Students Of Different Majors Research Articles

Mobile Game-Based Learning with a Mobile App: Motivational Effects and Learning Performance

Goal: The use of mobile game-based learning with a mobile app in higher education aims to provide an interesting learning method which is acceptable and workable for university students in different majors and different gender to improve their English vocabulary acquisition. Objective: To analyze how, and to what extent, mobile game-based learning influences the participants’ learning performance and learning motivational effects. Experimental Setting: A mobile application game was employed to learn English vocabulary for a hundred university freshmen students from one private university in Northern Taiwan during the spring semester, 2016. Method: A pre-questionnaire and pre-test were carried out before the participants started using the app game for learning. A post-test and post-questionnaire were completed and analyzed after the 2-week experiment. Results: This paper reveals that mobile game-based learning is a workable and acceptable learning method for both female and male university students from different faculties. The results indicate that language teachers could benefit from collecting mobile educational applications and implementing the teaching via technology model into ubiquitous learning activities. The improvement between the pre-test and post-test showed the students’ positive learning performance.

Technological knowledge and scientific culture

We present the results of a test evaluating science and technology knowledge, applied to undergraduated students at the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico (ITESZ). The goal was to compare the results among students of different majors and levels, and between the ITESZ students and previously surveyed US adults. We found no difference in the test scores between incoming first-year students in the two majors; engineering students increased their scores by the end of their studies, while the score did not improve for final year accounting students; the average score of the students tested at ITESZ was similar to the one for the previously tested US population. The results of this work can serve as a starting point to design a program of scientific outreach and curricular activities focused on the ITESZ and other high-level institutions.

Comparison of Students at School of Physical Education and Sports and Education Faculty in Terms of Social Identity Perception

The purpose of this study is to investigate social identity perception of students at School of Physical Education and Sports and students in different majors at Education Faculty at Gazi University according to several variables. 173 female and 127 male participants took part in this research. Social comparison Questionnaire is employed to collect the data. As a result of the study, when the mean scores compared, statistically significant and meaningful difference[t(298)=1,975, p=,049] has been deduced on behalf of students who possess a well-balanced and satisfying friendship (X=86,50±13,469) over the students who do not have it (X=81,41±16,274), at the same time the mean score of participants who follow a regular exercise and sport program (X=91,62±10,681) indicates significant difference *t(298)=5,222, p=,000+ compared to the mean scores of participants who does not schedule a regular sports program (X=83,13±14,403). It is also concluded that the scores of Social identity perception of participants present a significant difference[F(3, 296)=10,990, p=,000]. This difference stems from the mean scores of students at School of physical Education and sports (X=90,01±9,481) compared to the mean scores of students at philosophy teacher education department(X=79,03±14,256), and the mean scores of students pursuing a career in other majors at education faculty(X=83,10±16,076).Keywords: self; social self; social comparison

Comparison of Students at School of Physical Education and Sports and Education Faculty in Terms of Social Identity Perception

The purpose of this study is to investigate social identity perception of students at School of Physical Education and Sports and students in different majors at Education Faculty at Gazi University according to several variables. 173 female and 127 male participants took part in this research. Social comparison Questionnaire is employed to collect the data. As a result of the study, when the mean scores compared, statistically significant and meaningful difference[t(298)=1,975, p=,049] has been deduced on behalf of students who possess a well-balanced and satisfying friendship (X=86,50±13,469) over the students who do not have it (X=81,41±16,274), at the same time the mean score of participants who follow a regular exercise and sport program (X=91,62±10,681) indicates significant difference *t(298)=5,222, p=,000+ compared to the mean scores of participants who does not schedule a regular sports program (X=83,13±14,403). It is also concluded that the scores of Social identity perception of participants present a significant difference[F(3, 296)=10,990, p=,000]. This difference stems from the mean scores of students at School of physical Education and sports (X=90,01±9,481) compared to the mean scores of students at philosophy teacher education department(X=79,03±14,256), and the mean scores of students pursuing a career in other majors at education faculty(X=83,10±16,076). Keywords: self; social self; social comparison

