scholarly journals Exploring the Attitudes of Students to Distance Learning during Covid-19 in Morocco: The Case of Students of English Studies at Faculty of Letters in Beni-Mellal

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Said Elmouhtarim
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
English Studies ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
The Future ◽  
Digital Pedagogy ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Beni Mellal ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Academic Year

The second semester of the academic year 2019-2020 witnessed an unprecedented practice in education worldwide due to Covid-19 pandemic. This was resorting to distance learning (DL). Morocco is no exception. Having continued our teaching practice through this new orientation during this semester, we thought that this experience is worth reflecting about. So, we decided to conduct this study which aims at exploring the attitudes of the students, to distance learning. To give orientation to this study, three research questions were put forward. The first question is about students’ attitudes towards distance learning. The second question is related to the first one and it is about the challenges facing the implementation of DL. Related to these two questions, one more question was considered and it is about the extent to which distance learning is efficient as a new practice to manage the crisis in education that started with the outbreak of Covid-19 and the accompanying pandemic. The findings we obtained from a questionnaire addressed to 160 students at the Faculty of Letters in Beni-Mellal revealed that the attitudes of students towards distance learning are generally speaking positive. Still it must be admitted that these findings also showed that there are some challenges facing a sound implementation of this new orientation in teaching, which necessitates some requirements both in terms of digital resources and digital pedagogy to reach efficiency in the future.

scholarly journals “ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS OF TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY TOWARDS DISTANCE LEARNING”

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 5044-5051
Author(s):  
Dr. Lama Majed Al-Qaisy
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Technical University ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Academic Year

This paper focuses onidentifying the attitudes of the students of Tafila Technical University towards distance learning. The study sample consisted of 314 undergraduate students for the academic year 2020/2021. The results of the study show that students’attitudes toward distance learning were positive. As for the difference between students’ attitudes and study variables, it was found that there were no differences between students’attitudes towards distance learning and gender (males and females). On the other hand, differences were found due to the type of college and were in favor of the scientific colleges.

CONCURSO DE DESENHOS:

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 635-644
Author(s):  
André Luiz Conceição
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Geography Teaching ◽  
School Project ◽  
The Future ◽  
Academic Year

Esse texto é resultado de projeto escolar desenvolvido por meio de um concurso de desenhos de cartografia para crianças e adolescentes em um sistema de ensino filantrópico com escolas nas cidades de Jundiaí e de São Paulo, tendo como um dos principais objetivos o fortalecimento da cartografia escolar. Realizado ao longo do ano letivo de 2019, o projeto foi inspirado no Concurso Cartografia para Crianças – CCC, realizado nacionalmente pela Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia – SBC, cuja edição daquele ano abordou o tema “Mapeando o Futuro”. No total, pouco mais de 1300 desenhos foram feitos pelos educandos, resultando em uma multiplicidade de visões de futuro. Cada desenho trouxe uma mensagem, seja ela de esperança para um futuro melhor ou de certa preocupação com o futuro do planeta e da humanidade. Outro importante resultado dessa prática de ensino foi a publicação de um livro que reuniu os cem melhores desenhos, intercalados com pequenos relatos de alunos, docentes e orientadoras pedagógicas que participaram de todo o processo. Conclui-se que todo o projeto contribuiu para a formação de cidadãos mais capacitados para a leitura e a interpretação de representações cartográficas, o que auxilia na localização e no deslocamento espacial. Complementa-se a isso, o desenho como uma das principais estratégias para a alfabetização cartográfica de crianças e adolescentes. PALAVRAS-CHAVE Cartografia, Desenho, Ensino de Geografia.   DRAWING CONTEST:strategy to strengthen school cartography in geography teaching ABSTRACT This text is the result of a school project developed through a contest of cartography drawings for children and teenagers in a philanthropic education system with schools in Jundiaí and São Paulo, one of the main goals of this project is to strengthen school cartography. Offered throughout the 2019 academic year, the project was inspired by the Cartography for Children Contest - CCC, offered nationally by the Brazilian Cartography Society - SBC, whose edition of that year addressed the theme “Mapping the Future”. In total just over 1,300 drawings were done and handed by students, the result was the multiplicity of visions about the future. Being simpler or more elaborate, each drawing brought a message about hope for a better future or about showing a certain concern related to the future of the planet and humanity. Another important result of this teaching practice was the publication of a book that brought together the 100 best drawings, interspersed with short reports from students, teachers and pedagogical advisors who participated in the entire process. Therefore the whole project contributes to the formation of citizens more capable of reading and interpreting cartographic representations, which helps in the location and spatial locomotion. In addition, the drawing can be one of the main strategies for cartographic literacy of children and teenagers. KEYWORDS Cartography, Drawing, Geography teaching.

A Meta-Analysis of Interviews and Cognitive Ability

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Roth ◽  
Allen I. Huffcutt
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Employment Interviews ◽  
Moderator Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

The topic of what interviews measure has received a great deal of attention over the years. One line of research has investigated the relationship between interviews and the construct of cognitive ability. A previous meta-analysis reported an overall corrected correlation of .40 ( Huffcutt, Roth, & McDaniel, 1996 ). A more recent meta-analysis reported a noticeably lower corrected correlation of .27 ( Berry, Sackett, & Landers, 2007 ). After reviewing both meta-analyses, it appears that the two studies posed different research questions. Further, there were a number of coding judgments in Berry et al. that merit review, and there was no moderator analysis for educational versus employment interviews. As a result, we reanalyzed the work by Berry et al. and found a corrected correlation of .42 for employment interviews (.15 higher than Berry et al., a 56% increase). Further, educational interviews were associated with a corrected correlation of .21, supporting their influence as a moderator. We suggest a better estimate of the correlation between employment interviews and cognitive ability is .42, and this takes us “back to the future” in that the better overall estimate of the employment interviews – cognitive ability relationship is roughly .40. This difference has implications for what is being measured by interviews and their incremental validity.

