scholarly journals Construction of Ideal Remote Assessment Environments and the Impact of Self-Selected Music on Student Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Joshua K. C. Tsang ◽  
Kyle J. Wilby
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Online Assessments ◽  
Remote Assessment ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Background: Remote online assessments require students to construct their own assessment environments, including selection of strategies (such as the use of music) to reduce stress. This study aimed to determine the impact of self-selected music on student performance during a remote online assessment and to identify factors important for constructing ideal assessment environments. Methods: Final year students were randomized to complete a voluntary remote online 2-hour care plan test. Those randomized to ‘music’ were required to play self-selected music during the assessment and those randomized to ‘non-music’ were asked not to play music. Prior to the assessment, perceived stress and resilience were measured. Performance between groups was compared and associations between stress, resilience, and performance determined. A post-survey identified music preferences/acceptability, and factors identified for ideal remote assessment environments. Results: A total of 79 students completed the study (n=40 music, n=39 non-music). The median assessment score in the music group was 90% (range 58 to 99%) and 88% (range 58 to 99%) in the non-music group (not significant). No associations were found between scores and perceived stress or resilience. The majority of students randomized to music (62.5%) found it helpful. Thirteen categories of factors were identified to contribute to an ideal remote assessment environment with the most common being lighting, location, quietness, distractions, and seating/set-up. Conclusion: Findings support the notion that remote online assessment environments should not come as ‘one size fits all’ and many factors (including self-selected music) may influence a student’s ability to perform to a high standard.

scholarly journals The Influence of Video Format on Engagement and Performance in Online Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Sergej Lackmann ◽  
Pierre-Majorique Léger ◽  
Patrick Charland ◽  
Caroline Aubé ◽  
Jean Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Lecture Capture ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Subject Experiment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Video Format

Millions of students follow online classes which are delivered in video format. Several studies examine the impact of these video formats on engagement and learning using explicit measures and outline the need to also investigate the implicit cognitive and emotional states of online learners. Our study compared two video formats in terms of engagement (over time) and learning in a between-subject experiment. Engagement was operationalized using explicit and implicit neurophysiological measures. Twenty-six (26) subjects participated in the study and were randomly assigned to one of two conditions based on the video shown: infographic video or lecture capture. The infographic video showed animated graphics, images, and text. The lecture capture showed a professor, providing a lecture, filmed in a classroom setting. Results suggest that lecture capture triggers greater emotional engagement over a shorter period, whereas the infographic video maintains higher emotional and cognitive engagement over longer periods of time. Regarding student learning, the infographic video contributes to significantly improved performance in matters of difficult questions. Additionally, our results suggest a significant relationship between engagement and student performance. In general, the higher the engagement, the better the student performance, although, in the case of cognitive engagement, the link is quadratic (inverted U shaped).

scholarly journals Impact of Component Dispersion in DC to DC Low-Power Low-Voltage Power Converter Array

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 917
Author(s):  
Jean-Christophe CREBIER ◽  
Theo LAMORELLE ◽  
Silvain MARACHE ◽  
Thanh Hai PHUNG ◽  
Van-Sang NGUYEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Statistical Point ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
In Series ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with arrays of numerous power conversion cells, associated in series and/or in parallel to build larger step up or step down direct current (DC)/DC isolated converters. The work focuses on the impact of the spread and distribution of the conversion cell characteristics on the characteristics and performance of the power converter array (PCA). Based on a characterization protocol, about 130 conversion standard cells (CSC) are characterized and classified from a statistical point of view. Three families are defined and representatives are chosen and implemented in various configurations, in open and closed loop control, to analyze the impact of their spread characteristic over the global converter, the PCA. The paper is based on an extended practical set up and protocols, all described in details. Guidelines on CSCs implementation with respect to their dispersion are provided at the end on the paper.

scholarly journals The Framework Model for the Implementation of Collaborative and Interactive Learning in the University Classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alhaji Mohammed ◽  
Adel A. Abdou
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Technology ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Interactive Learning ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Student Learning Outcome ◽  
Framework Model ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Today, colleges and universities recognize that, to employ and retain good students and highest level of academic  staffing for the best student comprehension, the provision of contemporary and highly equipped instructional facilities is essential. This paper discusses the impact of the indoor environmental quality; the instructional technology; the physical set up of the university classroom; and the emerging teaching/learning pedagogies on students' performance. It is established that, these four factors have a significant effects on student learning outcome. The study also presents a comprehensive and critical review of literature on the nature of the university classroom for collaboraive and interactive learning, with the aim of providing an enabling environment of higher learning in the universities. The research suggests that improving the three influential components i.e. the indoor environmental quality, the instructional technology and the physical set up will help in enhancing student performance and productivity. The study concluded by establishing a systematic framework model for the implementation of the collaboraive and interactive learning in the university classroom.

scholarly journals Centralised classification of library materials- a benchmarking study.

