International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
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Communication competence model: how to train ability to say what you really mean
Get PDFBusiness is becoming increasingly multinational. Non-native language communication is a background activity for many jobs and a challenge for those whose first language is not English. The problem is that a non-native language activity distracts attention, increases the risk of misunderstanding, and reduces the effectiveness of professional communication. The article aims to present a Foreign Language Communicative Competence model that is a way to solve the problem and enables fluent, errorless communication that supports professional activity. The main question of the research is what learning conditions, methods and strategies, approaches, and technologies provide the development of foreign language communication competence. We used questionnaires, interviews, psychological diagnostic techniques, observations, and a pedagogical experiment in the research. The pedagogical experiments occurred at the National Aviation University in the 2021 to 2022 academic year. Two groups of second-year students majoring in “Aviation Maintenance” were involved. The experiment outcomes show the enhanced level of students’ foreign language communication competence, motivation, and engagement in learning. The developed model contributes to the ability to concentrate on the job and make quick decisions under the influence of psychological factors like time pressure, stress, or noise while speaking a foreign language
Measuring Vietnamese-speaking English as a foreign language students’ socio-emotional skills
Get PDFSocio-emotional skills are crucial in learning processes and academic performances, but research in this field among college students, especially among Vietnamese-speaking students majoring in English as a foreign language (EFL) is still rare. Thus, the study attempts to fill this gap. As the first necessary part of a larger research project, the present study measured the target population’s socio-emotional skills via a 30-item questionnaire scale made up of two core components (the self and the others) embracing five subcomponents (self-awareness, self-regulation, self-utilization, empathy, and social skills). The sample group of 615 EFL majors from a university in Vietnam was surveyed. Statistic survey results show that the group appeared to reach a high level of socio-emotional skills in general. In addition, there was no significant gap between two core components, but five subcomponents stood out in a descending magnitude line of self-awareness>self-utilization, empathy>social skills>self-regulation. These significant findings provide constructive guidance needed for our research team to project instructional action plans in the subsequent phases. It also provokes further research on similar strands within Vietnam and beyond
Factors affecting environmental ethics behavior of undergraduate students
Get PDFThe research aimed to investigate the variables affecting undergraduate students’ environmental ethical conduct as well as the variables influencing the environmental ethical behavior of undergraduate students of various genders and academic years. In the topic of environmental education, year 1-4 pupils made up the research sample. A total of 231 people from Mahasarakham University’s Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies freely provided information. A survey was used as the research method to assess the variables influencing undergraduate students’ ethical conduct in the environment. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and one-way ANOVA testing of hypotheses are the statistics used for the study. The factors affecting the undergraduate students’ overall environmental ethical behavior were found to be at the highest level, equal to 4.04. After examining each item, it was found that serving the public and keeping promises was equal to 4.86, followed by upholding universal ideals (¯x=4.22), a factor that involves avoiding punishment. fear of criminal and disciplinary penalty (¯x=4.11), conformity factor (¯x=4.02), reward-seeking factor (¯x=3.97), social responsibility compliance factor (¯x=3.74), and personal qualities (¯x=3.41) were the factors that had the smallest effect on the student’s environmental ethical behavior, in that order. At the 05 levels, several factors influenced learners of different genders’ environmental ethical behavior, and various factors affected the environmental
A needs analysis on challenges in English expository writing among English as a second language learners
Get PDFEffective communication in English, particularly in writing, is becoming increasingly important globally. Despite being exposed to all four language skills, English as a second language (ESL) learners regularly perceive writing to be the most difficult element. This stance is held by both the English education system and ESL students in Malaysia, highlighting the importance of writing as an important language skill that is difficult to acquire. With expository writing is seen to be the least researched genre, this research seeks to fill this gap by examining the challenges ESL learners face in writing expository essays to provide potential classroom solution to improve their writing skill in this genre. A questionnaire was administered to 68 Form Four ESL learners as part of this study to gather essential data. The collected data underwent analysis using descriptive statistics with the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS Ver. 27). The results were then presented in frequencies, percentages and the overall mean score. The findings revealed that respondents are still struggling with content development and organization as well as the writing process. Therefore, adding more interactive and student-centered learning approaches to ESL writing lessons could help students’ writing skills
Factors influencing students’ intention to enroll at private higher education institution
Get PDFIntense competition exists amid the rapid growth of universities worldwide and in Indonesia. Often, private higher education is the victim of defeat from competition. Because competitive pressures such as these will undoubtedly lead to reduced revenues, universities are encouraged to increase their student numbers to increase revenues. According to the theory of planned behavior, the intention to carry out certain actions is an essential prerequisite for the strategy’s success. This research examines the factors influencing students to enroll in private, Muhammadiyah contexts, higher education institutions. By involving 572 respondents and using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis, this research shows that among the factors that influence students’ intention in enrolling in Muhammadiyah Higher Education Institutions are higher education institution image and student characteristics, where both have a positive and significant influence with values (β=0.409; p-value=0.000) and (β=0.461; p-value=0.001)
