scholarly journals An Inquiry into Students' Metacognition and Learning Achievement in a Blended Learning Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (21) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Nurma Yunita Indriyanti ◽  
Sri Yamtinah ◽  
Dyah Muawiyah
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Environmental Chemistry ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Cognitive Achievement ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Of Technology

The use of technology blurred the borders between classroom learning and online platform as a blended design. This design is appropriately applied in higher education in the fourth industrial revolution era. The study aimed to investigate the progression of undergraduate students' metacognition of blended learning and their achievement in the environmental chemistry course. The study employed a quantitative method. The quantitative method used a quasi-experiment research method. A non-equivalent post-tests group control design was applied. The population was fifty-nine students who enrolled in the environmental chemistry course in the chemistry education department at one of the public universities in Indonesia. Twenty-nine students were randomly selected for experimental class and thirty students in the control class. The experimental class experienced the blended learning environment, while the control class had conventional learning. At the end of the course, both classes measured their metacognition using the Testlet instrument. The Testlet instrument can measure students' cognitive achievement in environmental chemistry courses, also students' metacognition. There is different progress regarding students' metacognition between two groups. However, students' cognitive achievement showed the same trend. This gap is caused by various factors, such as a difference in learning experience and unpreparedness of students in blended learning.

Future of Education in Industry 4.0

2020 ◽  
pp. 267-287
Author(s):  
Rania Mohy El Din Nafea ◽  
Esra Kilicarslan Toplu
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Future Of Education

With the developments in technology and innovation, the manufacturing, workforce, training, and educational systems were affected. Facing the fourth industrial revolution, academics are researching the possible changes that might arise in education and skills of the future workforce. As the workplace develops, new competencies will surface. With this context in mind, the authors initiated this research. A detailed questionnaire was prepared as a pilot study to comprehend students' views on the use of technology in classrooms and its impact on their learning experience and engagement. Knowledge of their views allowed the authors to draw inferences as to the skills and competencies of future students and whether they would match Industry 4.0. Furthermore, a gap analysis was conducted, whereby the existing situation at a Canadian higher educational institution was compared to the desired situation, and recommendations were put forward.

Future of Education in Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 1977-1997
Author(s):  
Rania Mohy El Din Nafea ◽  
Esra Kilicarslan Toplu
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Future Of Education

With the developments in technology and innovation, the manufacturing, workforce, training, and educational systems were affected. Facing the fourth industrial revolution, academics are researching the possible changes that might arise in education and skills of the future workforce. As the workplace develops, new competencies will surface. With this context in mind, the authors initiated this research. A detailed questionnaire was prepared as a pilot study to comprehend students' views on the use of technology in classrooms and its impact on their learning experience and engagement. Knowledge of their views allowed the authors to draw inferences as to the skills and competencies of future students and whether they would match Industry 4.0. Furthermore, a gap analysis was conducted, whereby the existing situation at a Canadian higher educational institution was compared to the desired situation, and recommendations were put forward.

Transforming Online Learning Beyond the Digital Data

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-201
Author(s):  
Haniffa Beevi Abdul Jaleel ◽  
Pauline Teo Hwa Ling
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Online Classroom ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Character Building

Experiential Online Classroom (ExOC) for Introduction to Business Presentation under the English 1 module at Taylor's University has expanded the landscape of blended learning from self-directed learning to experiential learning through participation in an online learning environment (OLE). The ExOC has been completely modernised and humanised to shape students' skills in a business presentation by building intangible elements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR), which are character building, higher order thinking, soft skills, and lifelong learning. Human touch to technology-based content encourages students to build a community virtually, which naturally gives a deep learning experience with greater engagement. This chapter explains the design and development Introduction to Business Presentation MOOC as a modernised and humanised blended learning method that transformed online learning. Finally, the preliminary impacts of students' participation and engagement in using the MOOC are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Significance of the Reflective Practitioner in Blended Learning

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksej Heinze ◽  
Chris Procter
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Action Research Cycles

This paper examines the introduction of blended learning on a part-time higher education programme for mature students. The interpretive work draws on four action research cycles conducted over two years with two student cohorts. Discussion is based on observations, staff and student focus groups and interviews examining the students’ expectations and experiences. The initial focus of the action research was on the introduction of technology into the teaching and learning experience. However, the advantage of an interpretive approach is allowing the findings to determine the course of the research. During the first action research cycles, the focus of the research changed from the use of technology in blended learning to the role of the practitioners involved. The authors advocate the key role of reflective practitioners in facilitating blended learning and suggest that action research is a useful framework.

scholarly journals Exploring the Use of E-Portfolios in Higher Education Coaching Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
Katie Dray ◽  
Kristy Howells
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Program ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Value Of Learning

The contribution of higher education to the development of the coaching workforce worldwide has been most recently emphasised by the development of the ICCE’s Coaching Degree Standards (2016). These standards recognise the increasing value of learning technologies, suggesting that the use of technology in such coaching programs should aim to a) “enhance the learning experience of the student-coach” and b) “gain relevant theoretical and practical knowledge to make the most of technology whilst coaching” (p. 23). This article presents one coach developer’s experience of using e-portfolios with undergraduate students on a BSc. Sport Coaching Science undergraduate program that represents an effort to address both of these aims simultaneously. Drawing from a broader field of education research and through the provision of examples, it is suggested that e-portfolios might afford the coach learner a number of benefits including their accessibility, the role they play in developing meta-cognition, and their ability to provide a space that can bring together the different communities that influence the learner. Lastly, the benefits and challenges are presented through the eyes of the academic tutor and the relevance for coach education contexts outside of HE are discussed.