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (74) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Weaver ◽  
Eileen Hiller ◽  
Ian Jennings ◽  
Jennifer Brook ◽  
Heather Moreton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subject Area ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Matching Process ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University ◽  
Subject Indexing ◽  
The Impact

The Library Management Group of The University Of Huddersfield set up a pilot study to examine altemative procedures for classifying and cataloguing library material in the Health sciences. The study tested the impact of using classification and subject index terms in bibliographic records for titles in the health subject area. The work of the group concentrated on two areas: -establishing a benchmark for throughput in Technical Services in terms of speed, cost and availability of externally supplied class numbers -analysis of differences in classification numbers and subject indexing terms between those human assigned and system assigned. Samples of data were analysed using SPSS software; a fuzzy matching process was undertaken for the subject string analysis. The results showed considerable savings to be made in terms of both speed and cost. lt was instrumental in the decision to change the existing method of acquiring classification numbers.The hit rate for records and the impact on the shelf arrangement were at an acceptable level. The study produced reliable information to provide a benchmark for future developments (for exarnple outsourcing shelf ready books) and performance indicators.

scholarly journals Online Assessments: Their Importance in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 308-316
Author(s):  
G. D. D. T. Karunarathne ◽  
L. Wijewardene
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Online Assessments ◽  
Information And Communication

The main purpose of this review article is to deliberate on online assessments, the advantages and disadvantages of e-assessments, and their importance in the higher education sector, in the post-COVID era. Online assessments are the collection of tasks that are made by educational instructors in order to evaluate student performance, using Information and Communication Technologies. There are different types of techniques to conduct e-assessments, which result in different rewards and shortcomings. However, this article delivers the strategies that can be used to eliminate the downsides of online assessment.

scholarly journals Brick and Mortar Education vs. SCORM-based Education in Computer-programming Courses: A Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abu Shquier
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Computer Programming ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Programming Courses

Online education has positively influences student performance during universities lockdown nowadays due to COVID-19, in fact both educators and students have proven their ability to develop their teaching skills by emerging several technological tools. This article analyses the performance of two cohorts of students, the first cohort was taught traditionally while the other was taught online, the scope of this study is the students enrolled in programming languages at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology at Jerash University, the study was carried out between the years 2017 - 2020. 1210 students have participated in the study. This study investigates a comparative study between different methods of delivering programming-languages courses over the 3-year period, the study also aims to shed light on the impact of traditional methods on delivering computer-programming courses and how it could be improved by emerging a SCORM learning multimedia and other learning modules, activities and resources. Result shows that online delivering of courses with the use of SCORM and other tools improves students’ scores and performance slightly, the article concludes that emerging technology to learning can improve the students' creativity, understanding and performance overall.

scholarly journals One Year of Laboratory Based COVID-19 Surveillance System in Belgium: Main Indicators and Performance of the Laboratories

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Meurisse ◽  
Adrien Lajot ◽  
Yves Dupont ◽  
Marie Lesenfants ◽  
Sofieke Klamer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
First Year ◽  
Positivity Ratio ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
One Year ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Epidemiological Situation

Abstract Background: With the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an existing national laboratory based surveillance system was adapted to daily monitor the epidemiological situation of SARS-CoV-2 in the Belgium by following the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections, the number of performed tests and the positivity ratio. We present these main indicators of the surveillance over a one-year period as well as the impact of the performance of the laboratories, regarding speed of processing the samples and reporting results, for surveillance.Methods: We describe the evolution of test capacity, testing strategy and the data collection methods during the first year of the epidemic in Belgium.Results: Between the 1th of March 2020 and the 28th of February 2021, 9,487,470 tests and 773,078 COVID-19 laboratory confirmed cases were reported. Two epidemic waves occurred, with a peak in April and October 2020. The capacity and performance of the laboratories improved continuously during 2020 resulting in a high level performance. Since the end of November 2020 90 to 95% of test results are reported at the latest the day after sampling was performed.Conclusions: Thanks to the effort of all laboratories a performant exhaustive national laboratory based surveillance system to monitor the epidemiological situation of SARS-CoV-2 was set up in Belgium in 2020. On top of expanding the number of laboratories performing diagnostics and significantly increasing the test capacity in Belgium, turnaround times between sampling and testing as well as reporting were optimized over the first year of this pandemic.

