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Freiberg-Hoffmann, Agustín, Juliana Beatriz Stover, and Natalia Donis. "INFLUENCE OF LEARNING STRATEGIES ON LEARNING STYLES: THEIR IMPACT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM BUENOS AIRES." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 75, no. 1 (February 20, 2017): 6–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/17.75.06.
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Frequently, college students have issues to learn academic contents included in the subjects of their courses. Such low quality learning is reflected in failures and academic dropout, therefore being matters of concern for teachers and governments. Learning processes in college depend, in part, on the coincidence between teaching methods and students’ learning styles. They are defined as the preference of students when they have to deal with information, particularly the way to perceive it and process it. Learning styles can be trained by the repeated use of specific learning strategies. In such cases, when learning styles coincide with the learning context in order to facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge and its integration with previous information, academic success can be achieved more naturally. To get this match it is required from teachers to adapt their styles and strategies to their students’ learning preferences. Other alternative rests on the design of actions to train students in the use of the appropriate learning styles able to enhance learning. Focused on the second option, the present study aims at: 1) the description of the influence of different learning strategies on each learning style, and 2) the analysis of the way each style explains students’ academic achievement. A transversal, non-experimental, explicative design was employed. 763 college students from Buenos Aires with ages ranging from 17 to 36 years were included in the sample. Locally adapted versions of the Honey-Alonso Questionnaire of Learning Styles -CHAEA as its Spanish acronym-, and Learning and Study Strategies Inventory –LASSI- were used for data gathering. Results showed that the Accommodating style is explained positively and significantly by the Collaborative Learning, Resources for Learning and Information 2.0 Management Competence strategies. Besides, it is observed that the strategies Collaborative Learning, Resources for Learning and Motivation explain to the Assimilating style in a significant and positive way. The Pragmatist and Converging styles are explained significantly but negatively by the Motivation and Information 2.0 Management Competence strategies respectively. Finally, Converging style explained Academic Achievement in a significant and negative way. These findings led to the possibility to plan specific actions to train students' learning styles. Furthermore, this information could be useful for different actors in higher education, such as -institutions, teachers, educational psychologists, students, etc., in order to design academic activities which require the repeated use of the specific learning strategies which each student needs to train, aiming at the improvement of particular learning styles able to facilitate learning. At this point, it seems important to discourage the use of Converging style given the negative effect it would have on the students’ performance. Results and limitations of the study are discussed and future research lines are proposed. Keywords: academic achievement, college students, learning strategies, learning styles.
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Ramírez-Correa, Patricio, Jorge Alfaro-Pérez, and Mauricio Gallardo. "Identifying Engineering Undergraduates’ Learning Style Profiles Using Machine Learning Techniques." Applied Sciences 11, no. 22 (November 9, 2021): 10505. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app112210505.
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In a hybrid university learning environment, the rapid identification of students’ learning styles seems to be essential to achieve complementarity between conventional face-to-face pedagogical strategies and the application of new strategies using virtual technologies. In this context, this research aims to generate a predictive model to detect undergraduates’ learning style profiles quickly. The methodological design consists of applying a k-means clustering algorithm to identify the students’ learning style profiles and a decision tree C4.5 algorithm to predict the student’s membership to the previously identified groups. A cluster sample design was used with Chilean engineering students. The research result is a predictive model that, with few questions, detects students’ profiles with an accuracy of 82.93%; this prediction enables a rapid adjustment of teaching methods in a hybrid learning environment.
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Byun, Sung-Woo, and Seok-Pil Lee. "Design of a Multi-Condition Emotional Speech Synthesizer." Applied Sciences 11, no. 3 (January 26, 2021): 1144. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11031144.
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Recently, researchers have developed text-to-speech models based on deep learning, which have produced results superior to those of previous approaches. However, because those systems only mimic the generic speaking style of reference audio, it is difficult to assign user-defined emotional types to synthesized speech. This paper proposes an emotional speech synthesizer constructed by embedding not only speaking styles but also emotional styles. We extend speaker embedding to multi-condition embedding by adding emotional embedding in Tacotron, so that the synthesizer can generate emotional speech. An evaluation of the results showed the superiority of the proposed model to a previous model, in terms of emotional expressiveness.
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Pijukkana, Pracha, and Yanin Rugwongwan. "A Comparative Study of Teaching Process of Presenting Product Sketch Design of Industrial Design Program." Asian Social Science 13, no. 12 (November 28, 2017): 174. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v13n12p174.
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This research studies the teaching process of idea communication for industrial product design sketching. The objective of this research is to make a comparative study on the efficiency of two teaching processes between teaching with detailed information and teaching with conceptual frameworks for groups of students who have different learning aptitudes; which are an aptitude in theoretical subjects or an aptitude in practical subjects. The study also included differences in learning styles of the industrial design program undergraduate students. The researchers came up with an experiment of creating sketch design ideas for a product in which the researchers classified the students’ learning processes from curriculum subjects and academic achievements. The results found that curriculum subjects and students’ learning aptitude can be grouped into two major groups: students who have accumulated scores in theoretical subjects and students who have accumulated scores in practical subjects. These two groups of students have different aptitudes in sketch design idea communication processes: a process of sketching with given detailed information and a process of sketching with given conceptual framework. Although these are different processes, the teaching and learning of these two product design processes have the same objectives: to create design ideas and to support design creativity by using the concept of interaction between the brain, hands and shapes that appear on paper to present the sketch product and to guide the teaching and learning of industrial product design, suitable for students who have different characteristics and help increase their academic achievements.
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Pastor, Danilo, Gloria Arcos-Medina, Vanessa Bonito, and Jaime Cepeda. "Design of an Adaptive Educational Application to Generate Customized Tests Based on Ontology." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 16, no. 03 (February 12, 2021): 171. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v16i03.17805.
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The personalization of certain teaching processes produces improved learn-ing results. In the assessment of learning, there is a need to personalize the test items according to the learning styles of the students. This paper pro-poses the design of an adaptive application that generates personalized tests according to the students' learning styles. To facilitate the design of the proposed application, an ontology for creating personalized tests was de-signed based on the use of learning styles by means of applying the Methontology methodology. This ontology has a hierarchy of 3 levels, 9 first-level classes, 12 second-level subclasses, and 10 third-level sub-classes. The application was developed using the Primefaces framework and the Jena library to manage the ontology. At the end of the development stage, the usability of the application created was measured using the heu-ristic evaluation method based on the ten principles of Jackob Nielsen. The results obtained indicate that the application complies with the aforemen-tioned principles, earning a 94% usability rating. Consequently, it can be deemed a useful application for end-users
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Gardiner, Elliroma, and Chris J. Jackson. "Personality and learning processes underlying maverickism." Journal of Managerial Psychology 30, no. 6 (August 10, 2015): 726–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmp-07-2012-0230.
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Purpose – Maverickism is the tendency of an individual to be socially competent, creative, goal focussed, risk-taking and disruptive. Previous research with the five-factor model (FFM) shows that individuals high in maverickism exhibit both functional and dysfunctional tendencies. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the descriptive FFM with the process-oriented hybrid model of learning in personality (HMLP), in the prediction of maverickism. Design/methodology/approach – Employing a cross-sectional design with 490 full-time workers the authors use the NEO-International Personality Item Pool and the Learning Styles Profiler to examine differences in the FFM and HMLP in the prediction of maverickism. Findings – Results with the FFM, identify extraversion, openness and (low) agreeableness as significant predictors of maverickism. All factors of the HMLP (except conscientious learning) significantly predict maverickism. Hierarchal regression analysis shows that the HMLP accounts for an additional 21 percent of variance in maverickism over and above that of the FFM. Research limitations/implications – The authors have tested and built theory by identifying not only what predicts maverickism, but also how the learning processes of the HMLP interrelate to predict maverickism. Practical implications – Managers interested in developing the maverick potential of their employees will find this study useful because it identifies what to look for in maverick workers. Social implications – Individuals high in maverickism have the potential for radical innovation. Understanding how to identify and develop these individuals may lead to larger societal benefits. Originality/value – The authors are the first to use the HMLP to test maverickism. The research highlights the importance of both personality and learning processes in maverickism.
