Computer Lessons Research Articles

Educational and Technical Tools for Developing Students' Creativity in Computer Lessons

In the modern post-industrial society, the problem of developing creative abilities of students using information technologies is especially relevant. At the moment, society needs specialists who can think differently, find creative solutions to problems, and skillfully work with information. The problem of studying the phenomenon of creativity is not new. Many researchers have presented this problem in different interpretations.

IMPROVING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF-REGULATED LEARNING

The material in accounting computer lessons utilizes technology used to present problems to students. Thus, generating differences in student achievement based on various factors. To see the effect of interpersonal intelligence and self-regulated learning on student achievement. This study uses a survey method based on a quantitative approach. The Affordable population of this study is the eleventh-grade students in the Department of financial accounting SMKN Jakarta with 174 students. Simple random sampling is used as a sampling technique. The sample was taken randomly without certain criteria so that students who have high or low achievement can be a research sample. Known results of the average (mean) student achievement in this study into Category B (Good). Furthermore, students who have interpersonal intelligence and self-regulated learning are in the “low” category and the “high” category. In this study, teachers as educators in schools can guide and train students ' social relationships by forming study groups regularly so that students can improve interpersonal relationships with other students, besides that students can understand each other's learning needs to form learning strategies that will produce learning goals to be achieved. The findings of this study stated that there is a relationship between computer accounting learning achievement of vocational school students with interpersonal intelligence and self-regulated learning positively.

Creating Integration Situations of Students’ Computer Lesson and Learning with Gamification

The general purpose of this research is to determine the state of high school students integrating their learning through computer lessons and gamification. Content analysis method was used in the research. The research was carried out in the spring term of 2020–2021. The sample of the study consists of 56 high school students. During the data collection process, a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and prepared by taking the opinions of three different field experts was applied. Answers were sought from high school students to questions such as the use of the internet in education, the advantages of gamification in education, the disadvantages of gamification in education, their views on the educational environment and their use of information technologies. Grouping method was used for data analysis and individual results were collected in different group environments. According to the results of the research, it was concluded that the gamification application made the lesson more fun and increased the motivation of the students. Finally, students found it positive to integrate learning through computer lessons with gamification, and it is thought that conducting a similar study will benefit the literature.
 Keywords: Gamification, Computer lesson, Technology in Education, High School Students.

Computer-Assisted-Education

The purpose of this review is to explore and learn boundlessly about computer-assisted education, and its impact on students and their academic success. Computer-assisted learning provides academics with various teaching information and multimedia platforms for easy learning for students. It interprets the innovation of computer-assisted education and its success in today’s era. Computeraided education signifies the integrated approach of the computer and its devices. Nevertheless, it does not mean online learning will eventually replace traditional education and teachers, rather teachers using computer-based platforms, and their applications to teaching, like smart classes, videos, and web tutoring with improved resources and reduced teacher workloads. By which, students can arrive, grasp, and engage themselves at their own pace in a co-relational environment. Computer Assisted Learning has completely modernized the way that students learn, both in the average classroom as well as in language learning settings. Computer assisted learning can make lessons much more interactive and engaging, and can pique the interest of even the most reluctant of pupils. Computer lessons normally adapt to the individual based on their progress, not on a set of standards, so each student is able to have a more personalized experience. Therefore, without computerfacilitated education today, it would have been merely impossible for us to study and attain education. The world has widely opened and accepted the new technology of computer-assisted education. This paper is done to distinguish the success of computer-assisted education

The Perception Scale for the 7E Model-Based Augmented Reality Enriched Computer Course (7EMAGBAÖ): Validity and Reliability Study

Education, teaching, and learning topics, known to have gained an international dimension with technological developments, are still seen as the most discussed themes and subject to change. It is clear that in the 21st century, the increasing information density, the means of transfer, and the technological adaptation skills of the teacher and the learner are at the forefront, and more efforts are required to develop them. The integration of technologies in education and training is related to the necessity of preparing learners in the most suitable way for future work and lifelong learning within the information society. For this reason, for the COVID-19 pandemic process and thereafter, starting with known education models makes it necessary to enable the development of education, teaching, and learning under better conditions and situations by blending them with technological developments. Everyone has understood the ever-changing and developing universal digital world much better during this pandemic. The 7E model of the Constructivist Learning Theory (CLT), known as the student-centered model based on distance education, has been mandatory for the entire education community during the first global pandemic of the digital age. Augmented Reality (AR) is another web-based technological development that can work in harmony with the 7E model. In the 7E model, the teaching of the lessons was at the forefront since the learners learn by doing, experiencing, and applying, directly participating in the lesson, and sharing opinions. For the present study, a scale was developed to determine the perceptions of the learners about the 7E model-based AR-enriched computer lesson. Validity and reliability studies were also conducted on the data obtained from the developed scale. The scale, which was prepared using a five-point Likert scale, was applied to 400 students who fit the profile of the sample group. A statistical analysis of the results concluded that 26 low-factor loading items should be removed from the questionnaire, and the final version of the 28-item scale was a six-factor structure. The statistical analysis concluded that the scale was suitable for all criteria in terms of validity and reliability. Considering the values revealed in the study, it was concluded that the overall scale (α = 0.932) was highly reliable.

