scholarly journals Ukraine Alive—A Teaching Website that Continues to Teach Its Creators

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Natalie Kononenko
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Publication Online ◽  
Digital Resource ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

Ukraine Alive is a digital resource built to support elementary education and available at http://ukrainealive.ualberta.ca. The site features contemporary cultural material from Ukraine and is rich in interactive units where students can explore content, play games, and perform tasks online. Google Analytics shows that Ukraine Alive (and its related Alive sites) are popular with teachers and used throughout Alberta and beyond. The creators of Ukraine Alive are working on more sophisticated games to test if gaming can teach culture effectively.Ukraine Alive is also used to teach students at the university level. By generating content for the Alive series of sites, university students learn how to write for publication online, producing formal text and combining it with visuals and audio. Teaching university students the humanistic aspect of formal composition for presentation online is an area of instruction that is only now being recognized.

Fostering Successful Learning Communities to Meet the Diverse Needs of University Students by Creating Brain Based Online Learning Environments

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Silvia L. Braidic
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

This paper introduces the reader on how to foster successful learning communities to meet the diverse needs of university students by creating a brain based online learning environment. Students come in all shapes and sizes. At the university level, students enrolled in online programs, have made a choice to do so. Today, online education is a unique and important venue for many students wishing to continue (or start) their education. It is part of a new culture with many distinct characteristics (Farrell, 2001). For instructors, online instruction creates its own set of challenges in terms of the course design and implementation. The author hopes that developing an understanding of how to create a brain based online learning environment will inform the reader of ways to foster successful learning communities to most effectively meet the diverse needs of the students it serves.

scholarly journals Information literacy in Portugal

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Malheiro da Silva ◽  
Viviana Fernández Marcial
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Science ◽  
University Level ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The University

A paper present some data about a project which, although focused on the specific case of Portugal, intents to make a scientific approach of the challenges of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and its impact in the field of the information literacy, considering the actual context of the Information Society. The main questions that it intents to answer are: understand how the university students face the new competences required by the creation of the EHEA; know how these students are prepared in terms of information competences, in three different moments, i.e., prior to the university, during the university frequency period and at the end of the university degree. The inter and transdiscisplinary approach between the Education, Cognitive Sciences and Information Science are clearly stated in the epistemological and theoretical model that supports it, profiting of the interaction between information needs produced in the educational context and the student’s informational universe and its dynamics, without forgetting to consider the connections of student’s informational behavior with their personal and social context and demands. The study will be performed on a national scale, in order to allow comparisons between regions with different development levels. The sample will include students from both study cycles. The methodology used in this study will be divided in two areas, qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research will permit to obtain precious indicators about the students’ information behavior, expectations, needs and use of information. The indicators obtained in qualitative research will be used to design questionnaires, which will to be performed in 17 high schools and 17 universities, with an estimated sample of approximately 2000 students. The final result of this research will be the design of an informational behavior map, at the university level, and the development of a model concerning the promotion of information competences in Portuguese university students.

scholarly journals Moroccan University Students' Ability in Comprehending Argumentative Listening and Descriptive Listening Discourses: Meknes and kenitra as a Case Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Rajae Berkane
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Listening Ability ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

The students' comprehension of listening texts in different types of discourse is mandatory at the university level. However, Moroccan university students still find difficulties when listening to some types of discourse, especially the argumentative and the descriptive ones. Admittedly, knowing about the hindrances that students face while listening to different types of discourse will pave the way for teachers to improve their teaching methods concerning listening skills. The objective of this study is to measure the Moroccan university students' ability to comprehend argumentative and descriptive listening texts and whether there is a correlation between the two types of discourse. Tests are used as data collection instruments that were assigned to 92 Moroccan Semester 4 students studying in education professional BA degree in the school of Art and Humanities Moulay Ismail University in Meknes, Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra as well as ENS (Ecole National Supérieure) in Meknes. The findings state that there is a significant difference between descriptive and argumentative listening ability as well as a significant positive correlation between the two sets of data.

scholarly journals An Investigative Study on University Students’ Statistical Literacy in Pakistan

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Anisul Hassan ◽  
Dr. Abdul Ghaffar ◽  
Dr. Amir Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
University Students ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

The main aim of universities is to conduct research studies on different aspects of human life for the purpose of development and prosperity. In this regard the importance of statistical literacy cannot be denied in every discipline of knowledge. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the statistical literacy of the university students at BS level. Quantitative survey research design was employed where sample of the study comprised of randomly selected 360 BS level students from 9 public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan). The data were collected through self-developed instrument namely Instrument for Statistical Literacy (ISL). The study demonstrated that students had low statistical literacy at BS level; it was therefore, recommended that Higher Education Commission of Pakistan may include a significant portion of practical work in the approved curriculum at university level for the enhancement of statistical literacy.

scholarly journals "Measuring the Effectiveness of Teacher's Mentoring Practices on Academic achievement of University Students"

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-177
Author(s):  
Erum Shahzadi ◽  
Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Mentoring Practices ◽  
University Level ◽  
Mentoring Practice ◽  
The Government ◽  
Vice Chancellors ◽  
The University

