scholarly journals Factors Influencing Digital Reading Behaviour of Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (05) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
Mohamed Haneefa K ◽  
Divya P
Keyword(s):  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Digital Reading ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Different Types ◽  
E Learning

The main aim of the study was to explore the factors influencing digital reading behavior of students. A survey with stratified random sample of 588 postgraduate students from the teaching departments of the universities in Kerala was used to conduct the study. The analysis revealed that majority of the students opined that with the availability of laptop, mobile phone and the Internet, their digital reading increases. There exists significant gender difference in the opinion of the students about the features like save, download, search, find and bookmark that helped them to read digitally. About half of the students mentioned that the factors like font size, text layout, type face and background colour are highly influencing while reading digitally. The students also responded that digital reading increases their selective reading, superficial reading, interactive reading, and decreases their in-depth reading, concentrated reading and sustained attention. Male students have significantly higher influence of e-resources on their reading practices than those of female students. This study is useful for professionals who are developing e-contents, e-resources and different types of e-learning interfaces

scholarly journals Comparison of E-Learning, M-Learning and Game-based Learning in Programming Education – A Gendered Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Sohail Iqbal Malik ◽  
Mostafa Al-Emran ◽  
Roy Mathew ◽  
Ragad M Tawafak ◽  
Ghaliya Alfarsi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Introductory Programming ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Programming Education ◽  
E Learning

Learning to code is considered as a difficult and challenging task for a significant number of novice programmers in programming education. Novice programmers have to acquire different skills such as problem solving, program design, comprehension, and debugging at the same time. On the other hand, most introductory programming courses focus more on syntax of the programming language. In this study, we developed and introduced a ‘PROBSOL’ application in three different learning systems (E-learning, M-learning and Game-based learning) to enhance the problem solving skills of novice programmers in an introductory programming (IP) course. A survey was conducted with the IP students to determine their perception about all the three applications in the IP course. Gender differences were determined by comparing both female and male students’ responses for each question in the survey. The results of comparison show that male students were more satisfied with all the three applications compared to female students. Both female and male students perceived that all the three applications are user-friendly, enabled them to accomplish tasks more quickly, and enhanced their learning productivity. Overall, both male and female students appreciated all the three applications in the teaching and learning process of the IP course. This study implies that instructors can also use all the three applications as an additional teaching tool in the teaching and learning process of programming education.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Sense of Coherence: Family Relationships, High School Life and Autism Spectrum Tendency

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Tomoko Omiya ◽  
Naoko Deguchi ◽  
Taisuke Togari ◽  
Yoshihiko Yamazaki
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factors Influencing

Adolescence is marked by significant life stress. Recently, school refusal and dropouts as well as suicide among Japanese adolescents have increased. Sense of coherence (SOC) is recognized as a competency that helps people deal with stress. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing SOC in male and female high school students. We conducted a survey with 203 pairs of high school students and their mothers, in Tokyo, to explore their SOC, family relationships, school belonging, and autistic traits. Analysis of the data revealed a weak relationship between female students’ SOC and that of their mothers, and no relationship between male students’ SOC and their mothers’ SOC. Feelings of acceptance and recognition from teachers improved students’ SOC, irrespective of gender. Low SOC in mothers had a negative impact on female students’ SOC, and children’s lack of imagination (an autism spectrum tendency) had a negative impact on male students’ SOC. This study revealed the importance of support at home and school according to the needs of both genders.

scholarly journals Issues Facing Citizens In Iraq Towards Adoption Of E-Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
Alaa Jameel
Keyword(s):  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Survey Finding

Developing countries have established promising e-Government initiatives with the objectives of enhancing the accessibility of government services and information for their citizens. Purpose: This research attempts to explore and investigate the key challenges and Issues that facing e-government adoption and the factors influencing citizen in Iraq. Methodology: The research depended on qualitative approach, the participants comprised undergraduate and postgraduate students at Baghdad university because university students are amongst the adult population for whom the Internet has become part of their daily routine. population of 369, Potential participants for the focus groups were identified from the questionnaire survey. Finding: The findings show that Trust and Awareness significant and direct relationship with adoption of e-government in Iraq. Corruption was found to have significant and negative relationship with the adoption of e- government.

scholarly journals UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS E-LEARNING

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (100) ◽  
pp. 2-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audronė Dumčienė ◽  
Tomas Saulius ◽  
Audrius Čapskas
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Attitudes

