scholarly journals PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF UNDERGRADUATES’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHILOSOPHY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES COURSE (FIS): OBSERVATIONS FROM UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (39) ◽  
pp. 150-165
Author(s):  
Habibah @ Artini Ramlie ◽  
Syamsul Azizul Marinsah ◽  
Saifulazry Mokhtar ◽  
Mohd. Sohaimi Esa ◽  
Mohd Kamal Mohd Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
New Thought ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Preliminary Examination ◽  
Rational Thought ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Difficult Subject

The Philosophy and Contemporary Issues (FIS) course was introduced for undergraduate level study in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) starting from the September 2019 intake. An initiative of Dr. Maszlee Malik, the Minister of Education Malaysia during that period, the course is aimed at creating a generation of scholars capable of critical and rational thought, able to engage in analytical and systematic discourse, and guided by wisdom and prudence when faced with diverse contemporary ideology challenges. This course is compulsory for all HEI students including those in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Philosophy in general is perceived as a difficult subject to comprehend. Since FIS is a new course, this study is relevant to examine students’ understanding of the subject matter as taught in UMS specifically those in the 2020/2021 intake. Utilising a quantitative approach, the aspect of student understanding in FIS was analysed in a descriptive manner based on online questionnaire instruments. Findings showed UMS undergraduates had a relatively high and encouraging level of understanding in FIS. This proves that the notion of courses related to philosophy being difficult and uninteresting was not wholly accurate. The FIS course could be fine-tuned to ensure it is able to continue its role as a medium for the inculcation of new thought culture among undergraduates.

scholarly journals Penerapan Machine Learning dengan Konsep Data Mining Rough Set (Prediksi Tingkat Pemahaman Mahasiswa terhadap Matakuliah)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Mokhamad Ramdhani Raharjo ◽  
Agus Perdana Windarto
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Data Mining ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Rough Set ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Extract Information

The Rough Set (RS) method is part of machine learning that analyzes the uncertainty of the dataset used to determine the attributes of important objects (classification). The purpose of this study was to extract information from the rough set using the Rosetta application in predicting cases of students' level of understanding of the course. The attributes used are communication (F1), learning atmosphere (F2), learning media (F3), appearance (F4), and teaching methods (F5). Sources of data obtained from the output of the Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1255 (1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1255/1/012005. The results of the application of the Rough Set method in determining the prediction of the level of student understanding of the course, produce new knowledge, namely learning outcomes based on the subject. There are 15 Reductions with 90 Generate Rules. But overall, the attributes that affect the level of student understanding of the subject are communication (F1) and learning media (F3)

scholarly journals O Uso das Tecnologias e Seus Desafios no Ensino Superior Remoto em Tempos de Pandemia de COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-525
Author(s):  
Renata Macêdo Leite ◽  
João Victor Mariano da Silva ◽  
Luciano Temoteo dos Santos ◽  
Rubens Oliveira da Cunha Junior ◽  
Adriana de Alencar Gomes Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Teaching Resource ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

ResumoEmbora seja um importante recurso didático, o uso das tecnologias durante a Pandemia de COVID-19 revelou grandes desafios na educação, sobretudo, no Ensino Superior. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar a experiência discente em relação ao uso das tecnologias no Ensino Superior remoto em tempos de Pandemia de COVID-19. A área de estudo delimitada compreende a região metropolitana do Cariri cearense (RMCariri), no Sul do Estado do Ceará, mais especificamente, o aglomerado urbano formado pelos municípios de Crato, Juazeiro do Norte e Barbalha (CRAJUBAR). Como metodologia, foram realizados um levantamento bibliográfico acerca do tema e a aplicação de um questionário semiestruturado a estudantes de cursos de graduação de Instituições de Ensino Superior localizadas na região do CRAJUBAR. A partir da análise dos resultados se percebeu que, mesmo sendo uma ferramenta viabilizada pelo uso das tecnologias, e que permitiu a continuidade do ensino no modo a distância durante a Pandemia, o ensino remoto não contempla todos os discentes. O estudo revelou as principais dificuldades encontradas pelos estudantes neste período e destacou a falta de investimentos para as Universidades implementarem o ensino remoto, sobretudo, as públicas, o que afetou diretamente o processo de aprendizagem dos discentes e reflete a desigualdade social existente no Brasil. Palavras-chave: COVID-19. Cariri cearense. Aprendizagem. Tecnologias. AbstractAlthough being an important teaching resource, the use of technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed great challenges in education, especially in higher education. Therefore, this paper aims at analyzing the student’s experience regarding to use of technologies in remote higher education in times of COVID-19 pandemic. The selected study area comprises the Cariri Metropolitan Region (RMCariri), on south of Ceará state, more specifically the urban agglomeration composed of Crato, Juazeiro do Norte and Barbalha municipalities (CRAJUBAR). As methodology, a bibliographic research was performed on the subject and the application of a semi structured questionnaire to the students of undergraduate level courses from Higher Education Institutions of CRAJUBAR. From the results analysis, one may notice that, although being a tool facilitated by the use of technologies, and which allowed the education continuity in a remote way during the pandemic, the remote higher education does not contemplate all the students. The study showed the main difficulties faced by students in this period and highlighted the lack of investments on the universities in order to implement the remote education, especially the public ones, which directly affected the students’ learning process, besides reflecting the existing social inequality of Brazil. Keywords: COVID-19. Cariri Region. Learning. Technologies.

