scholarly journals Lecturer Perceptions of General Education in Enhancing Self-Efficacy of Accounting Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2(V)) ◽  
pp. 36-57
Author(s):  
Suntharmurthy Kristnasamy Naidoo ◽  
S. Govender
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Classroom Teacher ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Learner Performance ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
New Material ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

The research paper aims to obtain the perceptions of lecturers on the influence of General Education in enhancing the Self-efficacy of accounting learners. Interviews with lecturers from Durban University of Technology (DUT) and Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) were conducted to tap into their views on the aspect of General Education and establish y impact on learners’ Self-efficacy. The researcher has observed, over many years of lecturing experience at the university that some learners are eager to learn and can address new tasks, while others appear uninterested or unmotivated. Many learners display a high degree of faith in their skills, while others appear uncertain of themselves. The question then arises: What strategies can a classroom teacher or lecturer use to increase learners’ confidence to learn new material? There is an opportunity for the improvement of General Education skills that can enhance learner performance. Hence, the main strategy would be to incorporate General Education Modules into the curriculum. Similar to General Education skills, there is also a lack of Self-efficacy in current learners. Further attention must be devoted to General Education skills, as these are essential. Moreover, these skills appear to be very poor amongst current learners and respondents believed that Self-efficacy could have a positive effect on the academic performance of learners. Methods for enhancing Self-efficacy reveal that the main strategies should revolve around innovative teaching, learning and research methods; increasing skills development such as critical thinking and computer skills; and promoting more Self-efficacy based workshops and programs.

iMindMap as an innovative tool in teaching and learning accounting: an exploratory study

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Noor Hazlina Wan Jusoh ◽  
Suraya Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Course Content ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the use of iMindMap software as an interactive tool in the teaching and learning method and also to be able to consider iMindMap as an alternative instrument in achieving the ultimate learning outcome. Design/methodology/approach Out of 268 students of the management accounting at the University of Technology MARA (Terengganu), 97 students have participated in this survey to evaluate the effectiveness of iMindMap in teaching and learning. Findings Results indicate that the majority of the students acknowledged that iMindMap is more attractive than conventional teaching methods and found that iMindMap shows clearly how the points are all associated and linked together. Students could find that learning is an exciting experience and were able to visualize the whole course content remarkably via iMindMap. Originality/value This study presents an alternative instrument, which is innovative and interactive in teaching and learning, especially for accounting students where the students’ technology acceptance could also be viewed.

scholarly journals Teaching Resilience: Enabling Factors for Effective Responses to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Baumber ◽  
Lucy Allen ◽  
Tyler Key ◽  
Giedre Kligyte ◽  
Jacqueline Melvold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
Sydney Australia

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted higher education globally. Teaching staff have pivoted to online learning and employed a range of strategies to facilitate student success. Aside from offering a testing ground for innovative teaching strategies, the pandemic has also provided an opportunity to better understand the pre-existing conditions that enable higher education systems to be resilient - that is, to respond and adapt to disturbances in ways that retain the functions and structures essential for student success. This article presents a case study covering two transdisciplinary undergraduate courses at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. The results highlight the importance of information flows, feedbacks, self-organisation, leadership, openness, trust, equity, diversity, reserves, social learning and nestedness. These results show that resilience frameworks developed by previous scholars are relevant to university teaching systems and offer guidance on which system features require protection and strengthening to enable effective responses to future disturbances.

CURRICULUM RENEWAL AS A TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT AT THE DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY: WHAT DO THE EXISTING DATA SAY?

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-143
Author(s):  
Kudayja Mahommed Parker
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
South African ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Holistic Education ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Programme Content ◽  
Curriculum Renewal ◽  
The University

As one of the cornerstones of transformation at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), the curriculum renewal project (CRP) identifies desired graduate attributes that serve to inform the revitalising of the university’s academic programmes. A critical component of the renewal process is the introduction of General Education (GE) modules that are designed to address the deficiencies of poor schooling, enshrine the values of the university and complement programme content so that DUT graduates leave the university with the life skills and attributes needed to function successfully in society. As such, GE aims to provide a holistic education that goes beyond discipline- specific knowledge. One of the premises of the CRP therefore is that some DUT graduates leave university without achieving those ‘graduate attributes’ to the extent desirable. But how has DUT fared in terms of developing the desired graduate attributes in so far as students are concerned? This study uses the 2010 South African Survey on Student Engagement (SASSE) to examine student perceptions of their growth in career-related and general life skills, prior to the formal implementation of the CRP. As such, it could serve as a benchmark for assessing the efficacy of GE, subsequent to its formal integration into the academic programme across all faculties in the future.

scholarly journals Teachers` Self-Efficacy and Classroom Management in Community Learning Centre (CLC) Sarawak

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Ciptro Handrianto ◽  
Shahid Rasool ◽  
M Arinal Rahman ◽  
Musta`in Musta`in ◽  
Aldeva Ilhami
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
Learner Performance ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
High Motivation ◽  
Teaching Learning

