Developing a set of competency criteria for college - level workforce in the business sector

In the context of rising unemployment of college-level workforce while the need for business exists, the development of a set of competency criteria is needed to help students have a better preparation in order to meet the needs of employers in the future. This research aimed to meet the requirements. The research used data from two surveys, including 30 employers and 300 students from 5 universities. The analysis methods were the descriptive statistics and the T-test, conducted on the Stata 12 software. As a result, the study selected 15 most important competencies in 30 initial aggregated ones. Analyzing the set of competency criteria, the results showed that there was a significant difference in perceptions about the importance of criteria between students and employers. While employers considered the skill and attitude criteria to be more important, the students punctuated the criteria of knowledge. In addition, the findings showed that students had not yet met what the business needed in all 15 criteria at the current time.

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Assessment and Comparison of Speed and Agility between College level Male attackers and Liberos in Volleyball

THE SKY-International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (IJPESS) ◽

10.51846/the-sky.v4i1.812 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Dr. Ajaz Ahmad Dar ◽

Dr. Abdul Roof Rather

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

College Level ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

Academic Year ◽

Shuttle Run

The aim of this study was to assess and compare speed and agility among attackers and liberos of volleyball game. Fifteen (n=15) attackers and liberos (n=15) were selected randomly with age ranging between 18-25 years. The subjects who participated in St. Joseph’s inter collegiate tournament, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India during the academic year 2012-2013 were only selected. Speed and agility was measured by using 50 meters dash and shuttle run tests respectively.The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent sample ‘t’ test. There was a significant difference in speed and agility between attackers and liberos. It was concluded that in volleyball the liberos have better speed and agility than attackers. The level of significance was set at 0.05.

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The Opinion of Employees and Children Living in Foster Care Homes About Romanian National Clean Air Legislation on Tobacco Smoking

Acta Medica Transilvanica ◽

10.2478/amtsb-2020-0038 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 4-6

Author(s):

Nimród Tubák ◽

Iozsef Lorand Ferencz ◽

Valentin Nădăşan ◽

Enikő Nemes Nagy ◽

Lóránd Kocsis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Foster Care ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Care Homes ◽

Chi Square ◽

Quit Smoking ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Future ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Clean Air

AbstractThis study aims to assess the awareness and opinions of employees and children living in foster care homes about the Romanian Clean Air Legislation. The assessment was performed six months after the implementation of the antitobacco legislation (Romanian Law no.15/2016), in three Romanian counties (Alba, Mures, and Covasna) including 178 employees and 368 children from 59 foster care homes. Data were collected using an anonymous paper and pencil questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used for data analysis (significant difference if p < 0.05). Almost one third of the employees and children were smokers from the forest care homes. Nearly, all the employees and most of the children were aware of the legislation, most of them have also noticed some kind of measures taken by foster care homes against smoking. As claimed by smokers, almost two-thirds of them smoked like they used to do before the legislation, more than a quarter stated that they decreased the number of daily smoked cigarettes and nearly a quarter intended to quit smoking in the future. A half year after the implementation of the legislation most of the employees and children living in foster care homes admitted that they knew about the change and it affected their smoking habits. Most of them have also observed some kind of measures taken against smoking. Despite these measures there were still smokers in the foster care homes, so there would be a need for more campaigns against smoking in the future.

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When Scents Help Me Remember My Password

ACM Transactions on Applied Perception ◽

10.1145/3469889 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Anas Ali Alkasasbeh ◽

Fotios Spyridonis ◽

Gheorghita Ghinea

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Experience ◽

T Test ◽

Proof Of Concept ◽

Control Groups ◽

Information Recall ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Future ◽

Experimental Group

Current authentication processes overwhelmingly rely on audiovisual data, comprising images, text or audio. However, the use of olfactory data (scents) has remained unexploited in the authentication process, notwithstanding their verified potential to act as cues for information recall. Accordingly, in this paper, a new authentication process is proposed in which olfactory media are used as cues in the login phase. To this end, PassSmell , a proof of concept authentication application, is developed in which words and olfactory media act as passwords and olfactory passwords, respectively. In order to evaluate the potential of PassSmell, two different versions were developed, namely one which was olfactory-enhanced and another which did not employ olfactory media. Forty-two participants were invited to take part in the experiment, evenly split into a control and experimental group. For assessment purposes, we recorded the time taken to logon as well as the number of failed/successful login attempts; we also asked users to complete a Quality of Experience (QoE) questionnaire. In terms of time taken, a significant difference was found between the experimental and the control groups, as determined by an independent sample t-test. Similar results were found with respect to average scores and the number of successful attempts. Regarding user QoE, having olfactory media with words influenced the users positively, emphasizing the potential of using this kind of authentication application in the future.

