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Waris, S., S. Riaz, M. A. Javed, R. R. Khan, T. Aamir, and M. Sulman. "Menstrual Patterns and Common Menstrual Problems Among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 15, no. 5 (May 30, 2021): 1375–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs211551375.
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Objective: To observe the patterns and disorders of menstruation among physiotherapy undergraduates in Lahore city. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted at Riphah International University, Lahore from January 2020 to June 2020 after obtaining ethical approval. The data was collected through convenience sampling technique from two hundred physiotherapy undergraduate students by using anonymous questionnaire containing questions related to menstrual pattern, associated symptoms and heaviness of day wise bleeding. Informed consent was taken from all participants before data collection. Data was entered and analyzed on SPSS 21. Results: Menarche was found among 60% of undergraduates between the age of 13 and 14 and 24% of undergraduates between the ages of 15 and 17. A total of 71% of undergraduates had a regular menstruation cycle while 23% had irregular periods. 71% of undergraduates had a menstrual cycle of range between 21-28 days, 17% had irregular cycles, and 14% did not know how to go their menstrual duration. Most undergraduates have Bleeding for up to 1 week, with standard, medium, and restrained Bleeding. In 72% of undergraduates exploiting contains lumps, though 28.5% undergraduates do not experience exploiting. Because of their menses, 29% of undergraduates were incompetent to join university. 24% of undergraduates take leave from university because of painful menstruation whereas 9% take leave from university because of extreme blood flow. Dysmenorrhea signs were prevalent. Menses had a massive influence on societal lives and performances primarily on undergraduates. Conclusion: Dysmenorrhea and regular indiscretions were communal and mostly undergraduate’s responsiveness to menstruation signs was scarce. In its outcomes, there is entail for a teaching based program on menarche and menstrual issues. Keywords: Menarche, Dysmenorrhea, Undergraduates
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Catanzaro, C. J., C. L. Fenderson, and R. J. Sauve. "Consolidation of Agricultural Programs at Tennessee State University." HortScience 31, no. 4 (August 1996): 650d—650. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.31.4.650d.
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The Dept. of Agricultural Sciences currently offers degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate programs in Plant Science, Animal Science, and Rural Development were consolidated within the Dept. of Agricultural Sciences in the late 1980s due to the declining number of graduates. However, no personnel turnover or course changes occurred due to consolidation. Enrollment at the undergraduate level has doubled within the past 5 years. Student enrollment for Fall 1995 included 127 undergraduates and 31 graduate students. Graduation figures projected for 1995–96 include 26 undergraduates and 8 graduate students. Horticulture and Agronomy are now two of the concentrations available for the BS degree in Agricultural Sciences, and Plant Science is an option for the MS degree in Agricultural Sciences. Presently in the plant sciences there are approximately 30 undergraduates and 20 MS students. Faculty and professional staff affiliated with the Cooperative Agricultural Research Program are encouraged to submit teaching proposals to the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program, a USDA-funded competitive program for the agricultural sciences. Awards enable grantee institutions to attract more minority students into the agricultural sciences, expand institutional linkages, and strengthen education in targeted need areas. The Grants Program supports teaching projects related to curricula design, materials development, and faculty and student enhancement. Current teaching grants address graduate and undergraduate education in molecular biology and undergraduate education in soil sciences.
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Dumčienė, Audronė, Tomas Saulius, and Audrius Čapskas. "UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS E-LEARNING." Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences 1, no. 100 (2016): 2–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.33607/bjshs.v1i100.40.
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Background. E-learning is a new paradigm of modern teaching methods. The aim of the paper was to reveal the university students’ attitudes towards e-learning. Methods. Research sample involved undergraduate (first cycle) and postgraduate (second cycle) students of three different universities, 156 men and 278 women. Questionnaire was comprised of 60 questions and statements. Results. Research reveals that 40% of undergraduates and 42% of postgraduates positively treat e-learning as the method of study content presentation; 23% of undergraduate and 38% postgraduate students believe that study content presented in e-learning environment helps them focus attention; 61% of the undergraduates and 59% of postgraduate students claim that materials accessible in e-learning environment are relevant to their studies. Even 37% of undergraduates and 34% of postgraduates are completely satisfied with their study results achieved by studying materials presented in e-learning environment. Attitudes of male and female students and students from different universities differ significantly (p < .05). About 40% of undergraduate and 36% of postgraduate students believe that studying via e-learning is easier than studying based on traditional methods, 48% and 44% respectively think that it is harder. The majority, i.e. 59% of undergraduates and 52% of postgraduates, prefer blended learning methods. About 42% of first cycle students and 43% of second cycle students disagree or partly disagree with the claim that studies via e-learning and studies based on traditional methods do not differ in respect of their quality; 38% of undergraduate and 42% of postgraduate students believe that e-learning and traditional methods lead to the acquisition of the same competences. Students who have part-time jobs and students who have full-time jobs have significantly different (p < .05) attitudes towards competences acquired via e-learning and via traditional methods. The opinion that the same competences are acquired via e-learning and via traditional methods is more common among full-time workers. Students (45% of undergraduates and 37% of postgraduates) tend to believe that in the e-learning environment studies were organized as professionally, qualitatively and effectively as studies based on traditional methods. This view is opposed by 22% of undergraduate and 30% of postgraduate students. Conclusions. Students treat traditional (“live”) lectures more favourably than autonomous studies in the e-learning environment. They tend to believe that the blended learning method is the most acceptable. Male students’ and female students’ attitudes towards study results in the e-learning environment differ significantly. The majority believe that competences acquired via e-learning and the ones acquired via traditional methods do not differ.
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Altaj, Mustafa Mansoor Yahya. "Reducing Memorization by EFL Undergraduates, Hajjah University-Yemen." International Journal of Scientific Research 3, no. 1 (June 1, 2012): 105–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/jan2014/36.
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Ngozi, Igbo Janet. "Exploring Stressors and Stress Among University Undergraduates in Nigeria." International Journal of Scientific Research 3, no. 3 (June 1, 2012): 88–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/march2014/30.
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Amos, Maureen, Victor H. Day, and Elizabeth Power. "Student Reactions to a Faculty Strike." Canadian Journal of Higher Education 23, no. 2 (August 31, 1993): 86–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v23i2.183163.
