scholarly journals Examination of Teachers’ Digital Literacy Levels and Life Long Learning Tendencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-479
Author(s):  
bayram gökbulut

In this study, digital literacy levels and lifelong learning tendencies of teachers were investigated. Data were collected from 210 teachers working in public schools in Zonguldak province. Two measurement tools, namely Digital Literacy Scale and Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale, were used in data collection. In the study conducted with the scanning method, the difference between the variables of gender, branch and age of the teachers and digital literacy and lifelong learning tendencies was investigated. In addition, the relationship between teachers’ digital literacy levels and lifelong learning tendencies was examined. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis of the data. According to the results obtained from the research, no significant difference was found between the digital literacy levels and lifelong learning tendencies of teachers and gender, educational status (undergraduate-graduate), branch (Classroom teacher-Culture lesson teacher). It was observed that the digital literacy levels of teachers aged 46 and over were lower than those of younger teachers. No significant difference was found between the ages of teachers and their lifelong learning tendencies. It has been observed that there is a medium-level positive relationship between teachers’ lifelong learning tendencies and digital literacy levels.

Author(s):  
Tongmei Duan ◽  
Xun Chen ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Ronghai Li ◽  
Huijuan Guo ◽  
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Objective: Carbohydrate antigen 72-4 (CA72-4) is widely used in the diagnosis and monitoring of many cancers. However, there are few studies on the differences of CA72-4 levels in terms of age and gender. Methods: 10957 healthy subjects were divided into two groups according to gender and three age groups. The serum CA72-4 were detected. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS. Results: The CA72-4 level in female group was significantly higher than that in male group. The level of CA72-4 gradually decreased with age. Compared with the age >60 group, the CA72-4 levels were increased in the age 46-60 group and 16-45 group (P >0.05, respectively). To better observe the age difference, the age 16-45 and 46–60 group were combined into the age 16-60 group. In comparison to the age >60 group, the CA72-4 level of age 16-60 group was significantly increased (P =0.000). In the age >60 group, there was no difference between genders. Nevertheless, the difference between the sexes in the age 16-60 group was significant (P =0.023). Conclusions: The reference interval of CA72-4 for local healthy population was established. CA72-4 levels gradually decreased with the increase of age, and CA72-4 level in females aged 16-60 years (0-18.0 U/mL) was higher than in males (0-14.5 U/mL), however there was no gender difference in the age group above 60 years old (0-14.5 U/mL). Moreover, male CA72-4 was no significant difference among all age groups, while the potential mechanism of female changes with age needed further study.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snezana M Jovicic

Abstract Background: Understanding the effect of pre-analytical factors is important for data quality of bio-specimens and health status. The study examines the effect of 9-days fluid intake and 2-time sampling on concentration changes of 7-Urine and 17-Blood variables. Material and Method: SPSS software v23.0 applies to data processing. The group of 23 healthy subjects divide based on water intake and gender. Results: A statistically significant difference(p<0.01) between 1st/2nd sampling is confirmed for Freezing point depression, Sodium, Potassium, Creatinine Urea and Urate in Urine and Urea, Urate, Glucose, Hematocrit, Thrombocyte in Blood. The difference between water intake after 1st sampling is confirmed (p<0.01) for Freezing point depression, Sodium, Urate and(p<0.05) for Potassium(p<0.05), Chloride(p<0.05), Creatinine(p<0.05), Urate, Urea in Urine and Potassium(p<0.01) and Chloride(p<0.05) in Blood. Difference between gender exists for Urea(p<0.05) in Urine after 2nd sampling and Urate(P<0.01), Glucose(p<0.01/0.05), Ht(p<0.01/0.05) after 1st and 2nd sampling and MCHC(p<0.01) after 2nd sampling in Blood samples.Conclusion: Water intake increases blood and urine biomarker range after sampling.


e-CliniC ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne C. Jacobus ◽  
Max F.J Mantik ◽  
Adrian . Umboh

