scholarly journals Analysis of Factors Influencing Students’ Access to Mathematics Education in the Form of MOOC

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalibor Gonda ◽  
Viliam Ďuriš ◽  
Gabriela Pavlovičová ◽  
Anna Tirpáková

Restricting the movement of students because of COVID-19 requires expanding the offer of online education. Online education should reflect the principles of pedagogical constructivism to ensure the development of students’ cognitive and social competencies. The paper describes the preparatory course of mathematics, realized in the form of MOOC. This course was created and implemented based on the principles of pedagogical constructivism. The analysis of the respondents’ approach to MOOC revealed a difference between bachelor and master students in the use of MOOC. Bachelors found a strong correlation between their approach to MOOCs and the way they are educated in secondary schools. The results of the research point to the need of more emphasis should be placed on advancing the learner’s skills in navigating and analysing information. The questionnaire filled in by the participants also monitored the students’ access to learning. The results of the experiment confirmed the connection between the preferred approach to learning and students’ activities within the MOOC.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7469
Author(s):  
Gratiela Dana Boca

Universities around the world have faced a new pandemic, forcing the closure of campuses that are now conducting educational activities on online platforms. The paper presents a survey about students behavior and attitudes towards online education in the pandemic period from the Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania. A group of 300 students participated. The questionnaire was structured in four parts to determine student’s individual characteristics, student’s needs, students’ knowledge in using virtual platforms and students’ quality preferences for online education. The students said that online education in a pandemic situation is beneficial for 78% of them. A total of 41.7% percent of students appreciated the teachers’ teaching skills and the quality of online courses since the beginning of the pandemic, and 18.7% percent of the students appreciated the additional online materials for study to support their education. However, students found online education stressful, but preferred online assessment for evaluation. This pandemic has led to the new stage of Education 4.0, online education, and the need to harmonize methods of education with the requirements of new generations.


2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (S1) ◽  
pp. 147-164
Author(s):  
Eser Gemikonaklı ◽  
Hatyja Kakajanova ◽  
Gokmen Dagli ◽  
Mehmet Altinay ◽  
Ramesh C. Sharma

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (10) ◽  
pp. 722-725
Author(s):  
Q. Spiller ◽  
M. Baumeister ◽  
J. Fleischer

Im Bereich der Pulvertechnologie ist das Prägen metallischer Grünfolien eine wirtschaftliche und ressourcenschonende Möglichkeit zur Herstellung strukturierter Halbzeuge. Im Rahmen des AIF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen)-Projekts „Inka“ werden die Einflüsse der Werkstoff-, Prozess- und Geometrieparameter auf die Prägbarkeit von Grünfolien aus dem Werkstoff 17–4PH experimentell untersucht. Dabei kommen statistische Methoden zur Ermittlung der Haupt- und Wechselwirkungseffekte zum Einsatz.   In powder technology, the embossing of metal green tapes offers an economic way to produce structured semi-finished products. The AIF project “Inka“ aims to experimentally investigate how material, process and geometry parameters affect the way metal green tapes made of 17–4PH can be embossed. Statistical methods are used to find out the main effects and interdependencies.


2021 ◽  
Vol LXIV (1) ◽  
pp. 62-83
Author(s):  
Lyubka Aleksieva ◽  

This paper presents a theoretical research on electronic resources provided for mathematics education in primary school including online education, which has become ubiquitous as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Various aspects and forms of application of e-resources in mathematics education are explored in the literature, but the issue of their quality is less studied. E-resources potential to dynamically illustrate the mathematical learning content is defined as their main advantage, but this potential could be realized only in compliance with the principles of multimedia, as well as the requirements for accessibility, ergonomics and visual design. Therefore, in this study the parameters for the quality of e-resources for mathematics education in primary school are derived and specific criteria and requirements for their quality are proposed. Thus, in addition to providing a basis for future research, this paper could serve to primary teachers as a guide for measuring the quality of e-resources that they select or create for online mathematics education.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asibah Everlyne M Kerubo ◽  
Rose Obae ◽  
Ferdinand Mbeche ◽  
Joseph Ndung’u Karanja

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susilahudin Putrawangsa ◽  
Uswatun Hasanah

The recent study intends to describe the roles and the principles of integrating digital technology in education at the 4th Industrial Era. The integrartion is studied from mathematics education perspective. It is concluded that the basic principle of integrating digital technology in mathematics education is that the technology does not diminish students’ conceptual understanding or replace students’ intuitions in doing mathematics. Conversely, the technology is utilized to boost students’ conceptual understanding and maximize the development of students’ intuition in doing mathematics. It is identified that there are three didactical functions of digital technology in mathematics education, such as: (1) Technology for doing mathematics,  that is the technology is incorporated as alternative learning media in doing mathematical activities; (2) Technology for practicing skills, that is the technology is utilized as a learning environment to master particular mathematical skills; (3) Technology for developing conceptual understanding, that is the technology is integrated as a learning environment to develop students’ conceptual understanding of specific mathematical concepts. This last didactical function is the most expected of integrating digital technology in mathematics education.


Author(s):  
M. A. K. Sriyalatha ◽  
P. J. Kumarasinghe

This study examines the factors influencing online education for selected Sri Lankan universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also analyses the moderate effect of gender and type of the university on online education. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire via google form from Management students in Sri Lankan selected universities. Data analysis was done through structural equations using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) version 22.0. Attitude, internet and related facilities, curriculum, and self-motivation were found to have a significant positive impact on online education, while workload & time have no significant effect on online education. Among four factors, the strongest influence was derived from self-motivation followed by the curriculum. We have not found significant differences among male and female students’ views on online education, while the impact from the type of university is different among the two categories. This study effectively guides policy makers and university administrators across the educational institutes to decide on continuing online education. It reveals some insights to the teachers, students, and parents to understand the significance of the modern online learning environment and its positive impact on the new learning mode. There is no study related to the factors associated with the impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context.


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