Recently added articles from College Student Journal:
Comparing students' enrolment and graduate output in home economics with other vocational subjects in Colleges of Education in Nigeria.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Arubayi, D.O. ... The purpose of this study was to compare students' enrolment and graduate output in Home Economics with other Vocational subjects in the Colleges of Education in Nigeria. The target population included twenty (20) Federal Colleges and twenty-seven (27) State Colleges of Education offering ...
Mathematics: content and pedagogy.
Sep 01, 2009; Ediger, Marlow ... The debate has gone on for some time in terms of which is more salient for the teacher to be well versed in, mathematical content versus methods and approaches in teaching. Both are salient. They cannot be separated from each other. The mathematics teacher must indeed have broad, indepth ...
Plagiarism and costs.(Essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Liebler, Robert ... It is costly for faculty to deal with cheating. Keith-Spiegel et al. (1998) identified several of these costs and argued that they can be grouped into four categories: emotionality, difficult, fear, and denial. I argue that the emotional and fear costs for faculty make it unlikely that the ...
Learning styles and the relationship to attachment styles and psychological symptoms in college women.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Vaughn, Lisa M. ... This study examined relationships between specific learning styles, attachment styles and psychological symptoms in a sample of female college students (N=246). The participants in this study were assessed on the above variables through completion of several self-report instruments ...
The effects of childhood tomboyism and family experiences on the self-esteem of college females.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Van Volkom, Michele ... The purpose of this study was to determine if being a tomboy in childhood is related to high self-esteem in college women. Different aspects of participants' family experiences were analyzed as well. This study revealed that feeling overprotected in childhood as well as currently was ...
The relationship of field of study to current smoking status among college students.(Survey)
Sep 01, 2009; Berg, Carla J. ... Problem: No research to date has examined smoking rates among the different fields of study and smoking among college students. Thus, this study aimed to determine if smoking prevalence vary among students in the different fields of study. Method: An online health behavior ...
The effect of web-based collaborative learning methods to the accounting courses in Technical Education.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Cheng, K.W. Kevin ... The research findings and proposed suggestions would serve as a reference for the development of accounting-related curricula and teaching strategies. To achieve the above objective, students of two classes in a technical College were selected as research subjects. Students in the ...
University students' wellness--what difference can a course make?(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Higgins, J. Wharf ... The purpose of this article is to describe the influence of a health education course on first year university students. Initially designed to serve the pedagogical needs of physical education, recreation and kinesiology students, the course attracts a diversity of students across ...
Are introductory courses a proper venue for deep thought about the discipline?(Viewpoint essay)
Sep 01, 2009; Hoag, John H. ... An introductory course is the discipline's handshake; it is the greeting that either seals the deal or in varying degrees convinces the learner that this discipline has little usefulness. Given the huge stakes in forming a strategy for the introductory course, how should we structure the ...
Does experience in college mathematics courses affect elementary arithmetic performance in college students?(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Weinstein, Lawrence ... Undergraduate and graduate students at Cameron University (N = 158) were given the D' Amore Test of Elementary Arithmetic to test whether or not experience in college mathematics courses might be associated with a relative increase in arithmetic performance compared to those students who ...
NCLB, school-based instructional policy and decision-making: a proposed research agenda.(No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)
Sep 01, 2009; Kaniuka, Theodore S. ... The delivered curriculum, or the curriculum the students actually experience has always been a function of teacher decision making. Since the inception of high stakes accountability, the curricula to which students are exposed have become a focal point of school reform efforts. This ...
Gender differences in food selections of students at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).(Survey)
Sep 01, 2009; Mead, Antonia S. ... The lack of proper nutrition and physical activity can lead to increased weight gain and development of chronic diseases. Studies show a nationwide trend in the number of college aged individuals being classified as overweight according to BMI calculations. College is a time of transition ...
An "inverse" validation of Holland's theory.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Cowger, Ernest, Jr. ... This article used an "inverse" approach to assess the validity of Holland's theory; that IS, it examined the degree of congruency between participant's least-characteristic Holland types and their least desirable occupational choice. Implications for career counselors are briefly outlined ....
Information literacy assessment: moving beyond computer literacy.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Hignite, Michael ... Information literacy is a concept that has evolved as a result of recent efforts to move technology-based instruction and research to a level above the long-held concepts previously associated with "computer literacy"; the focus of information literacy education being the development of ...
Taking a trait approach to understanding college students' perceptions of group work.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Myers, Scott A. ... This study examined whether college students' perceptions of the positive and negative attributes of group work are associated with their tolerance for ambiguity, tolerance for disagreement, conversational sensitivity, and cognitive flexibility. Participants were 192 undergraduate students ...
Self in self-worth protection: the relationship of possible selves and self-protective strategies.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Seli, Helena ... This study examined community college students' future-related self-concept, termed "possible selves," in relationship to their current academic behavior with a focus on self-worth protective strategies. As demonstrated via hierarchical regression, possible selves added to understanding ...
Acceptability of marital violence among college men and women: does gender and current relationship status matter?(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Merten, Michael J. ... The purpose of this study was to examine the role of gender, current relationship status, and the interaction between gender and relationship status on the acceptability of marital violence among college men and women. Participants completed a questionnaire containing measures of marital ...
Teacher perceptions of levels of professional contribution to the school.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Roby, Douglas E. ... Teachers enrolled in graduate level coursework at Wright State University, in Dayton, Ohio were surveyed as to their perception of the extent of faculty involvement and professional contribution in their school. Teachers and educators that were administrators were the focus of the study ....
The relationship between lifestyle and campus eating behaviours in male and female university students.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Jackson, Rebecca A. ... Background. Poor nutritional practices and heightened levels of stress, two common attributes of university life, are strongly linked with weight gain and decreased health. Little research has examined the relationships between university students' lifestyle factors and campus eating ...
Burnout in college student volunteers: a cross-level study.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Kao, Yueh-tzu ... Burnout in college students is an issue of concern. It adversely affects the learning of students as well as their overall health and well-being. However, little attention has been paid to burnout in college students who donate their time as volunteers in services to their community. This ...
