schoolwork and gaming of middle school students applying a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) USA. The results showed that when students frequently used computer for schoolwork, they revealed high mathematics self-efficacy, which in turn led to high mathematics performance. On the other hand, the students that used computer for gaming frequently indicated low mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics performance. The authors' study results highlight the importance of guiding students to use computers properly, which is directly and indirectly associated with students' self-efficacy and performance in mathematics.

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