Online teaching and learning in higher education institution in the Northern Philippines
Get PDFThe study investigates the shift to online education in the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the education system. Understanding this transition is vital as it signifies a significant adaptation affecting both faculty members and students. Conducted at Ifugao State University, Ifugao, Philippines, we employed a convergent parallel design using online surveys and interviews to determine the perceptions of 30 faculty members and 30 students and their experiences regarding pandemic driven online teaching-learning modes. Findings revealed varied satisfaction levels, with students emphasizing time management and comfort with online technologies for successful learning. The study offers insights into the diverse experiences within the online teaching-learning landscape during the pandemic. It highlights the need for faculty training, flexible class schedules, alternative dissemination methods, and institutional support to enhance online teaching-learning strategies
A corpus-based study of word-formation creativity in Facebook Philippine English
Get PDFThis paper is a study of English as a second language (ESL) teachers’ and students’ newly coined Facebook (FB) lexical items and expressions. It presents sample FB Philippine English (PhilE) words found in ESL teachers’ and students’ FB posts and messages and the formation mechanisms evident in the lexical items. The lexical items are culled from the researchers-built 50,000-word corpus of FB and FB Messenger conversations posted and sent by the mentioned texts’ contributors from the last quarter of 2016 to 2022. The PhilE neologisms are identified from their surrounding English lexical items and analyzed based on a proposed framework for PhilE word-formation processes, and ESL Englishes well-motivated innovations and criteria in standardizing its usages. Data analysis reveals over a hundred PhilE lexical items that are coined through the analytical frameworks used with the present paper’s additional proposed processes for FB lexical formation, hypocoristic extension, and anagrammatic transposition or backward spelling. The lexical items, in general, are colloquial, marking the informality of the FB PhilE register, although written in English. In terms of lexicon, it is advanced that FB English in the country is a variety of Internet PhilE, which should be taught in Sociolinguistics and ESL classrooms
Remote assessment of learning during the pandemic: junior high school teachers’ experiences
Get PDFThis paper explores the teachers’ experiences of remote assessment in the Junior High School of Rizal Technological University. The qualitative study was used to determine the assessment methods used during the remote learning in terms of written and performance task and identify the most effective among other difficulties faced by the teachers in comparison with face-to-face. Data of the paper were obtained by conducting interviews that use open-ended questions from 10 participants who teach in the School Year 2021-2022. The analysis of the study was done according to themes and categories and participants’ answers were quotes excerpted from the transcripts. The study’s conclusion emphasizes the significance of carefully planning exams to guarantee academic integrity. With emphasis on the need to focus on cognitive, emotional, and psychomotor abilities when designing learning exams, especially for online learning, as well as the use of technology tools to monitor results and prevent dishonest behavior during online assessments. Finally, a complementary technique for evaluating students while they are engaged in online learning through teaching resources or learning management systems must be available
Innovative learning methods of Islamic education subject in Indonesia: a meta-analysis
Get PDFThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of innovative learning methods in the Islamic education (ISE) subject on learning motivation, learning activity, and learning achievement of students in the elementary and secondary schools in Indonesia. This study employed the meta-analysis method which is among the quantitative research approach. There were 47 literatures that eligible to be included in the database. Results revealed that, for the learning motivation variable, effect size value in the form of odds ratio was significantly higher than 1.0 (average 3.008 [2.020-4.480]; P<0.001). For the learning activity variable, effect size value was significantly higher than 1.0 (average 2.905 [2.113-3.994]; P<0.001). For the learning achievement variable, effect size value was significantly higher than 1.0 (average 4.941 [4.136-5.903]; P<0.001). These indicated that innovative learning methods were able to elevate learning motivation, activity and achievement. There were no significant differences among the categories within most of the sub-groups, except for the sub-group of cycle, in which cycle 2 showed higher learning achievement than that of cycle 1 (P<0.05). It can be concluded that innovative learning methods are able to elevate learning motivation, learning activity, and learning achievement of students at elementary and secondary schools to study the Islamic education subject. Future work should address the interaction between each particular innovative learning method and the ISE specific topic
Cooperative learning implementation among elementary Trust School Teacher Program
Get PDFMalaysia’s education system is continuously transforming to provide pupils with 21st-century skills. Cooperative learning is viewed as a studentcentered approach that helps pupils develop 21st-century learner characteristics. This study aims to identify the relationship between teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and technological knowledge with the implementation of cooperative learning. A total of 100 elementary Trust School Program teachers in Selangor were involved in this quantitative study, which comprises a correlational design. Respondents were randomly selected to answer the teachers’ cooperative learning questionnaire (TCLQ) and the content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge questionnaire. The findings obtained indicate that teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and technological knowledge are at a high level. No significant difference was reported between teachers’ knowledge and implementation of cooperative learning based on years of teaching experience in Trust School Program. The result also revealed a positive and strong relationship between content knowledge and cooperative learning implementation (r=0.551, p=0.000), as well as a positive and strong relationship between pedagogical knowledge and cooperative learning implementation (r=0.603, p=0.000). However, a positive and moderate relationship was reported between teachers’ technological knowledge and cooperative learning implementation (r=0.384, p=0.000). This study can help raise awareness about the elements that educational policymakers and educators need to take into account during cooperative learning