scholarly journals Civil participation and political activity of the residents of Vologda Oblast: efficiency assessment of the dialogue between government and society

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-40
Author(s):  
Daniil Andreevich Phedotov
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Vologda Oblast ◽  
Civic Activity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
High Level

The subject of this research is the level of civic activity of the residents of Vologda Oblast in social life of the region. The research leans on the general scientific, cross-disciplinary, and private scientific methods. The article employs online questionnaire-based survey as a quantitative method of research for data collection; methods of data analysis used in studying the subject of research: statistical analysis, and interpretation. The empirical part is based on the chi-square test, one-dimensional distribution of data, and correlation analysis. Methodological framework is comprised of the societal neo-institutionalism. The purpose of this study is to assess the level of civic activity of residents of the Vologda oblast. The following conclusions were made: the majority of respondents indicate a significant level of untapped political activity, although demonstrate a fairly high level of readiness for mobilization within the framework of civil society, which can be used constructively or destructively with accumulation of unfulfilled political participation. The respondents showed a low engagement rate in social life, which testifies to their untapped mobilization potential; social capital is used in sufficiently. The author draws a link between the level of understanding of authority in the areas of responsibility of the local government branches and the assessment of their activity. The level of understanding of authority is also related to the level of confidence in the head of municipality. Groups of respondents who have such understanding trust the head of municipality the most, and assess the work of the local government branches higher than the other groups. Civil activity of residents of the residents of Vologda Oblast is characterized by the overall high level of readiness to work in social organizations, but at the same time, by low engagement rate in social life.

Measuring Service Quality in The Context of Higher Education in Vietnam

2013 ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Yen Nguyen Thi Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Education Service ◽  
The Subject

This paper focuses on the understanding of service quality in the context of Vietnamese universities. It proposes an approach for measuring the quality of the higher education service provided by universities in Vietnam. Firstly, an exploratory study was conducted. Then, the set of items which were generated became the subject of a questionnaire that was then administered to 675 students of a Vietnamese university to determine the dimensions of higher education service quality in this context. The obtained results permit us to appropriate a measurement scale which is slightly different from the SERVQUAL scale widely known as the standard for measuring service quality. The results also show that tangible elements, responsiveness and assurance seem to be three specific dimensions of the higher education service of Vietnamese universities.

Emmanuel Levinas: Um estudo sobre a ética da alteridade

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimael Francisco do Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
Transcendental Philosophy ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Thought ◽  
Philosophical Criticism ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
First Philosophy

The general objective of this study is to analyze the postulate of the ethics of otherness as the first philosophy, presented by Emmanuel Levinas. It is a proposal that runs through Levinas' thinking from his theoretical foundations, to his philosophical criticism. Levinas' thought presents itself as a new thought, as a critique of ontology and transcendental philosophy. For him, the concern with knowledge and with being made the other to be forgotten, placing the other in totality. Levinas proposes the ethics of otherness as sensitivity to the other. The subject says here I am, making myself responsible for the other in an infinite way, in a transcendence without return to myself, becoming hostage to the other, as an irrefutable responsibility. The idea of the infinite, present in the face of the other, points to a responsibility whoever more assumes himself, the more one is responsible, until the substitution by other.

