Evaluation of continued use on Kahoot! as a gamification-based learning platform from the perspective of Indonesia students

The proliferation of studies declaring that there is a genetic basis to health disparities and behavioral differences across the so-called races has encouraged the opponents of social constructionism to assert a victory for scientific progress over political correctness. I am not concerned in this essay with providing a response to critics who believe races are expressions of innate genetic or biological differences. Instead, I am interested in how genetic research on human differences has divided social constructionists over whether the race concept in science can be used for social justice and redressing embodied forms of discrimination. On one side, there is the position that race is an inherently flawed concept and that its continued use by scientists, medical professionals, and even social activists keeps alive the notion that it has a biological basis. On the other side of this debate are those who maintain a social constructionist position yet argue that not all instances of race in science stem from discriminatory politics or the desire to prove that humans belong to discrete biological units that can then be classified as superior or inferior. I would like to shift this debate away from the question of whether race is real and move instead toward thinking about the intellectual commitments necessary for science to expose past legacies of discrimination.

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A Study on the Factors Influencing Continued Use of Social Networking Services

The e-Business Studies ◽

10.15719/geba.15.3.201406.139 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 139-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

김명수 ◽

이동주

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Services ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Continued Use

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Edmodo as an Assessment Tool in the Foreign Language Learning Process

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research ◽

10.2478/ejser-2018-0072 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 210-215

Author(s):

Flavia Kaba

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Foreign Language Learning ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Foreign Language Anxiety ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Secure Learning ◽

Innovative Techniques

Abstract Due to the rapid developments in educational technology, today’s professors are in search of exploring innovative techniques in order to promote involvement of students in the learning process in general and in the foreign language learning process in particular. This is why today’s students are seen as digital-natives and being motivated for the learning process is very difficult if the modern technology they are familiar with is not utilized effectively in the classroom. When it comes to the assessment part of this process, the situation may become worse, as most of the students feel unwilling due to anxiety problems in general and foreign language anxiety in particular. This study presents an innovative way of assessing students’ skills that they gain during foreign language learning process introducing Edmodo, which is an educational social network that provides a secure learning platform for students and educators. This study is a descriptive one, based on the analyses, surveys, and opinions of different researchers that have implemented this platform in their teaching process. The main objective is to introduce the implementation of various assessment applications through Edmodo.

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