scholarly journals The Effect of Technology Use on Employability Perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Nuh Osman Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Levels ◽  
Sports Sciences ◽  
Predictive Effect

The study aims to examine whether the use of technology has a predictive effect on the employability perceptions of university students studying in the field of sports sciences in terms of variables of gender, department and foreign language knowledge levels. The sample of this study, that aims to examine the predictive effect of the level of technology use of students studying in the field of sports sciences on their perceptions of employability, and to examine these concepts in terms of gender, department, working in the fields of sports sciences and level of foreign language knowledge, consisted of a total of 232 participants, 101 females and 131 males. In the study the “Employability Perception Scale” (EPS) developed by Rothwell et al. (2008) and adapted into Turkish by Karlı (2016), and the Technology Use Scale (TUS) developed by Zincirkıran and Tiftik (2014) were used. According to the results of the analysis, a significant difference was found in the use of technology in terms of foreign language knowledge (p < 0.05). No significant difference was determined in terms of FAI and TSK and other variables. Finally, it was determined that the use of technology had a 22% effect on the perception of employability. As a result, it is possible to state that the employability perceptions and technology use levels of the students studying in the field of sports sciences are high, and the use of technology is a significant predictor of the employability perception.

scholarly journals Investigation of Employability Perceptions of Sports Science Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Nuh Osman Yildiz ◽  
Zülbiye Kaçay ◽  
Güçlü Özen
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Sports Sciences

This study, which was conducted to examine the employability perceptions of students studying in the field of sports sciences in terms of gender, department, type of university, work in the field of diploma and level of foreign language knowledge, was designed according to correlational survey and causal comparison methods. In determining the sample of the study, accessible sampling method, which is one of the non-random sampling methods, was used. The sample in question consists of a total of 206 participants, 99 females (48.1%) and 107 males (51.9%). As a measurement tool the “Employability Perception Scale” (IEAS) developed by Rothwell et al. (2008) and adapted into Turkish by Karlı (2016), was used in the study. According to the results of the analysis, a significant difference was determined in terms of gender variable in the University Prestige sub-dimension (p < 0.05). No significant difference was determined in terms of other sub-dimensions and variables. As a result, it is possible to state that the employability perception of the students studying in the field of sports sciences is high, that the female participants perceive their university as more prestigious than the male participants, and this contributes positively to their belief that they can be employed in this situation.

A study of Indonesian university students’ vocabulary mastery with vocabulary level test

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 187-195
Author(s):  
Rully Raslina Novianti
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Word Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Instruction

In investigating learners’ vocabulary mastery, some researchers focused their studies on either receptive or productive vocabulary mastery. This study examines university students’ vocabulary knowledge in Indonesia by using the Vocabulary Level Test (VLT). It also compares the receptive vocabulary size of students who obtained extra hours of English instruction with those who had not. Furthermore, this study also identifies their strategies in enhancing their vocabulary mastery. The 2000-word frequency-band from the receptive version of the VLT and questionnaire are used for data collection. The results show that their receptive vocabulary scores are lower than 2000 words and no significant difference was found between the students who had extra hours of English instruction and those who had not. Then it can be stated that even after they had gained extra hours of English instruction, their average vocabulary knowledge was still lower than the 1000 estimated word level in the VLT. Keywords: vocabulary mastery, Vocabulary Level Test (VLT), English as a Foreign Language (EFL), undergraduate students.  

scholarly journals A study of Indonesian university students’ vocabulary mastery with vocabulary level test

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rully Raslina Novianti
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Word Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Instruction

In investigating learners’ vocabulary mastery, some researchers focused their studies on either receptive or productive vocabulary mastery. This study examines university students’ vocabulary knowledge in Indonesia by using the Vocabulary Level Test (VLT). It also compares the receptive vocabulary size of students who obtained extra hours of English instruction with those who had not. Furthermore, this study also identifies their strategies in enhancing their vocabulary mastery. The 2000-word frequency-band from the receptive version of the VLT and questionnaire are used for data collection. The results show that their receptive vocabulary scores are lower than 2000 words and no significant difference was found between the students who had extra hours of English instruction and those who had not. Then it can be stated that even after they had gained extra hours of English instruction, their average vocabulary knowledge was still lower than the 1000 estimated word level in the VLT.Keywords: vocabulary mastery, Vocabulary Level Test (VLT), English as a Foreign Language (EFL), undergraduate students

scholarly journals Leisure Boredom Scale: A Research on University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Abdulmenaf Korkutata
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Demographic Attributes ◽  
Leisure Boredom ◽  
Sports Sciences

