scholarly journals Turn-taking and gender differences in language classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
Kaukab Abid Azhar ◽  
Nayab Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Female Teacher ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
Mixed Gender

The study aims at studying gender differences in the ways male and female students take turns and participate in a mixed-gender classroom. Two groups of first-year English compulsory classes held at two different departments (Geography and Economics) at the University of Karachi took part in the study. The results revealed that in the Geography Department, where there was a female teacher, male students were more dominating as compared to the female students who hardly participated in the class. They took more turns and participated better in the classroom discussion. In addition, they also interrupted the teacher and the female counterparts when they tried to contribute to the discussion. On the other hand, at the Department of Economics, female students had more number of turns. They dominated the classroom as compared to the male students. Besides, the study revealed that the gender of the teacher played an important part in shaping the discourse taking place in the classroom.

scholarly journals Coping-Strategies and Pedagogical University Students’ Mental and Psychological Stability

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-133
Author(s):  
Е.А. Волгуснова ◽  
Е.А. Шерешкова
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Female Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
State Pedagogical

В статье рассмотрена проблема нервно-психических перегрузок и способов совладания с ними у студентов первых курсов педагогического вуза в период их первой сессии. Актуальность ее решения связана с необходимостью повышения нервно-психической устойчивости студентов для успешного освоения ими выбранной профессии и снижения трудностей в учебно-воспитательном процессе вуза. Цель исследования заключалась в изучении корреляций копинг-стратегий и нервно-психической устойчивости у студентов-бакалавров Шадринского государственного педагогического университета с учетом полового диморфизма. В исследовании применялись стандартизированные опросники: «Решение трудных жизненных ситуаций» (Я. Боукал, модификация О. Ю. Михайловой), «Способы совладающего поведения» (R. Lazarus, S. Folkman, стандартизированный под руководством Л. И. Вассермана), многоуровневый личностный опросник «Адаптивность» (А. Г. Маклакова, С. В. Чермянина). Выдвинута гипотеза о том, что между показателями копинг-стратегий и нервно-психической устойчивостью студентов разного пола существуют прямые и обратные связи. В статье представлены обнаруженные авторами гендерные различия в копинг-стратегиях и уровнях нервно-психической устойчивости, а также прямые и обратные связи между ними. Эмпирически доказано предположение о том, что у юношей связи копинг-стратегий в нервно-психической устойчивости более вариативны, чем у девушек. Полученные в исследовании и описанные в статье эмпирические данные, сделанные на их основе выводы могут быть использованы при определении траектории психолого-педагогического сопровождения студентов-первокурсников в сессионный период при их психологической подготовке к другим стрессовым ситуациям. The article treats the issue of mental and psychological overstrain experienced by first year students of pedagogical universities during their first examination session and strategies that can be used to deal with it. The relevance of the research is accounted for by the necessity to improve students’ mental and psychological stability to ensure their academic success and to reduce challenges they face during the learning process. The aim of the research is to investigate the correlation between coping strategies and mental and psychological stability in students of Shadrin State Pedagogical University taking into consideration students’ gender differences. The research employed standardized questionnaires: “Overcoming Difficult Life Situations” (J. Boukal, O. Yu. Mikhaylova’s modification), “Coping Strategies” (R. Lazarus, S. Folkman, standardized under the supervision of L. I. Wassermann), multilevel personality questionnaire “Adaptability” (A. G. Maklakova, S. V. Chermyanina). The authors put forward a hypothesis that there is a direct and response-based correlation between the indices of coping strategies and mental and psychological stability of male and female students. The article presents some gender-related differences of coping strategies and mental and psychological stability discovered by the authors of the article and some direct and response-based correlation between them. It has been empirically proved that trying to achieve mental and psychological stability, boys employ more variable coping strategies than girls. The empirical data acquired in the research are described in the present article. The conclusion made on their basis can be used to define some trajectories of psychological and pedagogical support for first-year students during their first examination session, provided they are psychologically ready to cope with other stressful situations.

Interaction and Communication: An Examination of Gender Differences in Elementary Student Mathematics and Science Learning Using CMC

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Li
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Elementary Student ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Language Functions ◽  
Mathematics And Science

In this study, gender difference is explored from two perspectives: 1) student interaction patterns, and 2) communication patterns. The data used is collected from a fifth- and sixth- grade classroom in an inner city elementary school in Toronto, Ontario. There were 24 students (12 male students and 12 female students) in the class. First, the interaction patterns of students' mathematics and science learning were examined in terms of turn taking, conversation initiating, and conversation following. The results of the analysis show that male students still take more turns in this CMC setting. Male and female students are equally likely to initialize topics. Those male generated messages were significantly less likely to be followed than those female generated messages. But male and female students are just as likely to follow and support previous messages in this CMC setting. Based on these results, gender differences are then examined with respect to student communication pattern. Communication is explored in terms of language functions. The analysis of the data indicates that female students tend to request more information, but offer fewer explanations and opinions than male students do. With respect to connected initiating messages, female students are found to be similar to male students in the use of the five language functions. However, moving to conversation development, two significant gender differences are found in student use of language functions: female students tend to request more information but offer fewer explanations than male students do in those followed-up messages.

