scholarly journals Using technology to engage students in outdoor education: Does it inhibit or benefit the students’ experience?

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranee Drader
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Education ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Technology Students

In this paper, the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating technology into outdoor education are discussed. The data was collected during an inquiry based project for an educational technology course. This research is important because of the growing epidemic of children staying indoors with their technology rather than going and enjoying outside. There always seems to be a divide between outdoor education, or being outdoors in general, and modern technology. However, by using modern technology students may be engaged and drawn into outdoor education. Therefore, incorporating technology into outdoor education may be something to consider. This study analyzed the possible effects on students of incorporating technology into an experiential learning opportunity of being outdoors. The participants of this study were predominantly Education students at Mount Royal University, Education faculty members, as well as people from other occupational backgrounds who felt strongly about outdoor education.

scholarly journals Faculty Knowledge of Services for Students with Disabilities and Attitudes toward Academic Accommodation

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-258
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Education ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Academic Accommodations ◽  
Education Students ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Faculty Knowledge ◽  
Academic Accommodation ◽  
Descriptive Approach

The current study aimed to discover the extent of faculty members knowledge of the services provided to students with disabilities, in addition to identify their attitudes towards providing academic accommodations to students with disabilities. The study investigated the differences in participants' responds attributed to gender, college, academic rank, and years of experience. The researcher used the descriptive approach, using the questionnaire as a data collection tool. The study sample consisted of 213 faculty members at King Saud University. The results showed deficiency of knowledge in the faculty members of procedures and services provided to students with disabilities in university, however, they showed positive attitude towards providing accommodations for students. The results did not show any statistically significant differences in the mean of participants' responses related to current study variables. The study introduced some recommendations that would support university education for students with disabilities. Keywords: Higher education; students with disabilities; academic accommodations; King Saud University

scholarly journals Predictors of Success in Advance Higher Education: A Case in Northwest Samar State University, Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Donald M. Patimo ◽  
Ma. Bernadette A. Lucero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
State University ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Higher Education Faculty ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Relationship Of

Teachers play a significant role in the preparation of our youth as they make important decisions about education, work, and life.  Existing studies on the correlations between teaching proficiency and academic performance of the students are primarily limited to elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Considering the big difference between advance higher education and other educational levels, there is a need to explore the relationship of the teaching proficiency to the academic performance of the students in advance higher education. This study made use of the descriptive-correlation research design. Survey questionnaires were distributed to all advance higher education faculty members and students from School Years 2015 to 2017 at Northwest Samar State University. Statistical tools like frequency and percentage distribution, means, standard deviations, and regression analysis were used for the analysis of the data. Results showed that most of the advance higher education faculty members are male, married, doctorate holders, professionals, research-oriented, very satisfactory performers, and possess good financial status. The best predictor of the academic performance of the advance higher education students is the work experience of the faculty members.

ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF AMAZONAS

2020 ◽  
pp. 37013-37019
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
University Education ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Education Students

No teaching method has evolved as much as distance education, in the state of Amazonas this would not be different, especially in higher education. Distance Education is a modality where the student is separated from the teacher and uses several communication technologies around all his learning. The methods used were bibliographic, documentary and quantitative. The researched environment was the capital city of Manaus and the municipality of Maués, with the application of the closed questionnaire aimed at higher education students. Our objective was to question certain nuances as their benefits and challenges for those who study Distance Education in the different locations of the State of Amazonas. The result was the realization that among its many advantages in the execution of education, time is considered the main one, and the loss of deadlines its greatest disadvantage, besides the concept of distance education is already well known by university students. Thus, it is well known that with the passing of time and with the progress of the state's modernization, distance education is gradually becoming the most practical means of teaching.

