scholarly journals The impact of visualization on flexible Bayesian reasoning

2017 ◽  
pp. 25-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Böcherer-Linder ◽  
Andreas Eichler ◽  
Markus Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Base Rate ◽  
Bayesian Reasoning ◽  
Unit Square ◽  
Tree Diagram ◽  
Statistical Graph ◽  
The Impact

There is wide consensus that visualizations of statistical information can support Bayesian reasoning. This article focusses on the conceptual understanding of Bayesian reasoning situations and investigates whether the tree diagram or the unit square is more appropriate to support the understanding of the influence of the base rate, which is introduced as being a part of flexible Bayesian reasoning. As a statistical graph, the unit square reflects the influence of the base rate not only in a numerical but also in a geometrical way. Accordingly, in two experiments with undergraduate students (N = 148 and N = 143) the unit square outperformed the tree diagram referring to the understanding of the influence of the base rate. Our results could inform the discussion about how to visualize Bayesian situations and has practical consequences for the teaching and learning of statistics.

Investigating Youth’s Life Online Phenomena

2013 ◽  
pp. 206-224
Author(s):  
Azilawati Jamaludin ◽  
Yam San Chee
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Recurrent Theme

This paper examines the dialectics between living in offline and digitally-mediated worlds and how youth construct their identity and sense of self, negotiate meaning, and make sense of their social experiences. Situating the study within the context of the popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft (WoW), the authors investigate the interplay between the everyday, situated lives of five digital youth gamers, aged 18 to 25, and their activities and ‘lived practices’ in WoW. Findings suggest a recurrent theme that challenges ascribed dichotomies between youth’s presence in the offline and online world in terms of their identities in play, sense of embodiment, and orientation toward work, play, and the spirit of communitas within WoW. Exploration of such a phenomenon indicates a more intimately enmeshed and dialectically coupled experience of youths’ in their contextual traversals, providing a fundamental conceptual understanding of the impact of youths’ exodus to the virtual world and its implications for 21st century teaching and learning. The outcomes address theoretical challenges associated with the interpretation of 21st century literacy performances that may be characterized as a need to move away from static and linear narratives of development to a more divergent becoming of learners through the learning process.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF WHATSAPP TOWARD UAD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOR IN LEARNING PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Umar Rahaded ◽  
Erna Puspitasari ◽  
Dian Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Impact

WhatsApp is one of the social media that is used to communicate in the learning process. At present, students cannot be separated from their daily activities away from this social media. This opportunity can be utilized as well as possible by the students. This research was conducted to find out of using WhatsApp toward undergraduate students’ behavior in the teaching and learning process. This study was descriptive qualitative research. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis technique. The data were collected using interviews, observation, and documentation. The aim of this study to analyze the impact of WhatsApp toward undergraduate students’ behavior and to analyze students’ behavior in their learning process. The result of this research showed that are a positive impact on student behavior as it affects the learning process as, students’ sharing knowledge, student preparation for class, attention, student participation in class, student learning, desires to take additional classes or in subject matter and the negative impact such as, students are more focused.

scholarly journals Students’ Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Performance in Accounting Principle Courses

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Faisal Dhifallah Alfordy ◽  
Rohana Othman
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Accounting Principles ◽  
Accounting Principle ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Impact

Undergraduate students’ performance has been extensively studied to identify the critical components in effective teaching and learning pedagogies. This study aims to determine whether the teachers’ practices and implementation of Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT) enhanced students’ performance in Accounting Principles’ courses and assess students’ perceptions concerning the impact of English language proficiency (EP) and the availability of Saudi-centric textbook materials on students’ performance. Additionally, this study employed the questionnaire survey approach to gain insights into accounting undergraduates’ perceptions of academic performance in Accounting Principles courses. As most students were found to be underachievers, the study outcomes led researchers to propose active learning approaches using CAT as an initiative towards improving students’ performance in benefitting the university and positively transforming the teaching and learning environment.