The point of view of nursing’ students about the male and female condoms

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Andreis Vicente da Costa ◽  
Helana Maria de Siqueira Ferreira ◽  
Juliana Da Silva Nogueira ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante De Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Condoms ◽  
The University ◽  
Probabilistic Sample

RESUMOEstudo exploratório e descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa, cujo objetivo foi identificar opiniões de estudantes do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco sobre os preservativos masculino e feminino. A população foi constituída por 427 estudantes de ambos os sexos e a amostra, do tipo intencional, por 88 estudantes do 1º ao 7º período do Curso, que responderam um questionário com 10 assertivas de múltiplas escolhas, após aprovação do projeto de pesquisa pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Centro de Ciências da Saúde, em 2003. Os dados foram organizados, analisados e apresentados em tabelas, procedendo à discussão com a literatura pertinente. Quanto aos resultados, houve predominância de estudantes do sexo feminino (92,0%) em detrimento do masculino (08,0%); em ambos os sexos, 45,4% encontravam-se na faixa entre os 17 aos 20 anos, 88,6% eram solteiros e 11,4% casados; 22,7% estavam no primeiro período do Curso, ao passo que 13,6% no sétimo. Com relação à opinião sobre os preservativos, 31,2% dos estudantes e 30,8% das estudantes opinaram em favor que o preservativo masculino diminuía o prazer sexual; 08,9% dos estudantes opinaram que era mais seguro usar dois preservativos masculinos durante as relações sexuais enquanto que nenhuma das estudantes opinou; 06,1% dos estudantes opinaram que, por medida de segurança, deveriam ser usados os preservativos masculino e feminino ao mesmo tempo durante as relações sexuais; 78,7% dos estudantes e 76,5% das estudantes opinaram contra, que os preservativos não precisavam ser usados com quem se ama. Mediante estes resultados, urge a necessidade para que sejam implantadas oficinas educativas que possam atender as necessidades de educação no exercício da sexualidade destes jovens, de maneira sistemática, ao se considerar uma proposta pedagógica interativa, que os conduzam a prevenção e promoção de saúde com mudanças de atitudes em relação aos preservativos e adesão às práticas sexuais seguras. Palavras-chave: Opinião; Estudantes; Enfermagem; Preservativo; Sexualidade.ABSTRACTDescriptive and exploratory study, of quantitative boarding, whose objective was to identify opinions of Nursing Course students of the University Federal of Pernambuco about male and female condoms. 427 students of both genders constituted the population, by means of intentional not probabilistic sample of 88 students from the first to seventh degree, that answered the questionnaire with ten assertives of multiple choices, after the research project to have been approved for the Committee of Ethics in Research of the Health Sciences Center. The data had been organized, analyzed and presented in frequencies relative and absolute, proceeding to the quarrel with pertinent literature. The results had evidenced that predominated the students of the feminine sex (92,0%) in detriment of the masculine ones (08,0%); in both, 45,4% of them were between 17 and 20 years old, 88,6% were single and 11,4% married; 22,7% were in the first period of Course and 13,6% in the seventh ones. Regarding to the opinion on the condoms, from the 48 answers, 31,2% of the male students and 30,8% of the female students agreed in favor of the male condom diminishing the sexual pleasure; 06,1% of the male students answered that by security both condoms should be used at the same time whereas none of the female students thought; 78,7% of the students and 76,5% of the female students had thought against, that the condoms did not need to be used with who loves. By means of these results, urges the necessity so that educative workshops are implanted in order to supply the necessities of education in the sexuality exercise of these youngs in systematic way of considering a proposal pedagogical interactive, that the prevention and the promotion of health with changes of sexual behaviors lead them, attitudes regarding to the condoms and adhesion to practical the sexual insurances are elaborated. Keywords: Nursing; Opinions; Students; Condoms; Sexuality.RESUMENEstudio exploratorio y descriptivo, de la clase cuantitativa, que tenía el objetivo a identificar opiniones de los estudiantes del curso de enfermería de la Universidad Federal de Pernambuco sobre los condónes masculinos y femeninos. 427 estudiantes de ambos géneros constituyeron a población, por medio de la muestra non probabilistic intencional de 88 estudiantes del primer a séptimo grado que contestaron al cuestionario con diez asertivos de opciones múltiples, después del proyecto de investigación haber sido aprobados para el Comité del Ética en la Investigación del Centro de las Ciencias de la Salud, en 2003. Los datos habían sido organizados, analizados y presentados en las frecuencias relativas y absoluto, procediendo la discusión con la literatura pertinente. Los resultados habían evidenciado que predominado los estudiantes del sexo femenino (92,0%) en detrimento del masculino (08,0%); en ambos, 45,4% eran entre 17 y 20 años, 88,6% eran solos y 11,4% casaron; 22,7% eran en el primer grado por supuesto y 13,6% del séptimo grado. El mirar a la opinión sobre los condónes, de las 48 respuestas, 31,2% de los estudiantes y 30,8% de las estudiantes habían pensado en el favor del condón masculino diminuía el placer sexual; 08,9% de los estudiantes habían pensado que él era más seguro utilizar los condónes masculinos durante las relaciones sexuales mientras que ninguno del pensamiento de las estudiantes; 06,1% de los estudiantes habían pensado que, para la medida de seguridad, tendría que ser utilizada los condónes masculinos y femeninos al mismo tiempo durante las relaciones sexuales; 78,7% de los estudiantes y 76,5% de las estudiantes habían pensado contra, que los condónes no necesitaron ser utilizados con quién ama. Por medio de estos resultados, se elabora la necesidad para implantar talleres educativos para proveer las necesidades de la educación en el ejercicio de la sexualidad de estos jóvenes de la manera sistemática de considerar una oferta interactivo pedagógico, que la prevención y la promoción de la salud con los cambios de comportamientos sexuales los conducen, de las actitudes en lo referente a los condónes y de la adherencia a práctico seguras sexuales. Palabras clave: Opiniones; Estudiantes; Enfermeria; Condónes; Sexualidad. 

