scholarly journals The Ghana Highway Code as a Teaching and Learning Material

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
N. K. Nsiah-Achampong ◽  
I. K. Yankson ◽  
W. K. Agyemang ◽  
N. A. Mingle
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Adverse Impact ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Traffic Systems

The Ghana Highway Code is the official state-recognised traffic teaching and learning ma­terial widely used in traffic schools and by motorists in Ghana. Ghana changed its traffic from left-hand to right-hand drive in 1974; the Code was subsequently published to, besides other reasons, guide road users to be reconditioned to a fresh standard of behaviour. However, 46 years after its publication, the content of the Code has been outgrown by new developments in the road environment and traffic systems, rendering the Code ineffective. Content analysis was used to ascertain the validity and reliability of the Code. Out of 95 mo­torists interviewed, 91.5% indicated they use or had ever used the Code, while 3.2% had not used it before and 5.3% did not know about it at all. Hundred percent of driving schools used the Code as teaching and learning material. It was concluded that the Code was an obsolete teaching and learning material. The implication was that, the wide user population of the Code had an adverse impact on learners. It was recommended that the Code be revised and republished as new edition.

scholarly journals Ideational Analysis of Donald Duck’s Comic and Its Translation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Gilang Fadhilia Arvianti ◽  
Atsani Wulansari
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Source Text ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

<p class="AbstractText">Translating comic is different from other different text. Most of the text that is used in the comic is dialogue or spoken language that usually can be found in the subtitle of the film. Analyzing the accurateness of the translation text can be analyzed by using Metafunction approach especially ideational analysis. In translating text into target text, not all meaning is transferring into target text. It can influence the message that is brought by the source text into target text. Through ideational analysis approach it can be analyzed although not all the meaning is transferred into target text. This becomes the reason of taking this case as an object of this research.</p><p class="AbstractText">The aims of this research are to know the meaning realization in ideational analysis approach, and to explain the impact of ideational shifting toward the equivalence of translation in target text. The method of this research uses descriptive qualitative since the data and the analysis are in the form of sentence and description. The data took from Donald Duck’s Comic and its translation version. The technique used in this research is content analysis. This research also applies criterion-based sampling that is used only to get theoretically generalization.</p><p class="AbstractText">Since this research is hoped to give significant contribution to student of English Teaching and Learning in learning ideational analysis, the function of this research is to explain the impact of ideational shifting toward the equivalence of translation in target text. Thus, this research not only can be learning material for analyzing ideational in specific text, but also in learning translation.</p>

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE RIGID PAVEMENT ROAD DAMAGES IN THE SEGMENTS OF PEMALANG - TEGAL: A RESEARCH REVIEWED FROM THE ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION AND HANDLING

Pondasi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Sabilirrahman Sabilirrahman ◽  
Rachmat Mudiyono
Keyword(s):  
Good Condition ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
The Road ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Sea Transportation

              Road as a transportation system has an important role in Indonesia compared to other modes of transportation such as air and sea transportation. As road is found to be important, this condition must be maintained to keep it in a good condition. In fact, road damage still occurs that it can bother the road users and disrupt the pace of the economic activities of the community. Therefore, a research is needed to get to know factors that cause damages to the road segments of Pemalang - Tegal. This research belongs to descriptive research conducted by previously testing the validity and reliability of the research approach. It is done by looking for factors that cause damages to rigid pavement roads in terms of implementation, and factors causing the type of dominant damage and how to handle it.This resarch was conducted to 70 respondents using a questionnaires previously tested for validity and reliability. Data were obtained from the questionnaires filled by the respondents and then statistically processed through SPSS and AHP method. The results show that one of the causes of rigid pavement road damage viewed from implementation was the poor material processing system. The most dominant types of damages were abrasion, release of granules and wear. by overlaying in a damaged location.Keywords: Causes, Types of damage, How to handle the road              Road as a transportation system has an important role in Indonesia compared to other modes of transportation such as air and sea transportation. As road is found to be important, this condition must be maintained to keep it in a good condition. In fact, road damage still occurs that it can bother the road users and disrupt the pace of the economic activities of the community. Therefore, a research is needed to get to know factors that cause damages to the road segments of Pemalang - Tegal. This research belongs to descriptive research conducted by previously testing the validity and reliability of the research approach. It is done by looking for factors that cause damages to rigid pavement roads in terms of implementation, and factors causing the type of dominant damage and how to handle it.This resarch was conducted to 70 respondents using a questionnaires previously tested for validity and reliability. Data were obtained from the questionnaires filled by the respondents and then statistically processed through SPSS and AHP method. The results show that one of the causes of rigid pavement road damage viewed from implementation was the poor material processing system. The most dominant types of damages were abrasion, release of granules and wear. by overlaying in a damaged location.Keywords: Causes, Types of damage, How to handle the road

scholarly journals Establishing the Validity and Reliability of the Malaysian English Language Textbook Evaluation Checklist (MELTEC) Using Rasch Measurement Model (RRM)

