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Open Learning EFL Systems: A Multi-Faceted Approach
This presentation reports on a one-year longitudinal study that adopted a blended teaching approach and aimed at designing and implementing an online EFL course to be used by students aged 13-16 years old along our more traditional face-to-face lessons. The reason for creating a more dynamic learning environment aligned with the rest of the curriculum …
KOL Training on Live-Streaming Platform in Taiwan
Recently, with the coming of multimedia and technology development, new-type industries come out. In addition, live-streaming industries are the crucial milestones in 21st century. We can combine videos, short clips and online community to develop new business model. Through online community and social software, people can share their daily lives online with their creativity to …
Learner Responses to Language Exchange Activities in a Technology-mediated Environment in the COVID-19 Era
In response to the pandemic, language teachers around the globe are transforming their face-to-face courses into online courses and developing technology-mediated online activities has become one of the pressing tasks. While the body of research on online teaching addressing current day issues is rapidly growing (e.g., Foreign Language Annals. 2020; 53), research exploring students’ reactions …
Facilitating Autonomous Learning During a Health Crisis – COVID-19 Contingency Plan in Singapore
As the Singapore government raised its alert level in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, language programmes were urged to step up and offer emergency contingency plan to convert all face-to-face lectures into online lessons. This necessary action, namely a switch from classroom to communication technologies posed a number of challenges for language modules to …
Are High-proficiency Learners Effective Feedback Providers? A Case Study on Online Peer Feedback in L2 Writing
Due to the advancement of technology or computers, it provides language learners with ample opportunity to engage in meaningful communication in the target language without physical and time constraints. In another line of research on peer feedback in second language (L2) learning, a common belief held by most practitioners is that providing feedback on written …
Pre-service Teachers’ Learning Experiences With Educational Technologies in South Africa
Online teaching and learning have become a fundamental platform for teaching and learning in higher education institutions, more so, since globally an extensive academic disruption was experienced during the coronavirus pandemic 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. This study describes pre-service teachers’ perceptions on online teaching and learning platforms at one University in South Africa. The purpose of …
The Implementation of Electronic Transactions as Seen from the Consumer Protection Law
Nowadays, the development of information technology and telecommunications has resulted in the various services of existing telecommunication facilities, as well as the products of sophisticated information technology which are able to integrate with the information media. Computer as a tool of people which is supported in the technology development makes the trade to be smooth …
Towards an Improved Theory of Disruptive Innovation: Evidence from the Personal and Mobile Computing Industries
This research studies the concept of disruptive innovation, its patterns, and the mechanisms that cause it. By using quantitative and qualitative evidence from the personal and mobile computing industries, this research serves to corroborate Clayton Christensen’s disruption theory, the main theory proposed today as an explanation of this phenomenon. It identifies the strengths and weakness …
Self-Identity in a Connectionism Learning Environment
Connectivist learning theory has been widely discussed with online collective higher-order thinking skills and critical reflection. Yet it is unclear how students negotiate their own identity within this collective learning. Therefore, the current study aims to explore the individual intentional approaches and processes of learning within a group. The methodology is a qualitative case study …
Considering Pedagogical Strategies for Countering Distraction and Its Sources
This research-based presentation reports on the issue of student distraction and disruption in online versus physical classrooms at university level. It is hoped that it will provide useful insights to teachers based on actual student feedback. The research was conducted by using a Student Disruption and Distraction (SDD) Questionnaire which garnered responses from 50 students …
Challenges and Benefits Those New Technologies Bring to Teaching Mathematics
Technology is not a new concept to mathematics. As technology continues to advance, computer-assisted or computer based instruction is becoming an integral part of higher education. In online education, technology replaces some or all of the face-to-face interactions, with self-paced content that is delivered through an online system. This new situation requires new approaches and …
The Properties and Suitability of Corn Stover for Co-Gasification with Coal in a Computer Simulated Downdraft Gasifier System
Characterization of corn stover and coal were undertaken in order to compare their properties and to determine the combustion characteristics of both feedstocks. Also to establish whether corn stover is a suitable feedstock for blending with coal for the purpose of co-gasification based on its composition and properties. Proximate and ultimate analyses as well as …
The Face of Secondary Education: Students’ Perceptions on the Functional Differences between Schools in Macau
After the handover to China, the complexification of Macau educational circumstances, favored by the progressive expansion of free education coverage due to subsidy schemes introduced by the government and the exceptionally rapid economic growth due to the liberalization of the gambling market, significant pressure has been felt by local secondary schools in order to accommodate …
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Google Solution on Middle School Teacher and Student Based on the Kirkpatrick 4 Level Model
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Google Solution (GS) on the application of classes. Participants were 17 teachers and 115 students of ‘O’ middle school in Busan, and the period was from April to September for five months. As a treatment, each teacher was given a Chromebook equipped with Google …
Evaluation of Cocuricular Implementation in the Project of Strengthening the Profile of Pancasila Students at Private Vocational School Yplp Pgri 1 Makassar
Curriculum is guidelines in activity nature of learning dynamic based on relevance. Objective from study This For know results and descriptions from cocurricular program implementation theme work. On research This done evaluation curricular that is Project Strengthening Profile Pancasila Students at School Intermediate Vocational Private YPLP PGRI Makassar City. In phase This school carry out …
Comparison of Healthy Aging Between Asian, American and European Countries: Results From the Athlos Consortium
Research efforts to measure healthy aging have been diverse and limited to specific populations. This diversity limits the potential to compare healthy aging across populations. The Ageing Trajectories of Health – Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project has produced a worldwide harmonized dataset from 17 international cohorts and developed a universal scale measuring healthy aging …
Preparing Undergraduate Designers Using the Results of a DE&I Survey of the Local Design Industry
This paper presents and analyzes the hidden biases in the Dubai design industry and proposes a pedagogical framework to assist students in transitioning into the workforce by equipping them with relevant tools to tackle their occurrences and engaging in reflection around their own biases. Diversity of Dubai is heralded everywhere, yet many designers experience bias …
A Cross-Cultural Study on the Value Structure of Mobile Internet Usage: Comparison between Indonesia and Thailand
The aim of this paper is to identify the differences in value structures of mobile Internet usage between Thailand and Indonesia. Data obtained from a survey in 2013 and analyse by using a multiple regression. The results of this study indicate that functional value, emotional value, social value, and the monetary value can simultaneously …
A Prototype System for Practicing English Speaking
In this study, we developed a prototype system that helps students practice speaking English. When students speak English, they may have difficulty expressing their intentions in real time, even when they know the correct words and phrases. To think of the correct English terms smoothly, it is important that students use the language knowledge they …
H5P Interactive Content and the Sustainable Development Goals in FL Teaching and Pre-service Teacher Education: Project Overview and Preliminary Results
This presentation gives an overview of the R+D+i project “H5P interactive content and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in foreign language teaching, social sciences and pre-service teacher education” (Reference: CIGE/2021/131, https://ci5ods.blogs.uv.es/) funded by the Conselleria d’Innovació, Universitats, Ciència i Societat Digital, Generalitat Valenciana (Spain). In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda. …
Qattara Depression and Its Hydropower Potential
The Qattara Depression in Egypt has been suggested to be used for hydropower production. This paper investigates the possibility of having a Hydropower plant in this location to solve the current energy problem in the region, by providing the most updated results that would be used in such a project compared to previous studies. Hydrological …
Evaluation of Cadmium Concentrations in the Surface Sediments of Salt River Estuary, Taiwan
Major objectives of this study are to evaluation the pollution and potential ecological risk of cadmium (Cd) in the sediments of Salt River estuary, Taiwan. Nine monitoring stations were installed near the estuary of Salt River to collect sediment samples for analyzing Cd. Results of laboratory analyses show that contents of Cd in the sediments …
What PISA Set Aside? The Ignored Role of Writing Skills and Reading Fluency in OECD PISA Reading Literacy Assessments
The OECD/PISA Reading Literacy Assessments (RLA) are the most accepted but controversial large-scale measurements, which generate significant debates about their validity. The consequences drawn from the survey reports of 2000-2022 seem to be misleading in several cases, especially how they discuss/ignore writing skills and reading fluency. In my lecture, I claim that (1) the PISA …
A Study in Information Usage Behavior of Students in Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University
The study has following objectives as: (1) to study information usage behavior of students in Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University, (2) to study about problems in information usage and (3) study about requirements of the students in information usage. Sample comprised of 300 students. Data were collected by questionnaires analyzed by percentage, mean and SD. The results …
Engaging University Students in Designing an E-magazine
Student learning outcomes rely on the depth and quality of their engagement in language learning. Since the early 2000s, the concept of engagement has gained a lot of attention from researchers. They often define engagement as a complex construct that consists of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional components. In addition, students’ engagement is very important in …
