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An Update on the Study Abroad Experience: Language Choices and Social Media Abroad
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Martínez-Arbelaiz, Asunción; Areizaga, Elisabet; Camps, Carmen – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2017
While growing numbers of university students study abroad in different European countries, little is known about the communicative practices facilitated by this exchange situation in an increasing globalised world. The present study aims to describe the language-related practices of 37 Erasmus students in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. We used a…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Students, Language Usage, Student Behavior
Student Communication and Study Habits of First-Year University Students in the Digital Era
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Gallardo-Echenique, Eliana; Bullen, Mark; Marqués-Molías, Luis – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2016
This paper reports on research into the study habits of-university students, their use digital technologies and how they communicate with each other and their professors. We conclude that most students feel comfortable with digital technologies and that they use social media for connecting and interacting with friends rather than for academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Interpersonal Communication, Study Habits
Typology of Extra-Curricular Activities and Academic Procrastination among Primary Education Students
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Clariana, M.; Cladellas, R.; Gotzens, C.; Badia, M.; Dezcallar, T. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2014
Introduction: Some previous studies have shown that participation in extra-curricular activities optimises both academic grades and the socialisation process of students. However, nobody has so far related extracurricular activities with a tendency for academic procrastination; that is, the more or less deep-rooted habit of leaving study tasks…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Classification, Time Management, Primary Education
Adolescents' Homework Performance in Mathematics and Science: Personal Factors and Teaching Practices
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Fernández-Alonso, Rubén; Suárez-Álvarez, Javier; Muñiz, José – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Classical educational research provides empirical evidence of the positive effect of doing homework on academic results. Nonetheless, when this effect is analyzed in detail there are inconsistent, and in some cases, contradictory results. The central aim of this study was to systematically investigate the effect of homework on performance of…
Descriptors: Homework, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
Adolescents' Sedentary Behaviors in Two European Cities
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Aibar Solana, Alberto; Bois, Julien E.; Zaragoza, Javier; Bru, Noëlle; Paillard, Thierry; Generelo, Eduardo – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the correlates of objective sedentary behavior (SB) and nonschool self-reported SB in adolescents from 2 midsized cities, 1 in France (Tarbes) and 1 in Spain (Huesca). Stability of objective SB and nonschool self-reported SB were also assessed at different time points during 1 academic…
Descriptors: Correlation, Life Style, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level
Procrastination and Cheating from Secondary School to University
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Clariana, Merce; Gotzens, Concepcion; Badia, M. del Mar; Cladellas, Ramon – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2012
Introduction: This article has two purposes. First, to show the correlation between two unfortunately very common academic habits: procrastination and cheating. Second, to analyse the sequential trend of these two tendencies, from the final year of compulsory secondary education (in Spain 4th year of ESO; age 16) to the final year of university…
Descriptors: Cheating, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Private Schools