Application of information technologies in distance learning in the field of higher education

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the world, education has switched to distance education. Education has transformed from face-to-face education to distance education. This situation caused educators and administrators who were unprepared to panic. Researchers need to increase research on distance education. In the distance education system, it is the most basic task of the teachers to increase the participation of students in the lessons, to teach the students with different techniques as in face-to-face education and to increase their motivation. It is very important to research and develop the techniques and systems used in distance education. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine the views of university students about the distance education process and to get their suggestions. In this study, the qualitative research method for the research data was used for the views and needs of the students studying at the university about the distance education system. The study group included 102 education faculty students studying at 3 different universities. The application was carried out within the scope of the 2020–2021 fall semester computer courses. The interview form developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool within the scope of the research. While the interview questions were being prepared, the opinions of three experts were taken and the questions were finalised. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings obtained as a result of the research are given in detail in the findings and results sections.
 
 Keywords: Distance education, university student, opinion, computer lesson, higher education, information technologies;

Computer-Assisted CBT May Help Alleviate Depression

Computer-Assisted CBT May Help Alleviate Depression

Exploring Design Principles in Computational Thinking Instruction for Multilingual Learners

Background: Multilingual learners have been overlooked and understudied in computer science education research. As the CS for All movement grows, it is essential to design integrated, justice-oriented curricula that help young multilingual learners begin to develop computational thinking skills and discourses. Purpose: We present a conceptual framework and accompanying design principles for justice-centered computational thinking activities that are language-rich, with the aim of supporting learners’ agency and building their capacity over time to use computing for good in their communities. Setting: Our work takes place in a research–practice partnership centered in an elementary school in California with a significant multilingual Latinx population. Research Design: We have engaged in two cycles of design-based research with preservice and in-service teachers at an elementary school. Through analysis of one case study during the second and most recent cycle, we examined the potential of teachers using our design principles for supporting multilingual learners’ language development through engagement in computational thinking. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that multilingual learners will engage in productive discourse when computational thinking lessons are designed to (1) be meaningfully contextualized, (2) position students as agentic learners, and (3) promote coherence over time. However, more research is needed to understand how teachers use these principles over time, and what additional supports are needed to ensure coordination between stakeholders to develop and effectively implement coherent learning progressions.

Impact of Computer Aid Instructions on Locus of Control And Students’ Performance In Mensuration Of SSS One Students In Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

The study investigated the affects of Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) on students’ performance and locus of control in learning geometry of SSS one students. The objectives of the study were: To investigate the effect of CAI on students’ performance in geometry when compared with conventional method (CM), to establish gender difference in performance using CAI, to assess students’ locus of control in the learning when taught using CAI and CM. The study adopted quasi experimental design. The study has population of 4982 students, consisting of 2678 males and 2304 females. The sample of the study consisted of 67 male and 62 female. There are 65 students in the experimental and 64 students in the control groups respectively. Four instruments were used for data collection; Student’s Locus of Control, pre-test, post-test, lesson plan based on computer aid instruction and lesson plan based on conventional method. Student’s Locus of Control questionnaire. The participants were taught volumes of cylinder and cone for six weeks. The Cronbach’s Alpha of the tests was estimated to be 0.720 and 0.801 respectively. The differences between the groups means was analyzed using t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test, at ? = 0.05. The study revealed that, the students taught geometry with CAI obtained higher geometry scores and higher locus of control scores than the students taught with CM. The study further revealed that there were no gender differences in CAI group. It was recommended that mathematics teachers should use CAI and train students to develop internal locus of control.

