Understanding, Perception and Prevalence of Plagiarism among College Freshman Students of De La Salle Lipa, Philippines

This paper investigated Macao college freshman students’ English learning under the framework of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), and a total of 544 valid questionnaire responses were collected for the analyses. Factors like attitudes towards English learning, subjective norms, and perceived behaviour control of Macao college freshmen were analysed with varimax rotation using Principal Component methods. Gender and previous learning places have a significant difference in those factors and their learning intention. The findings showed that the TPB explained Macao college freshman students’ English learning beliefs and attitudes. This study provides valuable implications for ways to increase student attitude. English instructors should understand freshman students’ English learning intention and adopt efficient teaching methods to increase their motivation.

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Eating (alone) with Facebook: Digital natives' transition to college

First Monday ◽

10.5210/fm.v23i11.8308 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Giyoung Park

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Belonging ◽

Text Messaging ◽

Digital Natives ◽

Transition To College ◽

College Freshman ◽

Underrepresented Minority ◽

Online Surveys ◽

Social Settings ◽

Freshman Students ◽

Qualitative Phase

This study explores how communication patterns in social settings are related to one’s transition to a new environment, and what and how contextual variables are associated with these patterns. An exploratory, qualitative phase included interviews, focus groups, and anonymous confession posts on Facebook, followed by three quantitative online surveys using college freshman students during their initial semester. Dormitory dining halls were among primary social settings on campus; yet, freshman students did not want to eat dinner alone there. Dinner location was not correlated with sense of belonging; however, underrepresented minority (URM) who had dinner in dormitory dining halls reported lower sense of belonging. URM solo-diners more likely used screens. Solitary URM diners who used a screen in the dining hall reported lower sense of belonging early in the initial semester. Text messaging in the dining halls was associated with greater sense of belonging. Furthermore, greater sense of belonging was related to better mental health. URMs’ greater sense of belonging in the initial semester could predict greater academic achievement over the next few semesters.

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African American College Freshman Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Related to HIV: A Preliminary Investigation

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice ◽

10.46743/1540-580x/2008.1206 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Marie Rose

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Sexual Behaviors ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

College Freshman ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Hiv Intervention ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Freshman Students

Purpose: To assess African American college freshman students’ knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to HIV. Method: A descriptive exploratory design with survey methodology was used to carry out the study. The participants were a convenience sample of 222 African American college freshman students with an average age of 18 years. The Maine HIV Prevention Community Planning Group questionnaire was used to elicit information from participants. Results: The majority of respondents were knowledgeable about HIV prevention and transmission (M = 9.36 on a maximum of 10, SD = .951). Their knowledge score was positively and statistically associated with whether or not they are likely to use a condom the next time they have sex (r = .18, p = .007) at an alpha of .01. The knowledge scores did not correlate with age, HIV risk, and the number of sexual partners. The respondents’ high level of HIV knowledge and their positive attitudes towards sexual health did not prevent them from engaging in risky sexual behaviors. The respondents identified schools (48.2%) and social gatherings (34.7%) as their two main venues for meeting sexual partners. They also listed television (86.6%) and school programs (70.3%) as their two main sources of HIV information. Conclusion: The findings indicated that further examination of the design of HIV intervention programs for African American college students may be necessary in order for the interventions to be effective. Health professionals and educators should then be concerned about the students’ sexual behaviors and determine what can be done to improve their sexual health.

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