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Improving student satisfaction and learning outcomes with service quality of online courses: evidence from Thai and Indonesian higher education institutions
Chonlatis Darawong, Ani WidayatiThe purpose of this article is to compare Thai students with Indonesian students in regard to the impact of four service quality dimensions on student satisfaction and the…
Registration patterns, student characteristics and dual enrollment success in Georgia
Reanna Berry, Mark Allen Partridge, Tracey King Schaller, P. Wesley RoutonDuring 2016–2020, the number of high school students enrolled at Georgia postsecondary institutions increased by over 110% and public spending on dual enrollment more than doubled…
The predictive validity of entrance scores and short-term performance for long-term success in engineering education
Faisal A. Abdelfattah, Omar S. Obeidat, Yousef A. Salahat, Maha B. BinBakr, Adam A. Al SultanThis study examined predictors of cumulative grade point average (GPA) from entrance scores and successive performance during students' academic work in university engineering…
Lecture-based, virtual reality game-based and their combination: which is better for higher education?
Mirza Rayana Sanzana, Mostafa Osama Mostafa Abdulrazic, Jing Ying Wong, Kher Hui Ng, Shams GhazyThis paper presents an educational virtual reality (VR) game and experiments with different methods of including it into the teaching process. The purpose of this research study…
Construction and validation of barriers to Iranian ESP instructors’ reflective practice scale
Milad Sheikhbanooie, Majid FarahianSince reflectivity has a crucial role in education, it has attracted researchers’ attention in the last decades. As such, the present study aimed to construct and validate a…
The effect of external factors in use of technology among Ha’il university academic faculty: evidence from Saudi Arabia
Imran Khan, Najmonnisa Khan, Fawaz Jazim, Yaser Hasan Al-Mamary, Mohammed Abdulrab, Abdullah Mohammed Al-GhurbaniThe purpose of this paper is to explore external factors: organization technical support, organization administrative support, organization infrastructure and resources, and…
Personality traits as predictor of metacognitive skills and creativity in electronic university students: a structural model of academic achievement
Yasamin AbediniThe present study aimed to present a structural model of the relationships between personality traits, metacognitive awareness, creativity and academic achievement in virtual…
Predicting students' engagement from hope and mindfulness
Edem Maxwell Azila-Gbettor, Christopher Mensah, Eli Ayawo Atatsi, Martin Kwasi AbiemoThe study examines a mediated mechanism for enhancing students' engagement i.e. peer, intellectual and academic engagement within a higher education setup via the interaction of…
Sustainability and accounting education: perspectives of undergraduate accounting students in Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim El-Sayed EbaidThe purpose of this study is to explore undergraduate accounting students' perceptions and understanding of the concept of sustainable development. Moreover, this study aims to…
The effect of service quality on behavioural intention: the mediating role of student satisfaction and switching barriers in private universities
Peter Sin Howe Tan, Yuen Onn Choong, I-Chi ChenThe aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between perception of service quality, student satisfaction, switching barriers on behavioural intentions among private higher…
Examining the factor structure of quality of technical education: evidence from Punjab state of India
Neeraj Kumar, Pooja Choudhary, Anees Ahmad, Swapnarag Swain, Pankaj Kumar SinghThe purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the quality of technical education in a developing nation, India.
Blended learning: the amount of requisite professional competencies in faculty members of Al Ain University from viewpoint of students
Hani Yousef Jarrah, Mohammad Issa Alhourani, Hussein Salem Al-SrehanThe purpose of the present research is to examine the role and influence of modern method of blended learning in the formation and development of professional competencies on the…
Assessing students' self-assessment ability in an interdisciplinary domain
Sarah Alturki, Heiner StuckenschmidtThe purpose of this study is to determine whether students' self-assessment (SSA) could be used as a significant attribute to predict students' future academic achievement.
The implication of multicultural education on students' learning approaches in biosciences and pharmacy courses
Zhi Xiang Ng, Phaik Har YongThe globalisation of higher education has created new challenges for educators to remain dynamic in teaching science undergraduates with diverse cultural backgrounds. The current…
Perceptions of online self- and peer-assessment: accounting students in a large undergraduate cohort
Teresa Michelle Pidduck, Nadia BauerSelf-assessment (SA) and peer-assessment (PA) are considered useful tools in the development of lifelong learning and reflective skills. The authors implemented a teaching…
Assessing the outcomes of an active learning exercise
Marie Elaine Gioiosa, Katherine KinkelaThe purpose of this study is to propose an alternative approach to the think-pair-share active learning method and assess it for outcomes.
Modeling students' mathematics achievement and performance through teaching quality: SERVQUAL perspective
Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Courage Simon Kofi Dogbe, Samuel Kwesi Asiedu-AddoThis study explored the effect of mathematics teaching quality on mathematics achievement among undergraduate students, using the SERVQUAL model.
