The Impacts a Learner Response System Can Have in the Classroom

2016 ◽  
pp. 61-89
Author(s):  
Gareth McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Transfer ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Response System ◽  
Learner Achievement ◽  
Classroom Training ◽  
Employee Learning

Organisational leaders are continually looking for ways to get the most out of employee learning. By maximizing learning transfer the organisation places itself in a very powerful position. The introduction of new technologies that help to enhance learning is coming on stream but typically organisations will ask “does it warrant the investment.” This case study demonstrates the role a learner response system can play in the classroom training of a global e-commerce organisation. Using an experimental control group design, this case study focused on learner achievement and learner experience with and without the introduction of a learner response system. Learner achievement was captured using pre- and post-tests, while the experience piece was captured through post-training surveys. Results for both sections were then further investigated using a focus group after the training. The findings from the case study allowed the organisation to conclude that a learner response system is a valuable learning instrument to aid and enhance the transfer of learning for their employees.

Impact of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning on the Writing Skills of Engineering Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 33-56
Author(s):  
Gurleen Ahluwalia ◽  
Deepti Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Present Case Study

The present case study investigates the effectiveness of technology use in the writing skills of the students at the tertiary level. The subjects of this research were 80 students of an engineering college of Punjab, India. The project was implemented on the basis of the experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design. At the outset of the project, all the subjects were given a standardized writing test. Following which, the students of the experimental group were made to perform their writing activities using technology in the language lab throughout the semester. Thereafter their performance was assessed and the results were further compared with the students of the control group as well as with their own performance in the pre-test. The results revealed that the achievement in the writing skills of the students under treatment improved significantly. Lastly, the researcher elicited information about students' perceptions on the use of technological tools.

Finding the Critical Few

2016 ◽  
pp. 127-157
Author(s):  
Paul Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Learning Transfer ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Training Transfer ◽  
Assessment Report ◽  
Evaluation Practice ◽  
Successful Case

The purpose of this chapter is to describe a successful case study of evaluation and learning transfer in a Global CRO (ICON) located in Dublin, Ireland. The case study focuses on a management development program entitled Management Essentials Two. The evaluation element of the exercise engaged the theories of Kirkpatrick and Phillips as a fundamental approach. The outcomes of the program that were measured included Levels one, two and three of both models. Post program behavior change was selected as a measure of transfer. In a departure from standard evaluation practice the case study employed an original inventory, “System of Training Transfer Assessment Report” (STAR), to measure the factors leading to transfer (Donovan & Darcy, 2011). Regression analysis was used to identify four factors that were critical to transfer of learning at ICON. Lessons for ICON, practitioners, and researchers are drawn.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness Of The Application Of Nursing Early Warning Score System (NEWSS) In Reducing The Frequency Of Emergency Cardiac Arrest: A Case Study Of Pelamonia Hospital, Makassar

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 735-742
Author(s):  
Nusdin Nunu Nusdin
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Score System ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Post Test

One of the efforts made by nurses to identify deterioration or emergency incidents in patients is through the use of Nursing Early Warning Score System (NEWSS). This study therefore aims to determine the effectiveness of this system in reducing the frequency of cardiac arrest in patients. A quasi-experiment with a post-test only control group design was adopted and a sample of 80 respondents was obtained. Furthermore, the research instrument consists of 7 physiological parameters in the NEWSS assessment, under standard operating procedures. The results from the Mann Whitney test with a P value of 0.000, (P <0.05) indicate that the System is effective in reducing the frequency of emergency cardiac arrests.   Keywords: NEWSS, Cardiac Arrest Emergency

scholarly journals Enhancing metacognition through thinking instruction: A case study in a Taiwanese university

