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Customer Perceptions on Internet Services in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Get PDFThe purpose of this research is to investigate internet service quality in the KRI and to explore its effect on customer approval. The idea of this research came into existence from the fact that internet is quite new to the KRI customers, but it is also a sector which shows great development in the region and tends to get more common as time passes. The research at hand evaluates the relationship of Internet service provider's (ISP) quality aspects with the Trust, perception of value, and commitment. The collected data was obtained through an online survey aimed at academic scholars in the KRI mostly. The sample consisted of 444 individuals. The study focuses on the customer's usage of different ISPs and their overall perceived value, trust, and commitment to the ISP. An ISP's service quality is affected by these four factors: (1) network quality, (2) customer service, (3) information quality and (4) security and privacy. It can be noticed from the results that most factors affect the perceived Value, Trust, and Commitment. However, only security and privacy have a considerable positive impact on Trust. When it comes to Customer Value, only Network Quality has a significant positive impact, and Information Quality is the only factor which is directly correlated to Customer Commitment
The Classroom Management Strategies for the Efficiency of Mathematics Teaching-Learning Process: Everything You Need
Get PDFIt is very well known that the main cause of the classroom management problems is the students’ unwillingness to the subject that is taught. As long as students are actively engaged in the learning process the problems would be minimized and teacher would not spend too much energy for managing class. That is why the subject teacher’s main role is inspiring willingness and trying to involve all the students into the learning process actively. Considering the importance of teaching mathematics, teachers have to develop pedagogical strategies (recognizing of obstacles that exist in the students’ mathematics learning process) and help students to develop their mental faculties and reasoning abilities by improving mastery approach for learning mathematics. In order to boost mathematics-efficacy and outcome expectations choosing mastery-oriented classroom management strategies is very essential since these strategies influence the amount and the quality of students’ engagement as well as mathematics learning and students’ persistence to continue learning when tasks are challenging. Therefore the main purpose of this study is to present the importance of fostering mastery goal orientation in classroom management. Additionally in order to foster students’ mastery goal adaptation, critical classroom management strategies based on modern motivational theories that are especially important for defining the success of teaching and learning mathematics will be offered
The Advantages of using Literary Texts in the Language Classroom
Get PDFThe use of literature was the ultimate goal in the language classroom when the grammar-translation method was popular in language teaching. In the 1960s and 1970s the use of literature in the language classroom lost its prestige because the grammar-translation method fell into disuse. The widespread assumption was that literature was complex hence only linguistically competent learners were able to understand it. However, in the 1970s and 1980s literature emerged as a contributing force in language teaching and since then it has been used in the language classroom to promote language proficiency development. Although its incorporation in language teaching is still a matter of debate today, literature has the potential to foster language learning. Literature is a potentially worthwhile source to help learners with language development, cultural improvement and personal growth. This article explores the benefits of using literature in the language classroom. More specifically, the article focuses on the contributions of literature to language acquisition
Impact of Quality Assurance on Academic Performance
Get PDFEight years have now passed since the first introduction of the culture and theme of quality in the sector of higher education in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2010. At Ishik University, a private institution established in 2008 and granted ISO 9001:2008, and as part of its strategic planning to enhance the quality of higher education in the Region, new commitments and requirements have been imposed to enhance teaching, learning and research quality and productivity. Throughout these years a few changes have incurred and more processes have been utilized, much of which have not been covered and left unnoticed. Thus, this study aims at identifying the role of quality assurance in improving the academic performance at the University under study. The areas focused on range from teaching and learning to research quality and productivity and ranking. In addition, certain challenges and obstructions encountered are highlighted and strategies to perfect the process are recommended. The paper will outline the level of achievements made, specify the challenges, and provide necessary recommendations. The results demonstrate that the application of the quality assurance process has resulted in a fundamental change and improvement in the running process of teaching, learning and researching at the University, escalating its ranking as a result. The study employs a qualitative content analysis and the results are supported by a survey questionnaire and interviews conducted with the teaching staff
The Use of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations to Enhance Student Achievement in Educational Settings
Get PDFIn order to help students acquire more knowledge and improve their skills, it is vital to understand motivation. It is not possible to expect unmotivated students to achieve their goals. Motivation is an indispensable reason in fostering student achievement. It should be noted that motivation has the key role in establishing a platform in which learning is permanent. Both extrinsic and intrinsic motivations have the potential to encourage students to strive for learning. Although the use of external rewards in the classroom has been criticized for diminishing intrinsic motivation of students, quite many studies suggest that the implementation of external rewards has no detrimental influence on students. Intrinsic motivation on the other hand enables students to work independently and enthusiastically. This paper defines extrinsic and intrinsic motivations and puts forward some strategies to enhance motivation of students in the classroom
The Importance of Corporate Email Service and Google Education Service for Education Institutions (A Case Study of Ronaki Duhok Education Company in Iraq)
Get PDFIn this study, the contribution of the usage of “corporate e-mail service” and “Google educational institution services” to the education sector was explained using two different high schools through comparative research methods. The usage of e-mail and Google education services through the examples provided by two schools tells us what kind of benefits they provide, while at the same time telling us what kind of damage is caused if they are not used. In the article where the benefits of the corporate email services are examined, the service is used in one of the schools and while not used in the second. The general purpose of the study is to explain the benefits and the effects of corporate e-mail services and the Google education service to all educational institutions in the world. In the article, a comparative study has been carried out with 2 different high schools affiliated to the Ronaki Duhok Educational Institutions and the compliance of the standards and the benefits are provided to the readers. According to the results of the analysis, it has been revealed with examples that these two services contribute to educational institutions in a positive sense
Importance of Corporate E-Mail Service for Educational Institutions
Get PDFThis study aims to examine the contributions of using corporate e-mail to educational institutions. The article is based on the benefits of corporate e-mail usage and management in all organizations and institutions and a detailed analysis of educational institutions has been provided. Moreover, the research is predicated on the projects offered by many important technology companies to educational institutions and offers solutions to the problems.
