Education Of College Students Research Articles

Development of Research Skills in Students of Pedagogical Science in the Communicative Method of Teaching

Research abilities of students of pedagogical university are an integral quality of personality, which is expressed in the recognition of the value of such activity, in the possession of the methodology of investigative work, in the formation and development of the ability to investigative work, in solving investigative problems and their use in further professional activity. The article provides evidence of the importance of the development of communication and research skills as a guarantee of successful training of student teachers. The authors provide key skills of scientific-research and communicative approach of teaching.

Research on Strategies for College Counselors in Conducting Mental Health Education for College Students

In recent years, with the rapid development of society and increasing competition, the mental health of college students has garnered more attention. Influenced by changes in their educational, family, and social environments, college students face new demands for mental health education. In the practice of mental health education, college counselors play a key role as guides in promoting students' holistic development, guardians in optimizing the university mental health education system, and managers in enhancing the effectiveness of mental health education. This paper first introduces common psychological issues among college students then discusses the necessity for college counselors to conduct mental health education from three perspectives, and finally proposes four strategies for counselors to implement mental health education, with the aim of providing a reference for student management in higher education institutions.

Implementing S. E. Feinberg’s pedagogical and performance principles in the context of the theory of piano intonation in music-instrumental training of pedagogical university students

Implementing S. E. Feinberg’s pedagogical and performance principles in the context of the theory of piano intonation in music-instrumental training of pedagogical university students

New Directions and Development Models for College Student Education based on Machine Learning Classification Algorithms

For the contemporary student teaching system, the information-based education management system has played a positive role in the rapid promotion of teaching. In order to get the teaching exploration data of modern information management from the data increment on the Internet, this paper updates the technology of data mining. This paper constructs a quantitative table for teacher positions and conducts ideological and political job evaluations in the database. This paper mainly focuses on the management and construction of ideological informatization based on the [Formula: see text]-means algorithm. By using the [Formula: see text]-means algorithm to analyze the daily behavior data of students, we can discover their behavior patterns and trends, providing decision support for student management. For example, by analyzing data such as students’ internet time, social activities, and library borrowing records, we can understand their interests, hobbies, and learning habits, providing a foundation for personalized education. Cluster analysis of students’ ideological and political performance using the [Formula: see text]-means algorithm can identify student groups with different ideological tendencies. This helps schools to carry out targeted ideological and political education work, and improve the pertinence and effectiveness of ideological and political education. Through quality tracking analysis of educational evaluation, it has carried out educational informatization tracking management using an information model. In the process of judging and analyzing different subjects, it utilized the hot topics of universities for a more comprehensive information intelligent tracking management.

Bridging the Literacy Gaps: Examining the Impact of the Morphoread Intervention on the Reading Achievement of Children From Low SES Backgrounds

This study examined an intervention program designed to enhance reading comprehension among struggling readers from low socioeconomic backgrounds by improving their understanding of word structure and meaning. Delivered by college education students, the program targeted second-grade students. Change scores in morphological awareness (MA), reading, spelling measures, and reading motivation were compared among the intervention group, a school-based support group, and typical readers. Results showed academic improvements across all groups. Differences were noted in MA and reading measures, with both struggling reader groups showing higher improvement in word reading tests than typical readers. The intervention group outperformed the school-based group in orthographic word recognition, reading comprehension, spelling, and MA. No significant differences were found in reading motivation change scores. However, the intervention group showed better overall improvement in reading and language measures and self-concept as a reader. Findings highlight the importance of MA in enhancing lexical representations and reading acquisition.

