scholarly journals Can Digital Technology Bridge the Classroom Engagement Gap? Findings from a Qualitative Study of K-8 Classrooms in 10 Ontario School Boards

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Jessica Rizk ◽  
Scott Davies
Keyword(s):  
School Boards ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Classroom Engagement ◽  
Empirical Observation ◽  
Interaction Ritual Chains ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Education Gaps ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

This study examined impacts of digital technology on a key component of the socioeconomic gap in education—gaps in student classroom engagement. Whereas print literacy has long been a source of such gaps, newer “digital divide” theories claim classrooms that use digital technology are perpetuating them further. However, these claims are not grounded in close empirical observation and may now already be dated. We aimed to advance understandings of the impact of digital technology on student engagement by examining robotics, tablets, and smart board usage across a range of classrooms, using a conceptual framework that blends theories of interaction ritual chains (IRC) and cultural capital (CC). Data came from observations and interviews with teachers and students in K-8 classrooms across 10 Ontario school boards. We report three major findings. First, almost all students across socioeconomic strata engaged easily and enthusiastically with digital technology. Second, technology spawned new classroom rituals and cultural valuations. Third, digital technology provided connections between school dictates and students’ peer-based and home lives. We argue that digital technology has the potential to narrow classroom engagement gaps that are generated by conventional print media. We end by discussing avenues for future research.

Impacts of International Baccalaureate programmes on teaching and learning: A review of the literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anisah Dickson ◽  
Laura B. Perry ◽  
Susan Ledger
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
International Baccalaureate ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Additional Stress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Impact

International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes are growing rapidly worldwide, driven in part by their global reputation and concept-driven, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. This thematic review of a range of literature sources examines the impact of IB programmes on teaching and learning, highlighting trends, challenges, and benefits. Findings of the review revealed that most of the studies, both qualitative and quantitative, examined stakeholders’ perspectives or self-reported experiences of IB programmes; a very small number used research designs that control for confounding factors or allow causal inferences to be drawn. A wide range of stakeholders report that IB programmes develop research and critical thinking skills, intercultural appreciation and global awareness, as well as cultivate collaborative working cultures and creative pedagogical practices among teachers. Challenges include extra demands on teachers for lesson planning and assessment, additional stress for teachers and students, and competing demands and expectations with national requirements. Recommendations are provided which may guide future research endeavours.

scholarly journals Financial industry under the background of digital industry: A Bibliometric Analysis of Related Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Chung-Lien Pan ◽  
Xianghui Chen ◽  
Mei Lin ◽  
Zhuocheng Cai ◽  
Xiaolin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Front ◽  
Financial Industry ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, the innovation and breakthrough of digital technology have brought great convenience to the economic development of various sectors and People’s daily life, especially in the field of financial services. To explore the impact of digital technology on the financial industry, this paper searched 285 papers based on Web of Science (WoS) and conducted a systematic scientific metrology and literature review, providing a research front for future research. According to the research papers published between 1984 and 2020, the analysis results of co-citation and co-cited by sources, disciplines, and keywords show that in recent years, the publishing industry in this field has developed rapidly in various countries, and the research field involves such disciplines as business economics, computer science, social science, and interdisciplinary application. According to the research papers published between 1984 and 2020, the analysis results of co-citation and co-cited by sources, disciplines, and keywords show that in recent years, the publishing industry in this field has developed rapidly in various countries, and the research field involves such disciplines as business, finance; economics; computer science; social science and interdisciplinary application. Besides, American, Chinese and British institutions are also good at hosting such interdisciplinary work. And different types of keywords present important interactions in the visualization: (a) digital-based innovation, (b) big data and regulation, (c) Internet finance and financial innovation, (d) financial inclusion, (e) digital finance and risk management, and (f) mobile payment.

scholarly journals STRATEGI GURU SEJARAH KEBUDAYAAN ISLAM DALAM MEREKONSTRUKSI MATERI TENTANG PEPERANGAN DALAM PERADABAN ISLAM DI MA ALI MAKSUM KRAPYAK YOGYAKARTA

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170
Author(s):  
Khasan Bisri
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Data Validation ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
History Teacher ◽  
The Right ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Islamic Civilization ◽  
The Impact

In the writing of Islamic cultural history, there are almost all the books write about war. The lessonbooks of Islamic cultural history in the school also not inseparable from material about war. Thismatter if not addressed properly by the teachers and students there was great potential false perceptioneven erroneous, so there needs the right strategy for the students so that has not wrong perceptionabout war in Islam. This research has purposes for knowing Islamic cultural history teacher strategyin reconstruction the material about war and its impact to the students. Data collection was done byinterview, observation, documentation, and checking data validation with triangulation. The teachermethod to reconstruct war material in Islamic civilization by explaining to the students the jihad anddakwah concept firstly, then the background of war happening, value / ibrah / moral value that canbe taken from the war occurrence, and also explains various phenomenon or actual issues that washappening recently, and then connected with that war material. The impact for the students is whenthe teacher conveys the war material attractively and fun can be divided into two, cognitive impact andattitude impact.Keywords : Islamic Cultural History Strategy, Material Construction, War.