scholarly journals Analysis of Impact of Laser Linewidth and Chromatic Dispersion on Carrier to Noise Ratio in Radio over Fiber

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3969-3972
Keyword(s):  
Phase Noise ◽  
Line Width ◽  
Chromatic Dispersion ◽  
Radio Over Fiber ◽  
Laser Linewidth ◽  
Noise Ratio ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Radio over Fiber is a powerful technology to cater the today’s demands of the customer regarding coverage and capacity. The behaviour and performance of the RoF link is analyzed with MZM external modulator by transmitting ASK data in downlink with the simulation set up on OptiSystem. The impact of chromatic dispersion and laser phase noise due to RF oscillator on Carrier to Noise Ratio (CNR) in radio over fiber systems is studied. The CNR penalty of 3-4 dB is observed for the variation of 10 to 1000MHz Line width of the laser.

Concurrent Design Introduction Activity at IHC Merwede

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Fijneman ◽  
Arne Matthyssen ◽  
Robert Plat
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Design ◽  
Concurrent Design ◽  
Design Team ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

J-CDS and IHC Merwede have set up a programme to perform a hands-on introductory Concurrent Design (CD) Lite™ activity on a relevant subject. The goal of this CD Lite™ activity is to convey a first idea of the CD methodology to a selected team of IHC engineers. This activity will be evaluated to assess the potential and applicability of the full Concurrent Design methodology at IHC Merwede. Concurrent Design is a methodology for the early design phases. With a multidisciplinary team of stakeholders the design work is done in collocated sessions. The strong points of Concurrent Design are creating an integrated design in the form of parameters and enabling good communication and exchange of information between team members, including the customer. An activity consists of several clear phases: preparation, the collocated design sessions, followed by a reporting phase. The CD Lite™ activity consists of a preparation and two full days of sessions. The central questions for the sessions is to assess the scalability of two current trencher systems, a plough and a mechanical trencher, to cope with higher demands and requirements, most notably an increased target depth of the trench. The design is driven by reliability, availability and performance. In the sessions, the design team worked out two design options in three iterations and made comparisons between these to see in how far they are able to meet the requirements. The goal was achieved to provide some answers related to the trencher system questions for 2 options by performing 3 iterations per option. The main goal was achieved, i.e. in the short time of preparation and 2 days of sessions the CDLite™ experience has given the first insight to the design team and part of the management of IHC Merwede of the potential of Concurrent Design. The team members were positive about the CD methodology and the process. Positive remarks were given on the structured and transparent way of cooperation and the fast interaction that is possible with CD. The face to face communication was found very valuable. Having a team of experts in the room was perceived to be beneficial for the decision process. These experts can give a direct response to issues or problems, giving an insight on the impact of their decisions. Through working on a central database, it becomes clear what the relevant parameters in a design are in a design cycle. This approach is expected to improve the design process at IHC Merwede, especially in the field of innovative product developments that continue to push back the technical limitations in the maritime sector.

Ambition Is Priceless

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Carroll
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Black Administrators ◽  
Representative Bureaucracy ◽  
Active Representation ◽  
Career Ambition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Within the representative bureaucracy literature, there are a variety of individual or professional incentives that may discourage movement from passive to active representation. This study presents two of these incentives by explaining the potential effects of professional socialization and individual career ambition. Using 3 years of survey and performance data from public schools, this research explores how professional socialization and ambitions of career advancement may promote specific behaviors that potentially support or discourage effective representation. The results indicate that professional socialization actually promotes representation by African American and Latino bureaucrats. The impact of Latino representation across values of professional socialization is also significantly different from that of White managers. The results also demonstrate varying effects for bureaucratic career ambition, as the effect of Latino administrators on student performance is minimized for administrators with higher levels of ambition. For African American administrators, the opposite is true as Black administrators with high levels of ambition are related to increasingly positive student performance. These results add to our understanding of representative bureaucracy by exploring how different values will interact with a minority bureaucrat’s decision to represent the interests of minority clients.

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