Challenges in Understanding the Mole Concept Among Level 200 Students in Science Colleges of Education in Ghana

This study investigates challenges in understanding the mole concept among pre-service teachers in Ghanaian Colleges of Education. Chemistry education is fundamental for fields such as medicine and engineering, yet students often face difficulties due to inadequate foundational knowledge and ineffective teaching methods. The mole concept is crucial for grasping various chemical phenomena, but its complexity frequently results in significant learning challenges. This study employs a mixed-method explanatory design, combining quantitative diagnostic tests and qualitative interviews with 1,211 pre-service teachers from six selected colleges. The study identifies key challenges in learning the mole concept, including difficulties in translating word problems into equations, determining mole ratios, deriving empirical and molecular formulae, and understanding the relationship between stoichiometric coefficients and moles. The analysis categorizes these challenges into comprehension, transformation, process skills, and encoding errors, with process skills and transformation challenges being the most prevalent. Findings reveal that many students struggle to solve problems without formulae, highlighting a lack of conceptual understanding. Interviews with pre-service teachers confirm quantitative data, indicating that students often rely on rote memorization rather than conceptual grasp. The study concludes that improvements in teaching methods are needed, emphasizing the importance of understanding over memorization and recommending small group collaborative learning. Contributions include filling empirical gaps in the literature regarding pre-service teachers’ challenges and suggesting practical recommendations for enhancing chemistry education.

Construction and Optimization Strategies for an Online Teaching Platform for College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education

With the advent of a new era, college student entrepreneurship education has garnered significant attention from universities and society at large. The aid of information technology brings new opportunities for the smooth execution of this work. Traditional education modes, affected by objective factors, have clear drawbacks. To enhance contemporary students' innovative abilities and core competitiveness, it is necessary to build a comprehensive online teaching platform for entrepreneurship education based on actual development conditions. This platform can leverage the advantages of the internet and information technology to accurately analyze students' learning abilities and needs, providing them with personalized educational resources. Moreover, incorporating virtual laboratories and simulated entrepreneurship into practical teaching can effectively cultivate students' problem-solving abilities, fostering the development of entrepreneurship education in universities and nurturing more well-rounded talents for society.

Using kanban board for forming social time management skills of future IT specialists

For the professional development of students studying in information technology areas, it is important to develop social time management skills, i.e. skills in organizing well-coordinated teamwork and optimal distribution of responsibilities between team members with minimal time to achieve a common goal. The article aims to substantiate and elaborate methodological recommendations for developing social time management skills using kanban technology in organizing team activities of future IT specialists. Criteria for assessing the development of social time management skills are proposed. The article points out the necessity of including kanban project management technology not only as training content but also as a way to optimize time resources when performing team training projects.The article describes an experiment on teamwork organization of Nizhny Tagil State Socio-Pedagogical Institute (branch) of Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University students. At the initial stage, the determination of the level of formation of social time management skills among 2nd year students in the process of completing a project assignment on software product development was carried out within the discipline “High-level methods of informatics and programming” without the use of time management technologies. The results of this stage showed the need to develop time management skills of future IT specialists in the process of teamwork. Recommendations for organizing student teamwork when using project time management technologies using a kanban board were formulated, which will allow students to develop social time management skills.The next stage of the experiment was the organization of students’ teamwork using flexible project management methodology (kanban technology): taking into account the proposed recommendations in the experimental group, without the use of time management technologies in the control group. The results of the pedagogical experiment showed the expediency of following the proposed methodological recommendations.

The Effect of Using the Wheatley Educational Model According to Cooperative Groups to Reflective Thinking and Learning the Basic Skills of Freestyle Swimming for Students

The research aimed to identify the effect of the Wheatley model according to cooperative groups in reflective thinking and learning the basic skills of freestyle swimming for students. As for the research hypothesis, it was represented by the presence of statistically significant differences between the post-tests of the two groups (experimental and control), and the research population was determined by the intentional method of third-stage students in College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Sulaymaniyah. As for the research sample, it was randomly selected by lottery from Division (A) and consisted of (32) students. It was divided into two groups: the experimental group, which consisted of (14) students, and the control group, which consisted of (14) students. The skill tests for free swimming were relied upon to reach the results after treating them with appropriate statistical means. The researcher concluded that the Wheatley educational model according to the cooperative groups had a positive impact on reflective thinking and learning the basic skills of free swimming for the third stage students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences in University of Sulaymaniyah. The researcher recommended the need to use the Wheatley educational model according to cooperative groups in learning the basic skills of freestyle swimming for different stages and age groups. The researcher also recommended the need to use the Wheatley educational model according to cooperative groups in teaching various other activities and sports.

