A Study on the Perceptions of College Students Majoring in Police Science on College Education and Police Recruitment Test

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-90
Author(s):  
Yeon Soo Kim
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Education ◽  
Police Recruitment

scholarly journals The Relationships of Family, Perceived Digital Competence and Attitude, and Learning Agility in Sustainable Student Engagement in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Kim ◽  
Ah Hong ◽  
Hae-Deok Song
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
College Education ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Learning Agility ◽  
The Impact

College students are often assumed to be digitally fluent as they are “digital natives”, owing to their exposure to digital technologies from an early age. Furthermore, it is assumed that this digital competence is likely to prepare them for learning in college. However, it has been observed that current college students who are “digital natives” may or may not effectively apply digital technologies during their college education. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of college students’ prior digital experiences, particularly their families’ influence, on their in-college digital competence and attitude, and by extension, on student engagement. A total of 381 university students were surveyed in this study. Data was obtained from a self-administered, online survey and analyzed using partial least squares, which also evaluated the research model. According to the findings of this study, students’ positive prior digital experience significantly influences their perceived digital competence and their attitude toward digital technologies. In addition, our research also indicates that college students’ perceived digital competence and attitudes are mediated by their learning agility, which is the ability to continuously learn and the willingness to apply acquired knowledge. This article may thus act as a springboard for further empirical research, as well as for examining the nature of students’ prior and positive experiences and learning agility in digital competencies.

Development of the scale for “convergence thinking” in engineering

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungmi Park
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
College Education ◽  
Theoretical Ground ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Knowledge Fusion ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study defines the concept of ‘convergence thinking’ as a trading zone for knowledge fusion in the engineering field, and develops its measuring scale. Design/methodology/approach - Based on results from literature review, this study clarifies a theoretical ground for ‘convergence thinking’. Initial items to measure this concept were verified by content analysis and then finalized. After a pilot test done with 448 college students, gathered data were analysed by item selection and exploratory factor analysis to verify their validity. Next, the main test implemented with 568 college students was analysed with confirmatory factor analysis, for validating the final items to measure ‘convergence thinking’. Findings As a result, the scale for ‘convergence thinking’ consists of 52 items to measure the following five factors: synthetic thinking, objective utilization of information, logical thinking, intuitive thinking and subjective thinking. Construct validity and criterion-related validity were performed at last to check this scale’s theoretical construct. Research limitations/implications Previous studies have performed limited research methods such as literature reviews and case studies in order to introduce a theoretical paradigm for convergence, convergence education and knowledge fusion. However, this study provides scientific results based on quantitative methodology on convergence motive and convergence thinking. Practical implications This study collects data from sophomore through senior students in college for its research purpose. It is because we believe that college education has achieved a certain level of convergence capabilities by teaching a series of convergence related subjects. However, this study did not show difference by grades, so it should be careful to standardize research results without differentiating the grade. Thus, future study should reveal the difference of convergence thinking by grades. Originality/value In conclusion, the ‘convergence thinking’ scale developed in this study can be standardized and stable enough to apply to other cases.

scholarly journals Understanding Loan Aversion in Education

AERA Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 233285841668364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Boatman ◽  
Brent J. Evans ◽  
Adela Soliz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
College Women ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
College Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Different Populations

Although prior research has suggested that some students may be averse to taking out loans to finance their college education, there is little empirical evidence showing the extent to which loan aversion exists or how it affects different populations of students. This study provides the first large-scale quantitative evidence of levels of loan aversion in the United States. Using survey data collected on more than 6,000 individuals, we examine the frequency of loan aversion in three distinct populations. Depending on the measure, between 20 and 40% of high school seniors exhibit loan aversion with lower rates among community college students and adults not in college. Women are less likely to express loan-averse attitudes than men, and Hispanic respondents are more likely to be loan averse than White respondents.

scholarly journals Research on the Function of Music in College Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Lei Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
National Development ◽  
College Education ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
New Work ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Important Position ◽  
New Generation

College students are the hope of national development and future. College education is an important position for college students to grow and grow up. Music is an indispensable artistic existence in College education. The cultivation of college students has become a problem that colleges and universities must face. Their new characteristics and ideas have brought new challenges to the education of colleges and universities. As the most active and energetic college students of the new generation, their training is not only related to their all-round development, but also directly affects the international competitiveness and development strength of countries in the 21st century. Therefore, it is an urgent and necessary direction to explore the new work of higher education. And music plays an extremely important role in shaping the personality charm of modern college students and their growth and success.

scholarly journals Application of Big Data Technology in Blended Teaching of College Students: A Case Study on Rain Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Cuibi Yang ◽  
Shuliang Huan ◽  
Yong Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
College Education ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Class B ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Big Data Technology ◽  
Blended Teaching

Rain classroom is a big data tool that effectively connects the teacher with students throughout the teaching process. This paper mainly applies rain classroom in blended teaching of college students, and evaluates the application effect. Firstly, the authors set up a model of rain classroom, covering all three phases of the teaching process: before-class (B), in-class (I) and after-class (A). Next, the BIA model was applied to the course Film and Television Appreciation, and the key issues in each phase were explained. To evaluate the effect of the BIA model, two questionnaire surveys were carried out among engineering students in Chongqing Three Gorges University. The results show that rain classroom can greatly improve the learning effect of the target course in various aspects: the teacher could arouse the students’ learning interest by sending red packets, make students more attentive through limited-time quiz, and reduce the absence through random roll call; the students were actively involved in group activities and confident in presenting their findings; however, many students most students switched to other apps in the class. The research results provide new insights to the application of big data technology in college education.

scholarly journals An Evaluation Model for the Cultivation and Improvement of the Innovation Ability of College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (17) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Kechuang Wang ◽  
Chuankui Yan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
College Education ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Extension Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Evaluation Algorithm ◽  
Innovation Ability

In modern times, the innovation ability of college students is a focus of college education. However, the cultivation and improvement of this ability are constrained by many factors, and the ability is too complex to be evaluated accurately. To solve the problems, this paper puts forward an extension model suitable for evaluating the cultivation and improvement of the said ability. Firstly, the research problem was defined clearly as the evaluation of the cultivation and improvement for the innovation ability of college students. Based on the extension theory, an evaluation model was established for the cultivation and improvement of the said ability, the workflow of model implementation was explained, and the corresponding evaluation algorithm was designed in details. Finally, the proposed model and algorithm were proved operable through case analysis. The research results provide support to the solution of complex systematic decision-making problems.

Ethnocentrism among Free Methodist Leaders and Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Elliott Hollister ◽  
Michael J. Boivin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Social Values ◽  
College Education ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
Free Methodist ◽  
Level Of Education

An ethnic awareness survey was used to evaluate ethnocentrism in a national sample of denominational lay leaders, clergy, and college students of the Free Methodist Church of North America Those found to demonstrate the greatest degree of ethnocentricity were individuals with little or no college education and/or nonprofessionals from smaller churches. Those demonstrating the least degree of ethnocentricity were college graduates, pastors, conference superintendents, those from inner-city churches, and those involved in professional occupations. Among college students in the sample, senior level students were significantly less ethnocentric with respect to the questionnaire scales than their freshman counterparts. Level of education and the demographic nature of the respondent's church and home environment seemed to override the purely theological dimensions of religious and church involvement. The result is a discrepancy between the theological ideals of a church or faith and the way in which social values and attitudes are expressed in day-to-day settings.

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