The Virtual Scientist: connecting university scientists to the K–12 classroom through videoconferencing

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn B. McCombs ◽  
Jennifer A. Ufnar ◽  
Virginia L. Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Professional Staff ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Science Outreach ◽  
University Center ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
On Line ◽  
K 12 ◽  
University Scientists ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt University Center for Science Outreach (CSO) connects university scientists to the K–12 community to enhance and improve science education. The Virtual Scientist program utilizes interactive videoconference (IVC) to facilitate this connection, providing 40–50 sessions per academic year to a national audience. Scientists, defined as research faculty members, clinicians, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and medical students, and professional staff, participate through conventional volunteer recruitment and program announcements as well as outreach partnership efforts with other Vanderbilt centers. These experts present 30- to 45-min long, grade-appropriate content sessions from the CSO IVC studio or their own laboratory. Teachers register for sessions via an on-line application process. After the session, teachers, students, and experts are requested to complete an anonymous on-line evaluation that addresses both technical- and content-associated issues. Results from 2003 to the present indicated a favorable assessment for a promising program. Results showed that 69% of students ( n = 335) and 88% of teachers ( n = 111) felt that IVC improved access to scientists, whereas 97% of students ( n = 382) and teachers ( n = 126) and 100% of scientists ( n = 23) indicated that they would participate in future videoconferences. Students and teachers considered that the Virtual Scientist program was effective [76% ( n = 381) and 89% ( n = 127), respectively]. In addition, experts supported IVC as effective in teaching [87% ( n = 23)]. Because of the favorable responses from experts, teachers, and students, the CSO will continue to implement IVC as a tool to foster interactions of scientists with K–12 classrooms.

scholarly journals Facilitated Telementoring for K-12 Students and Teachers

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Harris
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Volunteer Subject ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Web Forum ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Academic Year

The Electronic Emissary is a Web-based service and resource center that helps teachers and students with Internet access locate mentors who are experts in various disciplines, then plan and engage in curriculum-based learning. In this way, the interaction that occurs among teachers and students face-to-face in the classroom is supplemented and extended by electronic mail, Web forum, chat, and audio/videoconferencing exchanges that occur among participating teachers, students, and volunteer mentors. These project-based online conversations typically range in length from six weeks to a full academic year, as students’ needs and interests dictate. The Electronic Emissary has been online since February 1993 and on the World Wide Web since December 1995. It serves students and teachers globally, but the majority of its participants to date have been in North America. Emissary-related research has focused upon the nature of telementoring interactions in which K-12 students are active inquirers, the motivations and perceptions of their volunteer subject matter mentors, why some teachers choose to persist in integrating telementoring into curricula despite considerable hindrances, effective telementoring facilitation techniques, and what teachers learn as they help their students to participate in curriculum-oriented telementoring projects. Students exploring complex curriculum-based topics need to actively build deep and sophisticated understanding. One of the most effective ways to do this is by engaging in ongoing dialogue with knowledgeable others, as the students form, refine, and expand their knowledge. Classroom teachers typically serve as the subject matter experts with whom students interact in curriculum-based areas of inquiry. Yet when the issues being explored are multi-disciplinary, technically and conceptually sophisticated, or dependent upon current and highly specialized research and theory, additional expertise must be made directly available to students and teachers longitudinally, and on an as-needed basis. This is what telementoring offers to learners and educators today, and what the Electronic Emissary brings to students and teachers worldwide.

Assessment and Management of Mercury-Catalyzed Polyurethane Gym Floors: 10 Lessons from 10 New Jersey School Districts

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Lynch ◽  
Elissa Favata ◽  
Michael Gochfeld ◽  
Richard Lynch
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Mercury Vapor ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Air Monitoring ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Floor Coverings ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Effective Assessment ◽  
Assessment Strategies

Objective: Mercury catalyzed polyurethane (MCPU) floors installed in K-12 gymnasiums may release mercury vapor presenting possible mercury exposure to teachers and students. Varied approaches to sampling, air monitoring, ventilation, evacuation of gyms and/or removal of the floor coverings have occurred. As many gyms are being converted to classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective assessment and management of these floors is essential. Methods: Mercury assessment strategies for 10 New Jersey schools with MCPU floors were reviewed to assist school districts with decisions for management in-place or removal. Results: Bulk mercury levels do not predict airborne mercury levels. Mercury generation rates ranged between 0.02 to 0.17 μg/ft2/ hour. Hazards encountered during removal are substantial. Conclusions: Decisions to manage or remove mercury catalyzed rubber-like gym floor should be based upon a rigorous multi-factor assessment. Mercury exposures often can be managed via HVAC, added ventilation, temperature, and maintenance controls. A statewide registry of MCPU floors should be considered. Removal of MCPU floors should be professionally monitored to protect teachers, staff, and students.

