Student advising is an important and time-consuming effort in academic life. This paper attempts to solve a technology-based “last mile” problem by developing and evaluating a web-based decision support tool (the Online Advisor) that helps advisors and students make better use of an already present university student information system. Two questionnaires were administered to 20 undergraduate s...

The research aimed at studying the factors affecting students' academic commitment using method of logistic regression, Clarify their characteristics, and maximum likelihood estimation MLE used to estimate parameter model for a study sample 1580 students. characteristics regression model, constructing estimating its parameters were highlighted. showed effectiveness measure that affect Imam Muha...

Placement in prestigious research institutions for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) PhD recipients is generally considered to be optimal. Yet some doctoral recipients are not interested in intensive research careers and instead seek alternative careers, outside but also within academe (for example teaching positions in Liberal Arts Schools). Recent attention to non-acade...

Acknowledgments I wish to thank my advisor, Prof. David Peleg, for leading me step by step through the academic research. I thank him for his kindness, patience, and for his part in making my past year so interesting and enjoyable.

abstract   introduction: the aim of present study was the investigation of simple and multiple correlations of motivational strategies (self-efficacy, achievement goals and test anxiety) with english language academic performance.   methods: for this purpose, 296 pre university students (139 girls and 157 boys) were selected by clustery random sampling and motivational strategies and achievemen...

Academic advising is a key role for faculty in the educational process of health professionals; however, the best practice of effective academic advising for occupational and physical therapy students has not been identified in the current literature. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to assess and improve the faculty/student advisor/advisee process within occupational and ...

Hispanics, the nation’s largest ethnic minority, are largely characterized by their low levels of education and Spanish-speaking backgrounds. In 1989, 96% of Hispanic school-aged children lived in homes where Spanish is spoken at home. Because many Hispanics speak Spanish at home, this study seeks to explore the association between foreign language use at home and academic achievement. Using da...

While the search interfaces used by common academic digital libraries provide easy access to a wealth of peer-reviewed literature, their little support for exploratory browsing. When faced with complex task (such as one that requires knowledge discovery), browsing is an important first step in process. To more effectively browsing, we have designed and implemented novel library interface (KLink...