scholarly journals Lecturers’ Perceptions on Challenges and Expectations on Work Conditions: Case of Zimbabwe Rural State University

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Munyaradzi Chidarikire
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Education Data ◽  
University Lecturers

This qualitative paper explored the Zimbabwe rural university lecturers’ experiences, challenges, and expectations in the execution of their duties, as they are highly de-motivated. The Zimbabwe Higher and Tertiary Education 5.0 thrust states the roles of universities as consisting of five critical issues: Teaching, Research, Community Engagement, Innovation, and Industrialization have been greatly affected by challenges cited in this article. There is a dearth of literature on the challenges faced by and there is a lack of solutions propagated by lecturers in universities located in rural areas in Zimbabwe. The quality of teaching and learning outcomes in Zimbabwe universities have been deteriorating due to financial, high workload among others. Hence, there is a need to engage in this study to find university lecturers’ views on how these challenges should be addressed to enhance the quality of teaching and learning outcomes. Abraham Maslow’s theoretical framework and narrative paradigm were used in this paper. A purposive sample was used to select nine knowledge-rich university lecturers from Faculty of Education. Data was generated through focus group discussions and content thematic analysis was used to analyze data. The participants responded to two critical questions: ‘what are the challenges faced by rural university lecturers and what should be done to mitigate challenges affecting lecturers in rural areas?’ This article found that highly qualified university lecturers in Zimbabwe are leaving rural universities to international universities seeking greener pastures. Therefore, the paper recommended that Zimbabwe university lecturers should receive salaries and other benefits at par with international universities.

'A place where open minds meet': The constraints of alignment and the effects of compulsory teacher training on teaching and learning in higher education

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Mihailova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
Disciplinary Expertise ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
The University ◽  
Shed Light

The article investigates how university lecturers taking part in the compulsory teacher training at Stockholm University (SU) conceive of the effects of standardised and formalised training on their teaching. The study explores the emotions and responses evoked among academics when everyone is required to embrace the same pedagogic philosophy of constructive alignment (Biggs 2003), adopt the language of learning outcomes and assign the same standards to diverse academic practices. The article attempts to shed light on different conceptions of the quality of teaching and learning in higher education and the interplay between the lecturers' values of academic freedom, collegiality and disciplinary expertise and the university leadership's values of efficiency, accountability and measurability of performance. The article considers how these conceptions coexist and are negotiated within the university as an organisation.

scholarly journals Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for National Student Survey: Actionable Insights from Textual Feedback to Enhance Quality of Teaching and Learning in UK’s Higher Education

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 514
Author(s):  
Raheel Nawaz ◽  
Quanbin Sun ◽  
Matthew Shardlow ◽  
Georgios Kontonatsios ◽  
Naif R. Aljohani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Supervised Machine Learning ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Quality Of Teaching

Students’ evaluation of teaching, for instance, through feedback surveys, constitutes an integral mechanism for quality assurance and enhancement of teaching and learning in higher education. These surveys usually comprise both the Likert scale and free-text responses. Since the discrete Likert scale responses are easy to analyze, they feature more prominently in survey analyses. However, the free-text responses often contain richer, detailed, and nuanced information with actionable insights. Mining these insights is more challenging, as it requires a higher degree of processing by human experts, making the process time-consuming and resource intensive. Consequently, the free-text analyses are often restricted in scale, scope, and impact. To address these issues, we propose a novel automated analysis framework for extracting actionable information from free-text responses to open-ended questions in student feedback questionnaires. By leveraging state-of-the-art supervised machine learning techniques and unsupervised clustering methods, we implemented our framework as a case study to analyze a large-scale dataset of 4400 open-ended responses to the National Student Survey (NSS) at a UK university. These analyses then led to the identification, design, implementation, and evaluation of a series of teaching and learning interventions over a two-year period. The highly encouraging results demonstrate our approach’s validity and broad (national and international) application potential—covering tertiary education, commercial training, and apprenticeship programs, etc., where textual feedback is collected to enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Administrasi Peserta Didik

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
alqori luthfi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Selection Committee ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
New Students ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
And Training

Administration is a system that helps, serves, directs or manages all activities in achieving a goal. besides that, educators are professionals who are tasked with planning and implementing the learning process, assessing learning outcomes, conducting guidance and training, and conducting research and community service. Student administration is a process carried out by a group in an effort to manage students to achieve educational goals. The purpose of student administration. The administrative objectives of the students themselves are to regulate the activities of the students from the time they enter to graduate. The activities of these students are directed at improving the quality of teaching and learning activities both intra and extracurricular, so that they contribute to the achievement of the vision, mission, and goals of the school as well as the overall educational goals. And besides that, the teacher's role in student administration is as a selection committee for new students, plays a role in making it easier for students to adapt to school confusion, recording and controlling student attendance, conducting competency tests and controlling atmosphere in the classroom.

scholarly journals Distance Teaching in Chemistry: Opportunities and Limitations

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-63
Author(s):  
Véronique Breguet Mercier ◽  
Ulrich Scholten ◽  
Richard Baltensperger ◽  
Ludovic Gremaud ◽  
Michal Dabros
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Know How ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Teaching Content ◽  
Online Laboratories ◽  
High Level

