Data For Educators Research Articles

Exploring Determinants of Sustained Participation in New Sports: The Impact of YouTube Engagement and Educator Support.

This study explored the determinants of sustained participation in new sports by applying the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and examining the moderating role of social support, as well as the influence of media interest. This present study aimed to contribute to the promotion and effective adoption of new sports by providing valuable data for new-sports educators to teach these activities. A survey was conducted among 313 university students enrolled in new-sports classes across five universities in Korea, utilizing a convenience sampling method. Using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0, we conducted frequency, correlation, and reliability analyses, followed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the measurement model and structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships between media interest, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and behavioral intentions. The software Jamovi version 2.3.21 was employed to analyze the moderating effects of social support from educators on these relationships. The findings reveal that media interest significantly influenced the attitudes, which, in turn, along with subjective norms and PBC, affected the behavioral intentions. Moreover, the social support from educators moderated the effects of attitudes, subjective norms, and PBC on the behavioral intentions. This study concluded that leveraging media interest and enhancing social support can effectively promote engagement and sustained participation in new sports. These insights can offer practical strategies for stakeholders aiming to increase participation rates in new-sports activities.

Peer Education as a Tool to Improve Health Knowledge for People Who Are Incarcerated: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the Indiana Peer Education Program ECHO.

Considerable health inequities occur among people who are incarcerated, with ripple effects into broader community health. The Indiana Peer Education Program uses the Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) model to train people who are incarcerated as peer health educators. This analysis sought to evaluate the effectiveness of this program and explore emergent themes not covered in survey instruments. Survey data for both peer educators and their students were assessed using multivariate regression. Qualitative data were used to triangulate survey findings and explore additional themes via thematic analysis. Students showed improvements in knowledge scores and postrelease behavior intentions; peer educators improved in knowledge, health attitudes, and self-efficacy. Qualitative data affirmed survey findings and pointed toward peer educators acquiring expertise in the content they teach, and how to teach it, and that positive results likely expand beyond participants to others in prison, their families, and the communities to which they return. Though preliminary, the results confirm an earlier analysis of the New Mexico Peer Education Program ECHO, adding to the evidence that training individuals who are incarcerated as peer educators on relevant public health topics increases health knowledge and behavior intentions and likely results in improvements in personal and public health outcomes.

A mobile application tool for co-assessing urban open spaces – a test case of the Grey’s Monument, Newcastle, UK

ABSTRACT This paper introduces a novel approach to evaluating urban open spaces (UOS) by developing a mobile application, YouWalk-UOS. Overcoming current limitations and the need for integrating digital technologies and participatory methods into UOS assessment processes, the study establishes a comprehensive framework addressing functional, social, and perceptual dimensions with 36 identified aspects. The framework and the mobile application are tested at Grey’s Monument in Newcastle, England, revealing its potential to capture a thorough perspective of UOS. The findings suggest that mobile technology can revolutionize urban space assessment, emphasizing the value of user-contributed data for various stakeholders, including designers, educators, and policymakers.

Teaching university students through technology-mediated experiential learning: Educators' perspectives and roles

Experiential learning (EL), the creation of knowledge through experience, has gained considerable importance in education in recent years. However, little is known about (1) how technology use, which has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, influences experiential learning and (2) the implications of these changes for educators and their teaching. Based on qualitative interviews, this study sheds light on how technology-mediated experiential learning (TMEL) draws implications for educators. In particular, we identified four areas in which technology-mediated experiential learning differs from traditional experiential learning that does not involve technology: process and progression, personal growth and skills, relationships and team experience, and outcomes and performance. All four areas present both positive and negative consequences, described in detail. We discuss how these findings have changed the educators’ roles. To this end, we derived three strategies from our data for educators to address these challenges, proposed a new model describing the expanded roles of educators, and derived propositions for future research.

