scholarly journals Supervising Students in Scientific Writing for Peer Review & Possible Publication

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-161
Author(s):  
Diyora Abdukhakimova ◽  
Yingqiu Xie
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Impact Factor Journal ◽  
Course Assessment ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Impact

Innovation in assessment of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses in subjects such as biology and biochemistry is a widely discussed topic. We report the use of a novel, research-integrated course assessment designed to increase students' self-motivation and improve their learning outcomes. We encouraged submissions to peer-reviewed journals, supported by stepwise supervision on writing by the instructor, which led to possible publication of some student-written articles. We compared the results from two classes in 2015 and 2016, assessing the quality of the published articles on the basis of journal impact factor, journal Scopus score, and number of citations of each article, using supervised assignments to fulfill this goal. Assessment of research-integrated biology learning via potential publishing may motivate students to actively learn a biochemistry topic and encourage early-career professional development.

scholarly journals Crossing SSH and STEM approaches in a MapDesign course using open data and software

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Cannata ◽  
Giovanni Profeta ◽  
Michela Voegeli ◽  
Manuel Lüscher ◽  
Laura Morandi
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
General Evaluation ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Map Design ◽  
Open Source Gis ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Main Criticism ◽  
Specific Challenge

This paper presents the design, realization and evaluation of a Map Design course conducted using an open source GIS (QGIS) to students of the bachelor in Visual Communication. The specific challenge was teaching approaches from Social Science and Humanities (SSH) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to integrate rigorous cartographic methodologies for map production with aesthetic visual aspects. This was successfully addressed with an hybridization approach that discuss themes from the two disciplines point of view and a goal-oriented course organization that produced as an output real map products. The general evaluation of this new course by students and teachers was positive. Despite the main criticism was related to the complexity of the used tools with respect to the course duration, the quality of the outputs demonstrated a very good capacity of students in learning and fusing of STEM and SSH concepts.

scholarly journals Multimedia development based on science technology engineering and mathematics in microbiology learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-247
Author(s):  
Trio Ageng Prayitno ◽  
Nuril Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Multimedia Development ◽  
Validation Score ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Readability Test ◽  
Expert Validation

Microbiology learning has not used multimedia based on science technology engineering and mathematics (M-STEM) which can help students understand the concept of microbiology and empower 21st-century skills. The purpose of this research was to develop M-STEM in microbiology learning. The research method uses research and development (R&D) with the Borg and Gall development model which consists of seven stages. The research sample was 20 students who had participated in microbiology learning and four microbiology lecturers at the department of biology education, IKIP Budi Utomo. The research instrument used a questionnaire, interview transcripts, expert validation sheets, practitioner validation sheets, and readability test sheets. The research data is the percentage of the validation score from experts, practitioners, and readability tests. The research data analysis was carried out by descriptive qualitative. The results showed that M-STEM was declared strongly valid in the aspect of media (88.36%), material (97%), usefulness in microbiology learning (99.49%), and readability (88.82%). M-STEM contains interesting features, is easy to access and operate, and the information in it is easy to understand. This research concludes that M-STEM can be recommended for use in microbiology learning. Keywords: Biology learning, microbiology, multimedia, STEM

scholarly journals Crossing SSH and STEM approaches in a MapDesign course using open data and software

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Cannata ◽  
Giovanni Profeta ◽  
Michela Voegeli ◽  
Manuel Lüscher ◽  
Laura Morandi
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
General Evaluation ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Map Design ◽  
Open Source Gis ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Main Criticism ◽  
Specific Challenge

This paper presents the design, realization and evaluation of a Map Design course conducted using an open source GIS (QGIS) to students of the bachelor in Visual Communication. The specific challenge was teaching approaches from Social Science and Humanities (SSH) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to integrate rigorous cartographic methodologies for map production with aesthetic visual aspects. This was successfully addressed with an hybridization approach that discuss themes from the two disciplines point of view and a goal-oriented course organization that produced as an output real map products. The general evaluation of this new course by students and teachers was positive. Despite the main criticism was related to the complexity of the used tools with respect to the course duration, the quality of the outputs demonstrated a very good capacity of students in learning and fusing of STEM and SSH concepts.

scholarly journals Upaya Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Biologi Siswa Kelas X Menggunakan Model Pembelajaran Student Acilitator And Explaining

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Merti Triyanti ◽  
Usman Nulhakim
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Model Learning ◽  
Reflection Data ◽  
Test Pieces ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
Daily Test

The purpose of this study is to determine the improvement of biology learning outcomes of students of class X SMA 7 Lubuklinggau state by applying model learning student facilitator and explaining. This research uses Classroom Action Research Method (PTK), which consists of 2 cycles where each cycle consists of four steps: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. Data collection was done with teacher activity observation sheets and daily test pieces. The subjects of the study were: X grade students of SMA Negeri 7 Lubuklinggau were 38 students. From result of research known that by applyinglearning model studentfacilitator and explaining, student who reach KKM from 52,88 percent in cycle I become 86,21 percent in cycle II. Based on the data analysis can be concluded that by applying model learning student facilitator and explaining the quality of learning on Biology subjects in class X SMA 7 Lubuklinggau increase. The big increase of learning result of class X student of SMA Negeri 7 Lubuklinggau on biology learning using learning model student facilitator and explaining equal to 33,33 percent. This shows that there is an increase of biology learning result of grade X SMA Negeri 7 Lubuklinggau by applying learning model student facilitator and explaining. Keywords:  student facilitator and explaining, biology learning outcomes

scholarly journals Criticism of the paper “The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance”