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Following a three week faculty strike at Dalhousie University in 1988, questionnaires were obtained from 187 students concerning how the strike affected their academic work, emotions and opinions of the university. Results were analyzed separately for first year undergraduates, other undergraduates, and graduate or professional school students. There was much individual variability in reactions, but on average the strike had slightly negative academic and emotional effects but substantial negative effects on opinions about the university. Undergraduate students indicated the most academic disruption, and upper year undergraduates indicated the most negative opinions. There was no correlation, however, between degree of personally experienced academic disruption and degree of negative opinion. Another survey two years after the strike indicated the reestablishment of positive opinions. Implications for ameliorating the effects of a faculty strike are discussed.
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Tolulope Francisca, Agun, and Atoyebi Adeola Olusegun. "Social Media as Predictor of Job Search Skills among Undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria." American Economic & Social Review 6, no. 1 (April 5, 2020): 24–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.46281/aesr.v6i1.536.
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The study investigated the level of job search skills among undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun state and determined the predictive ability social media on job search skills. It examined the influence of the social media on job search skills of undergraduates of the university, Further, it investigated the influence of demographic variables (sex, age and level) and area of specialisation on job search skills of the undergraduate students. These were with a view to providing information on the factor that could improve the job search skills of O.A.U undergraduate students.The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised 26,000 undergraduates of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State as at 2016/2017 academic session. The study sample comprised 496 students were selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Out of the thirteen faculties, four faculties were selected using simple random sampling technique. Four departments were selected from each of the selected faculties using simple random sampling technique. Purposive sampling technique was used to select graduating students (Parts 4 or 5) from each of the faculties selected. One hundred and twenty-five undergraduates were selected from each faculty, using convenience sampling technique. An instrument titled “social media of Job Search Skills” was adapted from existing standardised instruments and used to collect data. Data collected were analysed using percentage, frequency counts, mean, standard deviation, linear regression, and ordinal logistic regression.The result showed that 21.4%, 55.6% and 23.0% of undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University students demonstrated low, moderate and high levels of job search skills respectively. Also, the predictive ability of social media showed that social media (0.323, p< 0.000) had a significant influence on students’ job search skills. The study concluded that social media could improve the job search skills among undergraduates of OAU.
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Sookplam, Chitapha. "Knowledge and Attitude Among Undergraduate Students, Burapha University in Becoming the ASEAN Member of Thailand." MIMBAR, Jurnal Sosial dan Pembangunan 33, no. 2 (December 16, 2017): 406. http://dx.doi.org/10.29313/mimbar.v33i2.2717.
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The findings show that media exposure about ASEAN, knowledge about ASEAN, attitude in becoming ASEAN member, and self-preparation for becoming ASEAN among undergraduate students’ Burapha University were in a medium level. The difference in college years and majors caused the statistically significant difference at 0.5. level of ASEAN media exposure. The difference in genders, college years, incomes and majors among the undergraduate students led to the statistically significant difference at 0.5 level of knowledge about ASEAN.The difference in genders, college years and majors in the undergraduates caused the statistically significant difference at 0.5 level regarding attitude about becoming ASEAN. The difference in college years, incomes, and majors in the undergraduates caused the statistically significant difference at 0.5 level of preparation for becoming ASEAN. The difference level of ASEAN media exposure among the undergraduates caused the statistically significant difference at 0.5 level of knowledge, attitude, and preparation for becoming ASEAN. The difference level of knowledge about ASEAN in the undergraduates caused the statistically significant difference at 0.5 levels of the attitude and preparation for becoming ASEAN member of Thailand.And it found that higher level of media exposure could lead to higher level knowledge about ASEAN; and then could cause better attitude and self-preparation toward becoming ASEAN member of Thailand.
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Hao, Yu, Shuang Liu, Zhu Liduzi Jiesisibieke, and Yi-Jie Xu. "What Determines University Students’ Online Consumer Credit? Evidence From China." SAGE Open 9, no. 1 (January 2019): 215824401983359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244019833594.
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In recent years, online consumer credit in China has boomed. Many Chinese undergraduates are interested in utilizing online consumer credit to meet their increasing consumption needs. However, the explosion in online loans to students has created many problems. Based on a survey of 286 undergraduate students from four universities in Beijing, the capital of China, this study provides an empirical analysis of the economic and social determinants of undergraduates’ consumer credit. The estimation results indicate that online consumer credit demand is positively related to years of schooling, monthly living expenses, financial support from the student’s university, and consumption preferences. However, other factors, including major field of study, highest level of parental education, and advertisements in the media and on campus, have negative influences on undergraduates’ online consumer credit. The findings have significant practical and policy implications. Specifically, it is necessary and important for the government, universities, and families to coordinate to guide and educate college students to utilize online loans properly and wisely.
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Azeem, Muhammad, Momina Akram, Rubbab Asghar, Arfan ul Haq, Nadeem Tarique, and Saadia Ata. "Learning strategies of dental undergraduates of orthodontics and prosthodontics." Professional Medical Journal 26, no. 08 (August 10, 2019): 1311–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.08.3875.
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It is very important for faculty members to know how students learn so that they can modify teaching methods accordingly. To measure the learning preferences of dental undergraduates at Faisalabad Medical University, Pakistan. Study Design: A Cross-sectional study. Setting: Orthodontic Department, Dental Section- Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Period: Session 2017-18. Materials and Methods: Present study was conceived on the final year dental undergraduates (n=40) of Faisalabad Medical University, Pakistan to determine the learning preferences. Questionnaire was administered using Felder and Soloman’s Index of Learning Styles. The descriptive statistics were applied and survey data were converted in to scores. Results: The results showed that most of the undergraduate dental students were verbal learners (50%). On the sequential/global scale, 55% were balanced and 40% were sequential learners. On the active/reflective scale, 45% were balanced, and 30% were active. On the sensing/intuitive scale, 50% were balanced, and 38% were sensing. Conclusion: The undergraduate dental students were found to be mostly verbal learners.
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Lateef, Olori Abiola, ADEDOYIN ADEWALE ADEBANJO, and Omolola Aminat Ibrahim. "An Assessment of university undergraduates’ adoption of mobile technologies for learning." ANNUAL JOURNAL OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA, BULGARIA 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2020): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.29114/ajtuv.vol4.iss1.150.