Variation in Semiotic Mediation across Face-to-Face and Computer-Based Secondary School Mathematics Lessons in a School in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

This study, conducted in one high-achieving secondary school in a disadvantaged area in the Western Cape province of South Africa, asks whether mathematics teachers alter their “talk” across the face-to-face and computer-based lessons. Data were gathered through video recordings of teacher/student interactions across ten face-to-face and computer-based mathematics lessons conducted by two teachers. Findings indicate that the teachers studied significantly altered their “talk” across the two contexts, with a medium effect size. Further, a significant association at a medium effect level between any two of the three variables—location of lesson, “talk” type and scale of interaction—was found. In particular, teachers used significantly less mathematical talk in the computer lessons. As language is the primary mediator of conceptual acquisition (Vygotsky, 1978), this calls into question what mathematical concepts are learnt in a computer-based lesson.

Pelatihan Aplikasi Microsoft Office PowerPoint untuk Metode Pembelajaran

The Miftahul Falah Ash-Shiddiqie Islamic Boarding School Education Foundation is located in the Rancaekek sub-district, Bandung regency. Is an educational institution in the field of Islamic religion. The teaching method used is still traditional by using writing instruments. Knowledge of computer science teachers is not yet smart. Computer lessons and training for Microsoft Office Power Point applications are carried out, able to provide benefits as a more modern and interesting learning medium. After implementing the Microsoft Power Point application computer training, teachers are expected to better understand the importance of technology as a learning medium.

The Role of distance learning via the Internet in Learning Programming: Learners' Point of View

The current research aims toidentify the role of distance learning via the Internet in learning programming for fourth-preparatory school students, as it is their first experience in the field of learning and application in the 2018-2019 academic year. one of the main reasons for resorting to this type of learning is the limited time of the weekly lessonof learning programming, within the computer lessons scheduled as one session per week for the fifth preparatory school students. This leads to deficiencies in some scientific aspects of programming, which are considered one of the most important demands of development and the needs of the present era that the learners must be adequately trained on. This experiment was applied to the community of 100 learners, by providing computerlessons for programming in the language of Visual Basic, in its sixth version, and sending those lessons through the educational group assigned to them through the simplest social media sites so that answers clarify the role of this learning from the sample consisting of 40 participants. Their opinions were obtained by applying the questionnaire. The research found that distance learning via the Internet has a significant role in achieving the goals that were set by the Ministry of Education for the computer subject, specifically the programming forthe fourth preparatory class, which included the skill, cognitive and emotional field. It was found that there is a high degree of accomplishment achieved by distance learning via the Internet was for the emotional domain. The study suggested a set of statements related to the interest in this type of learning and the pursuit of its development to be used in an ideal manner to help the learners.

PROVISION OF QUALITY EDUCATION IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS: REFLECTIVE PRACTICES IN LOW-COST PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BULAWAYO METROPOLITAN PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE

Quality in education has become a cause for concern to every stakeholder in education. The study sought to assess the provision of quality education in low-cost private secondary schools in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. The study adopted the interpretivist paradigm in qualitative approach, using a case study design. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used for collecting thematically analysed data from purposively sampled four school heads and six teachers from low-cost private secondary schools. The study established that in pursuit for quality education, selected schools employed qualified teachers who engage in continuous professional development programmes to sharpen their teaching skills. The findings revealed that the schools understudy are making efforts to offer practical science and computer lessons using the limited resources to ensure the provision of quality education. It emerged that selected schools use e-learning and multimedia resources which arouse learners’ interests and increase the retention rates. It came out that the schools understudy have environmental clubs which work together with school health departments in attending to sanitary issues. Whilst selected schools practiced heterogeneous grouping, the findings revealed that learners with physical disabilities are not enrolled in those schools due to lack of appropriate physical facilities and there are no teachers with relevant expertise to teach learners with special needs. The study revealed that the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education provided guidelines in the form of policy documents and circulars to monitor the provision of quality education in the selected schools. Despite the efforts made by low-cost secondary schools in providing quality education, the study found that high staff turnover is negatively affecting the quality of education due to lack of continuity in learning. The findings indicated that inadequate learning resources and infrastructure such as libraries, computer and science laboratories, internet services, and lack of teachers with special needs expertise adversely affected the provision of quality education. The study concludes that lack of financial resources is a hindrance in the provision of quality education in low-cost secondary schools. The study recommends that a comparative study on provision of quality education should be conducted in private trust secondary schools.
 
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Synergistic Effects of Cognitive Training and Physical Exercise on Dual-Task Performance in Older Adults.

