scholarly journals Practical study on test accommodations for students with visual impairments based on scientific evidence.

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Yasushi Nakano
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Test Accommodations ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Education Environment

Professor Yasushi Nakano, based in the Faculty of Economics, Keio University in Japan, is carrying out interconnected research studies geared towards improving the quality of life for people with visual impairments, which specifically includes university students in Japan. A particular goal for Nakano is creating a high-quality higher-education environment in which students with visual impairments can flourish. As part of this, he and his team are working to create an accessible textbook system and accessible test conditions for students with visual impairments.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kemampuan Berbahasa Indonesia dalam Membentuk Karakter Mahasiswa Era Revolusi Industri 5.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Dewirahmadanirwati Dewirahmadanirwati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Technological Developments

The improvement of language skills in the higher education environment is expected to be able to help students get to know themselves, their culture, and the culture of others, so that they can form polite and polite language characters. The era of the industrial revolution 5.0 which first appeared in Japan in 2015, brought a new civilization in the educational environment, which made humans the center of innovation by deepening the integration of technology in improving the quality of life, sustainable social responsibility. The vision of society 5.0 demands a transformation in learning, especially in terms of the needs of students, the preparation and organization of teaching materials, and the pattern of mix in learning. This study describes the improvement of Indonesian language skills in shaping the character of students in the Industrial Revolution era 5.0, which is viewed from the needs of students. Lecturers as agents of change in forming smart, skilled, innovative and creative young people need to make changes in preparing lecture materials based on current technological developments.

scholarly journals Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students’ Learning

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Galina Ilieva ◽  
Tania Yankova ◽  
Stanislava Klisarova-Belcheva ◽  
Svetlana Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Future Expectations ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Intelligent Methods ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
New Framework

The risk of COVID-19 in higher education has affected all its degrees and forms of training. To assess the impact of the pandemic on the learning of university students, a new reference framework for educational data processing was proposed. The framework unifies the steps of analysis of COVID-19 effects on the higher education institutions in different countries and periods of the pandemic. It comprises both classical statistical methods and modern intelligent methods: machine learning, multi-criteria decision making and big data with symmetric and asymmetric information. The new framework has been tested to analyse a dataset collected from a university students’ survey, which was conducted during the second wave of COVID-19 at the end of 2020. The main tasks of this research are as follows: (1) evaluate the attitude and the readiness of students in regard to distance learning during the lockdown; (2) clarify the difficulties, the possible changes and the future expectations from distance learning in the next few months; (3) propose recommendations and measures for improving the higher education environment. After data analysis, the conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made for enhancement of the quality of distance learning of university students.

scholarly journals Quality of education as an indicator of the quality of life

2021 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 03045
Author(s):  
El.M. Lysenko ◽  
Ye.N. Zharinova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Educational Community ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Philosophical Discourse

The article presents ideas fundamental for the educational community of the determining role of the quality of education on the quality of a modern person and his/her various aspects of life. The authors turn to the origins of the idea of improving the quality of life in philosophical discourse, show the role of education in transforming a student's potency into his real achievements. The article describes the noospheric and acmeological guidelines for improving the quality of a person and his/her life, considering the degree of the culture of life. Having summarized the philosophical, pedagogical, sociological, and economic research, the authors describe the factors that affect the quality of life of subjects of education, systematize various views on the problem of the quality of education in domestic pedagogy, describe innovations that improve the quality of the educational process, and argue the need for their introduction into the practice of higher education. As a proof of the importance of improving the quality of education and its impact on the younger generation, the article presents the results of a reflective analysis of students derived from essays, questionnaires, and interviews that rank and independently describe the criteria for improving the quality of a person and life in conditions of high-quality higher education.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life of Elderly Women with Fall Experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7804
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Song ◽  
Eunwon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Basic Data ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to describe the health-related quality of life of elderly women with experience in fall treatment as well as to prepare basic data for the development of interventions to improve the quality of life for this group. The study was based on raw data from the 2019 Korea Community Health Survey. Using the SPSS program, the characteristics of the subjects were tested by frequency, percentage, and chi-square test. To establish the impact of fall experience on the health-related quality of life of elderly women, the OR and 95% CI were calculated using multiple logistic regression analysis. Of the 4260 people surveyed, 44.7% of the elderly women said they had a high quality of life, whereas 55.3% of the elderly women said they had a low quality of life. A younger age was associated with a better-rated health-related quality of life. Those who lived in a city and had a high level of education tended to describe a high quality of life. The quality of life was considered high by those who exercised, but low by those who were obese or diabetic. The results of this study can lead to a better understanding of the experiences of elderly women who have experienced falls, and they can be used as basic data for the development of related health programs.