scholarly journals Pronunciation Errors of Letter “G” in English Language Made by Saudi Undergraduate Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Alqunayeer
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Loan Words ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
English Language Teachers ◽  
Academic Year

The primary goal of the present study is to identify the problematic areas in the pronunciation of the letter “g” in English written words made by Saudi female learners of English as a foreign language, and the reasons for the weakness associated with mispronunciation of English written words which contain this letter. The population of the study was the female students (90 students) and their English language teachers (12 teachers) at the Qassim University during the academic year (2014-2015). There were two types of instruments used in this study. The first was a pronunciation test for the student participants in order to investigate the problematic areas of pronouncing “g” in different environments in different words; and the second a questionnaire for the teacher participants to provide comprehensive data about the causes of these errors of pronouncing “g” committed by EFL female students at Qassim University. Ninety female students were included for the pronunciation test and 12 teachers were asked to answer the questionnaire. Simple percentage was used for analyzing the data of recording words (pronunciation test). Results of the students’ recording words revealed that the participants mispronounced “g” before nasals (68%). According to the results of the teachers’ responses to the questionnaire suggested many factors that can cause difficulties for students in terms of pronouncing “g” in English written words. According to them, these difficulties are concerned with reading difficulties, nonstandard spellings, letters that follow “g” (many of them may become combinations), loan words, orthography (no correspondence between the English alphabets and their sounds). The researcher offers recommendations that might help teachers and students to overcome and reduce these mispronunciations of this letter in English written words.

scholarly journals Students’ Individual and Social Behaviors with Physical Education Teachers’ Personality

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azizollah Arbabisarjou ◽  
Mehdi Sadeghian Sourki ◽  
Seyedeh Elaham Hashemi Bonjar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Social Behaviors ◽  
Sample Volume ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

<p class="apa">The main objective for this survey is to assess the relationship between physical education teachers’ personality and students’ individual with social behaviors. The statistical population of the study was all the teachers of physical education working at high schools in the academic year 2012-2013. The sample consisted of sixty teachers that were selected by stratified sampling method proportionate to the sample volume. The research method was descriptive-correlative type. The collection data instruments were the five-factor questionnaire of McCrae and Costa (2013) and a questionnaire about beliefs, individual and social behaviors tailored by the researcher. The reliability of two questionnaires in a pilot study was 0.89 and 0.83 respectively. Both questionnaires had conceptual and construct validity. The findings of the study indicated that there was a relationship between personality aspects of physical education teachers and students’ beliefs, individual and social behaviors. Since paying attention to the personality of physical education teachers could help improve the students’ beliefs and individual behaviors.</p>

scholarly journals THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ INTEREST AND THEIR READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL IN SHORT PASSAGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Jihan Alfaizah ◽  
Wahyuddin Naro ◽  
Kamsinah Kamsinah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Index Value ◽  
Reading Interest ◽  
Academic Year

The study aims at finding out the relationship between students’ interest and their reading comprehension level in short passages. This study was conducted at the second grade of Senior High School 10 of Gowa. The population of this study was all of the students in academic year 2019/2020 which consisted 265 students, and the sample was 30 students selected by using purposive method. The researcher applied correlational design. The researcher used the instrument to obtain the data, they were questionnaire and test. The scores from both instruments were calculated and analyzed by using statistical procedure of Product Moment Correlation to find out whether there was a correlation between the two variables or not. The result showed that there was low correlation with the index value of correlation coefficient (rxy) of 0.28. Furthermore, the hypothesis testing showed that the index value of correlation coefficient (rxy) of 0,28 was lower than the index value of correlation coefficient of the Product Moment table (rt) of 0,306 which meant that, the null hypothesis (H0) was accepted and alternative hypothesis (H1) was rejected. Therefore, students’ interest in short reading comprehension passages is in average level because only a few students are interested in English lesson especially those who have high interest and many vocabularies to learn English. Short Passages did not give a big impact on students’ interest and their achievement in reading comprehension because of some factors. There is not self-interest in reading, lack of vocabulary and support parents and all of school elements in order to improve the students’ reading interest optimally. The findings of this study might be used as the input for both teachers and students to improve students’ reading comprehension level.

