Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 13 Issue 5

A design template for transforming games into twenty-first century skills assessments

Claire Scoular

The resources needed to develop assessments of the twenty-first century skills, such as problem solving and collaboration, are huge, and require the introduction of cost-effective…

An examination of the emotional intelligence of school principals and the impact on school climate in public schools in the United Arab Emirates

Maryam Al Shehhi, Khadeegha Alzouebi, Ahmed Ankit

At this juncture, one needs to analyze the problem statement and the purpose of this article. It is an undeniable fact that the schools are no longer classroom-oriented teaching…

Basic psychological needs satisfaction and student engagement: the importance of novelty satisfaction

Abderrahim Benlahcene, Amrita Kaur, Rosna Awang-Hashim

The purpose of this paper is to examine the associations between students' basic psychological needs satisfaction, including novelty satisfaction, and the four aspects of student…

Testing the relationships of motivation, time management and career aspirations on graduate students’ academic success

Ademola Amida, Sameera Algarni, Robert Stupnisky

This study explored graduate students' academic success by testing a hypothesized model based on the self-determination theory (SDT), which posits that motivation, time management…

Examining critical success factors augmenting quality of higher education institutes in India. A SEM_PLS approach

Alka Pandita, Ravi Kiran

Our findings show that the academic culture is base for quality teaching and education delivery and it impacts employee experience through employee involvement in decision-making…

The role of entry exams on higher education: a case study on reforming qualifier exam policies to improve student success while maintaining program quality

Prateek Basavaraj, Mahlagha Sedghi, Ivan Garibay, Ozlem Ozmen Garibay, Arup Ratan Guha

Some degree programs in colleges and universities utilize entrance exams to ensure that students pursuing a given degree have mastered foundational concepts needed for that…

Social entrepreneurship competency: an approach by discipline and gender

José Carlos Vázquez-Parra, Abel García-González, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya

The purpose of this study is to analyze how university men and women in different disciplines of study in Mexico perceive social entrepreneurship competencies, using a…

Student and staff expectations and experiences of a UK–China Transnational Education collaboration

Martin Rowley, Yvonne Skipper

This study reports the results of a survey of teaching staff in the UK and China and two cohorts of Chinese students. We explored perceptions of a Transnational Education (TNE…

An analysis of the representation of cultural content in English coursebooks

Mahdi Dahmardeh, Sung-Do Kim

The aim of this article was to understand about cultural representation in these coursebooks and if it is reflected the status of English as a lingua franca.

A systematic review of educator interventions in facilitating simulation based learning

Frances Scholtz, Suzaan Hughes

The purpose of this paper is to review published research to discern the trends in instructional practices and interventions that educators employ to augment simulation based…

The role of E-service quality in shaping online meeting platforms: a case study from higher education sector

Ahmet Demir, Lubna Maroof, Noor Us Sabbah Khan, Bayad Jamal Ali

In this study, we have collected the response from 200 private university lecturers in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In order to test the hypotheses, we have proposed structural…

Promoting university students' receptive skills through extensive reading in multimedia-based instruction

Mehrdad Rezaee, Majid Farahian, Hani Mansooji

The present study focused on examining the effects of a multimedia-based Internet extensive reading program on promoting the receptive skills of Iranian university students.