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The Acceptance Status of Traditional Moral Culture in Colleges and Universities Using Convolutional Neural Network

In today’s world, competition among countries is not just a contest of hard force, but also a contest of soft power. China has a five-thousand-year-old history and civilization, with a strong traditional moral culture at its core. The university stage is an important time for college students to develop their worldview, outlook on life, and values. In this context, excellent traditional and moral culture education plays an important role and significance in their development. College students are the country’s future builders and an important force to inherit China’s excellent moral culture. The rapid development of the modern Internet era has made the channels for college students to understand and accept the cultures of various countries more and more diverse and convenient. Actively borrowing their essence can help promote the development of Chinese culture, but we must also pay attention to active defense and resistance against the dregs of culture. This paper discusses the current situation and problems of the acceptance status of excellent traditional moral culture among college students and analyses the factors that restrict the acceptance of excellent traditional moral culture among college students to conduct a large-scale study on the acceptance status of traditional moral culture in colleges and universities. A model based on convolutional neural networks is suggested for predicting college students’ embrace of traditional moral values. By learning and describing their activities and preferences on the Internet, the model assesses and creates college students’ acceptance status for conventional moral culture. Extensive tests indicate that the suggested technique can successfully assess college students’ acceptance status for traditional moral culture, and the model’s superior performance is supported by test results.

Dietary Habits and Physical Exercise among Nursing Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

College students can make inappropriate food choices owing to a lack of nutritional knowledge and understanding of dietary requirements. Increasing physical inactivity among college students is also a serious public health problem. To assess dietary habits and physical exercise among nursing students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 2018, this cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at a single college in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a convenience sample of 104 level-4—or second year—undergraduate nursing students. Data were collected using a three-part self-assessment questionnaire. More than one-third of the students were overweight; two-thirds consumed unhealthy snacks, and most failed to drink enough water and were physically inactive. The prevalence of overweight and obesity suggests the significance of frequent educational campaigns and seminars on healthy eating and physical activity. Also, further research is needed to assess college students’ knowledge and attitudes about healthy diet and the importance of regular physical exercise.

An Assessment of University Students' Book Reading Levels and Problem Solving Skills

The knowledge required to be acquired changes and increases with each passing day along with the developing technology and economy. In parallel with the increase in the knowledge required to be acquired, learning environments and mutual interaction are not enough anymore to acquire this knowledge. One of the most important ways to acquire knowledge is reading books. The studies conducted with pre-service teachers revealed that they mostly read newspapers followed by books and magazines. This study was carried out to assess the university students' book reading levels and the effect on their problem solving skills thereof. “Attitude Scale Towards Reading Habit” and “Problem Solving Inventory” were used to collect the research data. The results revealed a significant difference between the student groups created based on gender in attitudes towards reading in favor of the male students. Nevertheless, in terms of problem solving skills, a significant difference was found between the student groups created based on age in favor of the age group of under 20 years, and between the student groups created based on the type of high school which the student was graduated from, in favor of the students who were graduated from science and vocational high schools against students who were graduated from anatolian high schools. Lastly, a significant relationship (r=.56) was found between the reading levels and the problem solving skills in the positive direction, which suggests that the higher the reading attitudes the higher the problem solving skills.

Electronic cigarette knowledge, attitudes and use among students at a university in Hangzhou, China.

INTRODUCTIONElectronic cigarettes are increasingly popular worldwide, especially among youth. There is growing evidence of the negative health consequences of vaping. Our objective was to assess university students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), their use, as well as the associated influencing factors for their use.METHODSThe study involved an online cross-sectional survey conducted between November 2019 and March 2020 in a university in Hangzhou, China. A total of 563 students completed the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to assess characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes; t-tests, χ2-tests and logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with ever e-cigarette use.RESULTSIn all, 59.9% of respondents were female and the average age was 20.38 years (SD=1.32). Only 42.6% of the respondents thought that e-cigarettes contain nicotine, 31.1% thought e-cigarettes are tobacco products, and 8.2% of the students reported being ever e-cigarettes users. In regard to attitude, the average score of the students in the Safety dimension was 3.34 (SD=0.64), followed by the Restriction dimension (Mean=2.66, SD=0.83). Correlates of ever use included regions, friends’ and roommates’ ever e-cigarette use, and higher attitude score in the Supervision dimension.CONCLUSIONSThe university students’ level of knowledge regarding e-cigarettes was not high, and their attitudes regarding e-cigarettes were not that supportive. Students’ ever use of e-cigarettes at a university in Hangzhou was higher than for university students in other cities in China, but lower than for those in foreign countries.

