scholarly journals Mobile Learning as a Tool for the Development of Communication Skills in Virtual Discussion Boards

Comunicar ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (33) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Marcos-López ◽  
Rosina Támez-Almaguer ◽  
Armando Lozano-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Virtual University ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Aprendizaje Móvil ◽  
Educational Field

Technology has revolutionized all aspects of human life and the educational field is no exception. This research proposes the use of mobile learning (m-learning) as a tool for development of communication skills in virtual discussion boards. It took place inside the virtual classrooms of the Virtual University of Tecnológico de Monterrey with 80 20-to-22-year-old undergraduates. Podcasts of the assigned readings were made. The control group performed the activity in the traditional way, while the sample group used the podcasts to perform the activity. The findings show that mobile learning doesn´t provide significant changes in the student's skills. However, it can be an alternative for the development of critical analysis in undergraduate students.La tecnología ha venido a revolucionar en todo sentido la vida del ser humano y el ámbito educativo no ha sido la excepción. En la presente investigación se propone el uso del aprendizaje móvil (m-learning) como herramienta para el desarrollo de habilidades de debate en foros asincrónicos de comunicación. Se llevó a cabo en las aulas de la Universidad Virtual del Tecnológico de Monterrey con 80 alumnos de Formación Profesional de entre 20 y 22 años de edad. Se generaron podcasts con las lecturas que se utilizaron para realizar las aportaciones en los foros. La muestra del grupo control siguió la actividad de manera tradicional mientras que el grupo muestra experimental utilizó los podcasts. Los hallazgos obtenidos muestran que el aprendizaje móvil no proporciona cambios significativos en las calificaciones de los alumnos; sin embargo, logra ser una herramienta alternativa para el desarrollo profesional de los alumnos en el análisis crítico.

scholarly journals WhatsApp for the development of oral and written communication skills in Peruvian adolescents

Comunicar ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (65) ◽  
pp. 111-120
Author(s):  
Fortunato Escobar-Mamani ◽  
Indira Gómez-Arteta
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Fourth Level ◽  
Aprendizaje Móvil ◽  
The Difference

In Puno, a region of Peru, the development of oral and written communication skills in basic education students displays weaknesses which could be overcome with the application of technological tools. The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of WhatsApp as a mobile learning resource in the development of oral and written communication skills of secondary level students at the ‘José Carlos Mariátegui’ educational institution (Puno-Peru). The population was comprised of 343 students and a non-probabilistic, convenience sampling was applied to include two fourth-level sections of 36 and 34 students, respectively. The first was the experimental group and the second, the control group. The selection was made considering that fourth-level students are the most appropriate age to use WhatsApp in order to assess the evolution of their skills through rubrics, in a participatory way. Statistical analysis was based on the difference in means with a Z distribution, with a 95% confidence level. The results show that WhatsApp develops significant oral and written communication skills, as those skills rose by 3.5 points on average, on a twenty-point scale, after the experiment. Thus, WhatsApp is a mobile learning technology resource available to develop skills and strengthen knowledge in students. En Puno, una de las regiones del Perú, las habilidades comunicativas orales y escritas de estudiantes de educación básica muestran debilidades en su desarrollo, que podrían ser superadas con la aplicación de herramientas tecnológicas. El objetivo del estudio fue explorar la eficacia del uso del WhatsApp, como recurso de aprendizaje móvil, en el desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas orales y escritas en estudiantes del nivel secundario de la Institución Educativa ‘José Carlos Mariátegui’ (Puno-Perú). La población fue de 343 estudiantes y el muestreo no probabilístico, inducido por conveniencia, fue de dos secciones de cuarto grado, de 36 y 34 estudiantes, respectivamente. La selección se hizo considerando que los estudiantes de cuarto grado tienen la edad más adecuada para usar el WhatsApp y poder evaluar la evolución de sus habilidades a través de rúbricas, de manera participativa. El análisis estadístico se basó en la diferencia de medias con distribución Z, con un nivel de confianza del 95%. Los resultados muestran que el WhatsApp desarrolla habilidades comunicativas orales y escritas de modo significativo, en el caso estudiado, ya que esas habilidades se elevaron en 3,5 puntos, como promedio en una escala vigesimal, después del experimento. Por lo descrito, WhatsApp es un recurso tecnológico de aprendizaje móvil disponible para desarrollar habilidades y fortalecer saberes en los estudiantes.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING DISCUSSION BOARDS ON EFL WRITING CLASSES: AN ACTION RESEARCH CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Saaed A. Saaed ◽  
Aveen A. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Physical Constraints ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Experimental Group

