scholarly journals An adaptive scaffolding e-learning system for middle school students’ physics learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Huei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Middle School Students ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Adaptive Scaffolding

<p>This study presents a framework that utilizes cognitive and motivational aspects of learning to design an adaptive scaffolding e-learning system. It addresses scaffolding processes and conditions for designing adaptive scaffolds. The features and effectiveness of this adaptive scaffolding e-learning system are discussed and evaluated. An experiment was conducted within the domain of velocity and acceleration. The results revealed that the adaptive scaffolding system appeals to students and promotes improved performances and motivational outcomes. Specifically, the results suggested that learners with lower levels of knowledge who possessed extrinsic motivation benefited the most from the adaptive scaffolds. The implications of the design guidelines for developing personalized, adaptive scaffolding e-learning systems are discussed, and future research directions are recommended.</p>

Perceived Organizational Climate and the Process of Salesperson Motivation

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep K. Tyagi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Valence Theory ◽  
Theory Of Motivation

The author examines how organizational climate contributes to salespersons’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to perform. On the basis of expectancy-valence theory of motivation, specific relationships between organizational climate and motivational components are tested using a sample of insurance salespersons. Managerial implications and future research directions are discussed.

School-Based Interventions for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence of Effects for Minority Populations

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANET C. MEININGER
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Minority Populations ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
School Based ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
School Based Interventions

The purposes of this review were to analyze and evaluate the results of school-based studies that have used population-wide approaches for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases and to assess the extent to which strategies tested to date have been effective for minority populations in the United States. The literature included in the review was restricted to studies published between 1986 and August 1999; they sampled elementary, middle, or high school students and incorporated a control or comparison group. There were no consistent effects of school-based interventions on blood pressure, lipid profiles, or measures of body mass and obesity. There was evidence that changes in knowledge and health behaviors occurred. Findings are interpreted within the context of population-wide approaches to prevention, and recommendations for future research directions are discussed.

Design for Nonassembly: Current Status and Future Directions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangjin Jung ◽  
Rianne E. Laureijs ◽  
Christophe Combemale ◽  
Kate S. Whitefoot
Keyword(s):  
Product Family ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Differentiated Products ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Single Part

Abstract In this paper, we review the literature on design for nonassembly (DFNA) and the broader literature on design for manufacturing that has design guidelines and metrics applicable to nonassembled products, including both monolithic single-part products and nonassembly mechanisms. Our review focuses on guidelines that apply across multiple manufacturing processes. We identify guidelines and metrics that seek to reduce costs as well as provide differentiated products across a product family. We find that existing DFNA guidelines fall into four main categories pertaining to: (1) geometry and size, (2) material, (3) production process, and (4) clearance and tolerances. We also identify existing product family metrics that can be modified for nonassembled products to capture some aspects of these categories. Finally, we discuss possible future research directions to more accurately characterize the relationships between design variables and manufacturing costs, including investigating factors related to the complexity of operations at particular process steps and across process steps.

Extending the Theory of Reactance to Guilt Appeals

2015 ◽  
Vol 223 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Bessarabova ◽  
Monique M. Turner ◽  
Edward L. Fink ◽  
Nathan Beary Blustein
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Reactance Theory ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
Future Research Directions

Abstract. This study examines the process of reactance induced by guilt appeals. Participants (N = 240 US high school students) received messages that advocated taking school seriously. The results of a 3 (guilt appeal level: low, moderate, high) × 2 (message referent: other, self) experiment indicated that guilt directly influenced the affective component of reactance – anger – but its effect on the cognitive component of reactance – relevant negative thoughts – was mediated via the awareness that messages used guilt to induce persuasion. Subsequently, reactance was negatively related to the advocated position. These findings suggest that employing guilt appeals in mass media campaigns for adolescents may be counterproductive: The guiltier the participants felt, the less positive were their attitudes toward taking school seriously. The study expands the scope of reactance theory by associating reactance with guilt appeals and examining the process by which reactance is induced. These and other results are discussed along with implications, limitations, and future research directions.

