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The Structural Relationship among Teaching Presence, Cognitive Presence, Social Presence, and Learning Outcome in Cyber University (사이버대학에서 교수실재감, 인지적 실재감, 사회적 실재감과 학습성과와의 구조적 관계 규명)

  • Joo, Young-Ju;Ha, Young-Ja;Yoo, Ji-Won;Kim, Eun-Kyung
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.175-187
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    • 2010
  • This study aims to analyze the causal relationship among teaching, cognitive, social presence and the learning outcome. It also provides the base data on the development of cyber education and its management strategies. During the first semester of 2009, 802 students at W cyber university completed surveys about their learning experience in teaching presence, cognitive presence, social presence, and learning outcome. The results indicated that there was a meaningful effect of teaching presence and cognitive presence on satisfaction, and that of cognitive presence on academic achievement. Based on these results, this study suggests instructional design methods and management strategies to improve the quality of learning in cyber universities.

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A Study on the Efficiency of Online Classes -Focused on Various Teaching Methods in College- (언택트시대, 비대면 온라인 수업의 효율성 연구 -대학 수학 수업에서의 다양한 수업기법 활용을 중심으로-)

  • Hong, Ye-Yoon;Im, Yeon-Wook
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.63-73
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    • 2021
  • Sudden implementation of online classes in higher education due to Covid19 pandemic implies a lot of worries about academic performance declining. Thus, this paper analyzed a class(CalculusI) taught 100% online which was the same as the offline class before. This class tried to maintain the same quality as the offline one by utilizing various teaching strategies. The result shows the academic achievement level was similar or higher than that of offline class, and so was the students' perception and satisfaction degree. However, this was not just the outcome of online class, but it came from the professor's well-designed teaching plan and smooth operation of the class. It implicates successful teaching methodology is more important factor than such medium difference as online or offline. This study suggests the potential of online classes after the Covid19 pandemic, and expects further studies verify the result in a lot more curricula.

A Study on the Relationship between Learner Characteristics and Learning Style of Gifted Elementary School Students (초등 영재아의 학습스타일과 학습자 특성 간의 관계 연구)

  • Park, Kyung-Bin;Jung, Ga-Young
    • Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.571-594
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    • 2010
  • Learning styles affect how students access and handle their task, so it is very important to understand how they study, when planning teaching-learning process, to enhance their potential to the maximum. In addition, in order to improve the quality of gifted education, there is a need to examine the curriculum and teaching-learning process which reflect learner characteristics. In this study, gifted student's preferred learning styles are investigated using questionnaires and learning style inventory. Also by analyzing the characteristics of the learners, it is hoped to get parents and teachers to understand the gifted who have various talents, and to support teaching programs for the gifted in order to develop their potential. This study shows that there are differences in the studying style between the gifted child and the average child. Namely, learner's physical and psychological environment can affect learning styles. Also there is a difference between the studying style which the gifted students prefer and the teaching style which teachers use most frequently. Programs for the gifted should be planned through better understanding of the characteristics of the learners.

Innovative Technology of Teaching Moodle in Higher Pedagogical Education: from Theory to Pactice

  • Iryna, Rodionova;Serhii, Petrenko;Nataliia, Hoha;Kushevska, Natalia;Tetiana, Siroshtan
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.8
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    • pp.153-162
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    • 2022
  • Relevance. Innovative activities in education should be aimed at ensuring the comprehensive development of the individual and professional development of students. The main idea of modular technology is that the student should learn by himself, and the teacher manages his learning activities. The advantage of modular technology is the ability of the teacher to design the study of the material in the most interesting and accessible forms for this part of the study group and at the same time achieve the best learning results. Innovative Moodle technology. it is gaining popularity every day, significantly expanding the space of teaching and learning, allowing students to study inter-faculty university programs in depth. The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of implementation of the e-learning system Moodle. The study was conducted at the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky in order to identify barriers to the effective implementation of innovative distance learning technologies Moodle and introduce a new model that will have a positive impact on the development of e-learning. Methodology. The paper used a combination of theoretical and empirical research methods. These include: scientific analysis of sources on this issue, which allowed us to formulate the initial provisions of the study; analysis of the results of students 'educational activities; pedagogical experiment; questionnaires; monitoring of students' activities in practical classes. Results. This article evaluates the implementation of the principles of distance learning in the process of teaching and learning at the University in terms of quality. The experiment involved 1,250 students studying at the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky. The survey helped to identify the main barriers to the effective implementation of modern distance learning technologies in the educational process of the University: the lack of readiness of teachers and parents, the lack of necessary skills in applying computer systems of online learning, the inability to interact with the teaching staff and teachers, the lack of a sufficient number of academic consultants online. In addition, internal problems are investigated: limited resources, unevenly distributed marketing advantages, inappropriate administrative structure, and lack of innovative physical capabilities. The article allows us to solve these problems by gradually implementing a distance learning model that is suitable for any university, regardless of its specialization. The Moodle-based e-learning system proposed in this paper was designed to eliminate the identified barriers. Models for implementing distance learning in the learning process were built according to the CAPDM methodology, which helps universities and other educational service providers develop and manage world-class online distance learning programs. Prospects for further research focus on evaluating students' knowledge and abilities over the next six months after the introduction of the proposed Moodle-based program.

