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Principals’ Conceptual Managerial Skills and Teachers’ Instructional Effectiveness in Secondary Schools, Central Gondar Zone, Ethiopia
Full text linkThe purpose of the study was establishing the relationship between conceptual skills of the school principals and instructional effectiveness of the teachers in secondary schools, Central Gondar region, Ethiopia. The study proposed to use a correlational research design. The population of the study were 50 principals, 50 vice principals and 1,500 teachers, totaling 1,588 personnel. Due to their small number and importance to the research, all school principals and vice principals were selected using the census technique. 307 teachers were chosen using simple random sampling techniques by Cochran formula. The closed-ended questionnaire was used as the primary method for both principal and teacher data collection instruments. The expert-judgment methodology was used to verify the validity of the instruments and the reliability of the instruments tested using Cronbach's alpha test score. The data was analyzed by using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The study revealed that there was no statistically significant relationship between the principals’ conceptual managerial skills with teachers ‘instructional effectiveness. The study concludes that principals’ conceptual managerial skills have no significant relationship with teachers’ instructional effectiveness. In light of the findings, recommendations for school principals, teachers, Ministry of Education and suggestions for further research were discussed
Online Teaching Preparedness of Junior High School Teachers during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Full text linkThe study examined the online teaching preparedness of Junior High School Teachers (JHS) during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The study used the descriptive-correlational method of research with a duly validated questionnaire as research instrument. Descriptive statistics such as the mean and frequency counts were used to analyze data. Standard deviation was calculated to measure the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean. Spearman’s Correlation was used to evaluate relationship involving ordinal variables. Data were drawn from the 19 JHS Teachers of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School (PUPLHS). JHS Teachers assessed their preparedness for online teaching as “Very Satisfactory”. The demographic profile of the JHS Teachers such as age, years of teaching experience, and educational attainment were correlated to their preparedness for online teaching. It is observed that the age and years of teaching of JHS teachers were not significantly related to their online teaching preparedness. However, the educational attainment of JHS teachers registered a significant relationship to their online teaching preparedness. It is recommended that JHS teachers of PUPLHS pursue advance studies to further enrich and update their knowledge on the current trends in education. Furthermore, they are encouraged to undergo seminars and trainings to cultivate their consistent and very satisfactory performances as educators. School administrators should continually inspire them to nurture and foster their knowledge to avoid any means of complacency especially with the new normal system of online education. This is also a way for them to persistently refresh, revitalize, and improve their skills
Mathematics Academic Performance: It’s Relationship to Attitudes and Engagement in Online Learning
Full text linkThe current study examined the relationship between students’ attitudes and engagement and academic performance in mathematics online learning. The study used modified survey questionnaires adopted from Langat (2015). Davis (2014), Hart et al, (2011). The respondents are the 99 randomly selected pre-service teachers who are taking their Mathematics courses online. The respondents are moderately engaged in mathematics online learning. More specifically, students always have ready assignment and are cooperative and work with other students when doing online activities. However, it is found that respondents are somewhat disengaged and lack motivation whenever facing trouble in understanding a problem. The majority of respondents have a moderately positive attitude toward mathematics online learning. Students’ engagement and attitude in mathematics online learning are significantly correlated with academic performance. The significant correlation between students’ academic performance and attitude and engagement in mathematics online learning suggests that teachers may provide more opportunities for students to enable and extend their engagement and attitude in the teaching and learning process. It may allow to meet the positive effect that can contribute to an improvement of academic performance of students. Teachers may need to motivate their students to participate more in understanding math problems, to give their best, and to be more focused in class discussion. Teachers need to give more support to students who are very anxious in online classes and be more considerate to students who are having a hard time on this platform. Students may maximize the use of technology that could inspire them to become more academically motivated, engaged, and show positive attitude with regards to Mathematics online learning and to come up with their own relevant approaches
Effectiveness of Digital Literacy Training to Improve Early Childhood Education Teacher’s Competence
