scholarly journals Challenges of Teaching First-Year Students at Institutions of Higher Learning

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matsidiso Nehemia Naong ◽  
Mgcinazwe Gideon Zwane ◽  
Lesang Grace Mogashoa ◽  
Elma Fleischmann
Keyword(s):  
Higher Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

scholarly journals Students’ sexual exposure in tertiary institutions: a case study of some universities in Abia state of Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2711 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. Enwereji ◽  
E. I. Akubugwo ◽  
J. O. Onwuka ◽  
D. C. Ckikezie
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Federal State ◽  
First Year ◽  
Older Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

Background: Studies have shown that new entrants in institutions of higher learning are at risk of sexual exploits by older students. Drama has been identified as an intervention strategy capable of internalizing both the emotional and cognitive dimensions of sexual problems for positive changes. This study used drama to create awareness on likely common sexual exploits in institutions of higher learning. Methods: Study used first year students in three universities, federal, state and private. It was assumed that first year students in institutions of higher learning are likely to be exposed to sexual overtures by older students. It was considered that using drama as an intervention will create awareness on types of sexual overtures experienced in tertiary institutions. A random sample of ninety ((90) students, comprising thirty (30) students in each of the universities studied was selected. Pre- and post-self-administered questionnaire were given to the selected students to complete. On completion, copies of the questionnaire (pre- and post) were analyzed using Tables and percentages. Results: The study showed that students in the three universities studied were approached for sex by fellow students but this was more in Rhema University 8 (28. 8%) than in other universities. Both male and female sexes approached the students for sex. Finding showed that some students practiced anal, oral, and multiple sex, but this was more in MOUA 10 (33.3%) than in ABSU and Rhema with 9 (30%) respectively. For knowledge on how HIV is transmitted, students had the knowledge that HIV transmission occurs by sharing sharp objects. This knowledge was more among students in MOUA 29 (97%) than those in ABSU 28 (93%) and Rhema 27 (90%). Conclusions: Drama therefore, is a valuable and timely intervention strategy capable of encouraging HIV risk reduction among university students.  

scholarly journals ISLAMIC CIVILISATION AND ASIAN CIVILISATION (TITAS) COURSE AS A MEDIUM FOR THE INCULCATION OF ETHNIC TOLERANCE IN UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH: A NEEDS ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (35) ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Habibah @ Artini Ramlie ◽  
Norshahrul Marzuki Mohd Nor
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
First Year ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Compulsory Subject

The Islamic Civilisation and Asian Civilisation (TITAS) course is offered as a compulsory subject in Malaysian institutions of higher learning (IHL) to expose undergraduates to the world and regional civilization history. In addition, it is aimed at inculcating ethnic tolerance among university students in aspects of diversity relevant to the context of Malaysia with its diverse races, ethnicities, and religions. This study sought to investigate the effectiveness of the TITAS course in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) as a medium for the inculation of ethnic tolerance and also to identify the necessity of continuing to offer TITAS as a liberal course in the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning (PPIB) in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The survey method was utilized and a questionnaire that had been adapted to suit the research objectives administered to 475 undergraduates enrolled in the TITAS course during their first year of studies. Descriptive analysis of the findings suggested that TITAS should be continued in PPIB so as to maintain its role as a medium for the inculcation of ethnic tolerance among undergraduates.

scholarly journals Telling Transitions At The Table: Re-Served Seats of Higher Learning?

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Lander
Keyword(s):  
Higher Learning ◽  
Service Organization ◽  
Service Encounter ◽  
First Year ◽  
Transformative Research ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
The University ◽  
Market Discourse

This paper traces the transitions of first year students and other adults of the university as they partake in an intergenerational shared inquiry at a common table. My transformative research invites students, faculty, and staff to attend to (eat) and transform (digest) the moral and political encounters in successive becomings from their speaking positions at a common table. This dialogical partaking of words disrupts the market discourse of student as consumer and re-stories the university as a service organization where all organizational actors are consuming and being consumed. Eating together and telling transitions dissolve boundaries between service and knowledge, between students and other organizational actors, between serving and being served. To transform my writing into a service encounter, I re-present my research as the serving up of a multi-storied, multi-course meal at a common table. Bon appetit!

scholarly journals Draw your story: Exploring adaptation experiences of first-year students at the institute of teacher education in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1018
Author(s):  
Tengku Norhani Tengku Besar ◽  
Nor Shafrin Ahmad ◽  
Shahabuddin Hashim ◽  
Siti Salina Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Adaptation To College

