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Download full textGómez, Gema Santiago; Duarte, Sara Redondo; López, Oscar Garcia – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2018
The aim of this investigation is to assess the correlation among different competencies-assessment systems available on the market to measure social skills in the university environment. In order to carry out the research, three self-perception competency tests were used, and 30 competencies were evaluated in a Likert scale with several response…
Descriptors: Correlation, Competence, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence
Wright, Anna M.; Meyer, Kevin R. – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2017
The willingness and flexibility of university instructors to comply with and provide accommodations for students with disabilities is critical to academic success. The authors examine how communication between students needing accommodations and university instructors impacts instructor self-efficacy, or instructors' perception that they can meet…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), College Students, College Faculty, Self Efficacy
Craigo, Leslie; Ehri, Linnea C.; Hart, Manijeh – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2017
An experiment was conducted to investigate methods that enable college students to learn the meaning of unknown words as they read discipline-specific academic text. Forty-one college students read specific passages aloud during three sessions. Participants were randomly assigned to three vocabulary learning interventions or a control condition.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Control Groups
Sohr-Preston, Sara L.; Boswell, Stefanie S.; McCaleb, Kayla; Robertson, Deanna – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2016
A sample of 230 undergraduate psychology students rated their expectations of a bogus professor (who was randomly designated a man or woman and "hot" versus "not hot") based on ratings and comments found on RateMyProfessors.com. Five professor qualities were derived using principal components analysis: dedication,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Undergraduate Students, Age
Giacalone, Davide – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2016
The purpose of this article is to discuss the implementation of case-based teaching and use of response technologies to graduate students in a food science course. The article focuses on teaching sensory science and sensometrics, presents several concrete examples used during the course, and discusses in each case some of the observed outcomes.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Academic Achievement, Audience Response Systems, Food
Ibrahim, Bahaeldin; Mishra, Naveen – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2016
This paper explores the prospects of online college radio at Sur College of Applied Sciences, its need among students and the possible scope of its contributions to student learning, engagement and community service. It explores the method of developing a holistic mechanism to capture the possibilities of maximizing learning experience by…
Descriptors: Radio, Undergraduate Students, Educational Radio, Teaching Methods
Ament, Jennifer R.; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2015
Globalisation and international mobility in the 21st century has led to the internationalisation of the English language (Crystal, 2003). Research regarding linguistic gains at university levels is however extremely scarce. This study aims to address this gap of knowledge and provide some answers as to how much linguistic gain can be expected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
Kwenda, Maxwell Ndigume – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
This study highlights factors associated with changes in earned hours for two cohorts of incoming freshmen during their first year. The objectives of this study are twofold: (a) to derive model(s) regressing the cumulative hours earned and differential hours earned on student demographic, socioeconomic, and academic characteristics; and (b) to…
Descriptors: College Credits, Multiple Regression Analysis, College Freshmen, Prediction
Punyanunt-Carter, Narissra; Wrench, Jason S.; Carter, Stacy L.; Linden, Daniel – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
The objective of this study was to investigate college students' perceptions of their foreign and domestic classroom instructors. Two hundred and eleven college students participated in the study. The potential participants were approached and offered extra credit to participate, and all needed to have at least one domestic instructor and one…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Meyer, Kevin R.; Mao, Yuping – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
Previous studies have revealed that American undergraduate students complain about International Teaching Assistants' (ITAs) lack of English proficiency and rate ITAs lower than American Teaching Assistants (ATAs) on teaching evaluations. This study investigates student perceptions of classroom climate to discover how ITAs might overcome students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Martínez-Rubio, José Luis; Moraleda, Esther; Rodríguez, Blanca; García-Salmones, Lourdes; Primo, Manuel – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
The main objective of this study was to analyze the way in which emotional competencies (EI) in students are linked to general intelligence (IQ), and how the crossing of the two measurements determines their academic performance. To conduct this research, two tests were applied. First, the TEIQue (Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire)…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Scores, Measurement
Strotmann, Birgit; Bamond, Victoria; Lopez Lago, Jose Maria; Bailen, Maria; Bonilla, Sonia; Montesinos, Francisco – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
Few studies have been conducted at the tertiary level on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). The current study aims to gather and share preliminary data concerning CLIL in higher education at several universities in different countries. A questionnaire and brief description of the project and its objectives were emailed to all…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Cross Cultural Studies, Questionnaires
Abdul-Cader, Akram; Anthony, Peter John – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
This study focused on the factors that affect motivation of faculty in Saudi Arabia. It included two surveys and open-ended queries to a focus group of five academic managers and 25 faculty members of varying nationalities, rank, and institutes in Saudi Arabia. The research showed that the faculties in Saudi Arabia's highest education industry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Teacher Surveys, College Faculty