Examining factors influencing e-learning engagement among university students during covid-19 pandemic: a mediating role of “learning persistence”

The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 made universities switch rapidly to e-learning, which enabled continuous access to education. Thus, the evaluation of e-learning engagement is essential to ensure students are engaged in their studies just as it is in the conventional face-to-face classroom. The students are totally in control of their participation in the e-learning platform, and little is known about what instructors can do to facilitate their engagement in the platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the extant literature has reported that one of the challenges posed by e-learning is that many university students engage in off-task behaviors during lectures. Therefore, a systematic model for assessing university students’ e-learning engagement, learning persistence, and academic benefits was developed based on a thorough literature review. Data was collected from 274 students using e-learning platforms, and this study adopted the quantitative method of Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling to validate the model empirically. A total of nine first-order constructs were used to measure e-learning engagement. They all explained 75% of the variance of e-learning engagement, while 42% and 66% explained the variance of learning persistence and academic benefits, respectively. All the hypotheses tested were positive, except for the relationship between learning persistence and academic benefits.

Psychological Inflexibility Moderates Stress and Loneliness in Depression Among Indonesian College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on college students’ mental health. Recent studies have found increased perceived stress and loneliness during the pandemic, which are significant risk factors for depression. However, few researchers have specifically discussed the particular factors that can exacerbate the impact of these risk factors on depression. Psychological inflexibility is said to have an important role in facilitating the development of mental health problems. The current study explored the role of psychological inflexibility in moderating perceived stress and loneliness in depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted to assess college students’ sociodemographic information, perceived stress, loneliness, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 941 Indonesian college students (age range = 18-39 years old, 74% female) were analyzed using correlation analysis and SPSS macro PROCESS moderation analysis. Several sociodemographic factors such as age, marital status, previous mental health record, education level, perceived impact of COVID-19, income, and financial status were significantly associated with depression and psychological inflexibility, and were thus controlled as covariates. As predicted, higher psychological inflexibility was associated with higher perceived stress, loneliness, and depression. Results showed psychological inflexibility elevated the effect of both perceived stress and loneliness on the depression level. These findings support previous literature regarding the significant role of psychological inflexibility in moderating the development of depression, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the findings, it is recommended that alternative interventions are implemented to inhibit the development of depression by decreasing psychological inflexibility, while considering sociodemographic factors.
 Keywords: OVID-19 pandemic, college student, depression, psychological Inflexibility, perceived stress, loneliness

Self-Efficacy Beliefs of University Students: Examining Factor Validity and Measurement Invariance of the New Academic Self-Efficacy Scale.

Academic self-efficacy beliefs influence students’ academic and career choices, as well as motivational factors and learning strategies promoting effective academic success. Nevertheless, few studies have focused on the academic self-efficacy of university students in comparison to students at other levels. Furthermore, extant measures present several limitations. The first aim of this study was to develop a reliable and valid scale assessing university students’ self-efficacy beliefs in managing academic tasks. The second aim was to investigate differences in academic self-efficacy due to gender, years of enrollment, and student status. The study involved 831 students (age M = 21.09 years; SD = 1.34 years; 66.3% women) enrolled in undergraduate programs. Indicators of academic experiences and performance (i.e., number of exams passed and average exam rating) were collected. A new scale measuring students’ academic self-efficacy beliefs was administered. Results from a preliminary Exploratory Factor Analysis were consistently supported by findings from a Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Multigroup CFA supported the presence of measurement invariance. Analyses revealed that the new scale has eight factors: “Planning Academic Activities,” “Learning Strategies,” “Information Retrieval,” “Working in Groups,” “Management of Relationships with Teachers,” “Managing Lessons,” “Stress Management,” and “Thesis Work.” Self-efficacy dimensions showed significant relations with academic experiences and students’ performance indicators, as well as differences due to gender, years of enrollment, and student status. Findings are discussed in terms of practical implications for the implementation of intervention programs aimed at fostering self-efficacy beliefs and academic success.

