scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Australian Primary and Secondary School Students' Online Learning Experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 298-314
Author(s):  
Damian Maher
Keyword(s):  
Social Engagement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Community Of Inquiry Framework ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The impact of COVID-19 has seen many schools across the globe transition from face-to-face teaching to emergency remote teaching in a short period of time. This has impacted the quality of students' educational experiences. The study reported here draws on data collected from students, teachers, and parents in eight schools in New South Wales, Australia using a qualitative approach including surveys, and draws a Community of Inquiry framework to understand the experiences of students. Results of the study showed that social impacts were extensive and that limited interactions resulted in the loss of engagement and motivation for a majority of students who also reported a high level of understanding of what was expected of them but felt the workload was too high. It is suggested that more time be provided for social engagement to support motivation and engagement.

scholarly journals Making Career Decisions in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. An Analysis of Disadvantaged Student Groups

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 328-346
Author(s):  
Gabriel Mares ◽  
Venera-Mihaela Cojocariu ◽  
Cristina Cîrtiţă-Buzoianu
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Type Indicator ◽  
On Line ◽  
High Level ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Impact

The educational area is a social sector where the COVID-19 pandemic impact involves making many exponential changes. In many countries, the transition from face-to-face education to on-line education implies a revolution in the hierarchy of job domains/jobs offer. Young people’s career plans may be different under the impact of internal and external factors generated by this new context. Theoretical framework revealed that under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the career decision-making process becomes more difficult to assume by taking into consideration the job nature, the sense of belonging, and the balance between passions and risks involved. By referring to these aspects a question arises: Will the pandemic also create a crisis in the career-making decision process for young people? The research group consisted of 108 undergraduates' from 12 grades, attending high schools from cities under 10,000 inhabitants. Hypothesis: There is a tendency to focus on training areas dominated by the practical aspects than the theoretical one as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a Romanian adapted version of the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Questionnaire used in counseling and carrier orientation services for identification of professional interests of the students. The obtained results show that it is important for high school students to receive quality services for carrier guidance and psycho-educational support to prevent over-introversion and over-critical attitude about others and themselves, self-isolation correlated with a high level of sensing and sensitiveness.

scholarly journals STEM Outreach via Science Forensic Module: The Impact of the Near-peer Mentoring Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
Hazeeq Hazwan Azman ◽  
Maegala Nallapan Maniyam ◽  
Marini Ibrahim ◽  
Hasdianty Abdullah ◽  
Khairil Bariyyah Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Education ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Dna Profiling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Pure Science ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The Impact

STEM education emphasizes the integrated study of science passing the boundaries of traditionally labelled disciplines while demonstrating its application in real life. Science forensic is an eye-catching subject for students, which implements the knowledge of biology, physics, and chemistry. The purpose of this study was to identify students’ interest towards STEM through science forensic module and the impact of the near-peer mentoring approach in the module for STEM outreach. This pilot study was conducted for the students of Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi (SBPI) Gombak with 36 participants. By using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), the analysis revealed that 94.5% of students found the module interesting and 77% of participants agreeing that the module increased their interest to pursue their future study in the STEM-field. Focusing on demographics, this module received more positive responses from females and pure science stream students as compared to males and Islamic science stream, respectively. This result is consistent with the higher number of female students and pure science stream students in STEM-field study at university level. The near-peer mentoring approach showed a promising impact with 88% of students giving positive feedback on the credibility of mentors. The science forensic modules consisted of 8 main stations with the Fingerprinting station being the most popular (94.5%) and DNA profiling being the least popular (77.8%). One possible explanation of this is that the level of understanding for DNA profiling is harder with larger amounts of knowledge needed to be learned in a short period of time. Overall, the outcomes of this study suggest that exposing secondary school students to science forensic has a positive impact on their level of interest towards STEM education.

scholarly journals Implikasi Solat Terhadap Akhlak dalam Kalangan Murid Sekolah Rendah