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Lantz, Annika, Niklas Hansen, and Conny Antoni. "Participative work design in lean production." Journal of Workplace Learning 27, no. 1 (January 12, 2015): 19–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jwl-03-2014-0026.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore job design mechanisms that enhance team proactivity within a lean production system where autonomy is uttermost restricted. We propose and test a model where the team learning process of building shared meaning of work mediates the relationship between team participative decision-making, inter team relations and team proactive behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – The results are based on questionnaires to 417 employees within manufacturing industry (response rate 86 per cent) and managers’ ratings of team proactivity. The research model was tested by mediation analysis on aggregated data (56 teams). Findings – Team learning mediates the relationship between participative decision-making and inter team collaboration on team proactive behaviour. Input from stakeholders in the work flow and partaking in decisions about work, rather than autonomy in carrying out the work, enhance the teams’ proactivity through learning processes. Research limitations/implications – An investigation of the effects of different leadership styles and management policy on proactivity through team-learning processes might shed light on how leadership promotes proactivity, as results support the effects of team participative decision-making – reflecting management policy – on proactivity. Practical implications – Lean production stresses continuous improvements for enhancing efficiency, and such processes rely on individuals and teams that are proactive. Participation in forming the standardization of work is linked to managerial style, which can be changed and developed also within a lean concept. Based on our experiences of implementing the results in the production plant, we discuss what it takes to create and manage participative processes and close collaboration between teams on the shop floor, and other stakeholders such as production support, based on a shared understanding of the work and work processes. Social implications – Learning at the workplace is essential for long-term employability, and for job satisfaction and health. The lean concept is widely spread to both public bodies and enterprises, and it has been shown that it can be linked to increased stress and an increase in workload. Finding the potential for learning within lean production is essential for balancing the need of efficient production and employees’ health and well-being at work. Originality/value – Very few studies have investigated the paradox between lean and teamwork, yet many lean-inspired productions systems have teamwork as a pillar for enhancing effectiveness. A clear distinction between autonomy and participation contributes to the understanding of the links between job design, learning processes and team proactivity.
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Arifin, Syamsul, Punadji Setyosari, Cholis Sa’dijah, and Dedi Kuswandi. "The effect of problem based learning by cognitive style on critical thinking skills and student retention." Journal of Technology and Science Education 10, no. 2 (September 8, 2020): 271. http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jotse.790.
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The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of learning models to develop student critical thinking skills and retention in mathematics through the application of Problem Based Learning (PBL) models and multimedia assisted Direct Instruction (DI) models for students who have different cognitive styles. This research is quasi-experimental type, using non-equivalent control group design. Subject of this research are students in three different senior high school with two class samples in each school. There are 102 students of control class with Direct Instruction learning model by multimedia and 97 students of experiment class with Problem Based Learning model. The instrument of this research are test and questionnaires. The findings of this research are that there are significant differences in student critical thinking skills and retention between groups of student with Field Dependent (FD) and Field Independent (FI) cognitive styles and also between group of student with Direct Instruction model and Problem Based Learning model. Each learning model has interaction with critical thinking skills but not student retention. This research is useful for educators to develop students critical thinking skills processes with an effective learning model approach especially for senior high school students. The educators can know the interaction of cognitive styles with student retention, the extent to which cognitive styles are able to have an impact on student retention. This research provides knowledge an effective learning model to develop critical thinking skills and retention of student both Field Dependent and Field Independent cognitive style. Based on cognitive style, Field Independent students have higher retention and critical thinking skills compared to Field Dependent students.
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van Oordt, M. L., T. van Oordt, and P. du Toit. "Are two teachers better than one?" Meditari Accountancy Research 22, no. 2 (November 11, 2014): 165–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/medar-01-2013-0003.
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Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the thinking styles of a group of Accounting students, and to determine whether team teaching by two criteria-specific lecturers can be an effective collaborative teaching approach to accommodate students’ diverse learning preferences. Research on thinking and learning processes led to a four-quadrant whole-brain model of people’s thinking styles and associated learning preferences. The model can be used to identify and accommodate students’ diverse thinking styles and learning preferences. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach was followed, using multiple data collection methods. The thinking styles of 288 students and two lecturers were surveyed using a thinking style questionnaire and the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument. The results of the collaborative teaching approach were obtained by way of a survey questionnaire providing both quantitative and qualitative feedback, as well as a SWOT analysis completed by the involved lecturers. Findings – The main results suggest that a collaborative teaching approach can address students’ diverse learning preferences, although some students may find constant switching between lecturers distracting. Research limitations/implications – The collaborative teaching approach in the teaching interaction cannot be isolated. Collaborative teaching was not repeated or extended due to resource constraints. Originality/value – Academics from all disciplines recognise a need for a teaching practice that addresses students’ diverse learning preferences. Hitherto, outside of special education, collaborative teaching has received little scholarly attention, especially as an approach to address tertiary students’ diverse learning preferences.
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Diago Egaña, María Luz, Fernando Martínez Abad, and Paola Perochena González. "Preferencias de estilos de aprendizaje en el alumnado español de entre 11 y 15 años." Revista de Investigación Educativa 40, no. 2 (July 1, 2022): 589–606. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/rie.495231.
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Learning styles are personal preferences for receiving, collecting, processing, and interpreting information. To assess this construct, various instruments have been designed, including the Index of Learning Styles (ILS), which is used in this study. The aim of this paper was to analyze the learning style preferences of Spanish students aged 11 to 15 years according to some sociodemographic variables, using a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The results indicate that the students have a primarily active, sensitive, visual, and sequential style; the preferred channel for receiving information is visual versus verbal. The prevalence of reflective learning styles is higher in female students than in male students. Those who study in public schools tend to be more visual, intuitive, and global in their learning processes than those who attend subsidized schools. Those in larger localities (urban areas) tend to have more sensitive, verbal and sequential learning styles, while in rural areas, the process of learning is slightly more intuitive, visual and global. The effect size is small regarding gender, school ownership and environment. However, in terms of school year, the effect size is moderate: students in higher grades tend to be more sensitive and visual than those in lower grades, who are more intuitive and, above all, more verbal. Knowing about learning styles is useful to design and adapt the training processes to the classroom differences. Los estilos de aprendizaje constituyen las preferencias de una persona para recibir, recopilar, procesar e interpretar información. Para medir este constructo se han diseñado diversos instrumentos, entre ellos el Index of Learning Styles (ILS), que es utilizado en este trabajo. El objetivo fue analizar las preferencias de estilos de aprendizaje en el estudiantado español de 11 a 15 años respecto a algunas variables sociodemográficas partiendo de un diseño no experimental-transversal. Los resultados muestran que el alumnado tiene un estilo predominantemente activo, sensitivo, visual y secuencial; siendo el canal preferido para recibir la información el visual frente al verbal. La tendencia de las alumnas al estilo reflexivo es mayor que la de los alumnos. Quienes estudian en centros públicos tienden a ser más visuales, intuitivos y globales en su aprendizaje que quienes asisten a centros concertados. Aquellos pertenecientes a localidades de mayor tamaño (zonas urbanas) tienden a tener estilos de aprendizaje más sensitivos, verbales y secuenciales, mientras que en las zonas rurales los aprendizajes son de carácter ligeramente más intuitivo, visual y global. El tamaño del efecto es pequeño en la comparativa por sexo, por titularidad del centro y por entorno. Sin embargo, en cuanto al curso escolar el tamaño del efecto es moderado, el estudiantado de cursos superiores tiende a ser más sensitivo y visual y el de cursos inferiores más intuitivo y, sobre todo, más verbal. El conocimiento sobre los estilos de aprendizaje permite diseñar y adaptar los procesos formativos a las diferencias existentes en el aula.
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Leal Ordóñez, Linoel De Jesús, and Antonio Carlos Do Nascimento Osorio. "The thinking styles of the university teacher." CULTURA EDUCACIÓN Y SOCIEDAD 10, no. 1 (August 15, 2019): 125–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.10.1.2019.09.
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This research is framed in the teachers’ thinking paradigm, oriented to understand the thinking styles of the university teacher from two out of the five cognitive and behavioral expressions in Sternberg’s thinking styles theory: the function inside the classroom and the level of classroom performance. The epistemological approach was the empirical-inductive, framed in the logic positivism tradition, with the case study as methodology. A 24-reactives likert-based scale was applied to 40 teachers of the Education career from Francisco de Miranda University (UNEFM). The results evidenced a mediational thinking style, based on cognitive and constructivism-based teaching procedures, democratic patterns for classroom organization, as well as a permanent process of reflection that informs teachers about what and how to improve while teaching. These results can help to optimize teaching performance, as well as to design pedagogical training processes more focused and based on mediational pedagogies that lead to better learning.
KEY WORDS: Thinking styles, university teachers, pedagogy, mediational pedagogies, university education.
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Correa Uribe, Fabio Alonso. "Teaching styles that favor motivation in students of basic secondary education." GACETA DE PEDAGOGÍA, no. 40 (August 20, 2021): 43–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.56219/rgp.vi40.907.
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The article aims to reflect on the teaching styles that favor motivation in students of basic secondary education. The investigation assumes a documentary design; It is based on theoretical postulates to carry out the process of reflection, analysis and interpretation of the information. The findings obtained show that the teaching styles of teachers largely serve their personal convenience and to a lesser extent the group. This results in ignorance on the part of educators and learners about their way of teaching and learning, which directly affects the way in which motivation is present in the teaching and learning processes in schools.
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Hamidah, Hamidah, Jaka Wijaya Kusuma, and Ilmadi Ilmadi. "Learning Analysis with ARIAS Model on Students' Critical Thinking Skills Reviewed from Learning Styles." AlphaMath : Journal of Mathematics Education 8, no. 1 (May 1, 2022): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.30595/alphamath.v8i1.13550.