Background. E-learning is a new paradigm of modern teaching methods. The aim of the paper was to reveal the university students’ attitudes towards e-learning. Methods. Research sample involved undergraduate (first cycle) and postgraduate (second cycle) students of three different universities, 156 men and 278 women. Questionnaire was comprised of 60 questions and statements. Results. Research reveals that 40% of undergraduates and 42% of postgraduates positively treat e-learning as the method of study content presentation; 23% of undergraduate and 38% postgraduate students believe that study content presented in e-learning environment helps them focus attention; 61% of the undergraduates and 59% of postgraduate students claim that materials accessible in e-learning environment are relevant to their studies. Even 37% of undergraduates and 34% of postgraduates are completely satisfied with their study results achieved by studying materials presented in e-learning environment. Attitudes of male and female students and students from different universities differ significantly (p < .05). About 40% of undergraduate and 36% of postgraduate students believe that studying via e-learning is easier than studying based on traditional methods, 48% and 44% respectively think that it is harder. The majority, i.e. 59% of undergraduates and 52% of postgraduates, prefer blended learning methods. About 42% of first cycle students and 43% of second cycle students disagree or partly disagree with the claim that studies via e-learning and studies based on traditional methods do not differ in respect of their quality; 38% of undergraduate and 42% of postgraduate students believe that e-learning and traditional methods lead to the acquisition of the same competences. Students who have part-time jobs and students who have full-time jobs have significantly different (p < .05) attitudes towards competences acquired via e-learning and via traditional methods. The opinion that the same competences are acquired via e-learning and via traditional methods is more common among full-time workers. Students (45% of undergraduates and 37% of postgraduates) tend to believe that in the e-learning environment studies were organized as professionally, qualitatively and effectively as studies based on traditional methods. This view is opposed by 22% of undergraduate and 30% of postgraduate students. Conclusions. Students treat traditional (“live”) lectures more favourably than autonomous studies in the e-learning environment. They tend to believe that the blended learning method is the most acceptable. Male students’ and female students’ attitudes towards study results in the e-learning environment differ significantly. The majority believe that competences acquired via e-learning and the ones acquired via traditional methods do not differ.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN TOURISM: STUDENT TRAVEL PLANNING BY USING THE INTERNET

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 402-411
Author(s):  
Luis Ochoa Siguencia ◽  
Gilberto Marzano ◽  
Damian Herman
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Software Suite ◽  
Travel Planning ◽  
Customer Group ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Student Travel

The increasing competitiveness in the global tourism market and the use of ubiquitous mobile connection to the Internet by young customers encourage tourism operators to invest more in e-promotion and e-resources, in order to increase their business. Accordingly, it is useful to analyse students' expectations to understand their preferences as a potential customer group.  This paper presents the first step of an ongoing investigation that focuses on the tourist preferences of university students.  We report and discuss the result of a survey conducted involving the students of Sport and Tourism management at the Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki in Katowice.For our survey, we used “Google form tool” and “Statistica 13” software suite. The χ2 test was used for data analysis. From our research, it emerged that the preferred means of communicating is email for female students whilst telephone for male students; for both Booking.com resulted to be the most popular tourism platform.

scholarly journals Gender differences in the factors influencing the choice of future career among the final stage Turkish medical students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo ◽  
Ilker Dastan ◽  
Ammar Adnan Jawdat
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Background: Turkey has a marked increase in the proportion of female medical students and graduates doctors compared to males. However, females are still underrepresented in some disciplines and grouped in other branches of medicine. It is essential to regularly assess the medical students' trends toward the specialty and avoid the shortage and maldistribution in some critical specialties. This study aims to investigate the gender differences in Turkish medical students’ specialty preferences and influencing factors. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among final year students at the Bezmialem Vakif University (BVU), Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey. Data collected from March to April 2018 using a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics of the population, first choices for specialization, and the factors influencing those choices. An independent sample t-test performed to test the gender differences in different influencing factors. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results:  A total of seventy (70) students (response rate of 69.5 %) included in the data analysis. The mean age of total respondents was 24.9 ± 0.96 (ranged 23-27), and the male to female ratio of students was approximately 1:1.4. Out of nineteen (19) factors, statistically significant gender differences noted in the mean scores of six factors. Male students were more influenced by family expectations (2.76 ± 0.87, p=0.008), geographical consideration (2.97 ± 0.91, p=0.053), and high income expectations (2.90 ± 0.90, p=0.024) compared to female students. However, female students were more influenced by personal interests (3.61 ± 0.49, p=0.041), personality characteristics (3.59 ± 0.55, p=0.010) and malpractice (2.73 ± 1.03, p=0.015) compared to male students. Conclusion: There is a significant difference between the sexes in terms of priorities; family, income, and geographical distribution significantly impacted on men, while women were more concerned with lifestyle, well-being and avoiding responsibility.

