scholarly journals Experiences and pedagogical considerations of training the trainers in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Ikonen ◽  
L Eklund Karlsson ◽  
M Palianopoulou ◽  
A R Aro
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Basic Approaches

Abstract Introduction A student-centered teaching method engages the student to take responsibility for his/her own learning. In this pedagogical approach, the role of the teacher has become to be a supportive coach rather than an authority and one-way superior knowledge provider. A teacher with good teaching skills actively involves and engages students in the learning process. Qualified teacheŕs competence consists of the substance of the subject taught, pedagogical skills as well as of the teaching experience gained after teacher training. Lessons learnt In our case we organized a 9-day workshop to enhance the teaching skills of teachers in one department of our collaborator university in Saudi Arabia (KSA). The workshop included lectures on-site and individual and group assignments such as integrating active learning methods into teaching. The pedagogical workshop was a part of the cross-cultural knowledge transfer project between SDU and (case 1) university in KSA in the Bachelor level education in 2013-2017. The project disclosed the cultural differences in teaching and learning and the different traditions of education. We found that there was a strong tradition of memorizing among students in KSA, which reflected into the attitudes of both teachers and students. This workshop was the first pedagogical training for the most of participants and it revealed that they lacked theoretical knowledge on teaching, e.g. the concepts of student-centered teaching were new to the participants. However, they had extensive teaching experience and strong knowledge of the content of the subjects taught. The acquired knowledge of the basic approaches of student-centered teaching expanded participantś thoughts on how they could better interact with students instead of one-way lecturing. In the workshop, dialogue was used as a teaching method, and participants found the sharing of learning experiences in a peer group a useful and new way to learn at work.

scholarly journals The Importance of Identifying Learning Styles in Medical Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Cynthia Caetano ◽  
Roseli Luedke ◽  
Ivan Carlos Ferreira Antonello
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Passive Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students

ABSTRACT Learning is a complex construct that involves several factors, mainly the interaction between teachers and students in the process of teaching and learning. Understanding how students learn and which factors influence academic performance is essential information for lesson planning and evaluation, in addition to allowing a better use of students’ learning potential and outcomes. The ability to constructively modify one’s behavior depends on how well we combine our experiences, reflections, conceptualizations, and planning to make improvements. This seems particularly relevant in medical education, where students are expected to retain, recall, and apply vast amounts of information assimilated throughout their training period. Over the years, there has being a gradual shift in medical education from a passive learning approach to an active learning approach. To support the learning environment, educators need to be aware of the different learning styles of their students to effectively tailor instructional strategies and methods to cater to students’ learning needs. However, the space for reflection on the process of teaching is still incipient in higher-education institutions in Brazil. The present article proposes a critical review of the importance of identifying students’ learning styles in undergraduate medical education. Different models exist for assessing learning styles. Different styles can coexist in equilibrium (multimodal style) or predominate (unimodal style) in the same individual. Assessing students’ learning styles can be a useful tool in education, once it is possible to analyze with what kind of learning students can better develop themselves, improving their knowledge and influencing positively in the process of learning. Over the last century, medical education experienced challenges to improve the learning process and curricular reform. Also, this has resulted in crucial changes in the field of medical education, with a shift from a teacher centered and subject based teaching to the use of interactive, problem based, student centered learning.

The Method on Engineering Risk Subject Based on Information Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 5615-5618
Author(s):  
Jun Hu Tang ◽  
Qing Hua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Teaching Case ◽  
Innovative Education

Case teaching experience summed up the unique advantages of risk management. Case Teaching should explore how to develop, how to prepare, how to form both teaching and learning. Especially in risk management teaching, case teaching process is an integral part of innovative education. By the teaching method, It can find an effective way to solve the lack of student motivation, forming distinctive style of teaching.

scholarly journals TEACHING IN CLOUDS: USING THE G SUITE FOR EDUCATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF TWO ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES COURSES

2018 ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elis Kakoulli Constantinou
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

