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A Qualitative Case Study on Self-Efficacy in Nontraditional Louisiana Community College Students Who Have Completed Their First Year
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Ayasha Jaen Combest – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was nontraditional community college students were at-risk of not completing their degrees. The purpose of this study was to explore the first-year completion strategies of nontraditional students at an urban Louisiana community college through the lens of their self-efficacy beliefs. I employed qualitative…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes
New Standards versus New World: An Examination of Select South Louisiana Teachers' Experiences with Next Generation Science Standards in a Virtual Context
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Bridget Lemoine – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The national K-12 science standards were reformed in April 2013. On March 8, 2017, the state of Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved the rewrite of the science standards to align with these national standards, and they were implemented in the middle school science classes. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Middle School Teachers, State Standards, National Standards
Perspectives of Nontraditional Students Pertinent to Academic Success and Persistence at a Four-Year Public Institution in North West Louisiana
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Shalena Barber Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
According to Donavan (2014) National Center for Education Statistics shows 8.4 million enrolled in higher education in 2010 were nontraditional learners, and the projected enrollment will reach 10.3 million by 2021. Adult learners will constitute over 41% of post-secondary students in the next five years. Institutions have seen an increase in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Students
Assessing the Effects of the Smartphone as a Learning Tool on the Academic Achievement and Motivation of High School Agriculture Students in Louisiana
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Henry Eric Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Perhaps the most influential device in modern society is the smartphone. Over 90% of Americans aged 18-29 own a smartphone and 74% of teenagers reported using a smartphone as their primary internet connection. Students perceived that using smartphones in the classroom aided learning. However, two-thirds of American high schools ban students from…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Agricultural Education, Forestry, Handheld Devices
The Power of Affective Factors (Self-Efficacy, Motivation and Gender) to Predict Chemistry Achievement with the Benefits of Knowledge Surveys on Metacognition Level
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Xin Wu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Self-efficacy, gender, and motivation are subjective predictors of students' academic achievement. Self-assessment prompted by knowledge surveys involves metacognition, i.e., students' awareness of how they learn. Knowledge surveys can be used to measure changes in students' achievement level and to assist students in content review and inspire…
Descriptors: College Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Achievement
Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Outcome Expectation Correlates of College Students' Intention Certainty
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Carol Couvillion Landry – ProQuest LLC, 2003
This study explored relationships between Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Outcome Expectations and Intention Certainty. Intention Certainty is a new variable created for this study and comprised of existing conceptions of intention and decision certainty. The purpose of this study was fourfold. This study attempted to expand our understanding of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Expectation, Intention, Decision Making