Students Of Different Age Groups Research Articles

Gender, age and nationality: assessing their impact on conflict resolution styles

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the conflict resolution styles used by university students in handling conflicts, and to determine the effects (if any) of age, nationality and gender on how students respond to conflicts.Design/methodology/approach– The Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode instrument was adopted to assess the conflict resolution styles (accommodating, avoiding, collaborative, competitive and compromising) of post graduate students in a University in Malaysia. Both ANOVA andt-test analyses were utilized to investigate the relationship between, nationality, gender, age and conflict resolution styles used by students.Findings– Results of this study indicates that female students used competitive style more than male students, while male students are more likely to avoid conflicts. The older students were discovered to use more avoiding, while younger students are more likely to be competitive in nature. The findings did not reveal any significant differences in nationality.Originality/value– This paper expands its focus from gender (which is the most commonly tested category) to other categories such as age and nationality, thereby giving room for these new categories to be tested extensively in future researches. The results reveal that students not only use different conflict resolution styles to address conflicts, but also there exists differences in the styles used by students of different age groups and gender.

The frequency of shisha (waterpipe) smoking in students of different age groups.

To determine the frequency of waterpipe smoking in students of different age groups. Cross-sectional survey. Karachi, Pakistan, from February 2012 to February 2013. The subjects were divided into two age groups. Group-I comprised of 13 - 17 years old randomly selected students from O' Level schools in Karachi and group-2 included 23 - 27 years old undergraduate and postgraduate students again randomly selected from various institutions in Karachi. A questionnaire was filled with prior consent, basic education on waterpipe smoking was given, and all the questions of the survey form were explained to the subjects according to context. In group-1, 39% students smoked waterpipe. Most students had been smoking waterpipe for the last 2 years. In group-2, 48% individuals smoked waterpipe, majority of smokers indulged in the last 5 years and among them, most were falling within the last 2 years. The frequency of waterpipe smoking in teenage students was 39% and older students for 48%. Social and recreational use of waterpipes is widespread among both groups despite being acknowledged by majority as a health hazard.

An investigation into the factors that encourage learner participation in a large group medical classroom

BackgroundEffective lectures often incorporate activities that encourage learner participation. A challenge for educators is how to facilitate this in the large group lecture setting. This study investigates the individual student characteristics involved in encouraging (or dissuading) learners to interact, ask questions, and make comments in class.MethodsStudents enrolled in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts, were invited to complete a questionnaire canvassing their participation in the large group classroom. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed using Excel (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) and the R software environment (http://www.r-project.org/).ResultsOne hundred and ninety-two students completed the questionnaire (response rate, 85.7%). The results showed statistically significant differences between male and female students when asked to self-report their level of participation (P=0.011) and their confidence to participate (P<0.001) in class. No statistically significant difference was identified between different age groups of students (P=0.594). Student responses reflected that an “aversion to public speaking” acted as the main deterrent to participating during a lecture. Female participants were 3.56 times more likely to report a fear of public speaking than male participants (odds ratio 3.56, 95% confidence interval 1.28–12.33, P=0.01). Students also reported “smaller sizes of class and small group activities” and “other students participating” as factors that made it easier for them to participate during a lecture.ConclusionIn this study, sex likely played a role in learner participation in the large group veterinary classroom. Male students were more likely to participate in class and reported feeling more confident to participate than female students. Female students in this study commonly identified aversion to public speaking as a factor which held them back from participating in the large group lecture setting. These are important findings for veterinary and medical educators aiming to improve learner participation in the classroom. Potential ways of addressing this challenge include addition of small group activities and audience response systems during lectures, and inclusion of training interventions in public speaking at an early stage of veterinary and medical curricula.

The Differences in Preference for Vegetables among Primary School to University Students in Gyeongbuk Area

Objectives: Vegetables are the most left over side dishes in school lunch programs. This study intended to analyze the differences in preference for vegetables among the students of different age groups in order to determine potential ways of increasing vegetable consumption in this study group.