Assessment of university students’ knowledge in the context of critical thinking

Assessment of university students’ knowledge in the context of critical thinking

Assessing college students' information literacy competencies using a librarian role-playing method

Exploring benefits and drawbacks of using a librarian role-playing method to assess student information literacy competencies enables researchers to move beyond existing methods that tend to rely on self-reports of attitude, confidence, and behavior. Two empirical studies are presented in which a librarian role-playing activity was employed along with card-sorting exercises and interviews. Thirty-two first- and second year undergraduate students participated in these two studies, during which they were instructed to imagine themselves as librarians and demonstrate how they would assist users in searching for information (Study 1) and evaluating particular sources (Study 2). Findings indicate that college students are able to use the role-playing method to perform, demonstrate, and explain their search behavior and source evaluation strategies without difficulty or discomfort. Results show that this method is effective for eliciting student reflections on and understandings of their own information literacy competencies.

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Background: Sexually active woman or couple may not be aware of the different methods of contraception and this can lead to unplanned pregnancy with psychological and social effects, and with significant impact on a woman’s’ life. Objective: To develop and validate an instrument, Knowledge on Methods of Contraception (KMC) and to assess the knowledge of non-medical related university students on the methods of contraception. Method: The 25-item KMC (KMC-25) was initially administered to 130 non-medical related university students and retested after four weeks. Fifty pharmacy undergraduates were recruited for comparison. The validated KMC-25 was then completed by another 402 non-medical related university students. Result: Internal consistency of the KMC-25 was good with Cronbach’s alpha = 0.78. There was significant correlation between the test-retest total scores (p < 0.001) and no significant difference for all the items, indicating stable reliability. Flesch Reading Ease score was 49.3 which means that the KMC-25 could be easily understood by undergraduates. The KMC-25 scores between pharmacy and non-medical related students were significantly different with median (interquartile range, IQR) of 60 (50 - 68) and 26 (12 - 40), respectively (p < 0.001). Out of 402 respondents, only 34 (8.4%) scored 50% and above, and were considered to have adequate knowledge on methods of contraception. Knowledge on contraception was significantly related to various characteristics of the students. Conclusion: The present study showed that KMC-25 is a reliable and valid instrument to assess university students’ knowledge on methods of contraception. However, university students from non-medical related programs have poor knowledge and this warrants the implementation of educational programs.

College students’ perceptions of COVID-19 conversations on social media

Objective: This project assessed college students’ perceptions of social media conversations about COVID-19 in the United States. Participants: A total of 110 college students completed an online survey (N = 110) over two periods of time: April 2020 (n = 60) and September 2020 (n = 50). Method: Measurements included students’ perceptions of sentiment, risk, blame, outrage, and opinion/behavioral intention. Results: Survey results showed that college students’ attitudes and perceptions of these concepts on social media varied from April to September with negative sentiment, concern, uncertainty, and risk perception decreasing over time while blame and outrage increased over time. A sample of tweets was also examined for these constructs. Conclusions: This study provides important insight on college students’ perceptions during a public health emergency and how they use social media as a tool for health information.

College students’ in Jamaica opinion about older adults and their role as future caregivers: Case Example

Ageing is a natural human experience, yet for many people getting old provoke fears of vulnerability, fragility, undesirability, and incapacity. Such perceptions are often attributed to various taboos, prejudices, discrimination and stereotype associated with old age. The purpose of this study was to assess college students’ in Jamaica opinion about older adults and their role as future caregivers. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) identify whether college students hold ageist stereotype/negative image about older adults and whether they influence future role as caregiver, 2) assess their knowledge of the chronic conditions that affect older adults, and 3) assess whether they see themselves working or taking an active role in future caregiving. As we think about the future directions of healthcare provision for older adults, this small sample of college students provided a discourse about ageing and key elements that are important for educators in a developing country such as Jamaica to consider when building a gerontology curriculum.

