Quantitative study of lecture attendance and the association between this attendance and academic outcomes for nursing and nonnursing students in an introductory pathophysiology course

Since the availability of lecture recordings, there have been limited studies of any associations between face-to-face lecture attendance and academic outcomes. The aims of the study, in an introductory pathophysiology course, where lecture recordings were available, were 1) to quantify lecture attendance and any associations between academic outcomes and lecture attendance, and 2) to determine why students do or do not attend lectures. Data were analyzed for the whole cohort before separating the nursing (∼60%) and nonnursing students. Of 288 enrolled students, 205 consented to sign the attendance register, and 139 to undertake the online survey. Lecture attendance was higher (41%) before the midsemester exam than afterwards (24%), P < 0.001, due to higher attendance by the nursing than nonnursing students. Students who attended ≥50% of lectures consistently got higher academic outcomes than those that attended <50%, e.g., examinations, 11 percent points higher. Pearson’s or Spearman’s correlation coefficients for students from both the sign-in and survey showed that there were positive associations between lecture attendance and academic outcomes, which were mainly weak for nursing students ( P ≤ 0.05), with no association for nonnursing students. From the survey, most students who attended lectures did so because they considered they learned more by attending lectures, whereas not liking the lecture time was the most common reason for not attending lectures. In conclusion, even though students have access to lecture recordings, lecture attendance is still a determinant of academic outcomes for some students of pathophysiology.

Integration of a Constructivism Approach in E-learning Photography Subjects: Feasibility and Effectiveness in Learning

Lack of lecture time was a serious problem and must be addressed immediately in the study of photography courses because of the large amount of material; the number of cameras is not comparable to that of students. Moreover, conventional learning through the face of the muka by using PowerPoint makes students bored and less interested in learning. This research aimed to develop e-learning with a constructive approach to photography subjects triangle exposure material and know the feasibility and effectiveness. This research was a type of research R &D (Research and Development )using the Addie model, Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. This study involved three validators, namely learning design experts, material experts, media experts and student motorcycle taxis, and there were control classes and experiments with a sample count of 80 students per class. The method of collecting data using questionnaire instruments and tests. Method analysis data using descriptive percentage and independent test t-test samples. The average assessment results of each expert's percentage were: (a) the assessment of learning design experts 96.66% of the excellent category; (b) material experts 95% excellent category; (c) media experts 95.58% excellent category, individual trials 84.05% excellent category, individual trials 88.37% excellent category. The effectiveness of constructivist e-learning with significant results in sig (2-tailed) column of 0.00 or significance of < 0.05. Based on the research results obtained, e-learning with a viable constructivist approach and effective implications used in lectures on photography courses.

The Effect of Digital Device Usage on Student Academic Performance: A Case Study

The aim of this investigation was to explore student behaviour when students brought their own digital devices into a lecture theatre. A total of 361 undergraduate psychology students from the University of Liverpool who used at least one digital device during lecture time fully completed an online questionnaire (159 first-, 124 second- and 78 third-year psychology students) during the 2018–2019 academic year. Although all the three years of undergraduate students brought laptops and/or smartphones into a lecture theatre, there was no significant difference in academic performance over the years of studies. The findings have linked student multitasking processes in a lecture theatre to Social Cognitive Theory principles (reciprocal interactions between behaviours, learning environment, and individuals). There was a significant difference between the three years regarding the use of applications and student characteristics after controlling for the different types of devices. Students who used only one application during lecture time were more likely to achieve higher academic performance as they were less distracted from their primary tasks of processing and retaining information. Overall, this investigation concluded the importance of reconsidering the teaching delivery process so as to avoid students’ escapism using devices during lecture theatres due to their engagement level and lecture norm pressures.

