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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDevelopment Model to Improve the Quality of Academic Administration: A Case StudyTawee Puengphai, Sakthai Surakitborworn, Wittaya AreeratProblem statement: Academic teaching and learning of Ban Nongkham Borkaeowittaya School were not consistent with the current change to allow students to learn in accordance with the educational reform. Students could not be developed to their full potential. Most teaching methods still revolved around the teachers and lacked the learning encouragement of students with a variety of methods. Purpose: (1) … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 27 Oct 2011 · 8,152 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Computer Use in Science and Technology Lesson on Success and Attitude TowardsCem O. Guzeller, Mustafa DogruProblem statement: Computer being indispensable in our daily lives came into use in all fields of education. Use of computer for education activities became mandatory. This research is an experimental research performed by use of computer in science and technology and is important in terms of serving science education. General purpose of this research is to reveal the effect of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 10 Aug 2011 · 10,034 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAggressive Driving Behavior: Undergraduate Students StudyRungson ChomeyaProblem statement: The main purposes of this research were (1) to study the aggressive driving behavior of graduate students, (2) to develop aggressive driving behavior standard test, (3) to compare the aggressive driving behavior between gender, years of study, academic achievement, driving confidence and driving experience and (4) to study the relationship among aggressive driving behavior, driving confidence, driving experience … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,236 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLearning Outcomes of Project-Based and Inquiry-Based Learning ActivitiesMookdaporn Panasan, Prasart NuangchalermProblem statement: Organization of science learning activities is appnecessary to rely on various methods of organization of learning and to be appropriate to learners. Organization of project-based learning activities and inquiry-based learning activities are teaching methods which can help students understand scientific knowledge. It would be more efficient. This study aimed to compare learning achievement, science process skills and analytical … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 10,456 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLearning outcomes between Socioscientific Issues-Based Learning and Conventional Learning ActivitiesPiyaluk Wongsri, Prasart NuangchalermProblem statement: Socioscientific issues-based learning activity is essential for scientific reasoning skills and it could be used for analyzing problems be applied to each situation for more successful and suitable. The purposes of this research aimed to compare learning achievement, analytical thinking and moral reasoning of seventh grade students who were organized between socioscientific issues-based learning and conventional learning activities. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,061 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Students' Beliefs on Mathematics and Achievement of University Students: Regression Analysis ApproachVelo Suthar, Rohani Ahmad TarmiziProblem statement: At present, after almost more than 20-decades, Malaysia can boast of a solid national philosophy of education, despite tremendous struggles and hopes. The professional learning opportunities are necessary to enhance, support and sustain student's mathematics achievement. Approach: Empirical evidence had shown that student's belief in mathematics is crucial in meeting career aspiration. In addition mathematical beliefs are closely … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,016 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of 7-E, KWL and Conventional Instruction on Analytical Thinking, Learning Achievement and Attitudes toward Chemistry LearningRungrawee Siribunnam, Sombat TayraukhamProblem statement: The purposes of this research were to compare in analytical thinking, science learning achievement and attitudes toward chemistry learning of Matthayomsuksa 5 students who learned using the 7-E learning cycle, KWL learning method and conventional approach. Approach: The sample consisted of 154 Matthayomsuksa 5 students attending in the first semester of the academic year 2008, Phayakkhaphumwitthayakhan School, Phayakkhaphumphisai … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 9,078 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCognitive and Non-Cognitive Characteristics as Determinants of Success in Professional Courses at Undergraduate StageZebun Nisa KhanProblem statement: Professional education is the principle means of the developing the human resource. Students who do not perform well in professional courses are not in any way better than those who do not have professional knowledge, because their chances of employment and efficient working are bleak. The present study attempted to examine success in different professional courses at undergraduate … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,414 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAddictive Behaviors Amongst University Students: Contributing Factors, Student’s Perception and Addiction RatesAhmad Houri, Mirvat HammoudFactors contributing to addictive behaviors affecting student health are analyzed in this study. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of illegal drugs are assessed in a sample of 290 university students. General averages indicate that 37.2% of students smoke cigarettes, 49.8% drink alcohol regularly, and 17.9% have tried illegal drugs while 4.8% of them use it regularly. Age, academic achievement, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,410 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow Prepared are Trainee Teachers of University Putra Malaysia (UPM) to Integrate Computer Technology in Classroom Teaching?Shamsiah Mohamed, Ab. Rahim BakarThis research is a presentation of a study on trainee teachers' preparedness to integrate computer technology in teaching. One-hundred and thirty-nine trainee teachers participated in the study. They comprised 12.2% male students and 87.8% female. They majored in agricultural science, home-science, language, economics or accounting and science and mathematics. Their academic achievements were between 2.00 and 3.74 (Mean = 2.91, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,799 accessesView PDFCite