scholarly journals The Impact of the Certainty of Information on COVID-19 Attitudes in Spanish University Teachers and Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo De La Vega ◽  
Roberto Ruíz Barquin ◽  
Szilvia Boros ◽  
Attila Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Uncertain Information ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
New Information ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Information Group ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic affects the whole world. Spain is one of the most affected nations. Prevention via information that fosters knowledge, reasonable concern, control and personal care is the most effective means to slow down the pandemic. In this intervention study we assessed extant knowledge, concern, control and care about the COVID-19 in 111 Spanish university teachers and students. Subsequently, we randomly assigned them to two groups. One group (n = 53) received uncertain information about the current measures of prevention whereas the other group (n = 58) received certain information. A group by time interaction revealed that the ‘certain information’ group reported immediately increased personal care about the pandemic. These findings suggest that measures known to be effective in COVID-19 prevention should be communicated with certainty (i.e. must be convincing) to influence people’s attitudes through the schematic organization of new information.

scholarly journals Information Certainty Influences the Attitudes of Students and Teachers Towards COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ricardo de la Vega ◽  
Roberto Ruíz Barquín ◽  
Szilvia Boros ◽  
Attila Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Information Analysis ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
New Information ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
People’S Attitudes

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic struck Spain severely from the beginning. Prevention via information that fosters knowledge, reasonable concern, control, and personal care is the most effective means to slow down the pandemic. In this intervention field study, first, we assessed actual knowledge, concern, control, and care about the COVID-19 in 111 Spanish university teachers and students. Subsequently, we randomly assigned them to two groups. One group (n = 53) received uncertain information about prevention measures, whereas the other group (n = 58) received certain information. Analysis of covariance, using baseline measures as covariates, revealed that the group receiving the certain information reported an immediately increased perceived control and personal care about the pandemic. These findings suggest that measures that are known to be effective in COVID-19 prevention, if communicated with certainty (i.e., solid evidence), could influence people's attitudes, possibly through the schematic organisation of new information.

scholarly journals The Student Perspective: The Impact of Podcasts on EFL Students Listening Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Dinar Ayu Asyifah ◽  
Lilia Indriani
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The Impact

 Technological developments are very beneficial for foreign language learning, even for teachers and students themselves. One of them is the podcast media which has proven to be an easy-to-use and effective means of learning English. The research sample was taken from 30 high school students in Indonesia by using a questionnaire to explore students' perceptions about learning to listen to foreign languages ​​using podcasts. The data collection of this research uses descriptive techniques, namely describing and explaining a phenomenon or case study in schools. Most of the students taken from the questionnaire strongly agreed that podcasts are something that is effective in helping improve listening skills because they are considered to have interesting and fun features that stimulate student enthusiasm and motivate students to continue learning. However, podcasts can prove to be a tool to improve students' listening skills in EFL classes and students recommend teachers to use this media.

scholarly journals Facilitating Teaching Strategies and Active Learning in Greek Early Years Department Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Eleni Tympa ◽  
Vasiliki Karavida ◽  
Vasiliki Pfilippa
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Exam Performance ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Interactive Teaching ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to examine whether participation of academic students in experiential activities during their semester lessons could facilitate their learning and improve their exam performance. The study involved 68 students of an Early Years Learning & Care Department, who volunteered and committed to attend all semester lessons. All students participated actively during the lessons. At the end of the semester students were interviewed with a semi-structured protocol on the experiences of the teaching process and on what they thought the impact of the process will be on written exams. Participants had been informed of the purposes of the study in advance, they had the right to withdraw at any time and anonymity was guaranteed. All students stated that they enjoyed the process, preferred it to a passive lecture, gained more knowledge and were more prepared for the exams. This interactive teaching process concerns both university teachers and students, requires planning and merits further discussion.

