English language proficiency and academic performance: A study of a medical preparatory year program in Saudi Arabia

Kaliyadan, Feroze; Thalamkandathil, Nazer; Parupalli, Srinivas Rao; Amin, Tarek Tawfik; Balaha, Magdy Hassan; Ali, Waleed

doi:10.4103/2231-0770.165126

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“…[20] The proficiency of the students in the use of the English language is a critical determinant in understanding not only Nursing Leadership and Management concepts but also other subjects or courses in the nursing program. [21] Nursing being one of the healthcare professions requires the mastery of English as a language of communication among colleagues in the continuity of care. [22] Grades obtained in a particular course may impact future performance.…”

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“…[14] The NPVS-R questionnaire consists of 26 items, which are divided into the five factors previously mentioned. Items 16,17,18,20,21,22,23,24, and 25 are classified under factor 1, which is caring; items 4, 10, 11, 19, and 26 are classified under factor 2, which is activism; items 1, 2, 9, 14, and 15 are classified under factor 3, which is trust; items 6, 7, 5, and 8 are classified under factor 4, which is professionalism; and lastly, items 3, 12, and 13 are classified under factor 5, which is justice. Responses are rated on a scale ranging from 1 ("not important") to 5 ("most important") with a possible range of scores between 26 and 130.…”

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Professional values of nursing students in nursing leadership and management course

Alboliteeh

2019

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Introduction: Determining the innate professional values of nursing students during their academic years in nursing schools provide a more concrete measurement of their professional readiness when they become licensed nurses. Background: Among all nursing subjects and courses, the Nursing Leadership and Management contains topics that emphasize professional adjustment and value development among students to become more professionally ready for the real world experience of the nursing profession. Objective: The study aimed to determine the perceived professional value orientation of the students to the five factors of Nurse Professional Values Scale-Revised. These factors are the values of Caring, Professionalism, Trust, Activism, and Justice.Methodology: Using quantitative cross-sectional study design as the methodology, it included 200 nursing students both from the female and male campuses of a Saudi University. These 200 students as participants have finished the course Nursing Leadership and Management.Results: The responses of the participants are mostly focused on the Caring factor where when ranked occupies the first top five (5) positions relating to the items 22, 21, 24, 25 23 with a mean of 3.49 (SD = 1.19), 3.44 (SD = 1.28), 3.44 (SD = 1.24), 3.39 (SD = 1.28), 3.37 (SD = 1.22), respectively. While the bottom five (5) of the responses pertains to the factors Professionalism (item 6), Caring (item 18), Professionalism (item 5), Trust (items 2 and 1). These factors received a mean of 3.9 (SD = 1.25), 3.17 (SD = 1.35), 3.16 (SD = 1.15), 3.14 (SD = 1.22), 3.00 (SD = 1.39), respectively.Conclusion: Caring being the essential element of the nursing profession is the most valued quality of nursing students. A full understanding of the essence of caring allows the future nurse professionals to deliver compassionate and sensitive nursing service.

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Professional values of nursing students in nursing leadership and management course

Alboliteeh

2019

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“…Kong et al (2012) suggested students are more prepared for meaningful instruction and performance in academic subjects that are taught using the English language if they are proficient in English. There are suggestions that students who are not English native but fluent in English would perform better in higher education compared to students who are not (Kaliyadan et al, 2015;Martirosyan et al, 2015).…”

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Factors Influencing Accounting Students Under-Performance: A Case Study in a Malaysian Public University

Shaffee

Ahmad

Idris

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International Journal of Education and Practice

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This study examines the factors influencing students' under-performance in an advanced financial reporting course. Specifically, this study examines four factors which may influence the accounting students' under-performance in an advanced financial reporting course, namely class attendance, curricular activities, internship experience and English language proficiency. This study conducted a questionnaire survey on 83 final year accounting students who had failed the advanced financial reporting course at least once. The results indicated that class attendance, curricular activities and internship experience are associated with students' under-performance in this course. However, English language proficiency is not a significant factor influencing students' under-performance in the advanced financial reporting course. This indicates that understanding the content rather than the language used to teach the course is more important for student success in this field. However, further analysis shows that English language and curricular activities are significant factors for success in the advanced financial reporting course when regressed with other factors. These findings could assist academics in understanding the factors influencing students' under-performance in the advanced financial reporting course and subsequently help develop strategies to improve results in the classroom. Contribution/Originality: This study contributes to existing literature on the importance of class attendance, curricular activities, internship experience and English language proficiency on accounting students' performance in the advanced financial reporting course. 1. INTRODUCTION It is undeniable that education is important for Malaysia's economic and social development. The Malaysian Higher Education Blueprint 2015-2025 emphasizes that the learning journey does not only inspire creativity and fosters innovation but can also nurture youth with the necessary skills to enable them to compete in the modern labor market, which is a key driver of economic growth. The government's initiatives through the New Economic Model, Economic Transformation Plan and Government Transformation Plan are to ensure that the education system continues to progress in tandem with all the said initiatives. In view of these initiatives, one of the public

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“…Addition of this strategy will have a positive effect on the students' vocabulary. (Kaliyadan et al, 2015). It is a planned oral reading of a text connected to the topic of a study.…”

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Effectiveness of Reading Aloud Strategies for Inferential Reading Comprehension Skills and Text Difficulties of Saudi Students at University Level

2019

IJITEE

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Reading comprehension is the ability to process text. It is an essential part of learning for university students. A lot of strategies are used for reading. Among them, reading aloud strategies are vital reading strategies. Saudi Arabia is a country where English is to be spoken as a second language. Due to weak school basal reading, the Saudi students have problem with reading text level where they are failed at university learning material for high-level reading skills such as inferential, evaluative, and critical reading. However; in this study, a survey was distributed among 27 students to know their opinion about the effectiveness of reading aloud strategies for inferential reading comprehension skills and text difficulties of Saudi students at the university level. Convenience sampling was used as both the researchers were from the same place. The study was conducted at the Department of English. College of Arts, KingFaisal University, Alhasa. SPSS descriptive statistics were used for analysis by using SPSS version 21. Atlas-ti 8 reports were also used for the elaboration of major themes during the literature review from previous research studies. The findings showed reasonable effectiveness of these strategies. These strategies were also recommended for future research on inferential reading comprehension skills and the solution of difficult text by having the present set up of strategies being used by Saudi university level students.

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English language proficiency and academic performance: A study of a medical preparatory year program in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 39 publications

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Professional values of nursing students in nursing leadership and management course

Professional values of nursing students in nursing leadership and management course

Factors Influencing Accounting Students Under-Performance: A Case Study in a Malaysian Public University

Effectiveness of Reading Aloud Strategies for Inferential Reading Comprehension Skills and Text Difficulties of Saudi Students at University Level

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