Student Choice Research Articles

Student’s motivations behind not pursuing industrial/organizational psychology

Industrial organizational psychology is one of the most dynamic areas of psychology yet it is usually not the first choice of graduate students when it comes to choosing a specialization. The present study is the first of its kind and aims to understand the perspective of the students behind this phenomenon. This qualitative study was done in two phases. The first phase generated initial themes based on a brainstorming session with graduate students of psychology (n = 15) at a Central University in India. The themes were analyzed and used to formulate a semi-structured interview, which formed the second phase, and in which students (n = 15) participated. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the transcribed data following which key themes and subthemes were generated. Key themes of practicality, interest, and personality and motivation were found to be the key factors behind students not opting for industrial organizational psychology and choosing other fields like clinical psychology. The participants likely perceived a mismatch between them and the characteristics and demands of the I/O (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) in the organizations, which is seen in terms of P-E fit (person-environment fit), P-O fit (person-organisation fit), as well as P-J fit (person-job fit). Moreover, there is a subconscious need for self-presentation that motivates students to not opt for a field where they feel they might make mistakes or be criticized.

Motivating students in competency-based education programmes: designing blended learning environments

AbstractContemporary education increasingly involves a blended learning environment, which consists of a combination of offline and online delivery methods. Blended learning environments can motivate students to learn, but designing motivating blended learning environments is challenging and can result in environments that demotivate students. This conceptual article proposes a blended learning design that helps practitioners to design motivating blended learning environments. According to self-determination theory, students are motivated to learn when their three basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are supported. Competency-based education (CBE) is intended to support students’ basic psychological needs. We have constructed design guidance for CBE programmes that help practitioners to design a combination of offline and online delivery methods that (1) give students choices in time and place to support their need for autonomy, (2) adapt to students’ competency levels to support their need for competence, and (3) stimulate students’ relationship building with peers and teachers to support their need for relatedness. Although the design guidance is tentative, practitioners can experiment with it to design blended learning environments that motivate students to learn.

A Confucian approach to a democratic classroom

This article delineates a Confucian approach to a democratic classroom by drawing upon the educational thought of third-century philosopher Xunzi. It is argued that Xunzi’s approach is generally compatible with the three salient features of a democratic classroom: (i) it is a way of life guided by the principles of equality, freedom, justice, and cooperation; (ii) it comprises a community of learners who are bounded by close ties and shared interests; and (iii) it provides a caring learning space that promotes openness and reflection. However, Xunzi does not conceive a democratic classroom as a means to equip students for participation in political democracy. His educational views are also not premised on the notion of liberal individualism. Rather, Xunzi adheres to a communitarian worldview where an individual’s identity, conduct, and commitments are necessarily situated within a community, and guided by yi (rightness). Furthermore, he rejects unfettered freedom for learners by balancing student choice with textual transmission and teacher guidance.

Entrepreneurship as career choice of Russian students: the role of university education, cultural traditions, and gender stereotypes

In this paper, based on our own recent sociological survey of more than 800 students of 15 Russian universities, we explore the views of Russian students regarding entrepreneurship as their possible choice of a future career. We are interested above all in the role of university education in shaping these views. However, in order to scrutinize this role to full extent, we place our study in the broader framework of national cultural traditions which constitute an integral contributing factor and underlying influence not only in educational, but also in the general existential realm. In this context, we argue that a substantial impact on the students’ future career choice is made by existing gender differences based on the stereotypes of the ‘typically male’ and ‘female’ employment fields. Our study demonstrates, in particular, that Russian students display—notably, just as the older generation of educated Russians too—a noticeable conservatism in their career choices (including entrepreneurial aspirations), by adhering to the traditional cultural values and gender perceptions. We also provide a nuanced analysis of the motivations and expectations associated with choosing an entrepreneurial career by our respondents. Our method of collecting information is chosen to be questionnaire-based—as most effective for descriptive research—which is then complemented by further qualitative analytics intended to reveal hidden causal connections. Our approach is interdisciplinary, as it combines sociological research methods with socio-economic and culturological analysis.

Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi Sebagai Upaya Menguatkan Profil Pelajar Pancasila Dalam Kurikulum Merdeka

This study aims to describe the implementation of differentiation learning as an effort to strengthen the Pancasila Student Profile in the independent curriculum. This research is qualitative description research using library research methods. Using data analysis techniques in the form of reading and recording techniques. The results of this study show that the differentiated approach consists of three aspects, namely content differentiation, process differentiation, and product differentiation. 1) Content differentiation includes what students learn. In this regard, teachers modify the curriculum and teaching materials based on the learning styles and disability proceedings possessed by students. The content of the curriculum is adjusted to the circumstances and abilities of the students. 2) Process differentiation is the way students process and process ideas and information. How students interact with the material and how that interaction becomes a part that then determines student learning choices. Due to the many learning styles and differences in learning style choices presented by students, the class must be modified to accommodate different learning needs. 3) Product differentiation is how students demonstrate what they have learned. Learning products allow teachers to assess what material has been mastered by students and then present the next material. Student learning styles can also determine what student learning outcomes will be shown to the teacher.

Collaborative Learning of Macroeconomics Through the Lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

The paper shows that implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for collaborative learning through teams in a Macroeconomics course can help to transform students’ educational experience to become lifelong learners. The UDL uses a portfolio of assessments in the course and team presentation happens to be one of them. In this paper students form teams through self-selection exercise and work in teams throughout the semester to produce and present research outcomes of analyzing macroeconomic policy in a globally connected world. The presentation requires students to apply their learning of country specific macroeconomic issues on global policy decisions. This enables transforming classroom learning into an immersive experience for future career choices of students developing transferable skills in the process.

Cheat sites and artificial intelligence usage in online introductory physics courses: What is the extent and what effect does it have on assessments?

As a result of the pandemic, many physics courses moved online. Alongside, the popularity of Internet-based problem-solving sites and forums rose. With the emergence of large language models, another shift occurred. One year into the public availability of these models, how has online help-seeking behavior among introductory physics students changed, and what is the effect of different patterns of online resource usage? In a mixed-method approach, we investigate student choices and their impact on assessment components of an online introductory physics course for scientists and engineers. We find that students still mostly rely on traditional Internet resources and that their usage strongly influences the outcome of low-stake unsupervised quizzes. We empirically found distinct clusters of help-seeking and resource-usage patterns among the students; the impact of students’ cluster membership on the supervised assessment components of the course, however, is nonsignificant. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Students’ commuting habits to the university: Transportation choices during the Covid-19 era

This paper seeks to analyse the drivers behind students’ commuting choice in the context of a medium-sized public university (University of Urbino Carlo Bo) in Italy. The study accounts for changes in commuting preferences and choices occurring during the Covid-19 pandemic. The results are based on a 2020 survey on students analysed by means of a mixed multinomial logit model and a latent class model. The University of Urbino is an interesting case study for several reasons. First, it has a higher number of enrolled students (approximately 15,000) than there are residents in the municipality (less than 15,000). Second, Urbino is located far from main roads and transport infrastructures. Third, there are commuting options to and from the city, meaning that local transport policies have a relevant impact on the entire territory. Personal characteristics, distance from home, and price of the transportation mode influence the choice of students. The estimates for the two post-Covid-19 scenarios showed no particular changes in students’ transport habits, except when the number of household members was taken into account. The study provides valuable insights into the attitudes towards change in transportation choices that have recently emerged among a specific student population after an extended lockdown, that is now faced with making decisions marked by evident uncertainty about the possible developments of the Covid-19 virus.

The imaginarium of self-care: Speculative futures of hope for student mental health.

Recent ethnographies have investigated self-care as a socially driven configuration of care. This analysis engages theorizing on the imagination to expose new social dimensions of self-care in cases of mental health as embodied and communal. Based on fieldwork across Canadian universities and in conversation with students, campus wellness providers, and a group of psychiatric epidemiologists seeking to understand the mental health treatment choices of students, this article examines how these different subjects activate what I call an imaginarium of self-care. Among young adults in Canada, mounting social ills that go therapeutically unaccounted for have relocated forms of self-care into the imagination through play and world-building in ways that challenge the distinction between material and speculative healing. Attending to the imaginative dimensions of self-care makes coherent the ways that young people are grasping for hope in a world that-when embodied-resists recovery.

The impact of gendered experiences on the career choice of swiss medical students: A qualitative study protocol.

The problem of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in medicine is long-standing and widespread. This project aims to document and understand how gendered experiences encountered by final-year medical students in Switzerland are experienced by these individuals and how they influence their career choice. It also aims to identify representations and stereotypes linked to the different specialties. The project will take place at all Swiss universities offering a master's degree in human medicine, for a total of 9 programs. Around 36 participants will be recruited. Semi-structured qualitative individual interviews will be conducted. Analysis will be based on Grounded Theory principles.