Online discussion boards (henceforth DBs) are nowadays widely implemented to guarantee better learning outcomes. DBs are considered a teaching method that provides more opportunities to learn a new language beyond time and physical constraints. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the use of DBs on EFL students’ learning, particularly their achievement in academic writing. The study was carried out in the department of English, College of Basic Education, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The sample of this study involved a total number of 56 male and female undergraduate students divided into two groups, the experimental group involved 28 students and the control group involved 28 students. The experimental group students were enrolled in a blended course to learn academic writing. The students involved were taught using both modes, online DBs and face-to-face sessions. The results indicated that students in the experimental group showed a better degree of improvement in exam scores than those in the control group. The findings showed that the implementation of DBs in addition to face-to face-classes in teaching English is likely to lead students to better achievement.

El aprovechamiento de las comunicaciones móviles en el proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje para la educación superior

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Fernando Alirio Contreras Sanchez ◽  
Elkin Arturo Betancourt
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Aprendizaje Virtual ◽  
Aprendizaje Móvil ◽  
E Learning ◽  
La Red

En el actual contexto social, el uso de los dispositivos móviles se ha masificado de tal manera, que su empleo como herramienta de enseñanza y de aprendizaje en entornos académicos es extremadamente útil. Por lo tanto surge el concepto de Mobile Learning (aprendizaje móvil), que ayuda a los docentes a administrar su práctica docente y a los estudiantes a facilitar su aprendizaje a través del uso apropiado de las Tecnologías de Información y las Comunicaciones TIC; de esta forma la realización de un aprendizaje por medios electrónicos (E-Learning) debe ser centralizada en una plataforma de aprendizaje virtual y conectada con un ambiente multiplataforma de dispositivos móviles con interconexión a la red de comunicaciones de la Universidad. La coexistencia de M-Learning versus E-Learning, van a permitir al docente alinearse con los estudiantes en el uso apropiado de las TIC, para producir beneficios en el aprendizaje a distancia, de tal manera que los recursos tecnológicos puedan ser aprovechados y la comunidad académica se apropie de los recursos a través de nuevas interfaces de comunicación móvil como es el propósito de la investigación realizada para la Universidad Antonio Nariño.

Effects Of 10,000 Steps Walking Program In Cardiorespiratory Endurance Of Obese Adolescent

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
William Jakatama ◽  
Sri Wahyudati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Adolescent ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
Walking Program ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Background: Sedentary life style lead to obesity which related into deterioration of cardiac function, anddeconditioning on musculoskeletal system, particularly on walking function. Walking is an important activityin human life, that automatically repeated in daily activity. Doing exercise by walking activity is a simple andsafe exercise. However, in walking exercise prescription, we need to establish what is the objective to achieve.The ten thousand steps of Walking Program (10,000 SWP) is pedometer-based walking program begin in Japanfor adult and elderly, thus the effects in obesity adolescent remains unclear. The aimed of this study was to findthe effect of 10,000 SWP in Cardiorespiratory Endurance (CE) on obese adolescent.Methods:This study was pre and post randomly experimental design with control, in 24 high school obeseadolescent. Subjects divided into two groups, the intervention group that received 10,000 steps walking program5 days in a week for 6 weeks, and the control group that number of step walking recorded by a pedometerwithout daily target. The cardiorespiratory endurance (VO2 max) was evaluated by the six minute walking test(6MWT), that measured before and after intervention.Results: The Intervention and control groups each contain 12 obese high school students, that equal in age,body mass index, and the mean number of walking steps per day. There was no differences between VO2max1 (12.45 ml/Kg ) and VO2max 2 (12.38 ml/Kg ) (p=0.852) in control group, while there was the differencesbetween VO2max 1 (12.44 ml/kg) and VO2max 2 (17.06 ml/kg) (p=0.002) in treatment group.Conclusion: The 10,000 SWP has proven increasing the Cardiorespiratory Endurance of Obese Adolescent.Keywords: 10,000 Steps Walking Program, 6 Minute Walking Test, Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Obese Adolescent.

