scholarly journals Opening World Regional Geography: A Case Study

Open Praxis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Caitlin Finlayson
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Regional Geography ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Geography Textbook

A growing body of research has demonstrated that open educational resources (OER) provide an opportunity for improvements in learning outcomes compared to traditional texts. This project builds on the Open Education Group’s COUP framework to explore student and faculty use and perceptions of an open education World Regional Geography textbook. World Regional Geography is a lower-level course that is typically taught using traditional methods and with an emphasis on breadth over depth. As this case study explores, however, the creation and use of OER has provided an opportunity to completely reconfigure the course using a flipped classroom approach. Further, this study finds a statistically significant difference in student perception of OER before and after using the open course textbook, a significant difference in how often students read the book, and an overall positive response from students. Shifting to an open textbook has thus transformed and revitalized the class both from a student and an instructor perspective.

scholarly journals Changes of Walking Activity During the First Cycle Phases of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Seoul, Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 193758672110265
Author(s):  
Youngjun Park ◽  
Haekwon Chung ◽  
Sohyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Acceleration And Deceleration ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Government

Aim: This study explores the changes in regular walking activities during the phases of the pandemic. Background: With the spread of COVID-19 transmission, people are refraining from going out, reducing their physical activity. In South Korea, COVID-19 broke out in the 4th week of 2020 and experienced the first cycle phases of the pandemic, such as outbreak, widespread, and decline. In response to the pandemic, the government encouraged voluntary participation in social distancing campaigns, and people reduced their outside activities. Methods: This article examines the decrease and increase of the Prevalence of Regular Walking (≥30 min of moderate walking a day, on ≥5 days a week) by the COVID-19 phases. This study is based on weekly walking data for 15 weeks in 2020, via the smartphone healthcare app, which is managed by 25 public health offices of the Seoul government. Results: According to the findings, the level of prevalence of regular walking (PRW) has a significant difference before and after the outbreak, and every interval of the four-stage COVID-19 phases, that is, pre-pandemic, initiation, acceleration, and deceleration. The level of PRW sharply decreased during initiation and acceleration intervals. In the deceleration interval of COVID-19, the PRW kept increasing, but it has not yet reached the same level as the previous year when the COVID-19 did not exist. Conclusions: As a preliminary study, this study explains empirically how COVID-19 changed PRW in Seoul. It would be helpful to enhance our understanding of the changes in physical inactivity in the pandemic period.

Perbandingan harga saham, volume transaksi dan return saham sebelum dan sesudah terjadi pandemi covid-19 pada PT Agung Podomoro Land, Tbk

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 720
Author(s):  
Anggun Putri Romadhina ◽  
Eka Kusuma Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
First Case ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Stock Transaction

The first Covid-19 case in Indonesia was announced on March 2, 2020. This study aims to determine whether there is a significant difference in stock prices, stock transaction volume and stock returns due to the COVID-19 pandemic (case study at PT. Agung Podomoro Land, Tbk). This research data was taken 90 days before and 90 days after the announcement of the first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia. The data was processed by paired sample t-test, using SPSS version 20. From the results of data processing, it was shown that there was a significant difference in stock prices before and after the announcement of the first case of covid-19 in Indonesia. This is indicated by a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05 where the stock price has decreased compared to before the Covid-19 case. Meanwhile, the volume of stock transactions also showed a significant difference with a significance value of 0.007 <0.05, where the volume of stock transactions after the announcement showed a decrease. Likewise, stock returns show a significant difference with a significance value of 0.025 < 0.05 where stock returns have decreased after the announcement of the first case of covid-10 in Indonesia.  

scholarly journals Case Study: Use of Open Education Resources in Business Capstone

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena D. Mathien
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
The United States ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Business Course ◽  
Open Education Resources ◽  
The Cost