Remote teaching in the tertiary education sector is a relatively common practice, and the implementation of digital solutions in chemistry teaching offers many new opportunities and tools. A survey was conducted after 3 months of emergency remote teaching linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and showed that half of the students estimated it was difficult to study remotely, and reported they had to invest more time compared to classroom teaching, which led to a drop in motivation. Professors also noted that the time necessary to invest in order to produce digital teaching content was enormous. Massive open online laboratories (MOOLs) and process simulators are interesting tools, but practical lab work and related know-how cannot fully be replaced by digital techniques. Finally, it appeared that the professor–student interaction is very important in the distance-learning process, and that a high level of pedagogical (inter)activity is mandatory to maintain motivation and better quality of teaching and learning.

Re-Innovation of Learner-Centered Pedagogy in Tanzania’s Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-154
Author(s):  
Sydney Enock Msonde ◽  
Charles Enock Msonde
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Study ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Resultant Data ◽  
Coding Strategies ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations

Although learner-centered instruction (LCI) is at the heart of many curriculum innovations in the world, its implementation has generally lacked the kind prominence it deserves. The current study explores how learning study can develop teachers’ professional capabilities to practice LCI. Using interviews, lesson preparatory meetings, teachers’ reflective journals, and classroom observations, the study employed the phenomenographic variation framework and coding strategies to analyze the resultant data. The results demonstrate that the teachers’ understanding of LCI morphed from considering it as a methodological orientation to an object of learning. Therefore, engaging teachers in learning study may bring out valuable pedagogical innovations essential in boosting both the job performance and quality of teaching and learning outcomes.

Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw dalam Pembelajaran Fisika

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jawane Malau
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Learning Group ◽  
Learning Plan ◽  
Quality Of Teaching

<p>This research was conducted for the purpose of getting a clear and complete <br />picture conserning the quality of teaching and learning process through eveloping and implementing jigsaw type cooparative learning model for subject of Thermodynamics. The quality of teaching and learning process can be viewed by positive response of university students towards thermodynamics subject using the implemented jigsaw type cooparative learning model. The subject of this research were students of high school class X, semester II in the academic year of 2011/2012, which were listed as learning tools needed for thermodynamics of jigsaw type cooparative learning model. The learning tool which were being developed consist of teaching materials, learning plan, and student worksheet. The research prosedure consisted of developing the tools of teaching and learning process, and the followed by realization of learning in class using the jigsaw type cooparative learning approach. The research instruments were to be observation sheet and student response questionaire towards the learning process. The reseach data were analyzed using percentage statistic. Based on the refection result towards the action which was planned beforehand and also the researh result discussion, it was found that the learning process of hermodynamics which was done by implementing the jigsaw type cooparative learning model can increase student activity in his study. Implementing the jigsaw type cooperative learning can increase the learning result of students. Most of the students who partisipated in the thermodynamics class agree and give a positive apreciation towards the implementation of cooperative learning model. They believe that with the learning group can help them overcoming the learning deterrent. </p><p> </p>

PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN METODE DISKUSI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS BELAJAR SISWA PADA PEMBELAJARAN IPS TERPADU DI KELAS VIII.B SMP NEGERI 5 KOTA SOLOK

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Erma Yenis
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Class Viii

Abstractlearning process  good teaching  can create a situation that allows children to learn, so that is the starting point of the success of teaching. The low quality of education depends on the management of the teaching and learning process which can be interpreted as being less effective in the teaching and learning process, the causes: (1) Low learning activities, (2) Inadequate facilities and infrastructure. The case in Solok City Middle School, the low level of student learning activities allegedly influenced the low student learning outcomes. Based on observations on class VIII A which included the superior class had not yet achieved the desired completeness, the class with the least completeness was class VIII B which was 33.33% with KKM 65 criteria. Seeing this reality, teachers were required to motivate students and foster enthusiasm student learning. Therefore, to foster students' enthusiasm for learning, the author tries to apply student learning activities through discussion methods in small groups.Keywords: Learning, discussion AbstrakProses belajar mengajar yang baik dapat menciptakan situasi yang mmemungkinkan anak belajar, sehingga merupakan titik awal keberhasilan pengajaran. Rendahnya mutu pendidikan tergantung pada pengelolaan proses belajar mengajar yang dapat diartikan kurang efektifnya proses belajar mengajar, penyebabnya: (1) Rendahnya aktifitas belajar,  (2) Sarana dan prasarana yang belum memadai. Kasus pada SMP Negeri % Kota Solok rendahnya aktifitas belajar siswa diduga berpengaruh terhadap rendahnya hasil belajar siswa. Berdasarkan pengamatanpada  kelas VIII A yang termasuk kelas unggul belum mencapai ketuntasan yang di inginkan, sedangkan kelas yang paling sedikit ketuntasannya adalah kelas VIII B yaitu sebanyak 33,33 % dengan kriterian KKM 65. Melihat kenyataan tersebut, guru dituntut untuk dapat memotivasi siswa dan menumbuhkan semangat belajar siswa. Karena itu, untuk menumbuhkan semangat belajar siswa, penulis mencoba untuk menerapkan aktivitas belajar siswa melalui metode diskusi dalam kelompok kecil. Kata kunci: Pembelajaran, diskusi

scholarly journals Students’ Perceived Mathematics Teacher Competence: Longitudinal Associations with Learning Outcomes and Choice of College Major

