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This guide has been designed for DVED 7365 - Student Non-Cognitive Development. It contains key databases, tutorials, citation information, ILL information, and additional helpful resources. For additional assistance, please reach out using my contact information on the right. That's why I'm here and I'm always happy to help! I look forward to working with you. 😊
Please note: This guide is not exhaustive and is only intended as a starting point for students in DVED 7365. Although the guide may be useful for similar courses, this is not its intention.
To develop your search terms:
For example:
Important word/term: Higher Education
Alternatives: colleges, universities, postsecondary education
Search string:
"higher education" OR colleges OR universities OR "postsecondary education"
----------All quotes in this section are from Sedlacek, W. (2017) Measuring noncognitive variables: Improving admissions, success, and retention for underrepresented students. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.-------
"Successful students possess confidence, a strong “self ” feeling, strength of character, determination, and independence."
Possible search/subject terms:
self-concept
self-confidence
character traits or attributes
independence
sense of self
determination or motivation
"Realistic self-appraisal is a person’s ability to assess his or her strengths and weaknesses, allowing for self-development."
Possible search/subject terms:
self-appraisal
self-assessment
self-development
locus of control (internal/external)
"How we learn to handle the circumstances with which we are confronted tells us much about our ability and potential. Learning to make the systems of society work for them is important for all students, but the overlay of racism on those systems makes it more difficult to understand and negotiate for students of color, women, and others so affected."
Possible search/subject terms
racism
institutional racism
discrimination
racial bias
intolerance
"Having long-term goals predicts success in college for students."
Possible search/subject terms:
long-term goals
long-range goals
persistence
perseverance
"Students who have done well in school tend to have a person who has had a strong influence on them who provides advice, particularly in times of crisis (Sedlacek, 2004b)."
Possible search/subject terms:
support person
support system
support relationships
role model
family/familial support
adviser
student-faculty
"Nontraditional students who are most successful in higher education have shown an ability to organize and influence others."
Possible search/subject terms:
leadership
motivational
future leaders
leadership qualities or characteristics
transformative leadership
leadership styles
leadership development programs
"For nontraditional students to be successful, it is critical that they have a community with which they can identify and from which they can draw support."
Possible search/subject terms:
community support
community and identity
sense of community
community involvement
community service
"The experience of many nontraditional students may be quite different from that of traditional students and may include aspects of racism and structural barriers to their learning."
Possible search/subject terms:
nontraditional students
nontraditional learning
online/digital/virtual learning
distance learning
For introductory information and examples about APA citations, please view our APA Citations guide.
If you need access to the full style guide, Newton Gresham Library and SHSU-The Woodlands Center have print copies you can check out.
Other helpful resources include Purdue OWL and the APA Style Blog.
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