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Download full textTchoh, Bennett K.; Mertan, E. Biran – Journal of International Students, 2018
In this study, we explored the relationship between self-construals, self-esteem, social support, and the sociocultural adaptation of African students in Northern Cyprus. Based on the responses received from 112 students from Sub-Saharan Africa studying in Northern Cyprus, the results indicated that only the interdependent self-construal and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Self Esteem, Self Concept, Social Support Groups
Bastien, Gilberte; Seifen-Adkins, Tanja; Johnson, Laura R. – Journal of International Students, 2018
Few studies have provided an examination of the academic component of acculturation. This study sought to extend the work in this area by examining factors impacting academic adjustment of international students in the US and compare results to factors of psychological adjustment. Predictors of academic adjustment were investigated with a sample…
Descriptors: Success, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, Acculturation
Hackney, Kaylee; Boggs, David; Kathawala, Yunus; Hayes, John – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2014
International education is an increasingly important part of business programs throughout the world. This paper investigates the willingness of Kuwaiti business students to study abroad. It tests the hypotheses that student willingness to study abroad is related to a number of variables, including self-efficacy, perceived benefit of study abroad,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, International Education, Business Administration Education
Direct linkFreberg, Miranda E. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of the study was to investigate how English language proficiency is related to teacher judgments of students' academic and interpersonal competence. It was hypothesized that English Language Learner (ELL) students would generally be perceived as having weaker academic and interpersonal skills than their non-ELL counterparts regardless…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Interpersonal Competence, Language Proficiency
Ramirez, Bari N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A quantitative, correlational prediction study was performed to determine the relationship between English language learner (ELL) use of electronic media and reading proficiency in a large urban middle school in Texas. The predictor variables were viewing television programs in English, viewing television programs in Spanish, using a computer for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Middle School Students, Electronic Learning, Urban Schools
Biedron, Adriana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
The study addresses a problem which is inadequately investigated in second language acquisition research, that is, personality predictors of foreign language aptitude. Specifically, it focuses on the Five Factor model which includes Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism (Costa & McCrae, 1992) as…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Second Language Learning, Language Aptitude
Chapman, Angela M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The research indicates that there are many benefits to pre-kindergarten participation which includes positive social and emotional benefits and academic achievement gains (Barnett et al., 2005; Cody, 1993; Neuman, 2007; U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, 2010). The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the effects of the…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains
Guglielmi, R. Sergio – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
The hypothesis that native language (L1) proficiency promotes English acquisition and overall academic achievement, a key theoretical assumption underlying bilingual education, was tested using latent growth modeling of data from 899 limited-English-proficient (LEP) eighth graders who were followed for 12 years in the National Education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Academic Achievement, Reading Ability, Grade 8
Cutting, Laurie E.; Scarborough, Hollis S. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2006
Reading comprehension scores from the Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests, the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, and the Gray Oral Reading Test were examined in relation to measures of reading, language, and other cognitive skills that have been hypothesized to contribute to comprehension and account for comprehension differences. In a sample of 97…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Word Recognition, Language Proficiency, Thinking Skills