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Dongjo Shin ◽  
Jaekwoun Shim
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
College Major ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Achievement In Mathematics

The quality of teaching and teacher plays a significant role in enhancing students’ cognitive and motivational development. The purpose of this study was to identify longitudinal trajectories of student perceptions of mathematics teachers’ professional competence, and to examine how these trajectories were related to students’ engagement and achievement in mathematics and their choice of college major. The data used for analysis were obtained from the Seoul Education Longitudinal Study, a study of 2714 secondary students who were followed up for five successive years. Results showed four heterogeneous trajectories of students’ perceptions of teacher competence, and these trajectories were associated with students’ engagement and achievement in mathematics. In addition, those who consistently perceived their mathematics teachers to be highly competent and whose perceptions of their teachers’ competence became more positive over time were more likely than other students to choose math-intensive majors. These findings imply longitudinal links between mathematics teachers’ professional competence as perceived by their students and students’ choice of college major as well as their engagement and achievement in mathematics.

Research on mixed learning mode based on MOOCs and micro class in internet background

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhang Zhehua
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
New Form

In the era of education information and globalization, a new mode of teaching and micro class has emerged in the background of the Internet, which brings new challenges and opportunities to the teaching of the classroom. MOOCs has been piloted and applied in many universities in the form of SPOC. As a new form of curriculum, micro course has been applied to the teaching and learning process. The integration of Moor and micro class resources helps to turn the classroom into a mixed mode. This article will focus on this hot topic to analyse the characteristics of the class, the characteristics of the micro class and the influence on the students and teachers, to improve the quality of teaching and to realize the individualized and active study of the students. The article summarizes the results of blended teaching mode at home and abroad, and explores the development and application of MOOC and micro class resources.

scholarly journals Budaya Mutu Dalam Pelayanan Pendidikan

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Basri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Evaluation ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Based ◽  
Process Output ◽  
Fair Wages ◽  
Quality In Education

Educational services in schools is part of the community and the public school. Service quality is a product and or services in accordance with established quality standards and customer satisfaction. Quality in education include the quality of input, process, output, and outcome. Input-grade education when it is ready to proceed otherwise. The process of quality education to create an atmosphere where learning is active, innovative, creative, effective, dan fun. Output otherwise qualified if the learning outcomes of academic and non academic students achieving at least equal to the minimum completeness criteria specified. Outcome graduates expressed significantly faster when absorbed in the world of work, fair wages, all parties acknowledge and satisfied with the intelligence, skill, personality. Government's efforts to service and quality of education is the use of School-Based Management (SBM) is accompanied by the determination of output criteria, processes, and educational input at school. Expected Output school student achievement / school both academic and non academic generated meets the specified criteria. (2) process, ie, among others: the effectiveness of teaching and learning process, schools have the teamwork of a compact, intelligent and dynamic, the school has the authority (autonomy), school evaluation and continuous improvement, (3) input, ie, among other : the school has: policies, goals, and quality objectives are clear, available resources, feasible, and highly dedicated.Pelayanan pendidikan di sekolah adalah bagian dari masyarakat dan sekolah umum. Kualitas layanan adalah produk dan atau jasa sesuai dengan standar kualitas yang ditetapkan dan kepuasan pelanggan. Kualitas dalam pendidikan termasuk kualitas input, proses, output, dan hasil. Input-kelas pendidikan bila sudah siap untuk melanjutkan sebaliknya. Proses pendidikan yang berkualitas untuk menciptakan suasana di mana pembelajaran aktif, inovatif, kreatif, efektif, menyenangkan Dan. Keluaran dinyatakan memenuhi syarat jika hasil belajar siswa akademik dan non akademik mencapai paling tidak sama dengan kriteria kelengkapan minimal yang ditetapkan. Lulusan Hasil mengungkapkan secara signifikan lebih cepat ketika diserap di dunia kerja, upah yang adil, semua pihak mengakui dan puas dengan, keterampilan kepribadian kecerdasan,. Upaya Pemerintah untuk pelayanan dan kualitas pendidikan adalah penggunaan Manajemen Berbasis Sekolah (MBS) disertai dengan penentuan kriteria output, proses, dan input pendidikan di sekolah. Keluaran sekolah diharapkan prestasi siswa / sekolah dihasilkan akademik baik akademis dan non memenuhi kriteria yang ditentukan. (2) proses, yaitu, antara lain: efektivitas proses belajar mengajar, sekolah memiliki teamwork yang kompak, cerdas dan dinamis, sekolah memiliki kewenangan (otonomi), evaluasi sekolah dan perbaikan terus-menerus, (3) input, yaitu, antara lain: sekolah memiliki: kebijakan, tujuan, dan sasaran mutu yang jelas, sumber daya yang tersedia, layak, dan berdedikasi tinggi.

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