Engaged academic e-learning – research report

The author of this text raises an important issue of student engagement shown by e-learning users. In this report, she presents the results of her own empirical research, the aim of which was to identify the conditionings of their engagement in online learning. The research was conducted on a community sample consisting of 310 students of different majors at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (English Philology, Polish Philology, German Philology, History, Mathematics, Finance and Accounting, Pedagogy, Management, Economics, Law). The research has shown that higher degree of students’ engagement in classes and their motivation driven by educational materials and teacher’s activities go hand in hand. Interactive exercises, self-assessment, graded activities and presentations proved to contribute to higher engagement on the students’ part. The more motivating teacher’s support was, the more engaged the students were. Rewarding the students turned out to be the most successful type of motivation.

University Students’ Demotives for Studying in General and Learning English

The importance of demotivation in language learning has been overshadowed in the commonplace research on language learning motivation and even in mainstream psychology (Dornyei, 2005). The purpose behind conducting this study was to investigate the relationship between students’ demotives for studying in general and English language in particular. Besides, the importance of educational context was investigated through explaining the changes in students’ responses based on the type of university and gender. In Iran, university education is highly important for youngsters and the type of university with their various contexts is determining for their future. There are popular state universities among which one technical university as well as its satellite campus were selected. Besides, a distance-education and a unisexual university were represented in the present sample, overall comprising 194 bachelor students of different majors. Consequently, the factors considered as demotives are ranked, elaborated on and analyzed in order to shed light on the educational context-specific demotives and the pros and cons of current practices of EFL instruction in the universities.

Differences among Different DGBLs Learners

Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) not only offers ideal learning results but also encourages students to be proactive in their learning. In this research, DGBL and Means-end Chains have been chosen as the theoretical basis for the study. The study took a look at the discrepancies in value between students of different majors and competition participation experiences. Business and Management major students felt that <em>Virtual chips</em> could <em>Reduce pressure and accountability</em> and in addition to allowing them to gradually <em>Accumulate investment experience</em> and <em>Reduce the error rate</em>, it would give them more opportunities to <em>Practice for financial planning</em>. In contrast, students who major in Finance emphasized the consequences of <em>Practice for financial planning </em>from the attribute of <em>Diverse investment tools </em>for virtual trading and <em>Enhanced team learning </em>through <em>Team work</em>. With regards to competition experience, students with competition experience preferred to achieve the learning consequences of <em>Increased practical experience</em> and <em>Accumulated investment experience </em>through the <em>Digital learning function</em> and <em>Virtual platform</em> and they achieved the terminal value of <em>Sense of security</em> through <em>Reducing the error rate</em>. For students with no prior competition experience, they expected to gain opportunities for <em>Practice for financial planning</em> through virtual trading games with <em>Diverse investment tools </em>in order to pursue the terminal values of <em>Sense of achievement</em> and <em>Fun and enjoyment of life</em>.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China.

Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) among Chinese medical students. Methods: A structured questionnaire on MERS was conducted among 214 medical students in China. Results: The average correction of the single question varied from 36.0% to 89.7%. There is a significant difference on MERS knowledge among different majors of medical students (p < 0.05). Management students scored significantly higher than students of other majors (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Chinese medical students had good knowledge of MERS. The MERS knowledge score varied among students of different majors. Education on disease control should be included in the school curriculum.

