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Examining The Effect of Digital Skills, Computer and Smartphone Usage Hours on The Digital Impact Among Students in A Malaysian Public University
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to examine the digital impact among undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university that focus on how digital skills, computer and smartphone usage hours influence students perceived digital impact. This study involves a quantitative methodology, sampling 204 undergraduate students from a Malaysian public university. The use of an online questionnaire format facilitated widespread distribution, made completion more convenient for respondents, and facilitated the accumulation and management of responses. The results demonstrate a strong sense of digital citizenship among the respondents. Variables such as hours spent on the computer (COMPHOUR), digital skills (DIGSKILL), and hours spent on the smartphone (HPHOUR) have varying degrees of impact on the dependent variable, the perceived digital impact (DIGIMPACT). DIGSKILL appears to have a significant relationship with DIGIMPACT but not the HPHOUR and COMPHOUR. The findings underscore the importance of digital skills and call for the development of comprehensive digital literacy programs to equip students with the necessary skills for responsible and meaningful engagement with digital technology. This study added to the literature by analyzing digital skills, computer and smartphone usage hours on the digital impact among university students in Malaysia
Post-Covid 19 Amusement Park Satisfaction Attributes
Get PDFDespite the rise of Asian theme park visitations, the extant investigation of visitor’s satisfaction in the Asian context is very limited. This study, therefore, examines and discusses the compiled findings of theme park visitors’ satisfaction in Asia, specifically in Indonesia. 440 theme park visitors’ comments and feedback on the TripAdvisor website were read, reviewed, and content analyzed. As a result, the research discovered that in the Indonesian context, visitors’ satisfaction is influenced by ten recurrent themes: physical facilities, restaurant, entertainment, environment, waiting time, price, staff, location, security, and management. Additionally, three new themes: maintenance, booking system, and health protocol are responsible for developing theme park visitors’ satisfaction at theme parks. Limitations and future study avenues are also discussed and presented
Soils of the Baikal region: Mapping, use, transformation
Get PDFThe article gives a brief overview of the soil cartographic work carried out in the Baikal region. The paper contains one of the authors' map of agroecological zoning of soils of the Irkutsk region. A fragment of the legend is shown. Suitable and unsuitable districts for their use in agriculture have been identified. Various types of business activities are recommended. Also provided are maps of the use of land of the most developed part of the lands of the Baikal region in 1980 and 2023. In the Irkutsk-Cheremkhov plain with neighboring steppe areas, occupying 11% of the area of the region where the bulk of the farmland is located, relatively good natural and climatic conditions are noted. With the collapse of collective farms and state farms since the 1990s. More than 50% of former agricultural land was abandoned. A positive aspect of the "resetting" of the state system is the emergence of a reserve of agricultural land for use in the form of abandoned land with soils that have restored the level of fertility. The authors proposed a scale of qualitative assessment of the possibility of using land in agriculture, developed an assessment of the state of soil fertility, taking into account their regional characteristics
Moving beyond the challenges of learning through technologies: The current status of ICT integration in South African schools
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to understand the current status of ICT integration in South African schools. Yet, this study focused on the Tshwane West District schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa. This study employed a descriptive research design to understand the aforesaid phenomenon. Data was collected through interviews and open-ended questionnaires with 10 teachers and one curriculum specialist. This study employed thematic analysis as a qualitative research method. Furthermore, Roger's Diffusion of Innovations is used as a framework. Despite the existence of policies, this study revealed that the integration of ICT remained a significant challenge for several instructors in South Africa. The most interesting part was that schools had improved on most ICT tools to enable access to learning with technologies, but to a greater extent, insufficient internet coverage in classrooms made it impossible for most teachers to appreciate the benefits that come with using tools such as laptops, whiteboards, and online videos. This research proposes the installation of pocket Wi-Fi devices in every classroom in schools to provide comprehensive internet access. This will facilitate interaction between instructors and students through up-to-date learning management systems subscribed to by schools, as well as films. This will promote a digitally viable learning environment that promotes creative opportunities for learners
Pre-school children's literacy development in the Kazakh home learning environment
Get PDFThe home environment and experiences before a child enters formal schooling have a significant impact on their educational progress and results. Most research in this area has been conducted in Western countries and may differ across different countries and cultures. The purpose of this study is to investigate how literacy skills are developed in Kazakh homes and the kinds of social interactions that take place between parents and children to foster this development. An ethnographic case study design through participant observations and interviews was used to further understand the relationship between the Kazakh home learning environment (HLE) and literacy development in four affluent and highly educated families. The findings of this study suggest that parent-child social interactions play an important role in the development of literacy skills in Kazakh families. The parents purposefully used play, joint book reading and storytelling to focus on oral language development and to establish skills in one language first despite the fact that Kazakhstan is a bilingual country that is gradually moving towards a trilingual policy (Kazakh, Russian and English). The study highlights the types of regular and high-quality literacy-related social interactions parents engage in to help their children succeed educationally in school and beyond. The findings of this study suggest that children would benefit from regular parent-child interactions and policymakers and other stakeholders responsible for early years learning and development should encourage parents to be actively involved in their children's learning and literacy development in the home environment
Student learning independence to improve communication and collaboration skills in view of gender
