Contrary to the apparent beliefs of many students, computer programming and problem solving are not amenable to purely book learning. These skills can be acquired only by practice, and even then, students with an aptitude for programming will acquire the skills far more readily than those without. Unfortunately, aptitude is a concept that many students have difficulty appreciating. This paper d...

introduction. in the current screening system, new admissions are based on general intelligence as measured by universities entrance examination. considering the fact that an important function of medical graduates is to educate the patients how to restore and take care of their health, communicative competence and skills would be, at least, as important as general intelligence. to show that la...

self-management has been a point of discussion among number of researchers. the teacher can manage discipline in the class by employing self-management strategies. furthermore, it can also help students in managing their behaviors for long periods of time. organizations need people who are more willing to work and adhere to the requirements on their own. they must understand how they can make b...

To strengthen the foundation for national information development, Taiwan government has persistently implemented information education at different levels of school. This research is a three-year project on “Research on the Development of Information Aptitude Scale,” sponsored by National Science Council of Taiwan. It was designed primarily to develop an information aptitude scale appropriate ...

One of the facts of online learning is when learners engage in such learning, the rest of the Web is merely a click away. While many studies have identified an association between learners’ personal attributes and online learning experiences, few have explored the linkages among learners’ aptitude, experiences of daily social web activities, and perception of online learning. The purpose of thi...

A study of over 200 Terminal Air Traffic Control Specialists indicated that their training performance could be well predicted by a composite of four aptitude tests measuring: numerical ability, non-verbal abstract reasoning, ability to solve simplified air traffic problems, and verbal abstract reasoning. Pre-employment experience directly related to air traffic control was also found to contri...

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between undergraduate students’ admission practices and academic performance at Madda Walabu University. participants were 233 first third-year students who selected from 13 Programs. A mixed Research method employed analyze data collected through Questionnaires, Interviews, Documents. T-tests correlation coefficients performed se...

This study aims to investigate the effects of virtual reality (VR)-based learning environment on learners of different spatial visualization abilities. The findings of the aptitude-bytreatment interaction study have shown that learners benefit most from the Guided VR mode, irrespective of their spatial visualization abilities. This indicates that the VR-based learning environment is able to ser...

Abstract Background At King Abdulaziz University, medical and health science schools depend on admission exams (aptitude achievement) preparatory year scores in their students’ selection. However, with the growing number of applicants drastic changes teaching assessment these colleges, continuous development criteria are needed. In this study, we aimed to evaluate correlation exam scores, addit...

A L L T H E BASIC operations and many of the more complex ones in a library depend fundamentally upon clerical aptitude. Clerical aptitude is necessary in shelving books, in filing various types of cards, in searching for missing books, in using catalogs and indexes, and in revising slipping or typing or cataloging— indeed in almost every operation required in a library. The clerical aptitude r...