scholarly journals Learning in Troubled Times: Parents’ Perspectives on Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Filipa Seabra ◽  
Marta Abelha ◽  
António Teixeira ◽  
Luísa Aires
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Educational Levels

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered profound social consequences, affecting all aspects of human activity, including education. The process of remote teaching that was implemented in response to this crisis is known as emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL). The present study focuses on Portuguese parents’ perspectives about this process. Data were gathered through an online questionnaire, answered by 203 parents of preschool, basic, and secondary education students (ages 3–18), focusing on self-perceived digital competence, satisfaction with ERTL, and pedagogical activities developed with their children. Parents were moderately satisfied with ERTL but expressed a marked increase in their workload, particularly those working from home. Parents of children in the second cycle of basic education (ages 10–12) were less satisfied with the process. A variety of activities was promoted, responding to different educational levels’ characteristics. Results show the importance of promoting parents’ digital competence and directing support policies, particularly to parents of younger children (ages 3–12), and raise concerns about equity.

scholarly journals Technological Skills in Higher Education—Different Needs and Different Uses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Ana Luísa Rodrigues ◽  
Luísa Cerdeira ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Machado-Taylor ◽  
Helena Alves
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
The North ◽  
Technological Skills

Technological skills development is a central issue for a country’s educational and social policies. Throughout their school career, from primary to secondary education and later in higher education, students have the opportunity to build and develop various skills, including technological. Considering the different needs and different uses that these skills encompass, these will certainly be necessary and useful in students’ academic and professional life. This study reports on an investigation of technological skills development in higher education. It aims to analyze the relevance of technologies integration, which technological skills are built and developed by higher education students, and what their perception about the importance of technological skills is. Based on a literature review, an online questionnaire was designed and applied to 217 students from three public higher education institutions located in the North, Center, and South of Portugal. This intended to verify which areas of technological skills (from the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens) are most developed and to understand respective repercussions. It is concluded that the balanced development of students’ technological skills in higher education is crucial for their personal, social, and professional future and consequently, for their quality of life, with the integration of digital technologies being relevant in the change of the academic work organization, in the relations between learners, teachers, and institutions, and in the new ways of teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Citation: Cabezas-González, M.; Casillas-Martín, S.; García-Valcárcel Muñoz-Repiso, A. Basic Education Students’ Digital Competence in the Area of Communication: The Influence of Online Communication and the Use of Social Networks. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4442. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084442

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4442
Author(s):  
Marcos Cabezas-González ◽  
Sonia Casillas-Martín ◽  
Ana García-Valcárcel Muñoz-Repiso
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The global public health crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that digital competence in education is no longer an option, but a necessity. Online communication with friends using social networks is an activity in which young people very frequently and at increasingly early ages engage. This article presents the results of a study analyses digital-competence levels in the area of communication of Spanish basic-education students (aged 12–16) and establishes whether online communication with friends and the use of social media impact it. A quantitative methodology with a descriptive and cross-sectional design was used. The sample comprised 807 students, and data collection was based on a problem-solving test. Findings show that students who use online communication with their friends very often and that those who use social networks a lot have lower levels of digital competence. Education centres should reflect on this in order to implement curricular programs that may strengthen this type of competence.

scholarly journals TEACHING IN CLOUDS: USING THE G SUITE FOR EDUCATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF TWO ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES COURSES

2018 ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elis Kakoulli Constantinou
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

Being one of the most important and influential advancements in information technology since the emergence of the Internet, cloud computing has invaded the area of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), among other fields, due to its flexibility, availability, practicality and cost effectiveness. In 2006 Google developed its Apps for Education, currently referred to as “G Suite for Education”, that provide teachers and students with access to different tools, such as Classroom, Mail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, etc., each serving different educational purposes. This paper reports on a research study conducted at the Cyprus University of Technology Language Centre in Fall 2016, in the context of two blended English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses for first-year students of the Departments of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science and Commerce, Finance and Shipping, which are based on social constructivist approaches with elements of connectivism and student-centered teaching methods. The study aimed at eliciting data on the students’ views regarding the ease of use of G Suite for Education tools, difficulties encountered during their use, and their efficiency in the teaching and learning process. Data was obtained through an online questionnaire, consisting of Likert scale and open-ended questions, administered to the students at the end of the semester. Findings illustrate that students viewed the use of G Suite for Education tools in their EAP courses very positively, both in terms of ease of use and efficiency in the learning and teaching process, encountering only minor difficulties during their use.