Studies report benefits of physical exercise and cognitive training to enhance cognition in older adults. However, most studies did not compare these interventions to appropriate active controls. Moreover, physical exercise and cognitive training seem to involve different mechanisms of brain plasticity, suggesting a potential synergistic effect on cognition. This study investigated the synergistic effect of cognitive training and aerobic/resistance physical exercise on dual-task performance in older adults. Intervention effects were compared to active controls for both the cognitive and the exercise domain. Eighty-seven older adults completed one of 4 different combinations of interventions, in which computer lessons was active control for cognitive training and stretching/toning exercise control for aerobic/resistance training: (a) cognitive dual-task training and aerobic/resistance training (COG+/AER+), (b) computer lessons and aerobic/resistance training (COG-/AER+), (c) cognitive dual-task training and stretching/toning exercises (COG+/AER-), and (d) computer lessons and stretching/toning exercises (COG-/AER-). The primary outcome was performance in an untrained transfer dual task. Stepwise backward removal regression analyses were used to predict pre- versus post-test changes in groups that have completed the dual-task training, aerobic/resistance or both interventions. Participation in AER+ did not predict improvement in any dual-task outcomes. Participation in COG+ predicted reduction in dual-task cost and participation in COG+/AER+ predicted reduction in task-set cost. Results suggest that the combination of cognitive and physical training protocols exerted a synergistic effect on task-set cost which reflects the cost of maintaining multiple response alternatives, whereas cognitive training specifically improved dual-task cost, which reflects the ability of synchronizing concurrent tasks.

An educational software suite for comprehensive learning of Computer‐Aided Engineering

AbstractThe learning of Computer‐Aided Engineering (CAE) usually involves practical computer lessons on the use of CAE software. Software packages suitable for learning should be user‐friendly and accessible, with an affordable cost. However, the CAE freeware and proprietary software available in the market are relatively difficult to use for novices. Furthermore, most proprietary software packages are very costly, hindering the access of learners. In this study, a CAE freeware suite, CAE 3D, has been developed for supporting the learning of CAE technology. CAE 3D contains four modules for analyzing 3D solid mechanics, heat transfer, and mechanical vibration problems by the finite element method, and 3D fluid dynamics problems by the finite volume method. Unlike most CAE freeware applications, the user interface of CAE 3D is a purely graphical user interface instead of containing some text‐based user interfaces. As CAE 3D is user‐friendly and capable of analyzing various types of engineering problems, it is suitable for use as a learning tool of CAE. For example, learners can adjust parameters, such as geometry, material properties, and/or boundary conditions, to explore the effects of a given setting on the CAE results. This article explains the CAE learning process, development of CAE 3D software and application of CAE 3D to university classrooms. The classroom feedback indicates that the students were highly satisfied with CAE 3D in terms of the usability, the reliability of results and the contribution toward learning. These responses support the applicability of CAE 3D in CAE education.

DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER LEARNING AND BASIC NETWORK E-MODULES

This research is motivated by the limitations of time learning that can be used by students in the class with the characteristics of vocational learning that requires students to know with skills (competencies). The teacher-centred learning process also slows the level of mastery of the material that students should have. The purpose of this research is to produce the appropriate e-modules used in the subjects of computer and basic network students in grade X TKJ at SMK. The type of this research was Research and Development by using ADDIE development model. This type of development research is with analysis (analysis) needs to be developed, design to choose Media, design and make media, development (development) test Practicality, practical done by 1 teacher and 30 students, implementation is done implementation in students by teacher, and Evaluation (evaluation) of data assessment result of multimedia-based learning module deserves to be used in Classroom as a simulation tool learning computer lessons and basic networks. Multimedia-based learning modules are applied because they are quality, easy to use and have a fascination if used in the learning process.

Il laboratorio incontri generazionali e le ricerche/sperimentazioni di turismo intergenerazionale in alternanza scuola-lavoro