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A person who can think critically in mathematics means having a high level of ability and is a fundamental ability that students must have to learn mathematics. The research aims to determine the influence of understanding the ARIAS model on students' critical thinking skills in terms of learning style. This type of research is quasi-experimental with a post-test nonequivalent control group design. The research population is a student majoring in mathematics education at Bina Bangsa University, then selected two classes as research subjects. The acquisition of data from mathematical critical thinking skills tests and learning style questionnaires was then processed with the ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) test. The results showed a significant difference in mathematical necessary thinking skills between students and ARIAS learning and ordinary learning and judging from students' learning styles. There was a substantial difference in mathematical critical thinking skills. Furthermore, it is known that there is an interaction between the type of learning and its learning style towards students' mathematical necessary thinking skills.
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Sikkema, Seth E., and Joshua A. Sauerwein. "Exploring culture-specific learning styles in accounting education." Journal of International Education in Business 8, no. 2 (November 2, 2015): 78–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jieb-08-2015-0019.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review whether culture affects accounting students’ learning processes to identify practical guidance for accounting educators facing a culturally diverse classroom. In spite of a significant literature thread in accounting education on student learning, relatively, little emphasis has been placed on culture-specific learning differences. The literature gap is particularly acute with respect to practical culture-specific guidance for accounting educators. This paper is organized along three primary inquiries into the role of culture in accounting education: first, do we know if culture impacts learning? Second, how much do we know about culture-specific learning styles in the accounting field? Third, what implications do culture-specific learning styles carry for accounting educators? Design/methodology/approach – Initially, the author surveys culture-specific learning styles literature, after which a more in-depth analysis of accounting-specific literature is conducted. The author then provides a synthesis of the literature followed by a discussion of the implications for accounting educators. Findings – Culture-specific learning styles carry several implications for educators such as problems associated with overloading short-term memory, the importance of prior experience and the role of visual prompts and motivation among students and educators. Research limitations/implications – It is an opportunity for accounting educators to explore practical teaching techniques that address differences in learning styles that result from culture. Practical implications – Culture-specific learning styles carry several implications for educators. Problems with culture may ultimately be associated with overloading short-term memory. Likewise, prior experience is an important aspect of culture-specific learning and should be recognized by accounting educators. Last, not all motivation need be sourced from the student, and instructors may explore the role of visual prompts when teaching international students. Originality/value – This paper highlights the importance of culture-specific learning styles research in accounting education and the need for accounting educators to carefully consider cultural implications, as international accounting education standards are pursued. The dearth of research into culture-specific learning styles in accounting education is addressed.
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Kakeeto, David, Anthony Muwagga Mugagga, and Ronald Bisaso. "Cultural Processes and Teacher-Educators’ Technology Knowledge and Skills at Makerere University." Britain International of Linguistics Arts and Education (BIoLAE) Journal 2, no. 3 (December 12, 2020): 825–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.33258/biolae.v2i3.343.
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The study was set out to examine the influence of cultural processes on teacher educators’ digital competence at School of Education, Makerere University, and Kampala Uganda. A case study design was employed taking a quantitative approach. Objectives of the study were to establish how individual and institutional values influence teacher educators’ technology knowledge and skills at Makerere University. Participants were teacher trainers from School of Education and data were collected using a self administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using; ANOVA, Pearson Product moment Correlation coefficient and Regression. It was found out that: both individual and institutional values have got a significant positive influence to teacher educators’ technology knowledge and skills. It was concluded that; individual values in form of: level of education, teaching experience, attitude or belief and disciplinary background are very fundamental in promoting teacher educators’ technology skills and knowledge; institutional values in form of: leadership styles, policy guidelines, curriculum and structural facilities are critical aspects in promoting teacher educators’ technology knowledge and skills. It was recommended that The School of Education should develop an evaluative instrument to regularly assess the extent to which ICTs have promoted teaching and learning, University administrators should change their leadership styles, adopt transformational leadership style according because results indicated that it promotes teacher educators’ technology knowledge and skills
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Colmenares-Quintero, Ramón Fernando, Sergio Barbosa-Granados, Natalia Rojas, Kim E. Stansfield, Juan Carlos Colmenares-Quintero, Manuela Ruiz-Candamil, and Pedro Cano-Perdomo. "Learning and Teaching Styles in a Public School with a Focus on Renewable Energies." Sustainability 14, no. 23 (November 22, 2022): 15545. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142315545.
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The purpose of this study is to identify teaching styles (TS) and learning styles (LS) in teachers and students in public schools with a focus on renewable energies, with the aim of designing and applying curricular strategies based on active learning in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the same way, it seeks to determine the differences related between TS and LS. The research was developed with a quantitative methodology and a correlational descriptive approach. In addition, a non-experimental, cross-sectional design was used and an intentional non-probabilistic sampling of 125 students and 20 professors from the Maria Inmaculada School of the municipality of Puerto Carreño, Colombia. The results indicate that there is no significant difference between TS and LS. However, it was identified that students prefer a reflective teaching methodology (M = 15.5, SD = 0.75) followed by the active style (M = 14.2, SD = 1.10) and, to a lesser extent, the pragmatic style (M = 11.4, SD = 1.19). In the case of teachers, the most used teaching style is also reflective (M = 25.7, SD = 1.02), followed by individualized (M = 20.1, SD = 0.56) and, to a lesser extent, inquiry (M = 5.3, SD = 1.10). This research allows the generating of new knowledge that contributes to improving educational processes in the school population with a focus on renewable energies, enabling the promotion of strategies towards a sustainable society.
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Kohlert, S., N. Scherer, S. Kherani, and L. McLean. "The Utilization of the iOS Platform to Create LearnENT: An Interactive Educational App in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery." Education Research International 2012 (2012): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/671383.
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LearnENT, an educational app for iOS, was developed to promote a standardized experience otolaryngology in head and neck surgery (OTOHNS) for University of Ottawa medical students. Its development was grounded in pedagogical theory including Laurillard’s design process, Honey and Mumford’s learning styles, and Nielsen’s theory of usability. This paper examines LearnENT's design and development processes as well as the role of mobile apps in medical education. Features of the LearnENT app as they apply to Constructivist learning are also highlighted.
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Ampatzidou, Cristina, and Katharina Gugerell. "Mapping Game Mechanics for Learning in a Serious Game for the Energy Transition." International Journal of E-Planning Research 8, no. 2 (April 2019): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijepr.2019040101.
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The integration of learning goals with game mechanics in serious games used in urban and spatial planning processes has the potential to enable game designers and planners to create games with narratives tightly aligned to particular processes and lead to increased learning outcomes. This study presents the results from testing Energy Safari, a serious game for the energy transition in the province of Groningen, and empirically associates specific game mechanics with learning events, derived from players' reports. The research is based on the analysis of post-play questionnaires. Play-testing Energy Safari illustrates that different learning events can be triggered by the same game mechanics, an observation which can be applied in serious game design to facilitate players with different learning needs and styles. In addition, play testing to evaluate the learning performance of serious games should be integrated in the game design process. However, to achieve lasting learning and actionable knowledge, serious games should be used complementarily with other civic participation methods.
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Verna, Ida. "Flexibility in Learning and Teaching Styles in an Accounting Course. “Deming Towards Kolb”." International Business Research 13, no. 11 (October 23, 2020): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v13n11p77.
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This work aims to investigate the effect of a holistic approach to teaching on both the educator’s learning and teaching styles and on student performance. To this end, an experimental holistic approach was adopted, L’Ascolto®, which uses the Deming PDCA cycle for the design (Plan), management (Do), evaluation (Check) and improvement (Act) of teaching processes. The aim is to encourage educators to “train” their flexibility in learning by following the Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle. The paper is presented as an original study aimed at empirically examining the effects of an experimental holistic approach (L’Ascolto®) on the educator’s experiential learning process in a university accounting course. On one hand, the results show positive student performance, while, on the other, the positive effects of the educator’s experiential learning emerge, as evidenced by the different teaching styles adopted during the course (flexibility).
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Brinkley, Julian, and Earl W. Huff. "Inclusion by Design: A 75-Minute Crash Course on Accessible Design." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 64, no. 1 (December 2020): 831–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641193.
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The community of researchers supporting instruction on design thinking has a significant body of materials to help students understand and master the process of creative problem solving in design. Missing, we argue are materials and processes which directly support the design of inclusive technologies for persons with disabilities. We present ‘Inclusion by Design’, an interactive and participative crash course designed to introduce students to techniques that may be useful in an inclusive design process. In a single 75-minute session, students explore the inclusive design of a transportation technology for a visually impaired persona. We report on our findings from a single pilot of the crash course involving six diverse students within a graduate course on Inclusive Design. Our findings suggest that the course may be effective in introducing techniques like storyboarding, scenario creation, and low fidelity prototyping to students using an approach that may be effective for various learning styles.
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Kosar, M. A., and E. Masume. "Individual and psychological differences in learning Russian as a second language." Linguistics & Polyglot Studies 8, no. 4 (December 31, 2022): 152–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2410-2423-2022-4-33-152-163.