Investigating Youth’s Life Online Phenomena

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azilawati Jamaludin ◽  
Yam San Chee
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Recurrent Theme

This paper examines the dialectics between living in offline and digitally-mediated worlds and how youth construct their identity and sense of self, negotiate meaning, and make sense of their social experiences. Situating the study within the context of the popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft (WoW), the authors investigate the interplay between the everyday, situated lives of five digital youth gamers, aged 18 to 25, and their activities and ‘lived practices’ in WoW. Findings suggest a recurrent theme that challenges ascribed dichotomies between youth’s presence in the offline and online world in terms of their identities in play, sense of embodiment, and orientation toward work, play, and the spirit of communitas within WoW. Exploration of such a phenomenon indicates a more intimately enmeshed and dialectically coupled experience of youths’ in their contextual traversals, providing a fundamental conceptual understanding of the impact of youths’ exodus to the virtual world and its implications for 21st century teaching and learning. The outcomes address theoretical challenges associated with the interpretation of 21st century literacy performances that may be characterized as a need to move away from static and linear narratives of development to a more divergent becoming of learners through the learning process.

scholarly journals Physical education undergraduate students’ perceptions of their learning using the jigsaw learning method

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-730
Author(s):  
Nick O’Leary ◽  
Alison Barber ◽  
Helen Keane
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Psychomotor Learning ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Impact

Recognising the limited research around the use of cooperative learning in higher education, this case study sought to explore physical education students’ perceptions of learning using the jigsaw learning method. It examined the impact of two different aesthetic activities and two different groupings on students’ perceptions of their learning. A purposive sample of 36 third-year undergraduates was selected for the study. Data were collected using focus group interviews and reflective journals. Inductive analysis illustrated students’ perceptions of their own and others’ abilities, students’ empathy towards their peers, and how their perceptions of gymnastics and dance impacted on their perceptions of learning. Students felt that heterogeneous and friendship groupings have the potential to encourage high-order social and cognitive learning. However, those students with limited psychomotor abilities appear to be better served in friendship groupings to facilitate such learning. Students also favoured the ‘structured’ nature of gymnastics in comparison to dance for their own teaching and learning purposes. Irrespective of aesthetic activity or grouping utilised, students felt their psychomotor learning was limited. It is recommended that university staff consider using a mixture of groupings with a single cohort dependent on the practical ability of students and the use of more ‘structured’ activities. In doing so, students’ perceptions of their social, cognitive and psychomotor learning may improve and thereby encourage greater and more effective use of this innovative method in schools.

scholarly journals Students’ conceptual understanding of electricity and magnetism and its implications: A review

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Agnes Mbonyiryivuze ◽  
Lakhan Lal Yadav ◽  
Maurice Musasia Amadalo
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Learning Barriers ◽  
Electricity And Magnetism ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Physics subject continues to be considered as difficult and unattractive by students. This leads to the development of negative attitudes towards the subject. Electricity and magnetism as one of the most important areas in physics is particularly considered as difficult due to their abstract nature. Different studies on students’ conceptual understanding of electricity and magnetism have been conducted and several instructional strategies for a conceptual change in this subject matter have been provided. However, there are still some persisting misconceptions even after being treated by those suggested instructional strategies. By using diagnostic tests and remedial approaches to sort out learning barriers, there is a possibility that students’ performance might improve, which would likely lead to disappearing these learning barriers and retaining the appropriate concepts over time scales beyond the assessment schedule of individual classes. Therefore, after reporting on the impact of students’ preconceptions on learning, this review paper also highlights some existing studies on students’ misconceptions in electricity and magnetism. The paper also updates physics educators and researchers on some conceptual tests and assessments used to test students’ misconceptions in electricity and magnetism and some suggested strategies for remedying those misconceptions. Some educational implications and practical recommendations for effective teaching and learning in electricity and magnetism are also outlined.

scholarly journals The effect of e-learning in developing high thinking skills

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni’mat Rababa
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
E Learning ◽  
University Of Jordan ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to investigate the impact of adopting e-learning in an attempt to enhance higher thinking skills among students at the University of Jordan. In addition, we examine the relationship between e-learning and higher thinking skills and identify the effect of e-learning on higher thinking skills at the University of Jordan. The study examines the effect of using e-learning effectiveness and its effect on developing higher students’ thinking skills at the university level. The study also focuses on intellectual education for high-level thinking and the impact of the e-learning environment on a group of students at the University of Jordan. The target community for this study is undergraduate students at the University of Jordan, in Amman, Jordan. The resulted sample consists of 45 students. During the experiment, two research tools were used to analyze the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The quantitative data are collected from the students’ perception analyzed using some statistical tests. The results of the research indicate that students could be helped to enhance higher-order thinking skills and maybe enriched by integrating an e-learning model into teaching and learning. There is also a positive relationship between e-learning and higher thinking skills at the University of Jordan. The experimental results of this study indicate several results, as the adoption of the e-learning model led to a significant improvement in the higher thinking skills of students. The e-learning model can remove many social and cultural barriers.