In a time when relationships between groups of young people and the elderly are mostly superficial or non-existent, the Generational Meetings Laboratory is proposing researches faced on fight against the increasing distance among the generations. Computer languages, of the main obstacles to communication between generations, have been adopted as tools of the relationship between elderly and young people. The results of further studies encouraged the researchers of the Lab to enrich the experimentations in a tourist context. Intergenerational tourism has been defined as: one of the new tourisms, an opportunity for knowledge, through a tourist-cultural experience, between participants of different generations - unrelated to family ties - and defined Grandparents and Grandchildren for the group climate, similar to the family one(Albanese e Bocci, 2014a: 56). The intergenerational tourism starts in 2000 at the University of Milan. The re search/experimentations use multi-theoretical and multi-methodological approaches in the area of social psychology and are based on the studies of the psychology of aging, cultivated by Prof. Marcello Cesa-Bianchi. The experimentations are monitored by the University network A.R.I.P.T.Fo.R.P (Association for Interdisciplinary Research in Psychology of Tourism- Training, Research and Planning). From the a.y. 2015-2016, A.R.I.P.T.Fo.R.P. has set up Alternating School Work contracts with secondary schools, planning intergenerational holidays in North and Central Italy. Within the framework of studies conducted at national level, here we focus on some salient aspects of the researches/experimentations started in 2002 and recently conducted in the Viterbo area, where Alternating School Work is configured as a cycle of preparatory and motivational meetings to intergenerational tourism. The results confirm the phases of communication development introduced by A. Albanese (2001). The computer’s lab tasks and digital photography activities, historic trails and nature trails during the holyday help the knowledge and the relationship between people of different generation, in overcoming stereotypes and prejudices. As during computer lessons, during leisure as well, the research highlights the intergroup relations evolution that, from an approach phase it evolves towards the acquaintance among the attendants, up to generate moments of real empathy. The group, consolidated through the three phases, generates a new phase of creativity, the latter is expressed in Viterbo in the pact between generations in favour of local communities and the environment. The results obtained so far in intergenerational studies encourage the realization of further experiences of Alternating School Work (thanks also to the renewed interest of MIUR) and of new researches/experimentations of intergenerational tourism, for a continuous extension/evolution of the model at national level and international. In fact, the project showed the flexibility needed to be applied in different contexts and periods.

Compact Disc Interactive Design Tutorial and Effect on the Improvement of Learning Network Computer Lessons

This study aims to design an interactive CD wake up in order to improve student learning outcomes in subjects Computer Network. The design of an interactive CD begins with a needs analysis, interactive CD design, followed by testing before being implemented. When finished designed and built, then the interactive CD learning is implemented in Computer Networking. This type of research is classified as a Research and Development as well as descriptive correlation. From the research,it can be concluded: 1). The results of the pretest subjects Computer Networking Students of SMK Muhammadiyah Padang showed by 31.82% to exceed the criterion of completeness Minimum value. 2). Results posttest subjects Computer Networking Students of SMK Muhammadiyah Padangafter using Interactive CD by 59.09% over the KKM. 3). There are significant differences between the learning-based Media Interactive CD Tutorial Computer Networking (Class Experiment) by Learning using conventional methods. 4). There is a significant and positive effect between the perceptions of students about Learning Media Design Interactive CD Tutorial Computer Networking on Student Results Subjects Computer Networks of 42.4 %. In other words, the use of an interactive tutorial CD learning in class XI (TKJ 1) Department of Computer Networks SMK Muhammadiyah Padang can improve learning outcomes Computer Network.

RANCANG BANGUN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF KOMPUTER DAN JARINGAN DASAR KELAS X SMK

This research discusses discussesthe advantage of information technology as a learning aid that is by by designing interactive multimedia learning on basic computer and networking at class X in vocational school. The research aims to design a valid and practical interactive CD learning media using Adobe Director 11.5 software and supported by other media applications. In designing the material the researcher uses the classic tutorial method. The instruments carried out by researchers to collect data were by filling out questionnaires on the validity of the media carried out by 2 media lecturers (experts) who included aspects of media content, presentation and format as well as practical assessment of media carried out by 2 subject teachers and 5 students. Based on the results of the assessment has been conducted on the validity of the media, the results obtained with an average value of 0.79 and the value of practicality of the media obtained an average yield of 84.38% and 83%. So that it can be concluded that the interactive CD learning media designed using the adobe director 11.5 application is feasible and practical to use in Computer lessons and Class X Basic Networks in vocational school Keywords: Instructional Media, Adobe Director 11.5, Basic Computer And Network.

DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING BASED TEACHING MATERIALS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS 'DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT (Study on computer subjects and basic networks in Class X in Bengkulu City Vocational School)

This research aims to describe, first the development of website-based teaching materials can improve student learning independence, secondly the development of website-based teaching materials can improve the learning achievement of computer lessons and basic student networks. This research uses Research and Development (R & D) research with Borg & Gall development model in class X TKJ Vocational High School 3 of Bengkulu City, Vocational High School 3 of Bengkulu City and Muhammadiyah 9th Vocational High School in the City of Bengkulu. This research uses steps, namely research and information collecting, planning, develop preliminary form of product, preliminary field testing, main product revision, main field testing, operational product revision, operational field testing, final product revision, implementation. The results of the research show that the development of website-based teaching materials can improve student independence and learning achievement.