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In the modern world, foreign languages have acquired special importance, and their study is considered one of the fundamental and key conditions for the success of intercultural communication, as well as a tool for the formation of linguistic identity. For this reason, in the past few decades, special research has been carried out in educational psychology in order to find effective non-linguistic ways of mastering a second language. According to modern approaches, individual psychological characteristics have a great influence on the process of mastering foreign languages; therefore, this article attempts to show the relationship between psychological aspects and educational methods. The most important factors include motivation, gender, learning style, social factors, interest in learning a second language, the level of language and intellectual abilities, the presence of a language barrier, the cognitive style of the student, the ratio of language material and speech during learning, the level of development of verbal memory and the formation of ability to understand complex communication links. In this process, it is necessary to pay attention to essential factors that are outside linguistics. Students with the knowledge acquired over the years turn to different learning styles. It is important to show respect for their learning styles. It is essential for the instructor to design his curriculum in such a way that different students with different learning styles can follow them. When the activity seems meaningful to the student, his motivation for learning also increases. It seems that familiarity with psychology is essential for all teachers. Understanding what processes occur in the memory of a student while learning a foreign language, as well as what negative impact the delivery of a large volume of educational materials in a short period of time can have on him, is of great importance. Understanding this can have a significant positive impact on foreign language teachers in the preparation of educational programs for their correct presentation, which will be of great benefit and positive effect in the classroom.
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Bradáč, Vladimír, Pavel Smolka, Martin Kotyrba, and Tomáš Průdek. "Design of an Intelligent Tutoring System to Create a Personalized Study Plan Using Expert Systems." Applied Sciences 12, no. 12 (June 19, 2022): 6236. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12126236.
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The article is devoted to the issue of the construction of an intelligent tutoring system which was created by our university for implementing distance learning and combined forms of studies. Significantly higher demand for such tools occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic when distance learning was used by students in their full-time studies. Current Learning Management Systems (LMS) do not address students’ individuality regarding their various levels of input knowledge and skills or their different learning styles, which, in our case, are based on sensory preferences. Therefore, this article proposes a model of an intelligent tutoring system to control learning by accentuating the individual needs of a student. The foundation stones of this system are an expert system and adaptation mechanisms. The expert system acts as a tool for the identification of students’ needs from the point of view of input knowledge and sensory preferences. Sensory preferences influence the student’s learning style. The implemented adaptation mechanisms control the progress of the student through a study unit. The model was implemented in the LMS Moodle environment. Regarding the focus of the research content, our model is oriented on the study of the English language, where each student receives a unique study plan, which is continuously adapted based on achieved results. We consider the focus on the individuality of the student to be an innovative approach that can be achieved automatically on a mass scale.
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Verawati, Ni Nyoman Sri Putu, Hikmawati Hikmawati, and Saiful Prayogi. "The Effectiveness of Inquiry Learning Models Intervened by Reflective Processes to Promote Critical Thinking Ability in Terms of Cognitive Style." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 15, no. 16 (August 28, 2020): 212. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i16.14687.
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This study aims to explore the effectiveness of inquiry learning models inter-vened by the reflective process to promote the critical thinking ability of preserv-ice teachers in terms of cognitive style. This study is a quasi-experimental re-search with one-group pretest posttest design. The research sample involved 24 preservice physics teachers who studied at the Physics Education Department - Mandalika University of Education (Undikma). Cognitive style measurement us-es the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) to identify groups of preservice teachers into the field dependent (FD) or field independent (FI) cognitive style. Measurement of critical thinking ability using test instruments in the form of es-says consisting of 8 test items. Critical thinking ability score is analyzed descrip-tively and statistically, where the normality test and paired t-test was conducted. The results of the study show that as many as 13 preservice teachers are catego-rized into the FD cognitive style and 11 categorized into the FI cognitive style. The average pretest score of the two cognitive style groups (FD and FI) was 0.87 with the criteria of "less critically", and after the implementation of the inquiry learning model intervened by the reflective process, the average posttest score was 16.25 with the criteria of "critically," and n- a gain of 0.64 with the criteria of "moderate." These results indicate that the inquiry learning model intervened by the reflective process is effective to promote critical thinking ability of preservice teachers with FD and FI cognitive styles.
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BUXEDA, ROSA J., and DEBORAH A. MOORE. "Transforming a Sequence of Microbiology Courses Using Student Profile Data." Microbiology Education 1, no. 1 (May 2000): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/me.1.1.1-6.2000.
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A study was performed in the General Microbiology and Industrial Microbiology courses to increase research awareness at an early stage of the educational process and to establish collaboration between students in an Industrial Microbiology program and industry. In both courses, the professor helped students determine their learning styles and then used these data to design activities in order to accomplish the above objectives. In both the treatment and the control sections, students learned about strategies to optimize learning based on their learning styles. A cooperative learning format was introduced to promote active learning and team-building skills. The diverse learning styles data profile was used by students during cooperative learning activities for effective team integration. In the General Microbiology course, a mentor-mentee structure was introduced to expose students to research in microbiology by visiting research facilities on campus. This structure was an addition to the regular curriculum, which meets American Society for Microbiology curriculum recommendations. The results suggest an increase in interest in research by students. In the Industrial Microbiology course, a strategy was introduced to establish collaboration with industry in which students visit the workplace and identify microbial processes, microbiologist roles, and skills needed by microbiologists. Evaluation of these topics using pre- and posttest data indicates a significant increase in acquired knowledge relevant to daily workplace environments with the reformed course. In both courses, students gain information early in their academic experience to help them consider participation in research experiences while providing them with real-world experience toward the end of their academic careers, when they see the need for it.
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Merdzhanov, Ivan. "THE E-LEARNING PLATFORM AS A BASIS FOR DIDACTICAL DIVERSIFICATION OF TRAINING." Knowledge International Journal 28, no. 1 (December 10, 2018): 41–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij280141i.
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The e-learning platform is gradually becoming an integral part of the electronic campus of any modern higher education institution and provides teachers with access to tools that not only complement traditional forms of training but also have the potential to increase efficiency in the overall learning process. Characteristics that distinguish learning platforms from regular exercise collections are user administration, course management, role definition and access and usage rights, availability of platform communication capabilities, learning tools such as a virtual classroom, placement of the learning curriculum content and media used in a network browser and, last but not least, a system for storing data and statistics on the activity and the results achieved by the learners. The main function of the electronic resources is to improve the attendance training and to increase the quality of the learning process, which in turn leads to the enrichment of the traditional forms and the autonomous learning of the students through the access to various information resources, materials, data and media. Each platform offers didactic tools in four main areas - course design, organization of teacher-student communication, access to additional and external resources, and an e-testing system. This infrastructure allows for the diversification of didactic approaches and information channels that take into account the different learning strategies and styles of learners in order to maximize the learning content. The purposeful use of learning strategies makes it possible to optimize learning, and in the event of difficulties, automated cognitive, metacognitive and resource-based strategies are applied and corrected or rejected accordingly. Knowledge and competence acquisition processes are not only dependent on the peculiarities and preferences of individual learners (or learning styles), but also on the learning object, the situations in which the learning process takes place, and external resources such as time, space, social characteristics and other side factors. Therefore, under different conditions, learners will choose different learning strategies, which in turn predetermines the style and success of the learning process. The structure of the learning resources offered by an electronic platform enables taking into account of all these additional factors and delegates to the learner the conscious choice of strategy, approach and media channel for obtaining information and its processing according to their leading learning style.
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Sangsawang, Thosporn. "An Instructional Design for Online Learning in Vocational Education according to a Self-Regulated Learning Framework for Problem Solving during the CoViD-19 Crisis." Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology 5, no. 2 (September 1, 2020): 283–198. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/ijost.v5i2.24702.
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This study used multimedia games as instruments for critical thinking activities based on the Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) framework for the CoViD-19 crisis, supported by achievement tests and questionnaires. The results showed that the present method is effecttive to improve students' learning achievement, confirmed by the higher posttest results compared to than those of the pretest. The educational goals of SRL theories were developed through student-directed instructional design online where the students' guide made some input into their learning processes. The students' satisfaction in learning with the SRL framework for the CoViD-19 crisis gained a high level, informing that the SRL framework for problem solving during the CoViD-19 crisis was useful for teaching and career training. Teaching styles (such as the stable focus, orientation, or intent) constituted the entire patterns of teaching behaviors. This study implies that a self-directed learner can be described as being self-managing in a situation where the individual is engaged in student-centered instructions.
