Causes of Undergraduate Students’ Underachievement in a Gulf Cooperation Council Country (GCC) University

Johnson, Chithira; Gitay, Rizwan; Hazaa, Khalifa Al; Abdel‐Salam, Abdel‐Salam G.; Mohamed, Radwa Ismail; Said, Ahmed Ben; Al-Tameemi, Rusol Adil Naji; Romanowski, Michael H.

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“…Much of the effort in the teaching and learning processes are devoted to the student's taking and successfully passing the written examination. Teacher's disregard of performance-based and authentic assessment tasks results to student's lack of competence and underachievement (Johnson, 2022).…”

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The Use of Primary Literature in Teaching Science as a Strategy in Addressing Surface Learning: A Synthesis

Tabamo

2023

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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The Goals of Science Education in the Philippines have always been centred on the development of scientific process and inquiry skills, values, and attitudes that can be of help for every individual, the community, and the country through the provision of high-quality Science Education. However, the teacher's conceptual and memory-based rather than procedural and inquiry-based approaches to teaching science led the students to resort to surface approach to learning (absorption and regurgitation of facts) rather than deep approach to learning (applying, analysing, creating, and demonstrating) leading to their inability to develop science process and inquiry skills. This paper reviews some of the studies that focus on the use of primary literature in teaching science that helps the students transition from surface approach (performance goal oriented) to deep approach (mastery goal oriented) to learning in order to develop science process skills and inquiry skills.It specifically seeks to identify the factors that contribute to this problem and the effects it will have to the present education landscape. This study made use of systematic review methods to analyse a total of thirteen (13) journals which were all published between the years 2013 to 2023 and reported outcomes consistent with the purpose of the study. Results revealed that there are three major factors that contribute to the student's lack of motivation to learn science and inability to develop science process skills and inquiry skills. These include teacher's ineffective and inefficient teaching of science, poorly written textbooks and instructional materials, and heavy reliance on conventional teaching-learning activities and assessment methods. Hence, the student's low motivation and under-performance in science result from problems in our education system (ineffective and inefficient approaches, materials, and assessments). It is recommended that primary literature be integrated in Science Education curriculum in order to expose the students to the processes and mechanisms of science.

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The Use of Primary Literature in Teaching Science as a Strategy in Addressing Surface Learning: A Synthesis

Tabamo

2023

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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“…Colleges should also strive to raise awareness about the impact of social problems on students' mental health and academic performance to destigmatize seeking help and encourage students to access available resources [6]. Implementing these recommendations can contribute to a positive academic experience, enhance student retention rates, and foster a supportive and thriving learning community [10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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Psychological Factors and Health Impacts on Academic Achievements among Kuwaiti Students

2023

J Community Med Public Health

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“…Also, in order to choose his studies and career in all of his confluences of existence with the shared concern of serving society and the development of his responsibilities, an individual must first become aware of his characteristics and develop them [22,23]. The findings by Johnson et al [24] reported that students believed that academic issues were the most frequent causes of academic underachievement, while social adjustment causes were discovered to be the least frequent.…”

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A Study on the Causes of Low Level of Students in Undergraduate Level Compared to the Secondary School Level

Sheikh¹

2023

AJPAS

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This paper aims to study and address the phenomenon of low level of students in the university compared to their level in the secondary stage, through the study sample represented in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Al-Neelain University (Batch 2019) using the statistical package (SPSS) and using its outputs to help decision makers to choose optimal solutions to address this phenomenon.

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Causes of Undergraduate Students’ Underachievement in a Gulf Cooperation Council Country (GCC) University

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The Use of Primary Literature in Teaching Science as a Strategy in Addressing Surface Learning: A Synthesis

The Use of Primary Literature in Teaching Science as a Strategy in Addressing Surface Learning: A Synthesis

Psychological Factors and Health Impacts on Academic Achievements among Kuwaiti Students

A Study on the Causes of Low Level of Students in Undergraduate Level Compared to the Secondary School Level

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