scholarly journals Impact of a Web-Based Adaptive Supplemental Digital Resource on Student Mathematics Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Sharp ◽  
Marc Hamil
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Mathematics Assessments ◽  
School Year ◽  
Digital Resource ◽  
Texas School District ◽  
The Impact

Much literature has presented evidence that supplemental digital resources enhance student performance with mathematics. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of a web-adaptive digital resource, Think Through Math©, on student performance with state-mandated annual standardized mathematics assessments. This study utilized a quantitative research design and conducted multiple regression analyses among 723 students from a north Texas school district that showed high-levels of use with Think Through Math© during the 2015-2016 school year. Data from Think Through Math© reports and annual standardized mathematics assessments were collected and analyzed from elementary, intermediate, junior high, and high school campus levels. Results of the multiple regression analyses were reported for each campus level, as well as several statistically significant and positive associations.

DAMPAK PROGRAM DIKLAT ONLINE TIK GURU PUSTEKKOM TERHADAP AKSESBILITAS KONTEN PEMBELAJARAN PADA FITUR RUMAH BELAJAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Eni Susilawati
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
The Impact

The research objective is to analyze the impact of the participation of online  ICT teacher training to increase the number of accessibility the learning content of features in Rumah Belajar. This research used the quantitative research approach with descriptive quantitative analysis methods to be able to describe how the increase in accessibility features of Rumah Belajar and utilization in learning in school. Samples were selected in this study are all online training participants at 15 locations online training that has been conducted by Pustekkom in 2015 and 2016 in 2015. The data was collected using a questionnaire and a list of open questions in accordance with the purpose of research. The results showed that 1) online ICT teacher training participants, after completing the Pustekkom  training online  using become more motivated to access other feature in Rumah Belajar; 2) The order of the percentage of the intensity level of accessibility to the other features of Rumah Belajar are: Sumber Belajar 23%, BSE 23%, Bank Soal 21%, Kelas Maya 13%, Lab Maya 6%, Karya Guru 4%, Wahana Jelajah Angkasa 4%, Peta Budaya 4% and Karya Komunitas 2%, and ICT training online using the application PKB Rumah Belajar can be used as a reference for efforts to develop a web-based learning applications, in particular for the development of Rumah belajar portal belongs Pustekkom Kemendikbud. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk menganalisis dampak keikutsertaan diklat online  TIK guru Belajar terhadap peningkatan jumlah aksebilitas konten pembelajaran pada fitur-fitur rumah belajar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode analisis kuantitatif secara deskriptif untuk bisa menggambarkan bagaimana peningkatan aksesbilitas fitur-fitur rumah belajar dan pemanfaatannya dalam pembelajaran di sekolah. Sampel yang dipilih dalam penelitian ini adalah semua peserta diklat online  pada 15 lokasi diklat online yang telah dilaksanakan oleh Pustekkom pada tahun 2015 dan 2016. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan daftar pertanyaan terbuka sesuai dengan tujuan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) peserta diklat online TIK Guru, setelah mengikuti diklat online Pustekkom, menjadi lebih termotivasi untuk mengakses fitur-fitur lainnya dalam Rumah Belajar; 2) Urutan prosentase tingkat intensitas aksesbilitas terhadap fitur-fitur Rumbel selain Pengembangan Keprofesian berkelanjutan (PKB) adalah: Sumber Belajar 23%, Buku Sekolah Elektronik (BSE) 23%, Bank Soal 21%, Kelas Maya 13%, Lab Maya 6%, Karya Guru 4%, Wahana Jelajah Angkasa 4%, Peta Budaya 4% dan Karya Komunitas 2%; dan 3) diklat online TIK menggunakan aplikasi PKB. Rumah belajar bisa dijadikan referensi bagi upaya pengembangan aplikasi pembelajaran berbasis web, khususnya bagi pengembangan portal Rumah Belajar milik Pustekkom Kemendikbud.