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A Study on the EFL Teachers’ Awareness of Classroom Observation Criteria

International Journal of English Linguistics ◽

10.5539/ijel.v6n6p162 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 162

Author(s):

Khalil Motallebzadeh ◽

Aynaz Samir

Keyword(s):

Sampling Method ◽

Classroom Observation ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Anova Test ◽

Fields Of Study ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Convenience Sampling

<p>The aim of the present study was to investigate the Iranian EFL teachers’ awareness of classroom observation criteria. To this end, 123 Iranian EFL teachers at several language institutes and universities participated in this study. The participants were selected through the convenience sampling method. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire for evaluating the criteria used for classroom observation. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated through Cronbach Alpha. The data were collected in person and through email; they were analyzed through descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The descriptive statistics indicated that an increase in teaching experience results in an increase in teachers’ awareness of the classroom observation criteria. The independent samples t-test indicated that there was not a significant difference between gender and the teachers’ awareness of classroom observation criteria. The results obtained from the ANOVA test indicated that there was no difference statistically in teachers’ awareness of classroom observation criteria between the fields of study, and level of education. The result of ANOVA test showed that age had a significant impact on teachers’ awareness of observation criteria. The findings of this study showed that a high percentage of Iranian EFL teachers are aware of the classroom observation criteria.</p>

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Perception of Ecotourism among Undergraduate Students of Agricultural Science in Tai Solarin University of Education and Olabisi Onabanjo University

Makerere Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.4314/majohe.v11i2.6 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 161-170

Author(s):

I O Ewebiyi ◽

A A Akinsulu ◽

A Aderinto

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Survey Design ◽

Agricultural Science ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Design Data ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Structured Questionnaire

This study investigated the perception of ecotourism among undergraduate students of Agricultural Science of Tai Solarin University of Education and Olabisi Onabanjo University. The study followed a survey design. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire from a sample of 132 respondents. It was analysed using descriptive statistics and a t-test. Participation in ecotourism was found to be high (55.3%). Visitation, sightseeing and trekking were the modal ecotourism activities. Insecurity, low interest, high costs and lack of time were the main hindrances to participation in ecotourism. It was concluded that most (75%) of the respondents had a favourable disposition towards ecotourism in the study area. Significant difference (t= -4.162, p=0.000) existed in perception of ecotourism in the two universities. Intensification of ecotourism awareness, funding of ecotourism, inclusion of ecotourism in higher education curricula, ecotourism advocacy and programmes that will encourage students’ participation in ecotourism activities are recommended.

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Evaluation of job Satisfaction among Freshly Graduated Doctors and Dentists

10.53350/pjmhs211581888 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 1888-1890

Author(s):

Arooj Ul Hassan ◽

Rabia Jasmin ◽

Fadia Asghar ◽

Abdul Hannan ◽

Hassam Rehm ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Data Collection ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Fringe Benefits ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Significant Difference

Aim: To evaluate job satisfaction among junior graduated Doctors and Dentists. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted from three Medical and Dental colleges. At the time of study, there were a total of 50 Dentists and 50 Doctors. A pre-validated questionnaire was used for data collection consisted of 20 questions, the content of the questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics and lists of factors for job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Frequencies and Percentages were calculated as descriptive statistics whereas independent sample t-test was conducted as inferential statistics. Results: The results of independent sample t test revealed that significant difference regarding job satisfaction was found among freshly graduated Doctors and Dentists in terms of Fringe Benefits (t=2.82, P=.006), Working with Coworkers (t=-2.314, P=.023) and Nature of Work (t= -2.375, P=.020). Conclusion: In terms of fringe benefits, Doctors were more satisfied as compared to dentists. In terms of coworkers and nature of work, Dentists were more satisfied as compared to Doctors. In all other categories there was no significant difference Keywords: Freshly Graduate, Job Satisfaction, Dentists, Doctors