Volition 2.0: English Central in the Junior High School Context
In the past few years, English Central, a website that uses authentic videos to develop the speaking and listening skills of English language learners (ELLs), has become a popular tool used by teachers to supplement classroom practice. The following presentation will outline a research study conducted at a private junior high school in Shiga, Japan …
Implementing Mindful Learning Intervention to Enhance Creativity
This study aimed at employing technology-based interventions in daily life to investigate the relationship between mindful learning and creativity. One hundred and forty-nine college students participated in the experimental instruction and they were randomly assigned to a control group or the experimental groups. All participate took the pretest and the posttest within a week. The …
Geography of German Daycare Centers and its Association with the Preschoolers’ Sociolinguistic Characteristics
Purpose: Language acquisition is associated with or influenced by a number of factors which can be called sociolinguistic, social/sociological or demographic. Among other things, children cannot avoid being influenced linguistically by their peers and other contact persons from their neighborhood. Also, neighborhood might be a correlate of several factors influencing language acquisition. This study aimed …
Technology, Toucan, and Language Education
Globalization and computerization along with the limitations caused by the current pandemic have all moved us towards having more online presence. From online shopping to online learning, all aspects of our lives have been impacted by technology including how we learn and use languages. The goal of this presentation is to discuss various aspects of …
Generation Y’s Behaviors in Using Media: A Case Study of Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand
The paper presents results of a study on Generation Y’s Behaviors in Using Media, Bangkok Metropolitan Region as a case study. The purpose of this paper is to review what we know and don’t know about Generation Y’s use of media – also giving a landscape of Generation Y’s media usage. The paper describes Generation …
Adoptee Ancestry Searches: The Intersubjective Space of Self-Integration
The adoptee’s ancestry search can function as a dynamic intersubjective space that is vital to self-integration in the psychoanalytic sense. The guiding theoretical question of this paper is: How can contemporary intersubjective psychoanalytic theories describe this intersubjective space? Intersubjective psychoanalytic theory has its roots in philosophical hermeneutics and phenomenology. A case of adoptee ancestry search …
De-radicalization Style in Indonesian Pilot Prisons: Classification Scheme to Support Risk Reduction Theory
In order to tackle radicalism and terrorism phenomenon in the 21st century that become a more serious threat for national security, countries in the world have been implementing various soft approach methods and techniques that adjusted to domestic wisdom of the respective countries. In Indonesia, the so-called de-radicalization program has been designated for its terrorist …
An Examination of Patterns and Facilitators of Internet Use Among Older Americans
It is widely known that older adults are less likely to use information and communication technologies including the internet than younger people. However, knowledge around the digital divide has been focused on explaining the phenomenon rather than offering practical suggestions to reduce the internet utilization gap between generations. In response, the current study contributes to …
Facts, Fiction, Propaganda? An Analysis of Chinese Belt and Road Discourses
At the Second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing, Xi Jinping described the “new silk road” as a model for international win-win progress through cooperation. Official China claims that the concept is neither “a geopolitical strategy” nor “a China-dominated geo-economic scheme”. A closer look, however, reveals that China’s BRI discourses differ immensely depending …
Designing an Alternate Reality Educational Game That Integrates Virtual Reality and Storyline to Learn About the History and Culture of a Local Town
Local cities in Taiwan actively emphasize the preservation of town cultural assets and the creation of distinctive cultural attractions. In this study, we designed an alternate reality educational game, taking the love story of the town of Puzi in Taiwan 70 years ago as the theme, and connecting several representative cultural attractions. The learning objective …
Using Peer Assessment and Feedback to Support Individual Learning
Background Feedback supports learning but providing detailed individual feedback is time consuming. Involving students in peer marking and providing constructive feedback can enhance student engagement. Delegating marking and feedback has the potential to save staff time but inter-rater variability limits the value. Higher levels of reliability are obtained when markers just decide which of two …
Reconstruction of Colonial Experience of Cinema Culture under Indigenous Governance Policy in Taiwan of the Japanese Colonial Period
In early times of the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan, in order to effectively control the Indigenous peoples and develop the mountains and forests, the Japanese adopted the governance strategy with both suppression and cultivation. In the governance measures of suppression and cultivation by the colonial government, the new medium introduced at the time, cinema, …
Energy Reduction in Wastewater Treatment Plants
According to the Water and Environment Research Federation, wastewater and biosolids have ten times as much stored energy as that which is needed for treatment. For wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) that incorporate anaerobic digestion, one significant way of capturing this energy is through combined heat and power (CHP). One factor that has slowed the growth …
Issues and Challenges Experienced by Undergraduate Students in Undertaking an Oral Communication Assignment in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper discusses the issues and challenges experienced by 91 first-year undergraduate students at a local university in Malaysia in undertaking an interview project in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which required the use of mobile and computer technology as part of their group assignment. The assignment initially required each student to conduct an …
Automated Proctoring Solutions: Modern Techniques to Evade & Lure Computerized Proctoring Systems
Automated proctoring solutions are popular tools across multiple types of instruction, including online, hybrid, and face-to-face. Choosing the correct application to proctor online assessments is a tedious process that involves discussions about securing the integrity of examinations and who should absorb the cost of the chosen proctoring solution. Modern automated proctoring solutions are customizable; in …
Ultimate or Alternate? Enhance the E-Learning Experience for Creative Media Students: Hong Kong and Singapore Perspective
Online learning (E-learning) platforms such as Blackboard, Moodle, and MOOCs have been widely used in various higher educational institutions. These E-learning platforms have been designed and developed for students to enhance their learning experiences by promoting blended learning. Current research in this area has demonstrated the effectiveness of online learning for distance education and as …
A Study on the Effectiveness of Active Learning in Different Learning Environments: Active Learning Method in the Field of Business Management
With the spread of active learning (AL), various teaching methods have been proposed in business management education. However, it is difficult to understand a pragmatic science like business management for undergraduate students who do not have business experience. In this situation, we proposed an active learning method based on the PDCA cycle to draw out …
Writing in a Foreign Language
For many Japanese students, writing is probably the most difficult skill in English. The Ministry of Education of Japan (MEXT) conducted research on the English proficiency of the third year (senior year) students of high school in 2014 and 2015. They reported that in writing and speaking the scores of tests were significantly lower than …
Remote Teaching of the Arts in a Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic resulted in educators making a sudden shift to a largely online modality in teaching. For educators used to studio teaching, this change could be radical in terms of teaching approaches. Arts-based pedagogies tend to be studio-based and experiential. The presentation discusses the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on art and music pedagogies in a …
Remote Learning Satisfaction among Higher Education Learners During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia and Thailand
Covid-19 pandemic that started in early 2020 has exponentially changed how education is delivered to higher education students in Malaysia and Thailand. The present teaching and learning routine that depended much on face-to-face interaction between educators and learners and to a certain extent blended education was disrupted when the world was attacked by the Covid-19 …
Emergency Remote Teaching a New Curriculum During a Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreaks worldwide led the academic institutions to entirely cancel face-to-face teaching including laboratories and other learning experiences as a step against the risk posed by the virus. Alternatively, various measures were initiated by the higher education providers to implement social isolation, and online or remote teaching was adopted with rapid curriculum transformation. Online …
The Resilience of Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Action-Research Study of Gender Differences
In the present action-research study, we illustrate an evidence-based response of educators to the widespread concerns that learning in undergraduate students accustomed to face-to-face courses might have been curtailed during the pandemic by the switch to online instruction. The study focuses on general education courses, which usually enroll freshmen and sophomores. Namely, it targets learners …
The Empirical Study of a SPOC Embedded Flipped Classroom Model for College Intercultural Communication Course: Perceptions of Students
Higher education in China has experienced a significant transformation from an elite educational system to a stage of massification since the first decade of the 21st century. In 2007, the Department of Higher Education launched the College English Curriculum Requirements, promoting “a computer-assisted and classroom-based teaching model” (p. 8). A Small Private Online Course (SPOC) …
Flipping with a mooc: A Case Study of an English Academic Writing
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) have been growing in popularity with educational researchers and learners in online environments. Courses in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in higher education setting often bring together students from different academic backgrounds. However, MOOCs platforms haven’t provided many choices for EAP courses. For this reason, such courses tend to demonstrate …