scholarly journals Interés y Motivación del Estudiantado de Educación Secundaria en el uso de Aurasma en el Aula de Educación Física (Secondary Education students' interest and motivation towards using Aurasma in Physical Education classes)

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 333-340
Author(s):  
Antonio José Moreno Guerrero ◽  
Carmen Rodríguez Jiménez ◽  
Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo ◽  
Jose María Sola Reche
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Spatial Orientation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Interest And Motivation

Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) están inmersas en los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje. El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer la predisposición y motivación en el aprendizaje de la orientación espacial de los alumnos de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO), a través del uso de la aplicación Aurasma. La metodología de investigación es cuantitativa, descriptiva, correlacional y predictiva. Los instrumentos utilizados son el FEFS-J y el cuestionario EDMCQ-PE. La muestra está formada por 1076 alumnos de la ESO de Andalucía. Los resultados muestran que existe una relación entre la valoración dada por los alumnos en relación con el uso de Aurasma, con el interés mostrado hacia la tarea y su motivación, teniendo una influencia directa y consistente en la energía dada por la asignatura de Educación Física para el desarrollo de otras tareas. Se concluye que el uso de Aurasma en las sesiones de Educación Física para el desarrollo de la orientación espacial es valorado positivamente por los alumnos de la ESO, mostrando interés y motivación por la asignatura.Abstract. Information and communication technology (ICT) is immersed into teaching and learning processes. The objective of this research is to know the predisposition and motivation towards learning spatial orientation in students of Compulsory Secondary Education, through the use of the Aurasma application. The research methodology is quantitative, descriptive, correlational, and predictive. The instruments used are FEFS-J and EDMCQ-PE questionnaires. The sample was composed by 1076 students from Compulsory Secondary Education in Andalusia. The results show that there is a relationship between the assessment given by the students in relation to the use of Aurasma during the session, and interest and motivation shown towards the task, with direct and consistent influence on the energy put in the subject of Physical Education for the development of other tasks. As a conclusion, the use of Aurasma for the development of spatial orientation in Physical Education classes is valued positively by the students of Compulsory Secondary Education, showing interest and motivation towards the subject. 

scholarly journals Efektivitas Dana Bantuan Operasional Sekolah (BOS) dalam Peningkatan Mutu Pendidikan pada MIN Lumpatan Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Fathullah Fathullah
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Human Resources Planning ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Resources Planning

The School Operational Assistance (BOS) program aims to free up tuition fees for underprivileged students and provide relief for other students, so that they can get better quality basic education services until they are completed in order to complete 9 years of basic education compulsory education. Through BOS, the level of primary education students will be freed from all kinds of school operational costs. The purpose of this study was to find out the Management of the School Operational Assistance Fund (BOS) in improving the learning process in State MTs 1 and Al-Arkom MTs Palembang. The technical analysis used in this study is a qualitative data analysis technique. While the data collection techniques used are interviews, documentation and observation. The results showed that the effectiveness of the management of Operational Assistance funds in the process of improving the learning process in Palembang 1 MTSN had been running effectively in accordance with the 2007 School Operational Aid published by the Indonesian Ministry of Religion. As for the effective ones, namely the need for the availability of funds, facilities and infrastructure to support teaching and learning activities, human resources, planning activities or programs and the amount of funds that will be used for these activities or programs, activities to use school operational assistance funds to meet school needs, coordination between the school and the KOMITE, oversight of the use of the School Operational Assistance Fund (BOS), the improvement of the quality of education, the achievement of the objectives of the use of BOS funds and the achievement of the main objectives of the BOS funds program. Whereas in MTS Al-Arkom, the management of BOS funds has not been implemented effectively, namely the need for the availability of funds, facilities and infrastructure to support teaching and learning activities, human resources, planning activities or programs and the amount of funds to be used for these activities or programs. the school with the school KOMITE. Keywords: School Operational Assistance (BOS), Learning Process.