scholarly journals Prediction of walking ability following posterior decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne McIlroy ◽  
Feroz Jadhakhan ◽  
David Bell ◽  
Alison Rushton
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Spinal Stenosis ◽  
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Poor Outcome ◽  
Lumbar Spinal ◽  
Reduced Risk

Abstract Purpose Following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) up to 40% of people report persistent walking disability. This study aimed to identify pre-operative factors that are predictive of walking ability post-surgery for LSS. Methods An observational cohort study was conducted using data from the British Spine Registry (2017–2018) of adults (≥ 50 years) with LSS, who underwent ≤ 2 level posterior lumbar decompression. Patients receiving fixation or who had previous lumbar surgery were excluded. Walking ability was assessed by a single item on the Oswestry Disability Index and dichotomised into poor/good outcome. Multivariable regression models were performed. Results 14,485 patients were identified. Pre-operatively 30% patients reported poor walking ability, this decreased to 8% at 12 months follow-up. Predictors associated with poor walking ability at 12 months were: increasing age (≥ 75 years OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.07, 2.18), BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.00, 2.30), severity of leg pain (OR 1.10, CI 95% 1.01, 1.21), disability (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.01, 1.02) and quality of life (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.56, 0.89). Pre-operative maximum walking distance (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.05, 1.25) and higher education (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.80, 0.96) were associated with reduced risk of poor walking ability at 12 months; p < 0.05. Depression, fear of movement and symptom duration were not associated with risk of poor outcome. Conclusion Older age, obesity, greater pre-operative pain and disability and lower quality of life are associated with risk of poor walking ability post-operatively. Greater pre-operative walking and higher education are associated with reduced risk of poor walking ability post-operatively. Patients should be counselled on their risk of poor outcome and considered for rehabilitation so that walking and surgical outcomes may be optimised.

scholarly journals Determining the psychometric properties of a novel questionnaire to measure “preparedness for the future” (Prep FQ)

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daren K. Heyland ◽  
J. Paige Pope ◽  
Xuran Jiang ◽  
Andrew G. Day
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Well Being ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Future ◽  
Quality Of Death ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background People are living longer than ever before. However, with living longer comes increased problems that negatively impact on quality of life and the quality of death. Tools are needed to help individuals assess whether they are practicing the best attitudes and behaviors that are associated with a future long life, high quality of life, high quality of death and a satisfying post-death legacy. The purpose of paper is to describe the process we used to develop a novel questionnaire (“Preparedness for the Future Questionnaire™ or Prep FQ”) and to define its psychometric properties. Methods Using a multi-step development procedure, items were generated, for the new questionnaire after which the psychometric properties were tested with a heterogeneous sample of 502 Canadians. Using an online polling panel, respondents were asked to complete demographic questions as well as the Prep-FQ, Global Rating of Life Satisfaction, the Keyes Psychological Well-Being scale and the Short-Form 12. Results The final version of the questionnaire contains 34 items in 8 distinct domains (“Medico-legal”, “Social”, “Psychological Well-being”, “Planning”, “Enrichment”, “Positive Health Behaviors”, “Negative Health Behaviors”, and “Late-life Planning”). We observed minimum missing data and good usage of all response options. The average overall Prep FQ score is 51.2 (SD = 13.3). The Cronbach alphas assessing internal reliability for the Prep FQ domains ranged from 0.33 to 0.88. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) used to assess the test–retest reliability had an overall score of 0.87. For the purposes of establishing construct validity, all the pre-specified relationships between Prep FQ and the other questionnaires were met. Conclusion Analyses of this novel measure offered support for its face validity, construct validity, test–retest reliability, and internal consistency. With the development of this useful and valid scale, future research can utilize this measure to engage people in the process of comprehensively assessing and improving their state of preparedness for the future, tracking their progress along the way. Ultimately, this program of research aims to improve the quality and quantity of peoples live by helping them ‘think ahead’ and ‘plan ahead’ on the aspects of their daily life that matter to their future.

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