scholarly journals Impact of antecedents of online learning on learner’s satisfaction in higher education: An empirical investigation on Commerce and Management students in the COVID era.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afsha Afreen ◽  
Diksha Chaubey
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Perceived Satisfaction ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Attitude Development

The essence of digitization is rooted in almost all the field in daily routine of every individual, thoroughly. Digital inclusions in education have not been very focused in the past in developing countries like India. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, even schools at primary level education also started using digital platforms for transmitting knowledge. It is due to the advancement in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ITC) that exchange of knowledge between teachers and students never stopped. In this study, the researcher has focused on evaluating the perception of students towards online learning and analyzing the impact of it on their perceived satisfaction from such electronic plinth. A model was developed taking perceived satisfaction as dependent variable while technology, instructor’ role, student’s role, interaction and class management as independent variable. A total of 233 valid responses were collected from graduate and post graduate students of commerce and management from Varanasi city using 5-point Likert scale standard questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis revealed that instructor’s role and student’s role were found significant affecting perceived satisfaction. The study suggested that rather than getting distracted due to unfriendly disturbances in the teaching environment, instructor should focus on attitude development, timeliness and quick response, solving queries and providing feedback to students. Students should give more stress on attitude development and self-motivation. The study will be a great help to the institutions in strengthening their learning environment and further improve learner satisfaction.

scholarly journals How Digital Food Affects Our Analog Lives: The Impact of Food Photography on Healthy Eating Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tjark Andersen ◽  
Derek Victor Byrne ◽  
Qian Janice Wang
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Media Habits ◽  
Food Media ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Food Photography

Obesity continues to be a global issue. In recent years, researchers have started to question the role of our novel yet ubiquitous use of digital media in the development of obesity. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak affecting almost all aspects of society, many people have moved their social eating activities into the digital space, making the question as relevant as ever. The bombardment of appetizing food images and photography – colloquially referred to as “food porn” – has become a significant aspect of the digital food experience. This review presents an overview of whether and how the (1) viewing, (2) creating, and (3) online sharing of digital food photography can influence consumer eating behavior. Moreover, this review provides an outlook of future research opportunities, both to close the gaps in our scientific understanding of the physiological and psychological interaction between digital food photography and actual eating behavior, and, from a practical viewpoint, to optimize our digital food media habits to support an obesity-preventive lifestyle. We do not want to rest on the idea that food imagery’s current prevalence is a core negative influence per se. Instead, we offer the view that active participation in food photography, in conjunction with a selective use of food-related digital media, might contribute to healthy body weight management and enhanced meal pleasure.

scholarly journals Learners' attitudes and motivation to learn english

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ιρέν Χοβανισιάν
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the present study is to examine attitudes and motivation to learn English among Greek learners of the sixth grade of primary school and the third grade of lower secondary school in relation to variables such as age, gender and language attainment level. What is more, this study seeks to explore the extent to which Greek learners are aware of the concept of English as an International Language (EIL) and their attitudes towards and motivation to learn EIL or at least to incorporate some EIL-related features into their English language learning.The data were collected in 27 state schools (13 primary schools and 14 lower secondary schools) in the eastern and western parts of Thessaloniki, Greece. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted with the overall number of 1,142 survey respondents and the total of 31 interviewees. The data elicitation tools employed were a 71-item attitude/motivation questionnaire, which explored learners’ attitudes towards English, towards learning English at school, towards the native speakers of English and learners’ motivation to learn English for a plethora of reasons; the Oxford Quick Placement Test, which measured the respondents’ language attainment level; and a concise questionnaire used for the short semi-structured interviews. The results of the study highlight that age is the most influential variable across almost all attitude/motivational variables, in which young learners are reported to have more positive attitudes and a higher level of motivation. With regard to the impact of proficiency level, more proficient learners have more positive attitudes towards English and are motivated to learn English for instrumental reasons and for personal enjoyment. In addition, the results show that gender is not influential, and this finding leads to the assumption that, with special reference to English, attitudes and motivation seem to have become gender-neutral. The qualitative data obtained from the short interviews amplified and enriched the findings of the study by providing a more insightful and detailed picture of the learners’ attitudes and motivation.Suggestions for future research and a number of pedagogical recommendations are made on how to increase and sustain learners’ attitudes and motivation and to raise learners’ awareness of EIL, based on the findings of the present study.