Get PDFThis research aims to determine the differences and influence of independent learning on communication and collaboration skills. This research uses survey methods and a quantitative-descriptive approach. Data was obtained using a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The research subjects using random sampling techniques consisted of 33 female students and 82 female students in the Islamic religious education study program at UIN Datokarama Palu, Indonesia. The questionnaire contains 18 statements: 10 indicators of learning independence (LII), 3 indicators of communication skills (COM) and 5 indicators of collaboration skills (CLB). According to the results of data analysis using the Winsteps (Rasch model), male students have the best collaborative skills while female students are better at autonomous learning and the capacity to listen to information is the COM that is hardest to obtain. After applying one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), a statistical significance of sig<0.05 was found indicating that male and female students exhibited distinct skill sets in the post hoc Games-Howell type follow-up test. The results show that for male and female students, learning independence is more dominant than communication and collaboration skills. The distinction lies in the fact that female students prefer communication skills while male students prefer collaboration skills. Further results obtained through the general linear model (GLM) test show that independent learning has an effect on communication skills (96.8%) and collaboration skills (93%). Finally, it can be stated that there is a positive relationship between learning independence and communication and collaboration skills
Task-oriented training effect on promoting motor skills and daily physical activities in learners with musculoskeletal impairment
Get PDFChildren frequently suffer from motor impairments which hinder their development. Every movement requires stability therefore; musculoskeletal malfunction leads to poor movement. Task-oriented training is one of many methods and techniques used to promote motor skills and daily physical activities in children. The present study's goal is to investigate how task-oriented training contributes to developing motor skills and daily physical activities in learners with cerebral palsy. The study employed a mixed- data collection strategy. The study included a total of 12 students with cerebral palsy. The promotion of a child's motor abilities and regular physical activity can be accomplished with the help of task-oriented training. The study's findings supported our hypothesis that task-oriented training that has been devised and a series of exercises to increase range of motion (flexibility) led to positive dynamics in all groups of indicators regardless of the severity of the pathology. The proposed program allowed children to increase muscle strength and range of motion in the joints. Thus, after the experimental work, the functional state of the musculoskeletal system improved and qualitative and significant changes occurred in the independence of learners. It is suggested that teachers use task-oriented training when instructing school-age children who have this disorder
Assessing the efficacy of online applications in enhancing classroom teaching: A comprehensive evaluation of execution and effectiveness
Get PDFThis study explores the practical application of online applications in innovating the organization of teaching activities within public schools in Hue City, Vietnam. The research investigates the nuanced dynamics of execution and efficiency in using online applications across various teaching categories. The study employs a systematic approach to participant selection using stratified sampling based on geographical criteria to ensure representation from both the northern and southern regions of the city. A total of 192 teacher survey questionnaires were distributed focusing on the execution and efficiency of online applications in categories such as warm-up activities, knowledge building, review and consolidation, practice activities and testing and assessment. The commitment to data quality is demonstrated by the high response rate with 187 valid questionnaires collected (97.3% of the expected sample). Statistical analyses including mean scores, standard deviations and correlation coefficients were employed to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the current state of online application integration in teaching activities. The findings reveal varying levels of execution and efficiency across different teaching categories emphasizing the need for targeted improvement strategies. Strong positive correlations were observed in specific categories such as practice activities highlighting a consistent association between effective execution and efficiency. The study contributes valuable insights to the discourse on technology integration in education, offering recommendations for teachers, administrators and policymakers seeking to optimize the impact of online applications on teaching practices in the Vietnamese educational context
Facilitating flexible learning: A study of students’ perceptions of synchronous and asynchronous blended learning
Get PDFThis study explored students’ perceptions of the implementation of synchronous and asynchronous blended learning. The current case study investigated 78 undergraduates who enrolled in a course while involved in an experiential learning program called Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) or independent learning on an independent campus. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected in this study using surveys and interviews. The quantitative information was analyzed using descriptive statistics whereas thematic analysis was adopted to analyze the qualitative data. The five dimensions of flexible blended learning, including place, time, service, technology and pedagogy were adopted as a framework for this study. The findings suggested that synchronous and asynchronous blended learning could provide flexible learning regarding place, time, service, technology and pedagogy to support students’ learning and participation in the MBKM program. According to students, facilitating factors for the flexibility of synchronous and asynchronous blended learning include providing accessible learning materials, the possibility of time negotiation, providing various ways for social interactions, aligning topics or activities between the course and the MBKM program, small group settings, giving clear feedback and minimal scheduling changes. These factors must be considered when optimizing synchronous and asynchronous blended learning implementations
Perceived usefulness of a machine learning-assisted recommendation system for generic competency development
Get PDFGeneric competency development activities (GCDAs) help students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation, creativity, communication and social skills. This study evaluated students’ acceptance of a machine learning-assisted recommendation system (MARS) developed to recommend GCDAs for students in a higher education institution. This study adopted a quantitative approach to evaluate the higher education students’ perceived usefulness of MARS based on a new appropriate model derived from three widely used models related to technology adoption and leisure activities. In August 2023, the participants of orientation for freshmen were invited to complete an online questionnaire after they tried MARS. 351 valid responses were analyzed using multiple regression. The results revealed that the students positively perceive accepting MARS as a useful tool for choosing GCDAs and indicated the students’ perceptions were affected more by their programs of study, career development and personal interests than by social influence and facilitating conditions on their selection of GCDAs. These findings based on the new model provide implications for the implementation of education technology for generic competency development