INVESTIGATION OF TURKISH TRAINEE TEACHERS' EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aytunga Oğuz
Keyword(s):  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
Female Students ◽  
University Education ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Teachers Beliefs

The aim of this study was to determine Turkish trainee teachers' epistemological beliefs and to examine them with respect to some variables. The study group was composed of 331 Turkish trainee teachers studying at Dumupınar University Education Faculty. Data were collected using the Turkish version of the Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire (Deryakulu & Büyüköztürk, 2002, 2005; Schommer, 1990). It was found that trainee teachers' beliefs that learning depends on effort rather than ability were sophisticated compared to their other beliefs; while the belief that there is only one unchanging truth was naïve compared to their other beliefs. Turkish trainee teachers' epistemological beliefs differed significantly in terms of gender. That is, female students believed more than did males that learning depends on effort rather than ability.

scholarly journals The reality of the use of postgraduate students in the Faculty of Education Damascus University for E- mail in education

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreen Abdel - Ilah Zahra
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Network Problems ◽  
Email Address ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Descriptive Method

The study was used to study the reality of the use of postgraduate students for e- mail. The descriptive descriptive method was used. The questionnaire was used as a tool for study، which averaged 1.99 and a standard deviation of 0.61. It was applied to 45 students from post- Different The results showed that postgraduate students have a desire to use e- mail in university education and to communicate with colleagues and faculty members. However، there are obstacles to their use. The faculty members do not encourage students to use e- mail، lack e- mail skills، Access to the internet laboratory at the college، the reluctance of faculty members to give their email address to students، network problems (slow) In the light of the results، a set of recommendations and proposals were presented to activate the use of e- mail in university education، especially among postgraduate students in the Faculty of Education and various Syrian and Arab universities

scholarly journals Effect of self-directed learning process on multimedia competencies of educational technology students

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Mohsen  Bagheri ◽  
Mohammad Hashemi Gheshlaghi ◽  
Fatemeh Joshaghan Nezhad
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Multimedia Production ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Multimedia Competencies

The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Self-directed Learning (SDL) process on multimedia competencies of educational technology students at Arak university in Iran. The sample of the study consisted of all educational technology students studying at Arak university. The sample included students who were selected for project courses in the  second semester of academic year 2014-2015. The quasi-experimental research, pre-test, post-test design was used for the study. Before the treatment, the pretest of multimedia competencies was employed, then students in the project course received education through the SDL process. The period lasted for 13 weeks, then the post-test was conducted. For data collection, the researchers prepared a questionnaire of multimedia competencies with three subscales (multimedia instructional design, multimedia production skills, and multimedia production tools). The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts in the field of Educational Technology, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained as a reliability of 0.90. The data were analyzed with independent and paired-samples t-test. The results showed that there was a significant difference between students’ scores in pre-test and post-test; and there was no significant difference between male and female students’ scores on multimedia competencies.Keywords: educational technology, self-directed learning process, multimedia competencies

scholarly journals Higher Education Faculty Staff Members' Attitudes toward Students' Inclusion with High Incidence Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Ameen Ali Alhaznawi ◽  
Abdullah Saleh Alanazi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Higher Education Faculty ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
Attitudes Toward Students

The purpose of this study is to explore the attitudes of faculty members at higher education toward inclusion for students with high incidence disabilities in higher education. For the aim of this study, a sample of 247 higher education faculty members were therefore collected. Multiple linear regression was conducted for data analysis. Results have shown that university-type accommodation services, training, academic rank, and university region are statistically significant predictors of higher education faculty members’ attitudes toward the inclusion for students with high incidence disabilities in higher education. Some recommendations are hence provided to help improve the inclusion of students with high incidence disabilities in higher education in Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Determinants of Students’ Academic Achievement in Building Technology in North-Central Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
Yahaya Ibn Salihu ◽  
Nordin Safarin Mohd
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
North Central ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Academic Record

This study investigated socio-economic determinants of students’ academic achievement in building technology in North-central Nigeria. It was a quest to probe into the incessant cases of students’ poor achievement in building technology to identify students’ determining factors. Survey research design was adopted in carrying out the study. Data were collected from 113 students on their socioeconomic attributes and their academic record. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study showed that building technology education in Nigeria is male dominated and majority of colleges of education students in North-central Nigeria are under 20 years. Socio-economic determinants of students’ academic achievement in building technology include gender, age, study hours, family size, stipends per month, group reading, students’ health status, credit pass in SSCE and truancy. The challenges facing building technology students in the study area include epileptic power supply, inadequate ICTs, lack of functional building technology workshop among others.

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