scholarly journals SMART Technologies as the Innovative Way of Development and the Answer to Challenges of Modern Time

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 06010
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Vinogradova ◽  
Tatyana N. Popova ◽  
Abdellah Chehri ◽  
Valentina I. Burenina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
New Information ◽  
The One ◽  
Smart Technologies

One of the promising tasks in education lies in reforming it into the knowledge economy, integrating and creating a market oriented towards results of intellectual activity. On the other hand, globalization process requires transition of the educational environment to the format of information, communication and digital space. Primarily these areas are set as the nodal tasks, which directs authors of this article to the comparative analysis of educational system making it possible to identify general and particular, positive or negative consequences and characteristics of digitalization in the higher education system. In accordance with current trends and processes of globalization and informatization, the authors are considering the prospects for interaction and mutual influence of Smart technologies used in building a future educational model in the higher education area. Technological innovations today are called upon not only to qualitatively change methods, forms and technologies in the education content, but rather to train personnel capable of operating in the new information and telecommunication community. Therefore, studying the influence and the capabilities of modern digital technologies that meet needs of society, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, contribute to formation of professional competencies in students, which requires major alterations in the learning process, changes in its state towards flexibility, adaptation, personalization, continuity, multidimensionality and systematicity, becomes of specific relevance for authors of this article.

scholarly journals Bachelor Thesis Analytics: Using Machine Learning to Predict Dropout and Identify Performance Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalal Nouri ◽  
Ken Larsson ◽  
Mohammed Saqr
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
The Other ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Desirable Outcome ◽  
The One

<p class="0abstractCxSpLast">The bachelor thesis is commonly a necessary last step towards the first graduation in higher education and constitutes a central key to both further studies in higher education and employment that requires higher education degrees. Thus, completion of the thesis is a desirable outcome for individual students, academic institutions and society, and non-completion is a significant cost. Unfortunately, many academic institutions around the world experience that many thesis projects are not completed and that students struggle with the thesis process. This paper addresses this issue with the aim to, on the one hand, identify and explain why thesis projects are completed or not, and on the other hand, to predict non-completion and completion of thesis projects using machine learning algorithms. The sample for this study consisted of bachelor students’ thesis projects (n=2436) that have been started between 2010 and 2017. Data were extracted from two different data systems used to record data about thesis projects. From these systems, thesis project data were collected including variables related to both students and supervisors. Traditional statistical analysis (correlation tests, t-tests and factor analysis) was conducted in order to identify factors that influence non-completion and completion of thesis projects and several machine learning algorithms were applied in order to create a model that predicts completion and non-completion. When taking all the analysis mentioned above into account, it can be concluded with confidence that supervisors’ ability and experience play a significant role in determining the success of thesis projects, which, on the one hand, corroborates previous research. On the other hand, this study extends previous research by pointing out additional specific factors, such as the time supervisors take to complete thesis projects and the ratio of previously unfinished thesis projects. It can also be concluded that the academic title of the supervisor, which was one of the variables studied, did not constitute a factor for completing thesis projects. One of the more novel contributions of this study stems from the application of machine learning algorithms that were used in order to – reasonably accurately – predict thesis completion/non-completion. Such predictive models offer the opportunity to support a more optimal matching of students and supervisors.</p>

scholarly journals Credibility-limited Base Revision: New Classes and Their Characterizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 1023-1075
Author(s):  
Marco Garapa ◽  
Eduardo Fermé ◽  
Maurício Reis
Keyword(s):  
Belief Change ◽  
The Other ◽  
Belief Bases ◽  
Axiomatic Characterizations ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Base Revision ◽  
New Information ◽  
Limited Base ◽  
The One ◽  
Agm Model

In this paper we study a kind of operator —known as credibility-limited base revisions— which addresses two of the main issues that have been pointed out to the AGM model of belief change. Indeed, on the one hand, these operators are defined on belief bases (rather than belief sets) and, on the other hand, they are constructed with the underlying idea that not all new information is accepted. We propose twenty different classes of credibility-limited base revision operators and obtain axiomatic characterizations for each of them. Additionally we thoroughly investigate the interrelations (in the sense of inclusion) among all those classes. More precisely, we analyse whether each one of those classes is or is not (strictly) contained in each of the remaining ones.

