scholarly journals THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHERS’ CREATIVITY DEVELOPMENT IN ENGLISH TEACHING PRACTICES

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Fitriah Fitriah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Creative Pedagogy

This study investigates teachers’ views on the role of technology in building their creativity during teaching practices within the context of Indonesian higher education. An exploratory mixed methods design was employed by interviewing 20 EFL teachers about the role of technology in teachers’ creativity and administering a creativity questionnaire to 175 teachers. The findings revealed that teachers are aware of the importance of technology in creativity. Technology appears to help them explore their creativity and encourages learners’ creativity in a way that it helps transfer their creativity into reality, makes the activities more authentic, and provides teaching materials on various topics. However, there is no clear evidence about how these teachers use technology in their actual classrooms. In general, the way in which technology was utilized in teaching was limited and largely influenced by other factors, such as teachers’ willingness to learn, students’ participation, frequent interaction, and cooperation. This implies the need for future research to investigate the creative pedagogy of technology use in the classroom to contribute to improving classroom practices with regard to creativity and technology use.

scholarly journals OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS' INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES IN DESIGN STUDY PROCESS

2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Aina Strode
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Design Study ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Study Process

The research problem is determined by involvement and competitiveness of young designers in the labour market that is related to the opportunities of gaining professional experience within independent professional activities during the design studies in higher education. The aim of the research is to determine development of the formation of students’-prospective designers’ professionalism in the study process. Literature study, questionnaire and interview included in mixed methods design. Qualitative and quantitative data collected from six 4th year students of Rezekne Higher Education Institution Bachelor program "Interior design". The research results show the opportunities for independent professional activities during the design study process in the context of interaction between personality and professional abilities. Key words: design education, higher education, mixed methods design, professionalism.

scholarly journals A Review of Evidence on the Role of Digital Technology in Shaping Attention and Cognitive Control in Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Vedechkina ◽  
Francesca Borgonovi
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Control ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Future Research

The role of digital technology in shaping attention and cognitive development has been at the centre of public discourse for decades. The current review presents findings from three main bodies of literature on the implications of technology use for attention and cognitive control: television, video games, and digital multitasking. The aim is to identify key lessons from prior research that are relevant for the current generation of digital users. In particular, the lack of scientific consensus on whether digital technologies are good or bad for children reflects that effects depend on users’ characteristics, the form digital technologies take, the circumstances in which use occurs and the interaction between the three factors. Some features of digital media may be particularly problematic, but only for certain users and only in certain contexts. Similarly, individual differences mediate how, when and why individuals use technology, as well as how much benefit or harm can be derived from its use. The finding emerging from the review on the large degree of heterogeneity in associations is especially relevant due to the rapid development and diffusion of a large number of different digital technologies and contents, and the increasing variety of user experiences. We discuss the importance of leveraging existing knowledge and integrating past research findings into a broader organizing framework in order to guide emerging technology-based research and practice. We end with a discussion of some of the challenges and unaddressed issues in the literature and propose directions for future research.

scholarly journals Belief, Belonging, or Both? The Interaction Between Supernatural Belief and Identity Fusion, and their Influence on Cooperative Behaviour

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Samuel Twitchin
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Religious Belief ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cooperative Behaviour ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Belief In God ◽  
Identity Fusion ◽  
Supernatural Punishment