This research intended to examine and explore the effectiveness of teachers mentoring practice on the academic achievement of university students. This study is descriptive, in nature Objective of the study was to measure the effectiveness of teachers' mentoring practice on students’ academic achievement at the university level. The hypothesis of this study is: there is a positive impact of teacher mentoring on students' achievement. For this purpose a stratified random sample of 100 respondents was collected from two distinct groups of the population were from both genders male teachers and female teachers who are teaching in respective institutions and male and female students who are studying from same institutes.  The result obtained from the research study revealed that there is a positive and constructive connection between teachers mentoring practice and students' academic achievement. It is recommended that the government level and state levels should encourage mentoring programs for beginner teachers at the university level and should also provide the necessary infrastructure to facilitate in all institutions. It is also recommended that Administrative heads of institutions e.g. Vice-Chancellors, Deans, and Heads of Department, should ensure that effective and efficient mentoring programs exist and are encouraged in their respective Faculties and Departments. Heads of departments should ensure that newly appointed teachers may fully aware of the significance of mentoring.

Fostering Successful Learning Communities to Meet the Diverse Needs of University Students

2010 ◽  
pp. 1203-1210
Author(s):  
Silvia Braidic
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Do So

This paper introduces the reader on how to fostersuccessful learning communities to meet the diverse needsof university students by creating a brain based onlinelearning environment. Students come in all shapes and sizes. At the university level, students enrolled in online programs, have made a choice to do so. Today, online education is a unique and important venue for manystudents wishing to continue (or start) their education. It is part of a new culture with many distinct characteristics (Farrell, 2001). For instructors, online instruction creates its own set of challenges in terms of the course design and implementation. The author hopes that developing an understanding of how to create a brain based onlinelearning environment will inform the reader of ways to foster successful learning communities to most effectivelymeet the diverse needs of the students it serves.

Reflections on Two African Universities

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
James T. Mathieu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Center ◽  
The Core ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

Both quotes point to the importance of a center. A center connotes stability, solidity, balance, equilibrium at the core. At the university level this center should be found in the dynamic interdependence of the five constituencies of a university—students, faculty, administration and staff, the support base, and the public. In this article I will discuss how and if the African university center holds and if it can be identified as exemplifying something near excellence, focusing on two universities.

scholarly journals Retention Amongst Pre-University Students at a Foreign University Branch Campus in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Andrew Lee Hock Cheong ◽  
Pravinjit Kaur Harter Lochan Singh ◽  
Natasya Saat ◽  
Jasmine Low Hong Hoon
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Student Retention ◽  
Educational Quality ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Branch Campus ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

Student retention is of key importance to many private higher education institutions in Malaysia. This paper discusses the factors influencing a selected group of former pre-university students’ decision to continue their undergraduate studies in the same university where they had completed their pre-university studies. In-depth interviews were conducted, and three major themes of student retention were identified namely, the educational quality at the institution, educational quality at pre-university level and the overall conducive study and support environment. The findings provide insights on retention related challenges and issues faced by this group of students. This study also suggests ways on how the university could successfully improve its student retention.

scholarly journals Willingness to Communicate in English of Non-English Major University Students in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Adaninggar Septi Subekti
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
English Major ◽  
University Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

This research was conducted to investigate the willingness to communicate (WTC) of Indonesian learners of English as a second language (L2) at the university level. It was conducted based on several rationales. WTC in L2 was often regarded as the primary goal of language instructions, and there might be various factors influencing WTC in L2 and the two so-called strongest factors, namely learners’ perceived communication competence and communication apprehension, need to be investigated further to find out the degree to which they affected learners’ WTC. Besides, Indonesian learners’ low frequency of English use outside classroom contexts might lead them to be unwilling to make actual communication in English. Through probability random sampling, a total of 276 non-English major university students participated in the study, the data of which were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, correlation and regression, in SPSS 21. This research finds that learners have reported a high level of WTC, their perceived communication competence is found to be a strong predictor of learners’ WTC, communication apprehension is found to be correlated with WTC in just a moderate level, and despite experts’ supports on the importance of WTC in L2 learning, it surprisingly cannot predict learners’ L2 achievement. 

scholarly journals DEVELOPING OF FACTOR STRUCTURE FOR LEARNING STRATEGIES OF ESTONIAN STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indrek Kaldo ◽  
Kandela Õun
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
First Year ◽  
Component Structure ◽  
University Mathematics ◽  
Item List ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time

This research reports learning strategies of the first-year Estonian university students in mathematics. The data were collected during two years from 440 university students of different disciplines. The respondents were among students who take at least one compulsory mathematics course during their first study year. The participants filled out a Likert-type questionnaire that was developed using previously published instruments. The aim of this research was to examine the 69-item LIST questionnaire first time for Estonian university students. By means of an exploratory factor analysis, 9 factors out of 12 were confirmed. The research confirmed most of the components identified in earlier studies. It validates the use of the instrument in further studies of learning strategies at the university level in Estonia. This gives a positive signal about the usefulness of the instrument, as the component structure remains stable in different populations. Keywords: learning strategies, LIST questionnaire, mathematics education, mathematics related affect, university mathematics.

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