Academic Advising: Perceptions of Students in a Lebanese University

A lot of researchers have stressed the impact of academic advising on students’ retention, academic success, and satisfaction (Soria, 2012; Young-Jones, Burt, Dixon & Hawthorne, 2013; Hsu & Bailey, 2011; Nasser, Khoury, Abouchedid, 2008 among others). However, several students at a Lebanese private university do not seem to value academic advising as they do not usually seek it. Therefore, this study investigates students’ perceptions of their academic advising. More specifically, the researcher examines (1) students’ awareness of the process of academic advising, as well as the role of an academic advisor, (2) their attitudes towards the academic advising they receive at the university, and (3) the impact of gender, major, and academic status on their attitudes. Using a mixed-methods approach, the researcher surveys a purposively selected sample of 185 students of different majors, gender, and academic statuses and complements the survey with 3 focus groups. Triangulation of methods is used to ensure validity of the findings. Major findings reveal that a lot of the participants seem to perceive academic advising negatively as they had unsatisfactory experiences with their academic advising and advisors. Gender, major, and status did not impact on the participants’ attitudes. They seem to be aware of the important role the advising process and the academic advisor could have on their university life. However, their expectations of academic advising did not match with what they received from their advisors. The researcher suggests several changes that are likely to ensure effective academic advising at the university. Keywords : Academic advising, Higher education, Students’ perceptions, Students’ attitudes, satisfaction, Student awareness, University students, Lebanon

Communication Apprehension: A Comparison between English Majors and Non-majors in China

Using the scale of communication apprehension developed by McCroskey, a comparative study has been conducted between English majors and non-majors of different English learning experiences in a Chinese university. Whereas all the subjects remain at the medium level of communication apprehension, no significant difference was found across different communication scenarios among students of different majors as well as different grades. The results imply that the cause of communication apprehension might not be necessarily associated with differences in learning experience, syllabi or even teaching approaches. The characteristics of the high-contextual Chinese culture may be interpretable to this non-difference result. Thus, we may hypothesize with confidence that psychological approaches may be more effective to reduce the phenomenon of mute English of Chinese learners and their reticence in English class.

Multicultural Challenges: Teaching Contemporary American Literature for Russian Philological Students

Contemporary American literature is taught in Russian universities for philological students of different majors, but the methodical basis is still poor. The first fundamental research on Multiculturalism in American literature in Russia was made by M. Tlostanova. Her book The Multicultural Debate and American Fiction of the Late 20th Century was published in 2000. Since 14 years have passed, some statements made there are not urgent today. The only manual entitled The US Multicultural Novel was published by E. Butenina in 2013, but it doesn’t cover all the necessary issues of the problem. Consequently, we as professors need a certain basis for teaching contemporary multicultural fiction. Professors face numerous challenges connected with multicultural paradigm as a part of the postmodern perception of the world. For effective teaching, it is necessary to take into consideration the students’ knowledge and background. We chose the method of direct questioning and offered the students several questions about Multiculturalism and Postmodernism, both in the most general and literary meanings. The students have not studied any of contemporary literature, Postmodernism or Multiculturalism, yet and have no academic knowledge about them. Analyzing the answers we saw that, however, the cultural phenomena of Multiculturalism and Postmodernism are familiar to the students, they can hardly explain how they can be referred to literature. Carrying out this research, we believed that it would help us in teaching Multicultural American Literature in the future. Thus, we made important conclusions and gave the recommendations for the professors dealing with the subject.

Factors Influencing Adoption of Ubiquitous Internet amongst Students

conceptualisation of a world wherein human's interaction with computer technology would no longer be limited to conventional input and output devices, has now been translated into a reality with human's constant interaction with multiple interconnected computers and sensors embedded in rooms, furniture, clothes, tools, and other items that surround them. Moreover, young people's inclinations towards wireless and mobile technologies has lead researchers to propose that the use of mobile/internet learning helps in reducing both time and location constraints within the educational environment. Thus, the present study attempts to explore the critical factors that help students in adopting ubiquitous internet (u-internet) in India. A questionnaire in English was developed and data were collected from 134 students in different majors at a large Indian central university using convenience sampling technique. In order to test the reliability of the developed instrument and extract factors related to it, statistical techniques such as Cronbach's Alpha reliability test, exploratory factor analysis, symmetric measures and correlation analysis were carried out. Preliminary analysis indicates that in terms of internal consistency/reliability, the developed scale in India performed satisfactorily. The EFA findings shows that 12-item scale can be categorized into 4 different factors. Thus, the four factors were named as “efficiency”; “information”; “performance” &amp; “techno”. Standard loadings on each item was more than 0.550. Further, high and strong level of correlation was observed between the derived factors.