Full text linkIn the digital era, students are interested to use computers in their learning activities. To fulfil this need, teachers need to improve their digital literacy competencies to enable them to seize the digital media for teaching and learning activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of digital literacy training in improving teachers’ competence of Early Childhood Education in Pontianak City, West Kalimantan Province. Their digital literacy competencies cover their ability to use digital media, search for information sources via the internet, deal with hypertext guidance, evaluate information content and prepare online-based knowledge. The training was carried out for 2 days and it delivered task "Project Teaching" for the trainees. This study used a pre-experimental method with One Groups Pretest-Posttest Design. The sample used was 55 teachers from various regions in the city of Pontianak by using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using techniques like interviews, observation and pretest-posttest. The data were analyzed by applying quantitative approach, namely the inferential statistical test assisted by SPSS 25. The results showed that the average pre-test score was 46.27 and the post-test average score was 88.91. The results shows that digital literacy training is effective in improving the teachers’ competence. The effectiveness of this digital literacy training is supported by the available facilities and infrastructure and support from their respective institutions
Information and Communication Technology Based Learning: Efforts to Improve Student Digital Literacy
Full text linkThe rapid increase of knowledge transfers and technology advancement has been global phenomena lately. This, then, can be incredibly important to students as digital natives to have digital literacy competences to conduct their activities. Nowadays, students have high awareness that digital literacy skills are completely crucial to ensure the understanding of digital technologies and information management for their learning, working, and living in digital society. This look at is used to increase a getting to know framework in developing digital literacy abilities to enhance college students' capabilities in a digital society. Experimental research approach with pre-test and post-test models with a manage organization wherein the impact of the statistics and communication technology (ICT) studying version on the extent of virtual literacy of college students majoring in out-of-faculty education. The population in this look at included all students majoring in out-of-faculty education at the Universitas Negeri Padang and the use of random cluster sampling 86 college students have been selected and placed into two experimental agencies and a manage institution. Based entirely on the outcomes of the effectiveness check data, that the significance value (2-tailed) is 0.000 < 0.05, it is possible to conclude that when remedy, there is a significant distinction between the comparison of the digital literacy stage of students in the manipulate magnificence and the experimental magnificence. As a result, experimental elegance students who use a records and conversation technology-based curriculum have greater virtual literacy abilities than students in the manipulate class who use traditional learning. Facts and verbal exchange era-based learning can engage and empower students with studying stories, which is very important to deal with rapid virtual generation. Facts transition encourages people to acquire higher and more relevant skills in society, as well as to increase productivity
Efficiency of Working Capital Management by Firms Listed in BSE SENSEX
Full text linkWorking capital management assesses a company's short-term financial health by examining daily short-term assets and liabilities. Efficient working capital management involves planning and administration of current obligations and assets in such a way that excessive investments in current assets are avoided and also avoids the risk of meeting short-term commitments on time. Efficient working capital management entails a trade-off between profitability and liquidity risks and ensures that firms may have an optimum working capital that maximizes their value. The study is intended to analyze the efficiency of working capital management by firms listed in the BSE SENSEX. Correlation and regression analysis has been used to study the relationships between working capital efficiency, profitability and liquidity. One-way ANOVA has also been used to see that the means of components of working capital are significantly varying and Turkey’s HSD test has been used to see which component is varying significantly. The study's finding shows that employing the Working capital cycle does not provide any significant forecast of profitability. The relationship between DSO and CCE is not significant enough to predict the efficiency of management in converting its profits into cash. According to the study, profitability and liquidity are positively associated, but liquidity is inversely related to WCC. There is evidence that working capital management in companies listed in BSE SENSEX is poor. The study suggests that companies listed on the BSE SENSEX should focus on DPO to improve their working capital management efficiency and secure more credit from suppliers
Investigating the Effectiveness of the Teacher Professional Training Program (PPG) in Improving Teacher Competences