Acceptability and Fidelity of a Media Literacy Education-Based, Comprehensive Sexual Health Program for College Students: A Multi-Method Student-Centered Evaluation

The present study compares the feasibility and acceptability of two asynchronous, interactive, 2-3-hour, online interventions: Media Aware, which is a comprehensive sex education program, taught from a media literacy perspective and Health Aware, which is a comprehensive sex education program containing identical sexual health content, but no media literacy content. Among n = 649 community college students, both programs were equivalently high in program fidelity (88% completed all lessons) and acceptability (average 90% positive ratings). Qualitative analyses revealed that both programs were informative and usable, with few criticisms besides program length. Results suggest, both programs represent promising approaches to sex education for college students.

Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of NCE III Teaching Practice Students in Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoko Lagos State

Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of NCE III Teaching Practice Students in Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoko Lagos State

College of education students’ perceptions of their computational thinking proficiency

This study aimed to investigate college of education students’ level of computational thinking proficiency and the differences in their level based on their demographic characteristics, i.e., gender, program, and age. The study used a descriptive research design in which 190 students in the College of Education completed a computational thinking questionnaire. The computational thinking scale consisted of five dimensions, i.e., creativity, algorithmic thinking, cooperativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The results showed that the level of computational thinking among students was diverse and fell within a moderate range. Gender-based analysis indicated a significant difference in only one dimension of computational thinking, i.e., algorithmic thinking, with females scoring lower than males. In addition, based on students’ academic program, significant variations were observed in algorithmic thinking and overall computational thinking levels, particularly between Bachelor and PhD programs, with PhD students scoring higher than Bachelor students. Additionally, the age-based analysis highlights significant differences, with older students consistently outperforming younger ones across various computational thinking dimensions. Based on the findings a set of recommendations was provided.

Ethnocultural technologies of vocal training of students of pedagogical universities of China

The training of music teachers in China's pedagogical universities is based on strategies for linking national cultural traditions and innovative education systems in other countries. Today, special attention is paid to the training of music teachers, which is due to the increased demand of children and parents for music education. The deepening of such training is facilitated by the special specializations of students, which allow them to acquire knowledge and performing skills in a particular type of musical activity in the final semesters of study at the university. But, since students receive education in pedagogical universities, this performance training should be based on Chinese ethnocultural traditions, and be organically combined with pedagogical training. The article examines an ethnocultural technologist based on the traditions of the national Chinese opera, contributing to the formation of stage skills necessary both for staging an opera performance by students and for replenishing the pedagogical baggage of a school music teacher. The introduction of this technology into the "Performing Arts" subject of the "Vocal Music" specialization among fourth-year students has shown its effectiveness both for staging fragments of opera performances, not only by Chinese but also by Western composers and for replenishing the pedagogical skills of future music teachers.

Problems of Value Orientation of Contemporary College Students and Countermeasures

Values, in fact, is the process of cultivating one’s own mind to correctly view money, fame, gain and loss. It serves as the core of human spiritual field and influences human values and behavioural patterns. Contemporary college students are a generation of attention, they have certain knowledge and ability, with the expressive desire of exploration and research. Among the values of college students, values influence all aspects. Therefore, under the condition of socialist market economy constantly tends to improve, the main work of colleges and universities is to deeply understand the current situation of college students’ values, and timely and effectively strengthen the ideological and moral education of college students, in order to cultivate talents and qualified citizens who can be used by the society.