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Concerns of Non-Medical Students in Surabaya Against Covid-19 Vaccination

Introduction: COVID-19 vaccination has been carried out for the elderly, traders, vulnerable groups, and the government has also begun to accelerate vaccination for residents aged 18 years and over. Regarding this issue, we seek to assess college students' understanding of the knowledge about the vaccinations they will receive. Method: Survey on the level of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and concerns regarding vaccination was assisted by using the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Concerns (KAPC) questionnaire with a reliability value of Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.86 which indicates that the questionnaire has good consistency and the validation of the questionnaire also shows good result. Respondents are non-medical students who live in Surabaya which are ? 18 years old and obtained by total sampling. Data analysis for the level of knowledge using the scale method, namely the Guttman scale. Meanwhile, the components of attitudes, practices, and concerns were measured using a Likert scale. Results: Sociodemographic data showed that the majority of respondents were 21 years old, amounting to 58.1%. Most respondents are female with a percentage of 67.6%. The results of the knowledge of non-medical students in Surabaya for the Covid-19 vaccination showed that 105 respondents had a level of 54.3%. Respondents' attitudes against COVID-19 vaccination are valued as much as 81.2%. The respondents' practice of COVID-19 vaccination is 78.8%. Meanwhile, the level of concern of respondents regarding the COVID-19 vaccination is 34.4%. Conclusion: Based on survey data as many as 105 respondents from non-medical students in Surabaya regarding the COVID-19 vaccination, it is known that the respondents' knowledge level is low, the respondent's attitude is very good, the respondent's practice level is good, and the respondent's level of concern about COVID-19 vaccination barriers is low.

Assessing College Students’ Social and Emotional Strengths: A Cross-Cultural Comparison from Mexico, United States, and Spain

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;Endeavors supporting college students’ positive psychosocial development are gaining attention and investment in various countries and social contexts. Higher education experiences provide new academic, social, and vocational advancement opportunities at a critical developmental stage. However, higher education can also cause distress due to the challenges and stressors present during this new stage of increased independence. The Social Emotional Health Survey-Higher Education (SEHS-HE) assesses the core psychosocial strengths of individuals transitioning from secondary schools into institutions of higher education (IHE) to aid campus student support services. The present study sought to extend the SEHS-HE research by examining its application with college student samples from Mexico (n = 4,207), United States (n = 1,638), and Spain (n = 1,734). Confirmatory factor analyses investigated the hypothesized SEHS-HE higher-order factor model. The Mexico sample returned an acceptable model fit, but the USA and Spain samples had a suboptimal fit; hence, we explored alternative models. A two-level structure had full invariance for all three samples. This study extends the current scholarship on the conceptual model and psychometric properties of SEHS-HE. The discussion focuses on implications for future research to enhance SEHS-HE in national and cross-national research and practice.&lt;/p&gt;

Exploring Ethnic Minority First-Year College Students’ Well-Being and Sense of Belonging: A Qualitative Investigation of a Brief Intervention

Sense of belonging is associated with students’ social adjustment and academic success, especially during the first-year of college. In this study, ethnic minority first-year college students were exposed to a brief belonging video intervention designed to alter self-beliefs, antisocial behaviors and personally threatening interpretations of academic-related adversities. Using an innovative qualitative approach, the researcher assessed college students’ perceptions of the intervention on their health, well-being, and sense of belonging in the first year. Findings reveal that the video intervention helped first-year college students of color at PWIs reframe negative academic, financial, and social experiences while facilitating supportive networks, community, and belonging. Implications for research, policy, and practice are delineated.

