Scholarly Article (March 2020) - Impact of Positive Personal Traits on University Student Engagement in Mexico, Colombia, and El Salvador (by Durón-Ramos, M.F. [et al.])

Title:
Impact of Positive Personal Traits on University Student Engagement in Mexico, Colombia, and El Salvador

Authors:
Maria Fernanda Durón-Ramos, Pedro Alexis Mojica-Gómez, Katherine Villamizar-Gomez & Edgardo René Chacón-Andrade

From the article:
"A large number of determinants influence the academic engagement of university students. However, positive influences that can be encouraged by the university have not been thoroughly studied. Most psychological research has been conducted in developed countries. Given the importance of understanding and encouraging university students in Latin America, it is essential to increase the quantity of research focused on personal traits and their association with better performance by university students. Two positive traits that have been shown to improve performance in a variety of areas are emotional intelligence and orientation to happiness. However, little is known about the relationship between these two positive aspects and university student engagement. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of emotional intelligence and orientation to happiness on university student engagement in three Latin American countries: Mexico, Colombia, and El Salvador."

Citation:
Durón-Ramos, M.F. [et al.]. (4 March 2020). Impact of Positive Personal Traits on University Student Engagement in Mexico, Colombia, and El Salvador. Frontiers in Education, 5. Available: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2020.00012/full

Student perceptions of virtual reality use in higher education (by Gavin Baxter)

Title:
Student perceptions of virtual reality use in higher education

Author:
Gavin Baxter

From the abstract:
"Purpose: This paper provides an analysis and insight into undergraduate student views concerning the use of virtual reality technology towards whether it has the potential to support and provide novel pedagogical avenues towards teaching and learning in higher education. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain student views about the application of VR technology within their degree programmes from a pedagogical perspective in addition to identifying potential challenges to VR adoption."

Citation: 
Baxter, G. & Hainey, T. (2019). Student perceptions of virtual reality use in higer eduaction. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. 
doi: 10.1108/JARHE-06-2018-0106