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Do, Thanh Tung, and Ngoc Khuong Mai. "Review of empirical research on leadership and organizational learning." Journal of Knowledge Management 24, no. 5 (June 1, 2020): 1201–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-01-2020-0046.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how the relationships between different leadership approaches and organizational learning have been examined in the literature, from which future research areas can be recommended. Design/methodology/approach This systematic literature review applies matrix method to examine major literature in leadership and organizational learning. A total of 57 peer-reviewed English publications from 45 journals were selected and analyzed. Findings The synthesis of these empirical studies revealed as follows: the relationship between leadership and organizational learning has been mostly quantitatively investigated in many countries and sectors; multiple leadership styles have been identified to ameliorate processes, levels and capabilities of organizational learning and transformational leadership still remains the most commonly used style; there are mediating mechanism and boundary conditions in the relationship between leadership and organizational learning. Research limitations/implications The literature search in this study was mainly focused on English articles only; therefore, some papers in other languages may have not been included. Practical implications This review offers an overall picture of the existing knowledge of organizational learning and leadership that will be fruitful for practitioners to understand and replicate these concepts. Originality/value There are little systematic literature reviews on the relationship between leadership and organizational learning. This paper is among the first systematic reviews to analyze how leadership has been associated with organizational learning and provide potential research directions.
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Bhaskaran, Sundaresan, Raja Marappan, and Balachandran Santhi. "Design and Analysis of a Cluster-Based Intelligent Hybrid Recommendation System for E-Learning Applications." Mathematics 9, no. 2 (January 19, 2021): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math9020197.
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Recently, different recommendation techniques in e-learning have been designed that are helpful to both the learners and the educators in a wide variety of e-learning systems. Customized learning, which requires e-learning systems designed based on educational experience that suit the interests, goals, abilities, and willingness of both the learners and the educators, is required in some situations. In this research, we develop an intelligent recommender using split and conquer strategy-based clustering that can adapt automatically to the requirements, interests, and levels of knowledge of the learners. The recommender analyzes and learns the styles and characteristics of learners automatically. The different styles of learning are processed through the split and conquer strategy-based clustering. The proposed cluster-based linear pattern mining algorithm is applied to extract the functional patterns of the learners. Then, the system provides intelligent recommendations by evaluating the ratings of frequent sequences. Experiments were conducted on different groups of learners and datasets, and the proposed model suggested essential learning activities to learners based on their style of learning, interest classification, and talent features. It was experimentally found that the proposed cluster-based recommender improves the recommendation performance by resulting in more lessons completed when compared to learners present in the no-recommender cluster category. It was found that more than 65% of the learners considered all criteria to evaluate the proposed recommender. The simulation of the proposed recommender showed that for learner size values of <1000, better metric values were produced. When the learner size exceeded 1000, significant differences were obtained in the evaluated metrics. The significant differences were analyzed in terms of a computational structure depending on L, the recommendation list size, and the attributes of learners. The learners were also satisfied with the accuracy and speed of the recommender. For the sample dataset considered, a significant difference was observed in the standard deviation σ and mean μ of parameters, in terms of the Recall (List, User) and Ranking Score (User) measures, compared to other methods. The devised method performed well concerning all the considered metrics when compared to other methods. The simulation results signify that this recommender minimized the mean absolute error metric for the different clusters in comparison with some well-known methods.
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Chong, Melody P. M., Yufan Shang, Malika Richards, and Xiji Zhu. "Two sides of the same coin? Leadership and organizational culture." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 39, no. 8 (November 5, 2018): 975–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lodj-05-2017-0122.
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Purpose Researchers have adopted a somewhat narrow conceptualization of organizational culture, founded on specific assumptions about the impact of founders or top leadership. The purpose of this paper is to address this research gap. Design/methodology/approach Based on 356 Chinese employees, this paper examines the relationships between organizational culture, leadership and employee outcomes. Specifically, the paper focuses on a mediation model by looking at how different leadership processes impact the relationship between culture and outcomes. Findings Supportive and task leadership styles and a persuasive influence strategy are correlated with team, detail and innovation cultures, respectively, and are significantly stronger than that of other leadership styles/strategies. Partial support is found for the mediating effect of task and change leadership styles, and assertive and persuasive influence strategies. Contrary to the authors’ second assumption regarding the social learning effect on outcomes, the study provides a tentative conclusion that different culture types may have different levels of strength in molding middle management and consequently influencing subordinate outcomes. The model of “culture-leadership-outcome” generally shows a similar pattern with the reverse effect of “leadership-culture-outcome.” Originality/value This study was the first to examine the impact of organizational culture on leadership and their effect on organizational outcomes, and to compare the reverse relationship. It suggests a new model that combines social cognitive theory with concepts drawn from the social learning perspective. Both the significant and non-significant results enhance our understanding on the mediating effects of leadership and culture. The findings also enrich leadership theory because no empirical studies systematically examined the similarities and differences between style approaches and influence strategies.
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Tu, Jui-Che, and Ku-Hsi Chu. "Analyzing the Relevance of Peer Relationship, Learning Motivation, and Learning Effectiveness—Design Students as an Example." Sustainability 12, no. 10 (May 15, 2020): 4061. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12104061.
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In a design department’s practice course there are often group exercises that include intensive interactions between students in the classroom or in the internship factory. In addition, students will deepen the interaction between peers due to course groupings or borrowing of model tools, etc. This study intended to carry out a differential analysis and discussion of the differences among design students from different backgrounds under the three factors of peer relationships, learning motivation, and learning effectiveness. The research method was based on literature analysis and a questionnaire survey, and the research objects were sophomores and seniors in four classes. Statistical analysis methods included the independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA, and factor and cluster analysis, which were used to summarize different learning styles. The results showed that the students had significant differences of varying degrees in the three factor dimensions. Regarding gender, “care about classmates’ lives” in peer relationships scored higher for the females than the males, and the rest had no effect. Regarding educational system, “care about the classmates’ life” and “sharing life trivia” was included in peer relationships. “keep the enthusiasm in the course of learning” was included in the learning motivation. “recognition for self-directed learning” and “ability improvement” was included in learning effectiveness. The three factors all had significant differences, and the differences for full-time students were higher than for night school students. Regarding grade, there were significant differences in “friends will value my comments” and “sharing life trivia” in peer relationships, “understand course content” in learning motivation, and “data collection ability” and “understanding team member expertise” in learning effectiveness, and seniors scored higher than sophomores in these areas. In addition, the ANOVA and post-hoc tests revealed significant differences in learning the processes between different groups. In peer relationships, full-time seniors scored higher than the other groups; in learning motivation and learning effectiveness, full-time seniors scored higher than night school sophomores. In addition, the overall factors of the full-time seniors were higher than those of the other groups. In the analysis of different learning factors, under the premise of the variation of 58.975%, three factors were extracted by principal axis for analysis with Promax rotation. The different learning factors can be summarized in “emphasizing ability improvement”, “care about peer friendship”, and “careful and active learning”. Classification of learning styles under the three factor dimensions was based on two-stage cluster analysis to obtain two clustering results, including “enthusiastic and friendly” and “active and autonomous”. The results showed that the mastery of self-learning time and the learning experience performance have a key influence on the learning motivation and learning effectiveness of design students from different backgrounds. In addition, the results also showed a new opportunity for course improvement and teaching innovation at night schools. The final results of this study could be used as an important reference for research on peer relationships, learning motivation, and learning effectiveness in design education.
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Mensah, Farouq Sessah, and Douglas Darko Agyei. "Philosophy of teaching, teaching style and ICT use: a qualitative study of the perspectives of high school mathematics teachers." African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences 15, no. 1 (June 15, 2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajesms.v15i1.1.
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This study is a response to findings that have shown the importance of teachers’ philosophy, teaching styles and ICT use in impacting student learning outcomes. The study adopted an exploratory case design to explore the philosophical foundations, teaching styles and the levels of ICT use of six high school mathematics teachers in Ghana. Data for the study was collected using semi-structured interviews. The study found that the high school teachers used mainly the teacher-centred teaching approaches in which they dominate classroom instruction by disseminating knowledge to their learners. In spite of its perceived potentials, the study also reported low usages of ICT in instructional delivery among the teachers. Interestingly, the philosophy of teaching reported in the study by the teachers resonates with their current teaching style and ICT usage levels; the study found that the high school mathematics teachers hugely subscribed to the absolutist philosophical views of teaching mathematics which takes root in teacher-dominated teaching approaches. Consequently, the study reiterates that if teachers hold philosophical views that support the absolutist school of thought, they are likely to use delivery strategies which do not support ICT use but position the teacher to assume a central role in the instructional processes.
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Fatimah, Ade Evi, and Azrina Purba. "Interaksi antara model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing dan discovery dengan gaya belajar mahasiswa terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis matematis." Journal of Didactic Mathematics 3, no. 1 (June 3, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.34007/jdm.v3i1.1163.
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This study aims to determine whether there is an interaction between the Inquiry and Discovery learning models with learning styles on the mathematical critical thinking skills of students of the STKIP Al Maksum Science Education study program in basic mathematics courses. This research was conducted in the even semester of the 2021-2022 academic year with a population of 109 students and a sample of 80 students. The research instrument used was in the form of mathematical critical thinking ability test questions. The research method used is a correlational method with a quantitative approach. This study used a quasi-experimental design. The research data were processed and analyzed using the 2x2 ANOVA statistical test. The results of the study show that there is an interaction between the Inquiry and Discovery learning models with learning styles on the mathematical critical thinking skills of Science Education students.
