scholarly journals Investigating Nonnative TEFL Students’ Self-Regulation in an Online Learning Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Safaa M. Khalil
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
High Level

Coping with technological revolution has become unavoidable in the educational process. In addition to the various advantages of integrating technology into the traditional classroom, utilizing it has been compulsory as an inevitable solution to a global crisis such as the Coronavirus pandemic that we face these days. The present study, using a case study design, aims at exploring self-regulatory strategies that undergraduate university students practice while engaging in virtual classrooms. Participants of the study were 187 university students from all levels. They are all majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Data were collected using mixed method approach in which two tools of measurement were used in the research. An online questionnaire was administered to the participants, then online focus group interviews were conducted. Data gathered were analyzed statistically and findings revealed that non-native TEFL students are high-level self-regulatory learners with no significant effect of university level on students’ self-regulation. In addition, pedagogical recommendations were displayed.

Mark-UP

2010 ◽  
pp. 278-294
Author(s):  
Mark McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
High Level

While reading skills are an accepted key skill both for life and study, the capacity to read critically and apply reading concepts to solve problems and develop higher order conceptual understandings requires a high level of cognitive self-regulation that students do not always have. This chapter describes the development of and research into an environment, Mark-UP, designed to promote the self-monitoring inherent in regulating reading comprehension. The environment consists of a range of tools to assist learners in monitoring their comprehension through annotation, discussion, problem-solving and so on. The tool was applied to a class of undergraduate students in Interface and Information Design at an Australian university. The research involved questionnaires of the whole cohort as well as case studies of a number of student experiences with the environment, using interview and analysis of the students’ portfolios. The study found that, concerning students with weak academic skills, Mark-UP provided some support for their learning, but for stronger students it replicated cognitive strategies that they had already developed. The product was most effective for those students with moderate existing academic skills as it articulated and modeled strategies for reading that they could apply and go beyond to develop their own cognitive regulatory strategies for reading.

scholarly journals Business and Management Higher Education Quality: A Case Study of a Czech Private University

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Lucie Vnoučková ◽  
Hana Urbancová ◽  
Helena Smolová
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Multidimensional Concept

Assessment of the business higher education quality is a multifaceted and multidimensional concept. Quality as a factor of performance of universities is currently an often-discussed topic. The aim of this article is to identify and evaluate factors of quality of business economics education by university students at a private Czech university. The results are based on a quantitative survey by questionnaire data collection from university students. The factor analysis was conducted to find significant groups of students regarding their perception of the educational process divided into three main areas. The quality perception was analyzed in this paper specifically by using focus on areas of subjects, lessons, and teachers. The analysis found groups of variables with significant appearance within the groups of students to reveal their main orientation and preferences. It is quality orientation (specified learning outcomes and its applicability), business orientation (tailoring to business needs) and expert orientation (skills and knowledge of teacher, his/her orientation on study group and tailoring lessons to their needs). Furthermore, identification of homogenous groups of students and their expectations helps with a design of subjects and lessons in the way of focusing on practice, addressing the needs and preferred teaching techniques. This is especially true when the students are already experienced in the taught subject. A limitation of the study is a narrow focus on one private university. It may be taken as a case study.

scholarly journals LISTENING COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTIES; A CASE STUDY OF EFL STUDENTS IN LISTENING CLASS

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Asep Hardiyanto ◽  
Mutia Tanjung ◽  
Sigit Suharjono
Keyword(s):  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
English Education ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Message Content ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
High Level

Listening skill in English is one of the most important skills in communication and educational process. However, listening skill is a skill that is not easily mastered by all non-native speaker students. The students need to know and understand the difficulties in listening process. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate the difficulties faced by the students dealing with listening comprehension. This research is a descriptive qualitative research with case study approach that examines six students in third semester of the English education study program in Universitas Muhammadiyah Kotabumi with three different proficiency levels: low, moderate, and high level. The results of this study showed that students with low level faced difficulties with unfamiliar words (message content), speed of speech (speaker), and lack of vocabulary (listener). Then in moderate level students felt difficult in the speed of speech (speaker) and noises (physical settings). Meanwhile, students with high level faced difficulty with the long spoken text (message content), variety of accents (speaker) and noises (physical settings). It can be concluded that the listening comprehension difficulties encountered by the students at tertiary level are different depending on their proficiency in English. Therefore, the implication of the current study is that the lecturer need to consider the information revealed in this study in order to be able to overcome the difficulties faced by the students.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATION OF LESSONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL USING THE METHOD OF CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (86) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larysa Vozniak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
High Level