Exploring the Benefits of Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and the Mechanism for Automated 5D BIM Quantification Process in Offsite Modular Construction

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tochukwu Moses ◽  
David Heesom ◽  
David Oloke ◽  
Martin Crouch
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Modular Construction ◽  
Automated Quantification ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Project Risks ◽  
Value Add ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Level 2

The UK Construction Industry through its Government Construction Strategy has recently been mandated to implement Level 2 Building Information Modelling (BIM) on public sector projects. This move, along with other initiatives is key to driving a requirement for 25% cost reduction (establishing the most cost-effective means) on. Other key deliverables within the strategy include reduction in overall project time, early contractor involvement, improved sustainability and enhanced product quality. Collaboration and integrated project delivery is central to the level 2 implementation strategy yet the key protocols or standards relative to cost within BIM processes is not well defined. As offsite construction becomes more prolific within the UK construction sector, this construction approach coupled with BIM, particularly 5D automated quantification process, and early contractor involvement provides significant opportunities for the sector to meet government targets. Early contractor involvement is supported by both the industry and the successive Governments as a credible means to avoid and manage project risks, encourage innovation and value add, making cost and project time predictable, and improving outcomes. The contractor is seen as an expert in construction and could be counter intuitive to exclude such valuable expertise from the pre-construction phase especially with the BIM intent of äóÖbuild it twiceäó», once virtually and once physically. In particular when offsite construction is used, the contractoräó»s construction expertise should be leveraged for the virtual build in BIM-designed projects to ensure a fully streamlined process. Building in a layer of automated costing through 5D BIM will bring about a more robust method of quantification and can help to deliver the 25% reduction in overall cost of a project. Using a literature review and a case study, this paper will look into the benefits of Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and the impact of 5D BIM on the offsite construction process.

The Impact of Mobile Gadget in EFL Learning: Perceptions of EFL Undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imam - Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Advanced Country ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Efl Learning

AbstractMost of young people are enthusiasticin having the most recent mobile gadgets just to boast among their peers. They likely utilize them to make phone calls, take pictures, listen to songs, watch videos, or surf the internet access for learning or just entertainment. In a technologically advanced country like Indonesia, the third and fourth generation (3G, 4G) mobile devices are available at affordable prices, and people of all streams find it necessary to own a mobile gadget for connecting and communicating.  Moreover, it has become a common trend among undergraduates to carry a mobile gadget to the classroom as well.In this paper, the researcher emphasize the potential of mobile gadgets as a learning tool for students and have incorporated them into the learning environment.The present study examines the application of mobile gadgetin EFL learning and investigates the perceptions of EFL students about mobile gadget in learning activity.  A field study was conducted on thirty undergraduatestudents majoring in accounting study Serang Raya University.  The methodology of data collection included a self-report for students and teachers’ and students’ questionnaire. Findings of the research are significant for EFL teachers and researchers for introducing innovative methods and helpful materials for the English classroom.Keywords: Mobile gadget, students’ perception, teachers’ perception..

Differences in Perception of Teaching Leadership between Teachers and Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ḥafṣa Azalea Azra
Keyword(s):  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Goal Theory ◽  
College Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Perceptions Of Teaching ◽  
Teaching Leadership

Objective: This paper aims to reveal differences in students’ and teachers’ perception of the latter’s teaching leadership and discusses the characteristics of effective teaching leadership. Method: The current study investigates students’ and teachers’ perceptions of teaching leadership through questionnaires, divides their perceptive differences into three categories, and compiles interview outlines based on Baker’s Path-Goal theory. These three categories of teachers were selected, resulting in a sample of twenty-five college teachers from China’s coastal area, who were then interviewed in depth. Results: College teachers and students had different perceptions of teaching leaderships, with the most common being students having low evaluations and teachers having high self-evaluations. Six main characteristics of effective teaching leadership of university teachers are summarized from the coding analysis of interview results.

