COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Performance of Educational Process: From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Student

The following research paper emblazons the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the education sectors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University and Colleges students. Data has been collected through Google form, (due to COVID-19 SOP’s) from students. Research Population includes 568 students from different universities programmes and semesters that have presented their views about effect of study in COVID-19 Pandemic. The overall output of the survey highlighted that majority of students were not aware about the digital tools, which they are now apprised of, which according to them will help them in the future career. Majority of the students negate the online classes due to, lack of resources, time issues and no internet facility or the students that devoid of any practical work repealed it. Main problem that has been highlighted is Internet connection problem in newly merged District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Lack of a satisfactory substructure, learning motivation, socialization for majority students, hindrances to perform practical applications, less effective student-teacher interaction and communication, less achievements of the examination objective, online examination e.g., lack of two way communication, more chances of cheating, possibility of mental health and physical deprivation (e.g., spending too much time in front of screens, installation of a deskbound routine. Therefore communication for the contemporary academic year, effective and efficient measures have to be imposed by the university management to solve all the students’ issues (internet issues and relevant data availability) and waive off as much as possible these undesirable issues and to develop a better online education process.

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Post-Pandemic Education: Falling or Preparing for a Jump?

Высшее образование в России ◽

10.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-7-9-30 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (7) ◽

pp. 9-30

Author(s):

V. V. Bolgova ◽

M. A. Garanin ◽

E. A. Krasnova ◽

L. V. Khristoforova

Keyword(s):

Practical Experience ◽

Educational Process ◽

Practical Significance ◽

Educational Systems ◽

University Management ◽

Educational Organizations ◽

Current State ◽

Analysis And Synthesis ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

Abstract. Relevance. The article provides an overview and analysis of the consequences of changes in the global educational space during the period of action of measures to counter the spread of the new COVID-19 coronavirus infection.The aim of the work was to understand the current state and identify possible trajectories of developmentof educational systems in the “post-pandemic” era. Research methodology and methods. The main methods used in the preparation of the work were methods of analysis and synthesis. The review and understanding of various standpoints on the educational organizations functioning in the situation of emergency introduction of quarantine measures and the uncertainty of their consequences allowed us to summarize the main challenges facing the education system today. The forecasting method was used to systematize the capabilities of universities in overcoming crisis phenomena and determine the strengths that can be used as the basis for the transformation of University management.Results. The analysis of the trajectories of the prospective organization of the educational process at the University of “post-pandemic” time is carried out. The article highlights the main ways of the educational system adaptation to work in the conditions of an unpredictable crisis consequences and presents the authors’ vision of the future of higher education in Russia, which is inextricably linked with the country’s attractiveness in the global educational space.Scientific novelty. The authors systematize the impact of the pandemic on various sectors of the economy, including the education sector. The results of the analysis of the practical experience of educational systems in the new conditions are presented. Scenarios of educational organizations development in an unfavorable dynamic uncertain environment are shown.Practical significance. The results obtained will be useful in adjusting University management systems and developing strategies for universities to overcome the crisis caused by COVID-19 and its consequences.

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New technologies and pedagogical profession: analysis of best practices (on the example of a group of universities)

LAPLAGE EM REVISTA ◽

10.24115/s2446-622020217extra-b897p.135-147 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (Extra-B) ◽

pp. 135-147

Author(s):

Oksana Mikheieva ◽

Tamara Otroshko ◽

Tetiana Sydorenko ◽

Albina Kovtun ◽

Oksana Sviderska

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Online Education ◽

New Technologies ◽

Teaching Profession ◽

Educational Process ◽

University Education ◽

Educational Technologies ◽

Education And Development ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

The purpose of the study is the analysis of best practices in the implementation of new technologies in the system of university education and their impact on the development of the teaching profession. Research tasks: - to conduct a sociological survey of teachers of higher educational institutions on the impact of new technologies on the teaching profession in order to identify problematic and positive aspects of the introduction of new educational technologies; - to analyze the best practices of introduction of new educational technologies in the leading universities of the world for the purpose of formation of the generalized algorithm of adaptation of new technologies to educational process and development of a pedagogical profession; - formulation of recommendations for ensuring high quality of online education and development of the pedagogical profession in the conditions of online learning. we note that new technologies will certainly improve the skills of teachers, but provided that the university creates the necessary working conditions.