scholarly journals A História da Ciência na formação inicial de professores de ciências

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 2-14
Author(s):  
Isilda Teixeira Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Keywords History Of Science ◽  
History Of ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Science Teacher Training

Resumo No Currículo do Ensino Básico em Portugal(1) considera-se importante que os alunos conheçam relatos de como ideias foram divulgadas, aceites, desenvolvidas, substituídas ou rejeitadas e ainda que reconheçam que o conhecimento científico está em evolução permanente, sendo um conhecimento inacabado. Embora se constate, da análise dos programas, que a História da Ciência adquire maior importância ao longo dos níveis de ensino (do Ensino Básico para o Ensino Secundário), há ainda, na nossa opinião, muito a ser feito. A utilização da História da Ciência no ensino das ciências traz para o centro dos problemas educativos a formação de professores. Não serve de nada mudar os currículos, se não houver mudanças nos professores que os implementam. Nesta comunicação pretendemos analisar as alterações nos planos de estudos dos cursos de formação de professores de Ciências em Portugal, nos últimos 15 anos. Verificámos, que apesar de esta temática ter sido introduzida nos currículos dos ensinos básico e secundário, com o processo de Bolonha, ela deixou de existir nos planos de estudos em algumas universidades que fazem formação inicial de professores de ciências.1 - DEB, Orientações Curriculares para o 3o Ciclo do Ensino Básico – Ciências Físicas e Naturais. Lisboa: Ministério da Educação, 2001. Palavras-chave: História da Ciência, Planos de Estudos, Formação inicial, Ensino das Ciências Abstract In the Curriculum of Basic Education in Portugal it is important that the students know about how ideas have been divulged, accepted, developed, substituted or rejected and that they recognize that scientific knowledge is in constant evolution, being an unfinished knowledge. Although it is clear from the analysis of the programs that the history of science is becoming more important throughout the educational levels (from elementary school to secondary education), there is still a lot to be done in our opinion. The use of the History of Science in the teaching, brings to the center of educational problems the formation of teachers. It is no use changing the curricula if there are no changes in the teachers who implement them. In this paper, we intend to analyze the changes in the study plans of the science teacher training courses in Portugal in the last 15 years. We verified that although this theme was introduced in the curricula of primary and secondary education, with the Bolonha process, it no longer exists in the curricula in some universities that form teachers. Keywords: History of Science, Science Teaching, Study Plans

scholarly journals A Situational Analysis of EFL Textbook Selection in Thai Public Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Niwat Wuttisrisiriporn ◽  
Napanit Vinitchevit ◽  
Siriluck Usaha
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Textbook Evaluation ◽  
Efl Teachers

It is undeniable that a textbook is a useful resource for teaching and learning. In English language education, especially in EFL countries, EFL teachers use a suitable EFL textbook to facilitate student learning. The present study, therefore, presents the current situation of how EFL textbooks are chosen as a core material in Thai public schools. An online questionnaire was distributed to 30 participants, who were English language teachers working at Thai public schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC). Interviews were also conducted to elicit more data from some of the participants. The findings of the study reveal that an EFL textbook is chosen based on whether it follows the Basic Education Core Curriculum, the textbook content, the textbook quality approval from the Ministry of Education, and price. However, the analysis shows that a systematic evaluation of an EFL textbook is not undertaken before the textbook is used, which can affect the teaching and learning outcomes in an EFL classroom. This paper proposes some recommendations regarding textbook evaluation criteria for those who are in charge of selecting a proper EFL textbook so that they can systematically evaluate and choose a practical textbook for their EFL classroom. It is also hoped to raise Thai EFL teachers’ awareness of the need for a proper textbook evaluation to be undertaken before a textbook is used in an EFL classroom.

scholarly journals Learning together, learning deeper: A little teacher assisted learning engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 412
Author(s):  
Jamina G. Camayang ◽  
Romiro G. Bautista
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Learning Together

