Some problems of using MOODLE platform when teaching ESL to university students of non-linguistic departments majoring in Education science

The purpose of this study is to investigate the university students’ metacognition thinking skills. The research is a descriptive study in the screening model.The study was carried out with 407 students from the faculties of physical education and sports, education science and letters, business administration, theology, engineering, forestry and agriculture at Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University during the 2016-2017 academic year. They were selected by convenience sampling method. 'Personal Information Form' and ‘Metacognitive Thinking Skills Scale’, used as data collection tools. The research data were analyzed through use of SPSS 15.0. The study has concluded that university students have higher levels of metacognitive thinking ability together with their, 'thinking skill, reflective thinking skill intended for problem solving, decision making skill, alternative evaluation' sub dimensions. There has been an increase in the level of metacognitive thinking skill as well as the increase in the class level. Students studying in the faculty of theology were determined to have the highest level of highest metacognitive thinking skills. This was followed by students studying in education, physical education and sports, science-letters, forestry, agriculture and business administration respectively.

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Environmental concern of university students in the federal education institute in rural Goiás, Brazil

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/s0103-84782013001100029 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 43 (11) ◽

pp. 2109-2114 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aurélio Ferreira Borges ◽

Maria dos Anjos Cunha Silva Borges ◽

José Luiz Pereira de Rezende ◽

Antônio FerreiraNeto ◽

Suely Cunha da Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Environmental Concern ◽

Measurement Instrument ◽

Environmental Concerns ◽

Public Servants ◽

Expert Teacher ◽

Federal Institute ◽

Two Samples ◽

Education Science

In this research the adaptation and validation of the Environmental Concern Scale (ECS) for Brazilian Portuguese and the environmental concerns of students were described. After being translated with the assistance of an expert teacher in Spanish language, the ECS was administered to two samples: one of university students (N=153) from Federal Institute of Education Goiano (IF GOIANO), Rio Verde campus, and another of public servants evaluators (N=13) from Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia (IFRO), Colorado do Oeste campus. Content validity, reliability and construct validity were evaluated. Statistical properties obtained proved the quality of the measurement instrument of Environmental Concern. The agreement style of evaluators with the ECS admitted values for average central tendency, median and mode close to 4.00, in a scale of values from 1.00 to 5.00. The environmental concern of students was low.

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Relationship between tobacco consumption and sport practice among health and education science university students

Enfermería Clínica (English Edition) ◽

10.1016/j.enfcle.2016.08.003 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 21-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carlos Ayán Pérez ◽

Antonio J. Molina ◽

Verónica Varela Mato ◽

José María Cancela Carral ◽

Juan Pablo Barrio Lera ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Sport Practice ◽

Education Science

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Education Science Students’ Statistics Anxiety: Developing and Analyzing a Scale for Measuring their Worry, Avoidance, and Emotionality Cognitions

International Journal of Educational Psychology ◽

10.17583/ijep.2018.3340 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 248

Author(s):

Günter Faber ◽

Heike Drexler ◽

Alexander Stappert ◽

Joana Eichhorn

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Principal Component ◽

Statistics Anxiety ◽

Science Students ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Preliminary Validation ◽

Two Samples ◽

Education Science ◽

Unidimensional Scale ◽

Present Pilot Study

Current instruments for assessing university students’ statistics anxiety prevailingly emphasize the affective construct component. In order to unfold the construct in a more exhaustive and differentiated manner, a scale for measuring university students’ worry, avoidance, and emotionality cognitions was developed. In two samples of education science majors the present pilot study aimed at analyzing the scale’s psychometric properties and at gaining preliminary validation results. Principal component analyses led to the formation of a unidimensional scale which appeared to be sufficiently reliable. Its relations to domain-specific self-belief and background variables turned out as theoretically expected – thus, for the time being the scale should claim criterion validity.

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SCIENCE COMPETENCY OF ARGENTINIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COURSES

Problems of Education in the 21st Century ◽

10.33225/pec/14.62.29 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 29-39

Author(s):

Claudia Beatriz Falicoff ◽

Jose Manuel Domínguez Castiñeiras ◽

Hector Santiago Odetti

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

International Student ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Student Assessment ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

International Student Assessment ◽

Low Performance ◽

Education Science

The aim of this study is to assess the science competency of university students enrolling in the School of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences (first year of the courses of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral de Santa Fe, Argentina) and examine the effects of these courses on their competencies of Chemistry proficiency. The concept of science competency has been drawn from the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). To collect the information, two ad hoc questionnaires were drafted with questions addressing three science sub-competencies: identifying scientific issues (ISI), explaining phenomena scientifically (EPS) and using scientific evidence (USE). The first questionnaire was designed with the aim to inquire into the initial sub-competencies of the first-year students (n= 84). The second one (n= 50) was designed to explore the influence of the courses on their developments of such sub-competencies. The results indicate that first-year students started with a low performance level for all the sub-competencies assessed but the first-year of education influenced to develop the sub-competencies identifying scientific issues and explaining phenomena scientifically. Performance levels on using scientific evidence decreased. Therefore, the findings suggested that the courses in the first year need to help students or boost this sub-competency to be able to draw conclusions based on evidence about science-related issues. Key words: chemistry, higher education, science competency.