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The study examined influence of undergraduates’ perceived usefulness and ease of use of mobile technologies on its adoption for learning. Two research questions guided the study. Four hundred (400) students were randomly selected from the two purposively selected universities in Ogun State South West Nigeria. The study employed multiple regressions in the analysis of the data collected. From the result it was found out that undergraduate students’ perceived usefulness (=0.305, t=3.867, p<.05) has significant contribution on the adoption of mobile technologies for learning. Also, it was established that undergraduate students’ perceived ease of use (=0.151, t=1.992, p<.05) has significant contribution on the adoption of mobile technologies for learning. The study concluded that perception of students on the usefulness and ease of use influences adoption of mobile technology for learning. Amongst others, the study recommended the need to encourage undergraduates to adopt mobile technologies for learning instead of social media only.
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Harding, Catherine. "University of Victoria." Florilegium 20, no. 1 (January 2003): 51–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/flor.20.012.
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The Medieval Studies program at the University of Victoria is an interdisciplinary unit whose members come from the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Fine Arts. The idea of creating an undergraduate program in Medieval Studies was developed in 1986-87; since that date faculty members teaching in the Departments of English, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, Greek and Roman Studies, History, Philosophy, Music, and History in Art have offered courses leading to a Major in Medieval Studies (The program began as a Minor and changed to a Major in 1994). Undergraduates are introduced to key concepts in the study of medieval culture and society in Europe, as well as the medieval Islamic world.
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Islam, Md Anwarul, and Muhammad Jaber Hossain. "Access and use of the internet among undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh." Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries 13 (October 1, 2012): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.47657/201213776.
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The study surveyed the use of Internet among undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 240 questionnaires were distributed using a stratified sampling method. A total of 190 questionnaires were returned and all were usable. The access point for using Internet among the undergraduates was mostly the computer center of Dhaka University. Findings revealed that a high percentage of the Internet was used among the undergraduates. Some problems they face in their use of the Internet include slow speed of the connection, limited number of PCs and other related issues of using Internet. The study recommends that the university and arts faculty should provide more access points for the students. Departmental computer labs, Internet facilities and incorporating ICT courses in the academic syllabi should be started to those departments where it is needed to overcome the problems. Moreover, modern net connection technologies need to be used and training program needs to be started for the undergraduates.
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Bello, M. B., D. S. Daramola, A. Yusuf, and I. O. O. Amali. "Access to Tablet Portable Computers and Undergraduates Reading Culture: The experience of a Nigerian University." Human and Social Studies 4, no. 3 (October 1, 2015): 42–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hssr-2015-0023.
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Abstract This paper examines the use of tablet personal computers (PCs) and how they interfere with Nigerian undergraduates reading culture and love for educational books. The study adopts a descriptive research design. The University of Ilorin undergraduates constitute the population for this study while 200 level students of three faculties across the university constitute the target population. Stratified sampling technique was used to sample the needed respondents. A researchers’ designed questionnaire was use for data collection. The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that access to tablet computer influence the undergraduate reading culture. Also, 55.7% of 200 level undergraduates read more electronic materials on their tablet computer than printed texts. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that students should be encouraged to visit the library and read textbooks since there is certain fundamental knowledge that might not be accessible on the net
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Okafor, Ifeoma P. "Causes and Consequences of Drug Abuse among Youth in Kwara State, Nigeria." Canadian Journal of Family and Youth / Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la Jeunesse 12, no. 1 (December 21, 2019): 147–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/cjfy29495.
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Drug abuse is one of the health-related problems among Nigerian youth and has been a source of concern to educational stakeholders. Its social implications to undergraduate students cannot be quantified. In light of this, this study examined causes and consequences of drug abuse among undergraduates at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and a simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents for the study. The instrument used was a researcher-designed questionnaire on the causes and consequences of drug abuse among undergraduates. The instrument was validated by lecturers in the Department of Social Sciences Education and it possessed a coefficient of 0.72 using a test re-test method. All of the undergraduate students of the University of Ilorin formed the population of the study. The demographic data of the respondents and drug abuse variable were described and analyzed using percentages. Means were used to analyze the research question, while t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the major cause of drug abuse among undergraduates at the University of Ilorin was the need to cope with academic challenges. Findings also revealed that the main consequences of drug abuse among undergraduates of the University of Ilorin was low self-esteem. It was further revealed that there were no significant differences in the causes and consequences of drug abuse among undergraduates of the University of Ilorin based on gender and their faculty. It was, however, recommended among others that the government should enact measures on people that are selling drugs indiscriminately and should be supervising the target area, and if possible, check the activities of the victims of drug abuse. The Ministry of Education in conjunction with the National Campaign against Drug Abuse (NACADA) should engage in appropriate interagency agreements in order to streamline the provision of services to support students with social and behavioral problems emanating from drug abuse.
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Soomro, Muhammad Arif, Insaf Ali Siming, Syed Hyder Raza Shah, Mukhtiar Ali Rajper, Sadia Naz, and Mansoor Ahmed Channa. "An Investigation of Anxiety Factors During English Oral Presentation Skills of Engineering Undergraduates in Pakistan." International Journal of English Linguistics 9, no. 3 (April 20, 2019): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v9n3p203.
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This study aims to investigate the factors affecting oral presentation skills of undergraduate-learners of English that influence their academic performance which potentially can affect professional career. The study has used quantitative instrument as questionnaire partially adopted from McCroskey (1982) for data collection among 100 undergraduate-participants on factors affecting oral communication skills at one Public Sector University. Purposive sampling method was used since participants were selected on specific criteria of only first year engineering undergraduates. The data were analysed through SPSS, v.20 for obtaining percentage, mean, median, standard deviation, and standard error of mean to be measured. The findings revealed that oral presentation skills as the most problematic for engineering undergraduates. The results also revealed that the several factors affected engineering undergraduates’ oral presentations.
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Clement, Richard W. "Editor's Note." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 7, no. 2 (September 1, 2006): 92–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rbm.7.2.262.
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Integrating rare books into the undergraduate curriculum has been a challenging enterprise for many of us. Not too long ago undergraduates were distinctly unwelcome in many university special collections, which were considered to be the preserve of senior professors and researchers. Graduate students were carefully vetted and lucky to be admitted. But such exclusivity has become a thing of the past almost everywhere, and we are now working hard to engage both undergraduates and their instructors in making use of our collections. In the first article in this issue, Pablo Alvarez discusses several approaches to using rare books in undergraduate . . .