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Mohamad Kamal Sulaiman ◽  
Hafizhah Zulkifli
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Muslim Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Prayer is submission and devotion to Allah SWT. It also shows the sign of one's faith by fulfilling the command to pray. This study was conducted to identify the implications of prayer worship on morals among primary school students which aims to determine the level of understanding, practice, appreciation and implications of prayer on morality. This study identifies the above four factors on student morale by using descriptive and inferential analysis design as well as random sampling techniques. The respondents in this study consisted of 123 Year Five Muslim students of Sungai Kapar Indah Klang Selangor National School. The research instrument is in the form of a questionnaire. The findings of the study show that the level of understanding of obligatory prayers is high (Min = 4.76, SP = 0.19), the level of practice of obligatory prayers is at a low level that is (Min = 1.59, SP = 0.51), the level of appreciation of obligatory prayers is at a high level (Min = 4.33, SP = 0.21) while the level of implications of obligatory prayers on morality also showed high (Mean = 4.39, SP = 0.28) Pearson correlation inference analysis was used to see the relationship between variables and the results have shown that there is no significant difference between variables. This study is expected to help students' awareness of fulfilling the obligatory prayers and in turn will be able to help for the formation of morals and personality of students at a better level. In addition, the role of all parties including teachers and parents in providing religious education perfectly, in order to perform obligatory prayers as best as possible and give the best impact on their morals.Keywords : Prayer, Understanding, Practice, Appreciation, Implications for MoralityAbstrak:Solat merupakan penyerahan dan pengabdian diri kepada Allah SWT. Ia juga menunjukkan tanda keimanan seseorang itu dengan menunaikan perintah solat. kajian ini merupakan sebuah kajian tinjauan yang dilaksanakan bagi mengenal pasti tahap kefahaman murid Tahun Lima sekolah rendah terhadap pengetahuan, amalan dan penghayatan ibadah solat seharian mereka serta implikasinya terhadap akhlak murid. Penyelidik juga membahagikan kepada empat skop utama dalam kajian ini iaitu tahap kefahaman, amalan, penghayatan solat fardhu dan implikasinya terhadap akhlak. Responden dalam kajian ini merupakan 123 orang murid Islam Tahun Lima Sekolah Kebangsaan. Hasil analisis deskriptif mendapati bahawa nilai min dan sisihan piawai digunakan bagi menilai tahap kefahaman solat fardhu, tahap amalan solat fardhu, tahap penghayatan solat fardhu dan impilkasi terhadap akhlak, hasilnya menunjukkan berada pada tahap yang tinggi. analisis statistik inferensi  korelasi Pearson pula digunakan untuk melihat hubungan di antara pemboleh ubah dan hasilnya telah menunjukkan bahawa tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan di antara pemboleh ubah. Kajian ini diharapkan  dapat membantu kesedaran murid menunaikan perintah solat fardhu seterusnya akan dapat meningkatkan lagi nilai akhlak dan sahsiah murid pada tahap yang lebih baik. Kata Kunci : Solat, Kefahaman, Amalan, Penghayatan, Implikasi Terhadap Akhlak

The Impact of Personality on Virtual Team Creativity and Quality

2011 ◽  
pp. 647-655
Author(s):  
Rosalie J. Ocker
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Synchronous Communication ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Team Creativity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Team Outcomes ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

A series of experiments investigated creativity and quality of work-product solutions in virtual teams (Ocker, forthcoming; Ocker, 2005; Ocker & Fjermestad, 1998; Ocker et al., 1998; 1996). Across experiments, small teams with about five graduate students interacted for approximately two weeks to determine the high-level requirements and design for a computerized post office (Goel, 1989; Olson et al., 1993). The means of interaction was manipulated in these experiments such that teams interacted via one of the following treatments: (1) asynchronous computer-medicated communication (CMC), (2) synchronous CMC, (3) asynchronous CMC interspersed with face-to-face (FtF) meetings, or (4) a series of traditional FtF meetings without any electronic communication. A repeated finding across experiments was that teams interacting only using asynchronous CMC – that is, teams without any FtF or synchronous communication -- produced significantly more creative results than teams in the other treatments. Additionally, asynchronous virtual teams rated high in creativity were generally not the same teams that were judged high in terms of the quality of their deliverable. To further examine these findings, this chapter presents results of an exploratory study designed to investigate the impact of individual personality facets on team outcomes. The objective of this study is to determine whether differences in team outcomes – in terms of the level of creativity versus the quality of the team deliverable – can be predicted by individual member personality.no abstract

