The Performance Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Education in Chinese Universities

2019 ◽  
pp. 185-197
Author(s):  
Chusheng Chen ◽  
Yenchun Jim Wu ◽  
Luanyan Du
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Education Resources ◽  
Collegiate Level ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Selection Of

The quality of entrepreneurship education at the collegiate level is correlated with its sustainability. Existing studies have focused on the construction and method selection of evaluation systems for entrepreneurship education but have lacked concrete analyses of individual effectiveness. Through a micro-perspective, this study conducted a data envelopment analysis to assess the efficiency of entrepreneurship education in eight higher learning institutions. The input criteria comprised the number of courses and available funding, whereas the output criteria consisted of the number of awards won in two major intercollegiate contests and the initial employment rate. In addition, this study further investigated the most efficient schools to find students' opinions on course content and entrepreneurial needs. The findings in this study may serve as a reference for optimizing collegiate-level entrepreneurship education resources, clarifying developmental goals, and improving resource efficiency.

scholarly journals Development of Graphical Interface Simulator of Advanced Wastewater Treatment Design Process for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

Designs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliashim Albani ◽  
Mohd Zamri Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Graphical Interface ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Advanced Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Treatment Design ◽  
Potential Tool

This paper presents the concept of check and balance approach in teachıng, learning and assessment processes with the development of a graphical interface tool to solve an advanced wastewater treatment design problem. The developed graphical interface improves the quality of teaching, learning, and the assessment of both, understanding the calculation approaches, as well as understanding the concepts. The tool acts as a calculator or a simulator of a unit converter, population equivalent, designing sewerage systems and selected unit processes of advanced wastewater treatment. A close-ended survey assessment was conducted with a total of 49 respondents who were the registered students for the subject of advanced wastewater treatment. About 79% of respondents agreed that it was hard to score a high mark in the advanced wastewater treatment exam. However, 100% of respondents agreed that the tool could help them to accelerate their understanding of the subject topic. All things considered, the findings of this study show that the developed tool is a potential tool that can aid in the teaching, learning, and assessment processes of any difficult subject that is taught in higher-learning institutions.

scholarly journals An Object-based Model for Assessment of Quality of Teaching in Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-105
Author(s):  
Wilson Nwankwo ◽  
Fidelia Udoka Eze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Learning ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Object Based ◽  
Central Database ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Analytical Tools

In most learning Institutions in Nigeria, the quality of teaching delivered by Lecturers/Teachers are not usually given the attention it requires and where such is done, it is often done in a crude way using semi-automated approaches. This research is conceived to examine how Information and Communications Technology could be employed to collect data for the assessment of quality of teaching delivered by Teachers/Lecturers in the Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. To achieve this, this research studies a University of Technology in the South-East of Nigeria, conceives and designs an object-oriented model for harnessing the relevant data needed to conduct such assessment into a central database. This system can be used to submit feedbacks on the performances of the Lecturers and also enable educational administrators view statistics of submissions. As the data is collated in a central database, analytical tools could be employed in conducting further analysis on Lecturer performance evaluation to drive advanced decision making.

A mixed ideal and anti-ideal DEA model: an application to evaluate cloud service providers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Azadi ◽  
Mohammad Izadikhah ◽  
Fahimeh Ramezani ◽  
Farookh Khadeer Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Cloud Service ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Ranking Methods ◽  
Discrimination Power ◽  
Cloud Service Providers ◽  
Complete Ranking ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract The rapid development of cloud computing and the sharp increase in the number of cloud service providers (CSPs) have resulted in many challenges in the suitability and selection of the best CSPs according to quality of service requirements. The main objective of this study is to propose three novel models based on the enhanced Russell model to increase the discrimination power in the evaluation and selection of CSPs. The proposed models are designed based on the distances to two special decision-making units (DMUs), namely the ideal DMU and the anti-ideal DMU. There are two advantages to the proposed ranking methods. First, they consider both pessimistic and optimistic scenarios of data envelopment analysis, so they are more equitable than methods that are based on only one of these scenarios. The second strength of this approach is its discrimination power, enabling it to provide a complete ranking for all CSPs. The proposed method can help customers to choose the most appropriate CSP while at the same time, it helps software developers to identify inefficient CSPs in order to improve their performance in the marketplace.

Destination selection for education tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman ◽  
Aahad M. Osman-Gani ◽  
Murali Raman
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Destination Selection ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the critical factors that are influencing international students’ perception in the selection of a destination for education tourism. Design/methodology/approach This research seeks to develop a comprehensive framework embedded with service quality, destination image and spirituality behavior. The data were collected by administering a self-administered questionnaire to a sample of 220 respondents who were studying at the universities in Peninsular Malaysia. The constructs and items used in the questionnaire were adapted from the literature review. This research applied confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings The outcome of this research indicated that there is a substantial relationship between service quality and the choice of a destination for education tourism. This research also explored that destination brand image significantly relates to the selection of a destination for education, tourism when the destination loyalty variable plays a strong mediation role. Interestingly, the direct relationship between spirituality behavior and selection of destination was not significant. On the other hand, a significant relationship was discovered between spirituality behavior and choice of destination when the tourists’ intention plays as a mediating function. Research limitations/implications First, the limitation is in the scope of this study, as only five constructs were examined. Future research may include other types of variables in exploring the antecedents of destination selection for education tourism. Second, the sample size was only 220 and respondents were restricted to only a few universities. Future research should be done on a bigger sample size and on more diverse sample. Practical implications Managers of the respective higher learning institutions need to focus on tourists’ satisfaction by providing a memorable experience. International students who have satisfactory experience with the respective higher learning institutions will spread a positive word of mouth about the destinations to other prospective foreign students. Today, tourists have a strong urge to see the spiritual side of their liveliness. Policymakers need to offer services with the comportment of the spiritual settings in their respective educational environment to extend the spiritual experience toward international students. Social implications There is a need for more research on how to build a comprehensive model for selection of a destination in educational tourism. The results of this empirical research are of particular significance to policymakers, as it better informs them as to how best to use the antecedents in designing the destination choice for education tourism to establish it as more practical regardless of the diverse spiritual beliefs. Originality/value This research is one of the initial attempts on part of the researchers in Malaysian education tourism context where spirituality has been taken into consideration.