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Abai, Barbara Ruran, and Amalia Madihie. "Perceived Stress and Resilience among Private and Public Undergraduate University Students during Covid-19 Pandemic." Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development 7, no. 2 (September 22, 2021): 91–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3636.2021.
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This is a quantitative study that examines relationships between perceived stress and resilience among private and public undergraduates university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. In total, 160 undergraduate students had been gathered for this study's purposes. Two questionnaires were utilised in the research; the Perceived stress scale and Connor-Davidson Resilience were distributed among respondents through Google Form. The findings reported that there is a low negative relationship between perceived stress and resilience. Apart from that, the findings reported no significant relationship between perceived stress and genders. There was a significant relationship in perceived stress predicting the level of resilience among public and private undergraduates university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Undergraduates students had a moderate level of perceived stress thus needing a stress intervention or stress management in facing a stressful situation. Resilience is needed to be implemented in every educational system to help to build resilience among students.
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PITULICE, Ileana Cosmina, Alina Georgiana PROFIROIU, and Aurelia ŞTEFĂNESCU. "Government Accounting Education for University Undergraduates." Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences Special issue, no. 2018 (December 31, 2018): 75–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/tras.si2018.5.
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Loboda, Viktoriya, Ihor Ostrovskyi, and Ihor Katernyak. "Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset in University Undergraduates." E-methodology 5, no. 5 (April 23, 2019): 114–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.15503/emet.v5i5.525.
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Aim. The aim of the research is to discuss how to design entrepreneurial mindsets in undergraduate students within the academic culture of a classical university..
Methods. In order to become aware of the international perspective regarding entrepreneurship education, global innovation index, entrepreneurship education delivery models, global forums and entrepreneurship community platforms as well as the entrepreneurship barometer were taken into consideration.
Results. A survey regarding the appropriateness of entrepreneurship education at IFNUL has been conducted. In total, 125 bachelor’s (55.2%) and master’s degree (44,8%) students from different Departments of IFNUL completed the questionnaire based on the Entrepreneurship Barometer. Thus, theverage rating (1 (low) – 5 (high)) of the likelihood that students will ever run their own business is 3.67. Based on the obtained results the course in Entrepreneurship and Innovation has been elaborated as a part of the curriculum for students of the Department of Pedagogical Education at IFNUL.
Conclusions. Findings of this paper suggest that, in general, universities should promote entrepreneurship as a career option and provide entrepreneurship experiences to undergraduate and Master’s degree students. The change in the academic culture is the common challenge, which includes the introduction of entrepreneurial thinking and acting as alternatives to traditional teaching approaches and opening up the universities to the surrounding society and industrial ecosystem. The use of ICT and in particular eLearning in delivering entrepreneurial education might be an additional option for expanding the outreach of the course.
Key words: entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial learning, entrepreneurship program, entrepreneurship and innovation, undergraduate students.
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Andreyeva, E. A., E. V. Gunina, and L. N. Ivanova. "FORMING OF COMPETITIVENESS OF UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES." Научное мнение, no. 5 (2020): 34–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.25807/pbh.22224378.2020.5.34.39.
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Bury, Sophie, Dana Craig, and Sarah Shujah. "Celebrating Undergraduate Students’ Research at York University." Journal of Information Literacy 11, no. 2 (December 3, 2017): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/11.2.2219.
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This article analyses the information literacy (IL) competencies of high-achieving undergraduate students through the lens of undergraduate research celebrations in a North American University. This article focuses on York University’s Undergraduate Research Fair, and shares findings from an analysis of students’ IL award submissions including lower-year (first and second year of university) and upper-year (third and fourth year of university) applicants. Submissions are analysed using a qualitative content analysis approach. The study’s findings point to the positive value of both IL and reference help in building high-achieving undergraduate students’ IL skills. Results indicate important future directions for IL instruction, such as the role of the flipped classroom, and the critical importance of embracing the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education to engage undergraduates with high-order IL concepts.
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Ferdows, Jannatul, and S. M. Zabed Ahmed. "An empirical investigation of information skills among undergraduate students at Dhaka University." Library Review 64, no. 4/5 (July 6, 2015): 274–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-11-2014-0132.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to empirically investigate the information skills of undergraduate students at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based survey was administered to obtain data about undergraduates’ information skills. The questionnaire consisted of demographic information, computer and Internet experiences, and a set of ten questions relating to information skills. A total of 199 undergraduate students responded to the survey. Findings – The results indicate that undergraduates’ information skills were poor. Only a few of them were successful in answering some of the questions correctly. There are significant differences in information skills among respondents in terms of gender, age, possession of personal computers and computer and Internet experience. The main reasons for these differences and the general failure in answering the task questions correctly are mostly attributed to the absence of information literacy instruction within the university, lack of online information resources and inadequate information and communication technology facilities. Practical implications – The findings of this study will help universities in Bangladesh and other developing countries to develop appropriate information literacy instruction at undergraduate level. Originality/value – This is the first time an effort has been made to assess task-based information skills of undergraduate students in Bangladesh. The findings of this study will help universities in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the developing world to introduce information literacy instruction at undergraduate level.
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Luckie, Douglas B., Benjamin W. Mancini, Noor Abdallah, Ali K. Kadouh, Alisha C. P. Ungkuldee, and Ashley A. Hare. "Undergraduate teaching assistants can provide support for reformed practices to raise student learning." Advances in Physiology Education 44, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advan.00090.2019.
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Graduate students who serve as teaching assistants are a critical part of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education and research at large universities in the U.S. Yet just like faculty, graduate students are not immune to the publish or perish paradigm, which can compete with one's dedication to teaching. While in recent years many STEM faculty members have become aware of how well undergraduates can assist instructors in their teaching, many, if not most, university faculty still teach in traditional settings, where graduate students are the norm and use of undergraduates is a completely unexploited opportunity. Undergraduates can serve as effective teaching assistants and may bring unique skills and experience to undergraduate instruction not held by graduate students. Undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) can provide additional support for reformed practices, which raise student learning. Based on cost, prior experience and success as students in same course, and shared vision with professors, a number of institutions have initiated UTA programs and reported increased student learning. The audience of this paper is faculty who are not familiar with the use of UTAs in university teaching, and the purpose is to review the literature on UTAs, contrast the contributions of UTAs and graduate teaching assistants, and examine the potential value of UTAs in undergraduate education.