Business Sustainability Indices

2019 ◽  
pp. 200-211
Author(s):  
Arunasalam Sambhanthan
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Industry Clusters ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Country Level ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Sustainability Indices

Business sustainability models and indices are useful in theorizing and measuring organizational elements of sustainability. It is often the case that there are not many models and scales out there in the literature for theorizing business sustainability. Existing sustainability models from the published literature are reviewed. The review suggests that there is not much documented research in business sustainability typologies. There is a considerable amount of research required from the applied researchers working in this area to contextualize and re-specify the business sustainability typologies to differing industry clusters such as e-learning, agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare. In addition to this, the chapter also reviews the existing indices available out there in the literature to measure sustainability. A summary of existing sustainability indices available to measure sustainability at country level and a number of business sustainability indices have been presented. This is followed by a discussion of future research directions.

The nature of E-learning adoption by stakeholders of a university in Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Ansong ◽  
Richard Boateng ◽  
Sheena L Boateng ◽  
Augustus B Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Learning System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana ◽  
To Receive

Studies looking at the nature of technology adoption from a multi-dimensional perspective have remained below expectation especially in African countries. This study, therefore, sought to explore the nature of e-learning adoption in the University of Ghana using a multi-stakeholder approach. A quantitative survey approach was adopted for this study. The three major categories of stakeholders (students, instructors and e-learning administrators) responded to a questionnaire on the nature of their engagement with the Sakai Learning Management System of the University of Ghana. The data were analysed using the descriptive statistics. The analysis revealed that e-learning was yet to receive a university-wide adoption and again it was discovered that, the prevalent activity on the e-learning platform was “viewing marks and grades.” And some of the activities were less popular with the users of the e-learning system. For instance, “Detecting and fishing out cheating and plagiarism in students’ or researchers’ work” was the least popular activity on the e-learning platform. The originality of the study lies in the multi-faceted (student, lecturers/instructors and e-learning administrators) approach to the study of e-learning adoption in an African country. The study concludes with a discussion of implications and future research directions.

Determinants of E-Learning Adoption in Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Ansong ◽  
Sheena Lovia Boateng ◽  
Richard Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Determinants ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ghana

This study sought to explore the technological, organizational, and environmental determinants of e-learning adoption in University of Ghana using a multistakeholder approach. Another construct (nature of the course) was added to the traditional constructs of the technology-organization-environment framework. Using survey research, e-learning stakeholders in the University of Ghana responded to the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using factor analysis and multiple regression. The findings indicate some disparities in the adoption factors for the three e-learning stakeholders (students, instructors, and administrators). The article concludes with a discussion of future research directions.

E-learning adoption in higher education: A review

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110082
Author(s):  
Maria Ijaz Baig ◽  
Liyana Shuib ◽  
Elaheh Yadegaridehkordi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions

In recent years, e-learning has become pivotal in higher education sectors. Researchers are correlating novel approaches with e-learning to facilitate education. However, despite the increase in e-learning research, there is still a lack of comprehensive literature analysis of e-learning in the higher education sector. Thus, this study aims to conduct a systematic literature review of the literature on e-learning in higher education. This study classifies the selected studies according to the focus of the study, utilizes a theoretical model and framework, and research methods. Also, it presents limitations and future research directions of e-learning in the higher education sector. A systematic approach is conducted, and a total of 47 relevant articles published between the year 2011 and 2019 were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings on selected studies focus on the adoption, acceptance, readiness, and user insight, as well as e-learning expansion and challenges in the higher education sector. This study also classified theoretical models and frameworks based on their usage in the pre-adoption, adoption, and post-adoption stages. The findings revealed that most of the theoretical models and frameworks were used at the post-adoption stage. Nevertheless, this study revealed that most of the current studies in this domain were conducted using a quantitative research approach. Finally, this study highlighted limitations and presented possible future research directions as a guide for further enhancement in e-learning and higher education studies.

Business Sustainability Indices

2018 ◽  
pp. 609-619
Author(s):  
Arunasalam Sambhanthan
Keyword(s):  
Research Effort ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Industry Clusters ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Country Level ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Sustainability Indices

Business sustainability models and indices are useful in theorizing and measuring organizational elements of sustainability. It is often the case that there are not many models and scales out there in the literature for theorizing business sustainability. Existing sustainability models from the published literature are reviewed. The review suggests that there is not much documented research exist in business sustainability typologies. There is a considerable amount of research effort required from the applied researchers working in this area to contextualize and re-specify the business sustainability typologies to differing industry clusters such as e-learning, agriculture, manufacturing and healthcare. In addition to this the paper also reviews the existing indices available out there in the literature to measure sustainability. A summary of existing sustainability indices available to measure sustainability at country level has been and a number of business sustainability indices have been presented and followed by a discussion of future research directions.

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