Competencias sociales, emocionales e interculturales como parte fundamental del perfil integral de estudiantes de pregrado / Social, Emotional, and Intercultural (SEI) Competences as a Fundamental Part of the Integral Profile of Undergraduate Students

Resumen En el perfil profesional de los programas educativos de todas las disciplinas se señala que las competencias de los estudiantes universitarios tendrán que reflejar sus conocimientos, capacidades y habilidades para operar en un mundo más interconectado globalmente. Las competencias Sociales y Emocionales, como parte fundamental del ser y de la memoria social dan a los estudiantes de pregrado un punto de partida para su formación y al mismo tiempo influye en la constitución de la inteligencia Intercultural que le permitirá al futuro profesional desempeñarse en un contexto global, como parte fundamental del perfil integral.

Abstract: In the professional profile of educational programs of all disciplines, it is pointed out that the competences of undergraduate students will have to reflect their knowledge, abilities, and skills to operate in a more globally interconnected world. The Social and Emotional competences, as a fundamental part of the being and of the social memory give undergraduate students a starting point for their formation, and at the same time, influence the constitution of Intercul tural intelligence that will allow the future professional to perform in a global context, as a fundamental part of the integral profile.

The Relationship Between Knowledge and Attitudes of Malaysian Undergraduate Students Towards Dementia

@#Introduction: Providing care for vulnerable people, including older adults with dementia, that is safe and efficient is a significant factor in improving their health. This study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students regarding dementia in older adults. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 126 undergraduate students at a Malaysian university using purposive sampling. The respondents’ knowledge of dementia was measured using the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), and their attitudes towards dementia were measured using the Adolescent Attitudes towards Dementia. The scale of P<0.05 was statistically significant, and the data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics 26.0 for Windows. Results: The results showed that 78.6% of undergraduate nursing students had higher knowledge of dementia than 92.9% had positive attitudes toward dementia. There is a significant relationship between years of study and knowledge of dementia among UKM nursing students (χ2 = 14.93, p = 0.001). Conclusion: Most undergraduate students have higher knowledge of and positive attitudes towards dementia. A better understanding of the disease process improves the quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers. Longitudinal and comparative studies were suggested for further research.

Exploration of the experiment teaching of natural medicinal chemistry for undergraduates / 生物工程学报

Natural medicinal chemistry is one of the important courses for students in pharmacy majors. Its experimental teaching focuses on fostering comprehensive experimental skills and innovative abilities of undergraduates. Liaoning University has explored ways to promote the experimental teaching of natural drug chemistry based on the graduate employment and practical teaching experience in the past decade. These explorations include three aspects, such as synchronizing experimental teaching with theoretical teaching, fostering students' awareness of experimental safety, and improving experimental teaching methods in natural drug chemistry experiments. The practices showed that the reform has achieved a good effect. A teaching system that can achieve the three expected aspects has been established, which improved the teaching effect and quality of natural medicinal chemistry experimental courses for undergraduates. Furthermore, these explorations may facilitate fostering pharmacy specialists who can meet the opportunities of developing Chinese medicine and natural drug research and meet the requirements of employment.

Should artificial intelligence integrate with dental education? An assessment through the dentomaxillofacial radiology perspective

Introduction: The requirement to adapt dentistry education to the growing knowledge and big data is evident. Future dentists will participate in AI studies as both researchers and users. The main aim was to evaluate the attitudes of undergraduate dental students on artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Secondarily, it was aimed to discuss possible solutions for the integration of AI into education in particular to dentomaxillofacial radiology. Material and Method: A written survey included 16 questions with a 5-point Likert-scale was designed. The content of the survey included basic knowledge about AI terminology, applications on dentomaxillofacial radiology, and future estimations. One hundred seventy-six students attending the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were included. The attitudes of the students were assessed with the total score. The responses were scored as: Strongly disagree: 1, Disagree: 2, Neutral: 3, Agree: 4, Strongly agree: 5. The minimum and maximum possible points were 16 and 80, and 48 was the middle score. The scores were classified as 16-31 (group 1), 32-47 (group 2), 48-63 (group 3), and 64-80 (group 4). Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was used to test the internal consistency of the questions. One-way analysis of variance and Chi-square test were used to compare normally distributed data. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the that did not show normal distribution. Statistical significance was evaluated with a 5% Type-I error level. Results: The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was 0.849. The response rate of the participants was 83.41% (n=176). The mean total scale score was 57.68 ± 0.651. Group 3 had the largest cluster (67.61%; n=119), whereas the group 1 had the smallest (0.56%; n=1). The total scale score showed no statistically significant difference between the academic years. Conclusion: The attitudes of undergraduate dental students on AI were positive and students are aware of the potential of applications in the field. The conventional dentomaxillofacial radiology curriculum requires an update.