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Morales, Danielle X., Sara E. Grineski, and Timothy W. Collins. "Influences on Faculty Willingness to Mentor Undergraduate Students from Another University as Part of an Interinstitutional Research Training Program." CBE—Life Sciences Education 15, no. 3 (September 2016): ar35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-01-0039.
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In 2014, the National Institutes of Health invested $31 million in 10 primary institutions across the United States through the Building Undergraduate Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) program; one requirement of BUILD is sending undergraduate trainees from those primary institutions to partner institutions for research experiences. Mechanisms like BUILD are designed to broaden research opportunities for students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. However, to our knowledge, no studies have examined faculty willingness to mentor undergraduates from other institutions through structured training programs. Survey data from 536 faculty members at 13 institutions were collected in Fall 2013 and analyzed using multiple statistical techniques. Results show that faculty who valued the opportunity to increase diversity in the academy and those who believed that mentoring undergraduates benefited their own research expressed greater willingness to serve as research mentors to visiting undergraduates, and faculty who perceived that they did not have the ability to accommodate additional students expressed less willingness to do so. Most respondents viewed student and faculty incentives as motivating factors in their willingness to mentor, but their perspectives on different types of incentives varied based on faculty career stage, discipline, and research funding status. Results have important implications for designing multi-institutional undergraduate research training programs.
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Ayodele, Fakomogbon Micheal, Onojah Amos Ochayi, Aribisala Ruth Moyosoluwa, and Onojah Adenike Aderogba. "UNDERGRADUATES’ INGRESS TO E-LEARNING RESOURCES FOR LEARNING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA." International Journal of Legal Studies ( IJOLS ) 9, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 234–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.2466.
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E-learning is any technologically mediated learning using computers whether from a distance or in face-to-face classroom setting (computer -assisted learning). But some schools do not even have access to the available technologies needed to explore the e-learning. The main purpose of this research was to investigate undergraduates’ ingress to e-Learning resources for learning in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined how accessible e-learning resources are to Undergraduate student of the University and examined the influence of gender on the access to the e-learning resources. This research was a descriptive research of the survey method and the respondents comprised of 320 undergraduates’ students studying at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. The findings established that e-mail and internet facilities are more accessible than virtual classroom and there was no significant difference between male and female undergraduate students’ ingress to e-learning. It was however recommended that Universities should improve on the infrastructural facilities to make e-learning resources more accessible to all her students.
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Felix Ilori, Olusi, and Onobun Angela. "Perceived Effects of Computer-Based Examination (CBE) on Essay Writing Skills of Undergraduates in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State." Randwick International of Education and Linguistics Science Journal 2, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.47175/rielsj.v2i1.200.
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The study examined the perceived effects of Computer-Based Examination (CBE) on essay writing skills of undergraduates in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State. One research question was raised and answered while the three hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of this covered all the 27,388 regular undergraduate students in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. A sample size of 546 students were selected for the study. The proportional random sampling technique was used to select 2% of the total number of students across each of the faculties in the institution. The instrument used for the collection of data was developed by the researcher and titled: “Computer Based Examination Perception Questionnaire (CBEPQ)”. The instrument has a reliability alpha (α) of 0.78. The research question was analysed using the mean ( ) and standard deviation (S.D) while the t-test statistics for two independent samples was used to test hypothesis 1, 2 and 3 at 0.05 level of significance. Based on findings, it can be concluded that computer-based examination (CBE) has effect on their essay writing skills as undergraduates in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State. Hence, it is concluded that undergraduate students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma perceived that computer-based examination (CBE) has effect on their essay writing skills. Female undergraduates of Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State had higher perception on the effect of CBE on essay writing but their perception of CBE on essay writing did not differ by age and level of study.
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Qadi, Ahmad. "The Role of Facebook in Enhancement of Undergraduates’ Receptive Skills at a Saudi University." English Language Teaching 14, no. 8 (July 26, 2021): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v14n8p19.
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Observing receptive skills development in Saudi Arabia’s undergraduates at Summer University (pseudonym), this paper immaculately investigates students’ perceptions regarding the uses of Facebook as a well-liked forum of social media pertinent to enhancement of Receptive Skill of English, as a foreign language. At greater extent, their approaches have been scrutinized while using Facebook and the nature of influence of Facebook have been examined as well. Data have been collected from seventy-five undergraduate’s students via questionnaire. In addition, findings put forward that Facebook use is exceedingly effectual in mounting students’ listening and reading skills meticulously of English language. Relevantly, some of the probable threats to students’ proficiency have been pointed out. In fewest possible words, the study lucidly concludes that undergraduates, generally speaking, are positive in relation to the role of Facebook in the development of receptive skills while using Facebook, which not only influencing undergraduates to visualize innovative ideas in visual or video formats but also it inspires to communicate in English language.
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Moruno-Miralles, Pedro, Adriana Reyes-Torres, Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde, Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez, and Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez. "Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students." Occupational Therapy International 2020 (September 1, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6934579.
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Background/Aim. One way to facilitate occupational therapy undergraduate students transferring their academic skills of data gathering and analysis to professional settings is to ensure they can competently use diagnostic reasoning. Nevertheless, there are several obvious gaps in empirical evidence related to the learning and development of this style of reasoning in occupational therapy undergraduates. The most important are related to promoting higher-order thinking and the use of information to solve problems in the context of professional practice. This study analyses undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning and its changes during their education. Materials and Methods. This multicentre study was conducted with a descriptive observational design. The study took place at the University of Coruña (Spain), University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), and University of el Valle (Colombia). The sample was n=247. For data collection, a clinical case was specifically designed. IBM SPSS Statistics (v19) and EPIDAT 3.1 were used for the data analysis. Results. Participants identified and categorized occupational performance problems. However, they had difficulties when identifying and categorizing the occupational performance components (specifically, the symptoms and signs of the disease presented in the study case). They presented limitations to analyse and synthesize the information collected to develop an explanation of the occupational problems and their causes. Conclusions. Undergraduate students’ ability to analyse and synthesize information during data collection is poorly organized, so it makes the problem formulation difficult. This study contributes to the knowledge of undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning features, specifically the undergraduate students’ capacities and limits to process information during the occupational assessment.