Attitude of students and teachers to distance learning during the new type of coronavirus epidemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Abaeva
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Type ◽  
Medical University

The article describes the experience of conducting a theoretical cycle for medical University students in isolation of students and teachers. The author analyzes a survey of students about their studies and life in quarantine, as well as teachers about the difficulties of organizing distance learning. The author concludes that this situation is a good forced experience for the organization of the educational process in the future.

From the Guest Editors: Canadian Perspectives on and Applications of Applied Sociology

2021 ◽  
pp. 193672442110021
Author(s):  
Emily Milne ◽  
Sara J. Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Applied Sociology ◽  
Application Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sociological Approaches

Public confidence and trust in higher education has declined (Johnson and Peifer 2017) and the future of the higher education sector has been questioned (AGB 2020). More specifically, the discipline of sociology is considered to be in “crisis” and applied sociological approaches are offered as a solution (Graizbord 2019; Weinstein 1997). The purpose of this introduction article as well as the broader special issue is to explore the nature and state of applied sociology in Canada. With a collection of seven articles authored by Canadian sociologists on topics including application research, reflections on process, and teaching practice, this special issue provides a platform to discuss and showcase the distinct nature and contributions of applied sociology in Canada as well as highlight the work of Canadian applied sociologists.

Management of e-resources in academic libraries in Ghana: Copyright implications

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110271
Author(s):  
Theresa L Adu ◽  
Thomas B van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Library Staff

This study investigated the copyright issues surrounding the management of e-resources in academic libraries in Ghana. Forty-seven library staff and head librarians from four academic libraries were engaged using questionnaires and qualitative interviews in a sequential mixed-methods approach to generate data for this study. The findings indicate that in all four institutions copyright issues arose with the provision of distance learning, online courses and e-reserves services. All the respondents stated that they or their colleagues had had faculty ask questions on copyright issues. However, the professional librarians indicated that the library was not consulted and the instructors for online courses or distance education programmes did not cooperate with librarians; rather, the department posting the materials made the decisions on copyright regarding the usage of digital resources for distance learning, online courses or e-reserves. This does not augur well for the management of copyright of e-resources in academic libraries in Ghana.

scholarly journals Adaption of Distance Learning to Continue the Academic Year Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
pp. 106038
Author(s):  
Atika Qazi ◽  
Javaria Qazi ◽  
Khulla Naseer ◽  
Muhammad Zeeshan ◽  
Shiza Qazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Academic Year

The Impact of Transitions to Distance and Full-Time Education during a Pandemic on the Psychological Condition of College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
V.S. Krasnoborova
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Psychological Condition ◽  
Training Format ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Epidemiological Situation

The work is aimed at analyzing the psychological state in the students of the college of music in connection with several transitions to full-time and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year. The study involved 95 students who applied for individual psychological help from a teacher-psychologist of the school. A total of 302 psychological consultations were conducted during the academic year. Within the framework of this study, it is assumed that the tense epidemiological situation and constant changes in the training format can worsen the psychological state of students. The analysis of the number of consultations in each month of the academic year was carried out and these data were compared with the transition to a particular form of education. The most popular topics of psychological consultations in each month of the academic year are also identified.

Cybersecurity Awareness Framework for Academia

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Mohammed Khader ◽  
Marcel Karam ◽  
Hanna Fares
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Academic Institution ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Human Errors ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The Core ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
The Future ◽  
Students Attitudes

Cybersecurity is a multifaceted global phenomenon representing complex socio-technical challenges for governments and private sectors. With technology constantly evolving, the types and numbers of cyberattacks affect different users in different ways. The majority of recorded cyberattacks can be traced to human errors. Despite being both knowledge- and environment-dependent, studies show that increasing users’ cybersecurity awareness is found to be one of the most effective protective approaches. However, the intangible nature, socio-technical dependencies, constant technological evolutions, and ambiguous impact make it challenging to offer comprehensive strategies for better communicating and combatting cyberattacks. Research in the industrial sector focused on creating institutional proprietary risk-aware cultures. In contrast, in academia, where cybersecurity awareness should be at the core of an academic institution’s mission to ensure all graduates are equipped with the skills to combat cyberattacks, most of the research focused on understanding students’ attitudes and behaviors after infusing cybersecurity awareness topics into some courses in a program. This work proposes a conceptual Cybersecurity Awareness Framework to guide the implementation of systems to improve the cybersecurity awareness of graduates in any academic institution. This framework comprises constituents designed to continuously improve the development, integration, delivery, and assessment of cybersecurity knowledge into the curriculum of a university across different disciplines and majors; this framework would thus lead to a better awareness among all university graduates, the future workforce. This framework may be adjusted to serve as a blueprint that, once adjusted by academic institutions to accommodate their missions, guides institutions in developing or amending their policies and procedures for the design and assessment of cybersecurity awareness.

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