A Study on the Improvement of a Lecture Evaluation Tool in Higher Education -A case of improvement of a lecture evaluation questionnaire in "A" university- (대학 강의평가 도구 개선 방안 연구 -"A" 대학의 강의평가 문항 개선 사례-)

  • Park, Hye-Rim
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.13 no.11
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    • pp.5033-5043
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to complement the problem of lecture evaluation items and to improve the lecture evaluation items to fit to original purpose of lecture evaluation to enhance the lecture's quality. For this, meanings of good teaching, lecture evaluation domains and elements of preceding study, the contents and problems of lecture evaluation tools in A college were searched, and in this foundation, an improved lecture evaluation tool was suggested. As the result of this study, important features of the improved tool are followed: First, the compositions of evaluation domains, evaluation elements, and evaluation items were reconstituted. Second, to acquire the important information for the better lecture, the items were devised according to the features of good teaching in colleges. Third, the items concerned of evaluation elements which is commonly suggested by the lecture evaluation tools of preceding study were developed. Forth, if there is the information which is required for the enhancement of the lecture quality, the items were developed though the result could not be presented in the arithmetical means. Fifth, evaluation items to improve the problems of lecture evaluation tools which had been carried out in A college were developed.

Profile and Outcome of Management of Brain Tumours in Kaduna Northwestern Nigeria

  • Danjuma, Sale;Dauda, Happy Amos;Kene, Aghadi Ifeanyi;Akau, Kache Stephen;Jinjiri, Ismail Nasiru
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.65 no.5
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    • pp.751-757
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    • 2022
  • Objective : Tumours of the brain are a rare occurrence accounting for approximately 2% of all neoplasms in adults. Few studies have been done in Nigeria on the profile of brain tumours. The aim of this study is to determine the profile of brain tumours in general and determine the change in Kanofsky Performance Score (KPS) after treatment. Methods : This is a prospective hospital-based study in Kaduna. All consecutive patients over 18 years of age with diagnosis of brain tumours from January 2016 to December 2019 were included in the study. Demographic and clinical data was collected using a proforma during the study. Patients who received treatment were followed up for 12 months. The primary outcome data was the difference in the quality of life as measured by KPS at the point of first contact and at 1-month after treatment and at 12-month follow up. Data obtained was analysed with SPSS version 25.0 for Windows. Descriptive statistics was done to determine the profile. Paired t-test at 95% confidence interval was done to check for significant correlation between the mean KPS. Results : A total of 39 consecutive patients were included in the study. There was a slight male preponderance with a M : F of 1.17 : 1. Meningioma and metastasis were more common in females while gliomas and pituitary tumours were more common in males. The mean age of patients was 49.8 years and standard deviation of 11.8 years. Pituitary tumours were the most common tumours. The most common location of the tumour was frontal lobe followed by the pituitary gland. The mean duration of symptoms before neurosurgical consultation was 38 weeks. The most common presenting symptoms of patient with brain tumour was headache. The quality of life improve compare to the baseline in 81% of patient at discharge and at 1 year follow up. The overall mortality rate was 25.6%. Conclusion : The most common brain tumour in our study is pituitary tumour. Most patients present late. The most common presenting symptoms is headache. There is significant improvement in the KPS of patients following treatment. The overall mortality rate at 1-year post treatment is 25.6%.