Development of Informative Reports for Analysis of Student Admission, Case Studies for the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, KMUTT
Before Covid-19 crisis, the results of undergraduate admission were reported using paper-base with raw data. As a result, the administrators were unable to apply the unclear information for decision in a timely manner. This case study was performed by the academic affair of the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology …
Faculty Development in Response to COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 on education can not be understated. This presentation will review what faculty development methods were effective for teaching faculty how to build robust online courses as all instruction at our higher education institution moved online. Different professional development options including from self-serve templates, YouTube playlists, self-paced courses, workshops, individual consultations, and …
Learning Experiences of College Students From Mindanao, Philippines During School Closure
The Coronavirus-19 disrupted almost everything, including schooling. The United Nations (2020) reported that nine in ten students in 166 countries were prevented from attending in-person classes due to government-imposed lockdowns. Academic institutions were forced to modify their modalities and strategies to fulfill their mandate of educating their students. The Notre Dame of Kidapawan College, a …
The Role of TikTok videos in Facilitating University Student Engagement in Virtual Classrooms in Egypt
TikTok is a video-based application that is immensely popular, especially among young social media users. Research shows that TikTok has been useful in remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study examined the uses of TikTok videos among university students in Egypt and how these videos enhanced their online engagement in virtual classrooms. This …
Supporting Asian Students in US Degree Programs
This presentation will review how different universities are supporting Asian students during the COVID pandemic. Traditionally, some of these programs have required Asian students to attend university in person in the United States. Due to issues with COVID and the US government, many students were not able to obtain the appropriate visa to attend in-person …
Altered Andragogy: Lessons From Lockdown for Systems Engineering Education
Systems Engineering (SE) is a largely interactive and applied discipline which has been mainly taught via face-to-face tuition. The move to online-only teaching due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic thus posed significant challenges for SE education. The andragogical strategy involved had to be rethought and redesigned such that key precepts of student learning could be …
RE/CONNECT Virtual Exchange and Art Exhibition: A Framework for Creative and Meaningful International Exchange During COVID-19 Restrictions
One of the consequences of COVID-19 for Japanese art university students has been a narrowing of the educational experience. Many study abroad programs have yet to be resumed and international exchange opportunities dramatically decreased. The risks to student well-being and need for a new direction in post-COVID education have been recognized. One positive outcome was …
Proposed Solutions to Reading Loss Faced by Arabic Language Teachers During COVID-19 in the UAE
Research shows that the sudden transition to emergency remote teaching has negatively impacted students’ reading abilities, particularly in the Arabic language. To understand the specific challenges faced by Arabic language teachers in the UAE, a survey was conducted involving Arabic language teachers. The survey aimed to explore the quality of teaching, student-teacher interaction, learning outcomes, …
Does Effort Payoff in Learning? Statistical Analysis on Statistics e-Learning Experience Outcome
Due to COVID-19 and safe-distancing measures in Singapore, most of the university classes have been moved to online for the past 2 years. With the change, we have provided two channels to facilitate students learning experiences – the online class participation and a non-compulsory e-learning activity. The online class participation involves students’ effort in presenting …
Community College Instrumental Faculty Using Technology to Engage Remote Learners During a Pandemic
Instrumental faculty include music instructors and directors focusing on teaching specific instrumentation, often in ensemble or orchestra settings. During the pandemic, community college instrumental faculty relied heavily on technology to engage remote learners. Research regarding their experiences currently exists, and a better understanding of what transpired will inform both pitfalls and best practices for using …
Assessment of English Language Learning in a Time of Pandemic: Difficulties and Strategies from State Universities and Colleges’ Language Educators
This study investigated the assessment methods used by English Language Educators (ELEs) in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) for Flexible Learning (FL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through individual semi-structured online interviews and follow-up email interviews with 11 ELEs from different SUCs. The study aimed to identify the challenges they faced in assessing …
Attitudes towards Meeting in Real Life via the Internet in Japanese University Students
In recent years, several crimes concerning victims and perpetrators who had previously met via the Internet and had subsequently met each other in real life have been reported in Japan . The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes towards meeting in people person in real life known only via Internet tools including Twitter, …
The Impact of Health on Labour Productivity in Nigeria From 1970 to 2012, Applying the Standard Neo-Classical Growth Framework
This study estimates the impact of health on labour productivity in Nigeria from 1970 to 2012, applying the standard neo-classical growth framework. Using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique, Cointegration and Granger Causality test procedures, the Unit root test result shows that five of the variables, PERCAPITA, LABFORCE, EDUCATIO, AGRICULT and HEALTH are not stationary at …
Pre-service Teacher Reflections: Embracing Growth and Professional Development
The production of reflections has been identified as an efficient means of guiding perspective language teachers to construct meaning about their experiences and professional growth. This virtual talk will present the results of a two-year qualitative interpretive study, which examined pre-service English teachers’ reflections as part of their assessment for the completion of their training. …
Investigating Relationship Among Learning Self-Efficacy, MOOC-Satisfaction and MOOC- Loyalty of MOOC Learner using Bagozzi’s Self-Regulation Model
This research aims to examine the relationship among Learning self-efficacy, MOOC-satisfaction and MOOC-Loyalty of the credit-bearning MOOCs at Taylor’s University. 952 Taylor’s University students from March 2018 Semester responded the online survey. The online questionnaire included 10-item of learning self-efficacy, 6-item of MOOC-satisfaction, and 5-item of MOOC-Loyalty. It also included another 2 factors which affected …
Value Co-creation in the Multidisciplinary Sharing Between Design and Science: The Case of a Portuguese Cutlery Industry
This article presents the first impressions of the research project on international cooperation between Universities and a Portuguese cutlery industry that, based on Emotional Design and Cognitive Science, aims to create bonds with its customers and distributors. In times of social isolation, the habit of set the table to share family moments enabled a way …
Analysis of Conversation Data With AI Chatbot at the Time of Natural Disaster
In recent years, many natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes have occurred in Japan. Thus far, disaster information from local governments and television has been the main information source for such disasters. In addition to such information sources, the provision of disaster and evacuation information through dialogue with AI chatbots has recently begun as …
The Characteristics of Arab Parents’ Orientation Regarding the Future of Their Children with Developmental Intellectual Disability
Future orientation focuses on the image an individual constructs regarding their future; including future goals and courses of action they set for themselves in order to realize these goals. The present study discusses the consolidation of the orientation of parents in the Arabic society regarding the future of their children with developmental intellectual disability who …
Pre-service Teacher Reflections: Embracing Growth and Professional Development
The production of reflections has been identified as an efficient means of guiding perspective language teachers to construct meaning about their experiences and professional growth. This virtual talk will present the results of a two-year qualitative interpretive study, which examined pre-service English teachers’ reflections as part of their assessment for the completion of their training. …
Investigating the Challenges of Teamwork for 1st Year Undergraduate Engineering Students
Literature has shown that the ability to work in teams is one of the most highly coveted skills by engineering employers (Levy & Rodkin, 2016). On the Biochemical Engineering programme at UCL, teamwork is present across the programme curriculum and has seen consistently high levels of positive feedback in annual evaluation surveys. However as the …
The Impact of Mindfulness Traits of Elementary School Students on Resilience in Covid-19 Era
In an era of severe epidemic, the trait’s of mindfulness is vital to the performance of students’ resilience. The general social depression of students under the epidemic can enhance the inherent protective factors of their resilience through the display of mindfulness characteristics, which in turn affects their daily life, learning performance and the development of …
Arabs Motives for using New Media: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective
In western countries, where citizens have access to many avenues for expressing themselves, new media may not be used for this purpose. In the Arab World, however, citizens may use new media mainly for expressing oneself; because there are very few permitted forms of expression and new media maybe the only form permitted. That said, …
Teachers as Actors: Lecturing Theory Classes for Students in Vocational Education and Training Institutes
When Confucius and Socrates taught, they had one thing in common: they lectured. Using vocal control, body languages and questioning techniques, they performed, improvised and interacted with their disciples. Apparently, their direct and primitive presentations were able to draw their audience’s attentions, articulate higher order thinking and reflections. Resemblance of drama and performance, the beauty …
The Impact of Outcomes-Based Accreditation on the Continuous Improvement of Engineering Education in Taiwan
In the past years, research on engineering education reform has tended to rely on quantitative data obtained from questionnaire surveys. The present study seeks to examine the impact of engineering education accreditation implementation over the past eight years from the multiple perspectives of faculty members, department chairmen as well as the deans in colleges of …
Association between the Simple Past and Emergence of the Present Perfect in EFL Learners’ Writing