<p>Research within the psychology of religion has illustrated the importance of both religious belief and religious belonging for facilitating cooperative behaviour. Specifically, the supernatural punishment hypothesis (Johnson, 2016; Johnson & Krüger, 2004) and identity fusion (Swann et al., 2009; Whitehouse, 2018) discuss belief and belonging, respectively. This thesis examines the connection of these two areas, with a focus on the understudied religious concept of karma. In Study 1, 193 participants took part in an online questionnaire, with a five-condition between subjects design, that investigated the content of religious belief by using karma and god related religious priming stimuli (images and vignettes) to influence individual’s belief. None of the four experimental conditions were found to change responses on belief in supernatural agents or karma. Belief in god/karma was associated with endorsement of both a punitive and benevolent god/karma. However, when both endorsements were included in the model, only benevolent endorsement was significant. In Study 2, 402 participants took part in a three-condition mixed-methods design with six repeated trials of a voluntary contribution task, which investigated how karma and god related religious priming stimuli (vignettes) influenced cooperative behaviour. Mixed methods analysis revealed that those in the karma condition had higher cooperative tendencies than those in the neutral condition, but did not differ from the god condition. Belief in supernatural agents did not affect how individuals were affected by the god condition. However, those with higher belief in supernatural agents and higher identity fusion were the least cooperative within the karma condition. Contrary to what was predicted, increased belief in karma predicted un-cooperative behaviour in the karma condition. These and other important findings are discussed with focus on the New Zealand context and how the findings from this thesis contributes to the supernatural punishment and identity fusion literature, by highlighting implications, limitations, and areas of focus for future research.</p>

scholarly journals The Lexical Approach as Known and Utilized by Thai EFL Teachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Dentisak Dorkchandra
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Lexical Approach ◽  
Traditional Approaches

<p>This exploratory research was conducted to investigate the knowledge and utilization of the Lexical Approach (LA) of Thai university EFL teachers in the higher educational institutes in the upper North-eastern parts of Thailand. Specifically, it explored to what extent the teachers know about the LA and utilize it in their classroom practices. The samples were 140 EFL teachers selected by convenient sampling from 9 state universities located in 8 provinces in the region. A close-ended questionnaire with a 5-point-Likert scale was used to collect the data which were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that the teachers possessed a moderate level of knowledge about the LA and they utilized the LA in terms of exercises and activities also at a moderate level. The findings were discussed in relation to the LA being unpopular in Thailand due to some factors that might hold back the teachers' interest in utilizing the LA exercises and activities, including other traditional approaches embedded in commercial ELT books and some LA exercises and activities as time-consuming and daunting tasks. Pedagogical implications for the use of the LA in EFL classroom practices and recommendations for future research were provided.</p>

Personal Bullying and Nurses’ Turnover Intentions in Pakistan: A Mixed Methods Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 5448-5468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Farooq Malik ◽  
Abdul Sattar ◽  
Asif Shahzad ◽  
Rafia Faiz
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Political Skill ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Quantitative Results

In this study, quantitative and qualitative data are presented to examine the direct and mediated effect of personal bullying on nurses’ turnover intentions via job stress. The study also investigates the moderating role of political skill on the association between personal bullying and job stress. The study employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design. In the first, quantitative phase of the study, data were collected from a sample of 324 registered nurses working in public sector hospitals of Pakistan using a self-administered questionnaire. Results from variance-based structural equation modeling showed that personal bullying has a direct as well as an indirect effect on nurses’ turnover intentions through job stress. Furthermore, results showed that political skill attenuates the effect of personal bullying on job stress. The second, qualitative phase was conducted as a follow-up to the quantitative results involving individual interviews from 11 nurses. Overall, the qualitative data validated the key quantitative results. The study is among the first to employ a mixed methods design to investigate the direct and mediated effects of personal bullying on nurses’ turnover intentions and the stress-buffering role of political skill.

The Influence of Higher Education Service Quality on Behavioural Intention: The Mediating Role of Student Happiness

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. 444-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musabeh Surour Hamad Binnawas ◽  
Gamal S. A. Khalifa ◽  
Amyia Bhaumick
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Education Service ◽  
Questionnaire Method

Higher education frameworks in numerous nations have extended drastically to meet growing economic and social needs. Educational policies, structures and practices have been essentially affected by globalization. Some of these progressions have been driven by financial forces, while others have been driven by political, technological, and social powers. Globalization's effect on education has brought on a reconsidering of numerous ranges in education, including its purpose, structure, pedagogy, content, instructional methodology, and outcomes assessment. The study aims to investigate the casual relationship between service quality and student behavioral intention, as well as, the mediating effect of student happiness. In the current study, the researcher adopted the quantitative technique (using questionnaire method) to achieve the research aim. SPSS25 and Smart PLS3 are implemented for data analysis. The results revealed that higher education service qualities; and student happiness, have a positive effect on student behavioral intention. In addition, student happiness mediates the relationship between higher education service quality and student behavioral intention. Theoretical and practical implications are introduced as well as suggestions for future research.