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The Effectiveness of Online Education in Basic Medical Sciences Courses during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su14010224 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 224

Author(s):

Mohamed A. Alblihed ◽

Syed Moyn Aly ◽

Ashraf Albrakati ◽

Ahmed Fathy Eldehn ◽

Shaimaa Ahmed Awad Ali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Online Education ◽

Blended Learning ◽

Student Perception ◽

Dental Students ◽

Educational Process ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Impact

Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is an emerging pandemic that has caused significant disruptions to education, resulting in marked scholar closures across the world. The present study documents the student perception of the online educational process at six universities in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The individual variable factors, i.e., institution, sex, and blended learning, that might influence student perception were also investigated. In this respect, a questionnaire that assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the online learning process and student perception was emailed to a total of 17,230 students from 3 institutions (medical, applied health and dental students) affiliated with six universities in Saudi Arabia. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to determine the validity of the questionnaire. A total of 4850 (28%) students responded to the questionnaire and 46.9% (n = 2275) of the respondents were highly satisfied with their online education. Analyses of the scores from the students showed a highly significant difference (p = 0.000) between the male and female students. Applied health students (highly satisfied score = 63.13) were the most satisfied with their online education, while medical students (highly satisfied score = 39.3) were the least satisfied with this education. In addition, applied health, dental and medical students showed a significantly higher score in favor of blended learning after schools re-open (p = 0.000). Collectively, student satisfaction with online education was common, and blended learning was preferred over the traditional format by both genders and all the students. The present data provide interesting contributions and evidence for policy makers and implementers, which might be helpful for the judgment side of decision making.

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Analysis of the situation in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the world: opportunities and threats of online training

Economic Annals-ХХI ◽

10.21003/ea.v185-16 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 185 (9-10) ◽

pp. 167-177

Author(s):

Olga Kolomiets ◽

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Tatijana Litvinova ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Medical Education ◽

Online Education ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Educational Process ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Material Transfer ◽

The World ◽

The Impact

Introduction. the essence of the situation in education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the world is quite complex: due to the large number of restrictions in some countries, education is conducted completely remotely or hybrid. In the period of 2020, medical university students were forced to practice in hospitals in the context of the pandemic, helping local medical staff, which helped to fill the shortage of specialists. The quality of education will inexorably fall due to low involvement in remote education as well as many distractions which have already proven many researchers. Universities were not ready for mass digitalization due to government restrictions and social distancing, so the quality of material transfer cannot match the classical education. The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of the pandemic COVID-19 on the medical education market and its stakeholders. Results. Universities were not ready for the transition to online (distance) education, as evidenced by the decline in the quality of education, based on surveys of the faculty of some universities. As a result, on the one hand, you can get higher education online while in your country, on the other hand, the quality of education falls without an adequately commensurate practical part (for example, medical education cannot be of high quality when it is taught online). Over time, only the year 2025 is expected to surge technologies to improve online education and the full transfer of many universities to provide distance learning; it is a good chance to get an education to those who previously could not obtain it, including for economic reasons. Conclusion. The global COVID-19 pandemic has become a catalyst for global processes of digital transformation in all spheres of life. In such circumstances, the role of digital technologies in education has become extremely important. Among the many technological advantages, their ability to protect human lives and at the same time ensure the implementation of the educational process remained almost unnoticed. Current situation has accelerated the mass transition to the use of digital technologies, including digitalization of education, its technologization and standardization.

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Online education empowerment with artificial intelligence tools

Artificial Intelligence ◽

10.15407/jai2020.02.022 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 22-29

Author(s):

Boichenko A.V. ◽

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Boichenko O.A. ◽

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Online Learning ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Educational Process ◽

Learning System ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

External Data ◽

Types Of Information ◽

The Impact

The experience of organizing the educational process during the quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is considered. Using of interactive technologies that allow organizing instant audio communication with a remote audience, as well as intelligent tools based on artificial intelligence that can help educational institutions to work more efficiently. Examples of sufficient use of artificial intelligence in distance learning are given. Particular attention is paid to the development of intelligent chatbots intended for use in communications with students of online courses of educational web portals. The use of technologies of ontology formation based on automatic extraction of concepts from external sources is offered, what can lead to greater acceleration of construction of the intellectual component of chatbots. Artificial intelligence tools can become an essential part of distance learning during this global COVID-19 pandemic. While educational institutions are closed to quarantine and many of them transitioned to distance learning lecturers and schoolteachers, as well as students and schoolchildren faced with the necessity to study in this new reality. The impact of these changes depends on people's ability to learn and on the role that the education system will play in meeting the demand for quality and affordable training. The experience of organizing the educational process at the University of Education Management of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine in the quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic showed that higher and postgraduate institutions were mostly ready to move to distance learning. However, most distance learning systems, on whatever platform they are organized, need to be supplemented: the ability to broadcast video (at least ‒ one-way streaming), providing fast transmission of various types of information, receiving instant feedback when voting, polls and more. The structure of each section of the training course for the online learning system should fully cover the training material and meet all the objectives of the course. Appropriate language should be used, and wording, syntax, and presentation of tasks should be considered. One of the areas of application of artificial intelligence technologies in online learning is the use of chatbots which are characterrized by the following properties. It is advisable to use computer ontologies to ensure the intellectualization of chatbots. In this case, the metadata must be understandable to both humans and software and meet the requirements of modern standards in the field of information technology. The extraction of concepts from external data sources was carried out to build the ontology.

