scholarly journals Effectiveness of role play in enhancing the speaking skills of the learners in a large classroom: An investigation of tertiary level students

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 218-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Islam ◽  
Tazria Islam
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Graphic Analysis ◽  
Class Room ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Speaking Skills

This investigation looks at enhancement in learners’ speaking skills through role play in groups in a large classroom and this study also examines the teacher’s assessment of students for further development of their speaking skills. About one-hundred twenty students of the department of English, Stamford University Bangladesh were involved in this investigation process from January 2012 until April 2012 in the speaking classes. For the research, qualitative data were collected in the form of questionnaires, group interviews, classroom observation, and students’ performance evaluation result. The result from class room observations of students’ performance has been presented in the form of graphic analysis. The result shows learners’ improvement in speaking skills through role play and how the positive attitudes of teachers help to further their speaking skills. From the response of the student’s questionnaire it has become obvious that role play has been enthusiastically accepted by the students as it challenges their creativity and ability to think critically, which enables them to speak more logically and confidently in the classroom. The result of the group interview shows the advantages and disadvantages of students’ performance while doing the role play in groups inside the classroom and it also helps students to overcome inhibition when it comes to speaking in front of others. Through classroom observation the teacher identifies students’ ability to adapt with the situational factors and also measures their fluency and use of accurate language by recording their performances. The teacher also records the gradual progress of students for further development of their speaking skills and ascertains how beneficial it is to do role play in a large classroom. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sje.v7i0.14475 Stamford Journal of English; Volume 7; Page 218-233

scholarly journals Teaching Basic Nursing Care: Nurse Preceptors’ Perceptions about Changing the Teaching Context from the Clinical Setting to a School Simulation Lab

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Lillekroken
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Teaching Context ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Group Interviews

AbstractResearch demonstrates that basic nursing care receives less attention in clinical settings and has become visually less prominent in nursing education curriculums. While much is known about the importance of preceptorship in clinical settings, little is known about how preceptors teach basic nursing care to students in a school simulation lab. This study explores the preceptors’ perceptions of teaching basic nursing care to nursing students in the school simulation lab compared to clinical settings. Data were collected through focus group interviews and participant observation and analyzed by using qualitative content analysis. Three main categories emerged: (i) Perceived advantages and disadvantages, (ii) Positive attitudes – remembering being a student, and (iii) Knowing what to do and showing how to do it. Awareness of the importance of having knowledge about basic nursing care may contribute to counterbalancing the devaluation of basic nursing care among nursing students.

scholarly journals NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSES: DEPICTING THEIR STRATEGIES TO TEACH VIETNAMESE STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miftahul Mahrus ◽  
Novinda Rosayanti
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Role Play ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
National University ◽  
Story Completion ◽  
Speaking Skills

The aims of this research are; (1) to know the strategies used by native English teachers to teach speaking to the students of Vietnam National University of Agriculture, (2) to describe how the strategies contributed to the students speaking skills, and (3) to explain the problems faced by native English teachers in EFL speaking classes. This research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The data were collected through classroom observation, interviews, and documentation. It presents the result of the study in the form of a descriptive explanation. The findings of this research are the strategies used by native English teachers to teach speaking to the students of Vietnam National University of Agriculture, namely (a) group discussion, (b) role play, (c) brainstorming, (d) storytelling, (e) story completion, (f) describing picture, (g) game (guessing the word), (h) using target language/interview. Based on those strategies, the results show that the strategies help students to improve their speaking skills, vocabulary, and confidence. Also, it can help students to solve problems, increase sensitivity, think critically, and express their ideas. Furthermore, the findings of the problems faced by native English teachers in speaking class are (a) pronunciation, (b) lack of confidence, (c) lack of ending sounds, (d) no vocabulary and grammar.

scholarly journals Elementary Students’ First Approach to Computational Thinking and Programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Susanne Kjällander ◽  
Linda Mannila ◽  
Anna Åkerfeldt ◽  
Fredrik Heintz
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Students First ◽  
Group Interviews

Digital competence and programming are actively highlighted areas in education worldwide. They are becoming part of curricula all over the world, including the Swedish elementary school curriculum, Children are expected to develop computational thinking through programming activities, mainly in mathematics—which are supposed to be based on both proven experience and scientific grounds. Both are lacking in the lower grades of elementary school. This article gives unique insight into pupils’ learning during the first programming lessons based on a group of Swedish pupils’ experiences when entering school. The goal of the article is to inform education policy and practice. The large interdisciplinary, longitudinal research project studies approximately 1500 students aged 6–16 and their teachers over three years, using video documentation, questionnaires, and focus group interviews. This article reports on empirical data collected during the first year in one class with 30 pupils aged 6–7 years. The social semiotic, multimodal theoretical framework “Design for Learning” is used to investigate potential signs of learning in pupils’ multimodal representations when they, for example, use block programming in the primary and secondary transformation unit. We show that young pupils have positive attitudes to programming and high self-efficacy, and that pupils’ signs of learning in programming are multimodal and often visible in social interactions.