The aim of this research was to review the leisure boredom perceptions of students who study in the faculty of sports sciences by different variables. 1223 students voluntarily participated in this research. These students study in the faculty of sports sciences in three universities in Turkey and they were selected by random sampling method. 367 of participants were female (30%); 856 (70%) of participants were males. Leisure boredom scale (LBS) that was developed by Iso-Ahola and Weissinger (1990) was used in this research to collect the data. Kara, Gürbüz, and Öncü (2014) adapted this scale into Turkish. Besides, an information form that includes socio-demographic attributes was asked participants to fill. T-test, ANOVA test and descriptive statistical methods analyzed the data. While there was found a statistically significant difference (p<0,05) in boredom sub-dimension in terms of gender variable, there was no statistically significant difference in satisfaction sub-dimension. About the monthly income variable, a statistically significant difference (p<0,05) was observed in both boredom and satisfaction sub-dimensions. However, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0,05) in leisure boredom perception based on the age variable.

scholarly journals Influence of Digital Divide and Experience on Nigerian University Students’ Attitude Towards the Use of Information Communication Technologies for Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Olori Abiola Lateef
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Nigerian University

Recent studies have shown that factors influencing technology use include, but are not limited to, accessibility and availability. Several studies in developed countries revealed that digital division and experience significantly influence students’ attitude towards ICT utilization. However, there is lack of empirical evidence to show that such variables do influence ICT utilization by Nigerian students. This study examined the influence of digital divide and experience on Nigerian university students’ utilization of information communication technologies. Two research hypotheses were formulated for the study. A self-constructed and validated twenty-five- item instrument was used to gather information from one thousand and five hundred randomly selected respondents in three public universities in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, while t-test statistical method was used to analyze the data collected. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the perception of digital native and digital immigrant students in attitude towards ICT utilization (t = 3.25, p<0.05). The findings of this study also showed that there is no significant difference in the perception of digitally experienced and less experienced students in attitude towards ICT utilization(t = 1.16, p>0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that postgraduate students in Nigerian universities should be further encouraged not to allow age to influence their perception towards ICT utilization negatively. Also, Nigerian Government should subsidize the cost of ICT devices in order to make them affordable to all students.

scholarly journals University students’ opinions of the meaning of leisure and their perceived freedom in leisure

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Harmandar Demirel ◽  
Mehmet Demirel ◽  
Emrah Serdar
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Parametric Test ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sports Sciences

The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions of university students towards leisure and perceived freedom in leisure on the basis of different variables. To this end, a total of 250 university students in total, 174 (69%) of whom are males and 78 (31%) of whom are females selected by random sampling have voluntarily attended the research study. The sample of the study consists of students studying at Istanbul University's Faculty of Sports Sciences. The data collection instruments of the study include the personal information form developed by the researcher, as well as the Leisure Meanings Inventory which was developed by Esteve et al. (1999) and adapted into Turkish by Gürbüz et al. (2007) and aims to determine the leisure perceptions of the participants. The Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale, which was developed by Witt and Ellis (1985) and adapted into Turkish by Yerlisu, Lapa and Ağyar (2011) was used to determine the participants’ perceived freedom levels in leisure. Additionally, frequency methods have been utilized to identify the distribution of the personal information of the participants and the Shapiro-Wilks normality test has been applied to identify whether data had normal distribution. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskall Wallis tests have been applied to determine the significant differences after it was determined that the data were suitable to non-parametric test conditions. According to the gender variable, no significant difference has been identified in the sub-dimension of the perceived freedom in leisure scale (p>0.05). In the active-passive participation and goal orientation sub-dimensions in the leisure meanings inventory, the female participants were found to score more than male participants. Based on the age variable, there were no significant differences found in any sub dimension of the perceived freedom scale (p<0.05) or in the leisure meanings inventory (p>0.05). In conclusion, the perceived leisure levels of the female participants were higher than the male while it was also seen that as age increases, the perceived freedom levels in leisure increases as well.

scholarly journals Digital technology use in ELT classrooms and self-directed learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nehir Sert ◽  
Ebru Boynueğri
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
High Income ◽  
Mixed Group ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Directed Learning