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Aju, David T., and Simon Ternenge Tofi. "Undergraduates’awareness, utilization and satisfaction with online public access catalogue (OPAC) in public university libraries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria." Library and Information Perspectives and Research 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 18–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.47524/liprv2i1.2.
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The study investigated undergraduate’s awareness, utilization and satisfaction with online public access catalogue (OPAC) in selected University libraries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Four (4) objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was 7,233 registered library users (undergraduates) in two (2) public universities in Nasarawa State, namely Federal University Lafia (FULAFIA) and Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The sample size for the study was 379 drawn using Taro-Yemene’s formula for sample size determination. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample of respondents from the two (2) universities under study (i.e.) FULAFIA with 150 and NSUK, 299 respectively. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. A total of 379 questionnaire were distributed and 362 retrieved for analysis representing a percentage of 95.5%. Data was analyzed using frequency counts; mean scores and standard deviation. Findings of the study revealed that, undergraduates were highly aware of Online Public Access Catalogue in selected University Libraries in Nasarawa State. The finding also revealed, undergraduates in selected university libraries in Nasarawa State utilized OPAC to a little extent and students were not satisfied with the use of OPAC, hence their extent of satisfaction derived from the use of OPAC was little extent. Findings further revealed factors affecting use of OPAC by undergraduates in selected university libraries to include: library guide to explain how to use the OPAC is not available, unstable power supply, library staff not friendly, network/server problems, lack of computer systems, among others. Finally, conclusion and recommendations were made based on the findings of the study.
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McDonald, Helen. "Aboriginal and Islander Tertiary Students as Creators of Culture." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 15, no. 5 (November 1987): 34–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0310582200015145.
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James Cook University of North Queensland currently offers an affirmative action program enabling Aboriginal and Islander people to enter teacher education programs. This program - the Aboriginal and Islander Teacher Education Program (AITEP) - began in 1977 at Townsville College of Advanced Education, now amalgamated with the university. In July 1987, there were about 130 undergraduate students enrolled in teacher education programs, having entered the university through AITEP. A similar program in community welfare now operates with over 20 students enrolled. Currently there are possibly around seven Aboriginal or Islander undergraduates who gained direct entry to university and four graduate students, including three who began their undergraduate studies through AITEP.
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Foy, Judith G., Marissa Feldman, Edward Lin, Margaret Mahoney, and Chelsea Sjoblom. "Neuroscience Workshops for Fifth-Grade School Children by Undergraduate Students: A University–School Partnership." CBE—Life Sciences Education 5, no. 2 (June 2006): 128–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.05-08-0107.
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The National Science Education Standards recommend that science be taught using inquiry-based approaches. Inspired by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, we examined whether undergraduate students could learn how to conduct field research by teaching elementary school children basic neuroscience concepts in interactive workshops. In an inquiry-based learning experience of their own, undergraduate psychology students working under the close supervision of their instructor designed and provided free, interactive, hour-long workshops focusing on brain structure and function, brain damage and disorders, perception and illusions, and drugs and hormones to fifth-graders from diverse backgrounds, and we assessed the effectiveness of the workshops using a pretest–post-test design. The results suggest that the workshops enhanced the children's knowledge of neuroscience concepts as measured using pre- and post-open-ended assessments. The undergraduates also found their learning experience engaging and productive. The article includes detailed descriptions of the workshop activities, procedures, the course in which the undergraduates implemented the workshops, and guidance for future university–school collaborations aimed at enhancing science literacy.
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Maaroos, Jaak, and Anatoli Landör. "Anthropometric indices and physical fitness in university undergraduates with different physical activity." Anthropologischer Anzeiger 59, no. 2 (May 31, 2001): 157–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/anthranz/59/2001/157.
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M.K, Normalini, Saravanan Nathan Lurudusamy, and Lawrence Arokiasamy. "Factors that Influence Mobile Application Usage among Undergraduates in Malaysian Public University." International Academic Journal of Science and Engineering 05, no. 01 (June 1, 2018): 120–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.9756/iajse/v5i1/1810011.
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Wilson, Frances, Simon Child, and Irenka Suto. "Assessing the transition between school and university: Differences in assessment between A level and university in English." Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 16, no. 2 (July 24, 2016): 188–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474022216628302.
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High stakes assessments are commonly used at the end of secondary school to select students for higher education. However, growing concerns about the preparedness of new undergraduates for university study have led to an increased focus on the form of assessments used at upper secondary level. This study compared the structure and format of assessments used at upper secondary level (GCE A level qualifications), and the first year of undergraduate study of English literature in England. Greater diversity of assessment was found at university compared to A level, while there was little difference in the level of scaffolding and guidance provided in assessment materials. We conclude that it seems inevitable that some students will meet forms of assessment with which they are unfamiliar at university. Implications for the design of first-year undergraduate courses are discussed.
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Oteyola, Temitope, Tayo Bada, and Itunu Akande. "Southwestern Nigerian University Undergraduates’ Acceptance of YouTube as a web-based Instructional Tool." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 6, no. 8 (August 13, 2019): 45–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.68.6866.
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The study assessed the Southwestern Nigerian undergraduates’ acceptance of YouTube as a web-based instructional tool using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model. It determined the level of awareness of YouTube as a web-based instructional tool by the undergraduates. It measured the undergraduates’ effort and performance expectancy of YouTube and the conditions that facilitate its acceptance at the universities. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The population consisted all registered undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria. 800 students were selected from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Oyo State and Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State using disproportionate stratified sampling. The three universities were purposively selected based on their webometric ranking in terms of ICT usage. Findings from the study indicated that 57.80% of the undergraduates are moderately aware of YouTube as an instructional tool. The effort expectancy (×̅=3.00, sd=0.60) as well as the performance expectancy (×̅=3.00, sd=0.62) show that the undergraduates accept YouTube. The conditions identified by the undergraduates that can militate the acceptance of YouTube in the region included low bandwidth (79.70%), low hard disk space (65.60%), epileptic electricity supply (68.60%) and high cost of required devices (68.40%). The study therefore concluded that Southwestern Nigerian undergraduates are prone to accepting YouTube as a web-based instructional tool.