Statistical Evidence in Health and Risk Messaging

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Allen
Keyword(s):  
Probability Model ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Mathematical Expression ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
Base Rate ◽  
Type I ◽  
Mathematical Form ◽  
Base Rate Fallacy ◽  
The Impact

Persuasive messages use statistical evidence in order to convince an audience to accept a conclusion. Statistical evidence represents a compilation of experiences structured and collected in a manner that permits expression in mathematical form. Research demonstrates that the use of statistical evidence increases the persuasiveness of a message, and a message that uses both statistical and narrative evidence generates the greatest persuasiveness. Statistical evidence can take the form of summarizing the collective opinion of experts on a topic or an expression of the collective set of experiences. The challenge becomes gaining acceptance of statistical expressions of experience versus what is perceived as the narrative or lived experience of the single person. Statistical evidence is often presented using a mathematical expression to indicate the size or force of the evidence. The accumulation of statistical evidence often involves the use of meta-analysis to reduce Type I (false positive) and Type II (false negative) error. The use of evidence is strategic and can target specific elements of belief by understanding the structure of beliefs and the connectivity among elements. The use of the Subjective Probability Model provides a means to capitalize on the use of evidence by changing probabilities in beliefs to increase the effectiveness of a message campaign. Statistical evidence, however, may be ineffective under circumstances referred to as the “base-rate fallacy.” The base-rate fallacy occurs when the presentation of statistical information is accepted, but examples are used that contradict the base-rate. The impact of the use of the example is to create a shift in the belief in the typicality of the example, despite knowledge of the base-rate. Fear appeals provide a particularly useful and important application of statistical evidence in the pursuit of public health campaigns. The tenets of the Extended Parallel Processing Model indicate that message effectiveness relies on a combination of: (a) perceived severity of the threat, (b) perceived vulnerability to the threat, (c) perceived efficacy of the solution, and (d) perceived personal efficacy of the solution. Each element is largely impacted by the application and use of statistical information to make claims. The use of statistics generally outlines the argument and supports the conclusion offered in support of a conclusion offered to the message recipient. Statistical evidence when used in a message often offers data or information that becomes the justification for a conclusion. A large part of a message becomes gaining acceptance of information by an audience, then explaining (reasoning) to the audience how those facts support a conclusion, often involving some type of recommendation for behavior. Understanding statistical evidence requires understanding how the material functions within the context of the belief system of the individual.

scholarly journals Usefulness of WhatsApp in the Process of English Language Learning among Undergraduate Students: A Perception Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Nadia Hanif ◽  
Maria Sajid
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Technology has invaded the field of education and has become a major source of gaining and spreading knowledge. Among the various technological advancements currently facilitating teaching and learning in several educational disciplines, mobile technology is noteworthy. These days, almost all students keep a mobile phone and use its applications for different purposes. With the integration of technology in education, mobile devices are also being incorporated in numerous educational disciplines including language learning. This research was carried out to study students’ perception of the impact of WhatsApp in learning English language. A questionnaire of 27 items was administered to find out the perception of 157 students about the impact of WhatsApp in English language learning. Students’ access to internet was also explored to study the influence of the availability of internet on students’ perception. The findings showed that students have a positive perception of the influence of WhatsApp in English language learning. They believe that using WhatsApp for language learning gives them confidence, improves their English language knowledge and enhances their four language skills. They also gave a positive response about the ubiquitous use of WhatsApp and their preference of using WhatsApp as compared to other teaching and learning pedagogies.

scholarly journals The Impact of Socialization on Collaborative Learning Method in E-Learning Management System (eLMS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Zahraa Abed Aljasim Muhisn ◽  
Mazida Ahmad ◽  
Mazni Omar ◽  
Sinan Adnan Muhisn
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Management System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Access Information ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
The Impact

The rapidly increasing use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the academic community allows learners to access information and academic content anywhere at anytime. e-Learning Management System (eLMS) is one of the popular tools that are increasingly being used in higher education institutions to support and manage teaching and learning. This empirical study was thus conducted to investigate the impact of e-learning on the socialisation among students in Iraq. The sample comprised of 109 undergraduate students from College of Information Technology at a public university in Iraq, all of whom were active eLMS users. The participants took part in a survey, the results of which indicated that knowledge can be effectively transferred from lecturer to students via eLMS, which motivates students to share knowledge with peers through socialisation process, which is one of the critical aspects of Knowledge Management (KM).

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