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Stokes, Peter, and Christine Urquhart. "Profiling information behaviour of nursing students: part 2: derivation of profiles." Journal of Documentation 71, no. 1 (January 12, 2015): 52–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-07-2013-0091.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop information behaviour profiles for nursing students, to help inform information literacy programmes. Design/methodology/approach – The methods include further analysis of quantitative findings (previously reported in part 1), together with qualitative research data collection and analysis. Critical incident type interviews with 11 students were transcribed and analysed using an interpretative categorisation method that used dendrograms for data display and analysis. From the regression analysis of the quantitative data, the micro-processes for information seeking were linked to learning styles, and then to personality traits to generate information seeking profiles. Integration of the qualitative findings led to development of a task-based information search model. Findings – The start list of seven categories for qualitative analysis (derived from a literature review) was refined (one category added, one removed, with some relabelling). The quantitative data analysis revealed seven profiles (deep adventurer, deep identifier, deep investigator, strategic all-rounder, strategic collector, surface co-ordinator, surface skimmer, each linked to a particular learning style, personality trait, and preferred information seeking micro-processes). Research limitations/implications – The data were collected at only one university and the profiles and the model need to be validated with data from other groups of nursing students. The findings on micro-processes consolidate and extend previous research. Practical implications – The profiles should inform information literacy programmes as they show that information search profiles may be more varied than assumed. The information search model extends previous task-based information search models. Originality/value – The information search profiles have not been identified previously.
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Rakha, Ahmed Hassan. "The impact of Blackboard Collaborate breakout groups on the cognitive achievement of physical education teaching styles during the COVID-19 pandemic." PLOS ONE 18, no. 1 (January 6, 2023): e0279921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279921.
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The rapid spread of COVID-19 has forced schools and universities to close. Globally, education systems face unprecedented challenges, and learning management systems (LMS) are the only solution. The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a Blackboard collaborative breakout group on the cognitive achievement of physical education teaching styles. The quasi-experimental method involved creating two groups: one experimental and one control, with the experimental group using Blackboard collaborative breakout groups and the control group relying exclusively on online lectures and continuing with the same method without breakout groups. The study sample consisted of 40 students who were randomly assigned and divided equally into the two groups. Based on the research sample, homogeneity within the group and equivalence between groups in terms of age, Grade Point Average (GPA), and high intelligence test (IQ) were evaluated. The results showed that the experimental group’s cognitive achievement was superior to that of the control group. Therefore, the design of the learning process enhances student collaboration, participation, and reinforcement. Additionally, the experimental group retained the learning outcomes for a month after the cessation of all teaching and learning processes. To conclude, giving a lecture using webinar tools such as Blackboard Collaborate Ultra does not necessarily mean achieving the intended educational goals. As a result, it is necessary to look for ways to integrate active learning strategies, such as collaborative learning, to enhance student involvement in distance learning.
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Neifachas, Sergejus. "MODELLING OF VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: PRIORITIES OF A NEW LEARNING POLICY STRATEGY." ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY 13, no. 2 (December 25, 2021): 62–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.48127/spvk-epmq/21.13.62.
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The research explores problem contexts of the modelling of virtual learning environment. School communities are facing learning difficulties under the rapidly evolving global conditions. Considering the tendencies in changing learning processes, it is essential to reflect upon and provide a basis for the contours of the modelling of a virtual learning environment. While in search of new learning conceptualization strategies, it is very important to properly understand the inclusive and activating context of open learning space, as well as to properly assess the content elements and anticipate the possible features of expression. The process of modelling of the virtual learning environment is analysed through reflexive approaches. The contemporary school is now moving onto the logic of organizing learning services, revealing new trends of expression: skills, information, knowledge, networking relations between learners and the creation of learning values. Virtual learning environment is positioned as an inevitable vision. This vision aims for the learner to be in the centre of learning, while learning itself would be understood as a social process, where learners create a confidence-based culture, design a course of personalized learning for themselves, apply different methods and styles of learning in regard to the objective of the learning object. The goal of the new learning policy strategy is to establish learning environments that would create conditions for people of different interests and capabilities to receive customized education, adapt to various life situations and aims, as well as combine formal learning and self-education. Keywords: virtual learning environment, modelling, new learning strategies, contexts of educational content, competences, priorities of educational policy.
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Chen, Hong Ren, and Ju Hong Chen. "Design of Mobile Interactive Learning Community Based on Electronic Cognitive Apprenticeship Mechanism." Applied Mechanics and Materials 490-491 (January 2014): 809–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.490-491.809.
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With the development of computer technology and the Internet, mobile learning has become more important in E-learning applications. Being freed from traditional fixed locations and times for the unilateral learning of formal curricula, a learning style allowing for adaptation and interactivity as well as ubiquitous learning has emerged. From the perspective of cognitive apprenticeship, in which learning cognition is guided by experts, and the executive process of missions, objectives, and capacities is manifest, the master can observe and discuss with the apprentices, and revise it toward a well-mixed interactive process, promoting learner ability in diagnosing and reflecting upon errors. This study uses the electronic cognitive apprenticeship system as the basis to integrate and construct a mobile digital content learning community. Through the handheld devices or mobile devices used by learners connected through wireless Internet, learners can read and learn digital content on computer hardware fabrication. The learning behavior recorder for enhancing learner learning activity, which integrates records for tracking and learning processes for the learner, in order to conduct master discussion and guidance for apprentices in electronic cognitive apprenticeship.
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Gusmão, António, Pedro Alves, Nuno Horta, Nuno Lourenço, and Ricardo Martins. "Differentiable Constraints’ Encoding for Gradient-Based Analog Integrated Circuit Placement Optimization." Electronics 12, no. 1 (December 27, 2022): 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010110.
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Analog IC design is characterized by non-systematic re-design iterations, often requiring partial or complete layout re-design. The layout task usually starts with device placement, where the several performance figures and constraints to be met escalate its complexity immensely, and, due to the inherent tradeoffs, an “optimal” floorplan solution does not usually exist. Deep learning models are now establishing for the automation of the placement task of analog integrated circuit layout design, promising to bypass the limitations of existing approaches based on: time-consuming optimization processes with several constraints; or placement retargeting from legacy designs/templates, which rely heavily on legacy layout data. However, as the complexity of analog design cases tackled by these methodologies increases, a broader set of topological constraints must be supported to cover the different layout styles and circuit classes. Here, model-independent differentiable encodings for regularity, boundary, proximity, and symmetry island constraints are formulated for the first time in the literature, and an unsupervised loss function is used for the artificial neural network model to learn how to generate placements that follow them. The use of a deep learning model makes push-button speed placement generation possible, additionally, as only sizing data are required for its training, it discards the need to acquire legacy layouts containing insights into this vast set of, often neglected, constraints. The model is ultimately used to produce floorplans from scratch at push-button speed for real state-of-the-art analog structures, including technology nodes not used for training. A case-study comparison with a floorplan design made by a human-expert presents improvements in the fulfillment of every constraint, reaching an overall improvement of around 70%, demonstrating the approach’s value in placement design.
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Grandy, Gina, and Sharon Mavin. "Informal and socially situated learning: gendered practices and becoming women church leaders." Gender in Management: An International Journal 35, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 61–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-03-2019-0041.
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Purpose This paper aims to explore how informal and socially situated learning and gendered practices impact the experiences of women learning to lead and the gendered dynamics inherent in women’s lived experiences of learning. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopt a becoming ontology and a social constructionist perspective. A qualitative approach guided by feminist principles facilitated the surfacing of rich and reflective accounts from women leaders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 women leader priests in Canada. Findings The authors highlight how gendered practices are concealed and revealed through informal learning processes and illustrate this through two themes, informal and socially situated learning as inductive and gendered, and the jolt of gender discrimination in informal learning. Research limitations/implications While each account from the women church leaders is highly valued in its own right and the women’s stories have generated new insights, the overall data set is small and not generalizable. Future research should explore further the types of informal learning initiatives and systems, which acknowledge and best support women learning to lead in (gendered) organizations. It should also explore how informal learning informs leadership styles in this and other contexts. Originality/value The research demonstrates how informal learning experiences can serve as a site for invisible and unaccounted for gender bias and inform the becoming of women leaders. The research also advances the limited body of work that seeks to better understand the gender dynamics of women’s leadership in faith-based organizations.
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Namestovski, Žolt, and Attila Kovari. "Framework for Preparation of Engaging Online Educational Materials—A Cognitive Approach." Applied Sciences 12, no. 3 (February 8, 2022): 1745. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12031745.
