scholarly journals RUSSIAN LANGUAGE NEEDS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 693-705
Author(s):  
Larisa Nikitina ◽  
Ma Tin Cho Mar ◽  
Fumitaka Furuoka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

In the context of higher education foreign language courses are viewed as skills-oriented subjects that aim to enable students to communicate in a foreign language. The main four language skills to be developed are listening, speaking, reading and writing. Until recently, decisions about which of the linguistic skills should be emphasized in a foreign language program have been taken without seeking the opinions of language learners. To address this issue, the present research examined needs for learning the Russian language among students in a Malaysian public university. To achieve this research aim, a survey questionnaire was distributed among prospective learners of Russian. Four different statistical methods were performed to analyse the data, namely, the descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, the exploratory factor analysis and the reliability test. The findings from the descriptive statistics revealed that the respondents considered developing face-to-face interactive skills, such as the speaking and listening skills, as most important. The findings of the t-test suggested that demographic variables might have some influence on the students’ perceptions of the skills’ importance. For example, the students who spoke Malay at home placed a higher value on developing their ability to speak in a polite manner and to understand non-verbal communitive acts, such as gestures. The results of the exploratory factor analysis revealed that the language skills as perceived by the students formed several dimensions where interactive and non-interactive skills tended to form distinct clusters. This research concludes with a discussion of pedagogical implications to be drawn from the findings. Key words: language needs, Russian language, higher education, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Educating to inspire active learning approaches in mathematics in Norwegian universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Goodchild ◽  
Kirsten Bjørkestøl ◽  
Inger Christin Borge ◽  
Hans Kristian Nilsen ◽  
Odd Helge Mjellem Tonheim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Making Sense

This is a report of an analysis of some of the data generated by a national survey of teaching approaches used in higher education mathematics courses. The overall purpose of the survey was to explore how widespread is the use of teaching approaches that might promote students’ active learning of mathematics. The paper includes a brief presentation of the authors meaning of the expression “teaching actions that have the potential to promote active learning”. The analysis focuses on the responses of 95 lecturers working in 13 Norwegian HE institutions. The goal is to expose underlying patterns in lecturers’ responses to questions about the teaching actions they may incorporate in their practice. The analysis incorporates descriptive statistics (e.g., mean scores) and exploratory factor analysis to expose underlying reasons for patterns of lecturers’ responses. Qualitative, interpretative approaches are used, both in the design of the survey instrument and in making sense of the outcome from the statistical analysis.

scholarly journals Impact of Governance Factors over Lecturers’ Scientific Research Output: An Empirical Evidence

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Hue Thi Truong ◽  
Hung Manh Le ◽  
Duc Anh Do ◽  
Duc Anh Le ◽  
Huyen Thi Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
T Test ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Scientific Research Output

This study aims to determine the governance factors that influence the scientific research output of lecturers through the application of PLS-SEM, in conjunction with ANOVA and t-test. Based on a survey of 398 lecturers in twelve higher education institutions (HEIs) in Vietnam, the psychometric properties of the scales measuring the considered dimensions of scientific research outputs were initially examined through the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) procedure, prior to being input into the PLS-SEM model. The SEM model comprised six constructs for the scientific research outputs: scientific research objectives of HEIs, leadership, decentralization, policies for lecturers, support for scientific research activities, and resources for scientific research. The results reveal that resources for scientific research have the most impact on lecturers’ scientific research output, followed by policies for lecturers, support for scientific research activities, scientific research objectives of HEIs, and finally, leadership.