Previous research have shown that tense and aspect are acquired in a particular order and tense is usually acquired before aspect. The purpose of this investigation was to test the claim that learners in general must master the simple past (SP) at an accuracy rate of 85.9% before they begin to acquire the present perfect …
Learners’ Perceptions of Difficulties in Orally Producing English Sentences
Japanese English learners struggle to speak English as they have few opportunities to use it in a truly immersive setting. We attempted to develop a new system for English-speaking practice to address this challenge. Our research suggests that Japanese students feel challenged when using English words and phrases orally, even if they know them. This …
Research on the Effect of Multimedia Teaching on the Outcome of Interior Design License Examinations
This research examines interior design drawing as a research approach. For a long time, the primary teaching method of interior design drawing focused on a traditional hand-drawing experience but this teaching method did not keep pace with the times. Therefore, this research aims to explore the application of Multimedia Teaching assisted with interior design detail …
Does Tracking Culture Encourage Fixed Mindsets in Its Students? An Interdisciplinary Analysis Using International Datasets
This study serves as the first of its kind to quantitatively juxtapose students’ mindsets from between-school tracking (BST) and comprehensive educational policies. Results indicated that students educated in a BST country were significantly more fixed minded than students educated in a comprehensive policy (p ≤ .0001). Results also replicated the past finding that being less …
Reading Aloud and Repeated Reading Strategy Based on the ‘Callan Method’ on the Development of the Students’ Reading Skills
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of utilizing the reading aloud and repeated reading strategies of the Callan Method in improving the reading skills of the Grade 8 students from the selected high school in Surigao del Norte. The 29 students participating in this study have shown poor reading performance based on the …
Intercultural Adaptation Among Long-Term Chinese Residents in Japan: A Study Examining Acculturation, Acculturation Stress and Demographic Variables
To examine the relationship between acculturation, acculturation stress, demographic variables, and psychologic adaptation among long-term Chinese residents in Japan, an online survey was conducted. Data of 307 Chinese residents who have lived in Japan for more than 3 years was analyzed. In addition to demographic variables, host/ethnic culture orientation as acculturation; Japanese language insufficiency, social …
The Curriculum Evaluation on Doctor of Optometry Program, Ramkhamhaeng University: The First Optometry Program in Thailand
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Doctor of Optometry Program of Ramkhamhaeng University, the first optometric curriculum in Thailand, based on CIPP Model. The population of this study was 10 teaching staff, 95 students, 31 graduates, 24 graduate employers and 5 stakeholders. The instruments were the demographic data sheet, and the researcher’s …
Tectonics and Technical Language | Development of and Research on a Language-sensitive Learning Design on Plate Tectonics
State of research & aims| Results of international studies such as PISA and PIRLS show that there is a significant correlation between language competencies, socio-economic background and knowledge (Mullis et al., 2017; OECD, 2019). At secondary schools, language requirements increase due to a higher level of school academic language (Gibbons, 2010; O’Reilly/McNamara, 2007; Prediger/Zindel, 2017). …
A Basic Study on the Conformity of Japanese University Students in Language Communication Activities
As a basic study of the communication activities with the system we have been developing, we investigated the affective factors related to student conformity by conducting a questionnaire with 81 Japanese university students in two classes. The results showed that: (1) there was no significant relationship between student conformity with another’s opinion and nervousness during …
Turning Beliefs Into Practices: Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemologies of Models and Their Model Formation
The purposes of this study were to evaluate pre-service teachers’ epistemologies of scientific models and their model formation in a model-based inquiry environment and to look for a relationship between their epistemologies and model formation. Theoretical underpinnings of this paper were the following: Pre-service teachers’ epistemologies of models are structured as their beliefs, can be …
Improving Grade 3 Students’ Poetry Writing Skills Through Flipped Model of Instruction
The flipped model of instruction has been the focus of many researchers through the years due to its impact on students’ academic performance. This action research study aims to uncover the pedagogical effects of applying the flipped classroom strategy to Grade 3 students’ poetry writing skills. The researcher applied the triangulation technique where the data …
L2 Acquisition of Reference Time of Epistemic Modality in English by L1 Thai Speaking Children
Demirdarche, and Uribe-Etxebarria (2008) argue that the reference time of the modal complement in English results from the interplay between the semantic properties of modals and the aspect of the verbal complement. Unlike English, the reference time of the modal complement in Thai is indicated by temporal adverbials or contexts (Yangklang 2011: 35). Thus, the …
Reforming English Curriculum for Students With a Low Level of English Proficiency
In Japan, the government has emphasized the importance of English skills and of working on various improvement measures for the English curriculum. Even with such emphasis, Japanese proficiency scores are not showing the desired results. According to Education First (EF), the Swiss international education company, Japan’s English proficiency Index ranking has been dropping since they …
Air Quality-forecasting Impacts from Industrial Sources with an Operational Atmospheric Modelling System: Spain Case Study
Introducing an integrated software tool to help industrial plants assess the impact of their emissions on air quality in surrounding areas, based on air quality forecasts. It is a tool for mapping the expected exceedances of the EU Air Quality Directive over a large area centered on the industrial plants and the contribution of different …
Promoting Self-Competences and Life Skills of Children Coming from Vulnerable Groups: Research-Based Development of an Inclusive Education Programme
The presented paper combines research and development in the area of cultural diversity and inclusive education. It addresses the improvement of self-competences and life skills of Roma children in Romania by specific teaching and learning programmes. The presented study and programme FACE Families and Children in Education focuses on promoting the pre-existing competences of primary …
Quality of Contact between Community Members and Bangkok Metropolitan Police
This research was conducted in August 2012, using a survey questionnaire from a data sample of 15,000 Bangkok civilians, Thailand. It aims to compare the level of quality of contact between community members and the police, which can be considered an important factor that could support the community policing concept. The results was based …
Working With Robots: Design and Evaluation of an Introductory Computer Science Teaching Unit With Educational Robots
As our world continues to digitalize more and more, Computer Science concepts have started to interweave with our daily life. Accordingly, teaching these concepts in schools is becoming increasingly relevant. An illustrative and practical way to do this is by using haptic examples of these very same concepts in form of educational robots. This offers …
Feasibility Analysis of Investment Projects on Housing Development in Thailand with Valuation Technique Based on Economy Factor
This research concerns feasibility analysis of investment project in housing development in Thailand with valuation technique based on economy factor. The researchers brought conversion factor, which World Bank developed in 1997 to apply with financial return calculation of the project. The results showed that the project was highly possible to invest. By considering financial ratio, …
Representation of Chinese-Sundanese Ethnic Identity in Suryakencana Bogor through Code Switching and Code Mixing
Indonesia has 1340 ethnic groups with 300 different ethnic groups recorded (www.netralnews.com). According to Hasbullah (www.academia.edu), there are around 726 regional languages in Indonesia, but only 456 regional languages have been successfully mapped. Indonesian language as a national language is use when one ethnic group wants to communicate with another ethnic group. Language according to …
A Genre Analysis of Job Application Letters Written by ASEAN Applicants
Recent genre-based studies on job application letters have increasingly focused on cross-cultural awareness. However, very few have been conducted in the ASEAN context and none has investigated at a regional level as of yet. Hence, this study aimed to analyze the generic structure (a.k.a. moves) used in job application letters written by ASEAN applicants. The …
The Utilities of New Media for Indonesian Organic Community
Making a commitment to eat healthy food is a great start towards a healthier life. Organic food has become very popular issue in Indonesia because it provides a variety of benefits. But in fact, as the biggest agricultural country in the world, people in Indonesia is not really aware about organic food. Consequently, Organic Community …
Ecovillage and Its Application in Thailand
This paper aims to review the ecovillage concept and its applicaton in Thailand. Ecovillage is a type of community founded by a group of people who are interested in changing themselves to live daily without negative effects on environment, integrate life with nature, decrease natural resource uses, perform routine activities that least affects the nature …
A Kansei Engineering Approach to Evaluate Consumer Perception on Social Media: A Case Study of Giant Manufacturing Company
Nowadays, social media marketing is becoming increasingly important issue for companies to gain website traffics or attention from their customers. The main purposes of applying social medias, in marketing is as a communications tool that makes the companies and their products accessible to the target customers as well as potential customers. However, most companies do …
Preliminary Study of 3D Base Navigation Websites Development – Use 3D Virtual Temple Navigate Websites For Example
From now on, website display still uses interface visual effects as the main appeal, its goal aims to attract user’s browsing interest, but in actuality, the website display is still in 2D images, text-based presentation. Hence this research will build a full 3D base virtual temple website and move the religious spirit of the actual …
Space[Less]City : Students’ Perceptive Journey beyond Urban Analysis
In Architectural Design classes as in Architectural everyday practice, preliminary urban analysis is a mandatory step of the design process in the understanding of opportunities and constraints of a project for an urban site. Classic analysis based on the study of existing cartography and on the production of abstract diagrams is no longer appropriate. In …
Exploring Emerging Trends in Information Seeking Strategies for Discovery Learning
