scholarly journals University Students' Perceptions of Curriculum Content Delivery During COVID-19 New Normal in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Bunmi Isaiah Omodan ◽  
Olugbenga A Ige
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Content Delivery ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Teaching Learning

Observation and experience exist among university students during COVID-19 new normal; the quality and the process of academic activities have been compromised. This study, therefore, examines the lacuna on whether the new normal is more productive by ensuring that the intention of the curriculum towards students' content knowledge is met or not. Organisational change theory was used to theorise the study within the transformative paradigm (TP) and participatory Rresearch (PR) lenses as a research design. The study was conducted in one of the universities in South Africa. Ten students were selected using the convenience sampling technique because the students were not fully on campus as of the time of this study. The online interview was adopted to collect data because of social distancing rules across the country. Thematic analysis was used to interpret the data. The findings revealed that the COVID-19 new normal does not affect students’ academic performance negatively even though the quality of content delivery is low. The channels of teaching-learning and the Internet of Things are deduced to be unpleasant for the students with recommendations that there is a need to provide the internet-or-things alongside training and retraining for students and lecturers.

scholarly journals Managing the Culture of COVID-19 "New Normal" as a Motivation for University Students in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-51
Author(s):  
Bunmi I Omodan ◽  
Cias T Tsotetsi ◽  
Olugbenga A Ige
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
University Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
University Education ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Adequate Provision

The advent of COVID-19 and its implication on university education has been the bone of contention in recent times. The COVID-19 emergency has led to a change in knowledge inputs, processes, and outputs. This trajectory has demotivated student approaches to their learning. In response to this revolution, this study provides motivational strategies through students' perspectives to respond to the underside of new normal among South African university students. Ubuntu underpins the study within the Transformative Paradigm lens and Participatory Research as a research design. Ten students of a particular module in a selected university in South Africa were chosen to participate in the study. They were selected using the snowballing sampling technique because the participants were under level 3 lockdown with little or no access to campus at the time of the study. Online interview via phone calls, email and WhatsApp, was conducted with the students, and the data were analysed using Thematic Analysis. The study revealed a lack of visualised physical engagement between students and their lecturers and unstable internet access and lack of the internet as the major challenges.  The study, therefore, recommends solutions that there should be adequate provision of effective online audio-visual sessions with enough space for student-lecturer’s interactions and low-tech online sessions and content deliveries.

scholarly journals Alcohol Abuse as a Militating Factor against Quality of Life for Migrants’ Youth Population in Selected Provinces of South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1196-1201
Author(s):  
F.K. Matlakala ◽  
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J.C. Makhubele ◽  
D.T. Masilo ◽  
M.M. Kwakwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Alcohol Outlets ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Youth Population

Migrants’ youth are seen as one of the vulnerable populations in South Africa. This is largely due to the fact that they are seen as people who come to take job opportunities of the youth in the host country. In order to cope with their fear and stress, migrants indulge in binge consumption of alcohol. It is in light of that that in this paper researchers aimed to accentuate alcohol abuse as a militating factor against the quality of life for migrants’ youth population in selected provinces of South Africa. The study adopted qualitative approach and case study design to highlight how alcohol is seen as a militating factor against quality of life. The study population was drawn from three provinces in South Africa using convenient sampling technique to sample three participants. Moreover, the data was collected telephonically in three selected provinces and analysed thematically. The findings indicate that due to the accessibility, availability, affordability and stress migrants’ youth indulge in binge consumption. Thus, researchers recommend that policymakers should make guidelines that will restrict mushrooming of alcohol outlets – be regulation to prohibit overcrowding of outlets in selected provinces of South Africa.

scholarly journals Relationship between Perceived Quality of Home Environment and Self-Concept of Students at Undergraduate Level

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Mahvish Fatima Kashif ◽  
Ayesha Batool ◽  
Sana Hafeez
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the study was to identify the relationship of different dimensions of perceived quality of home environment and self-concept of undergraduate university students. Correlational research was selected as the research design. The population of the study was university students of the education department of public and private universities of Lahore. The total population was 1760. A proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The strata were formed on the basis of the nature of the universities. The total number of students selected as the sample was 528. The instrument consisted of three parts; the first part consisted of demographic information (gender, nature of institution). The second part consisted of the Home Environment Inventory, designed by Misra (1983) to measure the quality of the home environment and the third part consisted of the Self-Concept Scale by Rastogi (1979) to measure self-concept. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the variables. The results indicated a significant relationship between the home environment and the self-concept of university students.

scholarly journals ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Gražina Lamanauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Natural Science Education

It should be noticed that though the amount of information resources is constantly increasing, natural science education suffers from lack of electronic information sources. Moreover, in this case, the Lithuanian language is used extremely rarely. Presently, more and more teachers of natural sciences use the Internet, and therefore the popularity of electronic information resources is growing. However, the questions of how to evaluate the quality of similar resources and how to conceptually integrate those into the teaching/learning process arise. Legal and ethical aspects of using information found on the Internet are faced i.e. the problems of quotation, plagiarism and copyright are encountered. Connecting science education teachers to innovative electronic information resources is the subject of discussion. The growing number of electronic resources can make finding resources with high quality content. Electronic resources are not fully realized by science education teachers. Therefore, the main goal of this article is to introduce science teachers with the most popular digital resources. In this article the databases, e-libraries, e-journals and books, encyclopedias, most popular search engines for science teachers are presented. Key words: science education, electronic information resourcses, databases.