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EFL teachers’ and learners’ perspectives on “English file series”

Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching ◽

10.18844/gjflt.v5i2.186 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 115

Author(s):

Masoud Rahimi

Keyword(s):

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Evaluation Form ◽

Textbook Evaluation ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Language Classrooms ◽

Design Activities ◽

File Series ◽

Language Type

The present study aimed at evaluating English File series, which is widely used in language classrooms in Iran. The purpose of this study was further to determine the teachers and learners opinions with regard to the practical considerations, layout and design, activities, skills, language type, subject and content, and conclusion of English File series. To this end, 40 teachers and 45 learners majoring in English at private language institutes in Sanandaj were selected as the participants of the study. The teachers filled out Teacher Textbook Evaluation form developed and adopted from Litz (2005) and the learners filled out Student Textbook Evaluation form developed and adopted from Litz (2005). Descriptive statistics, Independent Samples t-test and MANOVA were carried out to interpret the data. The results of Descriptive Statistics revealed that most teachers and learners had the same positive opinions with regard to all factors of the series. The results of Independent Samples t-test revealed that there was a significant difference between the opinions of teachers and learners with regard to the factors of the series altogether. The results of MANOVA revealed that there were significant differences between the opinions of teachers and learners with regard to all factors of the series except the skills. Keywords: Textbook evaluation, English File Series.

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Examination of the Job Satisfaction of Teachers Working With Individuals in Need of Special Education With Regard to Certain Variables

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v6i7.3228 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. 73

Author(s):

Mehmet Yavuz

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Special Education ◽

Data Analysis ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Study Group ◽

General Survey ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Significant Difference ◽

One Way Anova

In this study, the job satisfaction levels of teachers working with individuals in need of special education were examined with regard to certain variables. General survey model was used in the study and the study group of this research was comprised of teachers from all over Turkey who work at special education schools, integration and special education classrooms. The job satisfaction scale developed by Şahin (1999) was used in the study. The scale was developed using Google and administered online on December 08, 2017 and December 30, 2017. A total of 465 teachers participated in the study. SPSS 22 software was used for data analysis. Besides, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA test were used for data analysis. As for the results of the study, while no statistically significant difference was found in terms of gender, number of working years, considered income level, and age, statistically significant differences were observed according to salary, receiving support from colleagues, receiving praise from administrators, finding working at special education schools convenient variables.

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Cheating and Plagiarism in E-Assessment: Students’ Perspectives

Open Praxis ◽

10.5944/openpraxis.10.3.873 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 221 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Serpil Kocdar ◽

Abdulkadir Karadeniz ◽

Roumiana Peytcheva-Forsyth ◽

Vessela Stoeva

Keyword(s):

Public Universities ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference

The aim of this study was to identify students’ perceptions on cheating and plagiarism and trust in e-assessment according to their assessment experience and mode of learning as well as exploring their concerns in e-assessment. Participants were 952 students from two public universities in Turkey and Bulgaria. The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey. A questionnaire consisting of closed and open-ended questions was applied to collect data. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and thematic analyses were performed. According to the results, no significant difference was found on students’ perceptions towards cheating and plagiarism and their feelings of trust in e-assessment regarding students’ prior e-assessment experience. However, there was a significant difference on students’ perceptions towards cheating and plagiarism and their feelings of trust in e-assessment regarding the mode of learning they are involved in. In addition, students’ concerns about e-assessment were explored in details in the paper.

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A COMPARISON OF AGGRESSION AND IMPULSIVITY BETWEEN SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS

European Medical Health and Pharmaceutical Journal ◽

10.12955/emhpj.v7i2.516 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Uzma Zaidi

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Adult Students ◽

T Test ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Male Adult ◽

Significant Difference

The study aimed to investigate the role of aggression and impulsivity in smoking among male adult students. It was hypothesized that there would be significant difference between smokers and non- smokers on the traits of aggression and impulsivity. The sample of two hundred male adult students was selected from different universities of Islamabad. Two subscales of Impulsiveness and Aggression were administered to measure the personality traits of aggression and impulsivity. Descriptive statistics and t-test was calculated for analysis of data. Results showed that there is significant differences in aggression and impulsivity between smokers and non-smokers. The result can be helpful for psychologist and other professionals to plan public health therapeutic and social reengineering interventions for youth.

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