College Student Journal articles from December 2003

College Student Journal archives from December 2003

Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... Author: Richard J. Light, book review by Alyson Kienle Harvard University Press. 2001 Hardback $24.95, 242 pages Making the Most of College is intended for a wide collegiate audience that includes college students, faculty members,...

Does exercise status influence the impressions formed by college students?
December 1, 2003... This study examined the influence written descriptions of exercisers and nonexercisers had on the impressions formed by college students. Impressions of 176 university students were assessed using the questionnaire reported by Martin, Sinden,...

College students and academic dishonesty *.
December 1, 2003... Students at a medium-size state university in the Southeast were surveyed regarding their attitudes and behaviors about learning. Three hundred and forty-five students (52.8 percent) indicated they had never committed any acts of academic...

Differences in learning styles of college students attending similar universities in different geographic locations.
December 1, 2003... This study investigated differences in learning styles between students at similar universities located in geographically distinct locations using Schemeck, Ribich and Ramanaiah's (1977) Inventory of Learning Processes (ILP). Students at the...

An empirical comparison of student user-satisfaction between SPSS and Minitab.
December 1, 2003... Statistical software packages are an essential tool in teaching undergraduate statistics courses. Two of the better-known packages are SPSS and Minitab. There are no known articles empirically comparing the PC versions of SPSS and Minitab. This...

Attitudes of pre-service teachers towards persons with disabilities: predictions for the success of inclusion.
December 1, 2003... The purpose of this study is to explore pre-service teachers' attitudes towards individuals with disabilities as a predictor for including them in the regular classroom. Before the implementation of any special education programs for students...

Knowledge and attitudes about emergency contraception in university students.
December 1, 2003... Unintended pregnancy continues to be a major problem on U.S. college campuses. An effective means of reducing these high rates could be the use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP), but levels of usage have been very low. This research...

Increasing student participation in self governance: a comparison of graduate and undergraduate student perceptions.
December 1, 2003... Student participation in self-governance activities has a strong historical foundation in even the earliest forms of higher education. This participation has evolved greatly to situations of students displaying real power in institutional...

Impulsivity and academic achievement in college students.
December 1, 2003... Impulsivity is a wide-ranging trait, affecting multiple areas of one's life, including education. The educational process is a long-term, goal-oriented undertaking, which could be undermined by an impulsive tendency to act on immediate demands....

Goals of college students: some gender differences.
December 1, 2003... One-hundred-and-fifty-four undergraduates at Bucknell University voluntarily completed a confidential questionnaire in which they ranked 19 of their life goals. Analysis of the random sample revealed that women (more than men) ranked goals...

Sex and higher education: do men and women attend college for different reasons?
December 1, 2003... This study investigated whether male and female college students reported different reasons for attending college. Schab (1974) found that women frequently reported non-academic reasons for attending college. We hypothesized that women today...

From the southern hemisphere to the rural south: a Mauritian student's version of "coming to America".
December 1, 2003... International students entering the subculture of an American university face a variety of difficulties they are often unprepared to overcome. This case study focuses on an international student's experiences as he undertakes his academic...

Vouchers and the public schools.
December 1, 2003... The topic of vouchers comes up frequently in the news media. More parental choice as to where the offspring is to be sent to school is advocated by selected educators. Others feel the public schools, rather, should be improved upon with smaller...

Educational orientation, NEO PI-R personality traits, and plans for graduate school.
December 1, 2003... The current study compared 166 students with plans to attend graduate school with 161 students intending to work after college on academically related behaviors, attitudes and personality traits. Students interested in graduate school reported...

A study of university classroom strategies aimed at increasing spiritual health.
December 1, 2003... Although commonly asserted to be the core of health, spirituality is a relatively unexplored area. The authors of this study proposed the research question: can spiritual health be enhanced through a planned educational intervention? This study...

The Personal Development Test provides indices of honesty, giftedness, and personal development.
December 1, 2003... The Personal Development Test is designed to identify the "at-risk" high school and college freshmen student for dropping out of school. In repeated tests the PDT scores were able to discern between high school and college drop-out students and...

Analysis of MBTI type patterns in college scholars.
December 1, 2003... In this study, the MBTI was administered to recipients of competitive scholarships (full tuition, room, board, and stipend) awarded to the brightest incoming freshmen at Central Michigan University (based on GPA, essay and interviews). The...

Factors influencing the college selection process of student-athletes: are their factors similar to non-athletes.
December 1, 2003... Recruitment is a vital component for any college or university. Recruiting top student-athletes is even more strategic due to the potential increase in undergraduate admissions and booster donations that a championship season may bring. While...

Perceptions of racism on campus.
December 1, 2003... This study examined students' perceptions of racial discrimination in classrooms, on campus, and in contacts with instructors at a Southern university. Survey questionnaires were administered in an 8% proportionate stratified random sample of...

Student diversity in classes and educational outcomes: student perceptions.
December 1, 2003... How does increased diversity of backgrounds and experiences of undergraduate students affect teaching and learning activities in our classes and the educational outcomes for those students? A questionnaire about the likelihood of various...