EFEKTIVITAS UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER SECARA ONLINE MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI GOOGLE FORM PADA SMP MA'ARIF NU CIMANGGU

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Diky Setiawan ◽  
Mochammad Hasymi Somaida
Keyword(s):  
Survey Method ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Impact

The Corona virus is a virus that originates from China, and spreads rapidly throughout the world andbegan to spread to Indonesia in early March 2020. The impact of Covid-19 has caused losses in all fields,be it economy, education, etc. In the field of education, activities both learning and examinations must bereplaced online due to the impact of the spread of Covid-19. This study aims to determine theeffectiveness of the implementation of UAS which is carried out online using the Google Form applicationmedia at SMP MA'ARIF NU CIMANGGU. This research uses the quantitative survey method whichdescribes the online UAS implementation activities at SMP MA'ARIF NU CIMANGGU during thepandemic. The object consists of 35 student respondents. The data sample collection is done using aquestionnaire / questionnaire containing questions related to the implementation of UAS online using theGoogle Form application at SMP MA ' ARIF NU CIMANGGU. Based on the results of this study, theimplementation of online UAS runs effectively f and good, it can be seen from the results of satisfactorystudent scores. The application used is of course the Googke Form as the main media, and Whatsapp as amedium for interaction between teachers and students. The obstacles experienced are regarding badconnections, limited quota, schedules that frequently change, as well as difficulties in understandingsubject matter.Keywords: Covid-19,impact,effectiveness

scholarly journals Evidenciação do estado da arte do tema gestão de docentes em instituições de ensino superior

2015 ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Leonardo Ensslin ◽  
Ademar Dutra ◽  
Maurício Andrade de Lima ◽  
Caroline Carneiro ◽  
Leonardo Corrêa Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Ebsco Host ◽  
University Performance ◽  
The Impact

O objetivo desta pesquisa é aprofundar o conhecimento dos pesquisadores sobre o tema Gestão de Docentes em Instituições de Ensino Superior, com o intuito de conhecer as mais relevantes produções científicas internacionais sobre o assunto, seus autores, periódicos e palavras-chave. Para tanto, foi elaborado um Portfólio Bibliográfico, utilizando-se como instrumento de intervenção o ProKnow-C que, após pesquisa nas bases Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, ASSIA e Ebsco host, e o processo de filtragem realizado com o auxílio do instrumento de intervenção, resultou em 18 artigos finais. A partir deste portfólio foi possível evidenciar que o periódico mais presente na literatura é o Teaching and Teacher Education. O artigo mais citado é o The impact of training of university teachers on their Os autores com mais destaque são: Lindblom-Ylänne, S., Nevgi, A. e Trigwell, K. e, as palavras-chave mais presentes são: Teacher, University, Performance, Evalu, Management, Assess e Higher Education.

scholarly journals The Impact of Nordic Walking on Bone Properties in Postmenopausal Women with Pre-Diabetes and Non-Alcohol Fatty Liver Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7570
Author(s):  
Xiaming Du ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Xiangqi Zhang ◽  
Zhen Qi ◽  
Sulin Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Nordic Walking ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Bone Properties ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of Nordic walking on bone properties in postmenopausal women with pre-diabetes and non-alcohol fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A total of 63 eligible women randomly participated in the Nordic walking training (AEx, n = 33), or maintained their daily lifestyle (Con, n = 30) during intervention. Bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) of whole body (WB), total femur (TF), femoral neck (FN), and lumbar spine (L2-4) were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Serum osteocalcin, pentosidine, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) levels were analyzed by ELISA assay. After an 8.6-month intervention, the AEx group maintained their BMCTF, BMDTF, BMCL2−4, and BMDL2−4, and increased their BMCFN (p = 0.016), while the Con group decreased their BMCTF (p = 0.008), BMDTF (p = 0.001), and BMDL2−4 (p = 0.002). However, no significant group × time interaction was observed, except for BMDL2−4 (p = 0.013). Decreased pentosidine was correlated with increased BMCWB(r = −0.352, p = 0.019). The intervention has no significant effect on osteocalcin and RANKL. Changing of bone mass was associated with changing of pentosidine, but not with osteocalcin and RANKL. Our results suggest that Nordic walking is effective in preventing bone loss among postmenopausal women with pre-diabetes and NAFLD.

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