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esben Kran ◽  
Alina Kereszt ◽  
Andrea Dioni Munksgaard ◽  
Anita Kurm ◽  
Anja Birch Alsøer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Causal Inferences ◽  
Scientific Impact ◽  
Junior Author ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Citation Counts ◽  
Relationship Assessment

The authors of this letter represent a large student body who have generally had especially positive experiences with female mentors’ advice and mentorships and do not support the conclusions of the article “The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance” because its conclusions regarding gender reach beyond the article’s scope and because the quality of mentorships cannot be analysed only through citation counts. Publications are not equivalent to learning outcomes or professional advancement.After careful review of the aforementioned article, we see numerous scientific flaws. The causal inferences that can be drawn from the observed effects of gender on the mentor-protégé relationship are insubstantial and other aspects of the paper are limited in the reductionist design of their mentor-protégé relationship assessment, which is based on the scientific impact of future papers.

scholarly journals Most Cited Articles in Head and Neck Oncology

2020 ◽  
pp. 014556132093492
Author(s):  
Necati Enver ◽  
Akın Şahin ◽  
Said Sönmez ◽  
Semra Demokan
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
The United States ◽  
Head And Neck Oncology ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Human Participant ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Objectives: The number of citations an article receives is an important indication of its impact. The main objectives of this investigation provide readers with a practical guide in evaluating head and neck oncology literature and determine the characteristics of trends in ORL. Methods: This was a retrospective bibliometric analysis that did not involve human participant. The Thomson Reuters Web of Science was searched to determine the citations of all published HNO articles. Most cited 300 article analyzed and a total of 100 articles were included in our investigation under the topic search “Head AND NECK AND (cancer OR carcinoma OR oncology).” Articles include malignancies other than head and neck are excluded. The top 100 cited articles were selected and analyzed by 2 independent investigators. Country, Institution, First Author, Journal name, study design, cites per year information gathered and analyzed. Results: The journal with the highest number of top 100 cited articles was New England Journal Of Medicine with 19 paper, followed by The Journal of Clinical Oncology(17) and Cancer Research (12). The top article on the list (Radiotherapy plus cetuximab for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck-NEJM) has 2243 citations. A statistically significant association was found between the journal impact factor and the number of top 100 cited articles ( P < .05). The United States had the highest number of articles (63). John Hopkins is differed from other institutions with 15 contributing articles. Conclusion: Our analysis provides an insight into the citation frequency of top cited articles published in HNO to help recognize the quality of the works, discoveries and the trends steering the study of HNO. This is also a modern reading list for young HNO scientist.

scholarly journals “Worth(less) papers” – are journal impact factor and number of citations suitable indicators to evaluate quality of scientists?

2018 ◽  
Vol XVI (2) ◽  
pp. 369-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Racz ◽  
Suzana Marković
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Journal Impact Factor ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
On Line ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Impact

Technology driven changings with consecutive increase in the on-line availability and accessibility of journals and papers rapidly changes patterns of academic communication and publishing. The dissemination of important research findings through the academic and scientific community begins with publication in peer-reviewed journals. Aim of this article is to identify, critically evaluate and integrate the findings of relevant, high-quality individual studies addressing the trends of enhancement of visibility and accessibility of academic publishing in digital era. The number of citations a paper receives is often used as a measure of its impact and by extension, of its quality. Many aberrations of the citation practices have been reported in the attempt to increase impact of someone’s paper through manipulation with self-citation, inter-citation and citation cartels. Authors revenues to legally extend visibility, awareness and accessibility of their research outputs with uprising in citation and amplifying measurable personal scientist impact has strongly been enhanced by on line communication tools like networking (LinkedIn, Research Gate, Academia.edu, Google Scholar), sharing (Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, Google Plus) media sharing (Slide Share), data sharing (Dryad Digital Repository, Mendeley database, PubMed, PubChem), code sharing, impact tracking. Publishing in Open Access journals. Many studies and review articles in last decade have examined whether open access articles receive more citations than equivalent subscription toll access) articles and most of them lead to conclusion that there might be high probability that open access articles have the open access citation advantage over generally equivalent payfor-access articles in many, if not most disciplines. But it is still questionable are those never cited papers indeed “Worth(less) papers” and should journal impact factor and number of citations be considered as only suitable indicators to evaluate quality of scientists? “Publish or perish” phrase usually used to describe the pressure in academia to rapidly and continually publish academic work to sustain or further one’s career can now in 21. Century be reformulate into “Publish, be cited and maybe will not Perish”.

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