An Investigation of Medical Students’ Satisfaction with the Quality of E-learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: Universities’ sudden exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to maintain social distancing have prompted universities to reconsider their traditional roles in the teaching-learning process and to create a new organizational structure for this process. The result of this reorganization is the development of a new teaching system framework known as e-learning. Although this type of education could lay the foundation for all learners to enhance the quality of education, expand learning opportunities, and receive education conveniently and quickly, students’ satisfaction or dissatisfaction plays a key role in the current competitive and turbulent environment. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the satisfaction of medical students with the quality of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The sample population of this study included the students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran. Via convenience sampling, 240 medical students were selected. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire to assess the students' satisfaction with the quality of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was distributed and collected after confirming its validity and reliability. Results: The mean satisfaction of the medical students with e-learning was moderate. The highest mean satisfaction of the students’ with the desirability of the e-learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic was observed in the dimension of satisfaction with the quality of educational facilities and equipment, followed by the dimensions of the quality of professors and teaching time, quality of professors’ lesson plan, quality of the educational atmosphere and assessment of academic achievement, and the quality of professors' teaching methods. Conclusions: Although the students’ satisfaction with the quality of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic was not very high, their moderate satisfaction and prioritizing their satisfaction based on the quality of classrooms and equipment, as well as the quality of professors and teaching time, indicated that universities should provide the required facilities to improve the quality of e-learning and take appropriate measures to enable professors to implement virtual classrooms and e-learning properly.

Performance of School Based Management in Targeted Area in West Papua

The concept of school-based management (MBS) gives full authority to schools and teachers in organizing education and teaching, planning, organizing, supervising, and leading human resources for the implementation of learning which corresponds to the purpose of the school. School management directly affects and determines the effectiveness of the curricula, learning tools and methods, the teaching time, and the learning process. Thus, efforts to improve the quality of education should begin with the improvement of school management, in addition to improving teacher quality and development of learning resources. The data of this survey study was described qualitatively which was taken from 111 schools across six districts in rural areas. The data collection techniques used in this study were semi-structured questionnaires, interview, Focus Group Discussion and Field observation. The result of the survey showed that there was a better school condition after UNICEF intervention, specifically related to school based management (MBS) based on the components of (1) School-based curricula and learning management; (2) School-based students’ management; (3) School based teaching and non-teaching personnel’s management; (4) School based funding management; (5) School-based networking between school and community; and (6) School based cultural and environmental aspects.

Teaching Radiology Courses: How to Address Learning Needs of Medical Students Through Interacting in Radiology

Radiologists in radiology courses (RC) at teaching and university hospitals train medical students in competent image interpreting and reporting (IIR). Information extracted from imaging is crucial for clinical decisions and therapies. This article attempted to explore a teaching approach adapted from adult education for clinical teachers in radiology to address learning needs (LN) in radiology by interacting and tailoring teaching content to LN. The following conclusions were drawn: Addressing LN could encourage students to learn about IIR; Integrating students to negotiate teaching content should take place if feasible, despite high workload and little teaching time in clinical routine; Negotiating with students and co-teachers of other imaging disciplines would help to tailor course specifics to LN and avoid redundancies; Interacting with medical students could be efficient and effective for clinical teaching and learning in RC.

Leadership Style and Principal Supervision in Improving Teacher Performance at State High Schools in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

This study examines the leadership style and supervision of principals in improving teacher performance in several public high schools in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province. This study uses a qualitative approach with a cross-sectional descriptive method. Observation and interview techniques were used to obtain data. The collected data were analyzed in the form of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing, as well as checking the validity of the data using observation and triangulation. The results of this study indicate that the principals' leadership style in improving teacher performance is a leadership style democratic and authoritarian. Authoritarian style is done through observation timeliness of attendance of teachers in schools and teaching time in the classroom. The democratic style is carried out by providing opportunities for teachers to attend training according to the needs of the school and the needs of teachers. The Teaching supervision program principal's oriented towards the guidance of teachers' tasks, such as preparing teaching programs and preparing learning tools. Obstacles in the supervision of principals are the low competence of most supervisors, activities outside the supervision schedule, and difficulty changing old habits.

Evaluasi Tenaga Pendidik di Sekolah Penyelenggara Pendidikan Inklusi Kota Batu

ABSTRACT The implementation of inclusive education has been implemented in most districts/cities in Indonesia, one of which is in the city of Batu. Batu City cares about the education and development of students with special needs as seen in the launch of an inclusive education program. In this regard, this study aims to evaluate the educators of schools providing inclusive education in Batu City based on the Guidelines for the Implementation of Inclusive Education by the PKLK Directorate in 2011. The research design used in this study was an evaluative study with a qualitative approach. Most of the educators in the two inclusive education schools in Batu City have qualified as special educators, because they have an extraordinary education background. Two schools have one special supervisor each. The recruitment of special educators carried out by both schools is in accordance with the guidelines because they can recruit and submit to the Education Office, while the availability of special educators in one school is still not balanced with the number of GDPK that is available. accepted in school, therefore the handling for PDBK by GPK is still not optimal due to limited teaching time.

Blended learning: Barriers and drawbacks for English language lecturers at Vietnamese universities

Although blended learning (BL) has emerged as one of the most dominant delivery modes in higher education in the 21st century, there are notable barriers and drawbacks in using BL for English language teaching and learning in Vietnamese universities. This study reports on research into the use of BL, conducted through semi-structured interviews with 30 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) lecturers from 10 different universities across the two major cities of Vietnam. The findings revealed that EFL lecturers identified eight groups of barriers and four groups of drawbacks to the successful implementation of BL. The most significant barriers included: lack of infrastructure and technology, institutional policies and support; lack of knowledge, experience and investment in using BL; lack of technological competence and information technology (IT) skills and lack of teaching time to employ web-based technologies and online resources in classrooms. Meanwhile, the most crucial drawbacks were: lecturers’ workload, ineffective use of BL, time consumption and demotivation. The authors point to the underlying factors contributing to these barriers and drawbacks and make implications for how some of these can be effectively addressed through constructive changes to policy and practice.

Identifikasi dalam Penetapan Staf Dosen dan Karyawan Berprestasi dengan Menggunakan Metode SMART

STMIK Indonesia Padang annually selects the best lecturers and employees to give appreciation for the performance of lecturers and employees. Lecturers and employees who take the assessment to appreciate the Performance Appraisal must meet the requirements and participate in the assessment process. The purpose of this research is to identify in determining the staff of lecturers and staff with achievement who are shorter in terms of calculations and also in accordance with the criteria. The sample in this study consisted of 4 lecturer data and 3 employee data taken randomly from 36 lecturer data and 26 employee data sourced from LP3M STMIK Indonesia Padang. Based on the analysis of lecturer and employee data, several criteria were obtained for processing these criteria, namely for lecturers the suitability of teaching materials with RPS (K) (Q1) teaching materials (Q2), teaching time (Q3), research (Q4) and GPA (Q5). ) then for employees, namely attendance (R1), performance (R2) and loyalty (R3). The method in this research is SMART (Simple Multi - Attribute Rating Technique) because this method is able to solve problems with multi-criteria. The results of the data testing obtained were Lecturers with achievements, namely DHD lecturers with a value of 0.8521 and outstanding employees, namely ARD employees with a value of 0.9998. The results of this study are expected to provide solutions for the identification of outstanding lecturers and staff at STMIK Indonesia Padang based on predetermined criteria.