E-teaching Skills among Faculty Members of Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU) Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT This research aimed at identifying the level of practice of electronic teaching skills among the faculty members of PSAU and detecting the effects of the following research variables: Teaching Load, Students Number, and Teaching Experience, through surveying (153) faculty member in PSAU in 2020. The results showed that the faculty members agreed that e-teaching skills are highly practiced in technology, design, and management fields in PSAU. The results also proved that there were no statistically significant differences to (design and management fields, and overall skill) according to the ‘Teaching Load’ variable. There were also statistically significant differences to (the technology field) according to the ‘Teaching Load’ variable in favor of those with ‘lighter teaching load with administrative duties’. However, there were no statistically significant differences to (design and management fields, and overall skills) according to the ‘Student Number’ variable.

PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE THINK PAIR SQUARE (TPS) KELAS VI SDN 001 EMPAT BALAI KECAMATAN KUOK KABUPATEN KAMPAR

The background of this research is the lack of students' mathematics learning outcomes. Thiscan be seen from 28 students only 13 students reaching 46.43% KKM. In addition, theaverage value is obtained by the students was 56.96. This research is a classroom actionresearch (PTK), the research was conducted SDN 001 Empat Balai Kecamatan Kouk. Thisresearch was conducted in two cycles by applying the model TPS learners. The purpose ofthis study is to improve students' mathematics learning outcomes. The data used in this studyis the result of learning and activity data of teachers and students. The study states that theTPS learning model can improve the results of math students learn some vital lessons. This isevidenced by: (a) the learning outcomes of students has increased at each cycle. At the basescore is the average value obtained was 56.96 by the number of students who completed 13(46.43%). In the first cycle the average value of the acquisition was 69 with the number ofstudents who completed was 19 (69.86%). In the second cycle of acquisition the averagevalue obtained was 77.43 students complete student number was 24 (85.71%); and (b) theactivities of teachers has increased in each cycle, the first cycle 1 meeting obtain a score of14 (58.33%) with less category, the first cycle 2 meeting obtain a score of 16 (66.67%) withenough categories, in cycle II meeting 1 given a score of 19 (79.16%) in both categories. Andthe second cycle 2 meeting obtain a score of 21 (87.50%) with a very good category. And thestudents' activity has increased in the first meeting of the first cycle of activity students obtaina score of 13 (54.16 %%) with less category, the second meeting of the second cycle obtain ascore of 16 (66.67%) with enough categories, the first meeting of the second cycle obtain ascore of 18 (75.00%) in both categories. And at the second meeting of the second cycle obtaina score of 22 (91.67%) with a frightening good category.

Wuzzit Trouble: The Influence of a Digital Math Game on Student Number Sense

This study sought to determine if playing a digital math game could increase student number sense (mathematical proficiency in numeracy). We used a pre- and post-assessment to measure the number sense of two groups of third grade students with the same mathematics teacher. One group played the game Wuzzit Trouble and the other did not. Overall, the group who played Wuzzit Trouble showed a significant increase in number sense between the pre- and post-assessment, compared to the other group who did not. A qualitative analysis of a novel problem revealed differences between the treatment and comparison groups from pre- to post-. A discussion of these findings and features of the game are addressed. Namely, two features inherent in Wuzzit Trouble are associated with the learners’ increased number sense. First, Wuzzit Trouble promoted mathematical proficiency by requiring learners to attend to several mathematical constraints at once. Second, the game engaged learners in an iterative process of decision-making by calling for students to try, check, and revise their strategy as they played.

Applied-Information Technology in Random Naming System Based on Image Processing and Application

The traditional class naming is take time, the effect is not good, and there will be many take another's place by counterfeiting phenomenon, So, this paper proposes a random naming system based on image processing. This paper establishes the database class students, including students some basic information, such as name, student number, photos; then establishes a random roll call system, which the teacher can random name evaluation, for students grades and attendance; finally, test system and further improve . Because the roll call to show the students the image clear based on image processing , avoid take another’s place by counterfeiting phenomenon, student performance improved significantly. The test results show that the random naming system we developed, convenient for teacher to student's attendance and can improve student the attendance.

Plant Science Graduate Students: Demographics, Research Areas, and Recruitment Issues

Graduate student enrollment in the plant sciences has decreased over the past several years, and there is increasing interest in recruitment/retention strategies. Before successful strategies can be implemented, however, the status of current plant science graduate programs needs to be determined. Survey data on graduate student demographics, research area, support levels, current recruitment strategies, and career opportunities were collected from 23 plant science graduate programs. Overall, 55% of graduate students in plant sciences were male and 45% were female; approximately 60% were domestic and 40% were international. Cellular/molecular biology and breeding/genetics were the two disciplines that had the greatest number of graduate students and the greatest number of job opportunities. Although most programs cited financial support as the biggest obstacle to recruitment, there was not a strong correlation between graduate student number/program and stipend amount. However, other funding factors besides stipend amount; such as stipend number, the guarantee of multiple years of support, the funding of tuition waivers, and health insurance costs, likely impact student number. As more of these costs are shifted to faculty, there appears to be an increasing inability and/or reluctance to invest grant funds (which support 60% of the plant science graduate students) in graduate student education. These data suggest that the decline in plant science graduate student enrollment may not be directly due to low stipend amounts, but rather to shifting of more of the total cost of graduate training to faculty, who may be unable/unwilling to bear the cost. There is also a clear shift in the research focus of plant science graduate students, as postdoctoral and career opportunities are weighted towards molecular biology/genetics, leaving the more applied plant science areas particularly vulnerable to low graduate enrollment.