The Bank Robbery: A Behavioral Observation Exercise for Enhancing Understanding of Reliability

2021 ◽  
pp. 009862832110227
Author(s):  
Peter Strelan
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Observation ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Bank Robbery ◽  
Short Video ◽  
Learn By Doing ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: The concept of reliability is central to conducting—and understanding—research in Psychology. Students’ understanding of concepts are strengthened when they learn by applying concepts. Objective: This article describes initial evidence of an activity for teaching reliability. Method: Students watched a short video of a staged bank robbery. They then tested the reliability of two different forms of police instructions for eyewitness recall. In so doing, they gained practice at calculating and interpreting inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability. Results: Data collected from N = 191 students indicates that the exercise has a statistically significant positive effect on student understanding of and confidence about reliability concepts contributes to a roughly 20% increase in performance when comparing responses on pre- and post-exercise multiple choice questions. Conclusion: The activity gives students practice with the concept of reliability in a way that is engaging and memorable insofar as it demonstrates the implications of reliability for the real world. Teaching Implications: The activity is straightforward to implement and encourages students to learn by “doing.”

scholarly journals Analysis of Understanding of First-Year Chemistry Education Students on Molecular Forces Topic

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Muhammad Miqdam Musawwa ◽  
Beta Wulan Febriana ◽  
Widinda Normalia Arlianty
Keyword(s):  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
First Year ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Concept Understanding ◽  
Molecular Forces ◽  
Material Concept

This research aims to investigate the concept understanding of first year students of study program chemistry education, faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, Universitas Islam Indonesia Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The sample used in this study was 49 students. Data collection instruments used are multiple choice questions.  The results of the study show that there are still many students who have difficulty in determining the example of the force between molecules that occurs in several molecules. Students also have difficulty in determining the molecuar forces between molecules from the example case given. The level of student understanding in the material concept of moleculecular forces is classified intermediate.

scholarly journals Teaching Integrated Pest Management Using the Learn-by-Doing Philosophy

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-289
Author(s):  
Robert P. Rice
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Learn By Doing

California Polytechnic State University's (Cal Poly) learn-by-doing philosophy permeates all areas of the environmental horticultural science curriculum by combining an emphasis on the science of horticulture in lecture sessions and the opportunity to engage in activities similar to those used by industry in the lab activities integral in all courses. The course, Disease and Pest Control Systems in Ornamental Plants (EHS 427), has taken this philosophy a step further by using problem-based learning and allowing students to function as pest control advisors and qualified applicators in the class. This approach has resulted in greatly increased student understanding of pest control, improved student morale, and increased interest in integrated pest management careers and research projects.

The Conceptual Basis for Statics and Development of a Statics Concept Inventory

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Steif
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Concept Inventory ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Testing Instrument ◽  
Quality Of Instruction ◽  
Psychometric Analyses ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Free Body

This paper describes efforts to establish the fundamental concepts that underlie the solving of problems in Statics, and to devise means of measuring student understanding of these concepts. These efforts are aimed at providing a principled means for improving the quality of instruction in Statics, at least with respect to promoting conceptual understanding. A set of four concept clusters is proposed, together with a set of skills for implementing these concepts. Typical errors committed by students are categorized and shown to be related to these concept clusters. A testing instrument is presented to measure student ability to use the key concepts of Statics individually, with negligible mathematical analysis. This Statics Concept Inventory includes 27 multiple choice questions, focusing on 4 general concepts: free body diagrams, interchange of forces, couples and moments, the forces acting at connections and between bodies, and the conditions of equilibrium. Incorrect answer choices reflect typical student errors. Psychometric analyses of two administrations of this test are reported, one at the start and one just after the end of a sophomore mechanical engineering Statics course.

scholarly journals Assessing the studies results in the discipline "Economics"

KANT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-242
Author(s):  
Svetlana Vlazneva ◽  
Aleksey Vlaznev
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Different Levels

The article is devoted to the use of multiple choice questions and essay assignments as assessment tools during the economics training. The authors describe three levels of economics understanding. They provide examples of multiple-choice questions and essay assignments that can measure different levels of economics understanding. The authors conclude that multiple-choice questions can be used to measure some but not all levels of student understanding while higher levels cannot be accurately measured with this assessment tool. The essay has great potential to assess the higher levels of student understanding of economics.