scholarly journals Digitalization in international and mass education: A model proposal for Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 911-933
Author(s):  
Hikmet Salahaddin Gezici ◽  
Yasin Taşpınar ◽  
Mustafa Kocaoglu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
International Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mass Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Turkish Higher Education ◽  
The World

There is a debate as to whether internationalization should be a target or a means to achieve goals with broader perspectives. Digitalization, on the other hand, is a de facto trend that permeates all communicative, economic and social areas. For this purpose, the study aimed to examine literature on the field and the findings of the researchers on the issue were included. The research also discussed the internationalization and digitalization efforts carried out in the world and in Turkey. An internationalization model proposal for the Turkish higher education system is presented in outline, taking the best practices around the world into account. Model involves a digitalization-oriented education approach that aims to increase the opportunities for students to get support from their families and to minimize their socio-economic difficulties. The contributions of a massification provided by digitalization to international education have been revealed in this study. Keywords: digitalization; education; internationalization; massification; Turkey.  

Students’ attitudes towards sustainable development in Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-755
Author(s):  
Vesna Nikolic ◽  
Tamara Vukic ◽  
Tatjana Maletaski ◽  
Milica Andevski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Education System ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Students Attitudes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine university students’ attitudes towards the concept of sustainable development and towards the need for the implementation of education for sustainable development into the higher education system. To that end, the paper explores in a process-oriented focus which drivers and barriers are experienced as being the most important ones and how they relate to one another. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on the questionnaire for the evaluation of attitudes towards the concept of sustainable development. This instrument consists of 9 batteries with 83 items presented in the form of the five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire evaluated different aspects of respondents’ attitudes towards the concept of sustainable development, but students’ attitudes in relation to the items from the following subscales will be presented for this paper: understanding the concept of sustainable development, position of sustainable development in the system of higher education, sources of information about sustainable development and entities responsible for sustainable development. The study sample consisted of students from the University of Novi Sad, specifically from the faculties with accredited programs in the field of humanities and technological sciences. Findings In general, students recognized the main determinants of sustainable development and they support an integral approach to sustainability, i.e. the need to include the knowledge, values and skills for sustainable development in the higher education programs. In addition, they identified a number of obstacles and the uncertainties of overcoming them. In this regard, the students did not recognize the responsibility of the higher education institutions as the key responsibility or their own responsibility in relation to sustainable development, which can be related to their feeling of marginalization and the doubt that their behaviour and decisions can influence the development of the local society, as well as the development of the society as a whole. On the other hand, the respondents acknowledged the role, the importance and the responsibility of the mass media in the process of developing the attitudes towards and opinions about the problems related to environmental protection and sustainable development. Practical implications The results of the study indicate the students’ attitudes towards sustainable development, thus making the directions for higher education reform clearer and in line with the present needs for sustainable development in Serbia. The obtained results can serve as a recommendation to the governing structures, i.e. to the relevant ministries of education and environmental protection, as well as to the universities in terms of which direction their process of planning and creating paths of sustainability should take. This is particularly important in the case of the Republic of Serbia, which is currently in the process of joining the European Union and responding to the requirements set by the process of negotiation for Chapter 27 in terms of improving the strategic framework and plans for the education for sustainable development and building the capacities in response to climate change. On the other hand, linking the results of this research with the results of similar studies around the world contributes to the further enrichment of the scientific knowledge base in this field and confirms the need for stronger and united efforts on the path to a sustainable future. It is a fact that, regardless of the national, economic, socio-political and cultural context, there is a global lack of success in shaping a humane and sustainable relationship between man and nature. Therefore, the results of this research should be considered as an invitation for new research initiatives regarding the ways to support the positive attitudes of students towards the concept of sustainable development and to facilitate their further development in the educational process, as well as in other academic domains. Originality/value This research is inspired by the fact that, in the Balkan countries, education for sustainable development has not been extensively discussed within the scientific discourse on higher education for sustainable development. This is one of the first papers to provide data about students’ attitudes towards the concept of sustainable development and the need for its implementation in the higher education system in Serbia. The value of the paper lies in its potential to help understand the role that different drivers and barriers play in higher education for sustainable development.