scholarly journals Các nhân tố tác động đến định hướng khách hàng của nhân viên phục vụ khách sạn TPHCM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Nam Khanh Giao ◽  
Dang Thu Huong
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Hiện nay, các khách sạn nhà hàng đều đưa chương trình “Định hướng khách hàng” vào trong quá trình hội nhập của doanh nghiệp cho những nhân viên mới và nhân cũ tái hội nhập. Đề tài được thực hiện nhằm tìm hiểu những nhân tố đánh giá định hướng khách hàng của nhân viên tiếp xúc trực tiếp khách hàng thuộc bộ phận thực phẩm (Food & Beverages- F&B) và bộ phận buồng (Housekeeping) tại các khách sạn 3-5 sao tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, và đo lường thang đo các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến kỹ năng bán hàng hướng tới người mua.Phương pháp nghiên cứu bao gồm nghiên cứu định tính nhằm khám phá vấn đề và thiết kế bản câu hỏi, nghiên cứu định lượng: thống kê mô tả, thiết lập và kiểm định mô hình, phân tích nhân tố khám phá (Exploratory factor analysis- EFA), kiểm định thang đo (Cronbach’s Alpha), t-test, ANOVA với phần mềm SPSS for Windows 15.0. Kết quả ủng hộ 4 nhân tố xác định “định hướng khách hàng”: Khả năng làm việc nhóm, Môi trường doanh nghiệp, Khả năng phát triển nghề nghiệp, Kinh nghiệm làm việc.

scholarly journals Exploring Motivational Strategies Practiced by Saudi High School Female EFL Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Aisha T. Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
T Test ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Striking Similarity ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Private And Public

This study looked into Saudi female English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ perception of their motivational practices in the actual classroom in public and private schools. Forty (n=40) EFL teachers filled out a questionnaire consisting of forty-four motivational strategies that were based on a five-point Likert scale ranging from "very important" to "not important." Descriptive statistics have been used to determine the most and the least important teaching strategies viewed by EFL teachers in private and public schools. To determine if there was any difference between private and public schools’ teachers on how they viewed each strategy in terms of importance, inferential statistics, t-test has been implemented. The study revealed that participants in both educational contexts indicate that “teachers’ proper behavior” is the most significant motivational strategy while “having an encouraging environment” in the EFL classroom was ranked the least important strategy. The findings show that there existed a striking similarity between the two sets of teachers in regard to their perceptions of the importance of motivational strategies. The study suggests that English-as-a-Second-Language book planners should keep textbook materials in harmony with motivational strategies practiced by EFL teachers.

Perceptions of the UAE's Government Communicators Regarding Social Media Roles

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Elsayed Darwish
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
T Test ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Government Communication ◽  
The Social

Governmental and nonprofit agencies have been increasingly reconsidering the roles of social media communicators for strategic communication to ensure they accurately perceive their roles. A questionnaire and interviews were conducted with various social media communicators in the UAE to identify the practitioners' perceptions of using social media in government communication and the influencing factors on their roles. A set of roles was created based on the literature and theory to explore the social media communicators' roles. The statistical methods include descriptive statistics, factor analysis, correlations, and T-test. This study demonstrates that four factors describe the various roles of SMCs in the UAE as follows: (1) government advocates, (2) information and image disseminators, (3) research and services providers, and (4) online community builders. To some extent, these roles overlap with previous roles identified.

scholarly journals The Structure of Human Capital Management Practices in the Higher Education System of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Nadeem Uz Zaman ◽  
◽  
Jan Mohammad ◽  
Abdul Naeem ◽  
Beenish Malik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Education System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Human Capital Management ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Higher Education System

This study attempts to explore the structure of human capital management (HCM) practices in the higher education system of Pakistan. The study does not consider the respondents to be conceptually aware of the concept of HCM, yet the prevailing practice within the HRM system might reflect a transition towards HCM. We collected our data using a selfadministered online questionnaire from 299 employees in the University of Pakistan. The data thus collected were analyzed using an exploratory factor analysis first and then a confirmatory factor analysis to further validate the structure highlighted in the data in the exploratory factor analysis. We found that there does exist a structure that can be related to HCM in the universities of Pakistan. Five components, as such, were highlighted in our analysis though we had initially added seven to the original survey. The component of talent was merged into knowledge and the component of retention was merged into supporting activities. This suggested the relevant correlations between these pairs. Thus, the structure suggests that Pakistani Higher Institutes (HIs) look for talent within education and knowledge rather than any separable aspect of human capital. Moreover, we found the retention is embedded into supporting activities. The study implicitly finds and claims that the mindset towards the implication of HCM is developing and performance evaluation and reward system are being considered as important trends in HIs of Pakistan. The study mainly focused on all the universities of Pakistan. It might be possible that the situation is different in the private and public sector HIs.

