scholarly journals Video Assessment Tasks in Tertiary Education: Practice and Experience in STEM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Roughan
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Video Assessment ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Interesting Approach ◽  
Video Creation ◽  
Traditional Assessments

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic mandated many changes in delivery and assessment in the first half of 2020. This paper describes one tool for assessment that might never have been trialled without this impetus – video creation – that proved to be a valuable and interesting approach with many advantages over traditional assessment methods. Used in conjunction with traditional assessments I believe this will enhance both quality of assessment and student engagement.

scholarly journals Experiences of using Unicam for asynchronous video assessment of the Irish language

2021 ◽  
pp. 194-199
Author(s):  
Rob Lowney ◽  
Gearóidín Uí Laighléis ◽  
Seán Mac Risteaird ◽  
Éadaoin Ní Mhuircheartaigh
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Irish Language ◽  
Video Assessment ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Video Creation ◽  
The Web

Video is used widely in language education as a learning tool and a production tool for students to demonstrate oral competence. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Irish language lecturers at Dublin City University (DCU) set asynchronous video assessment tasks for students on teacher education programmes. Tasks were completed using the web-based Unicam platform, which streamlines video creation and submission, allowing students to focus on their task and not technical affairs. Students’ and the teaching team’s Unicam experiences were evaluated through anonymous surveys drawing on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Both parties were neutral to slightly positive in their attitudes towards the Unicam tool.

FRAILTY AND NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES – A STEP AHEAD

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
E. KELAIDITI
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Frail Older People ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Complex Population

Dependence and disability are almost inevitable consequences of population aging. As these conditions are considered irreversible, a growing interest has been directed towards the identification of related conditions that are still amenable to preventive interventions. In this context, frailty has attracted an increasing scientific interest. Frailty is characterized by decreased homeostatic reserves and diminished resistance to stressors. The frail elderly constitutes a complex population in terms of assessment, monitoring, adherence to recommendations, and follow-up. The use of novel technologies may be considerably helpful for both clinical and research purposes. In particular, technologies may support interventions preventing disability, improving the quality of life, and enhancing the wellbeing of frail people. Traditional assessment instruments can be complemented or replaced by mobile devices measuring and monitoring frailty domains (e.g., physical performance, cognitive function, physical activity, nutritional status). Novel technologies have indeed the potential to benefit, assess, monitor, and support frail older people to live independently and improve their quality of life

scholarly journals Gamification as a Teaching Method to Improve Performance and Motivation in Tertiary Education during COVID-19: A Research Study from Mexico

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Elvira G. Rincon-Flores ◽  
Juanjo Mena ◽  
Eunice López-Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Pedagogical Strategy ◽  
Learning Mathematics

Gamification is usually understood as a pedagogical strategy that favors student engagement and motivation. Traditionally it is composed of dynamics, mechanics, and components. The purpose of this study was to compare Engineering and Economics and Social Sciences undergraduate students in their performance (grades), motivation, quality of assignments, participation, and emotion when their teachers used gamification as an innovative teaching method during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pearson correlations, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and Mann–Whitney test were conducted. Additionally, four students were interviewed to describe the emotional downside of the lockdown. The main results indicate that there are higher positive relationships among variables in the Engineering undergraduate students rather than in Economics and Social Sciences and show that emotion poorly correlates with performance, especially for the Economics and Social Sciences students, as many have a negative attitude toward learning mathematics. Additionally, gender and scholarship status are not differential factors. Gamification proved to be a useful pedagogical strategy to promote participation and enhance motivation among undergraduate students, particularly in a context of academic confinement. This study gives teachers an idea of the benefits and extent to which gamification can be used in the classroom.

scholarly journals QoS to QoE Mapping Function for Iptv Quality Assessement Based on Kohonen Map: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-190
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Frnda ◽  
Marek Durica ◽  
Mihail Savrasovs ◽  
Philippe Fournier-Viger ◽  
Jerry Chun-Wei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Mapping Function ◽  
Video Stream ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
End User ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
Video Assessment ◽  
Kohonen Map

AbstractThis paper deals with an analysis of Kohonen map usage possibility for real-time evaluation of end-user video quality perception. The Quality of Service framework (QoS) describes how the network impairments (network utilization or packet loss) influence the picture quality, but it does not reflect precisely on customer subjective perceived quality of received video stream. There are several objective video assessment metrics based on mathematical models trying to simulate human visual system but each of them has its own evaluation scale. This causes a serious problem for service providers to identify a critical point when intervention into the network behaviour is needed. On the other hand, subjective tests (Quality of Experience concept) are time-consuming and costly and of course, cannot be performed in real-time. Therefore, we proposed a mapping function able to predict subjective end-user quality perception based on the situation in a network, video stream features and results obtained from the objective video assessment method.

scholarly journals Nonwearable Sensor-Based In-Home Assessment of Subtle Daily Behavioral Changes as a Candidate Biomarker for Mild Cognitive Impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Takao Yamasaki ◽  
Shuzo Kumagai
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Traditional Performance ◽  
Traditional Assessments