An Exploratory Study of the Online Learning Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia J. Khanlarian ◽  
Rahul Singh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
It Use ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Improve Student Performance ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Relevant Factors ◽  
Significant Factors

ABSTRACT Web-based homework (WBH) is an increasingly important phenomenon. There is little research about its character, the nature of its impact on student performance, and how that impact evolves over an academic term. The primary research questions addressed in this study are: What relevant factors in a WBH learning environment impact students' performance? And how does the impact of these factors change over the course of an academic term? This paper examines and identifies significant factors in a WBH learning environment and how they impact student performance. We studied over 300 students using WBH extensively for their coursework, throughout a semester in an undergraduate class at a large public university. In this paper, we present factors in the WBH learning environment that were found to have a significant impact on student performance during the course of a semester. In addition to individual and technological factors, this study presents findings that demonstrate that frustration with IT use is a component of the learning environment, and as a construct, has a larger impact than usefulness on student performance at the end of a course. Our results indicate that educators may benefit from training students and engaging them in utility of co-operative learning assignments to mitigate the level of frustration with the software in the WBH learning environment and improve student performance.

scholarly journals Indefinite vs. fixed-term work contracts: the impact over the teachers’ work-engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 893-905
Author(s):  
Sorina Ioana Mişu
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Strategic Human Resources ◽  
School Year ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
The Impact

AbstractA teacher’s work during the school year should be seen as a marathon or as a sprint? This paper intends to contribute to the expanding body of literature on the work-engagement issues of education employees from a perspective of strategic human resources management. It investigates how the length of their working contracts influences the level of engagement shown for their work. It was assumed that the existence of an indefinite or a fixed-term work contract brings up aspects such as stability, predictability and coherence for a teacher’s work, all thought to be parts of a positive engagement state of mind. Nevertheless, the acknowledgement and the acceptance of a short time collaboration could bring just as good results if the focus remains on the present moment. In order to gain a better understanding it was performed a quantitative research materialized in a questionnaire, answered by school teachers employed under both forms of contracts. The findings of this study are of value for any of the educational field stakeholders as the system’s human resources are the most valuable asset for a qualitative result. In the end, implications of a predominant engaged or disengaged stuff will be discussed and human resources management suggestions will be made.

scholarly journals Survey of the effects of internet usage on the happiness of Japanese university students

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Momoko Kitazawa ◽  
Michitaka Yoshimura ◽  
Hidefumi Hitokoto ◽  
Yuka Sato-Fujimoto ◽  
Mayu Murata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Besides research on psychiatric diseases related to problematic Internet use (PIU), a growing number of studies focus on the impact of Internet on subjective well-being (SWB). However, in previous studies on the relationship between PIU and SWB, there is little data for Japanese people specifically, and there is a lack of consideration for differences in perception of happiness due to cultural differences. Therefore, we aimed to clarify how happiness is interdependent on PIU measures, with a focus on how the concept of happiness is interpreted among Japanese people, and specifically among Japanese university students. Methods A paper-based survey was conducted with 1258 Japanese university students. Respondents were asked to fill out self-report scales regarding their happiness using the Interdependent Happiness Scale (IHS). The relationship between IHS and Internet use (Japanese version of the Internet addiction test, JIAT), use of social networking services, as well as social function and sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) were sought using multiple regression analyses. Results Based on multiple regression analyses, the following factors related positively to IHS: female gender and the number of Twitter followers. Conversely, the following factors related negatively to IHS: poor sleep, high- PIU, and the number of times the subject skipped a whole day of school. Conclusions It was shown that there was a significant negative correlation between Japanese youths’ happiness and PIU. Since epidemiological research on happiness that reflects the cultural background is still scarce, we believe future studies shall accumulate similar evidence in this regard.