Evaluation Of The Quality Of Life Levels Of Undergraduate And Associate Degree Students Studying In Health Departments

@#Quality of life is at the forefront of the goals that all societies aim to achieve today. This is the main reason why measuring quality of life is a routine procedure in many studies. This study was carried out by undergraduate and associate degree students of health sciences; the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the quality of life. The research was carried out on a total of 200 undergraduate and associate degree students studying in the health sciences departments of the same university in a one-year period. In order to obtain the demographic information of the students; the personal data collection form created by the researchers and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Short Form (WHOQOL-Bref) were applied by one to one interview technique. The voluntariness of the participants was taken as a basis in filling out the questionnaires. SPSS-22 program was used to evaluate the data in our study. By making descriptive statistics, two independent groups were compared between the groups. The mean age of the associate degree students participating in our study was 20.6 ± 1.26, and the undergraduate students were 20.8 ± 3.07. When the last question, the 27th environmental question, is included in the WHOQOL-Bref scale, which consists of four sub-parameters, the name of the scale is named WHOQOL-Bref-TR. In our study, which we evaluated with WHOQOL-Bref-TR, the scores of undergraduate students in the "psychological field" sub-category were found to be significantly higher (p>0.05) than associate degree students in comparisons made based on education level. In the comparison made according to genders, the difference in general health, psychological, and environmental dimensions was not significant (p>0.05). In conclusion; in all comparisons, the level of quality of life and problem solving abilities do not differ depending on gender. As the education level increases; the psychological state, which has an effect on the quality of life, increases positively. With the data obtained, suggestions were made to curriculum arrangements and university administrations in order to increase the quality of life of young adults.

Comparison Of The Problem Solving Skills Levels Of Health Department Students Educed At Undergraduate And Associate Degree Level

@#Our study was conducted with the aim of comparing the parameters such as personal control, self-care level, academic achievement and family characteristics that affect the problem solving skill levels of undergraduate and associate degree students studying in health departments. Our research is cross-sectional; those who study at the same university in one year; It was carried out on 200 students, 100 of whom are at undergraduate level and 100 of whom are at associate degree level. In order to obtain the demographic information of the students; The personal data collection form created by the researchers was used and the "Problem Solving Inventory (PSI)" was used to determine problem solving skill levels.Data collection forms and questionnaires were applied with one-on-one interview technique. The voluntariness of the participants was taken as a basis in filling out the questionnaires. After the descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, standard deviation) of the socio-demographic data obtained and the scale scores and sub-dimension scores were made, two independent groups were compared by looking at their normal distribution conformity. The mean age of associate degree students participating in our study was 20.6 ± 1.26, and 20.8 ± 3.07 for undergraduate students. In comparisons made with PSI, which consists of three different sub-parameters, associate degree students are significantly more successful than undergraduate students in terms of "approach-avoidance", "personal control" and "problem solving questionnaire total score" (p>0.05). No difference was found in terms of "confidence in problem solving ability" sub-dimension. In the comparison of the Problem Solving Questionnaire by gender; no significant difference was found in sub-dimensions and total score(p>0.05). As a result; In all comparisons, problem solving abilities do not differ according to gender. The problem solving skill level was found to be moderate for both genders. As the education level increases; The psychological state, which has an effect on the quality of life, increases in the negative direction. In terms of problem solving abilities, a negative correlation was found with education level in all sub-categories.

Psychometric examination of Runco Ideational Behavior Scale: Thai adaptation

Creativity is a multidimensional construct. Several different approaches have been developed to measure creativity, including psychometric scales. The Runco Ideational Behavior Scale (RIBS) is one such measure of creative ideation. The primary purpose of this paper was to assess the 23 items of the RIBS in the context of the Thai language and examine scale reliability and validity. Participants, consisting of 508 undergraduate students selected from five Thai public universities, were selected through a convenience sampling approach involving both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results suggested that the Thai version of the RIBS presented a valid measure to a certain extent. Factor analysis of the empirical data indicated a two-dimensional structure. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results confirmed that the two-factor construct demonstrated a better fit with improved psychometric characteristics. Six items were eliminated from the Thai RIBS version inventory: five items during explanatory factor analysis (EFA) and one during the CFA process. Results will contribute to ascertaining that the Thai version of the RIBS instrument can be used as a self-assessment tool for measuring students' creative ideation. Implications and limitations of this research are discussed with suggestions for future studies. (AU)

