Present study is directed to analizing general and interpersonal awareness among students of humanities, natural sciences and technical types of education (the sample consisted of 391 students aged 18-26 years, 83 % were female). The hypothesis of a higher level of mindfulness among students of the humanities was tested. It was revealed that all students, regardless of the field of education, received values of the degree of dispositional and interpersonal mindfulness within the average values. Statistically significant lower status of the components of mindfulness Observativon and Attention to self and others were revealed in students of the technical profile. The results obtained open up horizons for further research on the development of mindfulness within the framework of educational practices.
Background: Complementary approach provides an opportunity for students to connect pre-class, in-class, and post-class activities. Objectives: This study examined the correlations and predictive effects of metacognition and attitude on learners' conceptual understanding in physics using a complementary approach. Method: A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, non-equivalent control group design was used. A sample of 173 natural science students from two Ethiopian secondary schools was randomly assigned to experimental (CAIM instruction) and control (traditional teaching) groups. Data were collected using FCCUT, MCQ, and LAS instruments and analyzed via Pearson correlations and hierarchical multiple regression at p = 0.05. Results: The two variables showed positive and statistically significant correlations with students' conceptual understanding of physics: metacognition (r = 0.30) and attitude (r = 0.31), p < 0.01. Further, both metacognition (R² = 0.15, f² = 0.08) and attitude (R² = 0.16, f² = 0.10), ΔR² = 0.08, p < 0.001, predicted 8% of the varience in conceptual understanding when CAIM was employed. Conclusion: We recommend that physics teachers could apply the CAIM when teaching physics, as it allows students to develop a positive correlation between the predictor variables and conceptual understanding, though their correlations are moderate.
