VIRTUAL LEARNING CHALLENGES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
S. Karthikeyan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Power Grid ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
College Staff ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Initial Results

As a result of the pandemic lockdown, most college, Staff, and students in Nigerian universities were unable to find out online due to irregular power and internet unavailability. As a serious concern to the Nigerian Deans of Engineering, a study was commissioned by the Deans to spot the extent of the matter with a view to identifying the research and development areas and proffer an indigenous solution to the issues identified. This paper discusses the results of a web survey administered during the lockdown to a representative sample size from the over 80,000 engineering students’ population in Nigeria. The initial results showed that there's got to develop some sort of a price effective but modular and mobile integrated boosted internet ready power grid suitable for teaching, learning and research which is always-on both day and night for learning.

DEVELOPING ESP TEACHING MATERIALS FOR THE STUDENTS OFTHE SOFTWAREENGINEERINGBASED ON PROBLEM BASED LEARNING AT THE AL-WASHLIYAHTELADAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

TABULARASA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodiani Fatmah Hasibuan ◽  
Busmin Gurning ◽  
Eddy Setia
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Grade ◽  
English Reading ◽  
High School Grade ◽  
Reading Materials

This study dealt with the development of English Reading Materials of vocational school, Al-WashliyahTeladan Medan, majoring Software Engineering. The objectives of this study were to: 1) find out language skill and materials are needed by the students of Software Engineering, 2) develop the English materials for the majoring in software engineering students at the vocational high school grade XII. This study was conducted by Educational Research and Development R&D (Borg & Gall, 1989). The data of this research were from existing documents and the result of interview with teacher and student. The results of the research conveyed that the existing reading materials were mostly irrelevant because the title and content of the material was not appropriate and was not required for the students majoring in software engineering. The new English reading materials and syllabus were developed based on the students need related to the workplace. The materials and syllabus were developed from the existing materials from teacher. The developing materials were validated by two experts.

Reasoning: Source of Variability in the Boothroyd and Dewhurst Assembly Time Estimation Method

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essam Namouz ◽  
Joshua D. Summers ◽  
Gregory M. Mocko
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Time Estimation ◽  
Handling Time ◽  
Time Estimate ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
Assembly Time ◽  
Time Estimates ◽  
Initial Results

This paper evaluates the effect of making a subjective decision in a design for assembly time analysis. An example is found in the first set of questions for estimating handling time of a part the user chose “parts are easy to grasp and manipulate” as opposed to “parts present handling difficulties”. The subjectivity is explored through a study of assembly time estimates generated by a class of mechanical engineering students in the time analysis of a clicker pen based on the Boothroyd and Dewhurst estimation method. The assembly times calculated by the class ranged from a minimum of 23.64 seconds to a maximum of 44.89 seconds (range of 21.25 seconds). This large range in results serves as motivation in determining the effect that answering a subjective decision has on the resulting assembly time estimate. Initial results indicate that not answering the first level of subjective questions will result in assembly time estimate within 15% of the time had the subjective question been answered. The probability density plots of the time estimates also indicates that 63% of the time, the estimated assembly time without making the subjective decision will fall within the normal distribution had the subjective decision been made. This provides evidence that there is an opportunity to reduce the amount of subjective questions that a user must answer to estimate the assembly time of a product.

scholarly journals Pengembangan “Majeda” Berbasis Dolanan Anak untuk Pengoptimalan Tumbuh Kembang Siswa Taman Kanak-kanak

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wawan Sundawan Suherman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Model Design ◽  
Operational Testing ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Teaching Learning

This research aims to develop a "model of educative and attractive physical activity" (Majeda) based on children play as a mean for optimize kindergarteners’ growth and development. This research was using research and development of Borg and Gall. The research will be conducted in three stages: developing model, pilotting models, and the operational testing and dissemination of models. First phase of research to develop the model implemented by the following activities: preparing the model design, reviewing aspects of the teaching learning process in kindergarten, characteristics of kindergarterners, and the values and elements of motion in children play, choosing the format of Majeda, and validating the draft of Majeda. The result of analysis showed that the design of Majeda based on children play can be arranged, then validated by experts and practitioners.

scholarly journals O Ensino de Álgebra Linear para Engenharias utilizando o Scilab: aspectos matemáticos e computacionais / Teaching of Linear Algebra to Engineering Students using Scilab: mathematical and computational aspects

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Rodrigues Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium Point ◽  
Linear Algebra ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Algebraic Thinking ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personal Computers ◽  
Special Linear ◽  
Computational Aspects ◽  
Teaching Learning

ABSTRACTThe teaching of Algebra, in special Linear Algebra, to engineering students, come changing its focus since the popularization of personal computers. Various specialized softwares has been developed and has become feasible to pay more attention in the algebraic thinking to solve problems and minus attention in the calculus itself. But one needs to be careful to not go to the extreme of this teaching-learning process. The teaching of Algebra using computational software must not mean the teaching of a sequence of commands and its syntaxes. On the other hand, it must not mean to memorize a sequence of definitions and theorems. So we propose a equilibrium point based on our experience with students of engineering that attended in our lessons of Algebra with Scilab software.RESUMOO ensino de álgebra, especialmente álgebra linear (AL), para estudantes de engenharia, vem mudando seu foco desde a populariozação dos computadores pessoais. Diversos softwares especializados têm sido desenvolvidos e tornado possível prestar mais atenção ao pensamento algébrico para a solução de problemas do que ao cálculo em si. Mas é necessário ter-se cuidado para não ocupar os extremos nesse processo de ensino-aprendizagem. O ensino de álgebra usando softwares não deve significar ensinar uma sequência de comandos e suas sintaxes. Também não deve significar memorizar uma sequência de definições e teoremas. Assim, propõe-se um ponto de equilíbrio baseado na experiência com estudantes de engenharia que participaram das aulas de AL utilizando o Scilab.

The Clustering of Bullying and Cyberbullying Behaviour within Australian Schools

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thérèse Shaw ◽  
Donna Cross
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Sample Size Calculations ◽  
School Sample ◽  
School Differences ◽  
Bullying Victimisation ◽  
Large Representative

Bullying between students at school can seriously affect students' health and academic outcomes. To date, little is known regarding the extent to which bullying behaviour is clustered within certain schools rather than similarly prevalent across all schools. Additionally, studies of bullying behaviour in schools that do not account for clustering of such behaviour by students within the same school are likely to be underpowered and yield imprecise estimates. This article presents intraclass correlation (ICC) values for bullying victimisation and perpetration measures based on a large representative sample of 106 Australian schools. Results show that bullying is not confined to specific schools and school differences contribute little to explaining students' bullying behaviour. Despite this, seemingly negligible ICC values can substantially affect the sample sizes required to attain sufficiently powered studies, when large numbers of students are sampled per school. Sample size calculations are illustrated.

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