scholarly journals Inverted U-shape of Estonian Higher Education: Post-Socialist Liberalism and Postpostsocialist Consolidation

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellu Saar ◽  
Triin Roosalu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Doctoral Level ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
The One ◽  
Basic Features

AbstractThis chapter provides a description of the basic features of the higher education system in Estonia in the historical perspective, paying special attention to the period during the Soviet time right before the USSR collapse and exploring the developments during the following period up to 2015. It is understood that both the social and political system during the period of socialism, as well as changes in the society during the postsocialist period right after the country became independent, have an impact on the current period. On the other hand, changes in the Estonian higher education system are greatly impacted by external factors, especially processes of Europeanisation and internationalisation of higher education. Tendencies towards standardisation of higher education provision, on the one hand, as well as maintaining differentiation between higher education institutions will be highlighted.The analysis distinguishes four periods of the postsocialist higher education system in Estonia, characterised by different traits. 1988–1992 can be considered a period of chaotic, individually and institutionally driven changes; 1993–1998 saw the major expansion of the higher education system in combination with the development of legal frameworks and quality assurance mechanisms; 1999–2005 indicated the wave of reforms, including following the principles of the Bologna process; from 2006 onwards, new measures are put in place to strengthen the (international) competitiveness and sustainability of the shrinking higher education sector. The main strand of differentiation between the higher education institutions largely follows their formal statuses that stem from the soviet period: the applied higher education institutions on the one hand and the academic universities providing bachelor, master’s and doctoral level education on the other. The further differentiation can be made based on the research intensity of the universities as well as based on their legal status, with some being declared national universities by their dedicated laws.

scholarly journals Matematyczne ciało. Wprowadzenie do teorii matematyki ucieleśnionej

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Irena Karoń
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
New Information ◽  
Nature Of Mathematics ◽  
The One ◽  
Philosophical Nature

Mathematics as a field of knowledge and culture presents researchers with many problems, also of a philosophical nature. One of the issues worth considering when considering the nature of mathematics is the theory of embodied mathematics, which links abstract mathematical thinking with the functioning of the human body in its purely physical dimension. This theory, on the one hand, uncovers new information about the yet unknown neural correlates of mathematics, and on the other hand, it poses important philosophical and cultural questions about the place of mathematics and its role in discovering the rules of reality.

scholarly journals On the Organization of the All-Russian Inspection of the Governorates

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-78
Author(s):  
Yurii V. Tot ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
The Other ◽  
Decisive Influence ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
New Information ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

The inspection of local government in 1800, the largest ever conducted in Russia, is very modestly presented in historiography. On the one hand, this is due to the predominance of a negative tradition in the study of the epoch of Paul I despite the “new direction” laid down by M. V. Klochkov, on the other hand — due to the source base for studying the issue formed in the work of A. E. Nolde. It was A. E. Nolde, followed by V. N. Bochkarev, who had a decisive influence on the development of the historiography of the issue. In addition to the term “audit”, the established historiographical parameters include: limited funding, small number of participants in the inspection; uncertainty regarding the rights of senators; formal pattern of reports; the predominance of positive feedback in them in order to avoid the consequences of “hot-tempered nature of the monarch”; perfunctory, and therefore “inconclusive”, pattern of the inspection not providing the materials “for any general reform or reorganization of any parts of management”. We object to such interpretations of predecessors and to the definition of inspection as “audit”, to the issue with the initiator of the inspection, the reasons for its conducting, the time, the content of instruction. All of the above mentioned problems require further studying, and first and foremost — the text of the instructions, which is a key to their understanding. Reconsideration the biased assessments of the first and last all-Russian inspection of 1800 by extracting new information from traditional sources and introducing previously unknown archival materials into scientific circulation is an objective historiographical necessity.

