scholarly journals Hurricane Madness: Teaching, Learning And The Importance Of Flexibility In The Wake Of Disaster

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gutierrez ◽  
Debra Hollister ◽  
Anthony Beninati
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Standards ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Hurricane Charley ◽  
Teaching Learning

The present study examines stress among college students (N=107) that were exposed to natural disasters at the start of the 2004 Fall Semester after Hurricane Charley and Frances battered Central Florida within three weeks of each other. The study also examines adjustments made by two faculty members during the semester in attempts to reduce student stress while maintaining high academic standards in the wake of disaster. Findings indicate that students experienced a substantial amount of stress as a result of the storms.  Of the students surveyed 50 percent indicated they suffered lost wages or income, 65 percent sustained some damage to their residences, and 63 percent experienced moderate to extremely high levels of stress. Concerning the adjustments implemented by the instructors, 84 percent of the students agreed or strongly agreed that the academic quality of their education was not compromised. While educators must have well-designed and planned courses, when disaster strikes, it is imperative that they incorporate creative and flexible teaching methods and policies in their classrooms.

A Study on the Teaching of Basic Specialized Courses Based on the Cultivation of Practical Engineering Capabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 2254-2257
Author(s):  
Bo Gao ◽  
Zhi Qiang Zhao ◽  
Wei Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Processing Technology ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Specialized Course

Basic specialized courses play a "bridge" and "link" role between the basic courses and specialized courses. The study on how to develop students’ practical engineering capabilities in the teaching of basic specialized theoretical courses is of great significance for the cultivation of application-oriented engineering students. “Post-Press Processing Technology” is an important core specialized course for printing engineering specialty. Using the course teaching of “Post-Press Processing Technology” as an example, based on the in-depth study of the course’s knowledge and theory layout, this paper seriously explores on the ways to improve the academic quality of printing engineering students and enhance their practical skills, and carries out some preliminary exploration and practice in cultivating and improving practical engineering capabilities of engineering students with comprehensive application of various teaching methods and so on.

scholarly journals Building Strategic Partnership of Transnational Education Using Online Program to Increase Academic Quality of Graduates

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1337
Author(s):  
Gerardus Polla
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Standards ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Transnational Education ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Global Industry ◽  
Private Participation ◽  
The Government

International employment standard requires higher quality of graduates, which can be achieved through high quality academic standards. As we know there are still a large number of graduates of Indonesian higher education rejected to work in global industry. Besides having low GPA, lots of graduates are considered lacking technical skills, interpersonal skills, and international experience. Indeed, the main weakness factor is the low English proficiency of graduates. We need a breakthrough that develops our academic standards of higher education to obtain international quality. Yet, there are challenges to face by the government, such as rebuilding the national system (establishing elite institutions), internationalizing higher education (globalizing the institutions or cross-border trades of education services), as well as enhancing private participation by repositioning the private sector. To overcome these challenges we need to build a strategic partnership of transnational education using online programs, which can obtain mutual benefit for the collaborating institutions. This article discusses about how to increase academic quality of graduates in Indonesia or in other Asian countries. 

scholarly journals Student’s perception about Modular teaching and various instructional strategies in the subject of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Umber Fatima ◽  
Mubashra Naz ◽  
Humaira Zafar ◽  
Anees Fatima ◽  
Rizwan Rasool Khan
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Almost All

Many modifications have been introduced in the field of medical education in recent past with a shift from didactic to more student focused teaching strategies. Modular study system for final year MBBS students was introduced in the subject of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2018 session. Objectives: To determine the students′ perception about modular teaching and various instructional strategies through feedback in the subject of Obstetrics and Gynecology at undergraduate level. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: University Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad. Period: 1st January to 30th October 2018. Material & Methods: Eight modules were designed in the subject of obstetrics and gynecology for final year MBBS students. In order to ascertain the quality of teaching and to monitor the effectiveness of teaching methodologies, feedback was obtained.  A written questionnaire was designed to collect feedback. Interpretation of collected data was performed on SPSS 20. Results: Total 136 students participated in study by giving back properly filled questionnaire. Modular teaching was appreciated as an effective method by 93.4% students. Case based teaching, small group sessions and problem based learning were considered most favored teaching methods (97.7%, 97.1% and 94.85%) respectively by the students. Conclusion: Modular teaching was found to be an interesting and a useful teaching - learning experience by majority of students. Almost all students showed positive acceptance for various teaching methods. Students’ feedback was also useful in identifying course components that need improvement so that appropriate measures can be made to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of the course in future.