Book Review: Writing for Academic Journals Second Edition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Asrifan ◽  
Abd Ghofur
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Writing For Publication ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Many

Anyone who wants to get ahead in academic or professional life today knows that it’s a question of publish or perish. This applies to colleges, universities, and even hospital Trusts. Yet writing for publication is one of the many skills which isn’t formally taught. Once beyond undergraduate level, it’s normally assumed that you will pick up the necessary skills as you go along.Writing for Academic Journalsseeks to rectify this omission. Rowena Murray is an experienced writer on the subject (author of How to Write a Thesis and How to Survive Your Viva) and she is well aware of the time pressures people are under in their professional lives. What she has to say should be encouraging for those people in ‘new’ universities, people working in disciplines which have only recently been considered academic, and those in professions such as the health service which are under pressure to become more academic.

Subjective Point of View of a Student on Ways of Subject Matter Structure Creation by the Teacher

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-171
Author(s):  
Denisa Gunišová ◽  
Jana Duchovičová
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Cognitive Frames ◽  
Teacher Work ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Education Process

Authors in this contribution focus on issue of subject matter structure creation by the teacher as an important psycho-didactic domain of education process and how does a student perceive this structure. The aim of the teacher is not only to impart the knowledge to students but also to show them and teach them possible ways of how to understand the subject matter better and how to get to the fundamentals of it. Based on the structure of subject matter created by the teacher a student creates cognitive frames which become basis for his further learning. We pay attention to definition of epistemology of subject matter structure, questions of psycho-didactic approach to teaching, creating structure of subject matter and how does the teacher work with the text. Empirical part of the contribution investigates teachers' preferences of subject matter structure and statistically describes subjective perception of level of understanding of the subject matter by a student influenced by the particular subject matter structure realized by the teacher.

scholarly journals Evolution of university governance in Morocco: Which impacts?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Khalid Ayad ◽  
Khaoula Dobli Bennani ◽  
Mostafa Elhachloufi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
University Governance ◽  
General Review ◽  
Theoretical Literature ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Way

The concept of governance has become ubiquitous since it is recognized as an important tool for improving quality in all aspects of higher education.In Morocco, few scientific articles have dealt with the subject of university governance. Therefore, we will present a general review of the evolution of governance through laws and reforms established by Moroccan Governments from 1975 to 2019. The purpose of the study is to detect the extent of the presence of university governance principles in these reforms.This study enriches the theoretical literature on the crisis of Moroccan university and opens the way to new empirical studies to better understand the perception of university governance concept in the Moroccan context and to improve the quality of higher education and subsequently the economic development of the country.The findings of this study show an increasing evolution of the presence of university governance principles in reforms and higher education laws.

Quality of learning experience, student satisfaction and perceived overall experience in the COVID-19 context

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venugopal Prabhakar Gantasala ◽  
Swapna Bhargavi Gantasala ◽  
Tareq Na'el Al Tawil ◽  
Prerana Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Medical Programs

PurposeThe intention for this study was to explore any relationship that might exist between quality of learning experience (QLE), the second construct student satisfaction (SS) and the third construct perceived overall experience (POE) among undergraduate students within the higher education context. This study also attempts to explain the path direction between QLE, SS and POE.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers utilized structural equation modeling to analyze the variables considered for this study – QLE, SS and POE and for hypotheses testing. Respondents for this study were medical students' coordinators of the undergraduate level of medical colleges in the 28 states of India. Data collected for the study were possible by utilizing a questionnaire that was emailed to these student coordinators. The emailing effort returned 198 (n) filled questionnaires (complete) representing 198 institutions offering undergraduate-level medical programs out of a total of 542 institutions that offer undergraduate medical programs.FindingsFindings from this study confirm the relationship between QLE with SS, and PLE. Interestingly, the findings established a significant relationship between SS and POE.Practical implicationsDecision-makers and administrators of higher education institutions (HEIs) can utilize the findings from this study to focus on strengthening important elements of QLE in ways that positively impact SS and POE of students taking online courses and program offerings. The study reiterates the importance of course content, course structure, lecture-delivery quality, instructor mentoring and student-instructor interactions on SS and POE. The role of SS in reinforcing confirmation, perceived usefulness, perceived openness of the online courses and the perceived reputation was established. This relationship is key to administrators while they focus on improving SS and building on the institutions' reputation in addition to their efforts to support marketing and enrollments during the pandemic.Originality/valueResearchers in the past have examined the relationships between QLE and another construct of this study – SS. Past research has also examined the relationship between QLE and POE. However, there is not enough research exploring the relationship between SS and POE. This study establishes the relationship between SS and POE that benefits decision-makers in higher education.

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