scholarly journals Undergraduate Students' Attitudes towards Online Counseling since the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Phamornpun Yurayat ◽  
Thapanee Seechaliao
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Online Counseling ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Faculty Experience ◽  
High Level ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
One Way Anova

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has left tertiary students feeling anxious, stressed, and depressed. As a result, online counseling is a new option for students seeking counseling to alleviate stress and anxiety. The aims of this study were to 1) investigate undergraduate students' attitudes towards online counseling since the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2) compare the attitudes of undergraduate students at Mahasarakham University towards online counseling since the COVID-19 pandemic, classified by gender, academic year, grade point average (GPA), faculty, experience in face-to-face counseling, and experience in online counseling. The participants were 417 undergraduate students from Mahasarakham University who were selected by using a convenient sampling method. The research instrument was the questionnaire on undergraduate students' attitudes towards online counseling. The researcher used percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA to analyze the data. The findings indicated that the undergraduate students' attitudes towards online counseling were at a high level. Further, the undergraduate students' attitudes towards online counseling were statistically significant differences at a level of p<0.01 attributed to the variables of genders and GPAs.

scholarly journals PLUS – An Academic Mentorship Guide for Undergraduate Studies: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Ping Ping Tan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Digital Education ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate Studies ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Constant Improvement

This paper introduces an approach to academic mentorship, named PLUS, that specifically assist students in their academic performance through personalised guidance. Through the guidance of a mentor, PLUS lets mentees evaluate their strength and weakness before setting their target to achieve for each subject. Based on this preliminary study with 23 computer science undergraduate students by measuring their academic performance using the cumulative grade point average (CGPA), students that are not introduced to PLUS tend to perform inconsistently throughout their undergraduate studies compared to those introduced to PLUS. Weaker students (CPGA <2.8) with face-to-face guidance with a mentor using the PLUS approach displayed constant improvement compared to those who did not have any mentor. Regardless of what stage of their undergraduate studies the students are introduced to PLUS, all the students that applied PLUS showed consistent improvement and agreed that the method is valid. PLUS, personalised guidance helps the mentor connect with the mentee better, a good complement to the digital education lacking in human connection. It warrants further investigation beyond this preliminary study.

scholarly journals The Effects of Learning Activities on Waste and Sewage Management Using Question and Problems-Based Learning for Undergraduate Students of Mahasarakham University, Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Uraiwan Praimee ◽  
Prayoon Wongchantra ◽  
Wannasakphijit Boonserm
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Academic Year

In this study, the purposes of this research were to study and compare knowledge about waste and sewage management, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers using question and problems-based learning, before and after class of undergraduate students, to compare knowledge about waste and sewage management, environmental ethics and the environmental volunteers of undergraduate students with different gender and Grade Point Average (GPA). The sample used in the research were 111 undergraduate students being  selected by purposive sampling who were enrolled in the course control waste and sewage in the 1st semester of the academic year 2019. The research tools were a learning activity plans on solid waste and sewage management using question and problems-based learning, knowledge test on waste and sewage management, environmental ethics test and environmental volunteers test. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, including hypothesis testing using t-test, F-test (One-Way MANOVA, One-Way MANCOVA) and Univariate Test. The results showed that: (1) The undergraduate students had an average score of knowledge about waste and sewage management, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers in the posttest was higher than the pretest statistical significance (p < .05); (2) There was no different of knowledge score of waste and sewage management, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers of undergraduate students with different gender (p > .05); (3) There was statistical significant different of knowledge score of waste and sewage management, environmental ethics and environmental volunteers of undergraduate students with different Grade Point Average (GPA) (p < .05).

scholarly journals Thai EFL Learners' Collocational Competence and Their Perceptions of Collocational Difficulty

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 776
Author(s):  
Dentisak Dokchandra
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Test Item ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Competence Test ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Northeastern Thailand