The ubiquitous information and communication technologies and internet are a worldwide phenomenon that has revolutionised people’s lives and has reshaped a way which students access and obtain information to assist their learning in the twenty-first century. One significant facet of transformation is the internet has been gradually becoming an only information resource in learning. For …
Information Management Practices and Challenges in School Governance: Basis for Localized Digital Archive
Information plays a vital role in school governance as it is a primary basis for policy planning and development. The Department of Education recognizes this significance as it launched its own management information systems known as EBEIS (Electronic Basic Education Information Systems). In the school level, however, technology and resources for information management remain a …
Self-presentation of Thai Women on Dating Websites for Seeking Foreigner Guys
The research “Self – presentation of Thai women on Dating websites for seeking foreigner guys “ has two objectives; 1) To study the characters and content of Thai women that are used for the presenting female self to seek foreigner guys on Dating website and 2) To study Thai women’s expression of their thoughts on …
The Influence of Using Movement-Based Game Integrating Guided-Discovery Teaching Model in Safety Education
According to Ministry of Health and Welfare, accident has led death, especially for young adults and children. The iBaby Website analyzed children’s accidents and discovered that home, traffic and water are first three places that occurred accidental events and cause children’s death. Although daily safety is scheduled in students’ formal program, the class time is …
The Development of Practice and Learning System of Khon
The purposes of this study were 1. To analyze the content of skill practice of actors. 2. To develop a learning system and practice skills of Khon performance to promote self-learning for learners. This research is an experimental research with one group pretest posttest design. The findings were presented as follows: 1. The content of …
Criminal Trials of Parents Claiming “Sibling Abuse” How Do Midwives Address Such Cases?
This study aimed to investigate criminal cases in which parents have claimed injury to an abused child was inflicted by a sibling. A search was conducted on a legal database using the search terms “child abuse” and “criminal trial.” We identified two cases in which parents claimed injury to the abused child was inflicted by …
Assessing the Effectiveness of Applying a Tailored Time Management Course in Reducing Wasting-Time Attitude of University Students in the Field of Clothing Technology
The purpose of the present study was to apply a tailored time management course on fourth year students at the Home Economics Department, Women Faculty for Art, Science, and Education at University of Ain Shams, Egypt, to improve their planning and productivity in the field of clothing technology. During this study, the time consumed in …
The Study on the Development and Processing Transfer of Lip Balm Products from Virgin Coconut Oil: A Case Study
The purpose of this research was aimed to study the development and processing transfer of lip balm products from virgin coconut oil by herbal producing group of the Sibedsok sub-district, Banpho district, Chachoengsao province, Thailand. Their physical properties and stability test at various storage conditions were performed. The results showed that all of the formulations …
Creating the Contemporary Performing Arts With an Implementation of Acting Techniques Integration: A Case Study of the Contemporary Performing Arts “Return to the Spirit”
Inspired by John Luther Long’s novel, Madame Butterfly (1904) is Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera. The story of Madame Butterfly has continued to gain popularity amoung audience, as the main character, “Jo Jo-San” depicts the idealistic female character of the Eastern world in Japanese background. During King Chulalongkorn second visit to Europe in 1907, he went …
Institutional Support and Maternal Health Outcomes – Review of Cross Country Experiences
Pregnancy and its related health outcomes have been identified as a key predictor of human development and therefore can be used as an indicator to measure a country’s human development index. For this reason, it is important to put in place strategies and measures that can help improve the maternal health outcomes. The aim of …
Teaching in Times of Crisis – What Have We Learned (So Far)?
Coronavirus disease has made an enormous impact on many fields of functioning, including the educational system. This impact was pronounced in higher educational system and accelerated the transition toward remote learning strategies in medical education, leading from traditional to online education during crisis. The aim of this article is to review the body of literature …
The OrBITal Map: A New Design Tool for an Effective Representation of Knowledge Systems and Instructional Objectives
In search of tools for effective content analysis and representation of knowledge systems, instructional designers usually use concept or mental maps. These solutions have a great visual impact, are user friendly and can be easily read, but have some disadvantages. They are greatly influenced by their creator and poorly oriented to formalization of knowledge systems …
Assessment Practices and Students’ Approaches to Learning: A Systematic Review
Student Approaches to Learning (SAL) differentiates between student learning objectives/behaviors that are focused on the memorization of course content (surface approach) or the construction of meaning and comprehension (deep approach). For nearly five decades, researchers have explored Student Approaches to Learning (SAL) as an important framework for understanding, evaluating and guiding learning and instruction. An …
Investigating the Needs of Library Members of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults of Ahvaz City in Rendering Education for Non-Book/Electronic Material Services
Since the Children libraries can play an effective role aside the formal educational systems, especially when the school libraries are weak, this study aims to investigate the need for educational programs for library members of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young adults in Ahwaz (a cultural city in Iran) to provide …
Facilitating Technology Use by Older Immigrants: A Scoping Review and Reflection on Fieldwork Experience
Background: While technology usage has proven to be beneficial for older adults in general, many older immigrants remain excluded from the digital realm. Recent studies have examined technology usage among older adults, some of which focused on older immigrants. Objective: The objective of this poster is to present the major barriers to and facilitators of …
Asset Allocation Applying Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO)
Portfolio optimization is an important problem in finance. Its goal is to discover an efficient frontier which shows highest expected return on each level of portfolio variance. The problem has multiple objectives and its search space is large. Multi-objective particle swarm optimization is a multi-objective optimization method, developed from particle swarm optimization by applying non-dominated …
Barriers to E-Learning in Higher Education Systems in Iran
Introduction: In recent years, use of technology in learning environments has become a serious necessity so that most universities in Iran are now somehow enjoying the benefits of e-learning systems. Sometimes, however, there are limitations that reduce the effectiveness of such systems. Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive survey (field) study include all postgraduate …
The Role of Teacher’s Written Formative Feedback on Students’ Critical Thinking
In higher education formative feedback has positive effects when it facilitates the development of students’ reflection and self-assessment in learning (Nicol, Thomson, & Breslin, 2014). Nevertheless, an increasing pressure of workload on university teachers makes the design of formative feedback strategies more difficult to implement (Yorke, 2003). This study shows innovative ways for promoting written …
Participatory Processes and Co-Creation Methods as Paths toward Innovation: Evidence on the Application of Participatory Methods in Secondary Schools
This paper provides evidence of the possibilities of participatory processes and co-creation techniques as an effective way to approach the process of diagnose, analysis and prescription of any given challenge. We argue that the entering of innovation in the classroom by means of the adaptation of pre-existent participatory tools -according both to the intended goal …
The Discourse Strategy of Code Switching on SNS Texts: Focusing on the Case of Chinese-Korean and Chinese
This study aims to figure out the discourse functions of code switching which appears in the texts chatted on SNS, especially Kakaotalk(Korean Mobile Messanger) and Wechat(Chinese Mobile Messanger). In order to satisfy this purpose, this study observed and analyzed several dialogues of 10 Chinese Koreans and 10 Chinese people living in Korea. The results are …
Re-considering History and Narrative Through the Short Factual Film The Archive (UK 2018)
In this paper I will consider tensions and dialogues between historical enquiry and narrative story-telling, using the case study of my own short historical documentary film The Archive (2018), which I propose to screen during my presentation. Entirely compiled from archive materials including audio testimony, home movie footage of Hong Kong and China in 1952, …
The Journey of Deterrent Cinema: Retracing Film Activities with Aboriginal Tourism Policy in the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan
Upon Aboriginal Tourism Policy of Colonial Government in the Japanese Colonial Period, this study reviewed the aboriginals’ film culture experience when the cinema was introduced in Taiwan in early times and the cultivation on the aboriginals of the colonialists by tourism activities and cinema promotion in order to recognize the aboriginals’ early film experience and …
Activity and Deliberative Enclaves of Fragmented Turkish Youth Groups of Political Parties on Twitter
Twitter has become the major platform for studying political fragmentation, echo chambers and polarization, and Turkey is one of the countries in which social media, in particular Twitter is used for political discussions the most, especially among young people. However, political fragmentation studies focusing on Turkey is limited. In this study, in order to shed …
Potential Assessment Instruments for the APA Proposed Internet Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review
The US has had commercial access to the Internet since 1990 at which individuals have been developing problematic online gaming behaviors related to functional impairment or distress. The growth of the Internet is unprecedented with now more than 30% of the world’s population with access, which translates to over 2 billion Internet users. A portion …
Assessment of Innovative Technologies in India’s Education Sector: Scope and Challenges
Traditionally, education has been imparted through classroom teaching methods. This classical approach is slowly changing with the application of Information Technology in education, making it accessible and cost-effective. India has steadily adopted the concept of e-Learning, which means using innovative technologies to bring education in the online domain. e-Learning provides a solution, which offers flexibility …
Learner Autonomy: How Teacher Trainers Understand and Apply It?