scholarly journals El método de casos para la calidad de la enseñanza-aprendizaje / The Case Method: a tool to enhance the quality of the teaching-learning process

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Rosa B. Rivero C.
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
Métodos Interactivos ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Development Of Students

En este artículo se presenta una reflexión sobre la necesidad de utilizar métodos interactivos de enseñanza, específicamente el método de casos, y cómo influye este en el desarrollo de competencias en los estudiantes, así como la contribución del método, considerada por la autora, al proceso continuo de mejora de la calidad de la enseñanza en la educación superior. El artículo también establece cómo el proceso de globalización actual obliga a cambios radicales en las metodologías de enseñanza ya que implica la formación de un profesional global.AbstractThis article presents a reflection on the need to use interactive teaching methods, and discusses the specific example of the Case Method. It argues how this method enhances the development of students’ skills, as well as how this method contributes, in the opinion of the author, to the consistent betterment of the teaching quality in Higher Education. Additionally, this article discusses how the current globalization process forces radical changes in the teaching methodologies, considering that their goal nowadays is the formation of a global professional.

scholarly journals Attitude of medical students towards the use of audio visual aids during didactic lectures in Pharmacology in Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1640
Author(s):  
Faizan Chitapure ◽  
Mukesh Hindoliya
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Gandhi Medical College ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Students favthisteaching methods employing combination of audio visual aids and blackboard teaching over didactic lectures not using these aids. Different methods of lecture are-blackboard teaching, power point presentations (PPT) and mix of aids. This study was primarily done to know the students’ attitude and preferences regarding the lectures using PowerPoint (PPT) presentations and the traditional ‘black-board teaching’ method with an aim to improve the quality of didactic lectures in pharmacology by their appropriate use in further teaching – learning process, with an aim to improve their use in didactic lectures.Methods: A questionnaire-based observational study (annexure-1) observational study was conducted among all the medical students of 4th semester MBBS attending theory classes in the department of Pharmacology in Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal.Results: In this study, as a whole Majority 68 % (42 students) of students preferred mix of aids as teaching method over blackboard and power point. Sixty two students participated in the study out of which 58% (36) were male and students 42% (26) were female. Students told that the lectures using mix of aids were well organized and the lecture contents were well informative. As far as matter of suggestions is concerned 46 (74.2 %) students gave suggestions to improve teaching methods. As compared to blackboard the lectures taken on PowerPoint were clearly visible and well audible to all the students of the classroom..Conclusions: This study demonstrates that lectures delivered by using a mixture of audio visual aids are more appreciated by the students over blackboard teaching and power-point teaching individually. For further improving their lectures, if possible teachers should plan to implement feasible student suggestions by using a combination of audio visual aids.

scholarly journals Everything That New And Adjunct Business Faculty Members Should Ask About Teaching, But Dont Know Enough To Ask

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Berschback
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
College Level ◽  
Business Faculty ◽  
Adjunct Instructors ◽  
Quality Of Instruction ◽  
Growing Pains ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Student Questions

This paper is a user-friendly manual designed to minimize the growing pains associated with college-level teaching.  Specific topics include syllabus development, classroom teaching methods, proper use of the initial class session, and advice related to answering student questions. Many new and adjunct instructors are met with unexpected challenges in the classroom. This manual will help them anticipate those challenges, improve the quality of instruction, and allow the instructor to better meet the course objectives.

