This study examined the relationship between selected demographic, academic and family related factors on the persistence rate among college students attending an urban university in the southern region of the United States. Although there is no conclusive explanation for what affects persistence of first-year students nationally; increasing…

This study employs a mixed-methods approach to explore the experiences of Asian international and Asian American college students with the model minority myth, its impact on their mental health, and their attitudes toward seeking help. Specifically, the study aims to achieve the following objectives: First, to investigate Asian college students'…

With the development of technology, people's gaming tools and practices have also changed. While games are an activity that people need to have fun, they are also important for their cognitive and affective development. Today, digital games have largely replaced traditional games and become popular among children and young people. This situation…

Gamification is a pedagogical strategy that uses the principles and mechanics of game play to facilitate student learning. Despite increased adoption over the last decade, the question of how effective gamification is as a pedagogical strategy remains controversial. Here we report on the impact of a custom developed mobile app that incorporates…

Strategies that promote student voice have long been championed as effective ways to enhance student engagement and learning; however, little quantitative research has studied the relationship between student voice practices (SVPs) and student outcomes at the classroom level. Drawing on survey data with 1,751 middle and high school students from…

This research investigated how freshman students' epistemological beliefs in physics are impacted by gender and academic performance in a general physics course. Data were collected from 1220 university freshman students from 22 different programs in Türkiye. In this causal-comparative research, the well-known Colorado Learning Attitudes about…

Roughly every five years, the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) publishes a report on the demographic characteristics of transfer students and their post-transfer academic performance. Using data collected at the BC public universities, this report examines pathways and performance of transfer students from the BC…

The study examines the impact of screen time and time management practices on the academic performance of Cambodian accountancy students. A quantitative approach was adopted using a structured questionnaire administered to 663 students. The research explores educational and non-educational screen time usage, perceived benefits, and time management…

In this five-year longitudinal study focused on digital support for continuing and first-generation college students, we examined how digital curricular enhancements that promoted students' self-regulated learning skills (e.g, the Science of Learning to Learn) through trainings delivered on the university learning management system course site of…

University achievement is a highly relevant educational outcome with implications for students' academic and professional futures. As the majority of students that drop out of university do so due to subjective reasons in contrast to a lack of capability to handle the workload, a measure of subjective university achievement (complementing grade…

Psychological misconceptions are common among students taking psychology courses. In this study, we show an association between student endorsement of misconceptions and two prevalent and well-researched lay beliefs about the human mind, specifically the belief in free will and dualism. This study also revisits and builds upon past research…

There has been a recent rapid increase in the number of primary studies comparing the impacts of flipped to traditional instruction in undergraduate chemistry courses. Across these studies, there are wide variations in flipped model design, implementation, and reported impacts. To investigate these variations, 28 primary peer-reviewed studies were…

In this study, the high school and college GPAs of college students who were screened as twice-exceptional were compared to college students screened as gifted and average college students. From a sample of 32,741 college students, those screened as gifted earned significantly higher means than students screened as twice-exceptional (2e) and the…

The purpose of this dissertation study was twofold. First, this research study examined the role of noncognitive factors on degree completion, academic achievement, and persistence. Second, this research study examined the utility of the Personal Potential Index (PPI) as an avenue to reliably assess noncognitive factors of graduate students that…

The researchers' mixed-method study provided an analysis of exam exemption policies. The researchers determined what impact exam exemptions have on high school students' attendance (days absent) and academic achievement (grade average) and analyzed perceptions surrounding exam exemptions as motivators. The researchers determined the difference…