scholarly journals Analyzing Universities Service Quality to Student Satisfaction; Academic and Non-Academic Analyses

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Kardoyo Kardoyo ◽  
Lola Kurnia Pitaloka ◽  
Rozman Rozman ◽  
Bayu Bagas Hapsoro
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Economics Faculty ◽  
Academic Service Quality ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Learning Institutions

Indonesia has many higher learning institutions both public and private sectors such as colleges, polytechnics, institutes and universities and they are competing among them to get students to enroll in their institutions. It has become competitive among them to get students than before. The growing competition among higher learning institutions had forced them to strive to improve their service quality provided to students. The student satisfaction of service quality can be divided into two parts, namely satisfaction in academic and non-academic. The purpose of this research is to determine whether the academic and non-academic service quality affect student satisfaction of Economics Faculty Universitas Negeri Semarang. This research used an exploratory method that explaining the relationship between hypothesis testing, making prediction and getting the implicit meaning of problems that want to be solved. This study was conducted at the Economics Faculty of Universitas Negeri Semarang. The data analysis used SEM PLS. The population in this study were students from the Economics Faculty of Universitas Negeri Semarang who registered in 2015 and graduated in 2018. The total number of population in this study were 3,596 students majoring in Economics Education, Accounting, Management, and Economic Development. This study used a stratified sampling technique where students from all disciplines and levels were determined using the Slovin formula. Questionnaires were distributed to a sample of 360 students and were administered by trained enumerators. Data were collected using self-administered assessment questionnaires of a five Likert scale and analyzed using SEM PLS 6.0 Warp PLS.  The results of this research were, first, academic service quality did not influence student satisfaction. Second, the non-academic service quality has a positive and significant influence on student satisfaction. This is because the supported learning infrastructure was found to be a factor that satisfied the students compared to teaching methods that was carried out by faculty members. It was also found that attitude and behavior in academic aspect were not significant in improving the students’ satisfaction. Therefore, it is suggested that Faculty of Economics of UNNES should focus on maintaining and improving the service quality of non-academic aspects in order to compete with other higher learning institutions.

scholarly journals Impact of Stress on Students’ Academic Performance in Zanzibar’s Higher Learning Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Abadhar Makame Vuai
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Impact

In today’s highly competitive world, students face various academic problems including stress, which result in an increased prevalence of psychological and physical problems like anxiety, depression and nervousness which in turn affect their academic results and performance. The main aim of this study was to explain the impact of stress on the students’ academic performance in Zanzibar Higher Learning Institutions. A cross sectional survey research design was utilized and a quantitative approach used to analyze primary data from the respondents. Data was collected from 100 respondents using structural questionnaire and descriptive statistical technique was used for data analysis. The study was focused on three independent variables (Course work, Teaching methods and Course content). The key findings revealed that, long course work is the leading factor which gives academic stress to higher learning Institution students as majority 49 (49.0%) of respondents, on the other hand majority 30 (30%) of respondents said that, sometimes they are unable to study because of course content and the majority 52 (52%) of respondents also said that, they are getting high stress level because of academic performance. The findings also revealed that, the majority of the respondents 66 (66%) agreed that, teaching methods affect academic performance of the students in a very high way, 34 (34%) of the respondents said that teaching methods do not have any effect on academic performance.

scholarly journals Determinants of Self-Employment Intentions among Students in Tanzania Higher Learning Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Kelvin M. Mwita
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Learning Institutions

This study aimed at examining determinants of self-employment intentions among students in Tanzania higher learning institutions. The study was guided by the theory of planned behavior which postulates that an intention is influenced by the attitude toward behavior, the subjective norms of the behavior, and the individual’s control of the behavior. The study used Mzumbe University as a case study from which 400 respondents were drawn by using a simple random sampling technique. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data and a study attained a response rate of 82%. Data analysis involved multiple linear regression analysis. The study found that gender (β=-.028, p=.751) and academic performance (β=.016, p=.671) had no significant relationship with self-employment intentions of students while entrepreneurship education (β=.303, p=.000) and having parents who are self-employed (β=.211, p=.031) had significant relationship with self-employment intentions. The study recommends higher learning institutions to have curriculums that help students to acquire entrepreneurship education sufficiently. Moreover, students are advised to have personal initiatives in looking for entrepreneurship knowledge and skills. Parents are also recommended to establish businesses as their main or alternative sources of income in order to influence entrepreneurial tendencies in the current and coming generations as a solution towards unemployment problem.

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