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Educational Process: A Student Survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17217770 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 7770 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria-Crina Radu ◽

Carol Schnakovszky ◽

Eugen Herghelegiu ◽

Vlad-Andrei Ciubotariu ◽

Ion Cristea

Keyword(s):

Educational Process ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Effective Teacher ◽

Student Survey ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Teacher Student ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

The paper presents the results of a students’ survey carried out at “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Romania, on the quality of educational process on online platforms in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was addressed to students from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports. The results of survey highlighted that most of students were satisfied with the measures taken by the university during the lockdown period and the way the teaching—learning-assessment process took place. However, some negative aspects were reported as: lack of an adequate infrastructure for some students, less effective teacher-student communication and interaction, impossibility of performing practical applications, lack of socialization, lack of learning motivation, less objective examination (e.g., possibility of cheating), possibility of physical and mental health degradation (e.g., too much time spent in front of screens, installation of a sedentary lifestyle). Consequently, for the new academic year, effective, and efficient measures must be implemented by the management of the university to remove, as much as possible, these negative issues and to improve the performance of online educational process.

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The impact of a curriculum of the self- learning method to learn some basic skills in football Futsal

Modren Sport Journal ◽

10.54702/msj.2020.19.4.0123 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 0123

Author(s):

رغد جمعة سيد أ.د. هدى عبد السميع

Keyword(s):

Educational Process ◽

The Self ◽

Control Group ◽

Learning Method ◽

Intermediate Students ◽

Research Population ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact ◽

Self Learning ◽

Experimental Group

Paying attention to the educational process and upgrading it and its methods became the only major concern of the educational institutions and many of the researchers in order to facilitate the process of providing information to the learner, which helps to improve and develop the performance skill level of the learner, which requires a to avoid making the educational process largely a teacher-centered, whereas the student role is to be only a recipient. Consequently, there is a must to find a new and modern teaching methods focusing on the idea that the student has to have a major role in the educational process, but not in isolation from the teacher, who is a supervisor, dominating and directing the educational process. One of these methods is the self- learning method. Through this method, the goals set in advance can be reached, which were: to recognize the reality of performance skills of the research sample under study; and to identify the self- learning method to find out which group did better (experimental and control). Regarding the research methodology and its field procedures, the researcher used the experimental method. The research population was (156) students and the research sample was (60) students from the second intermediate students in Waeli School for Boys in Baghdad province, as the group was divided into two groups: a control group of Students and an experimental group of (30) students. The control group used the usual curriculum, while the experimental group used the curriculum prepared by the researchers. After conducting the parity procedures and the pre-tests, the prepared curriculum was applied and the post-tests were carried out and the use of appropriate statistical methods in order to reach results which have been used to achieve the research objectives. The results were viewed, analyzed and discussed. The researchers have come to a set of conclusions; the most important ones of them were: the group that used the self- learning method in the output skill in the skill of passing, rolling and defending in Futsal. The researchers have recommended the use of self- learning method in the process of learning the motor skills because of its significant impact on student learning.