Ecoaching Preschool Teachers to Use Simultaneous Prompting to Teach Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

2020 ◽  
pp. 088840642092501
Author(s):  
Ayse Tunc-Paftali ◽  
Elif Tekin-Iftar
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Simultaneous Prompting ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Multiple Probe ◽  
The Impact

In this study, researchers examine the impact of ecoaching (including a web-based professional development [PD] portal consisting of a learning module, self-monitoring, and video feedback) on preschool teachers’ use of a simultaneous prompting (SP) procedure and the effects of SP on teaching discrete skills to their students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The researchers also examine maintenance and generalization effects on teachers’ and students’ behaviors. Moreover, researchers investigate the social validity of the study. They use nested multiple probe designs across four preschool teacher and student dyads to evaluate the effects of the ecoaching intervention and the SP procedure, respectively, on teachers’ and students’ behaviors. Ecoaching was effective in the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of preschool teachers’ use of the SP procedure, and the SP procedure was effective in teaching discrete skills to students with ASD. Teachers had positive opinions about ecoaching and the SP procedure. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Critical Review, Practical Applications, and Prospects for Future Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1919
Author(s):  
Aries Purwanto ◽  
Janez Sušnik ◽  
Franciscus X. Suryadi ◽  
Charlotte de Fraiture
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Framework Development ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents knowledge gaps and critiques on the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus that have emerged since the concept of the WEF nexus was proposed by the World Economic Forum and the Bonn 2011 Conference. Furthermore, this study analyses current innovations on the WEF nexus concept, applications, and impacts during the period of 2012–2020. This begins by reviewing ten WEF nexus frameworks developed by international organizations and researchers. On this basis, several gaps and omissions in nexus frameworks are obvious in almost all developed frameworks. Studies that start to address some of these gaps are analysed, but they are relatively few and do not address all gaps. Several proposed improvements to nexus frameworks are identified to narrow the gaps and put the concept into practical implementation in WEF resources management and governance. Four principles and the perspective of “from local to global” for future WEF nexus framework development and analysis are suggested to ensure that the security of water, energy, and food resources can be achieved sustainably in local communities. This will improve the impact of national and global ambitions on WEF security.

Impact of Macroeconomic Fluctuations on International Development Cooperation Policies: Paradoxes of Measurement

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
V. Bartenev
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Macroeconomic Fluctuations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Donor Behavior ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Development Cooperation

The "age of austerity", which followed the global financial and economic crisis of 2008–2009 and the Eurozone debt crisis, has substantially increased a scholarly interest in domestic determinants of international development cooperation policies, and especially in the impact of macroeconomic fluctuations – changes in GDP per capita, output gap, unemployment rates, budget deficit levels, etc. – on aid efforts. Numerous rigorous studies have followed one another, and a whole new strand of literature has come into being. Almost all distinguished scholars run complex multivariate regressions, using trustworthy OECD data and econometric techniques, including the most advanced ones, but their findings appear extremely contradictory and even puzzling. This paper provides an in-depth survey of this novel strand of literature, which yet remains totally unknown to the Russian development community. It comes to a conclusion that this heterogeneity of results can be partially explained by apparent differences in data (samples of donors, time spans, and dependent variables – disbursements vs. commitments, gross ODA vs. net ODA), and also by the fact that none of studies (even the most recent ones) examine the "age of austerity" and its impact on the aid flows. Paradoxically unconvincing results hint at an apparent flaw in general methodological approaches failing to account for an inherent interdependence between external and internal factors of donor behavior, on one hand, and socio-political/economic variables, on the other hand. Another deficiency seems to be the scholars’ exclusive focus on aid efforts and their unwillingness to examine the impact of macroeconomic fluctuations not only on donor generosity, but also on the aid management and trends in allocation of aid across different regions, sectors, types, modalities and channels as well. This opens up a distinctive path for future research based on comparative in-depth studies of various country cases, using predominantly qualitative methods. Acknowledgements. The research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities, project № 15-07-00061.

The influence of religiosity on taxpayers’ compliance attitudes

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raihana Mohdali ◽  
Jeff Pope
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the role of religiosity in determining taxpayers’ attitudes towards tax compliance and discusses likely explanations for the findings in the context of the literature. Design/methodology/approach – A sequential exploratory mixed-methods research design was used in this study. Data were collected using a self-administered survey which involved approximately 300 individual taxpayers in Malaysia, followed by face-to-face interviews with 14 individual taxpayers. Majority of the respondents in both survey and interviews were salaried taxpayers, and the remaining were self-employed taxpayers. Findings – Religiosity is found to have a minimal but statistically significant positive impact on voluntary tax compliance. This probably can be explained by the strong religious values held by many Malaysians, as well as the concept of giving which has been emphasised in almost all religions. Research limitations/implications – Because this study did not differentiate between religious values and moral values in measuring the source of respondents’ internal values, there was a possibility that their internal values may be derived from both sources. Hence, comparing the impact of individuals’ religious values with individuals’ moral values that have no influence from religion on tax compliance is suggested for future research. Practical implications – A new mechanism is suggested to the Malaysian tax authority in regards to the treatment of religious payment to reduce the sense of inequality among citizens and taxpayers. Originality/value – This study enriches the limited literature of tax compliance from the perspective of developing countries, particularly Malaysia, and adds to the limited literature internationally from a religiosity perspective.

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