Recent studies on textbook costs in the United States have indicated that there is a direct relationship between textbook costs and student success. With textbook costs increasing at a rate higher than the cost of living, many students have cited the textbook cost as an extremely important factor when obtaining (or not obtaining) a textbook. Open educational resources (OER) are tools that educators can use to supplement or build a course. OER are free for anyone to reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute and are a low-cost, tailored solution for faculty and students. There have been calls for research that demonstrates how OER are being put into practice. This case study examines the responses of users to a voluntary survey in a capstone business course that implemented OER in lieu of traditional textbooks. The study suggests that, for teachers and students, as well as self-directed learners, OER provide a valuable resource to eliminate the pay wall, improve learning design, and support the power of the community through sharing and collaboration.

scholarly journals UMA ABORDAGEM DE JOGOS DE TABULEIRO NO ENSINO EM CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Sirlene Siqueira Alves ◽  
Armando Paulo da Silva ◽  
Eduardo Filgueiras Damasceno
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Board Games ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
And Control

The accounting higher education has techniques of knowledge transfer for the professional formation of the academic, therefore, most of the teaching techniques are focused on the disclosure of the laws due to the financial movement of the organizations. Knowing this, much of the advancement in teaching is due to the transmission of the experience of the accounting professor and the student facing the labor market operations. There are other methods of teaching accounting such as lecture, case study, seminars, discussion and debate, however they are still focused on the transmission of experiences or the fictional representation of teaching. This article aims to highlight the use of board games in the Accounting Science course, the teaching based on game fiction, as a way of fixing the content in the teaching of cost accounting, compared to traditional teaching methods. To prove the hypothesis, a board game was created, focused on promoting student engagement and favored the transmission of course content. For research observation and control, questionnaires based research methods were used before and after the use of the game in specific classes of the Accounting Science course. The results were demonstrated through graphs for better visualization. Thus, it was possible to conclude that there was a significant difference in the results before and after the application of this teaching method. In addition, students interacted and became cooperatively involved, which proved the effectiveness of the method in motivating and engaging students in the teaching-learning process.

scholarly journals Open Educational Resources - in Engineering Education, Case Study at UC/AGH, UB and ULBS

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-131
Author(s):  
Dan-Maniu Duşe ◽  
Ildikó Simó
Keyword(s):  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Chi Square Test

AbstractTo change the educational scene in the epoch of the digital generation there is the possibility of using Open Education (OE) and Open Educational Resources (OER). The term “open educational resources” refers to resources with free access to use, adaptation and redistribution. The objectives of the research are to determine the degree of knowledge and use of OER in three Engineering Universities in three countries (Poland, Hungary and Romania) and to find out whether there is a relationship between the institutions in terms of knowledge and use of OER. The measurement is made by applying the survey method on a sample of n = 192. As a tool we use the questionnaire with 15 questions structured in three chapters: knowledge of OER; using OER; opinions about OER. In this analysis we summarize: the presentation of the degree of familiarity with some OER-related concepts, the use of special search engines, the use of free software sources, the frequency of use of OER and opinions on different types of OER that could be exploited in the future. For the description of relationship between nominal variable we use contingency tables and diagrams and compare the frequency data with the Pearson Chi-square test.

A Study of Applying RFID for Heat Block Management in IC Packaging Factory

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Ling Wang ◽  
Shu-Jen Wang ◽  
Chiao-Tzu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Operation Time ◽  
Wire Bond ◽  
Ic Packaging ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Test Of Hypothesis ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Die Bonding

In the integrated circuit (IC) packaging process, including operations of die sawing, die bonding, wire bonding, molding, plating, marking, trim/form, and inspection. Purposes of packaging include protecting ICs, making ICs easier to handle, and connecting ICs to the circuit outside. The wire bond stations are the bottleneck in the packaging and assemble process where the heat block is the key auxiliary parts in the stations. This research proposes a RFID-enabled Heat Block Management System (RHMS) to accurately control the progress of the IC packaging production line to meet the customer requirements. Our research analyzed all the flows of heat block management operations during before and after introducing RHMS. Hypothesis testing can verify significant difference between two sample sizes. Based on the statistics test of hypothesis, we compared the difference for before and after introducing RHMS. The results show that the RHMS can bring advantage for heat block management in wire bond stations. Moreover, it has clear improvement of saving counting and revising operation time. The contributions of this research are not only a case study but also a direction for applying RFID technology on IC packaging industry.