scholarly journals Uso de fuentes documentales –impresas y digitales- con fines académicos entre el alumnado universitario

2010 ◽  
pp. a129
Author(s):  
Rubén Comas Forgas ◽  
Jaume Sureda Negre ◽  
Tomeu Mut-Amengual
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Information Source ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
La Red ◽  
The University ◽  
Use Of Internet

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos en una investigación acerca de la frecuencia de uso de las bibliotecas –universitarias y no universitarias- e Internet entre el alumnado universitario para documentarse. También se describen las principales actividades académicas para las que los universitarios hacen uso de Internet como fuente de información. De los resultados se desprende que Internet monopoliza las búsquedas del alumnado y que la principal actividad para la que hacen uso de la Red es la elaboración de trabajos. AbstractIn this paper we present the results of an investigation of the frequency of library and Internet use by university students to locate information with academic purposes. It also describes the major academic activities for which the university students make use of Internet as an information source. The results show a monopoly of the Internet as search resource and that the main activity for which uses the Net is the elaboration of essays.

scholarly journals Teachers' Perception of the Reality of Geography Education in Nepal

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tara Prasad Awasthi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Geography Education ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Student Interests ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This paper analyzes the teachers' perceptions of the reality of geography education in Nepal. The term teachers' perceptions refer to a how teachers attach meaning to experience in the realities of geography education. It is based teachers involved in teaching geography at the campus university level in the Kathmandu Valley. It looks at the contribution that geography can make in the education of young people and the flourishing of the subject of geography in Nepal. For this purpose, a descriptive survey method was employed. The information used in this paper was obtained through questionnaires, focus group discussions, and observation. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select teachers. The results indicated that input is a dominant factor for the quality of geography education. Other factors like government policy, student interests, job markets, and perceptions of people, planners, policymakers, and administrators are also indicators that received the lowest rating of geography education in the study area. The findings show that the relationship between policies and practices of teaching-learning processes influenced the teachers’ perception of geography education.

Effect of Sports Participation on Failure in General Life-An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Butt ◽  
Muhammad Abdul Jabar Adnan ◽  
Qandeel Mughal
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Health Motivation ◽  
Academic Activities

Sports have bit by bit turned into a necessary piece of understudy life. It is a well-acknowledged thought that sports support increments physical wellness and improves wellbeing. The constructive outcomes of physical movement on wellbeing and prosperity have been seen in different researches. The current study has the objective to explore perception of students about effects of sports participation on failures in general life. The nature of the study was quantitative in which data was collected through questionnaire (Close ended) having 20 items, quality of which was categorized on 5-point Likert Type Scale. The population was University students and sample was collected from 200 (n=200) male and female students of University of the Punjab, Lahore using simple random sampling technique. Overall results showed that sports participation may not cause mismanagement in students’ life (Sig. .000), sports participation is not the waste of time (Sig. .000), involvement in university athletics has helped students’ health (Sig. .000), overall career development, socialization, eradication of feelings of loneness (Sig. .000), confidence, mental health, motivation towards success (Sig. .000), physiological and psychological wellbeing (Sig. .000), daily, life style, life barriers management (Sig. .000) in positive way. It is recommended that sports should be the integral part of any academic program or otherwise should be made compulsory along with academic activities in different academic disciplines in all age groups.

Content Delivery Networks – A Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Dhanalakshmi ◽  
T. Prabakaran ◽  
Krishna Kishore
Keyword(s):  
Content Delivery ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Content Delivery Network ◽  
Content Delivery Networks ◽  
The World ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Delivery Networks ◽  
The Web

Content Delivery Network is a network of servers hosted by a service provider in multiple locations of the world so that the content could deliver from a server that is nearest to the consumer requesting for it. It has evolved to overcome the inherent limitations of the internet regarding user perceived Quality of Service (QoS) when accessing the Web Content. It has been proposed to maximize bandwidth, improve accessibility and maintain correctness through content replication. The content is distributed to cache servers and located close to the users, resulting in fast, reliable applications and web services for the users. In this paper we provide a components, technologies and comprehensive taxonomy with a broad coverage of CDNs regarding the organizational structure, content distribution mechanisms, request redirection techniques, and performance measurement methodologies.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE PRACTICES OF SUPERVISION AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN PUNJAB

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakht Jamal, Syed Asad Abbas Rizvi, Muhammad Munir kayani
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Teaching Learning

