The relationship between university students’ perceptions of their academic environment, their approaches to study, and academic outcomes was investigated at both university and faculty levels. The responses of a large, cross-disciplinary sample of undergraduate students were analysed using higher order path and regression analyses, and the results conŽ rmed students’ perceptions as in uencing...

PURPOSE This study examines health perceptions, self and body image, physical exercise and nutrition among undergraduate students. METHODS A structured, self-reported questionnaire was administered to more than 1500 students at a large academic institute in Israel. The study population was heterogenic in both gender and fields of academic study. RESULTS High correlations between health perc...

PURPOSE The educational environment (EE) plays a very important role in effective student learning. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) is a validated tool to assess the EE. This study aimed to collect baseline information about our medical student's perception of the EE, and to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses as well as scope for improvements in the current EE. ...

We examinewhether student personality type helps explain differences in students’ course perceptions across sections that varied only in the usage of cooperative learning. We use theMyers Briggs Type Indicator to classify students based on their preferredways to take in information.We then compare the perceptions of students engaged in cooperative learning with perceptions of students engaged i...

the purpose of the study is to evaluate the service quality of islamic azad university of mazandaran. the study was a descriptive survey. the statistical population consists of all islamic azad university students of mazandaran and 373 students were chosen through stratified random sampling method as the sample of the study. the data were collected using the servqual standardized questionnaire....

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to evaluate nursing students' perceptions of their educational environment in a private college. Perceptions were compared between genders and 2 bachelor's programs. METHODS A total of 219 students participated in this study, drawn from the Generic Bachelor of Science in Nursing (GBSN) and the Post-Registered Nurse Bachelor of Science in Nursing (PRBSN)...

In a sample of 368 Chinese high school students, the present study examined the different effects of Chinese high school students' academic stress on their depressive symptoms and the moderating effects of gender and students' perceptions of school climate on the relationships between their academic stress and depressive symptoms. Regression mixture model identified two different kinds of subgr...

We used structural modeling procedures to assess the influence of past math grades, math ability perceptions, performance expectancies, and value perceptions on the level of math anxiety reported in a sample of 7ththrough 9th-grade students (N = 250). A second set of analyses examined the relative influence of these performance, self-perception, and affect variables on students' subsequent grad...

BACKGROUND Addiction, or substance dependence, is nowadays considered a chronic relapsing condition. However, perceptions of addiction vary widely, also among healthcare professionals. Perceptions of addiction are thought to contribute to attitude and stigma towards patients with addiction. However, studies into perceptions of addiction among healthcare professionals are limited and instruments...