In last decades, being autonomous language learners has been the spotlight of researchers and accepted as crucial and worth to think carefully and precisely about its application in teacher training institutions. As a consequence, the Ministry of Education in Turkey always emphasises the learner autonomy in their language curriculums and official documents related to language …
Thailand’s Educational Strategic Plan in Preparation for the ASEAN Community
This research was aimed to study Thailand’s Educational Strategic plan of Thai government during 2008-2015 A.D. in preparation for the ASEAN Community in 2015 A.D. The question of this research is how Thai government determined and proceeded educational strategic plan in preparation for the ASEAN Community after the ASEAN countries have officially established the ASEAN …
Lyotard’s Notion of ‘The Differend’: The Critique of Meta-narrative Approach to Ethics
Being a political philosopher Lyotard’s aim was to establish a philosophy through which the society could find ways to legitimate different incommensurable narratives to build a just society. He considers ethics as pedestal of justice to regress all kind of wrongs, occurring in our society. So, the aims of this paper are to state the …
Learners’ Expectations and Satisfaction in an Intercultural Telecollaboration Project
The aim of this paper is to analyse the data collected in a six-week intercultural telecollaboration project between the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) (Spain) and Morgan State University (US). Participants from UPV were 9 Spanish-speaking learners of English and 5 international students from the Erasmus+ programme, who engaged in both synchronous and asynchronous activities …
Measuring Service Quality in Higher Education: The Experience of Technological Education Institute of Central MacEdonia, Greece
In today’s turbulent environment, higher education institutes are facing widespread economic, technological, and cultural changes and increased competition in social and political contexts. Provision of quality services in higher education must be viewed as a strategic issue for development and economic growth. Since students are the driving force in demanding changes and the primary customer …
The Wonder of the Power of Language in Alice in Wonderland
Power is a game played by everyone. Learning to confront the power game is important if we do not want to fall prey of it. Among all sources of power, language is one uniquely human. The language people use in communication is just like a game according to Ludwig Wittgenstein. People not only connect the …
ASEAN Community: Development, Challenge and Change for Thai Higher Education Sector
The emergence of ASEAN community has changed and inspired ideas and expectations for Southeast Asian countries in many ways. As small and developing countries, the members of ASEAN need to be together for stronger in the global context. The collaboration and coordination between member countries are frequently mentioned in several aspects, including higher education (HE), …
Coping and Survival Strategies Implemented by Women Who Faced Partner Rapes
This communication summarizes the results of a qualitative research conducted among five young women (25 year-old in average), former victims of partner rapes, who separated from their spouse since a few years. Five tools were used in order to answer our research questions: an anamnestic questionnaire, a semi-structured interview, the Body-Image Questionnaire (Bruchon-Schweitzer, 1987), the …
Water Resources, Population Growth, and the Environment in Malaysia: An Overview
Water is the basic need for life as well as the essential input for industries. The increasing population and urbanization leads to the highly demand of water consumption which contributes to water scarcity among residential and industrial usage. Water stress is the most crucial environmental challenges experiencing in many nations around the globe. Beside, water …
Is the Death Penalty Ethical?
The Death Penalty (DP) becomes more controversial especially after Pope Francis revised the New Roman Catechism declaring that DP is ‘inadmissible in all cases.’ This disturbs the conscience of Catholic Justices, Senators, and Politicians—globally. The Papal pronouncement is premised on DP’s attack against human dignity—which is an Ethical issue. My paper focuses on: Whether DP …
Perceptions of School Administrators and Teachers about the Schools Areas Need to be Improved
Since all individuals in society do not have sufficient conditions in term of education, there are significant differences in the achievement levels of students in different regions. In order to cope with this problem, can be provided increasing the quality of learning environments, the restructuring of the school system based on the qualifications of the …
Motivations to Visit a Museum – Why Do You Visit While Others Don’t Go?
Museums are critical for resource conservation, while they can provide a recreational setting and enhance visitor’s leisure experience. Museums also play an important role in the hospitality and tourism industry, as they attract domestic and international travelers. Museums serve as social, cultural, and economic enrichment. The purpose of the research included understanding the motivations to …
Problems Regarding the Invasion of Privacy on the Internet in Japan.
The simple law that people imitate the desires of others, which Sigmund Freud asserted was at the base of all consumption, helps us to understand how media is successfully supported by advertising revenue. Therefore, successful advertisements must imply popularity. We inhabit a world centered on fashion and social order, which originally included deviation or ambiguity, …
A Twenty-Point Recipe of Peace – The National Action Plan for Pakistan: Context, Analysis and Evaluation of Successes and Pitfalls
A twenty-point recipe of the National Action Plan (NAP) has become a core strategy to counter terrorism in Pakistan after the devastated terrorist attack on Peshawar Army Public School on December 16, 2014. Since the NAP establishment, counter-terrorism efforts have had highs and lows and diverse consequences. This paper attempts to critically scrutinize its achievements …
News Reporting and News Management on the Issue of Righteousness in Political Behaviors of a Head of the Government: A Case Study of General Surayut Chulanont from the Perspectives of the Thai Daily Newspaper from 2006 to 2008 B.E.