The digital era is a new challenge for teachers. While children get acquainted with digital technology before the age of six, teachers, who have encountered the digital world at a later time in their lives, struggle with it. Self-directed learning, which is crucial for lifelong learning, can be enhanced by the use of technology within and beyond classroom settings. The aim of this study was to examine the difference between the perceptions of students in low- and high-income groups about their use of technology in a general sense and their teachers’ use of technology in ELT classrooms. It also tested the correlation between the perceptions of their self-directed learning behaviours and their own/their teachers’ technology use. The population of the study consisted of 75 students from high- and 70 students from low-income groups. Causal comparative and correlational research methods were adopted in the study. The surveys to measure the students’ perceptions about technology use were developed by the researchers. A scale, established by Demirtas and Sert (2010), was used to identify the level of self-directed learning views of the students. The data were collected at the beginning of the first term of the 2015-2016 school year. The results indicated that there was no significant difference between perceptions of the low- and high-income students regarding their own technology use. Likewise, perceptions of the low- and high-income students did not differ regarding their teachers’ technology use. There was no correlation between the perceptions of the low-/high-income mixed group regarding their use of technology and their teachers’ use of technology. Lastly, self-directed learning perceptions of the low-/high-income mixed group did not correlate with their perceptions on any aspects of technology use. The educational implications of these results were discussed and suggestions were put forward in order to produce more effective learning environments. Keywords: Digital technology, self-directed learning, ELT

scholarly journals Digital technology for Indonesia’s young people

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (Media literacy) ◽  
pp. 20-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee Young Lee ◽  
Didin Nuruddin Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Effective Use

Indonesia has recognized the growing demand for information technology, with the most rapid adoption of this technology being amongst its young people. Within the perspective of a balanced knowledge information society, the adoption of technology is crucial for improving social development in developing countries and is considered a particularly important tool in education. The education sector is well-placed to harness the potential of ICT for the millennial generation in these societies. Based on a survey of students enrolled in a university in Jakarta, this study attempts to identify the learning and development opportunities available through digital technology by exploring both how university students in Indonesia use this technology, and how they experience and perceive the benefits of digital learning. In particular, we examine how their access to and use of technology is associated with their digital literacy and their perceived usefulness of ICT. In general, Indonesian university students are actively engaged in a number of diverse activities online, including educational activities, which in turn result in increased online learning outcomes. A better understanding of the role of digital literacy and learning environments and effective use of technology for learning can provide important insights into education and technology use in Indonesia and similar contexts.

scholarly journals MAJOR AREAS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEECH ACTIVITY OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IMPROVEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 967-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agzam A. Valeev ◽  
Irina G. Kondrateva ◽  
Diana R. Sabirova ◽  
Nailya F. Plotnikova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Speech Activity ◽  
New Information ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Pilot Work ◽  
The Individual

Purposes: Increased international activity in Russia leads to a steady claim of foreign language knowledge. The list of professional characteristics of a university graduate includes the ability to adapt to new information realities in the professional community, where foreign language speech activities become highly demanded, when not only language skills, but also social and cultural arrangements of the country. Thus, innovative approaches to foreign language teaching are required. The article explored the following aspects of foreign-language speech activity of university students. Methodology: methodology of teaching foreign-language speech activity; principles of development of foreign language speech activity of students; realization of educational resources for this activity development; model of pedagogical technology of formation of foreign language speech activity, etc. Result:  The results of the pilot work showed the validity of using the principles of the development of foreign language speech activities in the organization of the educational process. Implications/Applications: This article will help the student to promote the ability to give a speech. Novelty/Originality: At the same time, being a type of speech activity, foreign language communication in the process of training solves, in turn, educational and development tasks by means of a foreign language sign system, where the whole set of speech actions of the individual is actually present.

Students’ Readiness to Enter Tourism Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Rina Kurniawati
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scholarship Program ◽  
And Gender

Sahid Institute of Tourism is one of the higher educations that facilitate scholarship program for students from Eastern part of Indonesia. It has more than 150 students from NTT, Papua, Gorontalo, and Ternate.  At the end of their bachelor study, the students are expected to operate well in tourism industry. This research is a pilot study to investigate students’ perception on their readiness to enter tourism industry and to find out whether there is significant difference in the perception. A sample of 15 students are taken out of 76 Nusa Tenggara Timur students who are about to graduate. The sample is taken using random sampling method. A questionnaire is carried out to obtain primary data. The questionnaire consists of two parts; profile of the respondent and perception on their readiness to enter tourism industry. Six components of employability skills included. Overall students perceive that they are ready to enter tourism industry. The respondents perceive that they are ready in problem solving, independent learning, use of technology, and teamwork. They feel almost ready in use of foreign language and planning-organizing. It is found out there is no significant difference in their perception in terms of study program and gender. It is suggested that further investigation is needed.

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