Effects of Audience Response Systems on Student Achievement and Long-Term Retention

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1431-1439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selcuk Karaman
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Audience Response ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Audience Response Systems ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Response Systems

The effects of audience response systems (ARS) on students' academic success and their perceptions of ARS were examined in this study. Participants, comprising 44 undergraduate students, were randomly assigned to a control or treatment group. The course design was the same for both groups and the instructor prepared the multiple-choice questions in advance; students in the control group responded to these questions verbally whereas the treatment group used ARS. Two paper-based examinations were used to measure the learning of concepts and skills that were taught. Students' perceptions of ARS were collected via a questionnaire. Results showed that ARS usage has a significant learning achievement effect in the first 4 weeks but not at the end of the second 4 weeks. There was no significant difference in retention between either group. Students perceived the ARS tool positively, finding it very enjoyable and useful.

Effect of Communication Skills Training Program for Oncologists Based on Patient Preferences for Communication When Receiving Bad News: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (20) ◽  
pp. 2166-2172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maiko Fujimori ◽  
Yuki Shirai ◽  
Mariko Asai ◽  
Kaoru Kubota ◽  
Noriyuki Katsumata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Patient Preferences ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Communication Performance

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the effects of a communication skills training (CST) program for oncologists, developed based on patient preferences regarding oncologists' communication. Participants and Methods Thirty oncologists were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (IG; 2-day CST workshop) or control group (CG). Participants were assessed on their communication performance during simulated consultation and their confidence in communicating with patients at baseline and follow-up. A total of 1,192 patients (response rate, 84.6%) who had consultations with the participating oncologists at baseline and/or follow-up were assessed regarding their distress using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, satisfaction with the consultation, and trust in their oncologist after the consultation. Results At the follow-up survey, the performance scores of the IG had improved significantly, in terms of their emotional support (P = .011), setting up a supportive environment (P = .002), and ability to deliver information (P = .001), compared with those of the CG. Oncologists in the IG were rated higher at follow-up than those in the CG in terms of their confidence in themselves (P = .001). Patients who met with oncologists after they had undergone the CST were significantly less depressed than those who met with oncologists in the CG (P = .027). However, the CST program did not affect patient satisfaction with oncologists' style of communication. Conclusion A CST program based on patient preferences is effective for both oncologists and patients with cancer. Oncologists should consider CST as an approach to enhancing their communication skills.

scholarly journals The Effects of an Online Theory-Based Bone Health Program for Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1117-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Shim Nahm ◽  
Barbara Resnick ◽  
Clayton Brown ◽  
Shijun Zhu ◽  
Jay Magaziner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Bone Health ◽  
Calcium Intake ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Osteoporosis Knowledge ◽  
Efficacy Outcome

An estimated 10 million Americans age 50 and older have osteoporosis, and many experience associated fractures. Although several interventions have been shown to be effective in preventing osteoporosis, their impact on bone health among older adults was limited. The aim of this study was, therefore, to examine the effects of a theory-based online bone health program (Bone Power program) for a large number of older adults. The 8-week program included learning modules, discussion boards, and other resources. Participants ( N = 866; M age = 62.5 years) were recruited online and randomized into a Bone Power or control group. At the end of the intervention, the Bone Power group showed significantly greater improvement over the control group in osteoporosis knowledge, self-efficacy/outcome expectations for calcium intake and exercise, and calcium intake and exercise behaviors. This study’s findings suggest that online health programs can be effective in improving older adults’ knowledge, beliefs, and health behaviors.

scholarly journals Mathematical Critical Thinking and Curiosity Attitude in Problem Based Learning and Cognitive Conflict Strategy: A Study in Number Theory course

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zetriuslita Zetriuslita ◽  
Wahyudin Wahyudin ◽  
Jarnawi Jarnawi
Keyword(s):  
Number Theory ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Cognitive Conflict ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Conflict Strategy

This research aims to describe and analyze result of applying Problem-Based Learning and Cognitive Conflict Strategy (PBLCCS) in increasing students’ Mathematical Critical Thinking (MCT) ability and Mathematical Curiosity Attitude (MCA). Adopting a quasi-experimental method with pretest-posttest control group design and using mixed method with sequential explanatory strategy, the study involves undergraduate students of Mathematics Education Program at a private university in Riau, Indonesia, academic year 2015/2016 enrolled in Number Theory course. Quantitative data were obtained from essay test and questionnaire whereas qualitative data were from interview and observation. The findings show that; (1) there is a difference between MCT ability taught by PBLCCS and Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), (2) there is no significant difference between MCA taught by PBLCCS and EDI, (3) students still face obstacles in developing their critical thinking skills when solving matematical problems.

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