Competence Of Students Research Articles

Rethinking students' psychological need states: The unique role of need unfulfilment to understanding ill-being in academic settings.

Prior research has shown that students face various stressors which can affect their psychological health. The present study examines the role of students' psychological need states in explaining their burnout and dropout intentions. More precisely, relying on recent findings from Self-Determination Theory research, we examined whether students' psychological need unfulfilment could contribute to explain their ill-being over and above need satisfaction and frustration. To this end, we also tested the validity of a tripartite instrument allowing to assess these need states in academic settings (Psychological Need States in Education-Scale [PNSE-S]). A study was conducted among two samples of high school (N=473; Sample 1) and college (N=1143; Sample 2) students. Results supported the construct validity of the 35-item PNSE-S in both samples by showing that students' relatedness, autonomy, and competence unfulfilment can be modelled as distinct need states alongside the frustration and satisfaction of those three needs. Moreover, these different need states displayed a well-differentiated pattern of associations with various facets of student burnout and with dropout intentions. Results also showed the critical role of psychological need unfulfilment in explaining students' ill-being.

TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING FUTURE PROFESSIONALS

The rapid evolution of the global workforce necessitates innovative approaches to developing future professionals who are not only technically proficient but also capable of strategic thinking and leadership. This article explores the emerging technologies and pedagogical methodologies that are crucial for developing effective management strategies among future professionals. By integrating digital tools, artificial intelligence, and experiential learning techniques, educational institutions can enhance the strategic competencies of students, preparing them to navigate the complexities of modern professional environments.

Preschool female teachers’ acquisition of professional competencies for students with disabilities’ inclusion in mainstream schools

Preschool female teachers’ acquisition of professional competencies for students with disabilities’ inclusion in mainstream schools

Contribution of Lecturer Characteristics in the Formation of Accounting Student Competency: A Study at Higher Education Institutions in Yogyakarta Special Region

Purpose : This study investigates the influence of lecturer competence on student competencies in the context of online learning, addressing a research gap concerning the role of lecturers in adapting to new educational technologies. Methodology: We collected data from vocational colleges in Yogyakarta (DIY) and Central Java through comprehensive observations and questionnaires. The gathered information was analyzed using regression analysis techniques to determine the relationship between lecturers' ICT understanding, their attitudes, and the resulting impact on student competence. Findings: Our findings reveal a positive correlation between lecturers' proficiency in ICT and their attitudes, significantly affecting student competencies. The results underscore the importance of technological literacy among lecturers, who must master various online learning tools. Additionally, the attitudes displayed by lecturers play a critical role in shaping student behavior and engagement in the learning process. Novelty : This study fills a significant research gap by highlighting the essential dimensions of lecturer competence in the realm of online learning. It emphasizes the need for lecturers to adapt to technological advancements and showcases the impact of their attitudes on student engagement and respect, which are crucial for effective learning in a technology-driven era. Keywords: behavioral accounting, lecturer competence, online learning

The Effect of Parent-child Relationships on the Social and Emotional Competence of Elementary School Students in the Lower School Grades

Over the years, social and emotional competence has received much attention as a key competence for the social development of individuals. The level of social and emotional competence has gradually become an important indicator for assessing students' personal social adaptability and well-being in life. Based on the global report of Social and Emotional Competence Measurement released by OECD in 2021, understanding parents and a good parent-child relationship will promote the development of social and emotional competence of primary and secondary school students to a certain extent. Under the educational background of home-school-society co-education, family education has become an important part of education. Research shows that a harmonious family atmosphere is more conducive to the healthy development of children's physical and mental health. Moreover, lower elementary school students are in the transition period and have the psychological characteristics of preschool children, such as insecurity, judgment, emotional instability, etc., which require more attention and guidance from parents, teachers, and society. This study analyzes relevant literature to investigate the influence of the parent-child relationship on the social and emotional competence of lower elementary school students and develops parent-child activities for the five major competencies of social and emotional competence.

Профессиональная направленность при обучении английскому языку студентов-юристов в цифровой среде в вузе

The aim of this article is to review the substantive and technological components of professionally oriented foreign language communicative competence (POFLCC) for law students in the digital environment at university. The following objectives are outlined: to specify the components of POFLCC for law students in the digital environment, to identify potential practices for professionally oriented English language teaching at university, and to update the technology for developing POFLCC for law students in the digital environment. Research methods employed include theoretical analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature, systematization, and generalization. Modern methods for teaching professionally oriented English language are examined, along with a classification of linguodidactic and professionally oriented materials for legal education programs. The study identifies research directions in the field of professional orientation in teaching English to law students and presents several digital educational trends applied in university English language classes.