Staying positive among negativities: strategies employed by teachers in Sri Lankan state universities to manage their wellbeing
Rozilini Mary Fernandez-Chung, Sudakshi Medhani De ZoysaTeacher wellbeing is critical given its impact on students’ experience and achievement. This qualitative study provides insights into teacher wellbeing in Sri Lankan state…
Is the vitality of Malaysian academics at stake?
Noor Liza Adnan, Rokiah Muda, Wan Noor Hazlina Wan Jusoh, Rohana YusoffAcademic vitality and burnout studies can help the university administrators and lecturers to develop a quality education and provide more conducive working environments. Hence…
Exploring the student perspectives on the barriers of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis
Shikha RanaThe present study aims to gauge the perspectives of students on the difficulties they faced during online learning during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19…
Workplace deviant behavior among employees of Islamic-based universities in Lampung: the moderating role of Islamic workplace spirituality
Eka Pariyanti, Andiana Rosid, Wiwiek Rabiatul AdawiyahThe purpose of this study is to determine whether or not Islamic Workplace Spirituality (IWS) acts as a moderator in the relationship between Organizational Justice (OJ), Job…
Recognizing leadership styles through the use of a serious game
Fernando Almeida, Zoltan BuzadyThis study aims to present a practical approach to recognizing leadership styles by adopting a serious game in the context of an entrepreneurship course in higher education.
E-learning in higher education during COVID-19: evidence from blackboard learning system
Syed Ali Raza, Zubaida Qazi, Wasim Qazi, Maiyra AhmedThe blackboard learning system is an online platform designed for e-learning employed by higher education institutes like universities that facilities students to continue…
Economic and social impact of Malaysian higher education: stakeholders' perspectives
Suriyani Muhamad, Suhal Kusairi, Nazli Aziz, Rokiah Kadir, Wan Zulkifli Wan KassimThis study examined the economic and social impact of Malaysian universities on their communities from stakeholders' perspectives. It analysed whether university stakeholders'…
Factors contributing to Gen Z's deep learning: investigating undergraduates' course experience in Malaysian private higher education institutions
Lei Mee Thien, Mi-Chelle Leong, Fei Ping PorThis study aims to examine the relationship between undergraduates' course experience and their deep learning approach and to identify areas of improvement to facilitate students'…
Psychological distress among students of higher education due to e-learning crackup: moderating role of university support
Zubaida Qazi, Wasim Qazi, Syed Ali Raza, Komal Akram KhanThe emergence of electronic learning during the COVID-19 outbreak has been the way by which higher education has attempted to save the situation. However, e-learning still causes…
Higher education amid COVID-19 pandemic: contributions from resilience, positive orientation and grit
Afsaneh GhanizadehThe major purpose of the present study is to investigate the contribution of academic resilience in accounting for two motivational and attitudinal constructs ? Grit and positive…
“I had no idea until now”: preparing doctoral students in education for the professoriate
Rachel L. Renbarger, David Michael Rehfeld, Tracey SulakWith the number of doctoral degrees awarded increasing and full-time and tenure-track jobs decreasing, doctoral graduates are entering a fierce job market. Lack of knowledge and…
Prevalence and underlying factors of depressive disorders among PhD students: a mixed-method study in the Indian context
Leethu LT, Sibasis Hense, Prakash Babu Kodali, Kavumpurathu Raman ThankappanThis study estimated the prevalence of depressive disorders among PhD students and analyzed the underlying factors in the Indian context.
Academic entitlement amid social change in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Maura A.E. Pilotti, Runna Al Ghazo, Sami Juma Al ShamsiThe present field research aimed to assess whether gender differences exist in academic entitlement among college students of a society in rapid transition from a patriarchal…
Teaching diversity in North American higher education master's programs: curricula and rationales
MaryBeth Walpole, Felicia Crockett, Stephanie LezotteThis study aims to examine North American master's programs in higher education administration, leadership and student affairs; the extent to which these programs incorporate…
Assessing international students' satisfaction of a Jordanian university using the service quality model
Ayman Abu-Rumman, Rasha QawasmehEducation plays a key role in socio-economic development and globalization has increased the numbers of students wanting to study abroad. Attracting international students is…
How integration of information and communication technologies impact academic achievement? An empirical study on Sindh education foundation
Amjad Ali Rind, Muhammad Mujtaba Asad, Shahmeer Ali Marri, Fahad Sherwani, Fazal Ur RehmanThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of Introduction of Smart Teaching and Learning (INSTAL) project on students' academic achievements in terms of students'…
Adoption of students' loan schemes: the contingent role of financial knowledge
Gloria Ocran, Livingstone Divine CaesarDespite the introduction of structural reforms to the students' loan scheme (SLS) in Ghana's higher education sector, patronage is still low. This paper aims to examine the…
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