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 241-270
Author(s):  
Mei-Hui Chen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
English Classes ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of thinking instruction on students’ metacognition and thinking behavior. Higher-order thinking occurs when individuals use their underlying metacognitive strategies which increase the probability of achieving a desirable result. The study was designed as a case study of an intervention and a posttest-only control group design was adopted. Participants consisted of students with a variety of majors were recruited from a medium-size university located in southern Taiwan. Two classes of the Developing Thinking course, totaling 78 students, comprised the group receiving the intervention, while 196 students in six General English classes comprised the comparison group. The intervention students were introduced to thinking skills, facts and opinions, question stems, and thinking from different perspectives. The quantitative results show strong evidence that the thinking instruction exerts statistically significant positive effects on students’ metacognition. Qualitative evidence also shows improvements in cognitive awareness with students demonstrating a more consistent application of thinking skills, an increased ability to think critically with thinking dispositions cultivated, and most importantly, a transfer of thinking behavior across the curriculum and in their personal lives. The researcher suggests the value of introducing thinking instruction to promote critical thinkers.

scholarly journals Baiting/Luring Improves Detection Probability and Species Identification—A Case Study of Mustelids with Camera Traps

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2178
Author(s):  
Christoph Randler ◽  
Tobias Katzmaier ◽  
Jochen Kalb ◽  
Nadine Kalb ◽  
Thomas K. Gottschalk
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Species Activity ◽  
Trail Cameras ◽  
Scent Lures

Motion-triggered trail cameras (hereafter camera traps) are powerful tools which are increasingly used in biological research, especially for species inventories or the estimation of species activity. However, camera traps do not always reliably detect animal visits, as a target species might be too fast, too small, or too far away to trigger an image. Therefore, researchers often apply attractants, such as food or glandular scents, to increase the likelihood of capturing animals. Moreover, with attractants, individuals might remain in front of a camera trap for longer periods leading to a higher number of images and enhanced image quality, which in turn might aid in species identification. The current study compared how two commonly used attractants, bait (tuna) and glandular scent (mustelid mix), affected the detection and the number of images taken by camera traps compared to control camera sites with conventional camera traps. We used a before–after control group design, including a baseline. Attractants increased the probability of detecting the target species and number of images. Tuna experiments produced on average 7.25 times as many images per visit than control camera traps, and scent lures produced on average 18.7 times as many images per visit than the control traps.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Simulation Debriefings on Student Nurses’ Perceptions of Clinical Reasoning and Learning Transfer: A Mixed Methods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Johnston ◽  
Robyn Nash ◽  
Fiona Coyer
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Clinical Reasoning ◽  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Learning Transfer ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cognitive Effort ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

AbstractTo aim of this study was to explore undergraduate nursing student (n = 256) perceptions of clinical reasoning ability and learning transfer after participating in either a standard post simulation debriefing or a debriefing based on transfer of learning principles. Background: It is assumed that students will transfer what they have learned from simulation to real world practice, however, some students are unable to identify the relevance of simulated learning experiences if scenarios are dissimilar to clinical placement settings. The nature and extent what is able to be transferred from simulated to real settings is unclear, particularly in relation to complex processes such as clinical reasoning. Transfer of learning to a new situation involves deliberate cognitive effort, including reflection and mindful abstraction of central attributes of a problem. As reflection is a key element in learning transfer, the debriefing element of simulation was seen to be a platform for this study. Method: A convergent parallel mixed methods design used a pre-test, post-test survey and focus group interviews. Results: No statistically significant difference in post-test clinical reasoning scores between groups was found. There was a statistically significant improvement in 12 out of 15 criteria among the control group and in 8 of the criteria among the intervention group. Qualitative findings provided some evidence that learning had transferred to clinical settings. Evidence of “near” transfer was more evident than “far” transfer. Conclusion: Positive findings included that all students perceived they had transferred the skills of patient assessment and effective communication during episodes of patient care. The concept of a “framework” being verbalized by many of the intervention group during practice is a promising finding and may be a useful direction for further research focusing on the instructional demonstration of explicitly promoting a level of abstraction of problems and prompting participants to search for conceptual connections. This may indicate retained idea or concepts from the debriefing which may be useful in future practice.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Tartil Method to Increase Ability in Reciting al-Qur’an for Students of IAIN Raden Intan Lampung