scholarly journals The problems that face the six grade students in Kuwait state in learning science subject from the point of students and teachers view in Mubarak Al-Kabeer area: المشكلات التي تواجه طلاب الصف السادس بدولة الكويت في تعلم مادة العلوم من وجهة نظر المعلمين والطلاب في منطقة مبارك الكبير

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuzha Abdulaziz Alrashed
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Given ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims to identify the difficulties of science learning among sixth grade students as determined and estimated by science teachers and students. To achieve the aims of this research, the researcher depends on the analysis descriptive approach. It identifies the percentages of the difficulty aspects included in questionnaires. For this purpose, the researcher designed two templates of questionnaires. First questionnaire consists of 20 items regarding the difficulties of science learning from students' perspective. Second questionnaire consists of 22 items regarding impediments of science learning from teachers' perspective. The validity and reliability of questionnaires were established. A random sample of 24 science teachers and 295 sixth grade students was used in Mubarak Al-kabeer area. The study was conducted in the second semester of the academic year 2018-2019.The findings reveal that there are no significant differences in the responses of students in different schools about the difficulties of science learning listed in the questionnaires such as the required topics quantity that forms a common difficulty for the student and the teacher in the same time , and some topics that needs longer time more than the given time in the lesson plans to explain and simplify them for the students. In light of the findings of the research were presented a number of recommendations and proposals, including: the need for attention to quantity and quality of academic content, where suitable for students in the sixth grade level and the specificity of the stage they are going through, the need to use teaching methods, activities and teaching aids, and to train in-service teachers on modern trends in science education.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Keterampilan Tendangan Dalam Pencak Silat Melalui Variasi Gerak Dasar Tendangan “T” dan Tendangan Depan Pada Siswa Kelas V SDN Pinggir Papas 1

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoni Sakti Amroin ◽  
Nanik Indahwati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Learning Aids ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Basic Movement ◽  
Basic Motion

The purpose of this study was to improve the learning outcomes of basic kick motion skills in pencak silat through variations of the basic 'T' and front kick motion using assistive media in fifth grade students of SDN Pinggir Papas I in the 2020/2021 academic year.This research was a Classroom Action Research (PTK). The research was carried out using one cycle, if the desired results have not been achieved then the following cycle is continued, with each cycle consisting of planning, implementing actions, observing and reflecting. The subjects of this study were twenty-four students of grade five SDN Pinggir Papas I for the 2020/2021 academic year. The data sources came from teachers and students. Data collection by front kick pencak silat and activity observation during the teaching and learning activities of kicks in pencak silat using learning aids. The data in this study were in the form of quantitative and qualitative data. In this research, it produces data on the improvement of students in learning the basic movements of the T kick and front of the pencak silat with variations and learning aids. The achievement of completeness of the learning outcomes of the pencak silat T kick from pre-cycle one is about sixty-seven percent. From cycle one to cycle two amounted to twenty five percent. Meanwhile, learning outcomes for front kicks from pre-cycle to cycle 1 experienced an increase of fifty-four percent.The improvement of learning outcomes for T and forwards kicks with variations in T and forwards kick exercises has increased until it reaches the learning target, namely reaching the good and very good categories. Based on the results of the study, the conclusion is: Variations in the basic motion of the 'T' kick and forwards in learning can improve learning outcomes of the basic movement skills of pencak silat kicks in fifth grade students of SDN Piggir Papas I in the 2020/2021 school year.

scholarly journals The Attitude of the Academic Community towards Distance Learning: A Lesson from a National Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. pp262-281
Author(s):  
Marta Migocka-Patrzałek ◽  
Magda Dubińska-Magiera ◽  
Dawid Krysiński ◽  
Stefan Nowicki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
Academic Year

The number of online courses conducted at universities has been growing steadily worldwide. The demand for this form of education has jumped sharply in the 2019/2020 academic year as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown. The following study uses the case of University of Wrocław and examines how this unprecedented situation would affect the attitude of members of the academic community toward distance learning. The examination, based on quantitative analysis of separated questionnaires distributed among teachers and students, reveals that the previous experience in distance learning strongly correlates with willingness to use it in the future, i.e. after fighting the coronavirus crisis. Thus, the research suggests that the implementation of distance learning may involve the need to put more emphasis on systematic and long-term actions. The results achieved in the study may contribute to improving the ways of implementing distance learning on a large scale in institutions dealing with higher education.  