scholarly journals Student Attitudes to an Online, Peer-instruction, Revision Aid in Science Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Mac Raighne ◽  
Morag M Casey ◽  
Robert Howard ◽  
Barry Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Class Group ◽  
Peer Instruction ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Web Tool ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Positive Effect

Peer instruction has been shown to have a positive effect on students’ engagement and learning. However, many of the techniques designed to incorporate peer instruction into the student experience are very heavy on resources. PeerWise is a free, low-maintenance, web-tool designed to allow peer instruction between students within a large class group. Students can write, answer and discuss Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) based on their work in-class. In this study, we introduce PeerWise to a wide and varied cohort of science students (N=509) across different disciplines, undergraduate years, levels (certificate to honours degree) and institutes. The attitudes of the students to PeerWise are probed using a questionnaire (356 respondents). This includes responses to Likert-style questions and thematic analysis carried out on free-text responses. It is found that the students are positive about the addition of PeerWise and recognise the advantages of the software in their learning. They recognise, and articulate, the advantages of PeerWise as an active-learning, peer-instruction revision tool. Further advantages and disadvantages are discussed, such as the flooding of system with easy and/or repetitive questions. Overall, the results are positive and are very similar across the varied class groups. In this study, PeerWise performs as free and low-maintenance software that allows the addition of (another) peer-instruction aspect to modules.

An Exercise for Conveying Equal Employment Opportunity Concepts for Industrial-Organizational Psychology Courses

2021 ◽  
pp. 009862832199149
Author(s):  
Anna M. Semanko ◽  
Verlin B. Hinsz
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Equal Employment Opportunity ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Employment Opportunity ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Equal Employment

Background: Equal employment opportunity guidelines and concepts are important for increasing equity in the workplace. Given the large number of undergraduate students currently in or entering the workforce, it is critical to convey these concepts in a manner that increases student understanding of appropriate organizational behavior. Objective: We present and discuss an exercise and corresponding in-class discussion aimed at conveying equal employment opportunity concepts to undergraduate students. Method: An exercise was developed using vignettes based on cases that demonstrate key equal opportunity concepts. Student understanding of equal employment opportunity was assessed pre- and post-exercise. Results: Overall, the post-exercise measures suggested greater student understanding of equal employment opportunity concepts in comparison to their pre-exercise understanding. Conclusion: The exercise described herein is an impactful and effective means of engaging students in content related to equal employment opportunity. Teaching Implications: Instructors can use this active exercise in their courses to aid students in their understanding of equal employment opportunity concepts. As a result, students’ knowledge of equal employment opportunity may encourage them to combat and prevent occurrences of discrimination in the workplace.

scholarly journals Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on MBA Students in Kerala on Their Entrepreneurial Intent with Special Reference to the Students of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S4) ◽  
pp. 391-397
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Culture ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intent ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Positive Effect

The positive effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship has been proved world over and along with the developed world, developing world also is increasingly giving importance to entrepreneurship education. This is an empirical study about the effects of an entrepreneurship course on final semester MBA students of MG University Kerala. The descriptive research used convenience sampling. A questionnaire containing 50 close ended multiple choice questions and one open ended questions were used to obtain responses from 132 Semester Four MBA students from various Institutions under MG University in Ernakulam District, Kerala. The study found that the majority of MBA students prefer high paying job over starting their own business. But the entrepreneurial traits like risk taking, problem solving, decision making etc., which they studied as part of the entrepreneurship course will definitely help them in their future career prospects. The entrepreneurship course offered to MBA students in Kerala need revamping and new innovative training methods need to be introduced to create an entrepreneurial culture among MBA students

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS, ASSESSMENTS PERFORMANCE: CASE OF KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE (AN OPERATIONAL STUDY OF KMTC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-49
Author(s):  
Collins Owuor ◽  
Dorothy Tshombe ◽  
Alloys Musuya ◽  
Grace Otieno
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Attitude ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Intrinsic Factors ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors

Purpose: The study assessed the influence of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors and students perceptions. While student and teacher-related factors constitute the intrinsic factors, parents and the government on the other hand are examples of the extrinsic factors. This research project focuses on assessing the factors that contribute and influence KMTC students’ performance with an aim of establishing ways to improve their performances in examinations and assessments. Methodology: A mixed and descriptive cross-sectional research design was utilized involving a study of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect students’ performance. Findings: The study findings established that both intrinsic and extrinsic had an effect on performance. The study findings established that a unit increase in student attitude can lead to an increase of 0.05 in the scores of student performance. This implies that student attitude had a significant positive effect on student performance. The study found out that a unit increase in intrinsic factors of 0.227 can lead to an increase in students’ performance. This clearly shows that extrinsic factors had a significant positive effect on student performance. The study results revealed that a unit increase of 0.01 can lead to an increase in students’ performance. This shows that extrinsic factors had a significant positive effect on students’ assessment and performance. Therefore, the study independent variables had a strong positive relationship to the dependent variable which was student performance.   Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends for higher learning institutions to integrate both intrinsic and extrinsic factors in their planning. Key Words: Multiple Choice Questions- Multiple choice questions are questions where the respondent is given a variety of options to pick from while answering, Objective Structured Clinical Examination- it is an examination structured to meet certain specific objectives and in this case OSCEs are particularly used in the assessment of clinical officers, Assessment-it refers to the various methods and tools that educators employ in evaluation, measurement and documentation of academic readiness, learning progress, skills acquisition and education needs of a student; Intrinsic factors- refers to those factors that exists within the system (KMTC), they form the internal drive to objectives and cannot be separated from the system. E.g. in KMTC, intrinsic factors includes students’ factors, lecturer factors, institutional factors e.t.c.; Extrinsic factors- refers to those factors that operate outside the system (KMTC) to influence the achievement of an objective. These factors are external and separate entities from the system but have established mutual connections e.g. the government, parents, employers’ e.t.c

scholarly journals Evaluation of Breastfeeding Attitudes, Education, and Training Among Gynecology Healthcare Professionals in Greece

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Theodoridis ◽  
Eleftherios Vavoulidis ◽  
Konstantinos Dinas ◽  
Evagelia Saranti ◽  
Evagelia Voziki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Hands On ◽  
One Year ◽  
Advanced Computing ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Background There is strong evidence suggesting that support from a trained healthcare professional can have a positive effect on initiation, duration, and experiences of breastfeeding. It is therefore important that nursing, medical and other students in healthcare, acquire knowledge about breastfeeding, and develop skills to effectively support and care for pregnant women and new mothers. This study tried to investigate the knowledge level, attitudes, and perceptions of gynecology healthcare professionals in Greece towards breastfeeding. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was provided asking the healthcare professionals and students to answer multiple choice questions. The study was conducted mainly at the facilities of Medical Faculty Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The questionnaire was administered to 312 healthcare professionals (midwifes, students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals). Results The questionnaire demonstrated that 70% of the respondents had moderate breastfeeding knowledge at best while 30% lacked knowledge concerning the management of special breastfeeding scenarios. 84% had previous personal breastfeeding experience or at least are willing to do so in the future (themselves or their partners) with 39.1% aiming to breastfeed approximately for one year. The same pattern was observed in terms of their breastfeeding recommendations to other mothers regardless of their sex. 59.6% admitted that they did not have the necessary time to properly inform mothers about breastfeeding while 72.4% acknowledged improper breastfeeding information as an important factor for the low breastfeeding rates in Greece. Finally, 80.4% stated that their education was lacking in didactic depth and their training in hands-on experience while 88.8% clearly underlined that there was room for improvement in their education/training curriculum. Expert teams, well-organized educational programs and advanced computing could contribute to the personnel’s harmonization with the various breastfeeding objectives to create a “breastfeeding-friendly” social environment. Conclusions This study revealed that although most Greek gynecology healthcare professionals have very positive attitudes towards breastfeeding, their breastfeeding knowledge was moderate at best and could be further improved.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas amidst Pandemic: Students' Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-110
Author(s):  
Faradillah Haryani ◽  
Budi Poniam
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
Evaluation Of Learning ◽  
Positive Effect

Due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Pandemic Era shifted face-to-face learning to online distance learning, which faced many challenges. One of the challenges is the decreasing level of student motivation and interactivity. LMS to organize learning materials, assignments, and other learning activities is an alternative that facilitates the learning process during the pandemic. Through LMS, lecturers can share materials, give assignments, and provide feedback to students through an integrated online system. This research aims to examine the effectiveness of using LMS Canvas at Sampoerna University, especially pedagogic quality during the pandemic. In this study, researchers used a questionnaire adapted from the LMS Evaluation model by Mtebe & Raisamo (2014) by adding pedagogical quality, including teaching quality, interactivity quality, and student understanding quality. The results of the study state that these three components have a positive effect on user satisfaction and the use of LMS.

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