Chemistry as if students matter: From student to student’s learning outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Martin-Visscher ◽  
Kristopher Ooms ◽  
Peter Mahaffy
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Senior Students

As a tribute to the legacy of Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, we report on an initiative that involves university undergraduate students directly and meaningfully in the articulation and implementation of student learning outcomes for their chemistry programs. Student learning outcomes describe what a student should know, do and value at the end of a learning experience. The initiative was carried out over several years at the King’s University in Edmonton, a small undergraduate liberal arts and science institution with a Chemical Institute of Canada accredited B.Sc. chemistry program. Senior students were involved in articulating their own learning outcomes for their chemistry program and mapping them onto the courses in the program. The resultant heat map provided an interesting visual tool to help the learning community assess strengths and gaps in coverage, as perceived by students. The authors then led a workshop at the Chemistry Education program of a Canadian Society for Chemistry national chemistry meeting to share experiences among Canadian chemistry programs on the diverse ways faculty and programs articulation, implementation, and assessment of student learning outcomes. We conclude with suggestions for steps that departments and programs can take to meaningfully implement student learning outcomes in the design, review, and modification of chemistry programs, including benchmarking those learning outcomes with international outcomes published as a result of an IUPAC project.

Google Classroom as A Tool for Blended Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ainul Anuar Adam ◽  
◽  
Zulaikha Khairuddin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Oral Presentation ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Education System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Teacher Interaction ◽  
Students Satisfaction

Technology has moved forward and keep changing and evolved in times. Today, the education sector is introduced with Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0), where it would be the latest journey for the education system. This study would like to identify students’ perceptions on usefulness of Google Classroom for Blended Learning, determine students’ perceptions on instruction delivery via Google Classroom for Blended Learning, and investigate students’ satisfaction in learning via Google Classroom for Blended Learning. Quantitative approach was used in this study and there were 100 respondents who participate in this study. They were undergraduate students who were enrolled for ELC590: English for Oral Presentation course. It was found that students thought that using Google Classroom as useful to be implemented in the classroom. At the same time, they mentioned that student-teacher interaction was more interactive, and instructions given by the lecturers were well-delivered. They felt that using Google Classroom should be used more in the future. Thus, Google Classroom should be one of the platforms used by the educators to have better and more engagement with the students when they conduct blended learning or online session.

scholarly journals A MOOC-BASED COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL: RESULTS, CHALLENGES, AND THE COVID-19 EFFECT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shai Perach ◽  
Giora Alexandron
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
K 12

In an attempt to pave the way for more extensive Computer Science Education (CSE) coverage in K-12, this researchdeveloped and made a preliminary evaluation of a blended-learning Introduction to CS program based on an academicMOOC. Using an academic MOOC that is pedagogically effective and engaging, such a program may provide teacherswith disciplinary scaffolds and allow them to focus their attention on enhancing students' learning experience and nurturingcritical 21st-century skills such as self-regulated learning. As we demonstrate, this enabled us to introduce an academiclevel course to middle-school students.In this research, we developed the principals and initial version of such a program, targeting ninth-graders in science-trackclasses who learn CS as part of their standard curriculum. We found that the middle-schoolers who participated in theprogram achieved academic results on par with undergraduate students taking this MOOC for academic credit. Participatingstudents also developed a more accurate perception of the essence of CS as a scientific discipline.The unplanned school closure due to the COVID19 pandemic outbreak challenged the research but underlined theadvantages of such a MOOC-based blended learning program above classic pedagogy in times of global or local crises thatlead to school closure. While most of the science track classes seem to stop learning CS almost entirely, and the end-of-yearMoE exam was discarded, the program's classes smoothly moved to remote learning mode, and students continued tostudy at a pace similar to that experienced before the school shut down.

scholarly journals Innovations in Teaching and Learning: Exploring the Perceptions of the Education Sector on the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adekunle Oke ◽  
Fatima Araujo Pereira Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Use Of Technology

Business operations are undergoing drastic changes due to the disruptive effects of technology innovations; however, there is insufficient knowledge regarding the acceptability and consequences of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) in the education sector. Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this study explores the readiness of the education sector for 4IR. We adopted face-to-face semi-structured interviews to explore the views of 33 key stakeholders in the education sector, to understand the readiness and acceptability of 4IR in the sector. Findings show that the education sector, especially in Africa, is unprepared for 4IR, although there are indications for opportunities to harness the potential of the much-anticipated 4IR. Moreover, our study demonstrates a mutual symbiotic relationship between the education sector and technology innovations. The findings show that 4IR can facilitate students’ learning experience and transforms the workplace, although there is a need to assess the learning environment, to understand the facilitators and barriers to 4IR diffusion. The findings indicate the opportunity for the education sector to harness the innovations associated with 4IR through research and teaching to enhance learners’ experience; however, this may require a significant improvement in education curricula, as well as investments. The findings contribute to the theory and practice of technology in education and the limited literature on 4IR in the education sector, particularly in Africa.

scholarly journals The Significance of the Reflective Practitioner in Blended Learning

2012 ◽  
pp. 175-187
Author(s):  
Aleksej Heinze ◽  
Chris Procter
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Action Research Cycles

This paper examines the introduction of blended learning on a part-time higher education programme for mature students. The interpretive work draws on four action research cycles conducted over two years with two student cohorts. Discussion is based on observations, staff and student focus groups and interviews examining the students’ expectations and experiences. The initial focus of the action research was on the introduction of technology into the teaching and learning experience. However, the advantage of an interpretive approach is allowing the findings to determine the course of the research. During the first action research cycles, the focus of the research changed from the use of technology in blended learning to the role of the practitioners involved. The authors advocate the key role of reflective practitioners in facilitating blended learning and suggest that action research is a useful framework.

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