Research quastions: 1. How do newspapers critique in the political legitimacy, ability of administrate, personality, political behavior of General Surayut Chulanont. (He is privy councilor before prime minister of Thailand) 2. How do newspaper critique /report the information Handle of Gerneral Surayut Chulanont in politcal legitimacy, ability of administrate, personality, political behavior. This qualitative research, …
High School Dropouts: An Issue for the Individuals and the Country
In order to address this pressing issue of high school dropout rates in the United States, this paper will examine the “push” and “pull” factors leading to this phenomenon. “Push” factors include graduation requirements and related educational policies put in place that affect a student’s ability to graduate . Social factors that influence graduation rates …
The Influence of the Ancient Roman Philosophy on the “Secular Economic Mentality”
A secular economic man compares the enjoyments and the material benefits with the costs and his exertions. He strives to maximize his enjoyments and minimize the exertions. That ethos is derived from the Ancient Age Philosophy The literature for economics accepts that the liberal economic doctrine is based on the Natural Law Philosophy. And the Natural …
Hegemonic and Counter-Media Frames of the Unsolved-Past Tragedy
Tempo magazine has brought the memory of the unsolved-past tragedy of Indonesia, “1965/66 Event” in some ways in both New Order era and Reform era. The collapse of New Order has clearly influenced the framing of “1965-Event”. During New Order, the event was remembered as the effort of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) to ‘coup d’etat’ …
Exploring Physical Stores in Omnichannel Retail Strategy: How Interaction Design Is Changing In-store Behaviour
The research investigates the use of interaction design in retail environments in the current omnichannel scenario, where many different coordinated retail channels operate simultaneously.The growth of online shopping forced retailers to look for a new meaning of brick-and-mortar stores in which customer experience is more relevant than making a purchase. Where the transaction happens is …
Realizing e-Learning for Higher Education in a Low-Speed Internet Environment
As information and communication technology (ICT) becomes more robust and widely used, there is an increasing number of higher educational institutions (HEI) adopting e-Learning system for delivering various educational programs. However, there is still an underlying challenges in the successful implementation of e-Learning approach in higher education, such as the lack of IT skills for …
Towards the Design and Implementation of a Blended Learning Framework for Student-Centredness
In the 21st century, the use of the internet and technology become essential in every facet of a life. The outbreaks of the Covid-19 pandemic, prevent direct human contact but increase the usage of digital technology for numerous services. Traditional teaching methods called also face-to-face in educational environments have changed in order to conform to …
Ethics and Cultures’ Reflections in TEFL Learners in the Globalization Era
This study is to explore answers to the questions, ‘Can Cultures be Separated from Ethics in Education?’ And ‘What should educators do to ensure the connection of these important elements in teaching contexts in the globalisation era?’ The questions were raised when I conducted courses of Master’s in Education where students from different countries and …
The Literacy Practices of Adolescents in a Digital World
This study investigates young adults’ online literacy practices in asynchronous computer-mediated communication, ACMC, in Taiwan. Aligned with New Literacy Studies, this study explores choices of language, writing systems, and orthography and examines how these features influence young adults’ identity construction in an online community of practice. Viewing digital texts as a social practice entails the …
ICT in the Japanese Language Learning: Is That What Students Really Want?
In the last decade, one can witness the process when Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been actively used in various fields of professional activity, including education. The COVID-19 pandemic set up new standards for educational system, where distance learning has become the reality that both teachers and students have to get used to. This …
Does Sociality Become Virtual or Natural in Social Network Services? The Example of Facebook
Sociality means a number of individuals living and interacting together, which can lead to complicated social relationships and structure. In recent years, Social network services (SNSs) and online communities have been growing quickly. SNSs offer a variety of social behaviors that simultaneously expand and challenge our conventional understanding of sociability. Specifically, SNSs provide flexible and …
Koto-tsukuri: Education at the Interface
The move to online was a serious disruptor. We reflect here on almost three years of fully online educational work at university level in a science-based curriculum in Japan. Presented as a workshop at the conference, participants experienced a real-time deployment of a class management system put together with low-code tools. Initial setup was to …
Innovative Learning Activities with the Use of Modern Educational Technology
There is a growing trend in the use of e-learning technology for the support of learning and teaching in universities worldwide. At St. Marianna University School of Medicine, E-learning was incorporated into ESL courses for first and second-year students in 2013. e-learning materials are mainly used to supplement in-class activities and to build academic vocabulary …
Effectiveness of Using Smartphone Instant Messaging (IM) App for Academic Discussion in an Undergraduate Chemistry Course
In this study, the effectiveness of using a smartphone instant messaging (IM) app (WhatsApp) for academic discussion for a first year half-credit Chemistry course in SUTD was examined. Academic discussion during and after instructional teaching is an integral part of learning. However, only 32% of the student participants had used online platform, such as Piazza …
Educational Culture in a Synchronous Class: Case of Filipino-Chinese Interface
One key target of the global education system is the equipping of graduates exhibiting sets of core 21st-century competencies. Looking into global competencies vis-a-vis language learning, inclination to English fluency is an edge for pursuing global careers. The imperativeness of accommodating English education in China is first manifested in its Open Door Policy in 1976. …
Exploring Classroom Interactions for Inclusive and Quality Education Under SDG4
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) introduced by United Nations brings together the whole nation to eradicate poverty and tackle issues of social and climate change. Its fourth SDG (SDG4), ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning’, extends from pre-primary to tertiary and vocational education. Online learning was …
Detecting Political Secession of Fragmented Communities in Social Networks via Deep Link Entropy Method
Breakdown of global connectivity in social networks trough disintegration of fragmented but interacting communities leading to political secession is a major source of forming and strengthening echo chambers and political polarization. Hence, quantifying the significance of each edge (the connection or relationship between two particular nodes, for example two friends on Facebook, or two follower/followed …
Preschool Teachers’ Learning Self-efficacy in Predicting Technology-teaching Integration: A Comparison Between Taiwan and Malaysia
In Asia, Taiwan is one of the world’s leading producers of information and communication technology products and government continuously invest in teacher development on technology to empower teachers to improve school education in the digital era. Some studies concerned teachers’ technology integration, and their self-efficacy in the online learning context. However, little research has been …
Enhancing Teaching Through Moodle: A Case Study on e-Learning-supported English Language Teaching
This paper describes the experiences of English Language Center of Nizwa College of Technology regarding the implementation of blended learning approach in teaching English. Starting a policy on the use of e-learning in English Language courses, ELC envisions to supplement lesson delivery with online resources and activities in implementing blended learning using Moodle. As there …
Social Presence and Engagement: A Design-Based Research Study to Incorporate Web 2.0 Protocols
Increased social presence in asynchronous courses has shown to lead to student success and improved learning experiences. However, many students still lack social presence in asynchronous courses. This study utilizes educational design research (EDR) methods to frame an investigation into the issues and potential solutions for the lack of social presence in asynchronous online courses. …
A Comparative Analysis of Flexible Learning and Performance in Computer Programming Course
Learning computer programming entails conceptual and imperative knowledge. Learning difficulties often arise when novice learners apply conceptual knowledge to practice to gain imperative skills. In the post-pandemic era, learners at all levels suffered as learning overturned from fully online to hybrid learning. Lecture recording, live classes, online game-based tools, social and digital media, and collaborative …
Quiz Creation Add-in Tool for MS Word Supporting Hybrid Classes
At this conference, we will present a quiz creation add-in tool we are developing for MSWord. Our goal is to make it possible to create both paper tests for face-to-face classes and Google Form tests for online courses using our quiz creation menu within MSWord. Currently, the paper test quizzes support commonly used test formats …
Subject Site Usability to Student Well-Being and Burnout–Understanding the Pathway
A considerable amount of research has been conducted to learn about various factors contributing to student well-being and burnout, but there have been few studies that considered both individual and external factors together in understanding these in the context of online and blended learning. A moderated mediation model is used to understand the relationship between …
Students’ Experience Two Years Into the Pandemic at a Bulgarian University
After the pandemic began in March 2020, universities in Bulgaria suspended in-person learning. In the current 2021-22 academic year, schools shut down again in areas of Bulgaria where COVID-19 infection rates spiked, returning students to online learning. This study investigates the experiences of undergraduate students at a Bulgarian university about the impacts of the pandemic …
No Bells and Whistles: Technologically Simplified Instruction in Scholarly Reading and Writing
The Scholarly Reading eWriting Intensive was developed by an English language program in a large public university as a rapid response to the move online in the spring of 2020. Amidst the early days of the pandemic, there was concern about students’ need for “live” Zoom-style contact with other students and instructors. However, the author …
Does Blended Learning System Boost Student’s Knowledge Sharing in General Education Course? The Indonesian Higher Education Challenge
The role of General Education is to equip students with basic knowledge, to understand the relationship between one science and another, to teach how to apply human knowledge and experience universally, so that it will enhance mutual understanding and respect for human beings. One of the challenges in General Education learning in higher education is …
Digital Cultural Communication: Vietnamese Cultural Professionals’ Use of Facebook During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Developments in digital technologies are having an impact on the work practices of cultural professionals. Digital technologies today afford cultural professionals with new ways of exhibiting art and culture. The digital platforms of galleries and museums, including websites and social media accounts, have become curated spaces with multi-media, interactive content and large amounts of digitized …