Introduction of student-led physiology tutorial classes to a traditional curriculum

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahinda Kommalage ◽  
Naduni Imbulgoda
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

The curriculum in the University of Ruhuna Medical School is of the traditional type. Most teaching activities are faculty member-led activities. Since student-centered learning processes are considered to improve certain skills and attitudes, we introduced student-led group classes (SGCs) in physiology. Depending on the outcome of the SGCs, we planned to develop it further. We designed this study to compare student perceptions on newly introduced SGCs with traditional tutorials (TTs). Student perceptions were assessed using a mixed qualitative and quantitative method. Students recognized and appreciated some favorable features of the SGC, such as the opportunity for discussion, quality of the knowledge, active participation, improvement of presentation ability, and increased breadth of knowledge. However, the majority of students preferred the TT over the SGC despite the highlighted benefits of the SGC. Students appreciated the focused learning for examinations, written preparation, and more tutor involvement in the TT. Students requested a hybrid of the TT and SGC by incorporating mandatory written answers to the SGC with greater contributions from faculty members. Assessment methods that were not aligned with the SGC and ingrained passive didactic teaching-learning methods by students and faculty members had a negative effect on the implementation of SGCs. Cultural and economical factors also contributed adversely. In the second step of this Plan-Do-Check-Act process, we are planning to introduce new formative assessment to assess higher-order cognitive skills and a compulsory tutor training program. Some favorable components from the TT will be incorporated to the SGC.

scholarly journals Developing Vocabulary Materials for Teaching Learning Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Fitriah Fitriah
Keyword(s):  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Students Success

Language instruction has five important components that they are students, a teacher, materials, teaching methods and evaluation. Teaching materials should help the students to learn or as a part of the class activities of instruction learning in the class. The materials should help the teacher and the students. Ideally, teaching materials will be tailored to the content in which they are being used, to the students in whose class they are being used, and the teacher. Teaching materials come in many shapes and sizes, but they all in common the ability to support students learning. So, teaching materials can support students learning and increase students’ success. Hence, instructional materials for effective teaching. The quality of those materials is a valuable skill that the teacher must be mastered. The materials chosen in teaching learning include textbook that extent to which a curriculum that will involve teacher made material, which content of additional activities and exercises, handouts, charts, review sheets, etc.

scholarly journals A Study of Quality Enhancement Initiatives Regarding Classroom Teaching: A Focus on Higher Education Institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
Abdul Waheed ◽  
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Majoka ◽  
Dr. Shawana Fazal
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study was carried out to explore the implementation of quality enhancement initiatives at the university level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The main focus was on the aspect of quality teaching. The study covered the following research objectives: to examine teachers' training and preparation for enhancing the quality of classroom teaching; to find out facilities and resources provided for the enhancement of quality of classroom teaching; to analyze classroom practices taken by teachers for the enhancement of quality of classroom teaching.  Data were collected from 68 heads of department and 258 faculty members of the related departments. The sample of the study consisted of two hundred fifty-eight (258) University teachers and sixty-eight (68) Heads of Department. Two research instruments were used for data collection one for faculty members and the other for heads of department. The data were analyzed using the mean score, percentage, and chi-square test. The findings of the study revealed that need-based training facilities for university teachers and smart classroom facilities are slightly imparted in the universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study also recommends that quality facilities, resources, and need-based training programs may equally be provided for quality teaching-learning processes in all the public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

On Scientific Value of russian Journals in Economics and related fields

2013 ◽  
pp. 130-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Muravyev
Keyword(s):  
Reference Lists ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Russian Science Citation Index ◽  
Scientific Significance ◽  
Scientific Value

In this paper we attempt to classify Russian journals in economics and related disciplines for their scientific significance. We show that currently used criteria, such as a journal’s presence in the Higher Attestation Committee’s list of journals and the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) impact factor, are not very useful for assessing the academic quality of journals. Based on detailed data, including complete reference lists for 2010—2011, we find significant differentiation of Russian journals, including among those located at the top of the RSCI list. We identify two groups of Russian journals, tentatively called category A and B journals, that can be regarded as the most important from the viewpoint of their contribution to the economic science.

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