Adjusting the balance of power: initial self-assessment in study skills for higher education – a case study

2013 ◽  
pp. 75-84
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Self Assessment

Repurposing EFL Professional Development Frameworks for Students-Use; Releasing Responsibility for Learner Self-Reflection, Agency, and Metacognition

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-52
Author(s):  
Ben Gibbon ◽  
Yuya Nakagawa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Assessment Task ◽  
Quantitative Case Study ◽  
Personal Skill

The quantitative case study investigates whether Freeman’s (1989) K.A.S.A teacher framework is effective when adjusted for student use during self-reflection tasks. The potential of this teaching method to improve learner study skills, namely to scaffold learner autonomy, will be considered. This paper offered a framework to 30 students as an autonomous self-assessment task, their answers were analysed using KH Coder 3, a text-mining software, to quantitatively identify clusters of lexemes expressed by participants to determine whether they had cited the framework’s dimensions of knowledge, attitude, skills, and awareness. A notable observation is that students demonstrated agency through complex metacognitive engagement with the reflection tool, evidenced by clear proximities co-occurring between awareness and skills. Word-trees were mapped to further assist the exploration of co-occurring themes and implicated that this tool may aid students with the process of identifying personal skill proficiencies; potentially assisting learners to map their learning experiences with more nuance. 本研究は、教師が成長し続けるためにFreeman (1989) が提唱した内省の道具立てK.A.S.A.フレームワークを学生に援用し、その有効性を定量的に探索した事例の1つである。提案する内省方法が、学習を向上させる可能性、言い換えると、学習者の自立性を育むための足場となり得るかを検証した。本論文では、30名の学生が自立を促すタスクとしてK.A.S.A.フレームワークを活用した自己評価を行い、記述された回答をテキストマイニングのフリーソフトウェアKH Coder3を用いて分析し、「知識」、「態度」、「技能」、「意識」の各側面から、内省する際にどのような割合で言及しているかどうか、定量的に回答で用いられた表現における語彙のクラスターを確認した。その結果、意識と技能の間に明確な近接性があり、参加した学生はK.A.S.A.フレームワークをツールにして内省する際、メタ認知能力を駆使して主体的に取り組みをしていることがわかった。さらに、共起語を探るために作図された共起ネットワークによって、K.A.S.A.フレームワークは、自身の技能における習熟度を学生が特定する過程を支援する可能性や自身の学んだ経験をより綿密に位置付けるのに役立つ可能性があることが示唆された。

scholarly journals Impact of the Self-Assessment Process on Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 536-546
Author(s):  
Phuong Tam Pham ◽  
Tran Binh Duong ◽  
Thi Thuy-Trang Phan ◽  
Thai Huu Nguyen ◽  
Minh Thanh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Self Assessment

MENGGAGAS PENDIDIKAN BERWAWASAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN DI PERGURUAN TINGGI ISLAM

ALQALAM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Culture ◽  
Curriculum Structure ◽  
Islamic Values

There has been a concern over a high unemployment rate among graduates of Islamic higher education and a low proportion of entrepreneurs in Indonesia. In fact, a high proportion of entrepreneurs is one of indicators of a country’s welfare. This has generated a question: to what extent do Islamic values cultivate entrepreneurial culture among its adherents? How to cultivate entrepreneurial culture in Islamic higher education? This paper will investigate this matter using a case study of Faculty of Islamic Law and Economics at Banten State Institute for Islamic Studies.  The paper argues that the curriculum at the faculty of Islamic Law and Economics has not been oriented towards building entrepreneurial culture. The curriculum consists of subjects to enhance the students’ competence and skills to prepare them as bachelors of syari`ah economics for the professions such as manager, lecturer, researcher, syari`ah auditor, etc, instead of preparing them for entrepreneurs who are capable to build his or her own business from the scratch.    To propose Islamic entrepreneurship study program at the FSEI of IAIN SMHB, it is important to have a strong political will not only from the internal IAIN but also higher authoritative body such as the Ministry of Religious Affairs to facilitate this from not only the accreditation process but also financial support. A further feasibility study needs to be undertaken to build its infrastructure such as qualified lecturers, appropriate curriculum structure, and recruitment student system. Since this field has a strong link with a ‘real sector’, there has been an urgent need to build cooperations with business sector to enable the students to undertake their apprentice and build their networks to facilitate their ability to develop their own business.     Keywords: Islam, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial education.

A Case Study on Web-based Learning Environment Evaluation in Higher Education: Learner Perspectives in a Private University in Malaysia.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Zarina Che Imbi ◽  
Tse-Kian Neo ◽  
Mai Neo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Private University ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Kirkpatrick’S Model

In the era of digital learning, multimedia-based classroom has been commonly used in higher education including Malaysian higher education institutions. A case study has been performed to evaluate web-based learning using Level 1 to 3 of Kirkpatrick's model in a multi-disciplinary course at Multimedia University, Malaysia. In this study, mixed method research was employed in which triangulation was performed from multiple sources of data collection to give deeper understanding. Students perceived that learning with multimedia was enjoyable. They were also motivated in learning and engaged through the use of web module as multimedia was perceived to motivate them and make learning fun. Students showed significant improvements in their knowledge based on the pre-test and post-test results on learning evaluation. Students were perceived to transfer the learning from web-based learning into the learning outcome. The systematic evaluation can provide the feedback that educators and institution as a whole need to improve the learning environment and programme quality. This study contributes to the research field by adding another perspective in evaluations of web-based learning. It also provides empirical evidence on student perspectives, learning and behaviour in a private university. It demonstrated that the Kirkpatrick's model is useful as an evaluation tool to be used in higher education.

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