Case study is one of the active approaches to learning, which is considered a more effective way to develop professional skills and achieve learning outcomes than traditional teaching methods. However interactive teaching methods require more responsibility, innovation of the primary school teacher and involvement of students in the educational process. The article examines the problem of introducing into the practice of primary school teachers the method of studying situations (case study) as a promising method of forming an educated, creative personality. The expediency of using case-based technologies for the formation of vital competence junior student, improving the quality of education in primary schools. Case study is considered by specialists as a method of interactive learning that provides a combination of theory with practice and knowledge with competencies. This method allows to implement the learning process in primary school on fundamentally different methodological approaches. Features, types, forms and other methodical characteristics of cases are considered, the structure of lessons in elementary school with use of a case method is described. The problems of introduction of the method in the educational process of primary school are also described. It is characterized by the means of the teacher's work in the context of the use of case-methods in more educated students. It was found solutions such research tasks as – understanding of the case as a multi-functional technologies; – characterization of educational opportunities Case technology; Studying of its content, the main types of structure in terms of achieving the objectives of formation of vital competence of the younger schoolboy. Тhe basic components of this technology are analyzed. It is noted that the work with cases in the classroom allows applying the theoretical knowledge to solve practical problems, helps to develop students' independent thinking, linking theory with practice. The work with cases is creative and is a determiner of the high level of teaching.

Perspective Transformation through Small Group Discipleship among Undergraduate University Students in Nairobi, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-360
Author(s):  
Mary Wanjiru Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
University Students ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Spiritual Disciplines ◽  
Perspective Transformation ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Group Interviews

This study explored ways in which participating in small group discipleship fosters perspective transformation among undergraduate university students. Sixteen college students, who had participated in small group discipleship for two or more years, were interviewed. Also, two focus group interviews, constituted of small discipleship group leaders, were conducted for triangulation. The findings revealed perspective transformation was fostered through connectedness to God, individual engagements, transformational pedagogy, transformative relationships, and mentoring. The study highlighted the need for teaching foundational knowledge about the Christian faith, equipping learners to: practice spiritual disciplines, do ministry, and competently carry out successful Christian lives, relationships, and mentoring.

scholarly journals Students Attitudes toward Blended Learning among students of the University of Jordan

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Aladwan ◽  
Hussam N. Fakhouri ◽  
Abedalsalam Alawamrah ◽  
Osama Rababah
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Distant Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
University Of Jordan ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

Information and communication Technology and the use of internet has added many values to the educational process. Many approaches has been developed for this purpose including e-learning, distant learning and recently blended learning. Many universities are adopting these approaches for teaching students. Therefore this research aims to examine attitudes of University of Jordan students toward blended learning. A sample of 250 students were selected to complete online questionnaire who have taken blended coursest hat contains aspects of knowledge about and attitude toward blended learning and a high level of preferring toward blended learning. The results of the study indicated that blended learning is useful to Students, and that most students fully understand the goals of e-learning through blended learning. In general the students have shown positive attitude towered blended learning. Furthermore, they have shown adequate information about the field of blended learning and to decide when and how to use the resources provided to them through blended learning. it also indicated that blended learning is more effective than traditional way of teaching to develop and improve the knowledge and skills. The results also indicated that electronic resources provide through blended learning is an effective way that help students to get knowledge and improve their skills, and it has tremendous effect on students life to take responsibility for their own learning process.

scholarly journals The Views of International University Students About Online Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Karakus ◽  
◽  
Sena Karakus
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
International University ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Turkish Language ◽  
Education Process

Currently, international university students are working hard to cope with many problems in socio-cultural, psychological and economic terms. Particularly after Covid-19 epidemic experienced by the whole world in early 2020, they have started to face greater problems. Therefore, in this study, the aim is to examine the opinions of international university students taking Turkish online lessons about course practices and learning-teaching processes. Qualitative research design was used in this study, and the data were collected through focus group interviews. Participants of the study consist of 18 international university students enrolled in a state university in the academic year of 2020-2021 and receiving Turkish language education at B2 level. While some of the international university students expressed positive opinions regarding the economical and comfortable online education process, some of them expressed negative opinions; namely the lack of communication, the difficulties experienced in online exams and the language learning process and the inefficiency of education. Most of the students stated that the online education process has both positive and negative aspects. As the advantages of this educational process, students pointed out facilitating academic processes easily, managing time, being healthy and saving money. On the other hand, it was highlighted that there are technical, personal, educational, health and language difficulties in the online education process. As solution suggestions for these difficulties, the participants made suggestions on eliminating the problems in technical and physical conditions, including more motivational activities and improving the educational process.

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