PENDEKATAN ANALISIS DISKRIMINAN PADA PEMBELAJARAN DARING DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

Online learning is solution that implemented in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since COVID-19 pandemic, the learning process at UMSIDA used 100% online learning with UMSIDA e-learning media.It can accommodate students to carry out distance learning. So far, research has not been carried out readiness of students to take part in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on this, this research focuses on knowing the readiness of students to take online lectures during the COVID-19 pandemic using discriminant analysis. Based on the results of the analysis of the predictor variable, the strongest differentiator is the flexibility of lecture time (X1) because the variable with the largest coefficient. This means that the variable time flexibility (X1) has the strongest dividing power against online learning readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, it also known that according to the student's perspective, the learning media that makes interaction with lecturers the most easy and the learning media that makes it the most easy to understand the material is using video conferencing (Zoom, Google Meet, etc.). On the other hand, choice of the learning system most chosen by students when the COVID-19 pandemic ends is online system 30% and offline 70%.

Student Attendance Pattern Detection and Prediction

Since the early beginnings of education systems, attendance has always played a crucial role in student success, as well as in the overall interest of the matter. The most productive way of increasing the student attendance rate is to understand why it decreases, try to predict when it is going to happen, and act on causing factors in order to prevent it. Many benefits of predicted and increased attendance rate can be achieved, including better lecture organization (i.e. lecture time and duration, lecture class choice, etc). This paper describes the steps in the extraction of knowledge from the university's student database and making a model that predicts whether the student will attend the class or not. Results show that the attendance patterns are best reflected when employing a decision tree algorithm, a C4.5 model that is interpretable and able to predict the attendance with 0.81 AUC performance measure

Comprehensive English Assessment System Based on Mobile APPs

Comprehensive English is a professional basic course for English majors, with the most class hours and the highest credits. It can be said to be the most important course in English majors. However, the procedural assessment in the previous comprehensive English assessment system, that is, the usual assessment, was largely determined based on the subjective impression of teachers. However, with the emergence of various English learning apps, students’ learning methods and content have changed a lot. With major changes, the previous assessment system has not been able to play its due role. Designing a reasonable comprehensive English assessment system based on mobile APP is the unshirkable responsibility of comprehensive English teachers. Carefully and reasonably designed comprehensive English assessment system can promote students to improve learning efficiency, reduce classroom lecture time, improve teaching effect, and play a vital role in cultivating qualified English professionals.

Problematika Pembelajaran TOAFL Pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi

This study aims to uncover the forms of TOAFL learning problems that occur in students of the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training IAIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi, the causes and solutions to overcome these problems. This research is descriptive in nature using a qualitative approach. Data collection is done through interviews, observations, and documentation using snowball sampling techniques. The collected data are analyzed interactively through data reduction, data presentation, then drawing conclusions. Efforts to validate the data, researchers compared the observations with interviews and documentation, between the results of interviews with one informant with other informants with the same problem. The results of the study revealed that: 1) The form of TOAFL learning problems related to students is the difficulty in translating and understanding reading, poor vocabulary and weakness in mastering Arabic grammar. While the problems related to media and learning facilities are inadequate facilities and infrastructure, lack of use of learning media, minimal and difficulty in obtaining literature in the preparation of teaching materials to be presented. 2) The causes of TOAFL learning problems are: heterogeneous educational backgrounds of students, lack of interest and motivation to learn about TOAFL courses, low levels of student intelligence, and very little lecture time. 3) Efforts made to overcome these problems are by increasing motivation and interest in learning, giving attention and doing a lot of tamrinat (training), completing lecture facilities and facilities, utilizing existing lecture facilities and facilities, as well as getting around and increasing lecture time.