Enhancing Assessment towards Flexible Medical Education: A Deep Dive into Preclinical Short Answer Questions through Item Analysis

Short answer questions (SAQs) and other forms of similarly structured examination methods are employed as evaluation tools to gauge the competency of medical students at various levels of study. However, item analyses for these questions have rarely been conducted. Evaluating the quality of examination questions through item analysis ensures that stakeholders, especially those undergoing learning in various flexible pathways in medical education, are provided with reliable and relevant assessments, promoting effective learning and competency development. In this study, we performed item analyses on SAQs by extracting the passing index (PI) and discrimination index (DI) for each sub-question. Data were analysed using Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Corporation, United States) and Jeffreys’s Amazing Statistics Program (JASP) (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Twentyseven sub-questions from five SAQs were analysed. The DI of the sub-questions ranged from 0.043 to 0.935 with a mean of 0.449 ± 0.223, while the PI returned a range of 0.012 to 0.971 with a mean value of 0.597 ± 0.246. In conclusion, the SAQs administered during a professional examination of preclinical medical students exhibited an acceptable range and mix of PI and DI values. However, improvements must be made to the sub-questions that return poor PI and DI values.

The Role of Self-Awareness in Mediating the Influence of Islamic Boarding School Policies and Regulations on the Competency Development of Santri: PLS-SEM Approach

Self-awareness allows individuals to be more aware of how they respond to lodge policies and regulations. They will be better able to be aware of these policies and regulations in influencing their behavior, attitudes, thought patterns, and competency development. This research explores the role of self-awareness in mediating the influence of Islamic boarding school policies and regulations and competency development. Quantitative methods with PLS-SEM analysis were used to test the feasibility of discriminant validity and research hypotheses. Data was collected through a questionnaire with 50 students at the Al-Idris Islamic Boarding School, Banyudono, Ponorogo using the purposive sampling method. The results of the analysis show that Islamic boarding school policies have a significant positive effect on self-awareness (β=0.521; ρ=0.000) and competency development (β=0.295; ρ=0.014). Furthermore, self-awareness was proven not to mediate the influence of policies (β=0.125; ρ=0.103) and Islamic boarding school regulations (β=0.075; ρ=0.129) on the competency development of students. The research results show that student self-awareness is strongly influenced by Islamic boarding school policies and regulations, which in turn support the development of student Competency. The implications of this study show the importance of education that focuses on developing students' self-awareness as part of efforts to prepare them to participate actively in society. The suggestion from this study is that Islamic boarding school education should focus more on developing self-awareness as a strategic step in developing their competency.

Evaluation of high-fidelity and virtual reality simulation platforms for assessing fourth-year medical students’ encounters with patients in need of urgent or emergent care

Background Medical students in the U.S. must demonstrate urgent and emergent care competence before graduation. Urgent and emergent care competence involves recognizing, evaluating and initiating management of an unstable patient. High-fidelity (HF) simulation can improve urgent and emergent care skills, but because it is resource intense, alternative methods are needed. Study Objective Our primary purpose was to use program evaluations to compare medical student experiences with HF and virtual reality (VR) simulations as assessment platforms for urgent and emergent care skills. Methods During their emergency medicine clerkship, students at The Ohio State University College of Medicine must demonstrate on HF manikins, competence in recognizing and initiating care of a patient requiring urgent or emergent care. Students evaluated these simulations on a five-point quality scale and answered open-ended questions about simulation strengths and weaknesses. Faculty provided feedback on student competence in delivering urgent or emergent care. In 2022, we introduced VR as an alternative assessment platform. We used Wilcoxon Signed Ranks and Boxplots to compare ratings of HF to VR and McNemar Test to compare competence ratings. Comments were analyzed with summative content analysis or thematic coding. Results We received at least one evaluation survey from 160 of 216 (74.1%) emergency medicine clerkship students. We were able to match 125 of 216 (57.9%) evaluation surveys for students who completed both. Average ratings of HF simulations were 4.6 of 5, while ratings of VR simulations were slightly lower at 4.4. Comments suggested that feedback from both simulation platforms was valued. Students described VR as novel, immersive, and good preparation for clinical practice. Constructive criticism identified the need for additional practice in the VR environment. Student performance between platforms was significantly different with 91.7% of students achieving competence in HF, but only 65.5% in VR (p≤.001, odds-ratio = 5.75). Conclusion VR simulation functions similarly to HF for formative assessment of urgent and emergent care competence. However, using VR simulation for summative assessment of urgent and emergent care competence must be considered with caution because students require considerable practice and acclimation to the virtual environment.

