scholarly journals Ability of Mental Motivation to Predict Academic Achievement among a Sample of Qassim University Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 376
Author(s):  
Ahmad A. Al Shraim
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Cumulative Rate ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Explained Variance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Education Science

This study aimed to explore the predictive ability of mental motivation for academic achievement, and test whether mental motivation among students vary with gender. The study sample consisted of 381 students from three faculties: education, science and Sharia from Qassim University. The California Measure of Mental Motivation was used. Student's cumulative rate was used as an indicator of academic achievements. The results showed a significant positive relationship between mental motivation and GPA with correlation coefficient = 0.54. Mental motivation proved to be a good predictor of the GPA with an explained variance of 19%. Significant differences in mental motivation were found between different specializations. However, there were no significant differences between males and females or interaction between specialization and gender.

scholarly journals Relationship between Empathy, Forgiveness and Marital Adjustment in Couples

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallavi Gaur ◽  
Dr Aradhana Balodi Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Married Individuals ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Marital adjustment is gaining increasing concern in the modern society. Marital adjustment is a process during which partners in a marriage change and adapt to their new roles accompanying each other acting as a team different to two separate units. Levels of empathy and levels of forgiveness could be factors in determining a relationship with marital adjustment. Marital adjustment is an important predictor and factors like empathy and forgiveness that enhance the marital quality and marital satisfaction in a marriage can be studied as mediators of marital adjustment. High levels of empathy will have a positive relationship with marital adjustment. High levels of forgiveness will have a positive relationship with marital adjustment. Focusing on forgiveness and empathy as having a positive relationship with marital adjustment, it can be said the ability to forgive a partner and the willingness to grant forgiveness is on of the most important contributors to marital adjustment. Empathy between couples means having the ability to feel and understand the thoughts and emotions of the other partner. Having the ability to listen to and relating to the partner’s feelings is very important and this has a great impact on how the relationship works thereby affecting the levels of adjustment. Methods: The current study aimed at studying the relationship between empathy, forgiveness and marital adjustment in couples. The study was conducted on 80 married individuals, i.e, 40 married males and40 married females. It was hypothesized that higher levels of forgiveness would have a positive relationship with marital adjustment; higher levels of empathy would have a positive relationship with marital adjustment. It was also hypothesized that there would be significant gender differences in regard of forgiveness and empathy between couples. Results & Implications: The study reported that higher levels of empathy have a positive relationship with marital adjustment. On the dimensions of forgiveness also the study reported a positive relationship between forgiveness and marital adjustment. There were significant gender differences between males and females on the domains of empathy and forgiveness in a marital relationship. The study provides an opportunity for further research across age and gender to uncover the possible differences or similarities that may be present. Also it adds to the already existing data pool with equivocal studies.

scholarly journals Intelligence and Academic Achievement as Predictors of Reading Disability: A Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-302
Author(s):  
Sarah Mufti ◽  
Dr. Bushra Akram ◽  
Dr. Fayyaz Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Mathematical Expression ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Average Intelligence ◽  
Academic Record ◽  
The Relationship

Children at risk of dyslexia face problems in academic achievement and they were often viewed as children with low intelligence. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between academic achievement and intelligence. The study also aimed to find out academic achievement and intelligence as predictors of children at risk of dyslexia. The study was conducted from September 2020 to November 2020. Sample of 268 students exhibiting problems in reading, writing or mathematical expression was selected from 1532 students with the help of teachers. Dyslexia screening test Junior (DST-J) was used for screening (Nicolson & Fawcett, 1996). Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) (Raven, Raven, & Court, 1998) were used to assess intelligence. Academic record of all the students was obtained based on their performance in last examination. Results showed children had above average intelligence. Further, academic achievement showed significant positive relationship with intelligence (r=.32, p<.001). Moreover, intelligence and academic achievement were found to be significant predictors of performance of children at risk of dyslexia. Results concluded that children should be given intervention to improve their academic performance.

scholarly journals Factors affecting velvet antler weights in free-ranging reindeer in Alaska

Rangifer ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander K. Prichard ◽  
Greg L. Finstad ◽  
Drew H. Shain
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Julian Date ◽  
Velvet Antler ◽  
Lactating Females ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Seward Peninsula ◽  
Free Ranging

<p>Free-ranging reindeer on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska are rounded up from late May to early July and antlers are removed. We used data collected from 1987 to 1997 to determine how velvet antler weights of males and females varied with age, year, reproductive status, Julian date, and body weight. Male antler weights increased with age up to age five years, and were lower in castrates than in bulls. There was a significant positive relationship between body weight and antler weight in both sexes. Female antler weights increased with age until at least age nine. Lactating females had lower antler weights than non-lactating females, but this effect is better explained by differences in body weight. Antler weight of individual reindeer at age two years was better predicted by their antler weights as yearlings than their body weight as yearlings.</p>

scholarly journals Psychological Well-being and its Relationship with the Academic Achievement of Lithuanian Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Violeta Rapuano
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Environmental Mastery

The present article aims to analyze the role of psychological well-being when predicting Lithuanian students’ academic achievement. The study was conducted using the quantitative method of questionnaire survey. Data of the survey were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. It was found that psychological well-being and all its dimensions had a significant positive relationship with academic achievement. Furthermore, such dimensions of psychological well-being as environmental mastery and self-acceptance were found to be significant predictors of students’ academic achievement.