Analysis of maximal oxygen uptake among male and female physical education students of different age groups

Analysis of maximal oxygen uptake among male and female physical education students of different age groups

Исследование показателей двигательной активности разных категорий учащейся молодёжи

The article presents the results of the study of dynamics of changes in the basic indicators of physical activity in different age groups of students studying in secondary schools, colleges and universities of the country. The studies revealed that there were three periods when naturally there is a temporary decrease in physical activity of students and changes in its structure. The reasons for this are the child’s adaptation to the conditions of education in elementary school, intensive preparation of the alder pupils for entry to higher education and the lack of an effective system of independent physical training graduate students in most universities. Due to fact that there are objective reasons for these periods is explained by the need to develop special training programs for the respective categories of students.

Psychological Counselling and Guidance Department's Students Assesment on Learning to Learn Perception of Competence

The purpose of this study is to evaluate university students learning to learn perception of competence. This research was carried out with randomly selected 192 students from Guidance and Psychological Counselling Department at Near East University. Psychological Counselling and Guidance Department's students generally seem to be adequate to learn perceptions of competence at the results of this study. Also, between the students who have different genders has a difference learning to learn perception of competence. Female students have more learning to learn perception of competence than male students. However, different age groups of students and the students between the ages 18-21 have also found a significant difference with learning to learn perceptions of competence

Fitness Scores Differ By Race In Female Elementary, Middle, And High School Students

There is a clear disparity in health in the United States such that African Americans (AA) are more likely to suffer from morbidity and mortality related to chronic disease than their White (W) counterparts. While chronic disease does not manifest itself until late in life, the health behaviors that contribute to it begin in childhood and have a cumulative effect. Thus, direct intervention strategies aimed at high risk populations are appropriate. PURPOSE To determine if fitness scores differ by race in three different age groups of students. METHODS The study population consisted of 164 elementary (E), 271 middle (M), and 1008 high school (H) students from urban and suburban schools in the Midwest. Students completed the Fitnessgram® fitness test which measured aerobic fitness, abdominal and upper body muscular endurance, back and hamstring flexibility, and body mass index (BMI). Comparisons between races were conducted using analysis of variance with a Tukey post hoc. RESULTS Significant differences between AA and W students were found on the following dependent variables (p< 0.05): BMI (AAE = 20.1 ± 1.2; WE = 18.5 ± 0.5; AAM = 22.1 ± 1.0; WM = 18.3 ± 0.8; AAH = 25.4 ± 2.2; WH = 22.5 ± 1.2), mile run in seconds (AAE = 834 ± 30.7; WE = 626 ± 18.5; AAM = 720 ± 43.2, WM = 540 ± 54.1; AAH = 876 ± 20.4; WH = 718 ± 14.1), curl-ups (AAE = 20.8 ± 3.3; WE = 35.0 ± 2.7; AAM = 10.8 ± 5.2; WM = 42.0 ± 5.7; AAH = 14.4 ± 6.6; WH = 38.0 ± 3.5), and push-ups (AAE = 8.7 ± 1.3; WE = 15.1 ± 0.7; AAM = 8.2 ± 0.5; WM = 14.2 ± 1.6; AAH = 8.5 ± 0.7; WH = 12.8 ± 0.6). CONCLUSION AA students have lower fitness scores than W students in elementary school and this discrepancy continues through high school thus contributing to their increased risk of obesity related disorders in adulthood.

Students' perceptions of being graded as a group in the college classroom: relations among students' age, employment, and perceived group satisfaction.

This investigation compared and measured for different age groups of students, hours of employment, and previous grading experiences of one student cohort in relation to their perceived overall satisfaction with being graded as a group. A cohort of 230 students from a large southern metropolitan university enrolled in sections of two undergraduate classes. Group Interaction and Decision Making and Conflict Management, participated. Analysis indicated that (a) older students (28-47 years) were more likely to be dissatisfied with a group grade experience than middle (23-27 years) and younger (18-22 years) students. (b) Older students working part time were significantly more dissatisfied with the overall group experience than the younger part-time working students. (c) Older part-time working students were significantly more dissatisfied with the overall experience of working and being graded as a group than the middle part-time and middle full-time working students. Differences were noted between the older and younger students, which supported older students' overall dissatisfaction with their experience of being graded as a group. Common complaints by older students were that younger students were immature, irresponsible, lacked "real-life" experience, and had misplaced priorities. Common complaints by younger students were that older students were too serious and rigid. It is recommended that this work be extended to include other comparison groups, graduate students, and other disciplines.

STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF BEING GRADED AS A GROUP IN THE COLLEGE CLASSROOM: RELATIONS AMONG STUDENTS' AGE, EMPLOYMENT, AND PERCEIVED GROUP SATISFACTION

This investigation compared and measured for different age groups of students, hours of employment, and previous grading experiences of one student cohort in relation to their perceived overall satisfaction with being graded as a group. A cohort of 230 students from a large southern metropolitan university enrolled in sections of two undergraduate classes, Group Interaction and Decision Making and Conflict Management, participated. Analysis indicated that (a) older students (28–47 years) were more likely to be dissatisfied with a group grade experience than middle (23–27 years) and younger (18–22 years) students, (b) Older students working part time were significantly more dissatisfied with the overall group experience than the younger part-time working students, (c) Older part-time working students were significantly more dissatisfied with the overall experience of working and being graded as a group than the middle part-time and middle full-time working students. Differences were noted between the older and younger students, which supported Older students' overall dissatisfaction with their experience of being graded as a group. Common complaints by older students were that younger students were immature, irresponsible, lacked “real-life” experience, and had misplaced priorities. Common complaints by younger students were that older students were too serious and rigid. It is recommended that this work be extended to include other comparison groups, graduate students, and other disciplines.

Using a hypertext environment for teaching process writing: An evaluation study of three student groups

The present research consisted of a comprehensive evaluation of a hypertext model for teaching process writing at the junior high and high school level. Interests were to determine how two teachers and three different age groups of students used and reacted to the model, specifically, its embedded design features of model stories, note cards, idea buttons, mini-lessons, branching buttons, and cut-and-paste-tools. Results showed applications of the embedded features to vary based on teacher attitudes, feature attributes (e.g., ease of use and appeal), and student characteristics. Older students made more usage of many of the features, but were less positive about the hypertext model given their greater involvement with completing writing assignments rather than with exploring new forms of writing. The implications of the results are discussed regarding the instructional design and classroom implementation of new technologies for teaching process writing strategies.

NUTRITIONAL IMBALANCE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, A COMPARISON AMONG STUDENTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN METROPOLITAN CITY OF PAKISTAN

Background: Balanced diet and optimal physical activity are necessary to maintain health and prevent diseases. Physical and mental growth of children is affected adversely by nutritional imbalance and lack of physical activity. The main factors which are responsible for nutritional imbalance are inadequate food intake and poor health status due to poverty, lack of access to food and family size. Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. Children and adolescents are at higher risk to nutritional imbalance. Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional study, a structured questionnaire was filled by 332 students of different age groups (11_16 years) in different public and private schools of Islamabad and Rawalpindi for 3 months. Sampling technique was simple random sampling. Results: The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS software. Out of 332 respondents111 (33.3%) belonged to low socioeconomic class, 111 (33.3%) of middle class and 110 (33.2%) of high class. The age of respondents was found similar in the three SES categories (p-value = 0.10) While calculating the BMI in three socio-economic classes (SES), we found that incidence of underweight (BMI &lt;18.5) was higher in respondents from low SES while that of preobesity (BMI 25_29) was higher in high SES. No significant difference was found in normal and obese respondents among different SES. The incidence of adequate physical activity was slightly higher in respondents of low SES. Conclusion: the incidence of nutritional imbalance and physical activity is significantly different in population of different socioeconomic status

Food allergy and pollen hay fever

The outbreak of COVID-19 affected the lives of all sections of society as people were asked to self-quarantine in their homes to prevent the spread of the virus. The lockdown had serious implications on mental health, resulting in psychological problems including frustration, stress, and depression. In order to explore the impacts of this pandemic on the lives of students, we conducted a survey of a total of 1182 individuals of different age groups from various educational institutes in Delhi - National Capital Region (NCR), India. The article identified the following as the impact of COVID-19 on the students of different age groups: time spent on online classes and self-study, medium used for learning, sleeping habits, daily fitness routine, and the subsequent effects on weight, social life, and mental health. Moreover, our research found that in order to deal with stress and anxiety, participants adopted different coping mechanisms and also sought help from their near ones. Further, the research examined the student’s engagement on social media platforms among different age categories. This study suggests that public authorities should take all the necessary measures to enhance the learning experience by mitigating the negative impacts caused due to the COVID-19 outbreak.