‘My family’s goals are also my goals’: the relationship between collectivism, distal utility value, and learning and career goals of international university students in Germany

Mok, Sog Yee; Bakaç, Cafer; Froehlich, Laura

doi:10.1007/s10775-020-09447-y

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“…The child's development is even influenced by interactions in more distal environments such as their community and the broader society and its institutions, political and economic systems, social media and others. As regards the development of children's educational and learningrelated beliefs, attitudes, motivations, and other psychological functions, we could also see them as being shaped by their interactions in the home, school, and other relevant social environments [53,54]. Even actual educational achievement can be viewed as being distally shaped by these environmental systems [55].…”

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Using Machine Learning Approaches to Explore Non-Cognitive Variables Influencing Reading Proficiency in English among Filipino Learners

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Filipino students ranked last in reading proficiency among all countries/territories in the PISA 2018, with only 19% meeting the minimum (Level 2) standard. It is imperative to understand the range of factors that contribute to low reading proficiency, specifically variables that can be the target of interventions to help students with poor reading proficiency. We used machine learning approaches, specifically binary classification methods, to identify the variables that best predict low (Level 1b and lower) vs. higher (Level 1a or better) reading proficiency using the Philippine PISA data from a nationally representative sample of 15-year-old students. Several binary classification methods were applied, and the best classification model was derived using support vector machines (SVM), with 81.2% average test accuracy. The 20 variables with the highest impact in the model were identified and interpreted using a socioecological perspective of development and learning. These variables included students’ home-related resources and socioeconomic constraints, learning motivation and mindsets, classroom reading experiences with teachers, reading self-beliefs, attitudes, and experiences, and social experiences in the school environment. The results were discussed with reference to the need for a systems perspective to addresses poor proficiency, requiring interconnected interventions that go beyond students’ classroom reading.

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Using Machine Learning Approaches to Explore Non-Cognitive Variables Influencing Reading Proficiency in English among Filipino Learners

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“…Findings from the current study suggest that Item 6 ( I become interested in new pursuits every few months —reverse-scored) and Item 7 ( I finish whatever I begin ) are particularly problematic, as they negatively correlated with other items in the scale and did not load sufficiently onto any factors during exploratory factor analysis. It may have been difficult for respondents to answer item 6 because in collectivist cultures, one’s long-term goals are more likely to be determined, or at least heavily influenced, by one’s family (Mok et al, 2021). It is possible that because their goals were set by others, the adolescents may have been unable to relate to the concept of their goals changing.…”

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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Original Grit Scale (Grit-O) Among Cambodian Adolescents

Apsley

Knapp

Eng

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Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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Background Cambodian youth face many unique challenges, such as high instances of poverty and intergenerational trauma. Grit, a person-level trait defined as having “perseverance and passion for long-term goals”, may be particularly important in helping Cambodian youth to succeed despite the extreme challenges they face. To date, the Original Grit Scale (Grit-O) has not been translated in Khmer or validated for a sample of Cambodian youth. Purpose This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of a Khmer translation of the Original Grit Scale (Grit-O) among urban Cambodian youth. Research Design A cross-section survey battery --including Grit-O and other relevant covariates --was administered to Cambodian youth. Study Sample Data were collected from 580 Cambodian adolescents ( Mage = 15.85 years, SDage = 2.05, 63.7% female). Data Collection and Analysis Paper and pencil surveys were sent home from school with each participant and returned to the study team the next day. Analyses included calculating Cronbach’s alphas, interitem correlations, correlations with relevant covariates and both a confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. Results Cronbach’s alphas and interitem correlations indicated that the full scale was not reliable for this sample, and that reliability improved when two items ( I become interested in new pursuits every few months --reverse-scored and I finish whatever I begin) were excluded. The subscales Consistency of Interests and Perseverance of Effort were more reliable than the full scale. Correlations with relevant covariates indicated that the full scale was moderately valid. Factor analyses suggested that items 6 and 7 did not load well onto either identified factor. Conclusions Investigators measuring grit in a sample of Cambodian youth should consider excluding items 6 and 7 of Grit-O, and assessing the two subscales on their own, rather than treating them as indicators of a single higher-order construct.

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“…As a result, the systematic culture perspective refutes that Eastern and Western cultures have fundamentally distinct values. By focusing on intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, a study can examine international students' personnel travel behavior in terms of academic and personal growth, better career prospects, and economic benefits, or they may have an intention to avoid disadvantageous conditions in their home country, which are intrinsic motivations (Mok, Bakac & Froehlich, 2020). Therefore, those gaps identified in the past studies will be further investigated in the present study.…”

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Motivational Facets, Edu-Tourist and Institutional Physiognomies, And Destination Selection Behaviour in An Augmented S-O-R Model: A Conceptual Review

Thomas¹,

Wee²,

Anuar³

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IJARPED

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International students' enrollment in public and private educational institutions has declined due to the Novel Corona Virus 2019 (Covid-19) epidemic. The educational tourism business can profit more if service providers and regulators take a more proactive approach to studying educational tourist behavior in the face of pandemic-related challenges. The purpose of this study is to determine whether educational tourism and institutional physiognomies affect the link between motivational dimensions and destination selection behavior using an augmented Stimuli-Organism-Response (S-O-R) model. Through a review of different works of literature from several fields, this paper analyses the issues and aims of the impending study. The review's findings suggested a conceptual framework for future research that would expand the S-O-R model by examining the interaction between educational tourist motivational features from the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), educational tourist and institution physiognomies, and destination selection behavior. The suggested augmented S-O-R framework will substantially impact the relevant body of knowledge, and the future outcomes will help higher education institutions' strategies for attracting international students' enrollment.

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‘My family’s goals are also my goals’: the relationship between collectivism, distal utility value, and learning and career goals of international university students in Germany

Cited by 11 publications

References 66 publications

Using Machine Learning Approaches to Explore Non-Cognitive Variables Influencing Reading Proficiency in English among Filipino Learners

Using Machine Learning Approaches to Explore Non-Cognitive Variables Influencing Reading Proficiency in English among Filipino Learners

Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Original Grit Scale (Grit-O) Among Cambodian Adolescents

Motivational Facets, Edu-Tourist and Institutional Physiognomies, And Destination Selection Behaviour in An Augmented S-O-R Model: A Conceptual Review

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