scholarly journals Effectiveness of Blended Learning in English Speaking Skill for Undergraduate in 4.0

Radiant ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Desvita Sari ◽  
Rudy Sofyan ◽  
Ely Hayati Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Rotation Model

This research deals with the students’ achievement of speaking skills and perception towards Implementing Individual Rotation of blended learning. The writers discuss the effectiveness of blended learning implemented in the pre-test and post-test of English speaking skill achievement of the 2nd semester of English Department students of the University of Sumatera Utara and their perception of it. This research aims to find out how the Individual Rotation Model of blended learning improves students’ English speaking skill achievement using the Learn Social platform and to find out students’ perceptions after implementing blended learning. In conducting this research, the writers apply descriptive with a mixed-method (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2011) analyzing the students’ achievement found in the pre-test and post-test and giving the online questionnaire to assess their perception towards blended learning. The data shows that the student's achievement in the post-test (Mean=87%) was higher than the pre-test (Mean=85%) out of 50 students. According to the data, 90% of the 42 students gave a positive response to blended learning. The result showed Individual Rotation Model improves the English speaking skill achievement especially in the components of speaking skill namely, vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension, and effective to be implemented for undergraduate students in the era of industrial revolution 4.0.

Blended Learning Support for Undergraduate Students’ Research and Writing Skills Development

2014 ◽  
pp. 341-368
Author(s):  
Asako Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Main Barrier ◽  
The University

In this exploratory study, a subject librarian and a writing instructor investigated the potential of designing blended learning around research paper assignments in the context of two foundational courses in the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba, Canada. The objective was to explore alternative, more embedded learning support for undergraduate students. The significance of blended learning support was situated in the broader literature of the teaching and learning practices in higher education. In this case study, descriptions of blended learning support for facilitating student learning, and of the main barrier to its implementation are provided. Based on what was learned in the exploratory study, the chapter provides working guidelines for designing and developing blended learning support, mainly drawing from Butler and Cartier’s (2004) research on academic engagement.

Teaching Proto-Indo-European as a constructed language

2020 ◽  
pp. 186-207
Author(s):  
Brenna Reinhart Byrd ◽  
Andrew Miles Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Unique Solution ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Video Game ◽  
University Of Kentucky ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Language Pedagogy ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Previous Training

Traditionally, to even begin studying Proto-Indo-European (PIE), one must have many years of experience with one (or multiple) ancient Indo-European (IE) languages. Yet, the dwindling number of students who meet these expectations makes teaching PIE at the undergraduate level an increasingly difficult task. This chapter proposes a unique solution: instructors should teach students a constructed language (conlang) version of PIE as a precursor to discussions on the individual surviving branches and the methodologies behind historical reconstruction. This approach was developed through the synergy of the authors’ experiences teaching a conlang version of PIE to actors for the video game Far Cry Primal, teaching PIE to undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky, and previous training in language pedagogy and transformative learning.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Socio-Demographic, Academic, Health and Lifestyle Predictors of Illicit Drug/s Use among University Undergraduate Students in Finland

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 5094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid El Ansari ◽  
Abdul Salam ◽  
Sakari Suominen
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Alcohol Dependency ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The University

Illicit drug/s use (IDU) among university students is a public health concern. We assessed the associations between socio-demographic, academic, and health and lifestyle characteristics (independent variables) and regular, occasional or never IDU (dependent variables). Data were collected across seven faculties (1177 students) at the University of Turku (Finland) via an online questionnaire. About 1.5% of the sample had regular IDU, 19% occasional IDU, and 79% never IDU. Independent predictors of ever (lifetime) IDU included males [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.82, P = 0.001], not living with parents (AOR 2.59, P < 0.001), singles (AOR 0.51, P < 0.001), lower religiosity (AOR 1.49, P = 0.022), better self-rated general health (AOR 0.41, P = 0.003), higher health awareness (AOR 1.93, P = 0.014), more depressive symptoms (AOR 1.82, P = 0.004), daily smokers (AOR 3.69, P < 0.001), heavy episodic drinking (AOR 2.38, P < 0.001) and possible alcohol dependency (AOR 2.55, P < 0.001). We observed no independent associations between ever IDU with age, study discipline, perceived stress or academic performance. The 20.5% ever IDU is concerning. The compelling independent predictors of ever IDU included not living with parents, lower religiosity, daily smokers, heavy episodic drinking and possible alcohol dependency (AOR range 2.38–3.69). Education and prevention need to emphasize the negative consequences to reinforce abstinence from IDU. Health promotion could focus on beliefs and expectations about IDU and target students at risk for successful efforts.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING BLENDED LEARNING MODEL ON ENHANCING STUDENTS' SPEAKING SKILL IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Irma Dewi Isda ◽  
Purwati Purwati ◽  
Imran Imran
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Media ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
English Students ◽  
Speaking Skills

This study aimed at investigating the effect of blended learning on the English-students’ speaking skills at SMAN 2 Patra Nusa Aceh Tamiang. Also, this study investigated students’ level differences of English-speaking skills of SMA Patra Nusa students. Twenty-five students of the eleventh-grade class were involved in this study. This study used a quasi-experimental with pre-experimental design. The instruments used in this study were observation and test (pretest and posttest). The results of data analysis showed that sig. 2-tailed = 0.000 < α (0.05), it means reject H0, accepted Ha. Finding obtained of pretest 77,04 and posttest 88,95. In conclusion, the mean pretest and posttest scores differ significantly. In other words, blended learning positively affects students speaking skills used in the media google classroom at SMA N 2 Patranusa.