Coping with Bereavement among Elderly Widowers

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia E. Richardson ◽  
Shantha Balaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Dual Process Model ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Impact

A Dual Process Model of Bereavement, which considers the impact of loss- and restoration-oriented variables on widowers' levels of well-being, is tested on 200 widowed men during the second year of bereavement. Those who were widowed less than 500 days exhibited significantly more negative affect, less positive affect, and lower well-being that those widowed more than 500 days. Multiple regression analyses revealed that both loss and restoration variables were important throughout bereavement. Loss variables influenced negative affect and were especially critical during the early stages. Restoration variables significantly affected positive affect and had greater impact on the later bereaved. The results support a dual process model of bereavement, but also suggest that certain events, such as circumstances of death, are more important during early bereavement while reinvestment activities, such as dating, become relevant later. Some circumstances, such as a wife's suffering, have prolonged effects.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Inventarisasi, Legal Audit, Penilaian dan Kondisi Aset terhadap Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Aset pada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Bone Bolango

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherly Pauweni ◽  
Herman Karamoy ◽  
Hendrik Gamaliel
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. One of the main problems in the asset management is the asset utilisation and management disorders. This creates difficulties for the local government to identify the assets that they hold or manage, thus the asset utilisation and its management tend not to be optimal. The objective of this research is to analyse the impact of asset management to the optimisation of the asset utilisation at Local Government of Bone Bolango. The variables utilised for this research are stocktaking, legal auditing, assessment and condition of the asset. The samples for this research are 104 people. Respondents were selected through purposive sampling. This is a quantitative research and the method used was multiple regression analysis. The research finding shows that partially, the stocktaking, assessment and condition of the asset have positive and significant impact to the optimisation of asset utilisation; while the legal auditing has no impact toward the optimisation of asset utilisation. The value of the coefficient of determination shows that the stocktaking, legal auditing, assessment and condition of the asset altogether contribute to the optimisation of asset utilisation which is 58,8% and the remaining of 41,2% is affected by the factors beyond this research.Keywords: The Optimization of Asset Utilisation, Stocktaking, Legal Auditing, Assessment, and Condition of the asset.Abstrak. Salah satu masalah utama dalam manajemen aset adalah ketidaktertiban dalam penggunaan dan pemanfaatannya. Ini menyebabkan pemerintah daerah kesulitan untuk mengetahui secara pasti aset yang dikuasai atau dikelolanya, sehingga aset-aset tersebut cenderung tidak optimal dalam penggunaan maupun pemanfaatannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh manajemen aset terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset pada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Bone Bolango. Variabel-variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah inventarisasi, legal audit, penilaian dan kondisi aset. Dengan menggunakan purposive sampling, jumlah sampel penelitian yang diambil sebanyak 104 orang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial inventarisasi, penilaian dan kondisi aset berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset, sedangkan legal audit tidak berpengaruh terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset. Nilai dari koefesien determinasi menunjukkan bahwa inventarisasi, legal audit, penilain dan kondisi aset bersama-sama berkontribusi terhadap optimalisasi pemanfaatan aset yaitu sebesar 58,8 %, dan sisanya 41,2 % dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain diluar model penelitian.Kata kunci: Optimalisasi Pemanfaatan Aset, Inventarisasi, Legal Audit, Penilaian dan Kondisi Aset 

The Impact of Discrimination Beyond Sense of Belonging: Predicting College Students’ Confidence in Their Ability to Graduate

2020 ◽  
pp. 152102512095760
Author(s):  
Zachary A. Jackson ◽  
I. Shevon Harvey ◽  
Ledric D. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Hierarchical Multiple Regression ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Impact

Data from the Healthy Mind Study were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression analyses to determine the role of discriminatory experience in students’ confidence in their ability to persist through graduation, controlling for age, extracurricular activity participation, housing, years in their degree program, and their sense of belonging. The final sample consists of 4,708 college students—57.1% women, 70.8% Whites, 7.4% Blacks, 10.4% Asians, and 10.4% Latinx. A final hierarchical multiple regression with discrimination and covariates revealed an overall model that explained 15.5% of the total variance of confidence to persist (F [12, 4574] = 76.762, p < .001). The frequency of discriminatory experiences explains a statistically significant percentage of the variance in students’ confidence in their ability to persist. Thus, efforts to minimize students’ discriminatory experiences need to be increased. This study offers an initial step that institutions can implement to serve and retain their students better.