In addition, the use of corporate e-mail in human resources, accounting, personnel records and the relationship between the student and teacher were analyzed. According to this analysis, the use of corporate e-mail has shown that all educational institutions have significant positive contributions
Increasing Students’ Mathematics Achievement at University by Changing Their Non-Mastery Goals into Mastery Learning Goals
Get PDFDespite the implementation of various motivation theories suggested by researchers, the achievements of students in mathematics have persistently been poor, hence there is a great need to explore the best ways to increase students’ achievement in mathematics. The goals that students have in the process of study are essential for reaching success. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the influence of the achievement goal motivation theory on students’ learning outcomes in mathematics. Three types of goal orientation were specified in this study, which are mastery-learning goal orientation (MG), performance-approach goal orientation (PAG), and performance-avoidance goal orientation (PAvG). The research asserts that possessing mastery-learning goal motivation has a more positive impact on university students’ academic achievement than the performance approach goal orientation, while the performance-avoidance goal orientation has a negative impact. This research is a quantitative study and experiment. Experimental study was held in 2015/2016 academic year at private Suleyman Sah University in Turkey with 39 students majoring in Business and Administrative Science, which would define, whether, as a result of teaching, following the offered model, the students of the experimental group would change their learning goals and improve their academic achievement. The results show that mastery-learning goal orientation is the best fit for achievement in mathematics at university. The experiment held according to the model developed by the researcher revealed that the model was really effective and helped many students who were initially performance- approach or performance-avoidance goal-oriented to change their goals into mastery goals
Accreditation Effect on Quality of Education at Business Schools
Get PDFQuality is considered as an instrument to achieve excellence in all areas more specifically in education. Academic excellence has been a central value in higher education. Accreditation is raised to develop and enhance the quality of education in academic world. Nowadays there are many accreditation bodies in all around the world. AACSB, EFMD and AMBA are highly integrated accreditation agencies specialized for business schools. General presumptions regarding the standards and quality of those institutions are to facilitate continuous quality improvement in education by assessing any business school or management program. Main purpose of this research paper is to investigate the relationship between quality of education and accreditation by exploring the effect and benefits of accreditations in higher education institutions. This research found out that accreditation agencies are encouraging business schools to make themselves accountable for improving and enhancing the quality of education by impactful and intellectual contribution and scholarly education. In order to achieve that accreditation bodies have to set specific standards and criteria, self-evaluation, peer review and consultation services that determine business schools to meet the standards. The paper also observed positive effects of accreditation on students, faculty members and public in general
Effects of FDI on Economic Development in Kurdistan Region
Get PDFThe study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic development of Kurdistan Region/Iraq (KRG). The study was motivated by observations made which showed that there is a slowdown in infrastructure development and employment growth, and ideas suggested that such problems can be dealt with by attracting a lot of foreign direct investment inflows. The study employed a deductive approach which uses existing literature and data sources to ascertain the probable effects of foreign direct investment on economic development of Kurdistan Region. The findings established from the study showed that government intervention in the economy is hampering foreign direct investment growth. The findings also showed that there is inequality in the distribution of foreign direct investment and that much of the foreign direct investment is more concentrated in Erbil and Dahuk. The study also outlined that there are a lot of economic inefficiencies which are restricting the ability of Kurdistan Region to attract and use foreign direct investment. The findings showed that the risky economic outlook still remains the major determinant of FDI inflows into KRG. Foreign investors have been exhibiting bearish behavior towards investing in KRG. The findings also showed that the impact of FDI on economic development in KRG is also influenced by the concentration of investment projects and the distribution of FDI funds. Conclusions were made that foreign direct investment is important for the growth and development of Kurdistan Region