Higher Education Research

Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017

  • Does Practice Improve Writing Performance: A Case Study in Taiwan

    Shan-Shan Kung

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 31-34
    Received: Dec. 23, 2016
    Accepted: Jan. 10, 2017
    Published: Feb. 20, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170202.11
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    Abstract: Modern society is highly globalized, making English extraordinarily important in almost all aspects. Taiwan is inevitably affected by this trend because the use of English has been deeply involved in many activities such as economic transactions, textbook translations, development of new techniques, and exchanges of agricultural commodities. The st... Show More
  • Identify Factors That Negatively Influence: Non-English Major Students’ Speaking Skills

    Dao Thi Thanh Hao

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 35-43
    Received: Jan. 09, 2017
    Accepted: Jan. 20, 2017
    Published: Feb. 21, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170202.12
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore five main factors related to teachers, learners, content, teaching methods, and learning environment that negatively affect the speaking skills of students under Vietnamese higher educational context. The participants were 108 non-English major students at Hanoi University of Technology, at different level of... Show More
  • The Application and Assessment of Problem-Based Learning Methods in Biochemistry Classes

    Yin Zhou, Yi Li

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 44-49
    Received: Jan. 16, 2017
    Accepted: Jan. 25, 2017
    Published: Feb. 22, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170202.13
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    Abstract: Problem-based learning (PBL) approach which has been widely applied in pedagogy for decades to brings challenges, interest, motivation and enjoyment into the class environment. In this study, PBL was undertaken for the first time in Biochemistry classes in our institute. According to the teaching effectiveness of classes and the statistic results i... Show More
  • Correlation and Prediction for Preparatory Year Math and Discrete Structure in University of Hail

    Azhari Ahmad

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 50-54
    Received: Jan. 16, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2017
    Published: Mar. 02, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170202.14
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    Abstract: This paper aim to investigate the correlation between preparatory Mathematics and Discrete Structure course studied in the Faculty of computer sciences after passing Prep-MATH. a linear regression equation was used as a model for early prediction of the performance of the student in Discrete Structure, Prep-MATH was considered as independent variab... Show More
  • Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as Catalyst for Entrepreneurial Development of Students in Polytechnics: A Case Study of Accra Polytechnic, Ghana

    Lipsey Samuel Appiah Kwapong, Hannah Benedicta Taylor-Abdulai, Cynthia Oduro Nyarko, Christine Ampofo-Ansa, Emma Donkor, Emelia Ohene Afriyie

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 55-59
    Received: Jan. 25, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2017
    Published: Mar. 03, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170202.15
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    Abstract: This study looks at the current curriculum of two programmes run in Accra Polytechnic: namely Secretaryship and Management Studies on one hand and Fashion Design and Textiles on the other and students’ readiness towards venturing into entrepreneurial ventures. The former programme is geared towards the acquisition of skills to serve industries and ... Show More
  • Investigating the Relationship Between Intergenerational Income Mobility and Higher Education: Comparison Among Urban, Rural and Migrants Groups in Contemporary China

    Jian Li

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
    Pages: 60-75
    Received: Feb. 04, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 20, 2017
    Published: Mar. 03, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170202.16
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    Abstract: Intergenerational income equality involves in the intergenerational mobility. Moreover, higher education is always considered as key elements to stimulate intergenerational mobility. Thus, the ultimate goal of this study is to examine the relationship between intergenerational income mobility and higher education for three major groups, including u... Show More