Digital Literacy as a Factor for Sustainable Society
Digital literacy should be seen as directly related to the strengthening of information and communication technology. The integration of information and communication technologies into education at all levels and in all areas of training requires the development of skills and competencies related to the knowledge and use of digital media. The present paper explores digital …
Learning Effectiveness of Primary School Children in the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
COVID-19 has an impact on the unpreparedness of the community and the government, especially in improving the quality of children’s education. The increasing number of cases with rapid escalation has forced the government to take steps to reduce problems, especially the education of elementary school children. The Ministry of Indonesian Education issued Guidelines for Organizing …
Students-Enthusiasts in a Virtual Classroom: Their Contribution to the Educational Process
In this work, the phenomenon of students’ enthusiasm was explored. 47 graduate students, which took the author’s online psychology courses, participated in the study. The tasks included quantification of the students’ learning motivation based on the analysis of their online coursework, comparing it with their academic achievement, and the analysis of the developmental tendencies of …
A Within-Asia Comparison of Anxiety in English Language Classrooms
Anxiety in English language classrooms is often considered as one of the major sources of students’ reticence and shyness, frequently reported as one of the common characteristics of Asian learners. But, do all Asian students share the same characteristics in the setting of language learning? There might be some differences even if they share the …
Research Supervision During COVID-19: A Comparison Between Supervisors’ and Supervisees’ Experiences
The COVID-19 pandemic shaped teaching, learning, and research activities and imposed an urgent online transition. Technology was extensively used to facilitate research and mentoring purposes, including research supervision. The importance of this research project stems from the need to explore the experiences of research students and research supervisors during the pandemic to assess the way …
Attitudes of Thai Male VDO Game Players in Choosing to Use VDO Games’ Women Characters
This study aims to investigate the online social phenomenon related to the attitudes of Thai MALE GAMERS opting to use women characters in video games. The subjects were Thai male game players interacting in gaming community on social media– Facebook. Data were collected by using a non-participatory observation of talks about female characters among gamers …
Accessing Ability: Making the Case for a Mental Health Promotion Approach to Inclusive Education
Post-secondary education plays an important role on societal and individual levels. The human capital developed during post-secondary education programs fosters social and economic prosperity by developing the country’s workforce. Completing higher education contributes to increased lifetime earning potential for everybody, but might be particularly beneficial for people with mental health related disabilities (MHRD). Therefore, as …
Classroom Assessment Standards: Indonesian EFL Teachers’ Assessment Practices in the Amid of the Pandemic
This study investigated assessment standards conducted by EFL Indonesian secondary school teachers and how they coped with the emergency remote teaching during the pandemic. The Indonesian curriculum assessment standard and Brookhart’s educational assessment standards were used as a research framework. An explanatory sequential research design was employed to capture the research problems holistically. First, using …
Collaborative Feedback in a Blended Learning Environment: A Case Study of an EFL Writing Class
Collaborative feedback in a blended learning environment was studied to encourage learner-centeredness in the process of writing. The study aimed to: 1) examine how Thai university students perceived collaborative feedback activities when conducted in a blended learning environment; and 2) compare students’ perceptions toward collaborative feedback through face-to-face and online interactions. The participants were 24 …
Digital Transformation in Art Education for Pre-service and In-service Primary School Teachers: Potential and Challenges
The sudden disruption of normal classes caused by COVID-19 and the transition to Emergency Remote Teaching in Higher Education brought into focus the challenges as well as the opportunities afforded through remote learning-teaching to offer high quality educational experiences (Azorìn 2020, Harris 2020, Hodges et al 2020, Rapanta et al 2020, UNESCO, 2020). The new …
Design of Challenge Based Learning Module for Developing Social and Digital Skills of Vocational Education Students in Thailand
The design of a learning module to achieve social and digital skills for students in the vocational education system in Thailand has been introduced. The module included online lessons for self-learning and onsite activities following the process of Challenge-based Learning (CBL) classified as 3 processes: engage process, investigate process, and act process. The online lessons …
Jurisdictional Issues in Cross Border Hacking
Increase in use of cyber technologies and at the same time increasing trends in the related crimes, compelled the scholars to discuss about the respective. During the regulation of the cyber world, one of the major problems, which was witnessed was the clash between the transnational internet and national law(s) because online activities are not …
Modes of Learning and Performance Among Graduates During a Pandemic in a State University in Romblon, Philippines
Quality education is a key commitment of Romblon State University. By providing a performance assessment of students exposed to modes of learning during a pandemic, this study aimed to describe their performance in different learning modalities during COVID-19. This study focused on all 2021 graduates from the College of Education in determining their modes of …
Resilience Among Teachers and Students with Learning Differences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Similar Practices in Differing Contexts
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, teachers’ and students’ initial impressions were that a return to normal would occur soon and that the shift to online and distance learning were a short-term anomaly. After 18 months of pandemic restrictions that have caused distancing in both the teaching and other social aspects of learning, remaining resilient and …
Leveraging WBCL in Higher Education Architecture Programs
Higher education programs in architecture are under increasing pressure to meet the challenges created by expanding integration of digital technologies, new online platforms, and the lingering limitations imposed by the Covid19 pandemic. New expectations for addressing expanding automation, material development, synchronous/asynchronous learning, online communication, increased environmental equity, and climate-change challenges, are triggering comprehensive changes in …
Investigate the Difficulties of Indonesian Learner During Electronic Portfolio
Normal learning stopped, project delayed, school shut down. The universe seemed to have a halt because of the Novel Coronavirus. On the other hand, students have to continue their education through online learning which was currently the best alternative as keeping schools opened but safe for them. This learning method was the new one in …
Development of Student Status Reports of a Faculty in University Using Interactive Microsoft Power BI for Effective Academic Administration
The student status report is generally designed for academic administration to get information to analyze the learning progress. For the case study at the Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology (FIET), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, there are 8 undergraduate programs, 7 master’s programs, and 1 doctoral program. There are average number of 755 …
Enhancing Student Learning Experiences Through Recorded Presentation Using the “Gongyeh” System
Oral presentation is one of the core competencies of the higher education professional training. The use of oral presentation is a popular assessment in higher education. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a shift from classroom learning to online or blended learning approaches where the class engagement is usually limited. This current …
Exploring Student-Centered Initiatives in Virtual and Asynchronous Post-secondary Graduate Programs
As post-secondary education continues to evolve in response to diverse learners, graduate post-secondary programs have embraced virtual and asynchronous learning environments. This paper investigates the implementation and impact of student-centered initiatives within these contexts within online learning communities at the graduate post-secondary level. Educational institutions face challenges and opportunities posed by online learning environments including …
Let’s Play: Using Gamification in University Classes as a Means to Increase Motivation and Engagement While Lowering Stress
Worldwide, traditional face-to-face (f2f) students struggled with a rapid shift to virtual learning as did faculty who often had limited experience and knowledge of developing online courses or knowing how to engage their students. Many institutions of higher education have returned to classrooms, first with hybrid approaches, and now f2f. However, just as the world …
The Use of Digital Means in the Teaching and Learning of Multiplatform and 2.0 News Communication
The debate promoted decades ago on the use of the ICT as a key factor for the learning processes in the university teaching, together with the advancements in the journalistic field support this paper approach (Scott, 2002). The main aim is to determine the value of using social media when training journalism students on the …
High School Preparatory Class Students’ Digital Reading Culture and Their Engagement With Interactive English Graded Readers
Fast-growing technology of the 21st century has led to an overwhelming desire for its constantly use in educational areas where the learners are overrashly perceived as digital natives. Bearing in mind that “One size does not fit all”, this study focused on High School Preparatory Class (HSPC) students’ attitudes towards digital reading and their use …
Being Citizens in the Digital Era: An Empirical Study of Chinese University Students’ Practice of Digital Citizenship
As a newly emerged concept, digital citizenship received extensive attention from researchers and was mainly investigated from the following aspects including exploring its meanings, developing reliable and valid instruments, and identifying impacting factors. However, it is detected that there is limited research focusing on researching how people behave as citizens in the online community. Employed …
“Universal” Video Games? Reintroduction and Influence of Cultural and Social Identities in the Virtual World
As of today, The Video Game Industry has become one of the most profitable and influential leisure businesses in the world. Alongside this trend, Video Games have become one the most important elements that contribute to the integration of online media and connectedness, mainly because of the offers of interaction and entertainment that provides to …
The Accessibility of Web-based Lessons During the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this age of content digitalization, equal access to web-based learning resources is important as it contributes to offering all students with same opportunities to pursue their learning and career goals. With the current circumstance, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced most governments in the world to temporarily close educational institutions of different …