scholarly journals A Therapeutic Educational Program in Oral Health for Persons with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Feasibility Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Peteuil ◽  
Corinne Rat ◽  
Sahar Moussa-Badran ◽  
Maud Carpentier ◽  
Jean-François Pelletier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Persons With Schizophrenia ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Objective. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of a therapeutic educational program in oral health (TEPOH) for persons with schizophrenia (PWS). Design. In a qualitative study, we explored the representation of oral health before and after a TEPOH. Clinical Setting: PWS are at greater risk of decayed and missing teeth and periodontal diseases. In a previous publication, we described the different steps in building a TEPOH by taking into account the experiences of PWS concerning oral health quality of life. This TEPOH aimed at promoting a global health approach. Participants: Voluntary PWS and their caregivers were recruited during face-to-face interviews at “Les Boisseaux” (a psychiatric outpatient centre) in Auxerre (France) and were included in the study between November and December 2016. Intervention: We explored the experiences of participants and their perceptions of oral health before and after the TEPOH with focus group meetings. Results. Four females and three males participated in the study, and the mean age was 29.4 ± 5. Before the TEPOH, the PWS produced 28 ideas about oral health perception and 37 after the TEPOH. After the TEPOH, elements relating to the determinants of oral health (smoking and poor diet) emerged. Conclusions. These results show an evolution in oral health representation, and after some adjustments to the TEPOH, the second step will be to test this program in a large sample to generate a high level of evidence of the impact of TEPOH in the long term.

scholarly journals Off- and Online Heterosexual Dating Violence, Perceived Attachment to Parents and Peers and Suicide Risk in Young Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Gracia-Leiva ◽  
Alicia Puente-Martínez ◽  
Silvia Ubillos-Landa ◽  
José Luis González-Castro ◽  
Darío Páez-Rovira
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Dating violence (DV) is a public health problem among young people, especially women. It involves violent acts towards one’s partner and occurs face-to-face (offline) or through the Internet (online). Offline DV is linked to suicidal ideation and attachment to parents and peers. Fewer studies analyze the psychological and social consequences of online DV. This study tests the link between young women’s DV victimization (off- and online), suicide risk (SR), and parent and peer support in a sample of young Spanish females (N = 1227) (Mage=19, SD = 2.82; range = 13–28). Results confirm that compared to non-victims off- and online DV increase suicidal thoughts and attempts. This effect is stronger for victims of both types of DV (thoughts: OR offline DV = 3.11; CI95% 2.06, 4.69; OR online DV = 2.37; CI95% 1.69, 3.32; OR off-online DV = 4.19 CI95% 2.44, 7.17) (attempts: OR offline DV = 4.02; CI95% 1.83, 8.81; OR online DV = 3.69; CI95% 1.96, 7.01; OR off-online DV = 10.55 CI95% 2.56, 44.43). Mediation and moderation models were used to assess the effect of perceived attachment of parents and friends in DV victims and SR. Mediation analyses indicated that perceived attachment and proximity to parents and peers reduces the impact of DV on SR. Moderation analyses showed that a high level of perceived peer attachment reduces the effect of offline DV on SR. Regarding off-online DV, a high level of perceived parent attachment mitigates suicide risk. Loneliness, lack of care from loved ones, and thwarted belongingness increase suicidal thoughts in DV victims. Peers and parents’ proximity may prevent risk behaviors in DV victims.

Teaching Planning Studios: An Online Assessment Task to Enhance the First Year Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tooran Alizadeh ◽  
Deanna Tomerini ◽  
Samantha Colbran
Keyword(s):  
Learning By Doing ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Time On Task ◽  
Assessment Task ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Community Of Inquiry Framework ◽  
The Impact

Planning studios, through learning by doing, introduce students to relevant practical skills. The problem is that not all students, especially in the first-year, spend the required time on task, so they fall behind and fail to catch up. The article is based on the Community of Inquiry framework and proposes an online assessment to ensure that teaching, social, and cognitive elements are present when there is no face-to-face contact between the teaching team and students. The article follows a planning cohort across their first two studios that adopted the online assessment, and it provides an opportunity to evaluate the impact on the first-year experience.

scholarly journals The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on EFL Classes through the Lenses of Secondary Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-406
Author(s):  
Seçil Tümen-Akyıldız ◽  
Vildan Çelik ◽  
Kwestan Hussein Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
School Students ◽  
Remote Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Efl Teaching ◽  
The Impact

With Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), a major change to the remote education arrangements has arisen. As it is clear, the pandemic has got side effects, especially in the scope of education and English as foreign language (EFL) teaching. Students at all levels were encouraged to continue learning despite the difficulties they had throughout the crisis. This study aims to investigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field of EFL, particularly by revealing the viewpoints of secondary school students on pandemic remote education and its impact on their English language learning process. Thus, it was designed as qualitative research; interviews were held to probe indepth into their perceptions on EFL teaching throughout pandemic remote education. Interviews were conducted with thirty secondary school students chosen voluntarily. The participants were chosen from different schools. The data obtained from the interviews were analysed through qualitative content analysis by NVivo 8 software program. The results revealed that participants declared that most of the teachers used course books and gave pencil-paper assignments. It was also highlighted that teachers emphasised reading and listening skills in their lessons rather than writing and speaking. Another significant finding of the study is that the participants preferred face-to-face foreign language teaching to remote teaching. Nevertheless, they admitted that online language teaching has several advantages comparing to traditional face-to-face education besides its challenges such as technical, economic, contextual, and individual problems. Lastly, several noteworthy suggestions were made regarding teachers, policymakers, families, and students themselves.

scholarly journals Quality Distance Education for Early Childhood During the Corona Pandemic: The Perceptions of Female Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Al-Hussein ◽  
Aidah Mohammad ◽  
Mona Al-Zahrani
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Online Distance Education ◽  
Online Distance ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The corona (Covid-19) pandemic caused the closure of kindergarten institutions and schools around the world which forced higher authorities to shift focus towards online distance education. The impact of the pandemic was so severe that it affected almost a quarter of the people lives, public health and above all the education sectors. The present study was designed according to the Servqual Model using sample perceptions of early childhood parameters in Saudi Arabia and Jordan utilizing online questionnaires to collect the responses from 157 teachers.  The quality of the online education services provided for primary school children due to Covid-19 suffered greatly as the teachers were not accustomed to the technology of distance learning. The present study recommends the need to explore the research of the high level for primary school children’s study tool where teachers and parents will be able to deal with online platforms effectively. During the present unavoidable crisis, the article presents an easier and equitable platform for every child in the family.

scholarly journals NIVEL DE CONOCIMIENTO QUE TIENEN LOS ALUMNOS DE NIVEL MEDIO SUPERIOR EN TÓPICOS FINANCIEROS SOBRE GASTO Y CRÉDITO, AHORRO E INVERSIÓN Y LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DEL DINERO

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Belém Alejandra Contreras Rodríguez ◽  
Arturo García-Santillán ◽  
Elena Moreno-García
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Money Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

Abstract.LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE BY HIGH-LEVEL STUDENTS IN FINANCIAL TOPICS ON EXPENDITURE AND CREDIT, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF MONEYThe aim of this paper is focused in measure the level of knowledge they have high school students about financial topics such as: spending and credit, savings and investment and money management. The participants were 368 students of different high schools in three municipalities of the State of Veracruz, México who were selected from of the stratified sample. The questionnaire is a scale that includes 31 items of multiple choices in the form of cases where there is only one correct answer of the total four options. The instrument showed acceptable Chronbach alpha reliability and internal consistency (> 0.7). The results lead us to think that there is a lack of knowledge about the usefulness of pensions, the issues related to insurance, the impact of inflation on salaries of people workers, even an interesting fact is that although it was known that there is a knowledge about the basic channels of saving, they denote lack of knowledge towards the investment instruments, especially those that by their nature are associated with the capital markets.Keywords: Financial inclusion, financial literacy, financial knowledgeResumen.El propósito de este trabajo se centra en determinar el nivel de conocimiento que presentan los estudiantes de educación media superior en tópicos financieros como gasto y crédito, ahorro e inversión y la administración de dinero. Los participantes fueron 368 alumnos de diferentes bachilleratos en tres municipios del Estado de Veracruz, mismos que fueron seleccionados a partir del cálculo de la muestra estratificada llevada a cabo. El instrumento es una escala de 31 ítems de opción múltiple en forma de casos en donde solo hay una respuesta correcta del total de las 4 opciones. El instrumento mostró una fiabilidad y consistencia interna alfa de Chronbach aceptable (> 0.7). Los resultados nos llevan a pensar que hay un desconocimiento en el alumnado sobre la utilidad de las pensiones, los temas relacionados a los seguros, el impacto que la inflación genera en los sueldos y salarios de las personas, incluso un dato interesante es que, aunque se conoció que hay un conocimiento sobre los canales básicos de ahorro, denotan ausencia de conocimiento hacia los instrumentos de inversión, especialmente a los que por su naturaleza se asocian a los mercados de capitalesPalabras clave: Inclusión financiera, educación financiera, conocimiento financero.

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