College Student Journal articles from March 1999

College Student Journal archives from March 1999

REAFFIRMING CONSTRUCT, CONVERGENT AND PREDICTIVE VALIDITY BETWEEN OBJECTIVE TESTS AND HOLISTICALLY SCORED ESSAYS.
March 1, 1999... Recent research suggests that the validity of holistically-scored writing may in turn affect both predictive and convergent validities of holistic scores for writing competence as such tests predict external unrelated scores (GPA) and are...

CORRELATES OF SOCIAL ALIENATION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
March 1, 1999... Social Alienation has been predictive of negative outcomes among high school and college students. Correlates of Social Alienation were sought in the current study. It was predicted that women would report lower Social Alienation than men, and...

PREDICTORS OF SUCCESS ON THE TEXAS STATE CERTIFICATION TESTS FOR SECONDARY TEACHING.
March 1, 1999... The purpose of this pilot investigation was to determine the predictive effects of critical thinking abilities, reading ability, grade-point average (GPA), age, gender, and TASP (Texas Academic Skills Program) scores (math, reading, and...

CHOICE OF A MAJOR AND STUDENTS' APPRECIATION OF THEIR MAJOR.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 1999... In this study, the interrelationships of students' choice of a major (art), selection of a career, role model/parental push (expectations/aspirations) and students' perception of a major (art and art education) as improving quality of life,...

ACCOUNTABILITY IN PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ACQUIRING DEMOCRATIC MATURITY.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 1999... The present study sought to determine the degree to which pre-service teachers acquired "democratic maturity" over the five years spent in the college education program (freshmen through graduate). The study demonstrated that such students...

OUTCOMES OF USING SMALL-GROUP COOPERATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSES.
March 1, 1999... This study examined effects of small-group cooperative instructional techniques on the learning of certain topics in an undergraduate introductory statistics course. Four specific cooperative learning experiences (about one-fourth of class...

EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES FOR REMEDIAL PROGRAMS.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 1999... Researchers compared the impact of programs administered through academic departments (decentralized) to the same services offered through one independent unit (centralized). Researchers collected data from 584 undergraduate students from three...

CHEATING THE RESEARCHER: A STUDY OF THE RELATION BETWEEN PERSONALITY MEASURES AND SELF-REPORTED CHEATING.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 1999... Students from a moderate-sized state university and a private liberal arts college volunteered to complete a questionnaire that surveyed rates of various forms of academic dishonesty and measured three personality characteristics, self-esteem,...

TRANSFER STUDENT EXPERIENCES: COMPARING THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL LIVES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY.
March 1, 1999... Through focus group participation students expressed a variety of experiences when comparing student life at the community college with student life at a Western university. Two overarching themes emerged. The first theme focused on classroom...

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: A MULTI-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
March 1, 1999... It has been found that females often score higher on depression measures than males. However, this gender difference has not been thoroughly studied across ethnicities. This study examined gender differences in depression between...

INTEGRATING READING STRATEGIES INTO THE ACCOUNTING CURRICULUM.
March 1, 1999... Improving accounting students' academic performance, especially in the technical areas of accounting and associated business disciplines is a top priority in accounting education. A key, but often overlooked, skill that is essential to academic...

ALCOHOL PROBLEMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ESCALATE IN 1997-1998: TIME FOR ACTION.
March 1, 1999... Alcohol abuse continued to be a serious problem during the 1997-1998 academic year for colleges and universities across the United States. Alcohol abuse led to deaths by overdose, arrests, violence, and campus riots. Few, if any, campuses were...

THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT EDUCATION ON SELF CONCEPT OF NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS.
March 1, 1999... Educational programs in the health care field are having an Increase in numbers of non-traditional students enrolled in their programs. Many of these students have diverse backgrounds and life experiences which may present different types of...

MATHEMATICS ATTITUDES AND GLOBAL SELF-CONCEPT: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP.
March 1, 1999... Self-concept literature supports the notion that how individuals perceive themselves can impact all phases of their lives. Mathematics attitudes and associated anxiety have been known to plague those with all socio-economic and diverse types of...

DEMOCRATIC MATURITY: OUR MOST CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL GOAL.
March 1, 1999... Success for living in a democracy is largely dependent upon an individual achieving democratic maturity, and schools and colleges must consider this objective as a first order of business (Cassel, 1953, 1954, and 1996). It is not something that...

EXPERIENCE OF A MAGAZINE COLUMNIST.
March 1, 1999... This article describes the events leading to the offer a columnist post. The encounter may be useful tips for aspiring columnists. The rewards and challenges faced by a columnist are reported. The moral of the story is that having a good track...

SIMILARITY BETWEEN ANTICIPATED CAREER SELECTION AND SDS SCORES USING THE IACHAN INDEX.
March 1, 1999... In this study the similarity between anticipated career choice and scores on the Self-Directed Search for high school students were examined. Implications for school counselors are discussed. John Holland's (1973, 1985) theory of vocational...

ATTITUDES OF BUSINESS STUDENTS TOWARD CAREERS IN BANKING.
March 1, 1999... Business students were queried to determine their attitudes toward careers in a specific industry and their perceptions of the importance of various industry characteristics. Results indicate the banking industry image needs Improvement. Male...

COMPARING THE DEMOCRATIC MATURITY OF 50 COLLEGE SCIENCE MAJORS WITH 154 HIGH SCHOOL JROTC CADETS.
March 1, 1999... The most critical element in human development today has to do with the attainment of "democratic maturity," which serves as the basis for human freedom and tranquillity. It is a basic essential for successful life in a democracy, and it...

DOWNLOADING LOVE: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF INTERNET PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENTS PLACED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
March 1, 1999... Thousands of college students use the internet every day to meet people with similar interests. In this study, one hundred internet personal ads placed by college students were analyzed for content. Results showed the majority of ad placers to...

MENTORING WITHIN A GRADUATE SCHOOL SETTING.
March 1, 1999... Mentoring is considered to be the heart of graduate education. Accordingly, this study sought to determine which graduate students were being mentored or were mentoring other students. It was postulated that students' mentor status would be...

LOVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
March 1, 1999... Data from one-hundred-eighty-four undergraduates at a large southeastern university revealed that 94% have experienced a love relationship. Young (age 19 and under) undergraduates were significantly (p [is less than] .03) more likely to believe...

JEALOUSY IN COLLEGE STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS.
March 1, 1999... One hundred and eighty-five undergraduates at a large southeastern university completed a 9 item questionnaire designed to assess the presence, timing, and sources of jealousy in their respective relationships. Data revealed students...

STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOM.
March 1, 1999... Teaching youth development represents an always-evolving process, as individuals, families, and communities evolve in the United States and throughout the world. The purpose of this paper to provide information and techniques for effectively...