Being one of the most important and influential advancements in information technology since the emergence of the Internet, cloud computing has invaded the area of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), among other fields, due to its flexibility, availability, practicality and cost effectiveness. In 2006 Google developed its Apps for Education, currently referred to as “G Suite for Education”, that provide teachers and students with access to different tools, such as Classroom, Mail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, etc., each serving different educational purposes. This paper reports on a research study conducted at the Cyprus University of Technology Language Centre in Fall 2016, in the context of two blended English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses for first-year students of the Departments of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science and Commerce, Finance and Shipping, which are based on social constructivist approaches with elements of connectivism and student-centered teaching methods. The study aimed at eliciting data on the students’ views regarding the ease of use of G Suite for Education tools, difficulties encountered during their use, and their efficiency in the teaching and learning process. Data was obtained through an online questionnaire, consisting of Likert scale and open-ended questions, administered to the students at the end of the semester. Findings illustrate that students viewed the use of G Suite for Education tools in their EAP courses very positively, both in terms of ease of use and efficiency in the learning and teaching process, encountering only minor difficulties during their use.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN METODE PEER GROUP TEACHING DALAM PROSES PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM (PAI) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muslim Muslim ◽  
Andrizal Andrizal
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Class Viii

The development of quality education in the teaching and learning process must be able to choose and apply various approaches and methods to improve student learning achievement. The quality of learning achievement of students in Islamic Education (PAI) subjects with scores below the KKM (Not Complete) reaches 70%. Even though the minimum completeness criteria (KKM) of PAI subjects in class VIII 2 of Kuantan Hilir 1 Junior High School are 77. Therefore, this study was tried to deal with the problem of low student learning outcomes. One method that can be applied is the Peer Group Teaching method. The Peer Group Teaching method provides an opportunity for students who have completed learning to provide assistance to their peers, so they will not be awkward to ask if something is unclear.<p> The purpose of this study were: (1) to determine the application of the Peer Group Teaching method in PAI Subjects in Class VIII 2 of Kuantan Hilir 1 Junior High School, (2) to find out the application of the Peer Group Teaching method to improve results student learning in PAI learning in class VIII 2 of Kuantan Hilir 1 Junior High School.</p><p> This study uses a Classroom Action Research (CAR) design of 3 cycles, namely pre-cycle, Cycle I and Cycle II. Each cycle consists of one meeting and four stages, namely: (1) action planning stage; (2) the stage of implementation of the action; (3) observation stage; (4) Analysis and reflection stages. The target of this study was class VIII 2 of Kuantan Hilir 1 Junior High School. Meanwhile, the data obtained in the form of the results of competency test and observation of group learning activities.</p><p> From the results of research data analysis, PAI learning with the use of the Peer Group Teaching method (peer tutoring) can improve student learning outcomes. This is evident from 30 students, 26 students (87%) have reached the specified KKM, 77, although there are 4 (13%) students who have not achieved individual completeness. But this has exceeded the set of success indicators as many as 80% of students reach KKM (Completed).</p><p> However, it seems that further efforts are still needed in empowering student learning outcomes in the school. The teacher is expected to deliver material not only with oral and monotonous information but also by using various learning methods. In addition, it is expected that this learning model can be used as one of the PAI learning alternatives because with this method students become more active in thinking and doing during teaching and learning activities.</p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: Peer Group Teaching Method</em><em>;</em><em> Learning Outcomes</em><em>;</em><em> Islamic Education</em></p>

scholarly journals Discussion: the development of this skill in inquiry-based science teaching methodologies / Kształcenie umiejętności prowadzenia dyskusji zgodnie z metodologią nauczania przez odkrywanie

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Szostak ◽  
Ewa Odrowąż
Keyword(s):  
Summer School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
European Science ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Summer Schools ◽  
Teachers Training

