Exploring Characteristics of Retained First-Year Students Enrolled in Non-Proximal Distance Learning Programs

Like most university students worldwide, the engineering students at the School of Information Sciences (ESI) have to deal with their school closure and the new paradigm of distance learning. Despite efforts made by the administration and the teachers to accompany students, an internal survey conducted by the end of October 2021 revealed that almost all students, especially first-year ones, did not accept distance learning. This paper describes our experience to improve students’ satisfaction with distance learning by involving them in their courses’ design process. Four courses were concerned by the experience and were designed following the ADDIE method. Last-year students participated in the ADDIE analysis step, while the first-year students participated in the last step by evaluating the co-created courses. Courses were co-created with students as most of them got involved in the ADDIE development step and enriched courses by realizing extras activities. Results showed that students were highly satisfied with courses taught in the context of this study.

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Features of the Development of Auditory and Pronunciation Skills in Online German Classes

Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University Series “Pedagogy and Psychology” ◽

10.52534/msu-pp.7(3).2021.47-54 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Olena H. Vasylchenko

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Educational Process ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

National University ◽

Key Factor ◽

Video And Audio ◽

Two Stages

The relevance of the research is determined by the need to find new methods of teaching a foreign language in the context of the transition to an online learning environment, which will contribute to ensuring an appropriate level of development of future specialists' communicative foreign competence. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of the development of students' phonetic competence in online German classes on the example of the pedagogical activity of teachers of the I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University. The study of the selected problems was carried out in two stages based on logical and system approaches using general scientific methods, including the method of analysis, synthesis, comparison, concretisation, systematisation, and the method of analogies. It was identified that the modern educational space is characterised by the digitalisation of the educational process, as a result of which approaches to teaching a foreign language are changing. The paper considers foreign practices of using multimedia technologies in foreign language classes to form students' auditory and pronunciation skills in online learning. The necessity of changing the conventional methods of teaching an introductory phonetic course in a foreign language according to the requirements of distance learning was substantiated. It was established that the key factor in the development of auditory and pronunciation skills in online German classes is the use of video and audio materials (video conferences and messengers), animated images of articulation of sounds, as well as a system of exercises for the practical application of the theoretical knowledge obtained. On the example of teaching an introductory phonetic course in German for first-year students of the Department of International Relations of the I.I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, the basic principles of using mobile applications in the process of distance learning, including Padlet, LearningApps, Voki, PicVoice, and ChatterPix are described. The prospects for further research lie in the practice of using the online environment of an introductory German phonetic course among students of related specialisations

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Anxiety growth rate among first year students studying through the distance learning in Rostov State Medical University due to the new coronavirus infection

Problems of Modern Education (Problemy Sovremennogo Obrazovaniya) ◽

10.31862/2218-8711-2020-5-31-37 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 31-37

Author(s):

Narine A. Grigoryan ◽

Tatyana S. Kolmakova ◽

Lusine K. Galustyan

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Young People ◽

The Self ◽

First Year ◽

Negative Feeling ◽

First Year Students ◽

Situational Anxiety ◽

Coronavirus Infection ◽

Medical University

Anxiety is defined as a strong negative feeling of worry and expectation of ill-being from others. Situational anxiety is triggered by specific situations and is gone when the situation is solved. The article presents the results of studying the degree of anxiety growth among first-year students of all faculties of Rostov State Medical University due to the self-isolation and the transition to distance learning, within the framework of the threat of the new coronavirus infection spreading. 400 young people aged 18–20 took part in the survey.

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Association-Sponsored Higher Education for Business: Perceptions of First-Year Students

Canadian Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.47678/cjhe.v18i2.183038 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 75-89

Author(s):

Phillip C. Wright ◽

Robert A. Palmer

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Canadian Institute ◽

Learning Programs ◽

Level Of Difficulty ◽

Using Data ◽

The Many ◽

University Degree ◽

Practical Nature

Association-sponsored learning programs comprise a significant but largely unknown sector of higher education. In North America, for example, almost 500 associations are involved in the education! certification process. This paper begins the process of discovering why individuals enroll in such programmes, rejecting the many other vocationally oriented opportunities available to them. Using data from first-year students enrolled with the Canadian Institute of Management, it was found that the majority were drawn to the Institute through personal business contacts. As well, although other alternatives were investigated, the Institute's reputation, level of difficulty, the perceived "practical" nature of the courses and programme length attracted most students. As to perceptions of “utility," the Institute's learning programme was ranked just below a university degree in management and somewhat higher than a degree in a "non- management" discipline.

