scholarly journals Students’ Output in the Distance Learning in Relation to the Teachers’ Subjectivity in the Times of Pandemic: A Descriptive Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lemuel – Kim A. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
New Normal ◽  
The Times ◽  
Assessment Standard

The CoViD-19 pandemic has brought change to everything including the landscape of education. It has changed the way how the teachers teach, and the students learn. Due to the different challenges bought by this phenomenon, consideration atop of everything is done including assessment. This study aims to determine the subjectivity of the teachers in assessment in the new normal. This determines whether the challenges in the new normal specifically the channels and forms of assessment influences the teachers’ subjectivity in assessing the students. To achieve this, the study determined the demographic profile, assessment practice, perception on the output of the students in the new normal and their standards in assessment. Mixed method research design was used in the study. It was found that there is relationship between the educational attainment and the teachers’ preference on what to be checked more carefully – hardcopy or softcopy. The teachers’ designation shows that it has a relationship regarding the view on whether to set a maximum and minimum grade limit in assessing the students. Moreover, there is a correlation between the teachers’ perception and their standards in assessment. This study suggests that what the teachers perceive has something to do with their assessment standard. Thus, if they perceive to be more subjective (which the respondents agree as a result of this study) in these times of pandemic, they will be subjective in standardizing their assessment.

Enhancing Student Learning Through Scaffolded Client Projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-51
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Tomlinson
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Workplace Communication ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Course Objectives

This article reports on the current status of client projects (CPs) in business communication courses, provides a scaffolded model for implementing CP, and assesses student learning in CPs. Using a longitudinal mixed method research design, survey data and qualitative materials from six semesters are presented. The instructor survey indicated need for a model for CPs, assistance identifying community partners, and advice on tailoring CPs to course objectives, all of which are provided here. Results from assessing the model’s application indicate that students expressed higher levels of confidence as communicators and felt better prepared to engage in workplace communication.

Promoting Continuous Professional Development of English Teachers Through Action Research

2022 ◽  
pp. 105678792110622
Author(s):  
Cemile Dogan ◽  
Yasemin Kirkgoz
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Cycle ◽  
Language Instructors

The current study adopts a mixed-method research design to foster English Language instructors’ attitude toward professional development, self-efficacy beliefs, and reflective thinking. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory constituted the base and the professional development program was designed accordingly. The participants of the study were nine English Language instructors working at three different universities. Throughout the 16-week program, it was aimed to equip the participants with action research skills to conduct their own study in their own context according to their needs and/or interests. All the participants completed the Plan, Act, Observe, and Reflect stages of the Action Research Cycle.

Research trends in the study of gamification

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 373-380
Author(s):  
Raed S. Alsawaier
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Mixed Method Design

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the research design of several publications on the study of gamification and proposes a mixed-method research design for creating a holistic understanding of the gamification phenomenon. It presents an argument in support of combining both qualitative and quantitative data sources through mixed-method design as being equally important in illuminating all aspects of the research problem. Design/methodology/approach The paper covers a number of methodological themes relevant to the study of gamification: research design trends in the study of gamification; the importance of mixed-method design in the study of gamification; methodological challenges; conclusion and recommendations. Findings Majority of the studies on gamification before 2015 are either quantitative or described as mixed method but overly focused on quantitative data sources. However, there is a tendency between 2015 and 2017 to adopt mixed-method design. Research limitations/implications The study does not examine all research done on the topic of gamification but relies on 56 empirical studies reviewed by Hamari, Koivisto, Sarsa (2014) and Seaborn and Fels (2015) between 2009 and 2015. Originality/value The author believes it to be one of the few studies of its kind on proposing a methodological design for the study of gamification as a pedagogical tool.

scholarly journals ASSESSING CHILDREN’S CONNECTEDNESS TO NATURE THROUGH THEIR INTEREST IN NATURAL ELEMENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Diyana Mustapa ◽  
Nor Zarifah Maliki ◽  
Aswati Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Sequential Explanatory Mixed Method ◽  
High Level ◽  
Qualitative Part ◽  
Mixed Method Research Design

This study aims to assess children’s connectedness to nature (CTN) through drawing based on their preferences and interest in natural elements in spaces. A sequential explanatory mixed-method research design was employed to achieve the aim. For the quantitative part, questionnaires were distributed to 760 children in 20 schools located in Kedah and Penang, Malaysia. For the qualitative part, 72 children were grouped into draw and focus groups. The children in the qualitative part were chosen from low-, moderate- and high-level CTN groups. The results confirm that children’s CTN can be assessed through their drawing based on their interest in natural elements in spaces. The findings indicated that children from the high-level CTN group had more interest in natural elements in spaces compared to the children in the moderate- and low-level of CTN groups.

scholarly journals Obstacles to Using E-Books in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Hamadah Alsadoon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Electronic Books ◽  
Group Sessions ◽  
Mixed Method Research Design

Electronic books provide learners, lecturers and universities with an extra tool of instructions that can encourage or improve the learning process. The purpose of the current paper is to investigate obstacles students face in using e-books at the Saudi Electronic University. A mixed-method research design was used. Thirty students participated in two focus group sessions and 215 students participated in a self-developed survey designed to confirm the existence of obstacles revealed from qualitiave data. Results suggest that cost, eye-strain, and distractions were regarded as obstacles. Practices such as highlighting and taking notes were found to be limited. With the trend toward implementation of e-books in learning, e-book developers should consider factors that help students enjoy using the devices in education. Integrating multimedia, hyperlinks and other features of using technology in reading should be considered. Recommendations have been included in this study.

scholarly journals Ambitious and Anxious

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 757-760
Author(s):  
Minghui Hou
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Self Formation ◽  
Mixed Method Research Design

In this new publication, Syracuse University Associate Professor Yingyi Ma employs a mixed-method research design to examine and analyze the educational motivations, experiences, and trajectories of a new wave of Chinese undergraduate students from diverse family backgrounds with an emphasis on “the duality of ambition and anxiety” (p. 7). This book challenges the stereotyped expectations of Americans in regards to Chinese students (for instance, that all are from well-off families and have poor English skills). Ma argues that it is pivotal to consider the educational, social, and cultural backgrounds of Chinese internationals in their processes of self-formation in order to have a well-rounded and diverse understanding of Chinese undergraduate students

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