scholarly journals A Year of Online Classes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Advantages, Problems, and Suggestions of Economics Students at a Bangladeshi Public University

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musharrat Shabnam Shuchi ◽  
Sayeda Chandra Tabassum ◽  
MMK Toufique
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Concentration Problem ◽  
Class Schedule ◽  
Problem Class ◽  
Economics Students ◽  
University Level

Though there have been works highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of online learning, no study focused on university-level economics students. None of the studies explored students' opinions about improving the quality and effectiveness of online classes. Many used questionable samples, closed-ended questions, and all those researches were carried out at the beginning of online classes. In this paper, we overcome these limitations of earlier studies. Using a convenience sampling technique and open-ended questions, we collect data from 154 university-level economics students after being exposed to the online class for a year. Some advantages of online classes are: students can do classes from home without being exposed to health risks, easily accessible, flexible class schedule, students remained connected with the study, it saves costs, reduce the likelihood of semester loss, easy to understand, less stressful, and learning new technologies. Major problems from students' perspectives include network problems, difficulties in understanding the topic, unsuitable for mathematical courses, concentration problem, class not interactive, financial constraint, adverse health impacts, device issues, power outages, unfamiliarity with digital technology, internet problem, and unfixed class-schedule. Disadvantages outnumbered advantages. Students made several suggestions to improve the quality and effectiveness of online classes. Some of the vital suggestions are: using state-of-the-art digital tools, recording and uploading lectures, resolving internet issues, holding classes regularly, higher efforts to make the topics easier, resolving network issues, lowering class duration, institutional support, implementing a fixed class schedule, and introducing online evaluation system.

scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS REGARDING USE OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL DURING COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 08-14
Author(s):  
Bibi Ruqia ◽  
Irfan Ullah Khan ◽  
Hamid Khan ◽  
Mati Ullah ◽  
Zeenat Bibi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
University Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

Purpose of the study: The main focus of the researcher in the study was to investigate the opinions, views, beliefs, the respondents’ attitudes towards Google Classroom during Covid-19. Methodology: The study was descriptive. All on Campus enrolled students along with students of affiliated colleges with the University of Lakki Marwat where the population of the study in which all BS level on Campus students were taken as the target population of the study in which the total numbers of (n = 500) respondents comprised of samples as per L.R.Gay formula regarding determining the size of the sample. . A simple random sampling technique was used. Data was collected through a self-developed questionnaire of the 5-Points Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the research instrument were ensured. Data were statistically analyzed through SPSS by using Frequency, Percentage, and Regression. Main Findings: The key findings of the study reveal that the majority of the respondents were in favor of Google Classroom during Covid-19 at BS level. Those who disagree with the online classes or Google Classroom showed negative concerns regarding it due to lack of facilities required for online classes or lack of resources essential for Google Classroom at the university level but overall, the views of the respondents were in favor of Google Classroom at University level in the University of Lakki Marwat, KP, Pakistan. Applications of this study: The current study is highly significant for the government of the day in this modern world especially during Covid-19; the study could be quite effective and meaningful for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Policymakers, and HEC to ensure the quality of education at University level. Novelty/Originality of this study: The existing study is new or unique in the field of education to promote the quality of education during calamities also as Covid-19 etc.

Home Learning in Times of COVID: Experiences of Parents

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelina Bhamani ◽  
Areeba Zainab Makhdoom ◽  
Vardah Bharuchi ◽  
Nasreen Ali ◽  
Sidra Kaleem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Learning Gap ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Home Learning ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Learning At Home ◽  
At Home

<p align="center"><em>The widespread prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic has affected academia and parents alike. Due to the sudden closure of schools, students are missing social interaction which is vital for better learning and grooming while most schools have started online classes. This has become a tough routine for the parents working online at home since they have to ensure their children’s education. The study presented was designed to explore the experiences of home learning in times of COVID-19. A descriptive qualitative study was planned to explore the experiences of parents about home learning and management during COVID-19 to get an insight into real-life experiences.  Purposive sampling technique was used for data collection.  Data were collected from 19 parents falling in the inclusion criteria. Considering the lockdown problem, the data were collected via Google docs form with open-ended questions related to COVID-19 and home learning. Three major themes emerged after the data analysis: impact of COVID on children learning; support given by schools; and strategies used by caregivers at home to support learning. It was analyzed that the entire nation and academicians around the world have come forward to support learning at home offering a wide range of free online avenues to support parents to facilitate home-learning. Furthermore, parents too have adapted quickly to address the learning gap that have emerged in their children’s learning in these challenging times. Measures should be adopted to provide essential learning skills to children at home. Centralized data dashboards and educational technology may be used to keep the students, parents and schools updated.</em></p>

Awareness of Sport Massage Therapy among University Level Football Players in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zeeshan Butt ◽  
Syed Muhammad Bilal Gillani ◽  
Basit Ali
Keyword(s):  
Massage Therapy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
University Level ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
The University

