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Li, Jian; Xu, Jinhui – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between global experience and global competency from a transformative learning theory perspective. China society is becoming more and more linguistically and culturally diverse in a global context. Moreover, Chinese students should be knowledgeable about the international issues…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Uzuner Yurt, Serap; Aktas, Elif – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
In this study, the effects of the use of peer tutoring in Effective and Good Speech Course on students' success, perception of speech self-efficacy and speaking skills were examined. The study, designed as a mixed pattern in which quantitative and qualitative research approaches were combined, was carried out together with 57 students in 2014 to…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Higher Education, College Students
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Alghamdi, Amani – Higher Education Studies, 2013
This study reports on the pedagogical implications of using the Blackboard feature Discussion Board (DB) to improve students' learning in higher education. The study sample included three sections of female students--a total of 155 students--in an undergraduate course at an international university in Saudi Arabia. The impact of using DB on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion
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Balci Celik, Seher – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2008
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of emotion strengthening as a training programme for optimism for nurses. The experimental and control group of this research was totally composed of 20 nurses. A pre-test post-test research model with control group was used in this research. Nurses' optimistm levels have been measured by…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Nurses, Academic Achievement
Elkins, Earleen; And Others – 1977
The Speech Reception Test was developed to measure an individual's ability to hear and understand conversational speech. The equipment used to record the test is described in detail, and data are given for the results of the test given to 100 normal-hearing college students. Other data describe the results for 55 military veterans with known…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiometric Tests, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Tests