The Scale of Online Course Anxiety: Assessing College Students’ Anxiety in Online Courses

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure student online course anxiety, a factor that detrimentally affects student learning in the online environment. Based on Keegan’s theoretical framework that identified fundamental differences between online education and traditional education, the instrument of Scale of Online Course Anxiety (SOCA) was developed and tested with a sample of 170 students from a 4-year higher educational institution. The total score and the four subscale scores show high reliability. Confirmatory Factor Analysis exhibited solid goodness of fit between SOCA items and the factor structure hypothesized in previous literature. Evidence of divergent validity shows SOCA differentiates the state anxiety and trait anxiety as expected. Limitations and possible topics for future research are also discussed.

Assessment of College Students’ Critical Thinking in English Writing Based on 3-Dimension Model

Assessment of College Students’ Critical Thinking in English Writing Based on 3-Dimension Model

College students’ willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines

Objective To assess college students’ willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines and the factors that influence their decisions. Participants: Traditional (aged 18–23) undergraduate students at a university in central Texas. Methods: An online survey was administered in fall 2020 to 614 students stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. Results: 40.9% of students planned to take the vaccine as soon as possible, 37.1% eventually, 11.4% only if required, and 10.6% did not intend to be vaccinated. Analyses indicated that gender, major/minor, political affiliation, receiving a flu shot in the preceding 12 months, perception of risk for COVID-19, and vaccine hesitancy were all associated with willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines. Conclusion: Results confirm that no one-size-fits-all approach to promoting COVID-19 vaccination among college students is possible. Instead, administrators interested in increasing vaccine uptake should address concerns of specific groups, while also utilizing the prosocial beliefs of college students (e.g., being vaccinated will protect others).

Assessment Effectiveness and Anxiety: Students´ Perception

Traditional methods of assessing university students' speaking and writing abilities, especially those in creative design fields, can be perceived both impractical and monotonous. This study aims to show college students' perception of the degree of effectiveness of the tools currently being used to assess them, either through authentic assessment or through standardized testing, and whether or not anxiety plays any role in their performance. 21 graphic design students at a private university in Madrid taking a course in advanced English for Specific purposes (ESP) completed the survey. The survey, mostly qualitative, asked students to evaluate how effective were the different forms of authentic assessment, both in speaking and writing, compared to the standardized tests they were mainly and currently evaluated on. The results of the survey found that students, in general, deemed the various forms of authentic assessment more effective, albeit not in a significant way. Similarly, there was no clear difference between the anxiety levels authentic assessment produced versus standardized and classical formative assessment. Not surprisingly however, most students preferred the use of social media platforms, such as Instagram as a form of writing assessment, even though they did not consider it valid. Hopefully, this paper will have positive implications to encourage syllabus designers and material developers to consider students' perceptions and preferences on the assessment process while keeping in mind what their fields of choice expect once they become professionals, as current trends and attitudes on assessment should be more in line with the industry.

Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penilaian Kinerja Mahasiswa KIP Kuliah dengan Penerapan Metode TOPSIS dan PROMETHEE

CIC University is one of the Private Universities (PTS) in the Computer Sector which is located in the city of Cirebon. CIC University's consistency in the field of IT (Information Technology) so that college students in it can apply IT knowledge to campus facilities. One of the systems currently not owned by CIC University is a decision support system for assessing the performance of college students receiving KIP Kuliah. Assessment of college student performance, especially for scholarship recipients at a university, is a very important form of activity to evaluate performance in improving the quality of performance of scholarship recipients, as a form of measurable responsibility as scholarship recipients both academically and non-academicly and as a form of assessing whether students is still eligible to be awarded a scholarship in the next semester or year. This study discusses the performance assessment of KIP Lecturer recipients using UML (Unified Modeling Language) as a tool in analysis and design, the PHP Hypertext Preprocessor programming language with the CodeIgniter framework, and MySQL as data storage media. Performance appraisal is calculated by a combination of the TOPSIS method and the PROMETHEE method. TOPSIS method is used to calculate the weight of each criterion, while the PROMETHEE method is used to analyze alternative ranking calculations. Testing this application is done by the Black Box method. The result of this research is the Application of Performance Assessment of College Students receiving KIP Kuliah at Catur Insan Cendekia University which aims to assist the Student Affairs Bureau in assessing the performance of college students receiving KIP Kuliah quickly