和製英語は台湾人大学生にどこまで理解されるか―専攻による違いと他国人との比較―

和製英語は台湾人大学生にどこまで理解されるか―専攻による違いと他国人との比較―

Same but Different: Perceptions of Interpersonal Arguing In Two Arabic Populations (UAE &amp; Lebanon)

In a region characterized by internal socio-political differences and instabilities, such as the Middle East, the need to study and understand interpersonal arguing is becoming more and more critical. Our focus is on the perception of two socially different populations, the Emirati and the Lebanese, regarding their everyday argumentative interactions. Our sample consisted of 50 Lebanese and 34 Emirati young adults, all of them University students in different majors. The standardised interview used aimed at identifying how people define and perceive the process and outcomes of arguing with one another in different contexts. The Lebanese sample displayed a major understanding of efficient argumentative processes, while the Emiratis seemed more susceptible to the power of the speaker as a prerequisite to success in argumentation. Moreover, the Lebanese mainly defined argument as a process of learning from each other, whereas the Emirati mostly defined it as a fight or strong disagreement leading to an outcome.

Полифункциональность перцептивного отображения различных компонентов образа мира у студентов

The article analyzes the products of artistic, graphic and verbal activity, objective measures of actualization of the world image in students of different majors and courses of Kiev National University of Culture and Arts on the basis of allocation of the dominant dichotomous signs, and criteria of interrelated components of the world image (physical, cognitive, psychosomatic, emotional and social). We compared the representation of these characteristics in all artworks (group 1: 1438 students) and in a dedicated group of pictures of students, for whom the dominant channel of verbal representation of the world image is perceptual one (group 2: 145 students). We revealed the multifunctional indicators of perceptual representation, and composition category in the mapping of the various components of the world image: harmony, integrity and consistency of form, proportionality and flexibility, structuredness. The perceptual image of the world as a reference image is displayed in the form of compositional integrity, it corrects all the other images, affects the peculiarities of their manifestations in artistic activity; it has a personal meaning, which characterizes the attitude of the individual to the world.

场独立/依存型认知风格对外语学习影响的实证性研究

近年来语言学家对认知风格与外语学习的相关研究取得了一定的成果，但是实证性研究偏少且结论并未达成一致。本研究采用定量与定性分析结合的方法，分析文/理科大学生(场独立/混合/依存型)认知风格与外语成绩间的相关性及差异性所在。研究发现场独立/混合型认知风格与外语成绩存在相关性，且理科生比文科生的相关性更加显著。外语教学应关注学生认知风格的差异，帮助学习者发挥认知风格的优势从而提高外语学习的能力。 In recent years, linguists have made some achievements in the study on the relationship between cognitive style and foreign language learning, but relatively few empirical studies have been con-ducted and have produced inconsistent results. Based on the analysis of the quantitative and qua-litative data, the present study investigates college students’ preference for field independence/ blend/dependence cognitive style, explores the correlation between cognitive style and foreign language achievement, and examines the differences among students of different majors. The result shows that correlation exists between field independence/blend cognitive style and foreign language achievement, the correlation is more obvious in students majoring in science than those majoring in humanities. Teachers are supposed to focus on students’ different cognitive styles, make teaching plans according to students’ own features, train and help students to exploit their own advantages in cognitive style to the full so as to enhance their abilities in foreign language learning.

