The Path of Cultivating Digital Literacy of College Students in the Era of Artificial Intelligence | Chapter 7 | Crisis, AI and the Future of Higher Education

 

In the context of the era of deep integration of artificial intelligence into social development, digital literacy has become a key competency for college students, which has far-reaching significance in accelerating the construction of digital China, promoting personal growth and lifelong learning, and promoting the modernisation of ideological and political education. Based on the literature research method, this study collects and analyzes existing literature and finds that the current enhancement of college students' digital literacy faces many dilemmas, which mainly include college students' weak self-knowledge of digital literacy cultivation, educators' insufficient digital proficiency, uneven distribution of educational resources, and students' misbehavior in the field of digital morality and ethics. In view of this, this study aims to explore practical solutions to these problems and help college students adapt to the needs and challenges of the AI era. To achieve this goal, the article proposes a variety of solution strategies, including building knowledge systems, constructing a high-quality faculty, creating an intelligent teaching environment, and playing a leading role in the ideological and theoretical courses. Through these practical solutions, it is expected to comprehensively improve the digital literacy of college students and provide strong support for individual development and social progress.

 

Author(s) Details

Lei Wan
College of Teacher Education, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu, China.

 

Please see the link:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-81-990398-9-6/CH7

Effectiveness of a Brief Intervention Using Genetic Polymorphism of Alcohol-Metabolizing Enzymes on Excessive Drinking among Japanese College Students and Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Chapter 13 | Disease and Health Research: New Insights Vol. 4

Background: This open-label, randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a brief intervention considering five genotype combinations of enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism (ALDH2 and ADH1B) in the students and staff of a university aged 20–30 years who were excessive drinking behavior (average amount of alcohol consumed, men:

4 drinks/per day and women:

2 drinks/per day; 1 drink = 10 g of pure alcohol equivalent).

 

Methods: Focusing on the primary endpoint “average daily alcohol consumption” (g pure alcohol equivalent), data were collected from a randomized self-administered questionnaire survey linked by ID number and six-month drinking records, with both the intervention and control groups surveyed at 1, 3, and 6 months after intervention and from baseline, respectively. The intervention group was genotyped for alcohol-metabolizing enzymes using saliva, and recorded the amount and contents of alcohol consumed on drinking days until the results were reported approximately one month later, and after the results were reported, the intervention was conducted in person or online for 30 minutes. The control group received traditional materials, and genetic testing was conducted at 6 months (at the end of the study) on a voluntary basis. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for pre- and post-intervention comparisons, and the Mann–Whitney U test was used for between group comparisons at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months.

 

Results: By the end of June 2023, 204 participants had registered and were allocated into the intervention (n=100) and control (n=96) groups using simple randomization. The mean age was 22.5 years (85 men; 111 women). Average daily alcohol consumption decreased significantly in the intervention group between “baseline to 1 month” and at 1, 3, and 6 months after the intervention (p<0.01). No significant difference was observed in the control group at all time points. Furthermore, no significant difference was found between the groups at baseline, after which the intervention group consumed significantly less average alcohol at 3 months after the intervention (p<0.01).

 

Conclusion: Average daily alcohol consumption significantly reduced in the intervention group at 6 months. Genetic testing for alcohol-metabolizing enzymes and health guidance on type-specific excessive drinking may be useful in reducing sustained average alcohol consumption.

 

Author (s) Details

Yukiko Owaki
University of Tsukuba, Japan.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/dhrni/v4/2019

College Students' Learning Burnout: Concept, Structure, Status, Outcomes, and Influencing Factors | Chapter 10 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 9

Background: Learning burnout is a common behavioral problem among college students, which seriously affects their physical and mental health, restricts the improvement of talent cultivation quality in universities, and restricts the production efficiency of employers.

Objective: The objective of the study is to understand the current research status of college students' learning burnout and analyze its main advantages and disadvantages.

Methods: A literature search was used, with "college students+learning burnout" as the keyword, to search for academic full-text literature (i.e. with abstracts, keywords, etc. that can obtain the full text). The literature sources included journals, dissertations, and conference papers from databases such as Web of Science, EBSCO, LISA, EI, ProQuest, IEEE, ACM, CNKI, Google, etc.