<span lang="EN-US">Peer mentoring in the dawn of new educational paradigms harnesses the act of becoming an educationist to facilitating learning in a peer mentoring practice. This study explored the opportunities of an emancipatory approach to teaching and learning under the thrust of learning together, learning deeper through the indulgence of little teachers under the peer mentoring scheme of learning. Employing the senior secondary education students (as little teachers), who came from their Student Teaching program from the Department of Education, and the junior secondary education students (as mentees), who enrolled in their Teaching Science in the Secondary Schools under the qualitative research design and phenomenology as point of inquiry, the following were found: Mentors in the mentoring process need to be approachable and accommodating; Mentees in the mentoring process need to be responsible with their learning task coupled with learning initiative; Enjoyable learning encounters, collaborative learning sessions, open and barrier-free communication, and close and rigid supervision through spoon feeding, modelling, and feedback are some of the perceived characteristics of an effective mentoring program; and Readiness of both mentors and mentees hinder the efficacy of the mentoring program. Owing to the results of the study, it is recommended that a formal mentoring program in the College of Teacher Education be institutionalized for it spurs extensive learning. </span>

scholarly journals Análisis de la autopercepción sobre el nivel de competencia digital docente en la formación inicial de maestros/as.

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Girón Escudero ◽  
Ramón Cózar Gutiérrez ◽  
José Antonio González-Calero Somoza
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Common Framework ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
Competencia Digital

La competencia digital en la formación inicial docente es esencial en la actualidad ya que los estudiantes de enseñanza básica están en frecuente contacto con las nuevas tecnologías. Por tanto, sería conveniente que los futuros docentes acabasen el grado con una competencia digital óptima. Los objetivos de este estudio se centran en analizar el grado de competencia digital docente en el alumnado de Grado de Educación Infantil y Primaria mediante el modelo del “Marco Común de Competencia Digital Docente” del INTEF (2017b). La metodología seguida ha sido de carácter cuantitativo observacional. Para ello, se ha utilizado un cuestionario online basado en dicho modelo, en el que han participado un total de 117 estudiantes de 4º curso de los Grados de Maestro en Ed. Infantil y Ed. Primaria de la Facultad de Educación de Albacete. Los resultados adquiridos muestran un nivel básico en las áreas estudiadas en ambas titulaciones tanto al inicio como al final del grado. Finalmente, se concluye que se hace necesaria la formación en TIC en los títulos del Grado para la adaptación de los futuros maestros y maestras a las necesidades del alumnado de Educación Infantil y Primaria. Nowadays, digital competence in the initial training is essential since elementary students are often in touch with ICT. Therefore, it would be advisable that future teachers finish the degree with optimal digital competence. This study aims at analyzing teachers’ digital competence in students of teacher training degrees through the INTEF model (2017) “Common Framework for Teachers’ Digital Competence”. We followed a quantitative and observational methodology. For this purpose, an online questionnaire based on this model was used and 117 students participated. These students were mainly 4th year Early-Childhood and Primary Education students in the Faculty of Education. The results achieved show a basic level in the areas studied both in Early-Childhood and Primary, as well as at the beginning and end of their Education. To conclude, the inclusion of ICT training is necessary in training future Early-Childhood and Primary teachers in order to satisfy the needs of their students.

scholarly journals ¿Cómo promover la Ciudadanía Digital?

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-23
Author(s):  
Alejandrina Almeida-Aguilar ◽  
Eric Ramos-Méndez ◽  
Rubén Jéronimo-Yedra ◽  
José Luis Gómez-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
New Students ◽  
Multiple Edges

There are several attempts that have been made in Mexico in recent years and through the different six-year periods of Government, to insert Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the teaching and learning process at the levels of basic education. The foregoing was attempted through the creation of multiple Federal Government programs for that purpose. One of these programs establishes digital competencies and within these can be located the competence of Digital Citizenship. The present work shows a small outline of the competition of digital citizenship in new students of Educational Institutions of the State of Tabasco. Digital citizenship does not have a single focus, there are multiple edges that can be addressed. Finally, some proposals for various actions are exposed, through which the acquisition of this digital competence can be achieved. Teachers, as active agents in the teaching and learning process, can be important actors through the promotion of the proposed activities and practices.

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