scholarly journals Female First-Year Students Preceptions of Orientation Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly G. Dyer ◽  
Daniel P. Nadler ◽  
Michael T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Cas Standards ◽  
First Year College Students

Female college students experience unique dimensions to their transition to college. Traditional orientation programming has begun to address the needs of female students, but these efforts have typically not provided the holistic attention deserving of this population. The current report was a case study of 605 female first-year college students, their perceptions of an orientation program based on the CAS Standards, and the differences between Multi-Ethnic and Caucasian females.

Do First-Year College Students' Expectations Align with their First-Year Experiences?

NASPA Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Smith ◽  
Ellen C Wertlieb
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
First Year ◽  
Academic Expectations ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
First Year Experiences

First-year college students’ expectations about "what college is like" do not always align with their actual experiences. This study examined 31 first-year students’ social and academic expectations and compared those expectations with students' experiences at the middle and end of their first year of college. Paired t tests revealed that students' academic and social expectations did not align with their first-year experiences. Academic and social expectations/experiences were not statistically significant predictors of first-year academic achievement. However, students with unrealistic high social or academic expectations had lower first-year grade point averages (GPAs) than students with average or below-average expectations. Recommendations for increasing high school and college collaboration to assist students with the transition to college are included.

scholarly journals Investigation into First-Year College Students' Misconceptions about Limit Concept: A Case Study Based on Cognitive Style

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1445-1452
Author(s):  
Kamid Kamid ◽  
Khairul Anwar ◽  
Syaiful Syaiful ◽  
Sofnidar Sofnidar ◽  
Lita Liani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
First Year ◽  
Limit Concept ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students

scholarly journals First-Year College Students' Homesickness and Separation Anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn D. Claborn ◽  
Steven T. Kane
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Student Retention ◽  
Separation Anxiety ◽  
Future Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
College Student Retention ◽  
Mental Health Clinicians ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students

Severe homesickness in college students is considered by many mental health clinicians to be a manifestation of adult separation axiety disorder (ASAD). Recent research suggests that while approximately 7% of adults have ASAD, as many as 21% of college students may suffer from the disorder. In this article, we examine the psychological characteristics of ASAD and review the literature relating ASAD to student retention. Surprisingly, relatively little research has examined ASAD as a risk factor for college student retention, especially given its frequent occurrence. In this literature review, we also discuss current university practices and orientation programs that would help retain students with ASAD, along with recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals Three-Wave Longitudinal Survey on the Relationship between Neuroticism and Depressive Symptoms of First-Year College Students: Addictive Use of Social Media as a Moderated Mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6074
Author(s):  
Weiqi Mu ◽  
Dongyun Zhu ◽  
Yanhong Wang ◽  
Fugui Li ◽  
Liyuan Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

First-year college students’ adaptation problems and related mental health have attracted researchers’ attention. The current research focuses on the depressive symptoms of first-year college students and aims to explore the relationship between the neuroticism trait and depressive symptoms, the mediating effect of addictive use of social media, and the moderating effect of psychological resilience. Three-wave longitudinal data from 1128 first-year students at a university in Fujian Province, China, were collected within three months of their enrollment. PROCESS macro for SPSS with bootstrapping was used to test the model. Results showed that the prevalence of moderate to severe severity of depressive symptoms in first-year students was 10.28% (T1) and 11.17% (T3). Addictive use of social media (T2) plays a moderated mediator role in the relationship between neuroticism (T1) and depressive symptoms (T3) of first-year students. Specifically, a low neuroticism individual does not necessarily have a less addictive use of social media. Psychological resilience (T1) moderated the above mediation. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their First-Year College Experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11822
Author(s):  
Stefania D. Petcu ◽  
Dalun Zhang ◽  
Yi-Fan Li
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Students With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
Using Data

Using data from the 2019 CIRP Freshman Survey and the Your First College Year (YFCY) from the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, this study explores the differences between the characteristics and behaviors of the first-year students with autism spectrum disorders (17) and those of students with learning disabilities (102). The findings indicate that the characteristics of these two groups of first-year college students were similar except for gender, ethnicity, first college generation, and parents’ income. Compared with first-year college students with LD, students with ASD were less likely to engage in risk-taking behaviors, use health services and the writing center.

Exploring First-Year College Students’ Cultural Competence

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Scott Tharp
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Transformational Learning ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Diverse World ◽  
First Year College Students

The development of college students’ cultural competence is important in an increasingly diverse world. This exploratory, qualitative, action research study examined how 158 first-year students understood and applied core concepts after participating in a standardized diversity and social justice lesson plan designed using transformative education principles. Three student affairs staff conducted content analysis on credit-bearing reflection papers submitted after participation in the lesson plan. Data were manually coded and collectively analyzed revealing themes regarding students’ abilities to accurately discuss multiple core concepts, demonstrate internalized responsibility, and indicate self-growth, all of which were related to students’ conceptual understanding and intrapersonal application of concepts. Implications are discussed for designing curricular and cocurricular diversity initiatives that utilize a multiplicity of concepts and social identities, promote intrapersonal development, and explore systems of privilege and oppression as part of the transformational learning process.

Getting a “quick fix”: First-year college students’ use of Wikipedia

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Garrison
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
College Faculty ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Liberal Arts Students ◽  
First Year College Students

College students use Wikipedia frequently, despite educators’ highly divided opinions about it, and so it is important to understand how and why they are using it. This study followed a first-year class of undergraduate, liberal arts students over the course of their first semester to see how they used, were influenced about, and rated Wikipedia. Data was collected via two surveys of the first-year class, as well as focus groups and a survey of college faculty. This study found that first-year students are uncertain about the variety of ways to use information sources like Wikipedia, and that a direct and balanced approach to this area from instructors may lead to better outcomes than strict prohibition or silence.

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