HƯỚNG TIẾP CẬN TIỂU THUYẾT HAI VẠN DẶM DƯỚI BIỂN CỦA JULES VERNE QUA CÁC ĐOẠN TRÍCH TRONG SÁCH GIÁO KHOA NGỮ VĂN 7 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH GIÁO DỤC PHỔ THÔNG 2018

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a great book by Jules Verne and a classic of the science fiction genre. In Vietnam, this novel was first included in the 2018 General Education Program as a primary reading material in the science fiction lesson of the Literature 7 textbooks. This article aims to elucidate the content value, artistic characteristics, and educational significance of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. It highlights the appeal and role of the work in developing qualities and competencies for secondary school students from scientific, cultural, historical, social, and psychological perspectives. Consequently, the article proposes approaches to effectively exploit and enhance the quality of teaching and learning this novel as well as the science fiction genre - a completely new genre in today's schools.

Assessment of the impact of educational work on the formation of professional competencies of pedagogical university students

Assessment of the impact of educational work on the formation of professional competencies of pedagogical university students

REFLEKSIV KOMPITENSIYASINI SHAKLLANTIRISHDA NAZARIY YONDASHUVLAR

This article focuses on the methods of developing reflexive competence of students in foreign language teaching, which help to increase the student's intellectual competence on the basis of tasks that motivate students, cooperation technology. Also, the official and scientific literature on the topic of this article is summarized and general conclusions are given on the existing discussions.

Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention or management of workplace violence in student nurses during clinical placement: A systematic review.

To systematically investigate the effectiveness of interventions for managing workplace violence experienced by registered nursing students during clinical placement. A systematic review of experimental studies. The review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The key search concepts such as "Nursing students", "Education", "workplace violence", "clinical placement" and "clinical study" were inspected to identify relevant articles (Appendix A). Two independent reviewers completed screening, critical appraisal and data extraction. Due to heterogeneity among the included studies, results were synthesized narratively. MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus (Elsevier), Embase (Ovid), Cochrane CENTRAL, ERIC (ProQuest), ProQuest Central and ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection were searched from inception to 27th February 2023. A total of 13 studies were included in this review. The predominant intervention for managing workplace violence experienced by registered nursing students during clinical placements was education. Approaches varied among studies and included didactic teaching, e-learning, role-playing and simulation practice. The included studies showed uncertain improvements in registered nursing students' confidence, coping skills, knowledge, competence and self-efficacy in dealing with workplace violence during clinical placements. Only one study assessed the incidence rate of workplace violence and found that a multi-faceted intervention involving both staff and students decreased the incidence. Given the heterogeneity of educational interventions, the effect of interventions for managing workplace violence during students' clinical placement is uncertain. To address this gap, high-quality, proactive and combined interventions at both institutional and organizational levels are needed.

Reflective Writing Competence in Explanation, Application, Reflection (EAR) Learning Strategy and its Correlation to Academic Performance in English

Reflective writing enables students to determine and express the link between academic lectures and personal experiences. The education sector has been highly integrating reflection into the development of higher-order thinking among learners through various learning strategies. With these, this study aimed to find out if an existing institutional reflective writing strategy has a relationship with the academic performance of students in English, a subject commonly targeting the attainment of writing competencies. A quantitative-correlational research method was used in this study that specifically evaluated the reflective written outputs of random Grade 12 students. A modified and validated reflective writing tool was used in such evaluation. Statistical analysis of the results implies that the reflective writing competence of students may influence their academic performance. On this basis, it is recommended to develop a standardized evaluation instrument to properly and objectively guide the students on utilizing reflections with the enhancement of their academic competencies.

A model curriculum in sexual medicine for undergraduate education in Europe

Sexual health has been recognized as an essential component of the overall health and wellbeing. The current article aims, first, to review the current state of sexual health education in undergraduate medical curricula, identifying gaps, needs and challenges. The main part of this paper describes the development and content of an undergraduate sexual medicine curriculum based on a clear concept of the competencies students should learn regarding knowledge, skills and attitudes. The content is based on a biopsychosocial understanding of human sexuality elaborated by international experts from different European countries integrating basic knowledge in biology, psychology, sociocultural and political sciences, preventive medicine, and the various therapeutic approaches to help women, men and couples with sexual health problems on a primary care level. In order to enable students to learn the basic skills of sexual history taking and sexual basic counselling two educational videos were produced. The material presented is part of the European Collaboration in Science and Technology (COST) supported project European Sexual Medicine Network (ESMN). The material provided can serve universities to give the training as a 25-30 hours course equivalent to 1 ECTS.