Results: Sixty-three papers were included. Previous literature shows the following 3 points: First, the global incidence of learning burnout among college students is 38%. Second, learning burnout is one of the important indicators of teaching quality in universities, as well as the learning effectiveness and physical and mental health of college students. Finally, college students' learning burnout is influenced by multiple factors, including social environment, school, family, social support, and personal factors.

Conclusion: The academic community is increasingly concerned about the learning burnout of college students, but there is still no unified opinion on the concept, structure, and measurement tools, and research methods need to be improved.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Hou Yongmei
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523808, China.

 

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Intimate Fear among College Students: Concepts, Measurements, Consequences, and Antecedent Variables | Chapter 2 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 9

Background: Intimate relationships have a significant impact on college students, and the fear of intimacy seriously hinders the establishment and development of intimate relationships.

Objective: The objective of the study is to understand the research progress on the fear of intimacy among college students and provide reference suggestions for developing corresponding intervention measures.

Methods: A literature search was used to search for Chinese or English literature in CNKI, Google Scholar, and PubMed using the keyword "college students+ fear of intimacy".

Results: Thirty-three papers were included. The fear of intimacy is an important predictor variable for the mental health of college students, negatively predicting their interpersonal relationship quality and subjective well-being, and positively predicting depression and anxiety. The development of fear of intimacy is constrained by various factors such as individual demographics, early experiences, current romantic experiences, and psychological quality.

Conclusion: Previous studies have provided useful reference opinions for understanding the mechanisms of intimate relationship-related issues among college students and providing effective interventions, with good theoretical and practical value. However, research methods need to be improved.

Author (s) Details

 

Hou Yongmei
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523808, China.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpassr/v9/3483

Unveiling Barriers to Timely Graduation and Strategies for Enhancing College Student Academic Completion | Chapter 11 | Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 7

 This episode investigates the factors that impede pupils from graduating lyceum within the expected four-period timeframe and presents strategies to improve graduate academic completion and memory. Employing Appreciative Inquiry, the research explores current perspectives on the argument, focusing on higher education in the USA. The judgments highlight the challenges things and institutions face and underscore the significance of implementing a group providing support to members to facilitate timely commencement. Effective resolution of the primary hurdles to on-time commencement necessitates comprehensive date across the entire campus and forceful collaboration between different institutional functions. Specifically, university institutions should supply instructions providing sufficient academic, public, and cultural support to cater to the singular needs of international, minority, reduced-income, and first-production college students. This study sheds arrive students' main graduation obstacles, comparing those of household and international students to better do their individual needs in higher education.

Author(s) Details:

Juhee Kim,
Department of Leadership & Counseling, University of Idaho, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RHLLE-V7/article/view/11247

An Examination of the Stress Experiences International Students Face in American Universities| Chapter 3 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol.8

 The pressure sources and levels of global understudies learning at American colleges were explored corresponding to their group standing, orientation, and English language familiarity. The exploration results demonstrated that the main stressor for female understudies was "Worries about the future (graduation, business, marriage, etc.)". Though, the main stressor for guys was connected with "Scholarly weights (grades, troublesome classes, exorbitant schoolwork, etc.)." A massive distinction among guys and females was seen concerning an "Lacking direction program for rookies at the college". It was likewise found that male understudies had a higher normal than female understudies. With respect to "Insufficient direction program for rookies at the college," a reasonable distinction was seen among first year recruits and seniors. This finding showed that first year recruits had a far more noteworthy requirement for direction than seniors. It was found that the connection between feelings of anxiety and English language capability was at medium level, unfavorable and critical. It was found that the feeling of anxiety didn't fundamentally change concerning orientation. The feeling of anxiety of rookies was viewed as higher than senior and graduate understudies at a critical level. The outcomes were deciphered as far as predominant writing and Singles Counseling Theory. A few ideas were proposed to guiding focuses, worldwide workplaces, English preliminary projects and teachers of colleges.

Author(s) Details:

Kamile Bahar Aydin,
Department of Psychology, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey and Georgia State University, GA, USA.