Development of a Convergent Teaching-Learning Materials based on Logic Gates using Water-flow for the Secondary Informatics Gifted Students (물의 흐름을 이용한 논리 게이트 기반 융합형 중등 정보과학 영재 교수·학습 자료 개발)

  • Lee, Hyung-Bong;Kwon, Ki-Hyeon
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.369-384
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    • 2014
  • Since the start of gifted education in 2002, educational support system has now been established, and sufficient growth in quantitative aspects has been achieved in Korea. On the other hand, they report that there are insufficient points in terms of education quality. In other words, most of the gifted education simply expands knowledge by prior-learning. In order to improve the quality of gifted education, they should enhance critical-thinking and creativity able to apply interdisciplinary principles or phenomena for solving problems. In this study, we designed and developed a convergent teaching-learning materials based on the concept of integrated education, which explore the process that basic logic operations such as AND, OR, XOR do the role of computer cells. A survey result showed that student satisfaction(usefulness, understanding, interest) of the materials is significantly higher than that of other traditional learning topics, and the design intent was met.

Service Quality in Distribution Through Academics, Administration, and Facilities, Affects Brand Performance

  • FAKHRUDIN, Arif;YUDIANTO, Kifni;DHARASTA, You She Melly Anne
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Service Quality on Brand Performance through Satisfaction at an aviation campus in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Research design, data, and methodology: This research design was hypothesis testing using primary data obtained by distributing questionnaires directly to 200 respondents who were active students at an aviation campus in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The analytical method used was the Structure Equation Model (SEM). Results: The results of this study show that: (1) there was a significant and positive relationship between Service Quality and Satisfaction, (2) there was a significant and positive relationship between Satisfaction with Brand Performance, and (3) there was a significant and positive relationship between Service Quality and Brand Performance. Conclusion: This study concludes that for the dimension of Academic service quality distribution from the service quality variable, it is suggested to improve detailed recording by academic teaching staff. For the dimensions of Administrative Service Quality distribution from the Service Quality variable, it is recommended to increase the hospitality in the campus environment. For the dimensions of Facility Service Quality distribution from the Service Quality variable, it is recommended to increase satisfaction in terms of facilities on campus. For the Satisfaction variable, it is suggested to improve the performance of the staff and the academic community.

Characteristics of Good Science Teachers and Preservice Teacher Education Curriculum Percevied by Secondary Teachers (현직 교사들이 바라는 중등과학교사의 특성과 사전교사교육과정)

  • Park, Yune-Bae
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.103-118
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    • 1992
  • Quality control of science teachers seems to be one of the most important tasks to improve the quality of science education in Korea. The purposes of this study, as a survey, were to identify characteristics of good science teachers and to make an outline of preservice teacher education curriculum for cultivating the characteristics from inserivce secondary science teachers. A questionnaire was developed for this study and distributed to 176 inservice teachers. It had three parts: 1) characteristics of good science teachers, 2) weights of preservice curriclum areas, and 3) weights of college courses. The means and standard deviations of teachers' responses were calculated. To test the differences between teacher variables, t-tests were executed. The inservice teachers perceived that the junior-high school teacher's characteristics should be different from the senior-high school teacher's. Characteristics, such as enthusiasm toward teaching or students, subject knowledge, content selection and organizing skill, teaching techniques, and scientific worldview were ranked within top five of good science teacher's chracteristics. The teachers' perception about preservice curriculum were as follows: 1) present weight of liberal arts area should be reduced: 2) weight of content area for junior-high school teachers should be different from that for senior-high school teachers: 3) present weight of pedagogy area should be increased: 4) present weight of science education area should be increased: and 5) many courses in pedagogy and sciencd education areas need to be changed, Based on the data and disussion, a conceptual model for preservice teacher education curriculum was proposed.

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The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Brand Image: A Case Study in Vietnam

  • PHAN, Cuong Xuan;LE, Lam Van;DUONG, Duy;PHAN, Thuy Chung
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.423-431
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    • 2021
  • This paper examines the impact of university social responsibility on brand image and student satisfaction. Social responsibility impact on consumer behavior has been studied extensively. But the same impact has not been rigorously tested to the same extend in the education sector. Firstly, we analyze the perception of university social responsibility (USR) and its components, including (1) the quality of teaching programs, facilities, and academic staff; (2) supporting learning activities; and (3) human resource policies. Secondly, we investigate the relationship between university social responsibility, brand image, and student satisfaction. The study examined these relationships through a proposed economic model based on answers from a survey of 298 students at the University of Food Industry Ho Chi Minh City. From the above survey data, the author proceeds to quantify variables and, based on Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient, EFA factor analysis, and linear regression, to measure the impact of each social responsibility factor on business of the university and student satisfaction. The results show that university social responsibility actually affects the university's brand image and student satisfaction. Our findings suggest that universities should develop an appropriate marketing strategy to reinforce brand image and student satisfaction through the university social responsibility model.