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Faustina Roberts ◽  
Azlina Abdul Aziz ◽  
Mohd Effendi @ Ewan Mohd Matore
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Textbook Evaluation ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model

A textbook is an important teaching and learning material. Evaluating a textbook is essential to ensure educational goals are met. In the present study, the Malaysian English Language Textbook Evaluation Checklist (MELTEC) is developed for the purpose of materials adaptation. The lack of validity and reliability of previous textbook evaluation checklists reported by researchers in the field of ELT textbook evaluation has resulted in the need to establish the validity and reliability of the checklist developed in this study using the Rasch Measurement Model (RRM). One hundred and ten ESL secondary school teachers from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had participated in this study. Rasch analysis was used to examine the item fit, polarity, reliability, separation index, and unidimensionality of the checklist. As a result, the finalised version of MELTEC comprises of 78 items. A total of 63 items were dropped as these items were not deemed to be suitable. The analysis performed using Rasch Measurement Model proved that the checklist has high validity and reliability. The checklist is found to be suitable to evaluate ELT secondary school textbooks in Malaysia. On that account, future researchers can consider using Rasch Measurement Model to establish the validity and reliability of the instruments developed to ensure their integrity and quality.

PIECEWISE FUNCTION FEEDBACK STRATEGY IN INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEMS WITH A SPEED LIMIT BOTTLENECK

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
pp. 849-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
BOKUI CHEN ◽  
XIAOYAN SUN ◽  
HUA WEI ◽  
CHUANFEI DONG ◽  
BINGHONG WANG
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Speed Limit ◽  
Traffic Patterns ◽  
Feedback Strategy ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Piecewise Function ◽  
Traffic Systems ◽  
Information Board

The road capacity can be greatly improved if an appropriate and effective information feedback strategy is adopted in the traffic system. In this paper, a strategy called piecewise function feedback strategy (PFFS) is introduced and applied into an asymmetrical two-route scenario with a speed limit bottleneck in which the dynamic information can be generated and displayed on the information board to guide road users to make a choice. Meanwhile, the velocity-dependent randomization (VDR) mechanism is adopted which can better reflect the dynamic behavior of vehicles in the system than NS mechanism. Simulation results adopting PFFS have demonstrated high efficiency in controlling spatial distribution of traffic patterns compared with the previous strategies.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis of English Department Students in Translating Text for Completing the Final Project at State Polytechnic of Padang

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Silvia Djonnaidi ◽  
Nini Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
English Department ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study discusses aboutNeeds Analysis of English Department Students in Translating Text for Completing The Final Project at State Polytechnic of Padang. The purpose of this research specifically is to find out what are the needs related to the students difficulties when they are translating text, and what are the best procedure, strategy or method used to translate any kinds of text . The data are collected from English department students who are taking translation for their final project. This study can give a contribution for developing translation curriculum at English Department State Polytechnic of Padang.The data collection methods use questionnaires, observations, and interviews. These methods are important to get information about the the difficulties experience during translating text, students skills that need to be improved, and other additional information. By conducting this needs analysis study, the lecturers will know what the proper method or material that needs to be applied in teaching learning process. It also can be used to develop teaching and learning material. Moreover, these identificationscan be used to find and revise the previous course content in translation. Therefore, it is hoped that the students could be helped when they are writing their final project about this topic.This research starts by designing the needs analysis questionnaires for the students, the ex students, and the related parties. Then, it is tested to find out the validity and reliability. After getting the validity and reliability data, the questionnaire is distributed to the students, ex students, and teachers or industry. The result shows that there are three kinds of needs which have to be fulfilled in order to improve students skills in translating text for the final project, they are: objectives needs, learning needs and the learner’s needs.