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Study about Social Media and the Impact on Alcohol Consumption in Public University, Western Amazon City, Brazil | Chapter 07 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 7

 The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency with which alcoholic content is visualised on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as patterns of consumption, reasons for drinking, and the most commonly used social network, in order to determine if there is a significant link between individual drinking behaviour during the beginning period and six months later. This is a quantitative descriptive study that was developed at the Federal University of Rondônia in the Western Amazon. The data was gathered by administering questionnaires to incoming freshman students in two periods: from August to December 2016/2 and again from March to June 2017/1, with 52.8 percent of males in 2016/2 and 57.9% of females in 2017/1, with ages ranging from 18 to 20 years in both periods. Facebook has emerged as the most popular social media network among college students. In 2016/2, 63.9 percent of Facebook users reported viewing alcohol content and drinking it, compared to 70.4 percent on Instagram and 74.1 percent on Snapchat. In 2017/2, 65.8% of academics reported reading alcoholic content on Facebook and consuming alcoholic beverages, compared to 74.1 percent on Instagram and 74.4 percent on Snapchat. The most commonly claimed reason for claiming to consume alcohol is "celebrating a great occasion with friends." Because they do not consider themselves exposed, the majority of students deemed the association between exposure to the alcohol content of virtual media and their network of friends undetected.

Many university students begin their studies by consuming alcoholic substances, which explains why there is no significant change in alcohol consumption between the observed moments, despite the discovery of a link between the visualisation of alcohol content in social media and consumption, with Snapchat having the greatest impact.

Author(S) Details

Rosely Valéria Rodrigues
Department of Medicine, Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, Brazil.

Marina Gomes Martellet
Academic Nursing, Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, Brazil.

Giovanna Lorena Nery Tavernard
Academic Nursing, Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, Brazil.

Sérgio Valério Escobar Filho
Academic Medicine, Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, Brazil.

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Impact of Environmental Stress on College Students | Chapter 14 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 4

 This chapter focuses on the effects of environmental stress on college students' physical health and academic performance. Because they are young and continually learning, college students are extremely vital. Stress is said to be the cause of a drop in work performance, deteriorating physical health, shaky mental stability, poor mental health, and a slew of other problems that young people experience.

Author(S) Details

V. Andal
Department of Commerce, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, T.N, India.

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Health Status and Nutritional Awareness of College Students during COVID 19 Lockdown | Chapter 05 | Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 8

 Background: A healthy immune system necessitates proper diet. To contain the spread of COVID-19, precautionary measures such as self-quarantine and the temporary closure of teaching institutions may have an impact on regular living styles and nutrition practises.

The purpose of this study was to determine the BMI status and nutrition knowledge of nursing college students during the Covid19 lockdown.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 247 nursing college students in Tamil Nadu was conducted during the Covid19 lockdown period. The survey was done online with consenting participants who met the inclusion criteria using a legitimate structured questionnaire. Height, weight, BMI, and socio-demographic characteristics were included in Section A. Section B consisted of 45 questions about nutrition knowledge divided into three areas. The information gathered was collated and statistically examined.

The majority of pupils had moderate knowledge, 35.7 percent had adequate knowledge, and only 9.6 percent had poor knowledge, according to the nutrition knowledge level results. According to BMI, 58.5 percent of the pupils were fat II, 36% were obese I, 3.7 percent were overweight, 1.1 percent were normal, and 0.7 percent were underweight. At the 5% level (p=0.079), there was no significant relationship between nutritional knowledge and body mass index. At the 1% level, there was a strong significant relationship between "programme (p = 0.000), year of study (p = 0.000), and nutritional knowledge. At the 5% level, there was a significant relationship between age (p = 0.020), family income (p = 0.021), and nutritional awareness.

Conclusion: Students' nutritional awareness was moderate, and the majority of them were obese. There was no evidence of a link or correlation between nutritional awareness and body mass index. The application of nutritional information and raising awareness about the effects of obesity, a healthy lifestyle, and good eating habits would improve their knowledge and foster a positive attitude toward health concerns.

Author(S) Details

K. Silambu Selvi
Department of Clinical Nutrition, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, India.

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