Abstract ESTABLISH - European Science and Technology in Action: Building Links with Industry, School and Home is a four year pan-European project funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). A specific aims of this project is to reinforce the links between school education and external world, so as to raise the level of scientific knowledge of teachers and their students, and increase students’ intrinsic motivation to science and technology. Inquiry-based science education (IBSE) has been selected as the methodology to facilitate this type of teaching and learning. In order to achieve this set aim, it is necessary to prepare the teaching staff to be involved in IBSE. Across Europe teachers and students have begun to adopt the IBSE methodology, facilitated by many projects including ESTABLISH. In Poland, the ESTABLISH teachers training included inter alia, two summer schools during which teachers can deepen the knowledge and understanding of how to apply the IBSE strategy into their own teaching practices. Selected because of their importance in contemporary society life, are the abilities to discuss, to argue and to draw connections. Those skills require the use of specific rules. During the ESTABLISH training, teachers were tasked with creating a list of rules to help them lead a “good discussion” in their classroom. They tried to follow those rules discussing many hot and current topics, for example nuclear energy or use of supplements to lose weight (Chitosan). The advantages and disadvantages of developing this skill (discussion) as part of this teaching method were examined by participants of summer school. At the end of classes teachers shared their experiences of working with proposed method and collectively created a list of discussion topics they thought would be interesting for students that can be implemented in Polish schools. In the presentation, our experiences, remarks and conclusions from working with summer schools' teachers of the ESTABLISH project will be shared.

Exploring the Use of Social Media to Advance K12 Science Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 547-560
Author(s):  
Jinjin Ma ◽  
Dickson K.W. Chiu ◽  
Jeff K.T. Tang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The astonishing popularity of social media and its emergence into the education arena has shown tremendous potential for innovations in teaching and learning. It enables student-centered learning in a more collaborative and interactive way in the online learning environment. However, few research has been conducted about how to use social media appropriately and effectively in Science education. The main purposes of this project is to explore the experience and perceptions of teachers with relevant teaching experience in using social media for K12 Science education, including the current level and scope of social media use, perception of utility, and its potential impact on science education. The implications, considerations, and challenges for and against the possible use of social media in science education were discussed with possible further research suggestions.

scholarly journals Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes towards L1 Use in EFL Classrooms in the Contexts of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Israt Jahan Shuchi ◽  
A B M Shafiqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Major Subject ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
L1 Use

<p>The role of a mother tongue (L1) in the teaching and learning of a foreign language (FL) has been the subject of much debate and controversy. This paper reports on a piece of research carried out in our own teaching environments (at universities both in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia) and presents an analysis of the attitudes of students and teachers towards the use of learners’ mother tongue (in this case Bengali and Arabic) in English language classrooms at the tertiary level where English is taught as a non-major subject. For the study, two surveys with the same questionnaires were conducted in two universities each from Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with the participation of 1000 students and 30 teachers. Results suggest that a judicious and moderate use of L1 does not hinder learning; rather, it assists, aids and facilitates the teaching and learning process thus providing the teacher with an effective pedagogical tool for maximizing the learning outcomes.</p>

Changes in teaching beliefs of early-career chemistry faculty: a longitudinal investigation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maia Popova ◽  
Annika Kraft ◽  
Jordan Harshman ◽  
Marilyne Stains
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Teaching Beliefs ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Faculty Beliefs ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
Over Time

Literature at the secondary level has demonstrated a tight interconnectedness between one's beliefs about teaching and learning and one's instructional practices. Moreover, this research indicates that personal and contextual factors influence beliefs and that growth and changes in beliefs are most notable during the early years of one's teaching experience. Despite the substantial influence of teaching beliefs on educational decisions, very little research has been conducted at the post-secondary level in both characterizing and monitoring changes in beliefs over time of early-career faculty members. This study aims to fill this gap by investigating (1) the changes over two and half years in the beliefs of early-career chemistry professors in the United States, and (2) patterns between changes in beliefs and personal and contextual factors as defined in the Teacher-Centered Systemic Reform Model. Nine faculty were interviewed using the modified Luft and Roehrig's Teaching Beliefs Interview protocol in Fall 2016/Spring 2017 and then again in Spring 2019. Combination of constant-comparative analysis and cluster analysis were utilized to characterize faculty beliefs after each data collection cycle. Faculty also completed four surveys over the course of this longitudinal study. These surveys were analyzed to identify personal and contextual factors that could relate to changes in faculty beliefs over time. Overall, the participants expressed more unique beliefs about teaching and learning during the second interview. Despite this increase, the substance and the message of the beliefs remained fairly similar to the beliefs expressed during the first interview, which suggests that beliefs do not change as an artifact of teaching experience. Four of the faculty demonstrated a desirable shift to student-centered thinking, while three did not change and two shifted toward teacher-centered. Analysis of the survey data revealed that access and use of chemical education research journal and researchers, repeated opportunities to teach the same course, and instructor's continued learning efforts with respect to teaching were more pronounced among faculty who shifted toward student-centered thinking.