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Experience of distance learning for future social work specialists

Yaroslavl Pedagogical Bulletin ◽

10.20323/1813-145x-2021-2-119-53-60 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (119) ◽

pp. 53-60

Author(s):

Lyudmila V. Vandysheva ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Professional Training ◽

Educational Process ◽

Teaching Staff ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Offline Learning ◽

Research Problems ◽

The One

The current epidemiological situation, which has developed not only in Russia, but all over the world, has become the basis for rethinking the content, forms, methods of training future social work specialists. Distance learning has become the only educational technology that ensures, on the one hand, the isolation of students and their safety in the context of the spread of COVID 19, on the other hand, the mobility of students while continuing their studies. Beforethe official transfer of the education system to distance learning, in foreign and domestic practice of professional training of future social work specialists, little experience in distance learning was accumulated. The purpose of the article is to concretize the essence of distance learning for future social work specialists; identify problems and determine the conditions that improve the quality of distance learning for future social work specialists. The analysis of this experience allows us to conclude that the interactivity of distance learning presupposes the advancement of new requirements for the roles of the teacher and the student, the organization of their interaction. As a result of the author's research, problems were identified related to the implementation of distance learning (imperfection of technical support, unpreparedness of the teaching staff to conduct classes in a distance format, lack of the possibility of «live communication», insufficient self-discipline and self-organization of students, etc.), which do not contribute to high-quality education, personal and professional development of students. There is a lack of readiness of first-year students after the experience of distance learning at school to continue it at the university; sophomores generally prefer offline learning; third and fourth year students are more inclined to study in a distance format. The basis for the formation of a positive experience of distance learning for future social work specialists is: information and technical competence of all participants in the educational process, the formation of certain personal qualities, as well as the possibility of blended learning (traditional and distance).

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بجامعة الراية ‏سوكابومي‎ ‎ إدارة برنامج تعليم اللغة العربية للطلبة في السنة الأول

LISANIA Journal of Arabic Education and Literature ◽

10.18326/lisania.v3i1.91-112 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 91-112

Author(s):

M. Ashadi Rasyad ◽

Risza Putri Lestari ◽

Fitri Kurnia Rahim

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Program Implementation ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Arabic Language ◽

First Year ◽

Learning Program ◽

First Year Students ◽

Mutual Cooperation ◽

Learning Programs ◽

Cooperation System

This study describes the management of Arabic language learning programs for First Year Students at STIBA Ar Rayyah Sukabumi. The output produced has high Arabic skills and competencies. This is motivated by the existence of a one-year language preparation program in the first year. This study aims to describe the planning, organizing, implementing and overseeing the management process of the Arabic language learning program for First Year Students at STIBA Ar Rayyah Sukabumi. This study uses a qualitative research methodology with a type of case study research. The results of this study indicate that 1) the planning of the learning program is based on musyawaroh with several stages, namely observation, coordination meetings, compiling work programs, implementing programs, 2) organizing the program well structured, and policy holders is idaroh 'ulya, 3) Program implementation through language acquisition, atta'allum atta'awuni (mutual cooperation system), regeneration, bi'ah lughowiyah (language environment), 4) program supervision is direct by idaroh 'ulya.

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INVESTIGASI PEMAHAMAN MAHASISWA TERHADAP MATERI PERSAMAAN LINIER PADA MASA PEMBELAJARAN JARAK JAUH DI PGSD FKIP UNSYIAH

Jurnal Pesona Dasar ◽

10.24815/pear.v8i2.18554 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Linda Vitoria

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Linear Equation ◽

Student Learning ◽

Word Problems ◽

Linear Equations ◽

Study Data ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Final Answer ◽

The Right

The implementation of distance learning for mathematics course at PGSD FKIP Unsyiah may have affected student learning. This article aimed at investigating students’ understanding of linear equation during distance learning. 70 first-year students participated in this study. Data was gathered using a test consisted of 2 word problems about linear equations. Data was analyzed based on the 5 aspects of solving linear equation problems which include using variables, forming equations, solving the equations, performing calculations, and giving final answer. Results show that 20% students used variables correctly, 94% formed the equations correctly, 95.7% solved the equations correctly, 90% performed calculations correctly, and 84% gave the right final answers. Only 3 out 5 aspects satisfied the criteria of good understanding. Therefore, it was concluded that students’ understanding of linear equation during distance learning was not satisfactory. This study implies that more intense communication is needed to help students in their learning during the implementation of distance learning.

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DISTANCE LEARNING: BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY

Vestnik scientific and methodological council in environmental engineering and water management ◽

10.26897/2618-8732-2021-21-16-21 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 16-21

Author(s):

A.B. Orishev ◽

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Transfer Students ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

First Year ◽

Topical Issue ◽

Scientific Result ◽

First Year Students ◽

Difficult Situation ◽

Long Time ◽

Russian Universities

The article raises the topical issue of the transition to distance learning, when Russian universities in the fall of 2020 were forced to re-apply this format. The article shows the difficult situation that has devel-oped in the Timiryazev Academy in the fall of 2020. Under the threat of the spread of Covid-19, the univer-sity's management was forced to make a decision to transfer students to distance learning. The author draws attention to the fact that interest in the topic of distance learning in our country has existed for a long time. However, it has only recently become particularly acute. The article analyzes the results of a sociological survey devoted to the transfer of 1st-year students to a distance learning format. It is shown what opportuni-ties and advantages, in the opinion of students, this transition provided them. The analysis of the shortcom-ings of distance learning named by students is carried out. Special attention is paid to student proposals aimed at improving it. A critical analysis of these proposals is given. The main scientific result: it is shown that the transition to distance learning did not become fatal for students of the Timiryazev Academy. Most of the first-year students took this transition as a forced measure and were able to adapt to the current situation.

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