scholarly journals FACTORS OF AFFECTING THESIS COMPLETION BY USING CHAID METHOD BASED ON GENDER

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Haida Fitri ◽  
Aniswita Aniswita ◽  
Charles Charles
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Male Students ◽  
English Department ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Allocation Of Time

<p><em>Thesis as one of the requirements to obtain a bachelor degree, ideally it can be completed in one semester, but many students finish the thesis more than the allocated time. This condition is caused by many factors including gender differences, male and female students have many differences especially in the allocation of time to finish a thesis. This research aimed to find out the factors that influence the time needed to finish a thesis and the classification of these factors based on their gender. The factors observed were GPA, gender and competence of the supervisor, types of research used, source of the data  and technique of the data collection. The statistical analysis used was the CHAID method. The result of this study showed that out of 387 male students who have graduated in period I to VI, it was found that the factors which influence them to finish their thesis were GPA. While for female students, out of 1150 data, three factors that influence them were major, sources of data and expertise areas of the main supervisors. Moreover, three characteristics of students who finish thesis longer than 6 months were male students with a GPA less than 3,34, female students from Islamic Education/English Department/Math Department  with the source primary/ secondary data or others, and female students from guidance and couceling department by the psychologist’s/ others as main supervisor.</em><em></em></p><p align="left"><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> </em><em>thesis, allocated time to finish thesis, </em><em> </em><em>CHAID method.</em></p>

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Academic Achievement in Saudi Arabia: A Wake-Up Call to Educational Leaders

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdourahmane Barry
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Embryonic Stage ◽  
Education Attainment ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Equity In Education

Educational leaders must consider equity in education as a priority to make sure all students receive the best education possible. Studies on this topic in Saudi Arabia, however, are still in the embryonic stage. This article, thus, examines whether significant differences in academic achievement exist between male and female students based on gender, subject value, and expectations of education attainment. From a sample study of 3,759 students, the findings showed that female outperformed male students in both math, science, and their domains. Further, the more students value a subject or expect to go far in their education, the higher the score for both students, but female still outperformed male students. Educational leaders should considerthese findings a wake-up call to the persistent academic achievement disparities.

Gender differences in Body Mass Index and physical activity of students of the University of Tuzla

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Almir Atikovic ◽  
Sanjin Hodzic ◽  
Jasmin Bilalic ◽  
Jasmin Mehinovic ◽  
Amra Nozinovic Mujanovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
The University