Exploring the Consumption Behavior of College Students under the Prevalence of Excessive Consumption Phenomenon Based on the Theory of Delayed Satisfaction

Delayed gratification is a manifestation of self-control. This type of psychological phenomenon is widely present in various groups, and it is closely related to the consumption behavior of college students. In the era of rapid development of Internet finance, college students, as the mainstream consumer group, inevitably choose to consume in advance to meet their immediate needs. Due to the fact that college students are in a stage of confusion about their future career and life, delayed gratification psychology and present bias may lead to many irrational consumption phenomena. In order to pursue psychological balance, college students may prefer to choose random financial products and services on the internet for lending and consumption without thinking rationally based on their own situation. Based on this, this article attempts to explore the consumption choices of contemporary college students and the relationship between delayed gratification and college students through questionnaire surveys. Based on the results of the investigation and analysis, this article proposes several specific situations and possible causes of the relationship between college students' consumption psychology and delayed gratification.

Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi Sebagai Upaya Menguatkan Profil Pelajar Pancasila Dalam Kurikulum Merdeka

This study aims to describe the implementation of differentiation learning as an effort to strengthen the Pancasila Student Profile in the independent curriculum. This research is qualitative description research using library research methods. Using data analysis techniques in the form of reading and recording techniques. The results of this study show that the differentiated approach consists of three aspects, namely content differentiation, process differentiation, and product differentiation. 1) Content differentiation includes what students learn. In this regard, teachers modify the curriculum and teaching materials based on the learning styles and disability proceedings possessed by students. The content of the curriculum is adjusted to the circumstances and abilities of the students. 2) Process differentiation is the way students process and process ideas and information. How students interact with the material and how that interaction becomes a part that then determines student learning choices. Due to the many learning styles and differences in learning style choices presented by students, the class must be modified to accommodate different learning needs. 3) Product differentiation is how students demonstrate what they have learned. Learning products allow teachers to assess what material has been mastered by students and then present the next material. Student learning styles can also determine what student learning outcomes will be shown to the teacher.

Decolonizing English Academic Writing education through translingual practices

This study investigated the predominance of English in the academic discourse and its potential to marginalize multilingual individuals and explored how translingual practices could be a means to decolonize English Academic Writing (EAW) education within the specific context of a Sino-U.S. joint-venture university. A case study centered on the academic experience of a multilingual student from China delved into the interplay between established EAW norms and the student's language practice, identity, and ideology. The findings revealed that EAW norms that prevail in global academic communication significantly affected the student's linguistic choices and self-perception. These findings also indicated that translingual practices could contribute to the decolonization of EAW education by advocating for inclusivity and diversity. Therefore, this study calls for a pedagogical reorientation that not only acknowledges but also incorporates translingual practices in EAW education to actively confront colonial legacies.

Fusing Repeated Cross-Sectional Revealed Preference Datasets based on Rational Inattention Theory: Accounting for Changing Modal Preferences

To address the methodological limitation of cross-sectional studies and the data constraints of longitudinal/panel studies, this paper presents a model-based method to fuse repeated cross-sectional travel survey data based on the theory of rational inattention (RI) in discrete choice modeling. In the proposed framework, older cross-sectional data are used to model the prior probability of choice alternatives, and more recent cross-sectional data are used to capture conditional heterogeneous choices. The fusion method is theoretically more robust and computationally less burdensome than existing data pooling techniques. The method is empirically tested using data from two cycles of a large-sample post-secondary student travel survey in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area to investigate the commuting mode choices of post-secondary students. Parameter estimates of the RI-based multinomial logit (MNL) model indicate that the proposed method can generate behaviorally consistent results. Validation of the estimated model using a holdout sample indicates its improved forecasting performance compared with the classical random utility maximizing MNL model. The fusion method can be extended to more than two cycles of repeated cross-sectional data by updating the prior probabilities whenever new cross-sectional data become available. Thus, the study presents a continuous framework for fusing information from multiple time points using repeated cross-sectional datasets to capture preference evolution better and enhance the forecasting robustness of discrete choice models.

“Elder siblings assist younger ones in going to college”: the moral mission and choice of first-generation college students in rural China

“Elder siblings assist younger ones in going to college”: the moral mission and choice of first-generation college students in rural China

Impact of Breakfast Skipping and Choices on The Nutrient Intake and BMI of University Hostel Students of Lahore

