College Student Journal articles from December 2002

College Student Journal archives from December 2002

Student and parent involvement in the transition process for college freshmen with learning disabilities.
December 1, 2002... For several decades now, universities have become keenly interested in improving student recruitment and retention, resulting in a heightened interest in identifying elements that contribute to success in college during the freshman experience....

Assessing university students' general and specific critical thinking.
December 1, 2002... The study aims at examining the validity of a measure of critical thinking and at verifying the concept of general critical thinking. Components of this concept comprise cognitive skills, motivational disposition, behavioral habit, and...

Religiosity and depression in intercollegiate athletes.
December 1, 2002... The present study examined the relationship between organizational, non-organizational, and intrinsic religiosity, and symptoms of depression in intercollegiate athletes. The Duke Religion Index and the Depression subscale of the Personality...

Predictors of success in writing in English as a foreign language: reading, revision behavior, apprehension, and writing.
December 1, 2002... Multiple regression analyses revealed the following predictors of grades in an elective class in English composition for university level students in Taiwan: reading in English on a regular basis (positive), writing apprehension (negative), and...

The Daly-Miller writing apprehension scale. (Appendix).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... I have no fear of my writing being evaluated. I look forward to writing down my ideas. I am afraid of writing essays when I know they will be evaluated. Taking a composition course is a very frightening experience. Handing in a...

Multidimensional academic motivation of high achieving African American students.
December 1, 2002... This study examined the possible motivational modes of 60 high achieving African American college students and the pathways associated with the students' selection of college of major, their perceptions of education, and their reasons for...

Physical activity behavior and attitudes toward involvement among physical education, health, and leisure services pre-professionals.
December 1, 2002... The present study investigated leisure time physical activity behavior and attitudes/reasons for involvement among physical education (n=41), health (n=44), and leisure services (n=46) pre-professionals. Physical education majors reported...

Student advisement: applying a web-based expert system to the selection of an academic major.
December 1, 2002... Academic advisement is unevenly provided in many high schools and colleges. Academic advisement appears to be an appropriate domain for an expert system. This paper describes a web-based expert system, which provides advice to high school...

Grade expectations and student evaluation of teaching.
December 1, 2002... Promotion and tenure decisions are often linked to student evaluations of teaching. Previous studies show that some teachers try to influence student evaluation scores by "watering-down" course content and lowering grading standards. This study...

International students' strategies for well-being.
December 1, 2002... How and why some international students experience their study abroad lives in positive ways is largely ignored in existing research. In this study, two international students were interviewed for their perception of the sources of well-being...

Acceptance of diversity in human sexuality: will the strategy reducing homophobia also reduce discomfort of cross-dressing?
December 1, 2002... Homosexuality and cross dressing represent human sexuality diversity in the American culture. Since these lifestyles are generally not acceptable, homophobia and discomfort of crossdressers exist. Previous research has suggested that educating...

Risky decisions that affect subjective well-being: validity and distortions.
December 1, 2002... Risky decisions are important in maintaining subjective well-being if they are based on an unbiased sampling of available information. Biased selection of information tends to produce non-optimal outcomes. Errors fall in the categories of (1)...

When and why gender differences in saying "I love you" among college students.
December 1, 2002... One-hundred and forty-seven never married undergraduates at a large southeastern university completed an anonymous 29 item questionnaire designed to assess gender differences in when and why they tell new partners "I love you." Males were...

Prior achievement, aptitude, and use of learning strategies as predictors of college student achievement.
December 1, 2002... The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which college students' learning strategies, prior achievement, and aptitude predicted course achievement. Students' final course grades were regressed on the linear combination of reported...

The graded journey.(university learning without grades)
December 1, 2002... A proactive journey, professor and students working together could build and strengthen academia. At risk are historic norms supporting college for the elite, and the professor as fountain of wisdom. This article asks us to review those myths,...

College student attitudes and behaviors toward ending an unsatisfactory relationship.
December 1, 2002... Two hundred and fifty-nine undergraduate university students completed an anonymous 40-item questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes and behaviors toward ending an unsatisfactory relationship. The data revealed that blacks and...

Great expectations: tips for a successful working relationship with your thesis advisor.
December 1, 2002... There are several publications that provide detailed information for doctoral students regarding the ins and outs of completing a dissertation. Many students at this level of academia have already written a master's thesis and are acquainted...