Challenges of Information Technology Education Student’s Online Classes during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Selected Public Colleges and Universities in the Philippines

Purpose-Many educational systems across the world have shifted to online learning methodology as a measure against Covid-19 Pandemic to continue educating students. This phenomenon is causing a lot of complications to the educational system around the world in the context of developing countries, especially to the public state colleges and universities. This paper aims to identify and describe the challenges of online learning from the perspective of Information Technology Education (ITE) students in the public state colleges and universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method-It used descriptive research for the conducted of the study wherein survey questionnaires were sent out via electronic survey in different state colleges and universities in the Philippines. The evaluations were calculated using descriptive statistics and Chi-square and responses were compared between their profilesusing a nonparametric test. Results-The findings obtained the demographic profile of the ITE students with the degree of BS Information Technology, BS Computer Science, and BS Information System such courses, year level, and place they live. Additionally, the study gained a significant relationship between student profile in the device used in class, internet connectivity, student type of data connection, capability to attend online class, and their commitment to participate and submit class requirements. The study identifies different interrelated challenges such as the majority of the student only using smartphones in onlinelearning and poor internet connection as they tried to adapt to online learning because they are committed to participating and submitting requirements. Conclusion-The study gives insights into the current condition experienced by the students in the school administrations and officials, and faculty as well to strengthen the appropriate online teaching mode and other practices applicable to the students. It can also useto emphasize to be more responsive to the learning needs of the IT students, especially beyond the conventional classrooms.Recommendations-It is suggested that educational institutions must create appropriate and effective content, and provide digital literacy training to current faculty to improve learning outcomes. Lastly, a strong Information Communication Technology Office that focuses on the development of a different website and mobile application that assist the need of the students and faculty may be established.

Moving Toward an Age-Friendly University: Survey Process of GSU 50+ Students

The proportion of Georgia’s population that is 60 years and older is growing rapidly. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau predicted a growth of more than 20% of older adults by the year 2030. Georgia residents who are 62 and older are eligible to take courses at no or little cost at public state colleges. Due to the expected increase in Georgia’s aging population, access to a free university education, and the large number of currently enrolled 62+ students at Georgia State University (GSU), it is crucial that GSU become an Age-Friendly University. During Fall 2019, a survey was distributed to 1046 students aged 50 years plus; 411 completed the survey (39% response rate). This presentation describes the process involved in designing and distributing the survey. Unique aspects of the survey’s development include the cross-generational and interdisciplinary contributions of the student, faculty, affiliates, and staff from GSU’s Gerontology Institute. The goal was to learn more about GSU students 50 years and older by assessing their motivation for attending school, challenges on campus, perceptions of how the university is currently addressing their needs, factors/resources that have helped/are helping them to adjust to school, and the extent to which they experience age discrimination on campus. The long-term goal of the survey is to use this information to direct GSU in becoming an Age-Friendly University.

UTILIZATION OF COMPUTER LITERACY SKILLS IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH BY LECTURERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LECTURERS IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA

Purpose: Every institution has its aims and objectives with activities to be carried out and resources to be utilize to achieved the expected goals. Utilization of computer skills requires adequate planning and regular practicing for effective performance. The purpose of the study was to examine the computer literacy skills utilized in teaching and research by Federal and State colleges of Education lecturers in South East Nigeria. Methodology: Two research questions guided the study, while one null hypotheses was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey was adopted for the study, population of the study comprised of 2,102 lecturers in all the seven colleges of education in south east Nigeria. (Three federal and four state colleges of education) The sampling size was 630 using proportionate stratified sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was researcher –structured questionnaire titled Utilization of Computer Literacy skills Questionnaire (UCLSQ) which was validated by three experts. The reliability of the (UCLSQ) was established using Cronbach alpha formular to test for internal consistency of the items which yielded reliability indices of 0.82. the questionnaire copies were administered to the lecturers with the help of three research assistants. Method of data collection, Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and independent t-test. Results: The findings of the study further revealed among others that lecturers utilize only microsoft word skills and internet operation, but do not utilize microsoft power point, and microsoft excel, generally as shown in the study lecturers do no. Secondly, both Federal and state colleges of Education lecturers utilize microsoft word skills and internet operation skills but do not utilize microsoft powerpoint and microsoft excel skills. There is no significant difference between federal and state in utilizing microsoft word and internet operation skills, also there is a significance difference between federal and state lecturers in utilization of microsoft power point and microsoft excel in teaching and research. Policy recommendation: Based on the results of the study, it was recommended that the school management should on regular basis organize in house training programme for lecturers in the utilization of different computer skills for teaching and research and also provision of laboratory, personal laptops effective teaching and learning.

Organisational Factors as Correlate of Non-Teaching Staff Job Performance in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria

Colleges of education can achieve their stated goals with careful and well-defined organisational culture, climate and employees’ evaluation system. The study examined the correlation between organisational factors and job performance of non-teaching staff of colleges of education. Relationship between each of the organisational factors (climate, culture and performance appraisal) and performance of non-teaching staff were examined. Non-experimental design of correlation type was adopted. Stratified and convenience sampling techniques were employed to select 234 non-teaching staff of colleges of education. Adapted Organisational Factors Questionnaire (OFQ) and Job Performance Questionnaire (JPQ) with 0.891 and 0.801 were used for data collection. The result showed that organisational factors are positively and significantly correlate to job performance (r- value = 0.873, p=0.000). The implication of this is that organisational culture, climate and performance evaluation have a positive correlation with non-teaching staff’s job performance. The study therefore recommended that colleges’ administrators should consider improving organisational factors in order to increase staff’s performance for global competiveness. Moreover, administrators are to create a sustainable working climate that will promote productivity of non-teaching staff via effective communication and participatory approach.

