An Investigation of Middle Secondary School Bhutanese Students’ Assertiveness

The purpose of this study was to investigate and determine middle secondary school students’ assertiveness. A total of 88 IT students in one of the middle secondary schools in central Bhutan was surveyed. Students were classified based on two age groups of below 15 years and 15 to 18 years of age. Questionnaire was used to assess whether the attitudes of the students were passive, aggressive or assertive. The questionnaire was developed based on the book "Assertiveness" by Chalvin, (1981) and the interpretations from Pro mind training (2012). The questions corresponded to the three attitudes i.e. passive, aggressive and assertive attitude. 53.4 %, 35.2% and 11.4% of the total students were found passive, assertive and aggressive respectively. The results indicated female students to be more assertive than the male students from the age groups.

The Impact of Kagan’s Cooperative Learning Structure (KCLS) on Grade 9 Students towards English Language Learning

English subject has become very important in the context of Bhutanese education system. Owing to its importance in the era of modernization, the education ministry of Bhutan is providing professional development program in a form of training and workshops for all the English teachers to grow oneself professionally. Therefore the purposes of this study were to examine the learning achievement and investigate opinions of grade 9 Bhutanese students towards English subject by incorporating Kagans Cooperative Learning Structure (KCLS). The study was an experimental research and consisted of two groups pre-test post-test design at Kamji Central School under Chhuka district, Bhutan. A cluster random sampling was used to select two sections out of three sections with 38 students each in the experimental and the control groups. The quantitative data was analyzed using a pre-test and post-test scores while students’ reflective journal was analyzed using a coding system.The findings of the study showed a remarkable difference in the post-test scores. The mean scores of the control group and of the experimental group were 9.5 and 11.5 respectively. In addition,the student’s reflective journals revealed that the Kagans Cooperative Learning structure (KCLS) was interesting, provided with equal opportunities,enhanced active participation, and the brain breaks and cheers helped them keep themselves alert and boost retention level of learning.

PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON E-LEARNING PROGRAM, DURING COVID -19 PANDEMIC

This study explored primary school teachers’ perceptions on e-learning program during COVID -19 pandemic. A qualitative research project was carried out to seek data. The participants were primary school teachers from five regions. To collect the data, semi-structured interview questions using ‘Google form’ were sent to participants through Messenger and E-mail. The responses from the participants indicated that e-learning was one suitable strategy that could be adopted during the crisis era. It was also effective in the development of content knowledge and skills such as digital, self development, problem solving, collaborating and communication skills in students and also teachers. It also assisted teachers and students in exploring the digital world and updating the information. However, the study also confirmed that the implementation of e-learning program encountered several challenges. Teachers perceived adoption of such method as a problem. They felt that inadequate resources, lack of knowledge on technology, technical issues and limited support from the stakeholders were major obstacles to successful implementation of e-learning. Therefore, there is a need to provide timely training for teachers as well as students and provide cost effective internet services available throughout the country. Further, the stakeholders must work collaboratively to make e-learning more effective.

Analysis of Teaching Reform of Harmony Teaching in Chinese Normal Colleges and Universities

"Harmony" course plays a very important role in the talent training system of Normal universities and colleges in China. In order to continuously improve the teaching quality of the Harmony Course, many predecessors and colleagues have made great efforts. This paper briefly analyzes the reform of harmony teaching in the past 40 years, both from the existing achievements and the existing problems.

Online Learning Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: an Analysis of Bhutanese Context

Contact teaching has always been a common practice in Bhutanese Education System. But the COVID-19 pandemic threatened its stability and has mandated the shift in the way to cater to the need of learners. In the face of such adversity administration of online education came as an appropriate antidote. The transaction to online teaching took place in March 2020 with the detection of the first case of COVID -19 along with rising number of imported cases owing to the return of Bhutanese from abroad. This article portrays the ability of Bhutan to continue education in the midst of lockdown through online learning platforms and reaching out the unreached through distribution of SIM (self-instructional materials) for various key stages. This modus operandi took care of every individual student. No one was left behind in terms of their achievement of the expected learning outcomes. Bhutan’s experiences can intensify everyone’s attention towards sensitizing both teachers and learners on different modes of online delivery to engage learners meaningfully during unforeseen times. Furthermore, it can serve as a catalyst in bettering future preparation through teacher professional development.