The Impact of the Flipped Classroom on Students' Academic Achievements in Secondary Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-192
Author(s):  
Meruyert Koshegulova ◽  
Yerkhan Mindetbay
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of flipped learning on students' academic achievements in the subject of science at Bilim Innovation Lyceums (BIL) in Kazakhstan. For this purpose, pre and post surveys were conducted on 168 students who were divided into two groups; the experimental group consisting of 84 students who took part in flipped learning classes for seven weeks and the control group consisting of 84 students who experienced the traditional method of classroom instruction at the same period. To achieve the objectives of the study, a final placement test score was used before and after the introduction of the flipped classroom model. The results of the study are summarized as follows. There were a significant difference between the two groups in terms of academic achievement when it measured by test scores before and after the concerned semester. On the basis of these findings, several suggestions were made for the schools to utilize innovative instructional methods including flipped learning for sustainable education in the future.

scholarly journals Virtual flipped classroom: New teaching model to grant the learners knowledge and motivation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Sameh Ahmed ◽  
Shubair A. Abdulla
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Computer Programming ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After

This research introduces new pedagogical approach, the Virtual Flipped Classroom (VFC). The VFC is an integration of two concepts: Flipped Classroom and Virtual Classroom. It enables the teachers to teach and guide the students in applying the activities needed to achieve best learning levels. To investigate the effect of VFC, the researchers applied it on the students of computer programming course in Instructional and Learning Technology (ILT) department at College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The students’ learning achievement and motivation were measured by two instruments, Programming Achievement Test and Survey of Student Motivation respectively. One-group pretest-posttest qusai-experimental design has been followed. The sample, which consisted of 18 students, was taught some selective topics of the computer programming perquisite using the VFC model. A pretest and posttest are administered before and after using the VFC model. The researchers used independent sample t-test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to analyze the data obtained. Findings indicated a significant difference in the learning achievement and motivation before and after applying the VFC model. The differences were in favor of VFC model. Further analysis showed that the new model contributed to the improvement of performance of low achievers students.

scholarly journals Using Project Based Learning (PBL) Design to Expand Mathematics Students’ Understanding: A Case Study in Statistics Problem

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Sugi Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
T Test ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean

<p><em>This paper describes some activities that the author has designed using Project Based Learning (PBL) to develop students’ understanding of statistics. This study used a quasi-experimental method with a one group pretest-posttest quantitative research design. The subjects in this study are 30 students of class VII in SMP Negeri 6, Surabaya, Indonesia. The data collected using a questionnaire and a test. The validity of students’ response used product-moment correlations and the reliability test used the Cronbach’s Alpha formula, and the hypothesis was tested using the t-test (one sample t-test). The results showed that the positive response of students using PBL design to expand mathematics students’ understanding of statistics, namely 85.83%. Furthermore, there was a difference in the students’ learning outcomes before and after they learned through the PBL learning design, indicated by pretest the mean of score is 38.30 and a posttest mean score is 67.17. Besides that, t<sub>observed</sub> of pretest is 15.931 and t<sub>observed</sub> of posttest is 34.655, both are greater than t<sub>table</sub> with a significant level ?=0.05 is 2.042. Thus, we could be concludes that there as a difference the understanding of statistics students’ outcome before and after learning with PBL design.</em></p>

scholarly journals Writing and Implementing an Open Textbook in World Regional Geography: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-254
Author(s):  
Caitlin Finlayson
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Regional Geography ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Obvious Benefit ◽  
Open Materials

As the rising cost of college textbooks has outpaced both inflation and increases in tuition fees, this expense has created a significant barrier to student learning. Some instructors have adopted or created open educational resources, meaning materials which are freely and openly available. While the most obvious benefit of open course content might be cost savings, the fact that these materials can be freely adapted and changed can have substantial impact on the learning experience itself and enable an instructor to completely change the structure and outcomes of a course. This paper provides a case study on writing an open textbook for a course called World Regional Geography and details the writing process and platform options. I also offer practical guidance for faculty interested in authoring open materials and insight into how writing open materials might be framed in terms of a faculty member’s larger portfolio of professional activity.  

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