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Family Influence On Chinese International Students’ Sense Of Coherence, Yiwen Zhang
Family Influence On Chinese International Students’ Sense Of Coherence, Yiwen Zhang
Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017
As the number of Chinese international students rapidly increases in U.S. colleges, it becomes important to understand the factors that contribute to their mental health, especially during their first semester of adjustment to the new culture. This study tested the hypothesis that: family condition predicts Chinese International Students’ Sense of Coherence (SOC), the overall capacity of handling tension derived from life stressors, with adaptation performance works as a mediation during their first semester. Data collection sessions were conducted for a collage-based cohort of 43 freshman Chinese international students at the beginning and at the end of their first semester. Participants …
Best Practices For Online Tutorials In Academic Libraries, Kari Haynes
Best Practices For Online Tutorials In Academic Libraries, Kari Haynes
Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017
In a world that is increasingly dependent on technology, libraries must find ways to harness this tool to stay relevant to the communities they serve. For example, Briggs Library offers onsite training as well as online tutorials to reach all types of users. The purpose of my literature review and research was to identify the best practices for online. This was achieved by locating academic sources that described how other university libraries created effective online tutorials. I came to the conclusion that effective online tutorials meet diverse student learning needs by using similar teaching strategies. Furthermore, the various universities made …