RANCANG BANGUN PROTOTIPE ALARM PENGINGAT WAKTU KULIAH BERBASIS MIKROKONTROLLER ARDUINO MEGA DI RUANG UNIT KEGIATAN MAHASISWA

The purpose of this study is to create a public alarm to reduce the number of active student delays in class while in the BPRS ERA-FM UNJ secretariat by personally mentioning students who have lecture time, reminders when students forget when they are broadcasting, talking or making other assignments, because the BPRS ERA-FM UNJ is a student activity unit that has a busy day which is broadcast itself. As well as the security of the secretariat by using a card as a substitute for conventional keys to reduce the loss of secretariat items, and the use of a more tidy outlet. Mega Arduino as the main microcontroller controls the alarm system and secretariat security. This tool uses electricity from PLN. This research uses research and development methods which include needs analysis, design, manufacture and testing. The needs analysis was based on many students, especially the BPRS ERA-FM UNJ crew who were late coming to class while in the secretariat by making a questionnaire for the need for tools. Designing alarms to match real time with the RTC module, DFPlayer Mp3 and speakers to make sounds, and RFID as a security and student lecture hours that have been inputted. Separate testing to test the results of sound, time, security, and test the entire program of lecture reminder alarms. The results showed how the making of prototype alarm lecture reminder alarm time based on arduino mega microcontroller. And trials of each module, starting with DFPlayer Mp3, RTC, RFID, door lock solenoid, relay, and the entire lecture reminder alarm system. ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah membuat alarm publik untuk mengurangi angka keterlambatan mahasiswa aktif untuk masuk kelas perkuliahan saat berada di dalam sekretariat BPRS ERA-FM UNJ dengan menyebutkan nama mahasiswa secara personal yang memiliki waktu perkuliahan, pengingat disaat mahasiswa lupa saat sedang siaran, berbincang ataupun membuat tugas lainnya, karena BPRS ERA-FM UNJ adalah unit kegiatan mahasiswa yang setiap hari memiliki kesibukan yaitu siaran itu sendiri. Serta keamanan sekretariat dengan menggunakan kartu sebagai pengganti kunci manual untuk mengurangi kehilangan barang barang sekretariat. Arduino mega sebagai mikrokontroller utamanya mengendalikan sistem alarm dan keamanan sekretariat. Alat ini menggunakan sumber listrik dari PLN. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode ADDIE (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation) yang meliputi analisis kebutuhan, perancangan, pembuatan dan pengujian. Analisis kebutuhan didasarkan oleh banyak mahasiswa khususnya crew BPRS ERA-FM UNJ yang terlambat datang jam perkuliahan saat berada di dalam sekretariat dengan membuat kuisioner. Merancang alarm agar sesuai dengan waktu nyata dengan modul RTC, Mp3 DFPlayer dan speaker untuk mengeluarkan suara, dan RFID sebagai keamanan serta jam kuliah mahasiswa yang sudah di input. Pengujian secara terpisah untuk mengetes hasil suara, waktu, keamanan, dan menguji keseluruhan program alarm pengingat waktu kuliah. Hasil penelitian rancang bangun prototipe alarm pengingat waktu kuliah berbasis mikrokontroller arduino mega menunjukkan bahwa RTC membaca hari dan jam waktu kuliah, dengan perbedaan waktu asli dan program berbeda 5 detik dikarenakan uploading program. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah crew BPRS ERAFM-UNJ membutuhkan alat ini sebagai pengingat waktu.

Kitabah Error Analysis Based on Theory of Rusydi Ahmad Thuaimah

This research is about writing error analysis based on Rusydi Ahmad Thuaimah's the- ory which aims to analyze writing errors in students of Islamic Education in 3rd semester 2018-2019 UMSIDA. Respondents in this study were students of PAI 3rd semester 2018- 2019. Data collection in this study uses documentation methods, questionnaires, and literature studies. The results of this study are factors in writing (Imlak) of 3rd semester students of islamic studies in 2018-2019 UMSIDA, Factor internal language: Not yet know the writing of harakat hijaiyah properly and correctly, difficulty in distinguishing hijaiyah let- ters with almost the same pronunciation, difficulty in distinguishing letters that are spoken with written ones. The solution to the obstacles faced by students of islamic studies in 3rd semester 2018-2019 UMSIDA in Maharah Kitabah (Imlak) is by building a mindset and easy motivation and being able to write Arabic words or sentences in accordance with the correct rules, making students familiar with imlak by maximizing the lecture time, given concepts related to the absolute rules correctly.