This longitudinal study aimed to investigate the food choices of university hostel students and explore the relationship between breakfast skipping, food choices, nutrient intake, and BMI. Data were collected from students residing in university hostels over a three-month period, with monthly assessments. The study included 306 students divided into breakfastskippers and breakfast-eaters (control group), each comprising 153 students. Further categorization was performed among the breakfast eaters. A valid assessment questionnaire was used, encompassing social demographic characteristics, anthropometric measures, lifestyle assessment, dietary assessment through 24-hour dietary recall, and food composition table analysis. Among breakfast skippers, 15% were classified as obese and 13.7% as overweight, which was higher compared to other groups. Among the non-cereal-based breakfast eaters, 14.4% were obese, and 21% were overweight. The cereal-based breakfast eaters had the lowest rates of obesity and overweight, with 6.4% falling into each category. Significant differences were observed in calorie consumption and the intake of micronutrients across different breakfast categories. This study provided strong evidence linking breakfast skipping to a higher BMI (26.2 vs 24.1) and age-related patterns, with more breakfast skippers among younger individuals. Non-cereal-based breakfasts had a superior nutrient intake, while breakfast skippers had more screen time and insufficient sleep. Emotional states as triggers for binge eating were reported

The Long-Term Impact of Student Debt on Career Choices and Social Mobility of Low-Income Students

This paper explores the long-term impact of student debt on the career choices and social mobility of low-income students in the United States. Utilizing a mixed-methods research design, the study combines quantitative data from national surveys and secondary sources with qualitative insights from in-depth interviews. The findings reveal that low-income students graduate with significantly higher levels of student debt compared to their higher-income peers, which constrains their career options and compels them to prioritize financial stability over personal interests. This debt burden also impedes their ability to achieve upward social mobility, as it limits their capacity to save, invest, and make significant life purchases such as buying a home. Moreover, the psychological stress associated with substantial debt further exacerbates these challenges, leading to chronic stress and mental health issues that impede career progression and overall quality of life. The intergenerational effects of student debt are also profound, as financial strain on parents and subsequent economic instability experienced by their children perpetuate cycles of poverty. This study underscores the need for comprehensive policy interventions to alleviate the burden of student debt and promote greater economic equity.

Development and Modification in IC Engine for Supra Kart (Review Paper)

Abstract: The design of the transmission system for a student formula styled racecar using a KTM RC 390 bike engine is one of the best choice for the engineering students who design the motorsport vehicles for all the student race car competitions. As there are many rules and restrictions on engine usage such as capacity, type of fuel usage permitted, maximum power allowed of engine and many more. In addition, this report emphasize on the suitable type of drivetrain system, type of transmission and diffrential drivetrain. The present report shows the analysis and various parametric data’s of stock KTM RC 390 Engine and the drivetrain of the car

‘Girls do this, guys do that’: how first-in-family students negotiate working-class gendered subjectivities during a time of social change

Despite efforts to foster a more equitable gender representation, Australia's higher education sector and workforce continue to be highly segregated. This article focusses on the gendered experiences of first-in-family (FIF) students—many who are from low-socioeconomic communities—transitioning to Australian universities. In terms of the gendered nature of widening participation, we know students who are FIF will often study disciplines which align with traditional gender norms. Drawing on the First-in-Family Project (n = 48), we present the analysis of our findings in two parts. First, we provide an overview of the cohort where we analyse the gendering of degree choice of FIF students. Second, underpinned by theoretical work focussed on student gendered and classed subjectivities, we address how FIF young people negotiated classed and gendered norms during the transition to university. Our data suggest that young people engage in ‘gender work’ and ‘class work’ which informs their identities and how they make choices about their futures. Based on our research, we argue that to achieve social justice there is a need for a renewed attention to gender within the widening participation agenda.

Why is Chemistry Education? Exploring the Motivation of Student Choices

Learning motivation is critical to educational success, influencing students' engagement, persistence, and overall performance. Despite its importance, motivation determines students' choices for future careers and struggles in participating in learning activities. The aim was to characterize students' chemistry learning motivation in detail using the Academic Motivation Scale - Chemistry (AMS-Chemistry). This study employs a descriptive qualitative research design. The qualitative approach allows an in-depth exploration of personal experiences and perceptions of learning motivation in chemistry education. The AMS-Chemistry instrument consists of 28 statement items that measure aspects of amotivation, three types of extrinsic motivation, and three types of intrinsic motivation. The results show that the motivation profile to learn Chemistry in Chemistry Education students using the AMS-Chemistry instrument on the amotivation subscale tends to disagree (55,46%). On intrinsic motivation, the to know subscale tends to agree (65,80%) strongly, the to accomplish subscale has a high score on strongly agree (48,85%) responses, and the to experience subscale tends to respond strongly agree (35,34%). Extrinsic motivation includes the external regulation subscale tending to strongly agree (55,17%) and the introjected regulation subscale having a high score on strongly agree (62,36%) responses. The identified regulation subscale has a strongly agree (68,97%) response tendency.