Full text linkThe comprehensive test is an online and comprehensive assessment of pedagogic theory, and knowledge of the field of study including essential, advance material and meaning (what, why, and how), TPACK and HOTS results of PPG training. The purpose of the study was to determine the mastery of the comprehensive test aspects of teachers who took PPG, the research method used a quantitative approach with a survey method. The sampling technique used was random sampling for elementary school teachers who took part in PPG 360 teachers which was carried out in the teacher professional education study program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. The data collection technique used documentation with the data analysis technique, namely descriptive statistical analysis. The results of the research from the mapping of mastery aspects of the comprehensive test of ppg students are teacher performance before and after attending PPG, mastery of essential subject areas of PPG teacher students in the very good category, mastery of material in the field of advanced materials for PPG teacher students in good category; mastery of pedagogic material with good categories, mastery of HOTS-based materials with good categories; and mastery of TPACK integrated material with very good category. The PPG training program for elementary school teachers is very effective in improving teacher competence
Literacy Movement: Teachers' Efforts in Creating Literate Students
Full text linkTeachers are actors and factors that play an important role in students' literacy skills. This study aimed to determine the teacher's efforts in implementing literacy in learning. This research was conducted at an elementary school in Cimahi City using a qualitative descriptive research method. Data collection was carried out through the distribution of questionnaires through google questionnaires. The research data were analyzed and described to inform the teacher's efforts in realizing literate students. The results of this study indicate that the teachers have been trying to improve student literacy through various activities. The teachers have made efforts to develop a physical, social, and affective school environment that is rich in literacy, as well as to create a school ecosystem that values openness, for example, giving awards to the achievement of positive behavior, social care, and the enthusiasm for learning of students. However, it cannot be denied that despite the various efforts of these teachers, there are still obstacles and barriers to be faced. This data and information can be used as a reference for teachers, policymakers, supervisors, and principals
Satisfaction, Challenges, and Communication Channel Preferences (SCaCCP) towards Remote Teaching-Learning (RTL) during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Full text linkThe unexpected emergence of the deadly COVID-19 all over the world affected very much the education sector which led into the use of remote teaching-learning (RTL). This gave rise to the conduct of this study which focused on the profile of the 127 faculty members and 942 student respondents along with their level of satisfaction, degree of challenges encountered and communication channel preferences towards the remote teaching-learning. The respondents were the graduate and undergraduate faculty and students at a certain State University in Pangasinan, Philippines who experienced the RTL from Academic Years 2020-2022. The expanded Technology Model (TAM) was the theoretical model behind this study. The quantitative descriptive method and purposive sampling were used. The instrument was adopted and administered through google forms. In analyzing the data: frequency counts and percentages are used in terms of the profile of respondents; weighted mean, average weighted mean, and ranking are utilized in level of satisfaction, degree on seriousness of challenges encountered and communication channel preferences while t-test was used in computing the significant difference along satisfaction, challenges, and communication channel preference. Results revealed that the satisfaction level on remote teaching-learning was Highly Satisfied. On the other hand, the degree of seriousness encountered by teachers and students in RTL was moderate. The top three picked preferred communication channel preferences of the respondents were Group Video Conferencing, Email, and Learning Management System (LMS) discussion forum. The level of satisfaction, the challenges encountered are significantly different except on communication channel preferences
A Study of the Influence of Learning Spaces to Secondary Students
Full text linkLearning spaces have been observed to have influenced students’ comfort and enhanced school performance. Several learning environments (school spaces) such as lesson time, comfort, arrangement of the space, emotional and physical safety, well-being, and technology use at school, and its underlying factors were determined on how it affects the learnings of secondary students, which was the focus of the study. A self-assessment tool by the OECD Learning Environments Evaluation Programme (LEEP), which generated the effective use of learning spaces in the school, supported 21st-century teaching and learning practices, and monitored the implementation of the sustainable development goal on the quality of the physical learning environment was used. Results showed that the nature of the three top school spaces; traditional classroom (59.99%), library (59.05%), and a canteen (59.04%); affecting learning were towards group work or engagements and collaborative learning with definite purpose. The learning environment that affects students’ learning were psychological factors such as the choice of the workplace and movement around it, presence of a favorite subject and the chance to collaborate with other students; and the environmental factors, such as the physical appearance of the room like the color, temperature, well-equipped area and comfortable furniture. More than 75% of the students responded that the factors on the learning environment that helps them learn best were when they can see the outside’s space (76.92%); and free choice of workplace area (75.00%). The least factor, although more than half, in learning spaces that affects students' learning was along the comfort of the furniture (57.69%).