Studying the Effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom Teaching Method for Promoting Education Students' Academic Performance and Learning Outcomes in Saudi Universities (A Comparative Study)

This study examines whether the flipped classroom teaching method effectively improves the academic performance and learning skills of education students in Saudi universities, unlike traditional lecture-based pedagogies. Guided by constructivist learning theory, the research employs an autoethnographic methodology based on the experiences of the author as a student and educator in Saudi Arabia and Australia. This study examines how flipped classrooms integrate technology, student autonomy, responsibility for learning, engagement, and satisfaction. therefore, the flipped classroom is an educational approach that delivers theoretical content to students via videos or online learning materials to be studied at home. In classroom sessions, it focuses on practical activities, discussions, and problem solving, which enhances understanding and practical application of concepts, and increases student engagement. Results from this study indicated positive effects on the student's academic achievements and involving them in more interactive learning. This study suggests that adopting the flipped classroom method could result in relatively better academic preparation for modern educational challenges in Saudi higher education. A future empirical research that examines the effectiveness of the flipped classroom method on education students in Saudi universities is recommended. In order to make generalizations based on the findings, non-probabilistic sampling must be applied.

The Role of Financial Literacy in Enhancing Entrepreneurial Competencies Among Business Education Students in Nigerian Colleges of Education

The Role of Financial Literacy in Enhancing Entrepreneurial Competencies Among Business Education Students in Nigerian Colleges of Education

Advancing Mental Health and Ethics Education for College Students

This study explores the implementation of the DeepPsy framework at a university in Hebei, China, assessing its impact on student mental health and ethical behavior. By integrating a 2D convolutional neural network (2D-CNN) with long short-term memory (LSTM) networks, DeepPsy analyzes complex online behavior patterns and academic performance data. The methodology involves diverse data collection techniques, providing a comprehensive understanding of students' mental health. Results indicate improved identification of at-risk students, leading to timely interventions and enhanced mental health outcomes. This study highlights the potential of advanced data analytics in fostering supportive educational environments that promote student mental health and ethical decision making.

Features of students' life satisfaction in the process of forming a value-semantic professional self-concept at a pedagogical university

The article describes the features of student life satisfaction in the process of forming a value-semantic professional self-concept at a pedagogical university, as well as their relationship. The article also highlights an overview of available research in the field of understanding the categories of "life satisfaction", "youth values", "value-semantic professional self-concept" and presents the results of a study of pedagogical university students on these parameters.

Environmental Factors, Undergraduate Science Education Students’ Achievement, and Interest in Nigeria Universities: Implications for Funding

This study investigated the effects of environmental factors on the academic performance and interest of undergraduate scientific education students in Nigerian universities, as well as the funding implications. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The study included 270 final-year undergraduate students from the Department of Science Education at two Nigerian universities: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Both universities are located in the sixth state of Anambra. The study used a sample of 161 students, 56 of whom were male and 105 of whom were female, that was drawn by chance sampling methods. Three experts verified the questionnaire, which was used as the data gathering tool. Using the Cronbach Alpha formula, the dependability of 0.90 was determined. The hypothesis was examined using t-test statistics at the 0.05 level of significance, and the research topic was addressed using mean and standard deviation. The study's conclusions showed that, while gender had no discernible impact on how science education students responded to the aforementioned environmental factors, socioeconomic background, good school infrastructure, extracurricular activities, class size, accommodations, attitudes of teachers and parents, appropriate teaching methods, and poor lighting in school buildings and hostels could all affect students' interest and achievement in science education at universities. Further strategies for enhancing the environmental elements that affect academic achievement and interest of science education students in universities include the government's and alumni's funding of science labs and infrastructure, fostering university competition, using appropriate teaching methods, and properly citing of schools.

Research on Career Planning Education for College Students Based on the Cultivation of Psychological Capital

Research on Career Planning Education for College Students Based on the Cultivation of Psychological Capital