English Language Proficiency As An Indicator Of Academic Performance At A Tertiary Institution

Stephen, Dawn; Welman, J. C.; Jordaan, Wilhelm

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“…These results therefore also build upon the work of others that have researched research productivity in this context (Stephen et al, 2004) by offering insight into how research productivity might be constrained in this context; in this case through the influence of values.…”

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Research Productivity and Values

Callaghan

2014

MJSS

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2014

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“…These include the transition from secondary school to university, student motivation, study methods, teaching strategies, interaction between students, academic and social systems of the university, cultural expectations, psychosocial factors and lack of finances. [7][8][9][10] One or more of these factors could lead to stress, which could hinder academic potential by distracting students' focus from their studies. [11] Research has shown that self-concept positively affects the success of nursing students' ability to manage anxiety and stress related to studying.…”

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Factors causing stress among first-year students attending a nursing college in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Langtree

Razak

Haffejee

2018

AJHPE

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ResearchIn South Africa (SA), higher education students exhibit progressively poor success rates.[1] The Council on Higher Education (CHE) observed that only 35% of all first-year entrants graduate within 5 years.[1] In KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, SA, the majority of nurses are trained at a college of nursing, which has satellite campuses throughout the province. [2] There is, however, a high failure rate among these students, mostly in the first year of study. Because of academic failure, 22% of students leave the training programme after the first year [3] -a precarious situation, considering the shortage of professional nurses faced by the country. [4,5] In an attempt to address this high attrition rate, the admission criteria for entry into the programme were increased, but this did not have a noticeable influence on the pass rate.Students entering SA higher education institutions usually come from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds, with resultant varying life experiences and educational opportunities, including different expectations, needs and academic potential.[6] Academic success does not entirely consist of one's application of intellectual capacity. There are many other factors that directly or indirectly affect academic success. These include the transition from secondary school to university, student motivation, study methods, teaching strategies, interaction between students, academic and social systems of the university, cultural expectations, psychosocial factors and lack of finances. [7][8][9][10] One or more of these factors could lead to stress, which could hinder academic potential by distracting students' focus from their studies. [11] Research has shown that self-concept positively affects the success of nursing students' ability to manage anxiety and stress related to studying.Specifically, if a student is confident in his/her ability and remains motivated, he/she is more likely to succeed academically, resulting in lower dropout rates. Whereas the overwhelming stress associated with test anxiety has a negative relationship with academic achievements, this could lead to a decrease in the academic success of students. [12] The nursing programme also contains both intensive coursework and practical components at hospitals, which may become overwhelming and stressful with regard to a student's ability to cope with examinations. [12] Attrition rates among nursing students remain high, irrespective of attempts by institutions to provide strategies such as selection in line with quality of students, and implementing student mentoring and tutoring.It is unknown whether the stress factors that affect students attending a large university with many different faculties are different from those of students who attend smaller tertiary institutions that train them in one particular course only. In nursing, stress factors related to the clinical learning environment are well documented. [10,13,14] The increased stress of nursing students is due to the simultaneous learning in both academ...

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“…Rote learning, without very much effort at comprehension, often seems to be characteristic of their school experience (Stephen et al, 2004). Students are often more interested in passing exams than gaining knowledge, and feel as though they are being deprived of something when they are not simply provided with answers (Stephen et al, 2004). Thanasoulas (2001) maintains that students who do not come from suitable educational backgrounds are unable to accurately understand and interpret information that is presented to them.…”

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“…They often come from environments that present them with very little that would stimulate thought that is beyond their direct experience (Fiske & Ladd, 2005). The school setting is frequently not conducive to meaningful learning and students are often taught by under qualified teachers who lack the necessary skills to develop the learner's cognitive abilities (Stephen, Welman, & Jordaan, 2004;Fiske & Ladd, 2005). Rote learning, without very much effort at comprehension, often seems to be characteristic of their school experience (Stephen et al, 2004).…”

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“…The school setting is frequently not conducive to meaningful learning and students are often taught by under qualified teachers who lack the necessary skills to develop the learner's cognitive abilities (Stephen, Welman, & Jordaan, 2004;Fiske & Ladd, 2005). Rote learning, without very much effort at comprehension, often seems to be characteristic of their school experience (Stephen et al, 2004). Students are often more interested in passing exams than gaining knowledge, and feel as though they are being deprived of something when they are not simply provided with answers (Stephen et al, 2004).…”

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Information communication technology in the form of an expert system shell as a cognitive tool to facilitate higher-order thinking

Collins

Knoetze

2014

AJET

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Information communication technology is capable of contributing supplementary teaching and learning strategies that can be used to address various educational challenges faced by higher education. Students who enter South African higher education institutions are often academically under-prepared and have not developed the cognitive skills required to engage in meaningful learning. When students build expert systems they are required to demonstrate the reasoning of an expert and to exhibit an understanding of causal relationships and procedural knowledge. This study formulated design principles in the form of conjectures and principles related to a learning environment that uses technology as a cognitive tool in the form of an expert system shell to promote higher-order thinking skills. The conjectures and principles formulated during this study are expressed in terms of the characteristics, procedures and arguments associated with a learning environment that uses technology in the form of an expert system shell to facilitate higher-order thinking. These conjectures and principles were separated into seven interrelated clusters: initial exposure, guided discovery learning, designing the expert system on paper, creating domain awareness, linking conceptual understanding to a representation of that understanding, hands-on development, and problem engagement.

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English Language Proficiency As An Indicator Of Academic Performance At A Tertiary Institution

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