scholarly journals THE MAIN MOTIVES OF STUDENTS WHEN CHOOSING AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1(41)) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Vsevolod Evgenievich Brusyanin
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Professional Activities

This study examines the relevance of the problem of orientation of universities towards the student, shows the need to study the motivational foundations of educational and professional activities of students at the stage of entering a university, and presents the results of empirical research. The purpose of the study is to identify the motives for choosing an educational program and analyze the awareness of professional choice and students’ expectations from studying at a university in the context of a pandemic and the active development of distance education. It was attended by 147 first-year students. The results of the research testify to the awareness of the choice made by the students. The main motives for choosing an educational program are prestigious material motives and motives for self-realization.

Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and their Use for Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Bradley ◽  
Debbie Holley
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Depth Study

This paper reports on empirical research conducted to find out about higher education students’ mobile phone ownership, and the ways in which they are using their mobiles for learning. A survey with a group of first-year students has been followed up by an in-depth study, in which three students were lent Flip Video Camcorders to capture their mobile learning activities and were interviewed to discover more about their practice. The video footage and interview data have been compiled into three rich case studies which help us to better understand students’ practice and attitudes towards mobile learning. The paper focuses on the survey data and the three case studies, which were analysed using grounded theory. The outcomes of this research can inform the work of educators seeking to design effective mobile learning activities that build on existing student practice and extend mobile learning within the blend of learning activities that we offer students.

By Measure: Creativity in Design

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad Hokanson
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
First Year ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Creative Problem Solving ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Creative Problem

Specific training may be required to develop creativity in design students. At the very least, training is valuable in developing creativity in first-year students. Creativity is a skill that can be examined, used and taught - and it is one that is central to designing. This paper presents the results of empirical research from a class in creative problem solving for design students. The nature of creativity and the structure of the class are described, and this is followed by an outline of the research methodology and the use of the verbal Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. Creativity, as measured through the test, significantly increased.

scholarly journals Assessment in First Year University: A Model to Manage Transition

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
J. A. Taylor ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Engineering Computing

For most students assessment guides their study and learning practice. Yet in the literature associated with the first year of study at university, few have mobilised the power of assessment to develop and engage first year undergraduate students. This paper presents a model of assessment for first year students which separates the semester into three overlapping assessment phases: assessment for transition, assessment for development and assessment for achievement. The implementation and usefulness of the model is supported by examples from mathematics, engineering, computing, communication and nursing studies at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). Particular attention is paid to assessments for transition which occur early in the semester and are linked more closely with processes than specific content. Evidence is collated on the success of assessments in improving the participation of students, especially distance education students.

scholarly journals SELF-EFFICACY AS A FACTOR OF PROFESSIONALIZATION OF STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Muzуka
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
Freshmen Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
High Level

The article deals with the peculiarities of self-efficacy of freshmen students. The structure and possibilities of development of separate components of self-efficacy in educational-professional activity are analyzed. The results of empirical research are described and and assumptions made about inter- and intra-subjective conditions for the inclusion of self-efficacy in value-motivational regulatory processes that promote the professionalization of students. According to the results of the study, first-year students are generally determined by a rather high level of self-efficacy, which is an indicator of psychological readiness for profession. The formation of professional self-efficacy is largely influenced by the conditions of the social environment and educational and professional activities. Self-efficacy is based on value experience and internal standards of activity, defines the direction and motivation of a person. In this regard, self-efficacy is one of the most important factors for the successful professionalization of students.

scholarly journals Adaptation of First-Year Students to the Medical Academy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 2892-2896
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Personal Time ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Medical Academy ◽  
Psychophysiological State

After entering university and starting their studies, a person changes the routine rhythm of their life. Their social environment changes and they become subject to new requirements in connection with the features of the educational process. Consequently, these changes affect a first-year student's personal time and their psychophysiological state. The process of preparation for professional activities involves not only the acquisition of a certain body of knowledge and skills but also the acquisition of a system of values and attitudes governing the life of society. Speed and degree of adaptation influence the success of training, psychological comfort and satisfaction with the career choice.

scholarly journals Swedish Pharmacy Students’ Expectations and Perceptions of Their Education and Future Pharmacy Profession