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This study examines the process of creating successful, engaging, interactive, and activity-based online educational materials, while taking the cognitive aspects of learners into account. The quality of online educational materials has become increasingly important in the recent period, and it is crucial that content is created that allows our students to learn effectively and enjoyably. In this paper, we present the milestones of curriculum creation and the resulting model, the criteria of selecting online learning environments, technical requirements, and the content of educational videos, interactive contents, and other methodological solutions. In addition, we also introduce some principles of instructional design, as well as a self-developed model that can be used to create effective online learning materials and online courses. There was a need for a self-developed, milestone-based, practice-oriented model because the models examined so far were too general and inadequate to meet the needs of a decentralized developer team, who work on different schedules, with significant geographical distances between them and do not place enough emphasis on taking cognitive factors into account. In these processes, special attention should be paid to having a clear and user-friendly interface, support for individual learning styles, effective multimedia, ongoing assistance and tracking of students’ progress, as well as interactivity and responsive appearance.
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KONG, Lingke. "Empirical Study on the Effects of the Application of Virtual Reality to Experiential Education on Students’ Learning Attitude and Learning Effectiveness." Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala 73 (June 15, 2021): 288–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.33788/rcis.73.18.
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Along with the change in social environment, a lot of families ignore the parenting styles to result in weak empathy of students, who simply see others’ faults but ignore personal responsibilities. In the experiential education process, the guides encourage students to seek for answers by themselves, allowing students presenting sense of participation and sense of accomplishment. Nevertheless, it requires more research to prove whether experiential education activity could enhance students’ learning effectiveness. Apply experimental design model to the quasi-experimental study, total 198 students in Jiangsu, as the research objects, are precede the 16-week (3 hours per week for total 48 hours) experimental teaching. The research results are summarized as following. 1. Applying virtual reality to experiential education with teams, students reveal good interaction with peers and receive honor and affirmation in the group. The learning attitude and motivation are therefore positive. 2. Applying virtual reality to experiential education activity for team tasks and peers interaction, students present the ability to organize and execute action processes to achieve specific achievement belief and achieve the objectives with the application of virtual reality to experiential education. 3. Students favoring the application of virtual reality to experiential education would engage in the group and regard it as the model to change the behaviors. In this case, students participating in virtual reality applied experiential education appear significantly positive correlations between learning attitude and learning effectiveness. According to the results to propose suggestions, it is expected to more effectively integrate teachers or adjust the directions of teaching strategies to effectively provide the effort direction for students’ learning needs.
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Rosenak, Avinoam, and Sharon Leshem Zinger. "Narrativism and the Unity of Opposites: Theory, Practice, and Exegesis: A Study of Three Stories from the Talmud." Religions 10, no. 6 (June 3, 2019): 367. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel10060367.
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In this article, we pursue a double mission: First, we will demonstrate the unique nature of dynamic group facilitation as it emerges from the concept of the unity of opposites and its relation to situations of conflict, as well as the pedagogical challenges that teachers face in the classroom. This approach underlines the value of a more dialogical and dynamic understanding of the intricate networks of relationships that take place between students and with a teacher at any given moment in a classroom situation. Second, we will examine three Talmudic midrashim that focus on conflict and reconciliation through the lens of facilitation, while casting light on the theology behind the facilitation method and its hermeneutic power. Again, this approach to the interpretation of these texts allows them to emerge as valuable not only to the learning process, but also to the dynamics of interaction that saturate the learning situation. To this end, we will highlight the links and differences between two styles of facilitation—the narrative and the unity of opposites. These links and differences will help us illuminate the similarities and differences between the facilitation processes they employ. Because (1) the notion of exegesis is strongly embedded in narrative theory; (2) theology has deep roots in the concept of the unity of opposites; and (3) both styles address conflict and its resolution, in the second part of this article, we take the insights of the narrative and unity of opposites approaches and juxtapose them as hermeneutic tools for reading three related Talmudic midrashim that focus on conflict and reconciliation. In this way, we hope to exemplify how the different approaches can be applied to the design of the different facilitation styles, both in conflict dialogue groups and as a lens through which we can read these seminal tales that have shaped consciousness, identity, and the attitude towards the culture of debate in Judaism.
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Ma, Junkun, Keith Coogler, and Minjae Suh. "Inquiry-based learning: Development of an introductory manufacturing processes course based on a mobile inverted pendulum robot." International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education 48, no. 4 (May 1, 2019): 371–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306419019844257.
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This paper describes the development of an innovative introductory manufacturing processes course designed to expose students to a broad overview of fundamental concepts, methods, procedures, tools, and equipment used in the manufacturing industry. Based on an educational mobile inverted pendulum robot, students are introduced to product design and prototyping by identifying an existing problem with a component in the robot, redesigning the component using computer aided design software, and then building a prototype using additive manufacturing methods. Subsequently, a set of hypothetical design requirement changes is imposed, and various design methods and manufacturing processes that can be used to make components to satisfy these new requirements are discussed. Topics covered include integrated product design, additive manufacturing prototyping based on different technologies, plastic injection molding, sand casting, and fundamentals of both computer aided manufacturing and computer numerical control machining. Tools, fixtures, and accessories required in these processes, as well as associated challenges, are also discussed. This course adapts the inquiry-based learning active learning pedagogical approach and focuses on the development of students’ ability to conduct analytical analysis and to apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve practical engineering technology problems. As an introductory course designed to be offered to freshman level students, this course engages students in engineering technology related topics and stimulates their interest in manufacturing related subjects. It helps with improving the engineering student retention rate and serves as a pathway connecting students to more advanced specialized manufacturing courses such as computer numerical control machining technology. This paper presents course materials developed and student feedback as well as their evaluation of the course effectiveness based on a summative questionnaire-style survey from the first cohort of students.
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Mailindasari, Rizki, and Prima Widia Wastuty. "LEARNING CENTER UNIVERSITAS LAMBUNG MANGKURAT DI BANJARBARU." LANTING JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE 9, no. 1 (February 29, 2020): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.20527/lanting.v9i1.540.
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The rapid development of technology and information lately affects the way we do things. Along with the existence of remote communication technology makes the work can be done remotely (teleworking). This is the reason for the changing way students learn lately. Students can study anywhere As a result is the decline of academic culture in the campus area because students choose to do learning activities off campus. However, Lambung Mangkurat University as a college has not been able to accommodate the maximum student learning activities outside of college time. Therefore, the Learning Center is needed as a support for learning and academic culture in the campus area. The architecture programming method was chosen as the design method. Programming architecture method is divided into five processes namely goals, facts, concept, needs, and problems. Architectural programming methods pay close attention to the problems in design. Generation Z is the dominant generation in universities today so the trend of learning Generation Z becomes a reference in design. Flexible Learning concept is a Learning Center concept that accommodates students' flexible learning. Flexible Learning is in accordance with generation Z learning trends that have flexibility in learning space, learning media, learning time, and learning style.
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Kai Ren, Khew, Norhazren Izatie Mohd, Kherun Nita Ali, Shamsulhadi Bandi, and Fuziah Ismail. "Design Phase of Gamification Framework for Hazard Identification Training in Construction Industry." International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) 16, no. 02 (January 28, 2022): 113–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v16i02.27405.
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Game has been proven an effective approach tool to improve learning and has become a new tool for training delivery. The development of the gamification framework involves integrating design processes which are input, process, and output. The design phase is considered essential to guide the flow of the gamification framework. It offers a safer, interactive, and entertaining learning environment for construction-related workers. This paper aims to report on the approach to design a gamification framework for hazard identification training in Construction using Garris's Input-Process-Outcome game model as the basis. It focuses on the three main design elements: instructional design, game characteristic, and user characteristic. The study outlines two objectives: (1) to identify the game's attributes and Gagne's Nine Events Instructional Methods Design which supports effective learning, and (2) to determine the user's characteristics of self-directed learning. This study focused on designing the Design phase, which consists of three main elements, i.e. instructional design, game characteristics and user characteristics. Mixed methods were used to extract the attributes and elements of the Design phase. Content analysis was carried out to determine the model of instructional design and game attributes. The findings show 12 attributes of the game through content analysis methods. Gagne's Nine Events Instructional Methods Design can support effective learning. Meanwhile, a questionnaire survey was subsequently administered to determine the user's ability to self-directed learning and decision-making style, where 319 construction-related workers responded. Data were analysed using mean comparison. The results showed that construction-related workers belong to the independent learners' category and are inclined to 'vigilant' and 'brooding' types of decision-making style. Findings confirmed that construction-related workers belong to the independent learners' category and are inclined to 'vigilant' and 'brooding' types of decision-making style. Following the aim of this paper, these findings were incorporated into the design phase of the game framework.
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Pettersson, Lin Elinor. "Mobile-assisted learning and higher-education ESP: English for physiotherapy." Lingua Posnaniensis 60, no. 1 (June 1, 2018): 81–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/linpo-2018-0006.