EFEKTIVITAS PENERAPAN METODE CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING TERHADAP PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA DALAM MATA PELAJARAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN ALAM (IPA) KHUSUS DALAM MATERI SIFAT-SIFAT CAHAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 329
Author(s):  
Ni Wayan Rusniati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Contextual Teaching

The process and student learning outcomes in science learning material properties of light is a problem faced by class IV SD Negeri 3 Mengwi. Student activity and learning outcomes have not been maximized because the teacher delivered science learning materials using the lecture method. This is the background of the researchers to conduct research with the aim of improving the process and learning outcomes of science with material properties of light with learning models Contextual Teaching and Learning. This research is a type of classroom action research conducted in SD Negeri 3 Mengwi. The subjects of this study were fourth grade students, amounting to 27 students consisting of 14 female students and 13 male students. The implementation of this study used 2 cycles. Instruments used to collect data are observation sheets, interviews, documentation and test questions. The results of this study indicate that science learning outcomes with material properties of light using the Contextual Teaching and Learning model in SD Negeri 3 Mengwi have increased in two cycles with quite satisfactory values. There was an increase in learning outcomes from cycle 1 an average value of 68.51 to 75.37 in cycle 2. In addition, there was an increase in the learning process of students in science learning carried out by teachers using the Contextual Teaching and Learning model. Keywords: Learning process, learning outcomes, Contextual Teaching and Learning

scholarly journals PSIV-34 Program Chair Poster Pick: Validating adapted scales to measure individual and situational interest in animal science undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 469-470
Author(s):  
MaryGrace Erickson ◽  
Danielle Marks ◽  
Elizabeth Karcher ◽  
Michel Wattiaux
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Bifactor Model ◽  
Situational Interest ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Animal Sciences

Abstract Efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning in animal science are forestalled by the lack of psychometric scales validated in our disciplinary context. Researchers have used instruments validated outside of animal science reliably, but this approach has questionable validity. The objective of our research was to adapt and validate scales to measure the motivational variables individual interest (II) and situational interest (SI) in introductory animal sciences students. A total of 254 introductory course students in two consecutive semesters rated their interest in animal sciences on unidimensional II (8-item) and 3-factor SI (11-item) scales previously validated for psychology undergraduates. After adapting instruments with wording specific to animal sciences, we conducted a series of confirmatory factor analyses. First, we discovered and removed two problematic items from the unidimensional II scale, offered theory-based explanations for differential item functioning in animal sciences students, and validated a revised II scale (λ = 0.74 - 0.94, CFI = 0.995, RMSEA = 0.027). Next, we confirmed the validity and reliability of the SI scale and its three subscales (λ = 0.83 - 0.96, CFI = 0.979, RMSEA = 0.048). Finally, to explore the dimensionality of SI in our population, we fitted a bifactor model and computed ancillary indices. Results supported the reliability and empirical validity of the bifactor model as an alternative conceptualization of SI (CFI = 0.986, RMSEA = 0.044). and indicated that the SI scale is mostly unidimensional (ω H = 0.923). This suggests that total SI scores can be used as a composite measure but that subscale scores are substantially contaminated by the general SI factor and should not be interpreted as unique. We present the finalized scales, recommendations for their use in animal sciences classrooms, and suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals Public Roads as Places of Interspecies Conflict: A Study of Horse-Human Interactions on UK Roads and Impacts on Equine Exercise

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1072
Author(s):  
Danica Pollard ◽  
Tamzin Furtado
Keyword(s):  
Near Miss ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Near Misses ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Emotional Management ◽  
The Road ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Conflict Risk ◽  
The Individual

Real or perceived traffic risk is a significant barrier to walking and cycling. To understand whether similar barriers influence equestrians, this study obtained exercise behaviours, road use and experiences of road-related incidents from UK equestrians (n = 6390) via an online questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with road use and experiencing a near-miss or injury-causing incident in the previous year. Content analysis identified themes around equestrians’ decisions not to use roads. Our results show that most equestrians (84%) use roads at least once weekly, and in the previous year, 67.7% had a near-miss and 6.1% an injury-causing incident. Road use differs regionally, with exercise type and off-road route availability. Road-using equestrians covered greater daily distances and were younger. However, younger equestrians were at higher risk of near-misses. Respondents’ decisions not to use roads were based on individualised risk assessments arising from: the road itself, perceptions of other road users, the individual horse and the handler’s own emotional management. Roads were perceived as extremely dangerous places with potentially high conflict risk. Injury-causing incidents were associated with increasing road-use anxiety or ceasing to use roads, the proximity of off-road routes, having a near-miss and type of road use. Targeted road-safety campaigns and improved off-road access would create safer equestrian spaces.

scholarly journals The Efficacy of Facebook in Teaching and Learning: Studied via Content Analysis of Web Log Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 493-501
Author(s):  
Suleiman Alsaif ◽  
Alice S Li ◽  
Ben Soh ◽  
Sara Alraddady
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Log Data ◽  
Web Log
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