The study assessed the Southwestern Nigerian undergraduates’ acceptance of YouTube as a web-based instructional tool using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model. It determined the level of awareness of YouTube as a web-based instructional tool by the undergraduates. It measured the undergraduates’ effort and performance expectancy of YouTube and the conditions that facilitate its acceptance at the universities. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The population consisted all registered undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria. 800 students were selected from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Oyo State and Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State using disproportionate stratified sampling. The three universities were purposively selected based on their webometric ranking in terms of ICT usage. Findings from the study indicated that 57.80% of the undergraduates are moderately aware of YouTube as an instructional tool. The effort expectancy (×̅=3.00, sd=0.60) as well as the performance expectancy (×̅=3.00, sd=0.62) show that the undergraduates accept YouTube. The conditions identified by the undergraduates that can militate the acceptance of YouTube in the region included low bandwidth (79.70%), low hard disk space (65.60%), epileptic electricity supply (68.60%) and high cost of required devices (68.40%). The study therefore concluded that Southwestern Nigerian undergraduates are prone to accepting YouTube as a web-based instructional tool.
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Al-Barashdi, Hafidha suleiman, Abdelmajid Bouazza, and Naeema H. Jabr. "Smartphone Addiction among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates." JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 5, no. 2 (October 3, 2014): 723–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jssr.v5i2.3367.
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In addition to the studys main focus on smartphone addiction among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates undergraduates, it also investigated particular issues such as the following: smartphone applications and activities that students were most addicted to, the impact of addiction on academic achievement, and addiction variation according to gender, field of study, parental education and family income. A ques tionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 140 undergraduates (37.1% males and 62.9% females) Findings revealed that what the study calls a casual level of addiction (42.3%) was the most common, followed by a heavy level (30.8%), and finally a moderate level (26.%). While messaging was the activity students were most addicted to, no significant differences were found that related to academic achievement. Males were more addicted than females, but nothing significant emerged in relation to field of study, parental education and family income.
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Duyilemi, Augustina, and Christopher O. Omoregie. "Moulding Self Esteem in Nigerian University Undergraduates." International Journal of Learning: Annual Review 16, no. 4 (2009): 155–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v16i04/46216.
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Hordern, Jim. "Undergraduates and research: connectivity in the university." Educational Studies 39, no. 5 (May 30, 2013): 535–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2013.801771.
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Abdullahi, Halilu, Racheal Olayemi Jafojo, and Owoidoho Udofia. "Paraphilia Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University." Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 22, no. 3 (July 3, 2015): 249–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10720162.2015.1057662.
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Chater, R. J., and D. S. McPhail. "Laboratory teaching of SIMS to university undergraduates." Applied Surface Science 231-232 (June 2004): 141–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.03.096.
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Bawa, Nura, and Asiyatu Bagudo. "EFFECTS OF MOBILE INSTRUCTIONAL APP ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ECONOMICS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA." International Journal of Strategic Research in Education, Technology and Humanities 8, no. 1 (September 3, 2020): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.48028/iiprds/ijsreth.v8.i1.02.
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Mobile instructional app (MIA) is a set of instructions put together as a program usually installed on mobile devices to facilitate learning and improve academic performance. MIA helps to motivate students for the enhancement of positive academic performance, thus, it could be utilized in an individualized or in a blended learning environment to supplement traditional teaching-learning process. This study investigated the effects of mobile instructional app on undergraduate students’ academic performance in economics in Sokoto State. The study adopted quasi experimental with a pre-test and post-test, non-equivalent comparison involving 2x2 factorial design.All undergraduate students in Sokoto State formed population of the study. A total of 61 undergraduates formed the sample for the study, 34 for experimental group one (23 males and 11 females) from Sokoto State University (SSU) and 27 for experimental group one (22 males and 5 females) from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS). Pilot study was carried out at Federal University Birnin Kebbi using twenty 100 level undergraduates. Economic Principles Test Instrument (EPTI) was used for data collection. Reliability coefficient of 0.78 using Kuder Richardson 20 (K-R, 20) was obtained. Research hypothesis one was tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), while hypothesis two was tested using t-test statistics. The study found among other that the app was academically effective. There was significant difference in the achievement of the undergraduate students exposed to mobile instructional app and those taught using blended approach (F (1, 58) = 13.649, p<0.05) in favour of experimental group 2. There was no significant difference in the academic performance of the undergraduate students taught in a blended learning environment based on gender. The study concluded that the mobile instructional app (MIA) enhanced the academic performance of undergraduates from the two universities (UDUS and SSU) irrespective of gender. It was established by the study that the undergraduates taught in a blended learning environment out-performed those exposed to MIA alone. The study therefore recommended that lecturers should endeavour to develop and utilize mobile instructional apps that are in line with new NUC benchmark to supplement teaching process.
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Feng, Huimin, Xiong Gan, Shen Ling, and Binbin Huang. "School-Based Research Report -- Investigation and Analysis on Undergraduate General Education of W University in China." Journal of Educational Theory and Management 1, no. 1 (October 16, 2017): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.26549/jetm.v1i1.294.
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As one of the national key comprehensive universities with a long history of China, W University has always been forefront in reforming general education. The implementation of general education has been started since 2003, at the same time some beneficial exploitations were conducted in W University, which thus was considered as one of the three modes of general education in mainland's universities and colleges[1]. In 2013, W University carried out the second round of reform of general education, and now the third wave is undergoing, that was based on a university-wide discussion on reform of undergraduate education in August, 2015[2]. The discussion focused on the reform of general education and stimulated people's interest on these changes. Therefore, this research team carried out two university-wide large-scale questionnaire surveys separately in May 2015 and November 2016 to find out undergraduates and instructors' opinions about the previous two reforms. Through analysis of status quo of implementation and undergraduates and instructors' questions and suggestions, this paper can provide references for new reforms.
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Khairani, Ahmad Zamri, Mohd Effendi, and Ewan Mohd Matore. "Assessing Challenges Among University Undergraduates: A Case of Universiti Sains Malaysia." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 4 (April 1, 2017): 2894–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.7597.
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Rabaud, Caroline, Naushad Mamode Khan, and Smita Rampat. "Independent and digital reading among undergraduates: the case of the University of Mauritius." Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 10, no. 3 (July 2, 2018): 296–310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-09-2017-0117.