scholarly journals MORPHOSYNTACTIC INTERFERENCE IN THE UDMURT-RUSSIAN BILINGUALISM

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-389
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Salanki ◽  
Natalia Vladimirovna Kondratieva
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Influence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Communicative Functions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Distributive Properties ◽  
Different Levels

The article deals with the morphosyntactic interference in the Udmurt-Russian bilingualism, which is the result of interaction between structures and structural elements of these languages throughout centuries long contacts. On the one hand, interference increases the number of the communicative functions of Udmurt; on the other hand, it narrows the distributive properties of certain linguistic phenomena with different degrees of interference in different levels as a result of interaction and mutual influence. Like in other languages, in the Udmurt-Russian bilingualism there is more interference in lexis whereas interference in grammar (morphology and syntax) is less. The article focuses on the adaptation of the bases of notional parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives, numerals) to the grammar of Udmurt and zero transmorphologization in the speech of Udmurt. In terms of syntactic interference, the following transformations are singled out: 1) minus-segmentation, i. e. the number of elements in the recipient language reduces due to the influence of corresponding models in the donor language; 2) plus-segmentation, i.e. the number of elements in the recipient language increases due to the influence of the distributive rules of the donor language; 3) replacing, i.e. the elements of the recipient language are rearranged under the influence of the rules of the donor language.

scholarly journals A FORMAÇÃO SITIADA. DIRETRIZES CURRICULARES DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA EM DISPUTA: JOGO JOGADO?

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lino Castellani Filho
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One

RESUMO O presente Ensaio se insere na linha de pesquisa voltada à política educacional centrada na formação superior no âmbito da Educação Física. Nos remete ao debate de ideias e embate de compreensões acerca do que foi, é e deveria ser a formação de nível superior em Educação Física, diante das polêmicas que a acompanham desde o advento das reformas das diretrizes curriculares aventadas ao final de 1998, por conta das Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional aprovada em 1996, até o atual momento, no qual a expectativa pela possível reformulação da atual diretriz vem gerando, por um lado, a ideia de que “tem jogo pela frente” e, por outro, a sensação de que o “jogo já foi jogado”.ABSTRACT The besieged formation. Curricular guidelines for Physical Education in melee: Game played? The present study is inserted in the line of research aiming for educational policies centered on higher education in the field of Physical Education. It refers to debates and discussion of ideas and understandings concerning the past, present, and the desirable future of higher education formation in Physical Education, with regard to the conflicts that have arisen since the advent of curricular guidelines in the end of 1998, following the National Education Directives and Bases Law, approved in 1996, until the present moment. The expectation for the possibility of reform of the current directives have been generating on the one hand, the idea of "the game is still on" and on the other hand, the sensation that "the game has already been played".RESUMENLa formación sitiada. Directrices curriculares de Educación Física en disputa: Juego jugado?El presente Ensayo se inserta en la línea de investigación vuelta a la política educacional centrada en la formación superior en el ámbito de la Educación Física. Nos remite al debate de ideas y embate de comprensiones acerca del que fue, es y debería ser la formación de nivel superior en Educación Física, a las polémicas que la acompañan desde la llegada de las reformas de las directrices curriculares realizadas al final de 1998, por cuenta de las Directrices y Bases de la Educación Nacional aprobada en 1996, hasta el actual momento, en el cual la expectativa por la posible refundición de la actual directriz viene generando, por un lado, la idea de que "tiene juego por el  frente" y por  otro, la sensación de que el " juego ya fue jugado". 

scholarly journals Opportunities to Improve Interaction Between Employees and Educational Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 432-436
Author(s):  
Boryana Varbanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
The One ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In recent years, more and more countries have realised that investing in education is the key to their prosperity. At the same time, there is a trend towards an increase in youth unemployment in almost all European Union countries. On the one hand, the problems which have triggered this process arise from the higher education system, and on the other, from the relationship between the educational institutions and the employers. A subject of interest in this report is a study of how to stimulate interaction between employers, educational institutions and students. The attitude towards internships in different institutions and for different periods of time has also been studied

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