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Viewing music videos: Emotion and viewer interpretation

Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie ◽

10.1026//1617-6383.14.2.69 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 69-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joan M. Preston ◽

Michael Eden

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Emotional Content ◽

Music Videos ◽

Music Video ◽

Mediating Factors ◽

Comparative Media

Abstract. Music video (MV) content is frequently measured using researcher descriptions. This study examines subjective or viewers’ notions of sex and violence. 168 university students watched 9 mainstream MVs. Incidence counts of sex and violence involve more mediating factors than ratings. High incidents are associated with older viewers, higher scores for Expressivity, lower scores for Instrumentality, and with video orders beginning with high sex and violence. Ratings of sex and violence are associated with older viewers and lower scores for Instrumentality. For sex MVs, inexperienced viewers reported higher incidents and ratings. Because MVs tend to be sexier but less violent than TV and film, viewers may also use comparative media standards to evaluate emotional content MVs.

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Emotion Appraisals Predict Neuroticism and Extraversion

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000149 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Andrew Comensoli ◽

Carolyn MacCann

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

The State ◽

The Relationship

The current study proposes and refines the Appraisals in Personality (AIP) model in a multilevel investigation of whether appraisal dimensions of emotion predict differences in state neuroticism and extraversion. University students (N = 151) completed a five-factor measure of trait personality, and retrospectively reported seven situations from the previous week, giving state personality and appraisal ratings for each situation. Results indicated that: (a) trait neuroticism and extraversion predicted average levels of state neuroticism and extraversion respectively, and (b) five of the examined appraisal dimensions predicted one, or both of the state neuroticism and extraversion personality domains. However, trait personality did not moderate the relationship between appraisals and state personality. It is concluded that appraisal dimensions of emotion may provide a useful taxonomy for quantifying and comparing situations, and predicting state personality.

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Assessing Personality With Multi-Descriptor Items

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000368 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 117-125

Author(s):

Johannes Schult ◽

Rebecca Schneider ◽

Jörn R. Sparfeldt

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Big Five ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Personality Inventory ◽

The Other ◽

Short Version ◽

Big Five Inventory ◽

Personality Inventories

Abstract. The need for efficient personality inventories has led to the wide use of short instruments. The corresponding items often contain multiple, potentially conflicting descriptors within one item. In Study 1 ( N = 198 university students), the reliability and validity of the TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory) was compared with the reliability and validity of a modified TIPI based on items that rephrased each two-descriptor item into two single-descriptor items. In Study 2 ( N = 268 university students), we administered the BFI-10 (Big Five Inventory short version) and a similarly modified version of the BFI-10 without two-descriptor items. In both studies, reliability and construct validity values occasionally improved for separated multi-descriptor items. The inventories with multi-descriptor items showed shortcomings in some factors of the TIPI and the BFI-10. However, the other scales worked comparably well in the original and modified inventories. The limitations of short personality inventories with multi-descriptor items are discussed.

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Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Among British Female University Students

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000049 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 55-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Viren Swami ◽

Angela Nogueira Campana ◽

Rebecca Coles

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Cosmetic Surgery ◽

South Asians ◽

Ethnically Diverse ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Lower Body ◽

Body Appreciation ◽

African Caribbean

Although patients of cosmetic surgery are increasingly ethnically diverse, previous studies have not examined ethnic differences in attitudinal dispositions toward cosmetic surgery. In the present study, 751 British female university students from three ethnic groups (Caucasians, South Asians, and African Caribbeans) completed measures of acceptance of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, self-esteem, and demographic variables. Initial between-group analyses showed that Caucasians had lower body appreciation and self-esteem than Asian and African Caribbean participants. Importantly, Caucasians had higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery than their ethnic minority counterparts, even after controlling for body appreciation, self-esteem, age, and body mass index. Further analyses showed that ethnicity accounted for a small proportion of the variance in acceptance of cosmetic surgery, with body appreciation and self-esteem emerging as stronger predictors. Possible reasons for ethnic differences in acceptance of cosmetic surgery are discussed in Conclusion.

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Challenging the Multidimensional Conception of Perceived Person-Environment Fit

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000622 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Julian M. Etzel ◽

Gabriel Nagy

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

University Students ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

Factor Model ◽

Higher Order ◽

Substantial Proportion ◽

Unique Variance ◽

First Order ◽

Person Environment Fit ◽

Order Factor

Abstract. In the current study, we examined the viability of a multidimensional conception of perceived person-environment (P-E) fit in higher education. We introduce an optimized 12-item measure that distinguishes between four content dimensions of perceived P-E fit: interest-contents (I-C) fit, needs-supplies (N-S) fit, demands-abilities (D-A) fit, and values-culture (V-C) fit. The central aim of our study was to examine whether the relationships between different P-E fit dimensions and educational outcomes can be accounted for by a higher-order factor that captures the shared features of the four fit dimensions. Relying on a large sample of university students in Germany, we found that students distinguish between the proposed fit dimensions. The respective first-order factors shared a substantial proportion of variance and conformed to a higher-order factor model. Using a newly developed factor extension procedure, we found that the relationships between the first-order factors and most outcomes were not fully accounted for by the higher-order factor. Rather, with the exception of V-C fit, all specific P-E fit factors that represent the first-order factors’ unique variance showed reliable and theoretically plausible relationships with different outcomes. These findings support the viability of a multidimensional conceptualization of P-E fit and the validity of our adapted instrument.

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