Status quo and influencing factors of caring efficacy among nursing undergraduates / 现代临床护理

Objective To explore the status quo and influencing factors of caring efficacy of nursing undergraduate students so as to provide reference for improving their caring efficacy. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted. Totally 274 nursing undergraduate students from 10 general hospitals in Sichuan Province were surveyed by using general information questionnaire, professional model scale for nursing students, professional identity questionnaire for nursing students and caring efficacy scale. Results The average score of caring efficacy of undergraduate nursing students was (4.00 ±0.64), which was lower that of jurior nurse before training (4.55±0.34) and after training (4.98±0.27). The average score of career identity and professional model (3.63±0.68) were postively related with career effevtieness (all P＜0.001). The care from family, medical staffs, job-taking benefits and dimission risks, social comparison and self-reflection were the main factors influencing caring efficacy (P＜0.01), which explained 40.9％ of the varianceof caring efficacy among undergraduate nursing students. Conclusions Caring efficacy of the nursing students was above the middle level, but lower than that of clinical junior nurses. Their professional model and professional identity were positively correlated with caring efficacy. It is necessary to establish a good professional model, through example education, perfect career planning and improve the professional identity of nursing undergraduate students, so as to improve their caring efficacy of nursing students, and then improve the quality of nursing team reserves.

Construção da escala de motivos da procrastinação acadêmica / Construction of the academic procrastination scale ­ reasons / Construción de la escala de razones para procrastinación académica

A procrastinação acadêmica é uma forma de adiamento da realização de tarefas acadêmicas que pode ser prejudicial aos estudantes. Este trabalho busca construir e investigar evidências de validade e fidedignidade da Escala de Motivos da Procrastinação Acadêmica, que avalia a percepção de universitários sobre a frequência de sua procrastinação em tarefas acadêmicas e os motivos associados a ela. Após a construção dos itens e análise semântica por juízes, foi avaliada a relação entre motivos e uma série de variáveis externas, incluindo tarefas mais procrastinadas, conscienciosidade, depressão, impulsividade e gênero. A amostra foi composta por 604 estudantes de graduação e a coleta de dados foi online. Uma análise fatorial exploratória ordinal revelou uma estrutura de dois fatores oblíquos subjacentes aos itens: procrastinação-ansiedade e procrastinação-desmotivação. Apesar do reduzido número de itens, ambos os fatores obtiveram níveis aceitáveis de fidedignidade e apresentaram um padrão similar de correlações com depressão (+) e conscienciosidade (-). Sugestões para estudos futuros são fornecidas.

The academic procrastination is a way of postponing the fulfillment of academic tasks that can be prejudicial to undergraduates. This study aims to elaborate and investigate evidences of validity and reliability of the Academic Procrastination Scale ­ Reasons, which evaluates the perception of undergraduates about the frequency of their procrastination on academic tasks and the reasons associated with it. The analytical sequence included semantic analysis of the initial item pool, and further external relationships to most procrastinated tasks, conscientiousness, depression, impulsivity, and gender. The sample consisted of 604 undergraduate and data collection was online. Ordinal exploratory factor analysis uncovered a two-dimension latent structure: procrastination-anxiety and procrastination-demotivation. Despite containing few items, the resulting scales yielded acceptable internal consistency, and evidenced a similar pattern of correlations to depression (+) and conscientiousness (-). Suggestions for future studies are provided.

La procrastinación académica es una manera de posponer el cumplimiento de tareas académicas que puede ser perjudicial para los estudiantes universitarios. Este estudio tiene como objetivo elaborar e investigar las evidencias de validez y fiabilidad de la Escala de Razones para Procrastinación Académica que evalua de la percepción de los estudiantes acerca de la frecuencia y de las razones de su procrastinación académica. Después de la construcción de los ítems y el análisis semántico por los jueces, se evaluó la relación entre razones y una serie de variables externas, incluidas las tareas más procrastinadas, lo concienzudo, la depresión, la impulsividad y el género. La muestra constenia 604 estudiantes de grado y la recopilación de datos fue online. El análisis factorial exploratorio ordinal descubrió una estructura latente de dos dimensiones: la procrastinación-ansiedad y la procrastinación-desmotivación. A pesar de que contienen pocos itens, las escalas resultantes tienen una consistencia interna aceptable y evidencian un patrón similar de correlaciones con la depresión (+) y la responsabilidad (-). Sugerencias para futuros estudios son fornecidas.

