CRITICAL THINKING FROM BIOSCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: A MIXED METHOD RESEARCH STUDY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Aurora Battaglia
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Mixed Method Research

Integration of e-Consumer Elements in Adult and Community Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Anastasia Nyawira Gakuru ◽  
Joseph Mwinzi ◽  
Joseph Nungu ◽  
Samson Gunga
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Consumer Services ◽  
Pertinent Question

Kenya, like other countries in Africa and across the world is in the grip of technological advances leading its agencies and parastatals to digitize their operations. A pertinent question, therefore, is whether adult and community education, in its current packaging in Kenya, is empowering the participants to engage in using e-consumer services actively, meaningfully, and in beneficial ways in their daily transactions. This study, therefore, sought to investigate the level of integration of e-Consumer elements in Adult and Community Education. The study adopted a mixed-method research study targeting adult learners in Nairobi County, adult education officers, and adult education instructors. The study collected data using interviews and questionnaires. The study established that integration of ICT services in adult centers is still facing numerous challenges which are evident by the poor use of e-consumer services by the adult learners.

Creating and Implementing a Mixed Method Research Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 604-613
Author(s):  
Mette L. Baran ◽  
Janice E. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Core Characteristics

This chapter serves as a guideline for outlining the core characteristics of mixed methods research (MMR) and the various steps researchers undertake in order to conduct a research study. The purpose is to create a worksheet assisting the researcher step by step from beginning to end following the seven steps to conducting research. While the focus is on MMR the steps are similar for any type of research methodology. It is important to note that MMR is not a limiting form of research. Researchers need a MMR question and a mixed methods purpose statement for the research project. This chapter will also help explain why mixed method research is one of the best approaches in answering a research question. Finally, the chapter includes a suggestion to the importance of adding a visual diagram of the MMR into the research project and into the final report.

Creating and Implementing a Mixed Method Research Study

2016 ◽  
pp. 293-302
Author(s):  
Mette L. Baran ◽  
Janice E. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Core Characteristics

This chapter serves as a guideline for outlining the core characteristics of mixed methods research (MMR) and the various steps researchers undertake in order to conduct a research study. The purpose is to create a worksheet assisting the researcher step by step from beginning to end following the seven steps to conducting research. While the focus is on MMR the steps are similar for any type of research methodology. It is important to note that MMR is not a limiting form of research. Researchers need a MMR question and a mixed methods purpose statement for the research project. This chapter will also help explain why mixed method research is one of the best approaches in answering a research question. Finally, the chapter includes a suggestion to the importance of adding a visual diagram of the MMR into the research project and into the final report.

scholarly journals Educational Resilience of Urban Squatter Children in Kathmandu

2017 ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra Mani Rai ◽  
Bal Chandra Luitel ◽  
Suresh Gautam ◽  
Binod Prasad Pant ◽  
Santosh Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Public Lands ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Dysfunctional Families ◽  
Educational Resilience ◽  
Community Assets ◽  
Public Resources

Squatters are the illegal tenants residing in public lands as immigrants due to livelihood collapse in their origins. They have been denied of public resources and urban facilities because of their identity crisis leading to a vicious circle of poverty with impoverished livelihood creating multifaceted adversities of learning for their children. In this context, this paper, based on a cyclical mixed method research design under transformative research approach, has explored the learning adversities faced by the squatter children of Kathmandu Metropolitan city, their protective and promotive strategies to cope with adversities and life-skills as learning outcomes. Squatter children are struggling against the backdrop of exposure to unhygienic settlements with low health conditions, poverty with impoverished livelihood, and illiteracy of parents, poor homely environment, and dysfunctional families. Despite such adversities, they were able to continue school education with the support of their teachers, peers, parents and families. The research study finds stronger family and community assets of the students. These assets are helpful for building educational resilience of the squatter children.

scholarly journals Contextualized mobile game-based learning application for computing education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alok Kumar Yadav ◽  
Solomon Sunday Oyelere
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Computing Education ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Analysis Of Algorithm ◽  
Learning Satisfaction ◽  
Improved Learning

Abstract This paper intends to present an overview of a mobile game-based learning application, BaghLearn that develops and upskills programming and algorithmic knowledge by cross-curricular capabilities through a traditional world-based game. The focus of this research was to explore the learning effectiveness of BaghLearn on students. Mixed method research approach was applied to collect, process and analyze the research data in which undergraduate students who had some prior knowledge or had taken algorithm courses were instructed to test the mobile game learning application. This study exhibits the idea of integrating learning with contextual mobile game as an effective approach in understanding the influence of games towards cognitive achievements of students in computing education. In addition, there are no major requirements for the use of this application (can be maintained in resource-constrained contexts such as Nepal), which makes it expressively satisfying and useful for students who are relentlessly using mobile devices. Besides, this study evaluated the influence of BaghLearn towards learning of the design and analysis of algorithm course, which is a compulsory course for most undergraduate computing education program. Furthermore, the study findings can be used as a guideline for developing learning solutions and usability evaluation of such solutions, especially for infrastructure-constrained contexts. Students using the BaghLearn opined that the application is easy to use, supportive and lead to improved learning satisfaction.

scholarly journals How to Bring Computational Thinking Approach to The Non-Computer Science Student’s Class???

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Hervin Maulina ◽  
◽  
Abdurrahman Abdurrahman ◽  
Ismu Sukamto ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Explanatory Sequential Design ◽  
Physics Course

Computational Thinking (CT) skill is the ability to solve problems with computer thinking. In addition, CT can be seen as a structured and systematic approach that can be implemented in learning. This study aims to bring the computational thinking approach to the non-computer science student’s class and involved 35 undergraduate students of physics education in the computational physics course. The research method used was the mixed method sequential explanatory design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2011), with the following design. Broadly speaking, the flow of the mixed method research method with an explanatory sequential design in this study includes the collection of quantitative data obtained from student self-evaluation instruments related to the understanding of the CT approach stage. The results showed that the Computational Thinking (CT) approach can be applied to non-computer science students in online learning which includes 6 stages of implementation and 6 stages of implementation. Other results indicate that this method can be used in improving student CT skills. Keywords: Computational thinking, physics, problem solving

scholarly journals Catalyzing Creativity and Critical Thinking Through Science Graphic Organizers

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
Raymart O. Basco
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Graphic Organizers ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
State University ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Content Mastery ◽  
Post Test

This research aimed to examine the perceived effectiveness of graphic organizers in catalyzing creativity and critical thinking skills among 6th-grade pupils of the College of Teacher Education- Laboratory School, Batangas State University ARASOF Nasugbu, A.Y. 2020-2021. The explanatory sequential mixed method research design was utilized in this study. The results revealed that graphic organizers were useful tools to enhance understanding of concepts, retention, and content mastery as respondents' post-test results improved comparatively higher than their pre-test. Additionally, the informants' statements strengthened the results that graphic organizers can catalyze learners' creative and critical thinking.

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