A Study on the Impact of International Study Programs on the Global Competency of English Major Students

A Study on the Impact of International Study Programs on the Global Competency of English Major Students

Developing students' scientific competencies using the school's environmental context in rural and semi-rural settings

The study implemented a didactic proposal to develop Scientific Competencies in secondary students from rural and semi-rural contexts by leveraging the school's environmental surroundings. Using an instrumental case study methodology, progression hypotheses were established, revealing a sufficient correlation (0.32) in scientific competency development between two targeted students, as determined by Kendall's Tau-B. The research focused on two students deemed suitable by their teacher, with evidence analyzed to create a performance rubric that assessed competency development. The findings indicated that the teacher's ecology teaching model aligned with a level 2 progression based on specialized literature, leading to specific didactic recommendations. The study concluded that effectively incorporating constructs for developing scientific competencies requires teachers to adopt critical perspectives on the inconsistencies in the Colombian educational system, understand scientific competencies in an international context, and engage as reflective researchers. This approach is essential for fostering scientific competency development in the classroom.

ANALYZING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILLS USING SPEECHACE: INSIGHTS FROM AN AI-POWERED ASSESSMENT TOOL

AI technology has increasingly integrated into language learning and assessment, offering efficient and engaging environment. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Speechace, an AI powered language assessment tool, in improving speaking skills among first semester students through a mixed-method approach. The findings revealed an average overall performance score of 5.69 out of 9, with female students consistently outperforming males students in pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, grammar and overall speaking competence. The question-specific analysis showed that students performed better on personal topics, exhibiting higher fluency and fewer pauses. Speechace provided valuable feedback, particularly in evaluating fluency-including the report of word per minute and bad pauses-as well as pronunciation accuracy via color-coded feedback. These findings highlight the potential use of AI tools in language education and offer insight for educators on integrating technology into English language instruction, more specifically in speaking skills.

The Effect OF Teacher's Professional Competence on Student’s Entrepreneurship Competency in Practice and Entrepreneurship Lessons at SMKN 1 Solok

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of teacher professional competence on student entrepreneurship competence in the subjects of craft and entrepreneurship at SMKN 1 Solok, in this study using a quantitative approach, the data sources used in this study were primary data and secondary data, primary data namely data which is directly obtained from respondents from filling out google forms , while secondary data comes from literature studies in the form of journals, books and laws related to research. The result of the research is that the professional competence of teachers has a positive effect on the entrepreneurial competence of students at SMKN 1 Solok.

Enhancing Pediatric Nursing Skills by Top Learning Strategies

Background: The efficacy of educational strategies is crucial for nursing students to competently perform pediatric procedures like nasogastric tube insertion. Specific Background: This study evaluates the effectiveness of simulation, blended, and self-directed learning strategies in enhancing these skills among nursing students. Knowledge Gap: Previous research lacks a comprehensive comparison of these strategies' impacts on skill development in pediatric nursing contexts. Aims: The study aims to assess the effectiveness of different educational strategies on nursing students' ability to perform pediatric nasogastric tube insertions. Methods: A pre-experimental design was employed at the College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, involving 60 students divided into three groups. Data were collected via an observational checklist from October to December 2023 and analyzed using SPSS. Results: Significant improvements in students' skills were observed across all groups. Simulation strategy showed highly significant differences with p-values of .001 and large effect sizes (Partial Eta Squared: .887, .902, .582). Blended strategy also demonstrated significant results with p-values of .001 and large effect sizes (Partial Eta Squared: .813, .936, .883). The self-directed strategy was similarly effective, with p-values of .001 and large effect sizes (Partial Eta Squared: .871, .739, .667). Descriptive statistics revealed a notable increase in mean scores in post-tests, indicating the effectiveness of these strategies. Novelty: This study uniquely compares the effectiveness of simulation, blended, and self-directed learning strategies, providing comprehensive insights into their impacts on pediatric nursing education. Implications: The findings underscore the importance of incorporating diverse learning strategies in nursing curricula to enhance practical skills, suggesting that a combination of these methods could be most beneficial for student learning and competence in clinical settings. Highlights: Effective Strategies: Simulation, blended, and self-directed learning enhance pediatric nursing skills. Significant Improvement: All methods showed highly significant skill development with large effect sizes. Unique Comparison: The study provides valuable insights for nursing education curricula. Keywords: Nursing education, pediatric skills, nasogastric tube insertion, simulation learning, blended learning