Preference of undergraduate students after first experience on nickel-titanium endodontic instruments

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare two nickel-titanium systems (rotary vs. reciprocating) for their acceptance by undergraduate students who experienced nickel-titanium (NiTi) instruments for the first time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-one sophomore dental students were first taught on manual root canal preparation with stainless-steel files. After that, they were instructed on the use of ProTaper Universal system (PTU, Dentsply Maillefer), then the WaveOne (WO, Dentsply Maillefer). They practiced with each system on 2 extracted molars, before using those files to shape the buccal or mesial canals of additional first molars. A questionnaire was completed after using each file system, seeking students' perception about 'Ease of use', 'Flexibility', 'Cutting-efficiency', 'Screwing-effect', 'Feeling-safety', and 'Instrumentation-time' of the NiTi files, relative to stainless-steel instrumentation, on a 5-point Likert-type scale. They were also requested to indicate their preference between the two systems. Data was compared between groups using t-test, and with Chi-square test for correlation of each perception value with the preferred choice (p = 0.05). RESULTS: Among the 81 students, 55 indicated their preferred file system as WO and 22 as PTU. All scores were greater than 4 (better) for both systems, compared with stainless-steel files, except for 'Screwing-effect' for PTU. The scores for WO in the categories of 'Flexibility', 'Screwing-effect', and 'Feeling-safety' were significantly higher scores than those of PTU. A significant association between the 'Screwing-effect' and students' preference for WO was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Novice operators preferred nickel-titanium instruments to stainless-steel, and majority of them opted for reciprocating file instead of continuous rotating system.

Recommended nursing undergraduate students' experiences on taking the selection test of comprehensive quality / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To describe the recommended nursing undergraduate students' real feelings during participating in the selection test of comprehensive quality,so as to provide reference for improving the quality of nursing undergraduates education.Methods 12 recommended nursing undergraduate students were surveyed by using deep half-structural interviews and were recorded,noted during the whole interviews.Data were analyzed by coding step by step.Results The primary feelings of the participants included:Reflection on theory gap of imbalanced knowledge structure,competence of English language affected by periodical study and lack of real situation,and comprehensive quality training was weak after classes.Conclusions Nursing humanistic education,English learning styles and comprehensive quality training should be taken seriously and implement deep reform in nursing higher education.

Factors affecting Dysmenorrhea in Undergraduate Students / 한국간호교육학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate dysmenorrhea in undergraduate students and its affecting factors. METHOD: The survey was conducted with 453 students at 4 nursing school in Seoul, Incheon, Chungcheongbuk and Jeollabuk Province. Data were collected from September to December 2013, and analyzed with SPSS Windows 21.0. RESULTS: In a final model of hierarchial multiple regression, menarcheal age (beta=-0.13, p=.003), menstrual amount (beta=0.17, p=.001), stress (beta=0.18, p=.010) habit of sitting by crossing one's legs (beta=0.14, p=.003) were associated with dysmenorrhea in undergraduate students. These factors attributed to 12.0% of variance in the dysmenorrhea of undergraduate students. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that dysmenorrhea in undergraduate student could be influenced by habit of sitting by crossing one's legs as well as menstrual history and stress. Ultimately, intervention program including correct of cross-legged sitting postures can be effective for undergraduate students to alleviate dysmenorrhea.

Reliability and validity of Chinese version of achievement goal questionnaire in undergraduate student / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To examine the reliability and validity of Chinese version of the achievement goal questionnaire(AGQ).Methods The English version of the AGQ was translated into Chinese which was then translated into English again to verify that the Chinese version was the same constructs as the original version.Stratified chester sampling method was used for 1115 university students.Additionally,internal consistency,test-retest and confirmatory factor analyses were analyzed.Results (1) All of the NFI (0.941),CFI (0.953),TLI (0.924),x2/df (2.386),REMEA (0.046) met the criteria standards for adequacy of fit.The factors loadings ranged from 0.47 to 0.93 ; the squared multiple correlations were 0.22-0.86.(2) The invariance of the AGQ across gender was supported.(3)The Cronbach's α coefficient of the AGQ was 0.83;the test-reliability coefficient was 0.77 ;the mean interitem correlation coefficients ranged from 0.40 to 0.57.(4) The correlation coefficients of the four factors with the total scale score ranged from 0.54 to 0.77,and the correlation coefficients among the four factors ranged from 0.06 to 0.61.Performance approach and master approach goal was significantly positive correlations with self-esteem.Performance avoidance and mastery avoidance goal was significantly negative correlations with self-esteem,but positively with anxiety.Master approach goal was significantly negative correlations with anxiety.Conclusion The Chinese version of the AGQ is a reliable and valid method for assessing achievement goal in Chinese-speaking sample.

