First Semester

The causes of students' irregularities in class formation at the beginning of each semester in medical sciences universities

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Holding the classes in the first weeks of the official semester is one of the main problems for the university education system. This study aimed to determine assessing the causes of students' irregularities in class formation at the beginning of each semester in medical sciences universities. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at three universities of B...

Analyzing Changes in Motivational Constructs for First-Year Engineering Students during the Revision of a First-Year Curriculum

The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the changes in motivational constructs for First-Year engineering students based on the revision of one of the introductory courses in the first year program in a large, public university. The course was revised as part of the assessment of the first year curriculum, with specific goals that include more effectively supporting student motivat...

Prevalence and characteristics of sexual hookups among first-semester female college students.

First-semester female college students (N = 118) completed surveys to estimate the prevalence of sexual hookups and event-level assessments to clarify the behavioral characteristics of their most recent hookup. Hookups involving oral, vaginal, or anal sex were reported by 51% before college, 36% during their first semester, and 60% by the end of their first semester. Event-level analyses reveal...

Alcohol involvement and participation in residential learning communities among first-year college students.

OBJECTIVE Residential learning communities (RLCs) on U.S. college campuses are assumed to build connections between formal learning opportunities and students' living environment. The objective of this longitudinal study was to examine the association between living in RLCs and alcohol misuse among first-year undergraduate students. METHOD A Web-based survey was self-administered to a stratif...

B . A . / B . Sc . First Semester Paper Code : ANT - B 101 End Semester Examination , 2014 For

Scaling Up: Adapting a Phage-Hunting Course to Increase Participation of First-Year Students in Research

Authentic research experiences are valuable components of effective undergraduate education. Research experiences during the first years of college are especially critical to increase persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) model provides a high-impact research ...