Abstract: Haemoglobin is the main component of red blood cells that serves as a transporter of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. The normal range of haemoglobin values can be used to determine the degree of anemia according to age and gender. Geographical condition such as altitude influences the haemoglobin value. This study aimed to obtain the difference of haemoglobin levels between teenagers with good nutrition status who live at the highland and those at the seaside. This was an observational analytical study with a cross sectional design. Samples were students with good nutrition status of SMPN 3 Tomohon (living at the highland) and those of SMP Kristen Nazaret Tuminting (living at the seaside). There were 60 students who met the inclusion criteria as follows: adolescent, good nutrition status, healthy, aged 13-15 years, lived at the highland or at the seaside ≥ 6 month, and willing to be performed blood examinations, and had been approved by their parents. The Mann-Whitney test for the difference between haemoglobin levels of the two groups showed a p value < 0,001. Conclusion: There was a very significant difference between haemoglobin levels of good nutrition teenagers who lived at the highland and at the seaside. Keywords: haemoglobin levels, good nutrition, teenagers, highland, seaside  Abstrak: Hemoglobin merupakan komponen utama sel darah merah dan berfungsi sebagai transporter oksigen dan karbon dioksida dalam darah. Batas normal nilai hemoglobin dapat digunakan untuk menetapkan derajat anemia, dengan distribusi usia dan jenis kelamin spesifik didasarkan pada sampel referensi sehat. Kondisi geografis, seperti ketinggian tempat dari permukaan laut menjadi faktor pertimbangan dalam distribusi nilai normal hemoglobin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan perbedaan kadar hemoglobin antara remaja gizi baik yang tinggal di pegunungan dengan yang tinggal di tepi pantai. Jenis penelitian ini analitik-observasional dengan desain potong lintang. Sampel penelitian yaitu remaja gizi baik yang tinggal di pegunungan yaitu siswa SMPN 3 Tomohon dan yang di tepi pantai yaitu siswa SMP Kristen Nazaret Tuminting. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 60 remaja yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi yaitu gizi baik, sehat, berumur 13-15 tahun, berdomisili di pegunungan atau tepi pantai ≥6 bulan, bersedia dilakukan pemeriksaan darah, dan telah disetujui oleh orang tua. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney dengan bantuan program SPSS. Hasil uji Mann-Whitney mengenai perbedaan kadar hemoglobin antara kedua kelompok menunjukkan nila p <0,001. Simpulan: Terdapat perbedaan yang sangat bermakna kadar hemoglobin remaja gizi baik yang tinggal di pegunungan dengan di tepi pantai.Kata kunci: kadar hemoglobin, remaja gizi baik, pegunungan, tepi pantai


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvindgiri K. Aparnath

The present study is based on Academic anxiety. The aim of the study is to find out the difference between religion and gender, regarding academic anxiety for the purpose of the study, 120 School children were chosen from different school at Kapadwanj town, Gujarat, for data collection in all 120 student, 60 being boys (30 Hindu +30 Muslim ) and 60 girls (30 Hindu + 30 Muslim ). Generally anxiety can be either a trait anxiety or a state anxiety. A trait anxiety is a stable characteristic or trait of the person. A state anxiety is one which is aroused by some temporary condition of the environment such as examination, accident, punishment, etc. Academic anxiety is a kind of state anxiety which relates to the impending danger from the environments of the academic institution including teacher, certain subjects like Mathematics, English, etc. I have used ‘Academic Anxiety Scale for children’ (AASC Scale) by Dr. A. k. Singh & Dr. (km) A.  Sen Gupta. The obtained data analyzed through Mann-Whitney ‘ U ‘ test. The result shows that there was no significant difference between the Academic anxiety of Muslim boys & girls and Hindu girls & Muslim girls. There is more Academic anxiety in Hindu girls then Hindu boys and more Academic anxiety in Muslim boys then Hindu boys.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurdanur Dikmen ◽  
Hilal Uslu Yuvacı ◽  
Funda Erol

Aim: In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the lifelong learning trends of the students in the medical faculties.Method: The sample of this research, which was carried out in the descriptive type, consists of 127 volunteer students willing to participate in the research, who study at the Medical School of Sakarya University in 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected using "Student Presentation Form" and "Lifelong Learning Trends Scale" (LLTS). In the evaluation of data, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean and standard deviation and Student's t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used.Results: The total score obtained from the scale 56.41 ± 17.12, scores related with sub-dimensions are determined in the order as motivation: 6.67±2.52, persistence: 17.47±6.20, lack of curiosity 20.50±8.51,  and lack of regulation in learning: 11.76±6.16. A significant difference was found between students' lifelong learning tendencies and gender, class level and regular reading habits (p <0.05). Besides, it was found that the lifelong learning tendency scores were not affected by the variables such as ages of students, income level, school that they were graduated, mother and father education status, mother and father employment status, place of residence, preference of medical school and follow up of medical journal.Conclusion: As a result, it is seen that the students of medical faculty have high lifelong learning tendencies, they are at a good level regarding learning motivation, participation in learning activities and continuity.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetAmaç: Bu çalışmada, tıp fakültesinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte yürütülen bu araştırmanın örneklemini Sakarya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi’nde 2016-2017 Eğitim-Öğretim yılında öğrenim gören ve araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü 127 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. “Öğrenci Tanıtım Formu” ve “Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme Eğilimleri Ölçeği” (YBÖÖ) kullanılarak veriler toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde frekans, yüzde, aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma ile Student’s T-Testi ve Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi (ANOVA) kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Ölçekten elde edilen toplam puan 56.41±17.12, alt boyutlara ilişkin puanlar sırasıyla motivasyon: 6.67±2.52, sebat: 17.47±6.20, merak yoksunluğu: 20.50±8.51 ve öğrenmeyi düzenlemede yoksunluk: 11.76±6.16 olarak saptanmıştır. Öğrencilerin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri ile cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi ve düzenli kitap okuma alışkanlıkları arasında anlamlı fark saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Bunun yanında yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilim puanlarının öğrencilerin yaş, ailenin gelir durumu, mezun oldukları lise, anne-baba eğitim durumu, anne-baba çalışma durumu, yaşanılan yer, tıp fakültesini tercih etme durumu ve bir tıp dergisi takip etme durumu gibi değişkenlerden etkilenmediği saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerinin yüksek, öğrenim motivasyonlarının yeterli olduğu, öğrenme faaliyetlerine katılma ve devamlılık gösterme açısından da iyi düzeyde oldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.


