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Rosman, Tom; Mayer, Anne-Kathrin; Leichner, Nikolas; Krampen, Günter – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
The transition to higher education is a topic of concern for educators around the world. In fact, the shift to a more competitive educational environment can negatively impact students' academic self-concept, which, in turn, might lead to lower persistence and less adaptive educational decisions. To examine how psychology students adapt to the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Secondary Education
Barner, John R.; Holosko, Michael J.; Thyer, Bruce A.; King, Steve, Jr. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The "h"-index for all social work and psychology tenured or tenure-track faculty in the top 25 social work programs and psychology departments as ranked by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2012 and 2013, respectively, were obtained, permitting comparison of the scholarly influence between members (N = 1,939) of the two fields.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Work, Psychology, Higher Education
McCann, Lee I.; Immel, Kathy R.; Kadah-Ammeter, Tammy L.; Adelson, Sarah K. – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
Introductory psychology students at a technical college, 2-year community college, and a regional university rated how important textbook chapters or topics were to them now and in the future and how interesting they were. Importance and interest ratings were highly correlated, and the whole course was rated of greater importance and interest than…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Technical Institutes
Uzun, Kutay – Online Submission, 2017
Positive psychology is a significant determiner of successful learning outcomes, in whose absence learning may be negatively affected. In the case of compulsory English courses, it is suspected that negative psychology may outweigh its positive counterpart since many students indicate reluctance to attend those classes. In that respect, the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education
Abramo, Giovanni; D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea; Di Costa, Flavia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
This work investigates the research performance of foreign faculty in the Italian academic system. Incoming professors compose l.1% of total faculty across the sciences, although with variations by discipline. Their scientific performance measured over 2010-2014 is on average better than that of their Italian colleagues: the greatest difference is…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Foreign Nationals, Intellectual Disciplines, Scientific Research
Ruiz, Eleonora Rubio – Psychology Teaching Review, 2011
The first formal psychology course taught in Mexico was in 1896 at Mexico's National University; today, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM in Spanish). The modern psychology from Europe and the US in the late 19th century were the primary influences of Mexican psychology, as well as psychoanalysis and both clinical and experimental…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Psychological Testing, Psychiatry, Foreign Countries
Kuepper-Tetzel, Carolina E.; Gardner, Paul L. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2021
Although feedback engagement is important for learning, students often do not engage with provided feedback to inform future assignments. One factor for low feedback uptake is the easy access to grades. Thus, systematically delaying the grade release in favor of providing feedback first--"temporary mark withholding"--may increase…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learning Processes, Grades (Scholastic), Educational Strategies
Daly, Edward J., III; Doll, Beth; Schulte, Ann C.; Fenning, Pamela – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
In the past decade, American professional psychology has taken significant steps toward a unified statement of the competencies that define the practice of psychology, regardless of specialty. The purpose of this article is to explain the current competency initiative in professional psychology and examine its implications and potential impact on…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Content Analysis
Pakrosnis, Rytis; Cepukiene, Viktorija – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
Along with positive developments in psychology, the self-help movement is becoming widespread, based on the belief that people are capable of growing and achieving positive change with only minimal help. This article addresses the potential of a solution-focused self-help tool to improve university students' well-being by comparing its outcome to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Well Being, Self Help Programs
Halland, E.; De Vibe, M.; Solhaug, I.; Friborg, O.; Rosenvinge, J. H.; Tyssen, R.; Sørlie, T.; Bjørndal, A. – College Student Journal, 2015
Background: Students of clinical psychology and medicine experience high levels of mental distress and low levels of life satisfaction. Using adaptive coping strategies can modify the negative effect of stressors on health. Mindfulness, it has been claimed, more adaptive coping with stress, yet few studies have investigated whether mindfulness…
Descriptors: Psychology, Medical Students, Randomized Controlled Trials, Training
What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
This study investigated the effect of daily quizzes on the performance of college students. Students in an introductory psychology course used their own wireless-enabled devices to take short Internet-based quizzes at the beginning of every class. The quiz items were drawn approximately equally from material covered in the readings and the…
Descriptors: Tests, College Students, Psychology, Introductory Courses
MacDonald, Ginger Phillips – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2013
Universities articulate their identities during moments of organizational change. The process of development of university identity is herein explored from multiple theoretical strands: (a) industrial/organizational psychology, (b) human development/social psychology, (c) marketing, and (d) postmodern sociological. This article provides an…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Organizational Change, Identification (Psychology), Social Psychology
Morgan Consoli, Melissa L.; Marin, Patricia – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2016
Diversity courses in higher education have been associated with many positive educational and developmental outcomes as well as challenges. Studies have examined these types of undergraduate courses within education, psychology, and other disciplines (e.g., Hurtado, 2001; Hurtado, Mayhew, & Engberg, 2012; Larke & Larke, 2009); however,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Teaching Methods
Savchuk, Nataliya M.; Sichkar, Svitlana A.; Khlystun, Iryna V.; Shuliak, Svitlana A.; Avramenko, Valentina I. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
The purpose of the study is to examine and evaluate the impact the the multimedia textbook-based interactive, based on ICT model learning environment provides for the learning styles of the university students majoring in Philology. The study sought to identify tangible (seemingly measurable) and intangible (difficult to measure) gains this…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Information Technology
Granado-Peinado, Miriam; Mateos, Mar; Martín, Elena; Cuevas, Isabel – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
Writing argumentative syntheses based on multiple sources implies integrating ideas from different, often conflicting, positions. This can promote more constructive learning, especially when students undertake the task together with their peers. However, despite the importance of this activity in the university context, students generally lack the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Collaborative Writing, Persuasive Discourse