ENHANCING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY THROUGH WEB -BASED LEARNING IN AN OPEN DISTANCE UNIVERSITY CONTEXT

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-86
Author(s):  
Hadley S Clayton ◽  
Mark G Smith
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
First Year ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
The Impact

This paper reports the results of a study to assess the impact of MasteringChemistry® on student performance in chemistry. The proprietary MasteringChemistry® is a web-based tutoring application and assessment system currently used in first year chemistry modules at the University of South Africa (Unisa). This web-based programme provides supplementary work, giving students practice with instructor-assigned problems. The system is able to coach students with feedback specific to their needs and with simpler problems upon request. The application also provides the individual student with immediate and specific feedback on incorrect or partially incorrect answers. There is great potential for web-based learning in an open distance-learning environment. In particular, in subjects such as chemistry where problem-solving strategies are intrinsic to the learning process, the internet could be an effective medium for teaching and learning. The rationale for this study was to explore new teaching strategies to increase the pass rate in chemistry. A profile of the student demographic, with data gathered from registration records, is presented. Data collection on student assessment occurred through the instructor diagnostic tools in the MasteringChemistry® application or with the assistance of the Unisa Examination Administration. Here we present preliminary results that indicate that most students who regularly accessed the material achieved better examination results than those who did not. This pilot study has led to improved and innovative formative assessment practices by the academic staff in the Chemistry Department at Unisa. It further formed an interesting and challenging learning experience for staff investigating web-based approaches directed at improvement of their assessment activities. 

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT ON CLASSROOM PRACTICES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS OF PUNJAB: A MULTI CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Umer Ameem , Zahida Mansoor, Ali Raza
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

The study explores the effect of Universal Primary Enrollment (UPE) initiative on the classroom practices in the public sector schools in Punjab. Access to primary education is an identified goal for a number of developing countries where determined efforts for achieving the targets for school going children are nearing fruition. Although the UPE drive in the public sector schools shows a positive trend towards the achievement of enrollment targets, however the increased enrollment has also affected the standard of education in public sector schools. The study used a multi case study approach by means of a quantitative research design. Three different schools from three different districts were selected as sample using purposive sampling technique purposively from the public sector schools of Punjab. Classroom observations were conducted for the understanding of increased enrollment impact on teachers’ practices in class. Each case was observed for a week; each observation checklist category was observed on separate week days. The finding of the study reveal that the increase in student enrollments had a considerable effect on teachers’ performance as the bigger class sizes, created problems in managing the class; score student work, and provide responses on student performance. The substantial increase in the workload puts teachers under pressure and makes it challenging to efficiently manage a positive learning environment.  

Attitudes and Motivations of Students Taking Professional Certificate Examinations

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1303-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pi-Yueh Cheng ◽  
Mei-Lan Lin ◽  
Chia-Kai Su
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Attitude Changes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

In this study we explored the attitudes and motives of business studies students taking examinations for professional certificates, where their participation may have a cognition-oriented motive. The study was divided into 2 phases: in the first phase, a questionnaire survey was used to examine the differences between internal and external encouragement perspectives for those students with and without professional certificates. We found that the intrinsic motivation of students with professional certificates was significantly higher than their extrinsic motivation. In the second phase we examined whether the impact of the external justifications of attitude changes are associated with students' attitudes toward participation in the examination. Multiple regression analyses revealed that reward, satisfaction, effort, responsibility, and commitment were predictive of participants' attitudes.

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