Community in a Virtual Classroom

The main research objectives were presenting experiences of virtual classroom learners in the context of being part of a community or being indifferent towards it, as well as getting to know the value of the community in view of respondents, and the attitudes of respondents to the community. The research operated within the interpretive paradigm. The respondents were twenty six students of different majors at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. All the respondents emphasized the value of being part of a community; still, the opinions were diverse with regard to individual predispositions, skills and aptitudes of the learners. The obtained results are of great significance to the educational thought and practice and in relation to the growing importance of e-learning and its popularisation

Physiology applied to everyday: the practice of professional contextualization of physiology concepts as a way of facilitating learning

stimulate student participation. Participation in the seminars was not compulsory and not limited to students in the course; thus, the seminars were broadly attended throughout the institution. When we organized this activity, we hypothesized that this innovative pedagogy would improve student motivation for learning and enhance results of student learning (7). Thus, this activity offers students of different levels and different programs in health areas by promoting an interdisciplinary experience about the importance of human physiology for their future daily lives as a health professional. A previous study (5) has concluded that students involved in interdisciplinary programs are more likely than those in a single discipline to acquire integrated perspectives to strengthen their problem solving. To enhance the interest of student by learning (8), weekly 90-min seminars were offered to students. Each seminar involved a lecture by a professor, an active health professional, or an advanced student in a health discipline. To facilitate students’ preparation for the discussion, an abstract of the lecture theme was provided on the project’s website. The lecture was followed by a discussion with the participating

大学生世界末日心理与人格特质相关研究

为了考察世界末日心理与人格特质的关系，采用世界末日心理调查问卷和艾森克人格问卷简式中国版，对393名大学生被试进行调查，结果表明：1) 世界末日心理在不同专业和有无宗教信仰上存在显著差异，其中，不同专业学生在“生活态度、应对方式”上存在显著差异；宗教信仰的有无在“世界末日相信程度”和“情绪反应”上有极其显著的差异。2) 世界末日心理和人格特质存在显著的相关关系，具体来说，精神质P与“相信世界末日程度”呈显著正相关，与“情绪反应”和“生活态度及应对方式”呈显著负相关；外倾性E与“世界末日相信程度”呈显著负相关；神经质N在“情绪反应”上呈显著负相关。 To study the correlation between doomsday psychology and personality, we used the Doomsday Psychology Questionnaire and Eysenck Personality Quetionnaire, surveyed 393 college students, and concluded: 1) There is a significant difference between students in different majors and students have no religious believes in the doomsday psychology. Therein, the result of students in different majors shows significant deference in “attitude of life” and “coping style”; the result of whether students have religious believes shows significant differences in “intensity of doomsday” and “emotional reactions”. 2) Doomsday psychology and personality traits are significantly correlated, in detail: Neuroticism P is positive correlated with “intensity of belief in the doomsday”, negative correlated with “emotional reactions” and “attitude of life” and “coping style”; Extroversion E is negative correlated with “intensity of belief in the doomsday”; Neuroticism N is negative correlated with “emotional reactions”.

Psychometric properties of the Polish adaptation of the Adult Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (ASRQ)

Aim of the studyPolish studies have not been focused on the method enabling a reliable and valid measure of the psychological attributes of sibling relationships in the period of adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Polish adaptation of the Adult Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (ASRQ).Subject or material and methodsThe study included 406 students of different majors of the University of Łódź and the Łódź University of Technology. In the surveyed group, 58.9% were women (n=239) and 41.1% men (n=167). The participants of the survey were adult, aged from 18 to 35 years (M=23.7,SD=3,891).ResultsThe three main ASRQ factors (Warmth, Conflict, Rivalry) showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α .87-.97). Correlations between the individual scales creating the main factors demonstrate similar patterns to the results obtained by the authors of the original version of the ASRQ. The results of the conducted exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analyses confirm the factorial structure of the original version of the ASRQ.DiscussionThe presented results indicate that the ASRQ in the Polish adaptation is a reliable and valid multidimensional measure of relationships between siblings in early adulthood.ConclusionsThe Polish version of the ASRQ could be used as an appropriate measure assessing relations between siblings in adulthood in Poland.