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Abstract The popularity of Mobile-assisted language learning has increased significantly in recent years, and language teachers are still exploring different ways of introducing new technology into the language classroom. Up to the moment, this has mainly been achieved through the use of mobile language-learning applications (Grimshaw et al. 2017). We wanted to push the use of applications in the classroom of English for Specific Purposes further by introducing a human anatomy application in the context of English for physiotherapy in higher education. We believe that the use of an application for a specific area provides the opportunity to enrich the learning experience and take language-learning outcomes to a different level as students are granted a unique occasion of applying knowledge acquired in a specialist area in the language classroom. An intervention proposal was designed for the subject English for physiotherapy (University of Málaga, Spain) bringing together mobile-assisted language learning with a task-based approach to suit constructivist learning processes and accommodate different learning styles and rhythms. We followed five guiding principles on mobile-assisted language learning (Stockwell & Hubbard 2013) to design three tasks for autonomous and collaborative learning using the application 3D4 Medical Essential Anatomy. A preliminary survey was carried out using Lime Survey to measure under-graduate physiotherapy students’ attitudes towards the use of a human anatomy application to learn English and to predict possible challenges (language, technology, cost or storage capacity). The results support our belief as the obtained data indicates that students perceived the use of a human anatomy application as an interdisciplinary tool for both educational and professional purposes and were willing to purchase an application to learn English for physiotherapy.
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Kuznetsov, Andrei, Anton Lamtev, Iurii Lezhenin, Artem Zhuikov, Mikhail Maltsev, Elena Boitsova, Natalia Bogach, and Evgeny Pyshkin. "Cross-Platform Mobile CALL Environment for Pronunciation Teaching and Learning." SHS Web of Conferences 77 (2020): 01005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207701005.
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Mobile technologies promote computer-assisted language learning (CALL) while mobile applications, being learner-oriented by design, provide a powerful founding to build individual self-paced environments for language study. Mobile CALL (MALL) tools are able to offer new educational contexts and fix, at least, partially, the problems of previous generations of CALL software. Nonetheless, mobile technologies alone are not able to respond to CALL challenges without cooperation and interaction with language theory and pedagogy. To facilitate and formalize this interaction several criteria sets for CALL software has been worked out in recent years. That is why an approach based on using mobile devices is a natural way to transfer the learning process from teaching-centered classroom to a process, which is oriented to individual learners and groups of learners with better emphasis on supporting individual learning styles, user collaboration and different teaching strategies. Pronunciation teaching technology in one of areas, where the automated speech processing algorithms and corresponding software meet the problems of practical phonology. Computer-assisted prosody teaching (CAPT), a sub-domain of CALL, is a relatively new topic of interest for computer scientists and software developers. Present-day advancement of mobile CAPT tools is supported by evolutionary processes in the theory of language learning and teaching. This paper explores language–technology relations using a case of StudyIntonation – a cross-platform multi-functional mobile CAPT tool based on a digital processing core for speech processing, visualization and estimation developed by the authors. We particularly address the problems of developing CAPT evaluation frameworks. To define the problematic points of the project and understand the directions for future work, we discuss an approach to formalized evaluation using a set of CAPT-specific criteria drawing attention to such evaluation factors as general descriptive information, instructional purposes, functionality, usability, and presentation.
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Hadi, Muhuammad Sofian, and Aliya Nafisa Karyadi. "Can Social Media-Style Fanfiction Stories Enrich Students’ Narrative Writing Mastery?" Journal of Languages and Language Teaching 11, no. 1 (January 20, 2023): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v11i1.5814.
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With the rise of pop culture, social media-style Fanfiction is a new style of fanfiction that are mostly read by students. However, students still find it hard to write narrative stories. This study is aimed at enhancing students’ narrative writing skills by employing social media-style Fanfiction stories as learning media. The design of the study is a pre-experimental design with one-group pre-test and post-test design. The samples of the study were 30 students from the eleventh grade of SMA Negeri 5 Depok. The data were collected using pre-test, treatment, and post-test and the data were calculated using a paired sample t-test to see the significant difference. Based on the data analysis, the findings showed that the students’ narrative writing skills were improved after using social media-style fanfiction as a learning media. In learning processes, students are involved in various writing activities such as practicing writing topic sentences, supporting sentences, and narrative features of narrative texts. It was proven with students’ writing achievement in the post-test. The score mean was increased from 66,58 to 81,04, and from the t-score it is -10,308 from t-table -2,045 which means that the hypothesis H1 is accepted. It can be concluded that the use of social media-style fanfiction story was able to enrich students’ narrative writing mastery at eleventh grade students.
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Jensen, Charlotte Myhre, Soren Overgaard, Uffe Kock Wiil, Anthony C. Smith, and Jane Clemensen. "Bridging the gap: A user-driven study on new ways to support self-care and empowerment for patients with hip fracture." SAGE Open Medicine 6 (January 2018): 205031211879912. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312118799121.
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Objectives: In future healthcare systems, individuals are expected to be more involved in managing their health and preventing illness. A previous study of patient empowerment on a hip fracture pathway uncovered a gap between what the healthcare system provided and patients’ needs and wishes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a user-driven approach and a participatory design could provide a solution that would bridge this gap. Methods: Four workshops and a laboratory test were conducted with healthcare professionals to co-create a final prototype. This was performed in iterative processes through continuous interviews and face-to-face evaluation with patients, together with field studies in patients’ homes, to maintain relevance to end-users, that is, patients and healthcare professionals. The data were analysed according to the plan, act, observe and reflect methodology of iterative processes in participatory design. Results: Our results contribute to a key research area within patient involvement. By using participatory design, patients and healthcare professionals gained a mutual understanding and collaborated to create a technological solution that would encompass needs and wishes. Patient empowerment also involved giving healthcare professionals a means of empowerment, by providing them with a platform to support patient education. We found that one solution to bridging the aforementioned gap could be an app, including a range of educational features that would accommodate different learning styles. Conclusion: In developing a technological solution, user involvement in a participatory design ensures usability and inclusion of the requested functionalities. This can help bridge the gap between what the healthcare system provided and patients’ needs and wishes and support patients’ individual empowerment needs and self-care capacity. Together with the tools and techniques, the setting in which PD unfolds should be thoughtfully planned.
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Harjanto, Totok, Sri Setiyarini, and Titi S. Prihatiningsih. "Clinical Learning in Medical and Health Professions Education amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review of Various Methods and Innovations." Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 9, T5 (December 19, 2021): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7845.
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BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has caused disruption to medical education and health care systems around the world. The highly contagious nature of the virus makes it difficult for educational institutions to continue their studies as usual, thus affecting the medical and health professions education which is based on face-to-face lectures, practicum, skills laboratories, and clinical practice in health facilities. AIM: This paper discovers clinical learning initiatives across the globe and highlights the contribution toward educational processes. METHODOLOGY: This study utilized an integrated literature review method. A systematic search for articles published was performed in Springer, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and EBSCOHost. Primary search monetary terms were e-learning (all synonyms) and health sciences education (all synonyms), including COVID-19. Articles published within the period of COVID-19 pandemic included in this study. For the synthesis, the 20 included studies selected were coded. In this study, data were synthesized through narrative synthesis using thematic analysis (TA). To identify the recurrent themes author followed six steps when synthesizing data using TA, for example, familiarizing with the data, developing initial (sub) codes, searching for (sub) themes, reviewing (sub) themes, compiling ideas or issues, and producing final data in line with the study aims and objectives. RESULTS: Out of records identified, a total of citations was screened, of which 20 were found to be of relevance to this study most were quantitative (14.70%) in design. Studies were published in 2020 since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. The geographical range of papers covered mostly the moderate-income regions. On conducting TA of the included studies, it was possible to obtain two broad descriptive themes/categories: enablers or drivers of, and barriers or challenges to, under which important themes have emerged. CONCLUSION: Study suggests that developing e-learning in effective clinical learning is needed, not only limited to moving the learning process but also needing to follow the instructional design, so that learning outcomes can be achieved by students. In addition, a learning process that promotes self-directed-learning is needed so that students have flexibility, use relevant learning styles and are able to integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes as a meaningful learning process.
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Weinhandl, Robert, Martin Mayerhofer, Tony Houghton, Zsolt Lavicza, Michael Eichmair, and Markus Hohenwarter. "Personas Characterising Secondary School Mathematics Students: Development and Applications to Educational Technology." Education Sciences 12, no. 7 (June 28, 2022): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12070447.
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Information technology plays an increasingly prominent role in our personal and professional lives. It also plays an important role in schools, and especially in mathematics education. To realise their full potential in education, technologies should be designed in a way that addresses the characteristics of the target students. In the context of learning mathematics, students often experience anxiety with regard to the content that needs to be learnt; therefore, this work considers mathematics anxiety as a characteristic that should be particularly relevant when designing technologies that assist with teaching and learning mathematics. The development of personas, i.e., prototypical and simplified user descriptions, is a widely used tool in user experience (UX) research that supports design processes. In this methodological paper, we combine this UX methodology with a grounded theory approach. This combination of methodologies could facilitate the establishment of guidelines for developing personas representing secondary school mathematics students, which constitutes the goal of this paper. We review existing persona development techniques in other fields and adapt them to the context of secondary mathematics education using qualitative secondary data. Our aim is to provide a research approach that produces a better understanding of students’ characteristics, needs, and fears. Despite limitations in terms of the amount of data included in developing and piloting this methodology, this work forms the basis for increasing the usability of educational technologies and for adapting them to individual learning styles to reduce mathematics anxiety.