scholarly journals Các nhân tố tác động đến định hướng khách hàng của nhân viên phục vụ khách sạn TPHCM

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Nam Khanh Giao ◽  
Dang Thu Huong
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Hiện nay, các khách sạn nhà hàng đều đưa chương trình “Định hướng khách hàng” vào trong quá trình hội nhập của doanh nghiệp cho những nhân viên mới và nhân cũ tái hội nhập. Đề tài được thực hiện nhằm tìm hiểu những nhân tố đánh giá định hướng khách hàng của nhân viên tiếp xúc trực tiếp khách hàng thuộc bộ phận thực phẩm (Food & Beverages- F&B) và bộ phận buồng (Housekeeping) tại các khách sạn 3-5 sao tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, và đo lường thang đo các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến kỹ năng bán hàng hướng tới người mua.Phương pháp nghiên cứu bao gồm nghiên cứu định tính nhằm khám phá vấn đề và thiết kế bản câu hỏi, nghiên cứu định lượng: thống kê mô tả, thiết lập và kiểm định mô hình, phân tích nhân tố khám phá (Exploratory factor analysis- EFA), kiểm định thang đo (Cronbach’s Alpha), t-test, ANOVA với phần mềm SPSS for Windows 15.0. Kết quả ủng hộ 4 nhân tố xác định “định hướng khách hàng”: Khả năng làm việc nhóm, Môi trường doanh nghiệp, Khả năng phát triển nghề nghiệp, Kinh nghiệm làm việc.

scholarly journals Measuring precarious employment in Sweden: translation, adaptation and psychometric properties of the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES)

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e029577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Jonsson ◽  
Alejandra Vives ◽  
Joan Benach ◽  
Katarina Kjellberg ◽  
Jenny Selander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
High Response Rate ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Precarious Employment ◽  
Response Options

ObjectivesPrecarious employment (PE) is a determinant of poor health and health inequality. However, the evidence of health consequences and mechanisms underlying the associations, are still limited due to a lack of a comprehensive multidimensional definition and measurement instrument. The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) is a Spanish, multidimensional scale, developed to measure degree of PE. The aim of this study was to translate the EPRES-2010 into Swedish, adapt it to the Swedish context and to assess the psychometric properties of the Swedish EPRES.MethodEPRES was translated, adapted and implemented for data collection within the research project PRecarious EMployment in Stockholm (PREMIS). During 2016–2017, questionnaire data were collected from 483 non-standard employees in Stockholm, Sweden, sampled with web-based respondent-driven sampling. Analyses included item descriptive statistics, scale descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis.ResultsThe final EPRES-Se (Swedish version of the EPRES),consisted of six dimensions and 23 items. There was a high response rate to all items and response options. Global Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. Subscales ‘vulnerability’, ‘rights’ and ‘exercise rights’ had reliability coefficients between α=0.78–0.89 and item-subscale correlations between r=0.48–0.78. ‘Temporariness’ had poor reliability (α=−0.08) and inter-item correlation (r=−0.04), while ‘disempowerment’ showed acceptable psychometric properties (α=0.5; r=0.34). Exploratory factor analysis confirmed the original EPRES factor structure.Conclusions‘Vulnerability’, ‘wages’, ‘rights’, ‘exercise rights’ and ‘disempowerment’ worked in the Swedish context; however, ‘temporariness’ would need revising before implementing the EPRES-Se in further research. Continued work and validation of EPRES-Se is encouraged. In order to enable international comparisons and multinational studies, similar studies in other European countries are also called for.

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