The Impact of Educational Technology Tools on the Learning Achievement of B.Ed. Science Students in Ecology Class at Samtse College of Education

Infusion of technology in education has tremendous potential to enhance students' learning and enable them to become competent and prepare for their future career. The study explored the impact of educational technology tools on the learning achievement of B.Ed. science students in Ecology at Samste College of Education, Bhutan. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design and the study was guided by postpositivist worldview. Pretest and posttest were administered before and after the intervention. Purposive sampling was used to select one section of students at Samtse College of Education. The quantitative data were collected by using the survey questionnaire. The qualitative data was collected using semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data were analysed statistically using SPSS and qualitative data were analysed thematically. The findings of the study revealed that students have positive opinion towards various educational technology tools as it made the learning interesting and fun. The mean difference between pretest and posttest was 8.6 indicating that educational technology tools has enhanced students learning achievement in Ecology. Triangulation of three data sources such as survey questionnaire, interview and literature also revealed that educational technology tools enhance students' learning achievement. There are numerous advantages of using educational technology tools in teaching, learning and assessment. Some of the advantages of educational technology tools are gaining attention, motivating students, encouraging interaction and independent learning. The finding also listed some challenges of using educational technology tools such as time management, understanding new educational technology, adaptability struggle, distraction, technical issues, and limited ICT knowledge. Educational technology tools integrated in the module will be further replicated by student teachers in schools. Therefore tutors were recommended to use variety of educational technology tools were recommended.

This study examined belief, concern, and practice of the in-service postgraduate science teachers towards solid waste management and recycle (SWMR) in one of the colleges of education in Bhutan. A structured online survey questionnaire was administered to 39 first-year in-service science teachers out of which 22 (13 male and 9 female) responded. The data were subjected to descriptive statistics such as determining mean and standard deviation. Further, Pearson product-moment correlation was employed in order to determine the significance of some of the demographic characteristics on their belief, concern, and practice towards SWMR. An independent samples test revealed that the only statistically significant difference between the gender is observed in theme concern(p 0.001). The Pearson’s productmoment correlation revealed statistically significant relation between respondents’ belief and practice (r=0.01, p > 0.05), whereas negative correlation(r=-.37, p > 0.05) were found between respondents’ concern and practice towards SWMR.

This study examined belief, concern, and practice of the in-service postgraduate science teachers towards solid waste management and recycle (SWMR) in one of the colleges of education in Bhutan. A structured online survey questionnaire was administered to 39 first-year in-service science teachers out of which 22 (13 male and 9 female) responded. The data were subjected to descriptive statistics such as determining mean and standard deviation. Further, Pearson product-moment correlation was employed in order to determine the significance of some of the demographic characteristics on their belief, concern, and practice towards SWMR. An independent samples test revealed that the only statistically significant difference between the gender is observed in theme concern(p<0.05=0.028), with females reporting higher levels of concerns than the males. However, one-way ANOVA result did not show any statistically significant presence in the teaching subjects among the three themes (F (3, 18) = 0.477, p > 0.001). The Pearson’s productmoment correlation revealed statistically significant relation between respondents’ belief and practice (r=0.01, p > 0.05), whereas negative correlation(r=-.37, p > 0.05) were found between respondents’ concern and practice towards SWMR.

Research on the application of a new Model of Hospital Pharmacy Teaching Based on Mobile Teaching Platform

The pharmacy professional knowledge points are rich and fragmented, and the knowledge points need to be penetrated and connected during the application process, which requires high students’ learning ability and knowledge theory. In the era of the widespread application of Internet technology, the mobile teaching platform is used to help the teaching mode change It has become a hot topic in current education research. Based on the application advantages of the mobile teaching platform in the new mode of hospital pharmacy teaching, this article analyzes the necessity of setting up online courses for the hospital pharmacy major and proposes corresponding optimization countermeasures based on a series of problems encountered in the practice process. Strengthen the development of teaching models and build a new model of hospital pharmacy teaching that is coordinated online and offline.

cExploration of the Online Teaching Method of English Production and Education Integration Based on Big Data

In the context of my country’s sustained economic development, big data has also been developed to a certain extent, and has now become an issue of great concern to all industries. In the field of education, English is a very important subject. It carries out the entire study life of students. In order to cultivate English professionals, broaden students’ horizons, and achieve integration of production and education, it is necessary to draw lessons from big data. As a basis, online teaching methods are implemented in the process of English teaching to improve student learning efficiency and better realize the integration of production and education. Based on this, this article analyzes the online teaching of English production and education integration based on big data, hoping to provide a certain degree of reference for the research of latecomers.

Thinking and Practice of “Online & Offline” Blended Teaching of College English under the Social Recruitment Form

With the continuous development of the level of informatization, the standards of the social talent market for talents from all walks of life have also been continuously improved. As an international language, English plays a pivotal role in improving its own social competitiveness. With the continuous development and growth of globalization, domestic and foreign companies are closely connected, and many multinational companies have emerged. The opportunities for domestic college graduates to work in foreign companies have gradually increased. Therefore, a good English foundation is a very important work skill. At the same time, with the continuous emergence of new technologies such as computer technology and big data technology, the Internet education model has gradually developed into a new type of education model, which has continuously replaced the traditional offline education method and the hybrid online and offline Teaching has gradually become a hot topic in contemporary society. This article elaborates on the combination of online and offline teaching methods of college English and explores and analyzes from the perspective of complementary advantages and maximization of teaching resources. Taking the characteristics of “online & offline” mixed teaching as the starting point for analysis, expounding the composition of three aspects of teaching content before class, during class and after class, forming a three-stage classroom teaching model, and then achieving the optimization of the classroom structure. Quality improvement and other effects.