The Common Thinking Styles Based on the Mental Self-Government Theory Among Saudi University Students According to Gender, Academic Achievement and Extracurricular Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 258-276
Author(s):  
Ali Tared Aldossari ◽  
Mahmoud Moh'd Ali Abu Jadou
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
The Common ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
New Generation

This study aimed to investigate the common thinking styles based on Sternberg’s mental self-government theory among students of the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, according to gender, academic achievement, and extracurricular activities. The descriptive approach was suitable for achieving the study’s objectives. The study sample consisted of 515 students (257 males, 258 females). The researchers developed an Arabic version of the Thinking Styles Inventory. The results showed that the most common thinking style among students is legislative, followed by the hierarchic, judicial, and external styles to high degrees, while the oligarchic, internal, conservative, and anarchic styles were less common at moderate degrees. The legislative style was more prevalent among female students than male students. Students with acceptable academic achievements most used legislative and executive thinking styles, while students with excellent achievements most used the judicial style. The results indicate that students with strong participation in extracurricular activities most commonly use legislative and judicial thinking styles. The study recommends paying more attention to the thinking styles of a new generation of individuals (males and females), who have creative potential, and increasing consideration of extracurricular activities due to their importance in shaping the students’ personalities and meeting their interests and needs.

Study of Academic Achievement in relation to Study Habit, Test Anxiety in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Preeti Shukla ◽  
Kamal Narayan Gajpal ◽  
Meeta Jha ◽  
Mitashree Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Three Dimension ◽  
Study Habit ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire ◽  
And Task

The purpose of the study was to investigate academic achievement in relation to study habit, test anxiety and gender. The study sample consisted of 80 students (36 boys and 44 girls) were selected randomly from Baloda Bazaar District. Study habit inventory (Mukhopadhyaya and Sansanwal, 2005) and test anxiety questionnaire (Nist and Diehl, 1990) were used for data collection. The results indicate that there is a three dimension (Recording, Interaction, and Task orientation) positive relationship with academic achievement of students and test anxiety Gender of students is not likely to have any major effect on academic achievement of students.

Self-Concept of Academic Ability: Relations with Gender and Academic Achievement

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1131-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mzobanzi M. Mboya
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Academic Ability ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Scale

For a sample of 440 tenth-grade students, measures were collected to assess the self-concept of academic ability and academic achievement. Self-concept of academic ability was measured by Brookover's Self-concept of Academic Ability (General) Scale and academic achievement by the California Achievement Test. Gills had a higher mean score on self-concept of academic ability and on academic achievement than did boys. A significant positive relationship was found between self-concept of academic ability and academic achievement between boys and girls but the magnitude of the relationship between the two variables was stronger among girls than among boys.

scholarly journals The Darker Side of Motivation: Demotivation and Its Relation with Two Variables of Anxiety among Iranian EFL Learners

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Rastegar ◽  
Mahboubeh Akbarzadeh ◽  
Nahid Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Classroom Anxiety

The present study is an attempt to explore any significant relationships between demotivation, test anxiety (TA), and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) and to seek any significant differences between males and females regarding demotivation, TA, and FLCA. One hundred Iranian EFL students studying at the departments of foreign languages of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman took part in this study. In order to obtain the required data, three questionnaires were utilized: the Demotivation questionnaire (Kikuchi and Sakai, 2007) to measure demotivation, the Test Anxiety Scale ((TAS), Sarason, 1975) to measure test anxiety, and the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS, Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope, 1986) to determine the level of students’ FLCA. The findings of this study revealed the following first, there was a significant positive relationship between demotivation and TA; second, there was a significant positive relationship between demotivation and FLCA; third, there was a significant positive relationship between TA and FLCA, finally, there were no significant differences between males and females regarding demotivation, TA, and FLCA.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENJOYMENT AND GENDER AMONG SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-135
Author(s):  
Ewelina Mierzwa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

In the context of second language acquisition, foreign language enjoyment (FLE) is a relatively new concept. For that reason, none of the few research carried out in the field thus far has been focused on whether gender might be an important determinant of either a high or a low level of FLE. Thus, the purpose of the present paper was to examine the influence of FLE on learning English as a foreign language, as well as to investigate this relationship from the perspective of gender. The results of this study revealed that there are no statistically significant differences between males and females in FLE, while such differences are found in terms of the sources of FLE each gender perceives as the most crucial ones. It has been proved that FLE increases with the level of students’ proficiency, and a high level of FLE results in students’ greater academic achievement.

Projected future risk of leukemia and brain tumors from unnecessary brain CT scans: a multi-center study in Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Asgari ◽  
A.A. Parach ◽  
F. Bouzarjomehri ◽  
F. Shirani-Takabi ◽  
A.H. Mehrparvar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Cancer ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Ct Scans ◽  
Brain Ct ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Multi Center Study ◽  
Gender Groups ◽  
Probability Of Cancer

Introduction: Computer Tomography (CT) scans can deliver a relatively high radiation dose to the patient, therefore radiation protection for this modality is paramount. The present study determined the frequency of no abnormality detected (NAD) brain CT scans and probability of cancer induction in different age groups and genders. Methods: In this study, brain CT reports were used to identify any findings as abnormality detected (AD) and others as NAD. Then probability of future leukemia and brain cancer was estimated for different age and gender groups. Results: On average, in 65% of the cases the results were NAD (56% and 76% among males and females, respectively). Among children, 79% of the reports were NAD. The total number of projected brain cancers was 1.8 and 1.3 for males and females, respectively. The number of projected leukemia cases was 0.75 and 0.7 for males and females, respectively. For pediatric patients, brain CT scans can lead to leukemia cases about 4.5 times more often than adults. Conclusion: Brain CT scans can lead to additional cases of brain cancer and leukemia. A significant fraction of brain CTs were NAD (non-pathologic) and could practically be replaced by other radiation-free imaging modalities, especially in pediatric and young patients.

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