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Purpose Undeniably, the growing influence of technology has had a significant impact on the reading process of undergraduate students and it is thus of priority interest now to understand the factors influencing independent and digital reading. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In total, 231 questionnaires were administered among undergraduates at the University of Mauritius. A factor analysis was carried out and it was revealed that the attitude toward reading was mainly influenced by six aspects termed “Entertaining and Important,” “Lack of Interest,” “Convenience of Digital Reading,” “Utilitarian Purposes,” “Difficult Access to Reading Materials” and the “Compulsory Aspect.” This paper focuses also on determinants which could influence the behavior of undergraduates toward independent reading. In this sense, a binary logistic regression was performed. Findings Factors such as gender, the motivation to read and the time spent reading for academic purposes were found to be significant predictors. Also, given the impact of technology on the lifestyle, it was important to determine whether the respondents had adopted digital reading over printed reading by taking into consideration their preferred reading format. This query was taken care by a multinomial regression analysis where gender, faculty belonging and internet connection on mobile were found to influence the preferred method of reading by undergraduates. Originality/value The objectives are to analyze the reading habits and attitude of the undergraduates toward reading, evaluate factors which influence a student to engage in independent reading, determine factors that are likely to encourage students to prefer digital reading given the innovation in the e-reading field and to explore a possible relationship between independent reading and digital reading.
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Nurudeen, Akorede Seun Nurudeen, and Atanda Toyin. "Knowledge of Personal Hygiene among Undergraduates." Journal of Health Education 5, no. 2 (September 30, 2020): 66–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/jhe.v5i2.38383.
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Background: Personal hygiene is the act of taking care of oneself, it is also referring to as an act of maintaining the cleanliness of one's body and clothing to improve overall health and well-being. The purpose of the study was to examine if undergraduates know about personal hygiene, investigate if undergraduates of University of Ilorin differ in personal hygiene knowledge based on age, and assess if there is a difference in knowledge of personal hygiene among undergraduates of University of Ilorin based on gender.
Methods: A descriptive research design of using surveys was employed for this study. Multi-stage sampling techniques of simple random, proportionate, and convenient sampling techniques were used to select 398 respondents for the study. The researcher developed a questionnaire validated by three experts from the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, University of Ilorin was used for the study. ANOVA and Independent t-test was used to test the hypotheses. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance.
Results: The findings from this study revealed that undergraduates of University of Ilorin know about personal hygiene. The mean values of Yes (330/ 82.9%) is greater than the mean value of No (68/17.8%). There is a significant difference in knowledge of personal hygiene among undergraduates of University of Ilorin based on age (p= 0.023). There is a significant difference in knowledge of personal hygiene among undergraduates of University of Ilorin based on gender (p= 0.018).
Conclusion: The study concluded that undergraduates of University of Ilorin know about personal hygiene.
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Fan, Guang Juan, Yue Jun Zhao, and Hui Jian Wen. "The Study of Improving the Quality of Petroleum Geology Undergraduate Course Graduation Gesign." Advanced Materials Research 889-890 (February 2014): 1716–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.889-890.1716.
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Graduation course graduation Design is comprehensive teaching step for training undergraduates to analyze and resolve practical problem with the help of theoretical knowledge and practical skills. In this paper, superiority and current situation of petroleum geology class true topic of undergraduate course graduation design are thought and analyzed,according to improving the quality of the graduation design, put forward some reformation methods and measures. Make an attempt to explore the path of sustainable development for fitting quality education of petroleum geology undergraduates under the multiple pressures of the college expansion plan, university student employment, and industry development and so on.
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Qian, Chen, and Subadrah Madhawa Nair. "Error Analysis in Descriptive English Writing among Undergraduates in Hunan City University." Contemporary Research in Education and English Language Teaching 3, no. 2 (September 6, 2021): 21–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.33094/26410230.2021.32.21.30.
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In this age of globalization, EFL writing skills are essential for Chinese undergraduates, especially in the areas of communication, education and business cooperation. The objective of this study is to study and analyze EFL descriptive writing errors among Chinese undergraduates, according to gender and faculty of study. Descriptive research design was employed in this study. The undergraduate students in the study were given a descriptive writing test and their essays were marked by a lecturer using rubric provided by the researchers. The sample of the study consisted of 400 Chinese undergraduate students (200 males and 200 females,) from Hunan City University in Hunan Province, China. Stratified random sampling was employed in selecting the samples. Students’ errors in EFL writing were analyzed based on Corder’s error analysis and James’s classification of errors. The findings from quantitative data revealed that male students made significantly more errors than female students in their overall writing, mechanical, coherence and cohesion, grammar, lexical and sentence structures. There is also significant difference in the mean errors among students from the four faculties. Moreover, the results indicated that the students from the faculties of Education Management and Chinese Language Studies (social sciences) performed better than the students from the other faculties. In terms of pedagogical implications, the findings suggest that further research should be carried out to minimize male students’ errors in their writing skills as well as the students from the Information Technology and Civil Engineering faculties.
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Forward, Jean, and Frank Williams. "Undergraduates, Energy, and Culture." Practicing Anthropology 17, no. 4 (September 1, 1995): 15–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.17.4.cm128j611277641m.
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The introductory course in cultural anthropology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst emphasizes the impact of the interrelationships of people and their cultures on the local and global environment. Students learn to apply the holistic anthropological approach to environmental problems anywhere on earth.
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Fass-Holmes, Barry, and Allison A. Vaughn. "Are International Undergraduates Struggling Academically?" Journal of International Students 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 60–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v4i1.497.
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Are international undergraduates struggling academically, and are their struggles due to weaknesses in English as a second language? The present study showed that 1) at most 10% of these students in three cohorts (ranging in size from N=322 to N=695) at an American west coast public university struggled (quarterly grade point averages below C) in their university classes; 2) up to 63% of them struggled with English (they were required to take a local community college’s English Composition and/or English as a Second Language classes, and up to 42% earned course grades of D or F in those classes); and 3) predictors shown to be statistically significant by hierarchical linear modeling each accounted for less than 5% of the total variance (“small” effect sizes). These findings suggest that only a minority of this university’s international undergraduates struggle in their university classes even though a majority of them struggle with English.