AbstractThis study was carried out among undergraduate students at the University of Tuzla (Bosna and Herzegovina) with the objective of examining gender differences in the body mass index (BMI) and the level of Physical Activity (PA) among respondents.This study was conducted to: determine the body mass index (BMI) and the average weekly number of hours of sport activity in the last six months (PA). A research sample was made of female students (n = 330) in the chronological age of 19.3+1.5 yrs, 60.7%, and of male students (n = 213) in the chronological age of 20.0+1.8 yrs, 39.2%.On average, the students (both female and male) spend 5.60 (5.03) hours on physical activity per week. Female students spend 4.05 (4.32) hours, while male students dedicate 8.11 (5.30) hours to physical activities. It can be concluded that in principle the students practice physical activities and recreation, but still 1/5 of all students are inactive. The obtained results for the BMI show that the majority of students are in the zone of normal values: female - 278 (84.2%); male - 157 (73.7%). Correlations between BMI and PA amount to (R = .214; p < 0.01) and (R2 = .046; p < 0.01). The results of the T-test show a more significant statistical variable of differences between female and male students at the level of p < 0.05. In comparison to female students, male students have 2.35 kg/m2 higher BMI, and they are more active in physical activities for 4.06 hours in comparison to women.The focus should be directed to the education of young people, because they can easily adopt healthy habits that should be maintained for life. These results point out the necessity of an integrated approach to prevention and control of risk factors, particularly among youth.

Attitudes toward Blind People among Theological and Education Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 394-400
Author(s):  
Young Woo Kang ◽  
Bashir A. Masoodi
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Theological Students ◽  
The University

Attitudes toward blindness among education and theological students are examined in this article, specifically the differences in attitudes toward blindness between education and seminary student groups; between conservative and liberal student groups; between first- and third-year seminary student groups; and between the sexes. Subjects were 213 graduate education students at the University of Pittsburgh and 175 graduate theological students enrolled in six selected seminaries. The Disability Factor Scales-Blindness (DFS-B) and selected items from the Polyphasic Value Inventory (PVI) were utilized. The results obtained are: Graduate education students do not differ from graduate theological students in their overall attitudes toward blindness, but education students do react more unfavorably to Rejection of Intimacy dimension; conservative students react more unfavorably to blindness than do liberal students; and students in the two conservative seminaries have more unfavorable attitudes than those in the liberal seminary; third-year seminarians indicated more definite presence of Rejection of Intimacy and Distressed Identification dimensions than first-year seminarians; and female students show more favorable reactions to blindness than do male students.

SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS AND CONTRACEPTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TURKEY

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAHBAL ARAS ◽  
ESMAHAN ORCIN ◽  
SEMA OZAN ◽  
SEMIH SEMIN
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Premarital Sexual ◽  
The University

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sexual attitudes and behaviours of university students. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 550 final-year university students aged 20–25 years in Izmir, Turkey. Male students opposed premarital sexual intercourse for both genders more than female students did. The frequency of sexual intercourse among male students (61·2%) was higher than that among female students (18·3%). The mean age of first sexual intercourse was lower among male than among female respondents. The rate of condom use at first sexual intercourse was 47·4%. The frequency of having two or more past sexual partners and masturbation was higher among males than females. It was found that there were culture-specific and gender-dependent differences in sexual attitudes and behaviours of the university students. These results may help in the planning of education and health policies in Turkey.

scholarly journals Exploring the content of instrumental lessons and gender relations in Australian higher education

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Zhukov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Applied Music ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Lesson Content ◽  
And Gender

This observational study analysed the lesson content of 24 instrumental lessons (piano, strings and winds) using a gender-balanced sample (equal numbers of male/female teachers and students) from five Australian higher education institutions to ascertain the priorities of topics in advanced applied music lessons in the Western Classical tradition. The results were analysed according to gender to determine differences of approach between male and female teachers and male and female students. Same-gender and different-gender pairings were also considered. Technique was found to be of the greatest importance, followed by Articulation and Expression. Some gender differences have emerged between the teachers, with the male teachers tending towards a more analytical approach and the female teachers adopting more balanced lesson content. The treatment of students showed some divergence, with greater emphasis on Expression in the lessons of female students, whereas the male students studied more Structure. The results demonstrate stereotypical gender behaviour among the teachers and towards their students not previously observed in this educational setting.

FC24-04 - Authoritarian personality traits in Iranian medical students

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1949-1949
Author(s):  
A. Firoozabadi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Authoritarian Personality ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Over Time

IntroductionAdorno and his colleagues made an attempt to describe the behavior of people in the pre-war era in Germany. Their research led to the introduction of F-scale which is used as a measurement for conservative and authoritarian attitudes.ObjectiveBy the use of F-scale, we tried to evaluate authoritarian traits in a group of Iranian medical students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Socio-economic status of the present-day Iran is comparable to pre-war era in Germany.Method80 medical students (40 men and 40 women) in different years of education were randomly selected and evaluated by the questionnaire. By statistical analysis, authoritarian traits were compared between male and female students and also in different years of education (First year, 3rd year and internship).ResultsFemale students showed a higher score than the male students. Also, we found a trend for male students to become more authoritarian over time. For the female students an opposite trends was found.ConclusionThese results could be representative of different attitudes of male and female students toward authority related issues. Also, it could be in favor of different effects of education on authoritarian traits among the male and female.

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