scholarly journals Kontribusi Kepala Sekolah Sebagai Manajer untuk Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan Di MTs Negeri Kanigoro Kras Kediri

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-93
Author(s):  
Makhromi Makhromi ◽  
Mahbub Budiono
Keyword(s):  
National Curriculum ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Curriculum Management ◽  
Teacher Competency ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Geographical Locations

The principal plays an important role in providing education in the school and is responsible for the management of education in the school. Efforts to improve the quality of education is a strategic stage in the effort to realize quality education. This study aims to describe how the principal, supporting and inhibiting factors, and the principal as a manager to improve the quality of education in MTs N Kanigoro Kras Kediri. The method used in this study is qualitative and data collection techniques in this study, namely: 1) observation, 2) interviews, 3) documentation. It was found: 1) In the management arrangements implemented by MTsN head Kanigoro Kras Kediri based on national curriculum and curriculum management as well as the results of MGMP teacher subject clusters. 2) Supporting factors for improving the quality of education in MTsN Kanigoro Kras Kediri are geographical locations that are far from coordination, shady and far from the air, teacher competency in accordance with the standards that were passed. While the limiting factor is lack of funds and infrastructure. 3) The principal's contribution to improving the quality of education in MTs N Kanigoro Kras Kediri improves the quality of teachers and students, by completing the academic year 2011/2012 students have obtained 100% and has supported increasing as much as 99.8% of students to improve to higher education. Kepala sekolah memainkan peran penting dalam memberikan pendidikan di sekolah dan bertanggung jawab atas manajemen pendidikan di sekolah. Upaya peningkatan kualitas pendidikan merupakan titik strategis dalam upaya mewujudkan pendidikan yang berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendiskripsikan bagaimana manajemen kepala sekolah, faktor pendukung dan penghambat, serta kontribusi kepala sekolah sebagai manajer untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan di MTsN Kanigoro Kras Kediri. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dan teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini, yaitu: 1) observasi, 2) wawancara, 3) dokumentasi. Ditemukan bahwa: 1) Dalam pengaturan manajemen yang diterapkan oleh kepala MTsN Kanigoro Kras Kediri didasarkan pada manajemen kurikulum dan kurikulum nasional serta hasil dari kluster mata pelajaran guru MGMP. 2) Faktor pendukung untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan di MTsN Kanigoro Kras Kediri adalah lokasi geografis yang jauh dari kebisingan, suasana teduh dan jauh dari polusi air, kompetensi guru sesuai dengan standar yang disyaratkan. Sedangkan faktor penghambatnya adalah kurangnya dana dan infrastruktur. 3) Kontribusi kepala sekolah sebagai manajer untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan di MTsN Kanigoro Kras Kediri meningkat dalam kualitas guru dan siswa, dengan bukti pada tahun akademik 2011/2012 siswa telah lulus 100% dan telah mampu mendorong sebanyak mungkin sebagai 99,8% siswa untuk melanjutkan ke pendidikan tinggi.

scholarly journals Dynamic & Intelligent Student Attendance Maintenance Based on Face Recognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 399-403
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Face Recognition ◽  
Face Detection ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Face ◽  
Monitoring Camera ◽  
On Line

The proposed system generally results a solution to some of the problems which occurs in colleges and schools by providing a monitoring camera with the help of “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” . The main problem which can be occurred is wastage of time in taking the attendance manually or through any biometric sensors. The next problem which can be solved is to control the usage of electricity in classrooms when students are not in class. When the videos are getting recorded with the help of monitoring cameras, at the same time the head counting and face detection of the students present will also be done. When the strength of the class is zero ,the head counting also results to zero. The electricity can also be saved at the same time when people are not present in the classroom. The face recognition is the easiest process which can be done for marking the attendance, where the attendance is marked automatically. This process also helps to prevent the fake attendance. Face recognition and detection is generally based on line edge mapping to attain the identity of the student and also meets the wants of attendance in the universities and schools. The image of the student is to be captured and checked with the database simultaneously and marks the attendance of the particular student. The video gets recorded all the time and checks whether the student remains in class for the entire period.The attendance marking system with the help of technology is very essential for both the teachers and students.

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