Supervision is one of the important factors for school improvement and ensuring quality education. It makes the teaching-learning environment effective and helps us to achieve the educational objectives. The current research study was designed to explore analyze the practices of supervision at elementary schools’ level in Punjab. The population of the study was 166 elementary schools and 64 supervisors. The sample respondents of the study were 50 head teachers and 16 supervisors of elementary schools’ public sector in the District. The researcher adopted a convenience sampling technique for the collection of data. The tool for the collection of data were two self-developed questionnaires on a five-point rating scale, one for head teachers and the second one for supervisors having forty-two (42) statements with eleven aspects regarding (1) objectives, (2) cooperation, (3) cleanliness, (4) quality of education, (5) motivation, (6) facilities, (7) attendance, (8) budget, (9) feedback, (10) problems and (11) universal primary education. The validity of the research instrument was properly ensured through experts’ opinions and pilot testing. The reliability of the instruments was ensured by applying the Cronbach Alpha. The value of the reliability for supervisors was found 0.939 and the reliability value for the head teachers was measured at 0.932. The data collected from respondents were subsequently organized properly. The collected data was accurately analyzed, tabulated, presented and interpreted. Descriptive statistics were applied and data was presented in the mean score, frequency and standard deviation and interpreted accordingly. The data was presented in the form of tables. It was concluded that the supervisors are discharging their professional responsibilities with the spirit to promote quality education, promote a healthy and child-friendly environment in schools and head teacher are keen on conveying the instructions from the supervisors to the teachers.

scholarly journals Alumni assessment on the quality of services and curriculum relevance of Program Study Sports Science FIK UNY

MEDIKORA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Sigit Nugroho ◽  
Ahmad Nasrulloh ◽  
Sumaryanto Sumaryanto ◽  
Sumarjo Sumarjo ◽  
Duwi Kurnianto Pambudi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Curriculum Relevance

This research is a quantitative descriptive study which aims to obtain an overview of alumni assessments in providing service quality and the relevance of the curriculum of the Sport Science Study Program, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Yogyakarta State University. The data collection method used a questionnaire with variables consisting of 1) the quality of financing services and academic activities 2) the waiting period of work, 3) the competence of graduates, and 4) the relevance of the curriculum. The population of this study were all graduates of the Ikor Study Program. Sampling with snowball sampling technique with a total of 113 samples. The research instrument used a questionnaire while for data collection techniques using google form. Data analysis was carried out by means of quantitative descriptive analysis. The results of the study show that the service quality of the Ikor study program in financing is very good, it is known that the tuition fees are 26.55% with scholarships and 73.45% at their own expense. Meanwhile, the quality of service in academic activities was good at 79.27%. Ikor Study Program graduates in obtaining employment amounted to 65.49% after graduating with an average of 3.47 months and before graduating 34.51% with an average of 5.23 months. The overall competence of graduates was very good, namely 85.3%, the most prominent being competence in working with teams or with other people, namely 88.5%. The results of the relevance of the curriculum are included in the very good category, namely 85.93%, in the relevance of the curriculum from the alumni assessment, the highest percentage of 90.97% was found in practice subjects that were delivered during lectures very well according to work needs. So as a whole it can be concluded that most of the alumni assessments in providing service quality and curriculum relevance are very good. PENILAIAN ALUMNI TERHADAP MUTU LAYANAN DAN RELEVANSI KURIKULUM PROGRAM STUDI ILMU KEOLAHRAGAAN FIK UNY AbstrakPenelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif yang bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran tentang penilaian alumni dalam menyelenggarakan mutu layanan dan relevansi kurikulum Program Studi Ilmu Keolahragaan Fakultas Ilmu Keolahragaan Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuisioner dengan variabel yang terdiri dari 1) mutu layanan pembiayaan dan kegiatan akademik 2) masa tunggu pekerjaan, 3) kompetensi lulusan, dan 4) relevansi kurikulum. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh lulusan Prodi Ikor. Pengambilan sampel dengan teknik snowball sampling dengan jumlah 113 sampel. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuisioner sedangkan untuk teknik pengumpulan data dengan google form. Analisis data dilakukan dengan jalan analisis deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penilitian menunjukan bahwa mutu layanan prodi Ikor dalam pembiayaan sangat baik, diketahui bahwa pembiayan kuliahnya sebesar 26,55 % dengan beasiswa dan sebesar 73,45 % dengan biaya sendiri. Sedangkan mutu layanan pada kegiatan akademik hasilnya baik yaitu sebesar 79,27 %. Lulusan Prodi Ikor dalam memperoleh pekerjaan sebesar 65,49 % sesudah lulus dengan rata-rata sebesar 3,47 bulan dan sebelum lulus sebesar 34,51 % dengan rata-rata sebesar 5,23 bulan. Kompetensi lulusan secara keseluruhan sangat baik yaitu 85,3 % yang paling menonjol kompetensi dalam bekerjasama dengan tim atau dengan orang lain yaitu sebesar 88,5 %. Hasil relevansi kurikulum masuk dalam kategori sangat baik yaitu sebesar 85,93 %, dalam relevansi kurikulum dari penilaian alumni persenstase yang paling tinggi yaitu sebesar 90,97 % terdapat pada matakuliah praktik yang disampaikan saat kuliah sangat sesuai dengan kebutuhan kerja. Sehingga secara keseluruhan dapat disimpulkan bahwa penilaian alumni dalam penyelenggaraan mutu layanan dan relevansi kurikulum sebagian besar menyatakan sangat baik.

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