Sports massage is very common among the athletes of developed nations. Since many of studies have been conducted and revealed positive benefits of Sports massage (SMT). The results of different studies show that it improves health, enhance immunity, speedy recovery after an injury, and after intensive training. This study is aimed to investigate the knowledge of university level athletes in Pakistan about the concept of Sport Massage Therapy (SMT). 125 participants were participated in this study, the sample was selected using convenient sampling technique and data was gathered using sport massage questionnaire developed by Lloyd Leach and Mignon Schilz. The results show that there is very little awareness and knowledge about Sport Massage Therapy among the University Football Players. The results of this study also indicate athletes perceive that sport massage helpful in rehabilitation and just an event of enjoyment. It was concluded on basis of results that athlete have very little knowledge about the role of sport massage in Sport Performance.

scholarly journals “Impact of Training on Employees Performance” (Evidence from Pharmaceutical Companies in Karachi, Pakistan)

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uzma Hafeez ◽  
Waqar Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
The Impact

Employees are major assets of every organization. The accomplishment of the industry depends on its employee performance. Therefore, upper management knows the significance of expense in training for the advantage of improving employee performance and also places them to get the challenges of the today’s competitive business environment. This research also aims to see the “Impact of Training on Employee Performance in Pharmaceutical Industry in Karachi Pakistan”, in which Training consider as independent whereas dependent variable ‘Employee Performance‘ having its Performance areas i.e.; demonstrating team work, communication skill, customer service, interpersonal relationship and reduced absenteeism and its Developments areas i.e.; job-satisfaction, employee motivation, new technologies, efficiencies in process and innovation in strategies as its levers. The paper presents a concise summary of the literature on the value of training in improving the performance of the employees. Four pharmaceutical companies are selected. A survey of 356 employees via self administrated questionnaire with the help of random sampling technique is conducted with the response rate of 96%. Two sets of hypothesis are developed which relate directly to the research questions. SPSS 19 is used to perform reliability, descriptive, correlation and regression analysis. The analysis shows a positive significant relationship between them and the results reveal that the more the employee gets training, the more efficient their level of performance would be. The last section of the paper concludes along with recommendation to give guidelines for future research.

scholarly journals PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TENTANG EFEKTIVITAS PROGRAM PENGALAMAN LAPANGAN KEPENDIDIKAN (PPLK) TERHADAP KESIAPAN MENJADI GURU PADA MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI UNP

Jurnal Ecogen ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 422
Author(s):  
Ira Fitria ◽  
Syamwil Syamwil ◽  
Rita Syofyan
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Economics Students ◽  
Simple Regression

The purpose of this articel is to analyze the effect Perseption of students about Effectivity of The Educational Internship Experience Program (PPLK) towards the readiness becoming a teacher. This type of the research is descriptive quantitative. The population of research is the economics students July to December 2017 period. The sample is 40 students that be selected from total 66 students by using Slovin formula with Insidential Random Sampling technique. The data collected by using the questionnaire. The instrument t is tested by using validity and reliability test. The data is analyzed by using descriptive and inductive (inferensial) analyze which is the normality test, heteroscedasticity test, and hypothesis test is analyzed by using simple regression, determination coefficient and F experiment with α=0.05. The result of this research has showed that there has been a significant perseption of students about effectivity of the educational internship experience program PPLK to the readiness become a teacher, it has showed by the significant of 0,008 < 0,05 and TCR perseption of students about effectivity of PPLK variable (x) at 75,79%. Both TCR for variables of perseption of students about effectivity of PPLK and readiness become a teacher are determined in a good category. It has indicated that PPLK has contributed to the readness become a teacher. Based on the results of the study it is suggested that students are able to provide apperception the beginning of learning because with the provision of apperception the learning will be more directed and students must be able to adapt the new environment.Keywords: Perseption , Effectivity, Educational Experience Program , Readiness Becoming a Teacher

scholarly journals An Assessment of Entrepreneurial Affinity in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis between Small Live Entrepreneurs and Potential Entrepreneurs of University Level Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Serena Aktar
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
University Level

This is an empirical and quantitative study conducted on small scale live entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs of university level students of Bangladesh. The main purpose of this study is to identify and examine the factors influencing decision of becoming an entrepreneur. For fulfilling the study purpose, by using simple random sampling technique a total of 600 questionnaires were administered; 300 were distributed to the students who were interested to become entrepreneurs and 300 questionnaires were also distributed to small scale live entrepreneurs who formed their business during the last two years and more. Data were analyzed according to objectivity. The results indicated that need for achievement is highly influential factor in picking up decision of becoming an entrepreneur of potential entrepreneurs of university level students and family business background is the main influential factor in taking decision of becoming an entrepreneur of the small scale live entrepreneurs. Parallel factors, e.g., locus of control, risk taking propensity and proactive personality also acted as the influential factors of creating entrepreneurial affinity in both of them.Journal of Business and Technology (Dhaka) Vol.10(1) 2015; 1-20

scholarly journals A Study of Emotional Intelligence Based Instructional Leadership Styles and related Indicators at University Level in Pakistan