scholarly journals Spelling Errors of Omani EFL Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 660
Author(s):  
Sheikha A. Al-Bereiki ◽  
Abdo M. Al-Mekhlafi
Keyword(s):  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Third Place ◽  
Spelling Errors ◽  
The Third ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Free Writing ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Writing Task

The purpose of this study was to explore the types of spelling errors students of grade ten make and to find out whether there were any significant differences between males and fe- males with respect to the types of spelling errors made. The sample of the study included 90 grade ten students from four different schools in North Batinah. The researchers manipulated the use of a test that consisted of two questions: an oral dictation test of 70 words with a contex- tualizing sentence and a free writing task. The misspellings were classified into nine different types. The findings revealed that the most common spelling errors among Omani grade ten stu- dents were vowel substitution, then came vowel omission in the second place and consonant substitution in the third place. Male students omitted more vowels than female students while females made more true word errors than their male counterparts. In light of the findings, the study presents some recommendations and suggestions for further studies.

scholarly journals Literacy Problems in the New Digital Reality (by the Example of Schoolchildren)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-105
Author(s):  
Tamara N. Lombina ◽  
Valery A. Mansurov ◽  
Olesya V. Yurchenko
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Digital Reading ◽  
Digital Format ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Level Of Understanding

The article centers on the problems of reading in the new digital reality associated with the appearance of texts of a new digital format and the changed reading practices. This issue becomes topical, as digital reading starts to prevail over traditional which affects individual readers and the educational system. We conducted a pilot study of the reading skills of fourth-grade students (106 people) and analysed their reading practices. Testing according to the method of L. Yasyukova showed that most pupils (70%) have incomplete reading skills. Our respondents spend more time on digital reading (searching for information and communicating with friends on the Internet) as compared to reading paper books. In classes where pupils spend more time on the Internet, a larger percentage of pupils showed incomplete reading skills. Based on the data obtained, we formulated a hypothesis that requires further verification. The time spent by pupils on the Internet and the amount of digital reading may affect the level of understanding of texts on paper.

scholarly journals Whatsapp Addiction Affecting Students at Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Noor Rulhanim Binti Mohamad Ariffin ◽  
Norhafiza Binti Idris
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Part C ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Information Level ◽  
Paper Work ◽  
Descriptive Method

Nowadays, surfing the internet across virtual borders became a must to almost every layer of society.  The existence of various social sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp as medium to communicate became widely used because the internet is accessible to anyone regardless of place and time. Excessive use of WhatsApp is addictive and it gave different impact in terms of advantages and disadvantages to the users. Highlights from this, this paper work was done to assess the influence of the excessive use of WhatsApp on the attitude of students of PSMZA. A total of 250 students were randomly selected which consists of male and female students.  The methodology used is descriptive method and quantitative approach that is using the questionnaire instrument consisting of three parts, namely part A respondent's demographic information, part B of the information level of addiction to the use of WhatsApp and part C information relating to the attitude of students either positive or negative towards their environment. The data collected is processed through the software IBM SPSS Statistics version 23.  From the study it was found that the influence of the use of excessive WhatsApp still had positive impact on the attitudes of students of PSMZA.  However, female students were more addicted to WhatsApp compared to male students.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Toward Pregnancy Planning among College Students in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3735
Author(s):  
Saem Yi Kang ◽  
Hae Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Pregnancy Planning ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cues To Action

The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing college students’ self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning by gender using the health belief model (HBM). Utilizing a comparative descriptive design, a total of 819 college students were recruited. A survey was administered to gather information on health beliefs related to pregnancy planning, self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning, fertility knowledge, and general characteristics. The main variables were compared by gender. The factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning were identified using hierarchical regression analysis. Female students (476) had lower self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning than male students (343). The significant factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning in female students were: depression (β = −0.09, p = 0.030), fertility knowledge (β = 0.08, p = 0.025), barriers (β = −0.57, p < 0.001), and cues to action (β = 0.16, p < 0.001), whereas the corresponding factors in male students were benefits (β = 0.12, p = 0.020), barriers (β = −0.44, p < 0.001), and cues to action (β = 0.16, p = 0.001). The present study confirmed the suitability of the HBM as a conceptual framework for identifying factors influencing self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning. Based on the findings of this study, gender-based similarities and differences in factors influencing self-efficacy should be considered when taking steps to promote self-efficacy toward pregnancy planning among college students.

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