scholarly journals Optimization of Teaching Skills for Islamic Religious Education Teachers Web/Blog-Based in Improving Student Intelligence

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Meyfi Wowor ◽  
Khusnul Khuluq ◽  
Sigit Priyono Sembodo
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Network Problems ◽  
Teachers And Students

The teaching and learning process is complex and comprehensive. This study discusses the teaching skills of web-based Islamic education teachers/bloggers in improving student intelligence in MAN 1 Bitung which aims to reveal the stages in optimizing web-based/blog-based skills that are effective in improving student intelligence. These skills have online characteristics and include various media components in the form of text, images, sound and video which are input via the web/blog. This research is a type of qualitative research with a case study approach. Based on the results of the study that 1) optimization of teaching skills of Islamic education teachers based on web/blog in improving student intelligence is the existence of web/blog based teaching and learning using the quipper school application, which is a free online application as a meeting place for teachers and students so that the learning process is created. Obstacles faced 1. Lack of teachers in mastery of IT 2. Do not have mobile phones 3. Network problems 4. Limited internet quota 5. Mapel PAI is still manual such as Al-quran hadith and Akidah Akhlak. The solutions implemented were: 1. Preparing IT teachers to provide training every Saturday-Sunday, 2. Providing cellphone loans, 3. Mbps speed being increased, 4. Quota provided. MAN teachers are required to master technology so that they can optimize student intelligence so that they understand more quickly and improve their competence by always updating knowledge so that they are able to face today's students.

scholarly journals KETERAMPILAN MENGAJAR GURU DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA SEBAGAI DETERMINAN TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Eka Safitri ◽  
Uep Tatang Sontani
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Skills Learning

Tulisan ini akan mengkaji secara khusus tentang keterampilan mengajar guru dan motivasi belajar siswa sebagai faktor yang diduga kuat mempengaruhi hasil belajar. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data dengan menggunakan regresi ganda dan korelasi product moment dimana data yang dikumpulkan melalui metode survey dengan menggunakan angket jawaban tertutup terhadap 54 Siswa pada salah satu Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Swasta di Bandung sebagai responden. Hasil analisis data tersebut menunjukkan bahwa keterampilan mengajar guru dan motivasi belajar siswa berkorelasi kuat terhadap hasil belajar secara parsial maupun simultan. Hasil penelitian ini dapat memberikan implikasi terhadap proses belajar mengajar dalam hal ini adalah guru dan siswa. Demikian pula pengkaji pendidikan untuk dapat mempertimbangkan keterampilan mengajar dan motivasi belajar sebagai variabel-variabel prediktor yang kuat dalam rangka meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa yang lebih baik. Kata Kunci: keterampilan mengajar guru, motivasi belajar, hasil belajar. TEACHERS TEACHING SKILLS AND STUDENT LEARNING MOTIVATION  AS A DETERMINANT OF THE LEARNING OUTCOMES This article will discuss teacher teaching skills and student learning motivation as the factors strongly assumed to influence learning outcomes. Based on the results of multiple regression analysis and product moment correlation of data collected through a survey method with a close-ended questionnaire distributed to 54 respondents in one of private vocational high school students in Bandung, it is found that teacher teaching skills and student learning motivation were strongly correlated with learning outcomes, both partially and simultaneously. The findings can have implications on the teaching and learning process, in this case teachers and students. The implications are also for education researchers to consider teaching skills and learning motivation as strong predictors or variables of better students’ learning outcomes.Keywords: teachers teaching skills, learning motivation, learning outcomes.

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