In two studies, we examined the role of perceived fulfillment of parental expectations in the subjective well-being of college students. In Study 1, we found that American college students reported having higher levels of life satisfaction and self-esteem than did Japanese college students. American college students also reported having fulfilled parental expectations to a greater degree than d...

This study investigates how students’ prior expectations of technology affect overall learning outcomes across two adaptive systems, one gamebased (iSTART-ME) and one non-game based (iSTART-Regular). The current study (n=83) is part of a larger study (n=124) intended to teach reading comprehension strategies to high school students. Results revealed that students’ prior expectations impacted le...

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....

In spite of the important role of income expectations in economics, economists know little about how people actually form these expectations. We use a unique data set that contains the explicit income expectations of medical students over a 25-year time period to examine how students form income expectations. We examine whether students condition their expectations on their own ability, contemp...

BACKGROUND Research into teacher expectations has shown that these have an effect on student achievement. Some researchers have explored the impact of various student characteristics on teachers' expectations. One attribute of interest is ethnicity. AIMS This study aimed to explore differences in teachers' expectations and judgments of student reading performance for Maori, Pacific Island, As...

In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed 89 students from four courses to elicit their expectations of the nature of the skills and knowledge, and the degree of self-management and collaboration, which was required for their courses. We compared their responses to the expectations set out in the New Zealand Qualifications Framework. We also sampled a small number (6) of lecturers and compared...

OBJECTIVE To examine gender differences in initial and long-term salary and practice ownership expectations among first-year veterinary students. DESIGN Survey. SAMPLE First-year veterinary students at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine during 2000 through 2003 and 2005 through 2009. PROCEDURES A 1-page survey was distributed to students during orientation ...