Four master teachers who fostered American turn-of-the-(20TH)-century mycology and plant pathology

The Morrill Act of 1862 afforded the US states the opportunity to found state colleges with agriculture as part of their mission—the so-called "land-grant colleges." The Hatch Act of 1887 gave the same opportunity for agricultural experiment stations as functions of the land-grant colleges, and the "third Morrill Act" (the Smith-Lever Act) of 1914 added an extension dimension to the experiment stations. Overall, the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th was a time for growing appreciation for, and growth of institutional education in the natural sciences, especially botany and its specialties, mycology, and phytopathology. This paper outlines a particular genealogy of mycologists and plant pathologists representative of this era. Professor Albert Nelson Prentiss, first of Michigan State then of Cornell, Professor William Russel Dudley of Cornell and Stanford, Professor Mason Blanchard Thomas of Wabash College, and Professor Herbert Hice Whetzel of Cornell Plant Pathology were major players in the scenario. The supporting cast, the students selected, trained, and guided by these men, was legion, a few of whom are briefly traced here.

PETA KAJIAN MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN DI INDONESIA

This study aims to map educational management studies in Indonesia, which includes the mapping of educational management studies in state and private colleges; as well as the comparison between the number of scientific journals and the number of educational management study programs from all levels of higher education in Indonesia. This study employed quantitative research methods and its data sources were originated from documents available on the website of Sinta Kemenristek/BRIN. The data were analyzed by employing descriptive statistics and explained by using descriptive narrations. The results show that there are 48 subjects of educational management studies in Indonesia and there are 299 authors who conduct studies on these subjects. These studies were published by 24 scientific journals. The subjects of educational management and Islamic educational management studies have the most sub-studies compared to other study subjects, including 12 sub-studies offered by these scientific journals. Moreover, there are 7 scientific journals owned by private Islamic colleges, 6 scientific journals owned by state colleges, 2 scientific journals owned by private colleges, and 1 scientific journals owned by a scientific community. Keywords: Educational management; mapping scientific journals Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memetakan kajian manajemen pendidikan di Indonesia, yang mencakup pemetaan kajian manajemen pendidikan di PTN dan PTS; serta perbandingan antara jumlah jurnal dengan jumlah program studi manajemen pendidikan dari semua jenjang pendidikan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan sumber data dari dokumen di website sinta Kemenristek/BRIN. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif, dan dijelaskan dengan menggunakan kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan subyek kajian manajemen pendidikan di Indonesia tercatat sejumlah 48 dan terdapat 299 orang penulis yang mengkajinya. Terwadahi dalam jurnal yang berjumlah 24 jurnal. Subyek kajian Education Management/Islamic Education Management juga paling banyak memiliki sub kajian dibandingkan subyek kajian lainnya yaitu memiliki 12 sub kajian yang ditawarkan oleh jurnal. Jurnal terbanyak dimiliki oleh PTKIN yaitu 8 jurnal dan PTKIS dengan 7 jurnal, selebihnya 6 jurnal dari PTN, 2 jurnal dari PTS dan 1 jurnal dari komunitas keilmuan. Kata kunci: Peta kajian jurnal; manajemen pendidikan

Managerial Performance of Middle-Level Managers in Agricultural Schools in Northwestern Mindanao Philippines

This study examines the managerial performance of middle-level managers in Region IX and X covering state colleges and universities that offers agricultural courses. In analyzing the gathered data, percentage, weighted mean, t-test, and chi-square test were utilized. Findings of this research revealed middle-level managers were found very good in their leadership performance, in helping people to function as human beings, providing opportunities for each faculty/staff to grow, seeking to increase college effectiveness, and providing exciting and challenging work. Not enough evidence was established in the relationship between the organizational development values of middle-level managers in terms of helping people to function as human beings and providing opportunities for the faculty and staff to grow and the instructors’ teaching performance.

A Predictive Analytics Approach to Building a Decision Support System for Improving Graduation Rates at a Four-Year College

Although graduation rates have interested stakeholders, educational researchers, and policymakers for some time, little progress has been made on the overall graduation rate at four-year state colleges. Even though selective admission based on academic indicators such as high school GPA and ACT/SAT have widely been used in the USA for years, and recent statistics show that less than 40% of students graduate from four-year state colleges in four years in the US. The authors propose using an ensemble of analytic models that considers cost as a better form of analysis that can be used as input to decision support systems to inform decision makers and help them choose intervention methods. This article uses ten years of data for 10,000 students and applies ten analytical models to find the best predictor of at-risk students. This research also uses the receiver operating characteristic curve to help determine the most cost-effective trade-off between false positive and false negative levels.

State Institutions

This chapter explores Article VIII of the Colorado Constitution, on state institutions. Section 1 requires that the general assembly establish and support educational, reformatory, and penal institutions, and empowers it to establish other institutions for the “public good.” The general assembly has liberally used this power to create community colleges, universities, and state colleges. Sections 2 and 3 establish Denver as the state capital unless changed at a general election by a two-thirds vote of the people. Original Section 5 created, as institutions of the new state, the University at Boulder, the Agricultural College at Fort Collins, the School of Mines at Golden, and the school for the deaf at Colorado Springs, and gave them substantial autonomy. A 1970 amendment broadened coverage to all higher education institutions and gave the General Assembly control over them so long as its intent is clearly expressed.