The collocational competence of undergraduate students of English at a university in northeastern Thailand and their perceptions of collocational difficulty were investigated in this study. The participants were 153 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-year students of English selected through a convenient sampling method and via their consents to take part in the study. The participants who were enrolled in the second term of academic year 2017 were administered a collocational competence test which comprised 35 fill-in-the-blank items with optional alternatives. They were to answer a Likert's type questionnaire of 5 rating scales (Reliability co-efficient = 0.96) probing their perceptions of the difficulty of collocations in parallel with each test item. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and One-Way ANOVA was computed to test the hypothesis. The results indicated that on the whole the participants had a 'moderate level' of collocational competence. They were not significantly different in terms of their collocational competence when it comes to their different years of studies. The participants perceived collocations as fairly difficult with the idiomatic collocations reported as being the most difficult category. The findings were discussed in relation to the theoretical difficulty of collocations and suggestions for pedagogy and further research were offered.

scholarly journals Perceptions towards Online Counseling among University of Jordan Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adel Tannous
Keyword(s):  
Counseling Services ◽  
Online Counseling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Adequate Information ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The Face ◽  
University Of Jordan ◽  
High Level ◽  
Use Of Internet

Technology and the use of internet has taken counseling service beyond the face-to-face to online counseling services. Online counseling has been available and widely used as more people are going online. Therefore this research aims to examine the perceptions of University of Jordan students toward online counseling. A sample of 210 respondents were selected to complete online questionnaire that contains two aspects of knowledge about and attitude toward online Counseling. The results of the study indicated that respondents have adequate information about the field of online counseling. However, face to face counseling was not the first preferences for most of the respondents. They have a positive attitude and a high level of preferring toward online counseling, and they believe that online counseling is an essential part of their way to deal with daily life problems. The results also indicated that social media is most effective way that help respondents to get online counseling, and it has tremendous effect on respondent's life. 

scholarly journals The Academic Freedom among the Students at the Hashemite University: الحرية الأكاديمية لدى طلبة الجامعة الهاشمية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd AlKhaleq Muhammad Al-Zyoud
Keyword(s):  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Study Results ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Hashemite University ◽  
Senior Students ◽  
Academic Year

This study aimed at exploring the level of academic freedom at the Hashemite University in Jordan from the perspective of the undergraduate students, and whether there are impacts of the students’ gender, academic level, or specialization. The sample consisted of (376) undergraduate students (111 male, 265 female), who are registered at the university for the first semester of the academic year 2019/2020, from all faculties of the Hashemite University. The results showed that 25.5% of participants perceived a high level of academic freedom, 57.2% of participants perceived a moderate level, and 17.3% of them perceived a low level. Significant differences were found due to academic level; academic freedom perceived level among senior students was higher than all other years (freshmen, sophomores and juniors), but no significant differences were found due to students’ gender, or specialization. In light of the study results, the researcher recommends a number of recommendations such as: raising the awareness about the academic freedom among the students, faculty members, and the staff the Jordanian universities, conducting survey studies that measure the level of academic freedom among the students at various Jordanian universities, Supporting the academic freedom of the students at the institutions of higher education through deliberate and planned initiatives.

Alienation, Learning or Grade Orientation, and Achievement as Correlates of Attitudes toward Cheating

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1096-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Roig ◽  
Mary Ann W. Neaman
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Attitudes Toward Cheating

154 undergraduate students were given Gardner and Melvin's Attitudes Toward Cheating Scale, Ray's General Alienation Scale, and Eison's Learning Orientation/Grade Orientation Scale. Scores indicating condemnatory (unfavorable) attitudes toward cheating were positively correlated with grade point average and negatively correlated with alienation. Our results are consistent with a previous study which showed an association between cheating and alienation.

scholarly journals THE PROFILE OF STUDENTS' LEARNING STYLES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) ACHIEVEMENT

EDUTECH ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Natalia Rosa Keliat
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Auditory Learning ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Kinesthetic Learning ◽  
One Way Anova