Patients show subtle changes in daily behavioral patterns, revealed by traditional assessments (e.g., performance- or questionnaire-based assessments) even in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD; i.e., the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage). An increase in studies on the assessment of daily behavioral changes in patients with MCI and AD using digital technologies (e.g., wearable and nonwearable sensor-based assessment) has been noted in recent years. In addition, more objective, quantitative, and realistic evidence of altered daily behavioral patterns in patients with MCI and AD has been provided by digital technologies rather than traditional assessments. Therefore, this study hypothesized that the assessment of daily behavioral changes with digital technologies can replace or assist traditional assessment methods for early MCI and AD detection. In this review, we focused on research using nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment. Previous studies on the assessment of behavioral changes in MCI and AD using traditional performance- or questionnaire-based assessments are first described. Next, an overview of previous studies on the assessment of behavioral changes in MCI and AD using nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment is provided. Finally, the usefulness and problems of nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment for early MCI and AD detection are discussed. In conclusion, this review stresses that subtle changes in daily behavioral patterns detected by nonwearable sensor-based in-home assessment can be early MCI and AD biomarkers.

scholarly journals Factors that Encourage Student Engagement: Insights from a Case Study of ‘First Time’ Students in a New Zealand University.

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-96
Author(s):  
Barbara Russell ◽  
◽  
Gloria R L Slater ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Active Citizenship ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
First Time

This case study reports on the findings from one of nine tertiary institutions that took part in a project funded by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) in New Zealand. The research question explored how institutional and non institutional learning environments influence student engagement with learning in a higher education, university setting. Data was collected initially by means of a questionnaire; subsequently more in-depth data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with students randomly selected from those who indicated, on the questionnaire, that they were willing to be interviewed. Respondents were enrolled for the first time in this institution, but not necessarily for the first time in a tertiary education programme. A conceptual model with four strands: motivation and agency; transactional engagement; institutional support and active citizenship was used to organise the data. Findings were analysed against a synthesis of current literature and suggest that factors identified in the first three strands of the conceptual model played a significant role in student engagement with learning; active citizenship, however, did not feature highly in student responses and is an aspect of engagement that could benefit from further research.

scholarly journals Нормативно-Политические Вопросы Обращение С Обеспечением Низкого Образования В Индонезии (Policy In Handling The Low Education Relevance In Indonesia)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indrayanto Indrayanto ◽  
Smyshlyaeva Larisa Germanovna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Government Education ◽  
Potential Resource ◽  
Education Transformation

AbstractThe problem of Human Resources (HR) in Indonesia is becoming increasingly complex, this is reflected in the large number of formal education graduates from various levels who are not absorbed in the world of work. Many factors cause this to happen, including the mismatch between HR competencies and the labor market, the growth of the workforce is greater than the availability of available employment and population distribution between regions is not evenly distributed. If you look at the achievements of Indonesian tertiary education graduates, many of Indonesian tertiary education graduates are slow to get jobs, this shows that there is a broken link between higher education and the world of work. Higher education has not been able to produce graduates with high selling prices armed with the knowledge they have learned even though in general higher education graduates have greater employment opportunities than high school or lower level graduates. Many realities on the ground show that the quality of Indonesian people as a potential resource still does not meet expectations. This happens because of the low quality of education in Indonesia. By fulfilling good educational needs, the students will get benefits and can improve the quality of life of the knowledge they have, so that after completing their education, they can get decent jobs or create quality jobs. Indonesia's education world must start to build links with the world of work, so that the world of work responds to graduates produced in accordance with what the world of work wants; this paradigm must be understood and built by the Indonesian government. Education transformation is needed so that education is able to produce reliable and resilient human resources; education and educators must be improved. 

scholarly journals How Student Engagement Can Improve the Quality of Undergraduate Education Using Course Experience as a Mediating Variable

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Traian Ropot ◽  
◽  
Muhua Wang ◽  
Francis Stonier ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Course Experience ◽  
Further Development

The intent of this paper is to analyse the correlation between student engagement and course experience as a mechanism for improvement of the quality of undergraduate education. Traditionally, research focused separately on student engagement or course experience but it is to be argued that the later can be perceived as a mediating variable onto assessing student engagement as a tool for measurement and improvement of the undergraduate education. Additionally, is to be argued that the critique upon the student engagement and course experience concepts contributes to their further development.

scholarly journals The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning Quality and Practices in Higher Education—Using Deep and Surface Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
Salah Alhammadi
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
The Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Future Of Education

This paper explores the student learning experience using technology as an e-learning tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article utilized qualitative methods to examine the quality of student learning using deep and surface approaches to understand what influences student engagement with technology. Interviews were conducted with 21 students from various academic majors using deductive content analysis to evaluate their responses. The findings show that technology increased student engagement with class discussion, and students became more informed about lecture material. It is noteworthy that there were some variations in the students’ interpretation of the learning experience with technology, indicating a gap in the quality of learning. Notably, there was an improvement in grades compared to the last online session and the face-to-face learning experience prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there were fewer missing quizzes and late assignments. These outcomes may be used to enhance teaching strategies and problem solving within teaching and learning to develop a new mode of delivery. In addition, these findings are important for the future of education in a post-pandemic world.

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