Community Learning Centre (CLC) is the Indonesian government's primary education to the children of Indonesian migrant workers in palm oil plantations in Sarawak, Malaysia. Teachers` self-efficacy and classroom management are important issues in education, including for Indonesian children overseas. Self-efficacy means that the belief of teachers to perform good quality and competency in teaching-learning practices. The teachers who have high self-efficacy may be able to solve problems faced by students. They have the confidence to find out the solutions effectively. Meanwhile, classroom management is a teacher's efforts to supervise classroom activities such as training, group interaction, and learner performance. The successful study is determined how far the teacher can manage their classes. A good class is not a silent class, but making more participating in the teaching-learning process. In CLC Sarawak's context, teachers` self-efficacy and classroom control are the key concepts to enhance Indonesian students' learning. There are some beneficial impacts for the students if their teachers have self-efficacy highly and promising approach in classroom management, namely: (1) Students meet a figure who can be trusted and help to solve their problems; (2) Students enjoy in the teaching-learning process because the teachers bring them the simplicity from complex materials and concept; (3) Students are more confident and actively to participate in their classroom; (4) Students will have critical thinking and can quickly answer the questions; (5) Students have high motivation and try their best in the study for their success in the future.

scholarly journals INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ACCESS KNOWLEDGE: UNDERSTANDING ANTHROPOLOGY THROUGH OBJECTS

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabitha Gould
Keyword(s):  
Learning Tool ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

This piece examines the 'Anthropology in 100 Objects' exhibition during Innovative Learning Week at the University of Edinburgh as innovative teaching/learning tool.

scholarly journals KAJIAN EMPIRIS ATAS PERILAKU BELAJAR, KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL, EFIKASI DIRI TERHADAP STRES KULIAH MAHASISWA AKUNTANSI PADA UNIVERSITAS DI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Toni Nur Wijanarko ◽  
Kurniawan Ali Fachrudin
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Learning Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Variables ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
College Stress ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Special Region

Learning behavior, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy is a trait that is on the individual in achieving success. This research study repair Marita et al (2007), in his research stated behavioral variables affect learning and emotional intelligence to the stress of college. This study adds efficacy variables influencing stress in college. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing whether there is influence learning behavior, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy accounting students against college stress. This study is a survey research on accounting students in Yogyakarta Special Region. The population in this study were students in accounting at the University of DIY and using convenience sampling sample criteria. In this study, using a sample of 294 students. Analysis of the indigenous is used factor analysis, multiple regression, F-test and t-test. The results showed behavioral variables studied, emotional intelligence and selfefficacy variables affect the college stress.

INTEGRATING INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION MODULE AT THE DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Shirlene Neerputh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
General Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Student Centred Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

A university curriculum re-design process provides a promising opportunity for the Durban University of Technology (DUT) Library to become an active academic partner as it modifies its contribution to enhance teaching, learning and research in the twenty-first century information environment. This article provides a conceptual framework for the library to engage in the General Education Module (GEM) for first-year undergraduate students. The GEM at DUT emanated from a curriculum renewal strategy to enhance student-centred learning across all six faculties of the university. The GEM is underpinned by a humanistic educational university strategy. Constructivist theory underpins the compulsory credit-bearing information literacy (IL) programme in the GEM at DUT. The article shows how an academic library can become a cohesive instructional partner in contributing to academic success. The library, in addition to its traditional role as the gatekeeper of learning resources and information provision, offers an integrated credit bearing IL programme in the GEM. This also constitutes a paradigm shift for instructional design at DUT.

scholarly journals CREATING A SPACE FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING, LEARNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-102
Author(s):  
Jeff Karabanow ◽  
Cyndi Hall ◽  
Harriet Davies ◽  
Andrea Murphy ◽  
Piedad Martin-Calero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Members ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Community Clinic ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
Work Community ◽  
Local Parish ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

The School of Social Work Community Clinic opened its doors in June, 2014 in a donated space in a local parish hall. With very few resources initially the clinic now has its own rented space, serves a caseload of over 200 marginalized community members and has provided field placement experiences for over 75 BSW/MSW, pharmacy, psychology, nutrition, nursing, and occupational therapy students. In this article, we will highlight the steps we took to create and develop the Clinic with a social justice/anti-oppressive foundation, and the practice-teaching approaches we use with our students. We will also describe how we are integrating an interprofessional and community-university partnership culture in our day-to-day work with marginalized populations. This process will be described and discussed in relation to both interprofessional health education and the provision of relevant and meaningful services to clients. The community development techniques we used to develop our clinic and how we have been able to grow and expand will be highlighted. The partners we have established in government, the university, and the community that have contributed to a more sustainable future are also described.

Course building and implementation of information literacy instruction for Chongqing University library

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 362-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuejing Li
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Library ◽  
Information Awareness ◽  
Innovative Thinking ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

PurposeThis purpose of this paper is to describe the course of information literacy given by the Chongqing University library to cultivate university students' information awareness. Up‐to‐date information retrieval skills, comprehensive document skills and innovative thinking are encouraged.Design/methodology/approachAdopts a range of innovative teaching/learning methodologies using modern teaching methods and materials; and combines these with scientific and technical consultation and patent agent cases. Describes how this course has been brought into the university undergraduate and graduate teaching plan.FindingsThe utilization rates for documents and resources in the library have improved; and many other social benefits have been achieved.Originality/valueWill guide others wishing to set up an information literacy education course and enhance the information literacy of university students.

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