Pharmacy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Maria Gustafsson ◽  
Sofia Mattsson
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Student Characteristics ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Pharmacy Profession ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Swedish Pharmacy

Distance education is becoming more and more common, and today distance education is well established within academic settings. The aim was to investigate first-year pharmacy students’ expectations and perceptions of web-based pharmacy programs and of their future profession. Furthermore, student characteristics were compared over time. A questionnaire was distributed to all first-year students admitted to the pharmacy programs at Umeå University in 2017. The students were asked questions about their background, motives for choosing pharmacy education, and their expectations and perceptions of their education and profession. Factors of most importance when choosing the education were: the education is interesting, leads to an interesting job, and is web-based. The students’ expectations of the education were high, and they want to learn as much as possible and be well prepared for their future profession. Regarding the students’ perception of their future profession, three themes were identified: to help other people, professional development, and employment related issues. Student characteristics have changed over the years, suggesting that the web-based pharmacy education and the flexibility it entails attracts other groups of students today compared with when the programs started.

Empirical Research into Students’ Mobile Phones and Their Use for Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 318-333
Author(s):  
Claire Bradley ◽  
Debbie Holley
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Depth Study

This paper reports on empirical research conducted to find out about higher education students’ mobile phone ownership, and the ways in which they are using their mobiles for learning. A survey with a group of first-year students has been followed up by an in-depth study, in which three students were lent Flip Video Camcorders to capture their mobile learning activities and were interviewed to discover more about their practice. The video footage and interview data have been compiled into three rich case studies which help us to better understand students’ practice and attitudes towards mobile learning. The paper focuses on the survey data and the three case studies, which were analysed using grounded theory. The outcomes of this research can inform the work of educators seeking to design effective mobile learning activities that build on existing student practice and extend mobile learning within the blend of learning activities that we offer students.

scholarly journals Comparative description of "primary" bioethical notions of first-year and final-year medical students

2020 ◽  
pp. 124-129
Author(s):  
A. M. Ostrovsky ◽  
I. N. Koliada
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Moral Decisions ◽  
Personal Consciousness

Objective: to conduct a sociological study aimed at identifying the «primary» bioethical notions of the first-year and six-year students of the Faculty of General Medicine of the educational institution «Gomel State Medical University».Material and methods. The results of a survey of 115 first-year students and 114 six-year students of the Faculty of General Medicine were analyzed. Results. The survey has revealed statistically significant differences in the responses of the first- and six-year students to questions regarding the use of the human body or its separate organs and tissues for purposes of practical medicine or biomedical research ( χ2 = 5.27; p = 0.022), personal social status as the basis for making decisions about any medico-biological manipulation ( χ2 = 9.33; p = 0.002), necessity of the present-day form of human biological existence in future ( χ2 = 6.51; p = 0.011), acceptability of separating personal consciousness from the physical body for the human society in future ( χ2 = 4.23; p = 0.04), necessity to take a special «oath» to perform professional activities in everyday medical practice ( χ2 = 8.92; p = 0.003).Conclusion. The results of the study have shown that the first-year students have no clearly formed system of bioethical notions of living beings and possibilities for medical manipulations with them due to the lack of essential relevant knowledge. The sixth year students demonstrate more conscious answers to the questionnaire questions, which indicates the presence of theoretical knowledge and formation of their bioethical outlook for the subsequent development of practical skills for making moral decisions on this basis.

FIRST COURS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS` PROBLEM OF FORMATION OF CULTURE AND MENTAL WORK

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-146
Author(s):  
G.S. Saudabayeva ◽  
◽  
M.A. Aitbayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Young Person ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Work Skills ◽  
Mental Work ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
The University

The article raises the problem of the formation of a culture of mental work of a freshman student. The importance of mental skills is revealed to ensure the effectiveness of the student's educational and cognitive activity, the formation of the future specialist’s ability to self-development and self-education. The dependence of the complex process of socialization of the personality of a first-year student in a university on the formation of its culture of mental work is highlighted. The period of study at the university in the life of a young person largely determines the formation of the personality as a whole, and contributes to the socialization of the student’s personality. The concept of socialization of personality is analyzed in detail. The main difficulties of first-year students associated with poor intellectual work skills are highlighted. The mental skills necessary for the student are listed not only during training at the university, but also in further professional activities.

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