Abstract. Learning style is one of the important factors  needed to absorb, store and process the new information. This research is a study to see the profile and percentage of studenst learning styles of SWCU Biology Education students and the influence of different learning styles on the GPA obtained. Researcher got the data of  students’ learning styles by using questionnaire.  The statistical procedures employed in this study were one-way ANOVA. The results showed  that the largest percentage of learning styles that were used  by the students of biology education were auditory learning styles by 32% and the VAK (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic) learning style was the least used by education students by 2%. The analysis of the percentage of learning styles showed that 72% of students with auditory learning styles reached a satisfactory category until magna cum laude, but the percentage of students that used VAK (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic ) learning styles only reached satisfying GPA level. Statistical test results in this study demonstrated that the use of learning styles did not give significantly different effect on the students’ GPA.Keywords: Personal Learning Styles, Grade Point Average  Abstrak. Gaya belajar adalah salah satu faktor penting yang diperlukan untuk menyerap, menyimpan dan memproses informasi baru. Penelitian ini adalah suatu penelitian untuk melihat profil dan persentase gaya belajar mahasiswa pendidikan biologi UKSW serta pengaruh gaya belajar yang berbeda terhadap indeks prestasi kumulatif yang diperoleh. Peneliti mendapatkan data gaya belajar mahasiswa dengan menggunakan kuesoner (angket). Prosedur statistik yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah one way ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan  bahwa persentase gaya belajar terbesar yang digunakan mahasiswa pendidikan biologi untuk belajar adalah gaya belajar auditorik sebanyak 32%, Persentase gaya belajar yang paling sedikit digunakan oleh mahasiswa pendidikan adalah gaya belajar VAK (Visual Auditorik Kinestetik) sebanyak 2%. Analisis persentase gaya belajar menunjukkan persentase mahasiswa pendidikan biologi dengan gaya belajar auditorik adalah yang terbanyak memiliki IPK yang termasuk dalam kategori memuaskan sampai magna cum laude sebesar 72%, namun ternyata persentase mahasiswa dengan gaya belajar VAK (Visual Auditorik Kinestetik) tidak mencapai IPK memuaskan, dan hanya mencapai level kurang. Hasil uji statistik dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan penggunaan gaya belajar tidak memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda secara signifikan terhadap indeks prestasi kumulatif mahasiswa.Kata Kunci : Gaya Belajar, Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Parenting Styles Among Jordanian Undergraduate University Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad M. Mahasneh ◽  
Omar T. Bataineh ◽  
Zohair H. Al-Zoubi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Hashemite University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims to identify the level of academic procrastination among a group of students and its correlation with parenting styles. A sample of 685 male and female undergraduate students was chosen from many different faculties at the Hashemite University. Two questionnaires; academic procrastination and parenting styles, were administrated to members of the sample during the academic year 2013/2014. Results indicated that few students (7%) showed a high level of academic procrastination, over half of the students (67%) showed a medium level and approximately a quarter of students (26%) showed a low level of academic procrastination, there was no significant differences between male and female in academic procrastination scores. Final results indicated a significant positive correlation between academic procrastination and parenting styles.

scholarly journals Testing the Effect of a Cohort Grouping Model as a Form of Instructional Grouping in Teacher Education

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Lily Dyson ◽  
Betty Hanley
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cohort Group ◽  
University Adjustment ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Academic Year

The study examined the effect of cohort grouping as a form of delivering teacher education programs on student social adjustment and acadmic performance. A sample of 94 students entering a Canadian Faculty of Education was divided into two groups: the cohort (n = 46) and the non-cohort group (n = 48). The former shared five courses and learned together from the same instructors for the academic year, and the latter took courses individually. The results showed that while there were no group differences on the measures of social support, self-efficacy, and university adjustment, the non-cohort group made greater gains than the cohort group in the academic performance as measured by the grade point average (GPA) over the academic year.

scholarly journals Attitudes of University Students towards the "New History of Bahrain and Citizenship" Course in view of Some Variables

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Sharaf Mohammed Al-Mezaal
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
History Of ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this study is to measure the attitudes of Bahrain University (BU) students towards the "New History of Bahrain and Citizenship" Course and to show differences in students' attitudes based on certain variables developed specifically for this study. To achieve this, the author developed a 50-item questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale, based on literature review available on this field, with half of the questionnaire items worded negatively. Adequate methods were used to assess the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. The developed tool was then administered to 220 students enrolled in the above-mentioned course in the summer semester of the academic year 2015/2016. Overall, the findings of the study show that BU students demonstrated positively-oriented neutral attitudes towards the said course. Moreover, the findings show statistically significant differences in students' attitudes towards the "New History of Bahrain and Citizenship" Course.  This can be attributed to the average time students spend at home to study the course and to the section which the students register in. No statistically significant differences, however, were observed between students' attitudes that could be attributed to gender, college, year of study and grade point average (GPA). In view of this, it is recommended that the course specifications are to be reconsidered, and the methods of teaching and assessment be improved. Students should also be encouraged to connect the course to their real life. 

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