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Community College Student Well-Being and Implications for Care
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Martin, Laura; Bohecker, Lynn – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The objective of this study was to examine differences across developmental groups of community college students to compare anxiety, depression, positive coping, and negative coping with particular focus on emerging adults (ages 18-28) experiencing quarter-life crises. A total of 807 students participated in this study and were divided into three…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Community College Students, Well Being, Self Concept
Interactive Effects of Scaffolding Digital Game-Based Learning and Cognitive Style on Adult Learners' Emotion, Cognitive Load and Learning Performance
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Chang, Chi-Cheng; Yang, Szu-Ting – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2023
There has been a little research on emotion, cognitive load, or learning performance for digital game-based learning (DGBL). However, there is still a dearth of research on investigating the interactive effects of scaffolding DGBL and cognitive style on the above three outcomes. Participants were 97 middle-aged and elder adults from a community…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Emotional Response, Cognitive Processes
Heterogeneity of Older Learners in Higher Education
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Cummins, Phyllis A.; Brown, J. Scott; Bahr, Peter Riley; Mehri, Nader – Grantee Submission, 2018
Recent years have seen growing recognition of the importance of a college-educated workforce to meet the needs of employers and ensure economic growth. Lifelong learning, including completing a postsecondary credential, increasingly is necessary to improve employment outcomes among workers, both old and young, who face rising demands for new and…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Older Adults, Adults, Enrollment Trends
The Relationship between Mathematics Anxiety and Academic Performance of Developmental Mathematics Students in a Community College in Northeastern New Jersey: A Case Study
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Raju, Shiny Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between mathematics anxiety and academic performance among developmental mathematics students attending a Northeastern community college. In particular, the study examined the relationship between mathematics anxiety, according to gender and age. The purpose of mixed method case study was two fold:…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mathematics Anxiety, Academic Achievement, Remedial Instruction
Examination of the Relationship of Community College Opticianry Student Outcomes with Instructional Delivery Methods and Student Age
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Underwood, William B.; Hernandez-Gantes, Victor M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine whether student outcomes are a function of participation in different modes of delivery and student age in an Opticianry program at the community college level. The three instructional delivery methods were traditional face-to-face instruction, online delivery, and a hybrid format where students take…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Community Colleges, Ophthalmology
How Family Support and Internet Self-Efficacy Influence the Effects of E-Learning among Higher Aged Adults--Analyses of Gender and Age Differences
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Chu, Regina Ju-chun – Computers & Education, 2010
Gender and age differences in the effects of e-learning, including students' satisfaction and Internet self-efficacy, have been supported in prior research. What is less understood is how these differences are shaped, especially for higher aged adults. This article examines the utility of family support (tangible and emotional) and Internet…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Adults