What’s in it for me? Food packaging and consumer responses, a focus group study

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 1122-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Fernqvist ◽  
Annika Olsson ◽  
Sara Spendrup
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Consumer Benefits ◽  
Group Interviews

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore consumer views on different aspects of packaging, exemplified by a common product in the fruit and vegetable category and to identify advantages and disadvantages perceived by consumers purchasing packaged or unpackaged products. Design/methodology/approach – Three focus group interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis based on theory was performed. The findings were categorised into nine themes. Findings – Consumer views on packaging aspects were revealed, covering: packaging material; pack size; protection and preservation; convenience; price; communication and information; ethical perspectives; novelty and innovation; and advantages and disadvantages of packaged and unpackaged products. Research limitations/implications – The study adds to present knowledge on the role of packaging in consumers’ food choices. The qualitative analysis identified areas for further research through quantitative methods. Practical implications – Challenges in communicating the consumer benefits of packaging and ways to improve the attractiveness of items in the fresh produce category were identified. The results can potentially assist in improving food packaging design practice to the mutual benefit of consumers and suppliers. Originality/value – Fruit and vegetables is generally a category with weak branding and low levels of packaging. This study examined the role of packaging in a category with substantial opportunities for differentiation and increasing consumer value. The results can be applied in immediate practice and/or serve as a basis for further research.

scholarly journals Role Play Activities: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Speaking Skills in an ESL Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Nurhamimi Togimin ◽  
Haliza Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Real Life Situation ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Esl Classroom ◽  
Speaking Skills

Encouraging students to speak during classroom activities is an effective strategy to improve their acquisition of the target language. Activities related to real life situation such as role play, debate and simulation provide substantial rehearsal and practice and they allow students to not just learn phrases, but also learn how to communicate in various circumstances. Recent studies have revealed that students who are exposed to learning using role play activities improve significantly in speaking competency. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate how role play activities in an ESL classroom can be an innovative approach in improving students’ speaking skill. A total of nine undergraduate students from the Faculty of Computing in a public university in the Southern region of Malaysia were involved in this study. The main purpose for choosing the students as participants of the study was due to their low English proficiency based on their MUET results. The instruments used in this study were observation checklist and questionnaire. All the findings were tabulated and analysed qualitatively (observation checklist) as well as quantitatively (questionnaire). From the analysis carried out, it was evident that the students made positive improvement particularly in fluency, comprehension, context, and interactive communication. Besides that, the students felt that role play activities had brought positive effects on their English-speaking skills as obtained from the results of the questionnaire. Thus, it can be deduced that role play activities do have positive effects on students’ English-speaking skills.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL OF STUDENTS’ INDEPENDENT WORK UNDER CONDITIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING

2021 ◽  
pp. 273-289
Author(s):  
Olena Osadcha
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
Further Development

The article deals with the development of the model of students’ independent work under conditions of distance learning. The importance of the research into this problem is determined, on the one hand, by the growing possibilities of using various information technologies and, on the other hand by the necessity to adapt to the conditions of today’s world where independent work of students is becoming increasingly important. The advantages and disadvantages of distance learning have been explored. The author studied the role of independent work in the formation of the professional competences of students. The issue of modeling in the area of education has been tackled. The approaches to the development of the model of independent work have been identified and analyzed. The components of the model, such as the goal, the tasks, the content, the methods, the means and evaluation of results have been determined and characterized. The prospects of further development of this research are related to the exploration of models of independent work of students majoring in different areas.

Technology of Grid-Connected Wind Power Generation

2012 ◽  
Vol 542-543 ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Yu Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Wind Power Generation ◽  
Constant Frequency ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Variable Speed Constant Frequency ◽  
Power Generation System ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Further Development

Based on the synthesis of several common grid-connected methods of wind generator, the paper compares their advantages and disadvantages when these methods are used in theapplication of wind power generation respectively, then predicts their further development trend of wind power grid-connected technologies. Besides, brushless doubly-fed generators are widely applied inVSCF(Variable Speed Constant Frequency) wind power generation system

Proactive, Preventive or Indifference?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alona Forkosh-Baruch ◽  
Hagit Meishar Tal
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Positive Attitudes

Students enter classes with mobile devices and use them for learning; however, these are also distracting devices. Some teacher educators display positive attitudes; others display negative attitudes, depending on their perception of the advantages and disadvantages of mobile technology for learning. This paper represents findings of a study that examined teacher educators' attitudes towards the use of mobile technology in classes, and their reactions to its use. The study identified three types of reactions: proactive, preventive and indifference. Findings show that teacher educators perceive the benefits of using mobile technology in their classes as outweighing the disadvantages. However, the majority is indifferent, e.g. do not initiate new uses of mobile technologies in class, but do not prevent its usage. A correlation was identified between the lecturers' reactions to uses of mobile technology and the familiarity with its possibilities and potential in class.

scholarly journals Is an obesity simulation suit in an undergraduate medical communication class a valuable teaching tool? A cross-sectional proof of concept study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e029738
Author(s):  
Anne Herrmann-Werner ◽  
Teresa Loda ◽  
Lisa M Wiesner ◽  
Rebecca Sarah Erschens ◽  
Florian Junne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Concept Study ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

ObjectiveWith the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity, medical students should be prepared to engage in weight management and obesity-related communications in order to prevent patients from having stigmatising experiences. In addition, medical students should have training to reduce anti-fat prejudices.DesignCross-sectional proof of concept study.SettingUniversity Hospital Tuebingen, Germany.Participants246 participants (207 second-year medical students, 13 standardised patients (SPs) and 22 teachers) took part in the study.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome was the assessment of degree of reality of the encounter with the SP wearing an obesity simulation suit (OSS). The secondary outcome was the evaluation of students’ awareness and prejudice against patients with obesity in a simulated role play. Additionally, a description of the advantages and disadvantages when using such a teaching tool is delivered.ResultsThe OSS contributed to a realistic perception of the patient group depicted in a role play according to students, teachers and SPs. OSS body mass index estimation by students, teachers and SPs correctly was over 30 kg/m2—thus in the range of obesity. In a selected subscale of the Anti-Fat Attitudes Test, students showed significantly stronger anti-fat stigmatisation compared with teachers and SPs.ConclusionsAn OSS worn by an SP is a valuable teaching tool to raise awareness about patients with obesity. It gives a realistic picture of the encounter. Stigmatisation was low in general but was especially present in the students. Further research should include intervention studies to address this issue.

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