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syafrimen Syafril ◽  
Nova Erlina
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Explanatory Mixed Methods

The purpose of this study is to know the implementation of Tartil Method in order to increase the ability of the students of IAIN Raden Intan Lampung in reciting al-Qur’an. This study used two phase of explanatory mixed methods designs. The first phase was quantitative approach using true experiment by having pretest-postest control group design for 66 students who have low ability in reciting al-Qur’an. The second phase was qualitative approach using multi-case single-site case study design involving 9 students who were trained by using Tartil method. The data of the first phase were collected by testing the students to recite al-Qur’an and then the scores were analyzed by using Statistical Package For Social Science [SPSS] Windows 18.0. In the second phase, the data were collected by using in depth-interview and the data from interview were described thematically with Nvivo 8. From the first phase, it was found that there was an increasing ability of reciting al-Qur’an after the implementation of Tartil method. From the second phase, it was found that the reasons why the students could recite Al-Qur’an faster were: [i] the method was easier to follow, [ii] the method was interesting because there were some specific color used to in the material given, [iii] the reciting al-Qur’an was directly applied with the muratal system, [iv] the tajwid was applied in order to make the reciting perfect. The implication of this study was discussed with any theories, concepts and relevance studies.

Impact of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning on the Writing Skills of Engineering Students

2019 ◽  
pp. 1253-1276
Author(s):  
Gurleen Ahluwalia ◽  
Deepti Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Present Case Study

The present case study investigates the effectiveness of technology use in the writing skills of the students at the tertiary level. The subjects of this research were 80 students of an engineering college of Punjab, India. The project was implemented on the basis of the experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design. At the outset of the project, all the subjects were given a standardized writing test. Following which, the students of the experimental group were made to perform their writing activities using technology in the language lab throughout the semester. Thereafter their performance was assessed and the results were further compared with the students of the control group as well as with their own performance in the pre-test. The results revealed that the achievement in the writing skills of the students under treatment improved significantly. Lastly, the researcher elicited information about students' perceptions on the use of technological tools.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pemanfaatan Hutan Mangrove sebagai Sumber Belajar IPA terhadap Sikap Peduli Lingkungan Siswa Kelas IV SD Kota Bengkulu

Jurnal PGSD ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Dara Nery Saputri ◽  
Endang Widi Winarni ◽  
Ansyori Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

The objective of this research is to find out the effect of mangroves usage as the science sources toward the students attitude of caring for the environment (a case study at the fourth grade of elementary school in Bengkulu city). In term of methodology, the researcher used quantitative. Research design in this research used quasi experimental with kind of design using The Matching Only Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. The subject of the research is the fourth grade students in Bengkulu city. The population is the whole elementary school whose still use KTSP as the curriculum. The test was given to experiment and control class. The questionnaire sheet which consist of declaration’s attitude was given at the pretest and posttest. This questionnaire sheet is used as the instrument of the research. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential analysis which is uji-t. The result of the research showed that the average score of the students posttest from experiment and control class was 98,47 and 91,42. The result of uji-t with thitung 2,59and ttabel 2,005. Therefore thitung>ttabel, it can be concluded that the effect or the influence of mangroves usage as the science sources toward the students attitude of caring for the environment (a case study at the fourth grade of elementary school in Bengkulu city) is significant. It’s indicate that the election of study sources which contextual and the processing of the good study sources with persuasive message, also attractive for elementary students can be influential toward their attitude.

scholarly journals Analisis Intervensi Senam Diabetes dalam Upaya Menurunkan Kadar Gula Darah

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Eni Hastuti
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Blood Sugar ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This study aims to determine the effect of diabetes exercise on reducing blood glucose levels in people with diabetes. This type of research is a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group design with a simple case study approach. A case study conducted in 5 days for 30 minutes showed that Diabetes Gymnastics was effective in reducing blood sugar levels in people with Diabetes Mellitus by 7.1%. In conclusion, diabetes exercises conducted for five consecutive days, effectively lower blood glucose levels in people with diabetes.   Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Blood Sugar, Gymnastics

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