College Students' Perceptions on the Role of Digital Technology and Personalized Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 229-252
Author(s):  
Robert Z. Zheng ◽  
Oliver Dreon ◽  
Yiqing Wang ◽  
Shuo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Personalized Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Significant Relationships

This chapter examines college students' perceptions on personalized learning with digital technology. Five hundred and five college students were recruited from American and Chinese institutions of higher education. Participants were given a survey questionnaire on digital technology and personalized digital learning. Using factor analysis, three conceptual constructs were perceived by college students as critical to personalized digital learning. In addition to the critical factors identified, the results also revealed significant relationships between the variables of demographic and computer experience and the constructs perceived by college students. These findings can inform the design and implementation of personalized digital learning in higher education. Recommendations for future research include focusing on the verification of the constructs in both theoretical and practical fields.

Role of Technology in Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Educational Learning Challenges With Reference to India

2021 ◽  
pp. 681-703
Author(s):  
Seema Sahai ◽  
Sharad Khattar ◽  
Richa Goel
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Artificial education intelligence (AIEd) is one of the emerging educational technological fields. A most logical question which comes up is, Is it possible to ensure quality in higher education? Can use of AI and sister technologies help us deliver in the mission? Will it be able to tackle all or most of shortcomings in the field of education? This study aims in a systematic review to provide an overview of AI applications research in education. Technology use in education and learning has undergone a remarkable transformation in the education sector. In order to accomplish this purpose, a quantitative analysis approach was used by open end questionnaire for a survey of scholars. This chapter examined the possible impacts of artificial intelligence on universities. The empirical findings indicate that the knowledge of AI is declining and there is a need to disperse knowledge of technology in higher education.

The Role of Classroom-Situated Game-Based Language Learning in Promoting Students' Communicative Competence

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Simulation Game ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Linguistic Support ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Language Classrooms

The study is the second in a series of mixed-methods studies on the integration of The Sims 4, a life-simulation game, into language classrooms. In this study, the researcher explores the effect of game-based language learning (GBLL) on students' English communicative competence from three aspects, interaction, fluency and content, in a Japanese university. In class, students received instruction from the teacher on game language and gameplay skills, played the game on their own and presented gameplay stories. The presentations were recorded for evaluation. Surveys were also administered for students' perceptions on the GBLL classroom. Results showed that no clear improvement in communicative competence was suggested by quantitative evaluation. Qualitatively data, however, indicated that the game afforded students interesting events and proper expressions in presentations and that the teacher played a vital role in ensuring ample interactional opportunities and linguistic support. Suggestions for future research in classroom-situated GBLL were also proposed.

scholarly journals The Role of Qualitative Research in Clinical Trial Development: The EASE Back Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Bartlam ◽  
Jacqueline Waterfield ◽  
Annette Bishop ◽  
Melanie A. Holden ◽  
Panos Barlas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Pilot Rct

This article outlines the rationale for adopting a mixed methods approach within randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and explores challenges associated in doing so. Taking the example of the EASE Back feasibility and pilot study ( Evaluating Acupuncture and Standard care for pregnant wom En with BACK pain: ISRCTN49955124), we detail why and how we operationalized a concurrent-sequential mixed methods research design. We present key findings from the exploratory research (focus groups and interviews) and explain how these were integrated with descriptive findings (a national survey of physical therapists) in order to inform and refine the design of the explanatory phase (the pilot RCT). We conclude with a discussion of lessons learned and implications for future research design and conduct.

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