2021 ◽  
pp. 105413732110406
Author(s):  
Shambel Molla Bizuneh

Introduction: Disabled adolescents are facing the adversity of life like social expectations, academic, and economic demands. Objective: This described deaf and female adolescents’ resilience with their respective counterparts using the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-25). The resilience of disabled and female adolescents was not adequately addressed in the study province, Dangila, Amhara-Ethiopia. Methods: The study was conducted on 160 adolescent (80 deaf [40 female] and 80 hearing [40 female]) students who were selected based on multistage sampling. Quantitative and qualitative data collections were made through the questionnaire as well as interview. The study used mean, standard deviation, independent t-test and ANOA, and simple description for data analysis. Result: The results revealed that hearing adolescent students’ average resilience score was significantly greater than deaf students. It was also shown that female adolescent students’ level of average resilience score was found significantly less than their counterparts. Analysis of variance revealed that there was a significant difference in resilience score among deaf female, deaf male, hearing female, and hearing male adolescent students in which deaf female adolescent students resilience score was the lowest. Conclusion: The difference in resilience between deaf and hearing students signified deaf students’ capability to cope with stressors and academic demands was less than their counterparts, and the resilience of deaf female students was found the lowest among the groups. This calls for health and psychological professional and families to provide adequate support for deaf and female adolescents to develop resilience.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Leo Saputra ◽  
Farisza Gita ◽  
Ratna Sari Dewi

Objective: To find out the difference in the plaque index scores of FPD users before and after using a 12.5% VCO mouthwash.Methods: The plaque index measurement of an abutment tooth was taken on 40 subjects with FPD in both test and control groups. Subjects used a 12.5% VCO mouthwash or aquades twice a day for 4 days after brushing their teeth. Statistical analysis of the measurement result of the plaque index scores before and after using the coconut oil mouthwash was done using the Wilcoxon test.Results: There is a statistically significant difference in the plaque index scores of FPD users before and after using the 12.5% VCO mouthwash with a statistically significant decrease in plaque index scores among restoration margin locations and tooth brushing habits, but not among age and gender groups.Conclusion: Using a 12.5% VCO mouthwash may decrease the plaque index of fixed prosthetic denture users.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Alhaysony

This paper reports findings from a study that investigated language learning strategies (LLS) used by Saudi EFL students at Aljouf University. A total of 134 students (66 males, 68 females) completed a questionnaire adapted from Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). The aim of the study was to better understand the relationship between the use of LLS and gender and duration of English language study. The results showed that the average of strategy use was in the low to medium range. Cognitive, metacognitive and compensation strategies were used most frequently, while memory and affective strategies were reported to be least frequently used. The results also showed that female students used more LLS than male students, although the difference was not significant. No significant difference was found in relation to duration of studying English, although students with long duration reported using LLS most frequently. Pedagogical implications of these findings are discussed in relation to Saudi EFL context.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Aşkın Baydar

This study examined the epistemological beliefs of preservice teachers, from na&iuml;ve to sophisticated, from five different departments of the faculty of education in a Turkish university. By using the adapted form of the Schommer Epistemological Questionnaire, social studies, science, Turkish, mathematics, and classroom preservice teachers were surveyed and their epistemological belief levels were determined in terms of department and gender variables. Epistemological beliefs were examined in three dimensions: beliefs that pertain to learning depending on effort, beliefs that pertain to learning depending on ability, and beliefs that pertain to there being only one unchanging truth. The analysis indicated that generally all in departments, preservice teachers have sophisticated beliefs regarding the first two dimensions of the questionnaire. For the third dimension, they seem be at medium level. The results show that for the second dimension females have more sophisticated beliefs than males. For the other two dimensions there was no significant difference between females and males. A significant difference was found only for the first dimension and only between mathematics and classroom preservice teachers.


With the rapid advancements in technology, our lives have become completely digitalised. We sit in the comfort of our home, and carry out our day-to-day activities like grocery shopping, education, banking, through the Internet. However, this has given rise to several threats to our security, called the cyber-crime which has become a global concern. Cybercrimes affect the lives of millions of people all around the world, including businesses, organisations and governments of different nations. This paper aims to determine the association between cybercrime awareness and the age, and to identify the difference between main cause of cybercrime and the gender. Descriptive research has been carried out which helps us to understand the characteristics of an individual or a group. The sampling method used here is convenient sampling where the samples have been chosen based on ease of access of availability. The sample size is 1540. Age, Gender and Occupation are the independent variables. Cyber-crime awareness, the main cause of cybercrime and the most popular cyber-crime are the dependent variables used here. The tools used here are Chi-Square, Independent Sample t test and ANOVA. It was found that there is a significant association between the cyber-crime awareness and the age of the respondent and that there is no significant difference between the main cause of cyber-crime and gender. With the rapid rise in the rate of cyber-crimes, it is imperative that the government provide the people with more effective ways of cyber security in order to protect the society.


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