scholarly journals The Effect of a Face-To-Face ScienceReady Preparatory Short Course on University Students’ Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Jyothi Thalluri ◽  
Joy Penman ◽  
Minh Chau
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Scientific Content ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Preparatory Course ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

The ScienceReady preparatory course is an intensive study designed to improve beginning university undergraduate students’ understanding of medical/scientific concepts, and reduce their anxiety about studying the science component of their enrolled programs. Its goals are to stimulate students’ science curiosity and provide the fundamental scientific content they are expected to know and build further on the knowledge that will feature in their upcoming programs. This article aims to describe the ScienceReady course, discuss the impact of the course on the participants, determine the relationship of the course with self-efficacy, and explain the implications of the results. Students were tested before and after the course to ascertain whether it increased or decreased or not affected self-efficacy. The results of the pre- and post-test surveys were unequivocal. The majority of the individual items for the self-efficacy questionnaire showed a significant increase in self-efficacy post-course.

scholarly journals A New perspective to the Process of Education/Communication in the Era of Digital Technologies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Cesar Sousa ◽  
Lucilene CURY
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Education Student ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

This paper aims to discuss the challenges of higher education regarding the relationship between the university and the individual in the era of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). It proposes a new teaching-learning model that allows establishing an educational and transformative communication between university-student. Therefore, it is imperative to consider that technology by itself adds little to the construction of new knowledge and, in this sense, the university can wave towards the establishment of a new paradigm in the education-student relation. In order to justify this proposal, this paper will analyze how the course “Theory and Method of Research in Communication, taught in face-to-face format for the undergraduate students of the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo, will be converted into a distance-learning course. This conversion will contribute with the formation of new researchers in the scientific field and consequently with the democratization of knowledge. As it can be observed, the mass use of the e-learning modality in Brazil presents itself as a potential tool for consolidating this new teaching-learning model, when associated with the communication process

Blended Learning Support for Undergraduate Students' Research and Writing Skills Development

2015 ◽  
pp. 537-564
Author(s):  
Asako Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Main Barrier ◽  
The University

In this exploratory study, a subject librarian and a writing instructor investigated the potential of designing blended learning around research paper assignments in the context of two foundational courses in the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba, Canada. The objective was to explore alternative, more embedded learning support for undergraduate students. The significance of blended learning support was situated in the broader literature of the teaching and learning practices in higher education. In this case study, descriptions of blended learning support for facilitating student learning, and of the main barrier to its implementation are provided. Based on what was learned in the exploratory study, the chapter provides working guidelines for designing and developing blended learning support, mainly drawing from Butler and Cartier's (2004) research on academic engagement.

Google Classroom as A Tool for Blended Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ainul Anuar Adam ◽  
◽  
Zulaikha Khairuddin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Oral Presentation ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Education System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Teacher Interaction ◽  
Students Satisfaction

Technology has moved forward and keep changing and evolved in times. Today, the education sector is introduced with Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0), where it would be the latest journey for the education system. This study would like to identify students’ perceptions on usefulness of Google Classroom for Blended Learning, determine students’ perceptions on instruction delivery via Google Classroom for Blended Learning, and investigate students’ satisfaction in learning via Google Classroom for Blended Learning. Quantitative approach was used in this study and there were 100 respondents who participate in this study. They were undergraduate students who were enrolled for ELC590: English for Oral Presentation course. It was found that students thought that using Google Classroom as useful to be implemented in the classroom. At the same time, they mentioned that student-teacher interaction was more interactive, and instructions given by the lecturers were well-delivered. They felt that using Google Classroom should be used more in the future. Thus, Google Classroom should be one of the platforms used by the educators to have better and more engagement with the students when they conduct blended learning or online session.

THE USE OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING TO ENHANCE THE SPEAKING SKILL OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA SWASTA PALAPA MEDAN IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2020/2021

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Putri Desiana Sinaga ◽  
Anna Stasya Prima Sari ◽  
Novalina Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Sound Effects ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Academic Year

This research was conducted in order to improve students’ speaking skill by using digital storytelling at SMA Swasta Palapa Medan. Digital storytelling is the combination of recount text, sound effects, music, images, videos and InShot Application. This is Classroom Action Research (henceforth, CAR). The research subjects of this CAR are the eleventh grade students of SMA Swasta Palapa Medan in Class MIPA in the Academic Year of 2020/2021. The research findings showed that teaching speaking skill through digital storytelling at SMA Swasta Palapa Medan could improve the students’ speaking skill. The result of each test showed that the students’ mean score in pre-test is 55.74 with 11% of the students got score ≥70, in formative test the mean score is 64,44 with 37% of the students got score ≥70, and in post-test the mean score is 81,11 with 93% of the students got score ≥70. The writer concluded that the use of digital storytelling could improve the speaking skill of SMA Swasta Palapa Medan. On the other hand, the students’ responses towards the method of the teaching sound good because above 80% of the students are interested, motivated and enthusiastic in learning English speaking skill through the use of digital storytelling.

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