Avaliação da tipologia psicológica observada em uma amostra de estudantes de um curso de psicologia / Assessment of the psychological typology observed in a sample of students from a psychology undergraduate program

O presente artigo teve como objetivo descrever quais são as características tipológicas encontradas em estudantes de Psicologia de acordo com a literatura junguiana. Participaram da pesquisa 200 graduandos de Psicologia do primeiro ao último ano, com idade a partir de 18 anos, pertencentes à Universidade Guarulhos (UnG). Para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, foi utilizado o Questionário de Avaliação Tipológica (QUATI). Por meio deste, foi possível identificar o perfil psicológico do estudante de Psicologia em diferentes estágios da graduação. A análise dos perfis encontrados demonstrou a existência de diferentes perfis psicológicos, que sugerem, pela proximidade de suas funções principal e secundária, o amadurecimento psicológico do graduando de Psicologia. Portanto, o estudante de psicologia pode amadurecer alguns traços de personalidade durante sua graduação, o que parece ser fruto das exigências estabelecidas pelo curso de Psicologia, como o amadurecimento e desenvolvimento de suas habilidades e capacidades emocionais e intelectuais.

This article aimed at describing the typological characteristics found in Psychology students, according to the Jungian literature. The subjects were 200 undergraduate students from the first to the last term, with 18 years of age or more, from Guarulhos University (Ung). For the development of the survey the Typological Assessment Questionnaire (QUATI) was used, by means of which it was possible to identify the psychological profile of the Psychology student in different levels of the undergraduate program. The analysis of the profiles which were found demonstrated the existence of different psychological profiles, which suggest, due to the proximity of their primary and secondary functions, the psychological maturing of the Psychology student. Therefore, the Psychology student may develop some traces of personality during the program, which seems to be the consequence of the requirements established by the Psychology undergraduate program, such as the maturing and the development of their emotional and intellectual skills and capabilities

A comparative analysis of the evaluation of demonstration experimental teaching between college and undergraduate students of nursing / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To compare the differences between college students and undergraduate students in terms of the evaluation of demonstration experimental teaching and analyze the influencing factors.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 272 college students and 344 undergraduate students doing experimental study.Both stratified sampling and convenience sampling methods were used.Results The results showed that compared to the undergraduate students,the total score level of the evaluation,the teaching way,the teaching effect and the comprehensive evaluation of the college students was much lower.However,there were no significant differences between them in the evaluation of curriculum.Conclusions A few corresponding measures should be adopted by nursing schools and teachers to improve the quality of nursing experimental teaching.

Perception About the Elderly Among Undergraduate Students Interested in the Elderly Care Business / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the perception about the elderly among undergraduate students interested in the elderly care business. METHOD: In this descriptive research, a total of 183 undergraduate students were participated. The instrument was consisted of a 18-item semantic differential scale developed by Sanders et al (1984). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson's correlation coefficients by SPSS 18.0. RESULT: Undergraduate students' perception about the elderly was slightly positive(2.98+/-1.51). The significant factors associated with the perception about the elderly were gender, age, present residing state with the elderly, experience of residing with the elderly at the past. Male students' perception about the elderly was more positive than female. Among 18 items, 'wise' and 'knowledgeable' was highly related to the perception about the elderly(r=.671, p=.001). CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that the items of optimistic, attractive, flexible and good were the impressive perceptions about the elderly for the undergraduate students. The result of this study can be utilized to promote perception about the elderly among undergraduate students.

Investigation about the simulation interview for seeking jobs to nursing undergraduate students SUI / 中国实用护理杂志

Objectives To help nursing students to adapt to the environment of the job interviews by simulation interview, train the students'psychological quality and the adaptability, give the necessary guidance for seeking job after graduation. Method Five interview groups were composed by 15 nurse executives and interpersonal communication teachers from 4 hospitals, after the simulation interview, the students were surveyed using the self-desigued questionnaire. Results There are 10 items having the most significant influence, 10 items having more obvious influence the last 7items.Conclusion It can improve all aspects'ability of the students effectively through carrying out the simulation interview pertinence, and can help the students find job successfully.