The transition from school to the institute of higher learning is a challenging phase that requires students to adapt to new environments and cultures. This study aimed to explore the adaptation experiences of first-year students at the Institute of Teacher Education by using storytelling through drawing. This study involved 18 students pursuing the Bachelor of Education Preparatory Programme at the Institute of Teacher Education in Malaysia with low levels of adaptation identified through Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings showed that the first-year students at the Institute of Teacher Education experiencing adaptation challenge in four main themes: academic, social, personal, and interest.<em> </em>The findings of this study are expected to contribute towards the formation and development of appropriate interventions to assist the well-being of first-year students at the Institute of Teacher Education, Malaysia, in adapting to the new environment.

scholarly journals Happiness among first-year students at a comprehensive tertiary institution: An exploratory study

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marinda Pretorius ◽  
Derick Blaauw
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The University

The 1970s saw a significant increase in the volume of research on individuals’ subjective experience of well-being. The subjective well-being of university students has received less attention, however. Student well-being is important, given the widespread concern over the high dropout rates at institutions of higher learning in South Africa (Council of Higher Education, 2013; Van Zyl, 2010). The paper adds to the existing body of literature through an exposition on the possible influence of variables forthcoming from the literature, on the overall subjective well-being of first-year economics students at a comprehensive university. Variables that displayed a significant and positive contribution to subjective well-being were first-year and extended-degree students, the university being the institution of choice, feeling at home, knowing exactly how the university functions, and watching or participating in sport. Variables that were found to be significant with a negative contribution to subjective well-being levels were: worries about tests, studying less than 10 hours per week and, interestingly, living on campus.

What is Going on in Your School?: An experiment in teaching

1955 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 360-365
Author(s):  
Beatrice Buzzetti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Algebra Students ◽  
Beginning Algebra ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
School Career ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
School Guidance ◽  
Guidance Department

In the Bremerton school system only those eighth-grade students who receive an arithmetic grade of B or above and those recommended by their mathematics teachers are permitted to study algebra in the ninth grade. Since our senior high-school guidance department urges all students who hope to attend institutions of higher learning to elect beginning algebra sometime during their high-school career, Bremerton gets an older group but a slower group of first-year algebra students.

The Role of Moral Education on the Dress Code in the Higher Learning Institution

Sains Insani ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Ira Meilita Ibrahim ◽  
Taufik A. Latif ◽  
Afi Roshezry Abu Bakar ◽  
Muthualagan Thangavelu
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Public University ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Dress Code ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of

The advancement of European dress to the rest of the world was linked to the definition of civilization as “a stage of social development considered to be more advanced” and “polite and good-mannered”. The widespread of their fashion style in the 19th and 20th centuries influenced the way the rest of the world attire. The fashion trend and dressing style thus change the purpose of dressing through time. The dressing style in campuses especially in private institutions of higher learning is under particular scrutiny, as it is often said to be inappropriate for a learning environment. This study looked at the importance of moral education, and its role in implementing the dress code for students among university students especially between two types of university i.e. public university and private university. It looked on the dressing style of students, both male and female, and the factors that lead to their dressing pattern which is common among students. This study also advocated the students’ understanding of the content of dress codes in their learning institution and the role played by moral education in regard to dress code. The overall study highlighted students’ perception towards the implementation of the dress code and punishment in their learning institution. The methodologies used to carry out this study are questionnaires and interviews. This study will therefore ascertain the important of dress code among students at higher learning institution and the role of moral education in cultivating values in order to dress properly or decently. Key Words: moral education, dress code, higher learning institution, civilization.

AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH STORYTELLING FOR GRADE X SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairani Nur Adha And Rahmad Husein
Keyword(s):  
Research Finding ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
First Grade ◽  
First Year ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Fluency And Comprehension ◽  
Low Ability

The aim of this research was to find out the ability of the first year students in speaking by using storytelling at MAS. Al-Jam’iyatul Wasliyah. The design of this research was descriptive research. The population of this research was 20 students of XC class in the first grade at MAS. Al-Jam’iyatul Wasliyah. In selecting the sample the writer used random sampling technique. The total number of the sample was 12 students. The data was collected by using oral test. The researcher only measured the ability of students’ speaking in storytelling by considering five components of speaking: (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, and comprehension). And their speaking had been recorded by using phone recorder. From the result of analyzing the data, the researcher found that the students’ speaking ability by using storytelling was moderate. It proved by the fact that 4 students (33.33%) classified as high ability, 4 students (33.33%) classified as moderate ability, and 4 students (33.33%) classified as low ability. Based on the data, the students’ score were bigger in the high and moderate level than in the low ability level. Based on the research finding, the English teacher is suggested to consider the five components in scoring speaking ability (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, and comprehension). The students are suggested to do more practice in pronunciation and fluency, because they dominantly speak incorrect pronunciation and have pauses in the sentences. Students are also suggested to enrich their vocabulary by using storytelling.

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