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Educational Process in Saudi Arabia: A Technology–Organization–Environment Framework

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13137103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 7103

Author(s):

Khloud Alshaikh ◽

Shaikhah Maasher ◽

Afnan Bayazed ◽

Farrukh Saleem ◽

Sahar Badri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Online Education ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Disruptive Effect ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

The Impact

The lockdown of universities and educational institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the educational process. Saudi Arabia became a forerunner during COVID-19 by taking initial precautions of curfews and total restrictions. However, these restrictions had a disruptive effect on various sectors, specifically the educational sector. The Ministry of Education strived to cope with the consequences of these changes swiftly by shifting to online education. This paper aims to study the impact of COVID-19 on the educational process through a comparative study of the responses collected from different cases, and the challenges that are faced throughout the educational process. The study conducted a cross-sectional, self-administered online questionnaire during the outbreak and distance learning, which was designed based on the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework of students. Most questions used a five-point Likert scale. The responses were randomly collected from 150 undergraduate and postgraduate students who were studying in Saudi Arabian universities, to study the overall performance of education institutions during COVID-19. The collected data were analyzed and compared to the results in the literature. The main factors impacted by this transformation are addressed. These factors are based on research and observations and aim to overcome the encountered limitations and to present their level of impact on distance education. The research framework can be useful for higher educational authorities aiming to overcome the issues highlighted and discussed in this study.

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ПРАГМАТИЧНИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ НАТИВНОЇ РЕКЛАМИ: ФОРМИ, ТРЕНДИ (НА ПРИКЛАДІ НАТИВНОГО КОНТЕНТУ В СОЦІАЛЬНІЙ МЕРЕЖІ FACEBOOK ЩОДО БРЕНДА ФАКУЛЬТЕТУ ЖУРНАЛІСТИКИ ЗНУ)

State and Regions. Series: Social Communications ◽

10.32840/cpu2219-8741/2020.1(41).18 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 113

Author(s):

V. Kovpak ◽

N. Trotsenko

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Professional Training ◽

Educational Process ◽

Communication Strategy ◽

Student Centered ◽

Teacher Student ◽

The Social ◽

National University ◽

High Level ◽

The Impact

<div>The article analyzes the peculiarities of the format of native advertising in the media space, its pragmatic potential (in particular, on the example of native content in the social network Facebook by the brand of the journalism department of ZNU), highlights the types and trends of native advertising. The following research methods were used to achieve the purpose of intelligence: descriptive (content content, including various examples), comparative (content presentation options) and typological (types, trends of native advertising, in particular, cross-media as an opportunity to submit content in different formats (video, audio, photos, text, infographics, etc.)), content analysis method using Internet services (using Popsters service). And the native code for analytics was the page of the journalism department of Zaporizhzhya National University on the social network Facebook. After all, the brand of the journalism department of Zaporozhye National University in 2019 celebrates its 15th anniversary. The brand vector is its value component and professional training with balanced distribution of theoretical and practical blocks (seven practices), student-centered (democratic interaction and high-level teacher-student dialogue) and integration into Ukrainian and world educational process (participation in grant programs).</div>And advertising on social networks is also a kind of native content, which does not appear in special blocks, and is organically inscribed on one page or another and unobtrusively offers, just remembering the product as if «to the word». Popsters service functionality, which evaluates an account (or linked accounts of one person) for 35 parameters, but the main three areas: reach or influence, or how many users evaluate, comment on the recording; true reach – the number of people affected; network score – an assessment of the audience’s response to the impact, or how far the network information diverges (how many share information on this page).Key words: nativeness, native advertising, branded content, special project, communication strategy.

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IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON LEARNING MOTIVATION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMPETENCE APPROACH IN EDUCATION

“Educational bulletin “Consciousness” ◽

10.26787/nydha-2686-6846-2020-22-9-28-34 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (9) ◽

pp. 28-34

Author(s):

Huseynova А.А. ◽

Vashchinnikova K.D.

Keyword(s):

Design Method ◽

Authentic Assessment ◽

Educational Process ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Assessment Procedure ◽

Positive Side ◽

Educational Motivation ◽

Educational Paradigm ◽

The Impact

Turning to the new educational paradigm, the research paper considers the conditions for ensuring the effective-ness of authentic assessment of students ' achievements within the competence approach and the transition from traditional knowledge control to tests developed on the basis of the theory of pedagogical measurements. Special attention is paid to independent assessment as a tool for stimulating learning activities, as well as to the justifica-tion of the pattern design method used in the develop-ment of measurement tools. The experimental basis of the study is based on the results of an independent assess-ment of educational achievements of students of the sen-ior level of secondary vocational education in social studies in several educational organizations. As a result of the survey of participants in independent testing, the formation of a stable positive learning motivation is not-ed. The relationship with the assessment of the impact on educational motivation is confirmed by the respondents ' attitude to the authentic assessment procedure on the part of participants in the assessment process: school-children, teachers, and parents. As a result, it was re-vealed that all subjects of the educational process evalu-ate the impact of the proposed method of assessment on educational motivation from a positive side.

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