2016 ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Irfan Bashir Et al.,
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Free Communication ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
University Level ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Training

The paper aimed to explore the use of different indicators of Emotional Intelligence based six leadership styles by the Heads of the Departments (HoDs) of Higher Education Institutes of Pakistan. Furthermore, the purpose was to compare self-report of HoDs regarding leadership styles and opinion of the faculty about leadership styles used by HoDs. This descriptive research used a random sampling technique to select 120 HoDs and 240 faculty members from various faculties and departments of 5 public and 5 private Sector universities of Punjab. The study used 5 point Likert Scale questionnaires based on Goleman’s leadership styles both for faculty and Heads of the Departments. Results of the study showed the difference between self-reported leadership styles of HoDs and opinion of the faculty. The study mainly suggested leadership courses and training for Heads of the Departments; strong and free communication between HoDs and the faculty; and reflective practices by Heads of the Departments.

scholarly journals Saliva - A New Horizon for Estimating Antioxidant Profile of Mobile Phone User

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Asra Khan ◽  
Suad Naheed ◽  
Mehtab Alam ◽  
Saba Salahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Salivary Gland ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Saliva Sample ◽  
The Body ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Mobile Phone User ◽  
Antioxidant Profile ◽  
Phone User

This is the era of information and new technologies, among the brilliant inventions and advancement, Global system of mobile phone communication (GSM) makes the life as approachable as one can think. It changes the social relation and social network of an individual. Hence the mobile has two sides of a coin. Advantages and disadvantages are associated with every feasibility or inventions.  But some time blessings bring some harmful effects on the human body. Mobile phone uses radio waves. Some part of the radio wave is also absorbed in the body. The ear is the most exposed part of the body. The salivary gland is very close to the ear. Hence, the affected part of the cellular phone radiations is a salivary gland. In the current study, we collected the unstimulated saliva sample from volunteers to estimate the antioxidant profile of the mobile phone user. The Uric acids, Catalase, C Reactive Protein (CRP), Reduced Glutathione (GSH), and Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) were included in the antioxidant profile. Uric acid, GSH, SOD was significantly decreased while CRP and Catalase were significantly increased. The result shows the increase the risk of inflammation and oxidative stress, which can predispose the cell phone user to a multitude of infectious & non-infectious oral diseases.

scholarly journals Asesmen Kenyamanan Taman pada Ruang Terbuka Publik di Kawasan Wisata Tepian Sungai Pangkajene

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Syarifah Fatma sari Burhanuddin
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
Negative Impacts

This research aimed to investigate the ground comfort assessment at the public open space in tourist area of Pangkajene River banks. The research methods used were the qualitative and quantitative method by filling in questionnaires, observation, interviews, and documentation. The samples were chosen using the purposive sampling technique from the users of the park. The data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis, codification, data reduction, matriculation, cross tabulation, and the evaluation system using Likert scale. The research results indicated that the park was inconvenience with the parkconvenience being 61.97%. The effect of the street vendors had caused either positive or negative impacts on the park- the positive impact was that the park had become the largest culinary center in Pangkep town so that it could attract the tourists to visit the park, while the negative impact was that the park looked less beautiful and less hygiene. Keywords: public open space, convenience, park, riverbanks

scholarly journals Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Uptake of Striga Weed Control Technologies in Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Godfrey Nakitare Nambafu ◽  
Richard Ndemo Onwonga
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Population Type ◽  
Control Technologies ◽  
Land Size

Over the years, new technologies have been tested and introduced to control Striga in maize producing areas but adoption has remained low. The study done in 2013, determined the demographic and socioeconomic factors that influenced the adoption of Striga control technologies in Kisumu West, Bumula and Teso South sub counties of Western Kenya. Through Multi stage sampling technique, 40 households were selected per sub county for questionnaire administration; to gather information on demographic profiles of the sample population, type of fertilizer and seed variety used, income of the household, source of credit facilities and challenges faced in weed control. Chi square test at P<0.05 and logistic regression analysis, using R software was used to determine the relationship between demographic and socioeconomic factors and uptake of Striga control technologies. Farmers cited high cost, poor availability of improved varieties and lack of adequate knowledge as reasons for non-adoption of the Striga control strategies. Farmer’s age, education, land size and hiring of labour were found to significantly influence the adoption of the Striga control technologies. The low levels of adoption of modern technology indicate that they were not meeting farmers’ expectations, thus, researchers should put into consideration farmers’ education, age, land size and ability to high labour in their planning for an informed technology adoption. In addition, alternative options should be extended to farmers who are not able to use expensive technologies.

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