Participants in this study were ethnic Hungarian secondary students attending high schools in Rom... more Participants in this study were ethnic Hungarian secondary students attending high schools in Romania in which Hungarian was the primary language of instruction. Attitudes of participants toward ethnic and cultural groups were measured using a variation of the Bogardus (1933) Scale of Social Distance. Results were consistent with predictions based on Allport's intergroup contact theory. Students reported a wide range
The tendency to cheat is consubstantial to any kind of education and training process involving w... more The tendency to cheat is consubstantial to any kind of education and training process involving work and effort. The study was conducted on 194 participants, first- and second-year students from the bachelor and master’s programs from several engineering and humanities faculties from Brasov. The Academic Adjustment Questionnaire and the Academic Ethics Questionnaire (AEQ) were applied. The aim of the research was to highlight the internal structure of the two questionnaires and to investigate the associations between academic adjustment, academic dishonesty. Several demographic variables were taken into consideration. The results showed good construct validity and reliability for the scales and significant correlations between academic adjustment and academic dishonesty. Future research should examine to what extent AEQ is able to capture the impact of information technology on dishonest behavior or whether the matter requires a special approach or whether AEQ can support effective intervention programs to stop the phenomenon of academic dishonesty.
We conducted a pretest-posttest study using measures of higher order thinking skills (HOTS), and ... more We conducted a pretest-posttest study using measures of higher order thinking skills (HOTS), and lower order thinking skills (LOTS) in six 12th-grade American Government classrooms taught by three experienced teachers over one semester. One of the three teachers implemented a curriculum in two classes based on experiential education (EE) principles with guidance from the investigators. Students in the EE-emphasized classes demonstrated greater gains in HOTS than the students in the other four classes. There was no difference between the two groups in gains for LOTS. These results suggest that EE instruction in high school classes can promote HOTS more than traditional instruction does with no sacrifice in LOTS.
Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Feb 12, 2016
Abstract Allport’s intergroup contact theory has been used to explain how contact between members... more Abstract Allport’s intergroup contact theory has been used to explain how contact between members of different groups influences the level of acceptance that members of those groups hold towards members of other groups, and to guide the design of programs to increase tolerance. In this study, we examined intergroup contact and social distance data provided by ethnic Hungarians and ethnic Romanians in Romania with respect to each other and the Roma (Gypsy) minority. Hungarians and Romanians reported more contact with members of each other’s groups than with Roma. Hungarians and Romanians also reported greater social distance from Roma than from each other’s groups. These results are interpreted in terms of intergroup contact theory, with recommendations for increasing tolerance towards the Roma.
Participants in this study were ethnic Hungarian secondary students attending high schools in Rom... more Participants in this study were ethnic Hungarian secondary students attending high schools in Romania in which Hungarian was the primary language of instruction. Attitudes of participants toward ethnic and cultural groups were measured using a variation of the Bogardus (1933) Scale of Social Distance. Results were consistent with predictions based on Allport's intergroup contact theory. Students reported a wide range
The tendency to cheat is consubstantial to any kind of education and training process involving w... more The tendency to cheat is consubstantial to any kind of education and training process involving work and effort. The study was conducted on 194 participants, first- and second-year students from the bachelor and master’s programs from several engineering and humanities faculties from Brasov. The Academic Adjustment Questionnaire and the Academic Ethics Questionnaire (AEQ) were applied. The aim of the research was to highlight the internal structure of the two questionnaires and to investigate the associations between academic adjustment, academic dishonesty. Several demographic variables were taken into consideration. The results showed good construct validity and reliability for the scales and significant correlations between academic adjustment and academic dishonesty. Future research should examine to what extent AEQ is able to capture the impact of information technology on dishonest behavior or whether the matter requires a special approach or whether AEQ can support effective intervention programs to stop the phenomenon of academic dishonesty.
We conducted a pretest-posttest study using measures of higher order thinking skills (HOTS), and ... more We conducted a pretest-posttest study using measures of higher order thinking skills (HOTS), and lower order thinking skills (LOTS) in six 12th-grade American Government classrooms taught by three experienced teachers over one semester. One of the three teachers implemented a curriculum in two classes based on experiential education (EE) principles with guidance from the investigators. Students in the EE-emphasized classes demonstrated greater gains in HOTS than the students in the other four classes. There was no difference between the two groups in gains for LOTS. These results suggest that EE instruction in high school classes can promote HOTS more than traditional instruction does with no sacrifice in LOTS.
Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Feb 12, 2016
Abstract Allport’s intergroup contact theory has been used to explain how contact between members... more Abstract Allport’s intergroup contact theory has been used to explain how contact between members of different groups influences the level of acceptance that members of those groups hold towards members of other groups, and to guide the design of programs to increase tolerance. In this study, we examined intergroup contact and social distance data provided by ethnic Hungarians and ethnic Romanians in Romania with respect to each other and the Roma (Gypsy) minority. Hungarians and Romanians reported more contact with members of each other’s groups than with Roma. Hungarians and Romanians also reported greater social distance from Roma than from each other’s groups. These results are interpreted in terms of intergroup contact theory, with recommendations for increasing tolerance towards the Roma.
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