The epistemic machinery of educational platforms

ABSTRACT This paper adds an algorithmic epistemology perspective to previous works that examine the datafication of subjective social and emotional characteristics, perceptions, and behaviours. The paper employs a comparative epistemological approach to explore two behavioural educational platforms: RedCritter Teacher and Panorama Education. We unpack these platforms’ epistemic arrays of data extraction, interfaces, justifications, and representations and the knowledge arrangements they aim to constitute in schools. Borrowing Knorr-Cetina’s notion of ‘epistemic machineries,’ which entails the material and discursive apparatuses of knowledge production in specific ‘epistemic cultures,’ we analyse the platforms’ empirical apparatuses, ontological assumptions, and referential constructions. This exploration unearths two different digital epistemes: a gamified, engagement-based recognition system; and a bureaucratic-scientific framework that aims to produce actionable data for educators and schools. We explore the ramifications of these different human-machine entanglements and question how these bring to bare on pertaining to school life, such as human agency, knowledge practices, and educational decision-making.

Engaging Premedical Students in Medical Education Research: Benefits of Clinical Skills Observation Studies.

Observations requiring evaluation and critical thinking can be powerful learning experiences. Video-recorded standardized patient encounters are underused resources for evaluation and research. The authors engaged premedical students in medical education research reviewing standardized patient encounters. This study aims to explore participant perceptions of the research experience and how they gained clinical skills. This mixed-method study was completed between 2019 and 2022. Premedical participants coded medical students' clinical skills in video-recorded standardized patient encounters. Each participant also completed their own new patient history in a standardized patient encounter at both the beginning and end of their research project. Participants then completed an end-of-program debrief to discuss their experiences coding the clinical skills encounters. The authors coded communication skills implemented in the pre/postencounters and completed a thematic analysis of the debrief transcripts. All 21 participants demonstrated significant clinical skills gain after their research project, which included spending more time with the patient (pre-M=5 minutes, post-M=19 minutes, t=13.2, P<.001) and asking more questions (pre-M=13, post-M=40, t=9.3, P<.001). Prior clinical experience did not influence pre- or postoutcomes, but the number of videos coded was associated with asking more questions in the postencounter. Participants described learning actively and reflected that their clinical skills research project gave them greater insight into patient-care aspects of medical school and how medical students learn. These data demonstrate that observational studies in which premedical students evaluate standardized patient encounters gave the students context to medical education while enabling them to develop and transfer their own clinical skills. Studies observing standardized patient encounters provide rich insight into clinical skills development, and this work generates both research outcomes and actionable program evaluation data for medical educators. Purposefully engaging premedical students in such experiential learning opportunities benefits the students and helps cultivate early medical education pathways for these learners.

Three Perspectives on the Value of Bridgers Within IT: A Longitudinal Study of Eight Years of Job Placement of IT Graduates

Job placement data is important for understanding where graduates get jobs. We present an empirical study of eight years of undergraduate and graduate IT placement data to explore IT jobs obtained within IT functions. Niederman, Ferratt, and Trauth (2016) propose clustering IT jobs into four macro-level categories based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required for these jobs: IT bridgers, technical specialists, application domain specialists, and IT managers. They argue an increased need for and value placed on “bridgers” who can fill bridging jobs within IT. Bridgers within IT possess both technical and “soft skills” like communications/managerial and change/project management and work within the IT function but can liaise between IT and business units. Using a longitudinal sample of 1,980 IT graduates from one Information School, the data supports that IT bridgers are hired within IT, are hired earlier, and are largely hired in consulting, technology, and finance industry sectors. Contributions include exploring the utility of the macro-level categorization of NFT IT job categories to analyze job placement, the importance of tracking IT job placement in employer sectors, and the overall value of IT placement data for IT educators and administrators.

The Effects of Health Literacy and Sociodemographic Characteristics on the Rational Use of Medication in Health Students: A Cross-sectional Study

Background: This study aimed to investigate the rational medication use of health students, their health literacy (HL), the associations of these factors with sociodemographic factors, and the contribution of HL to the rational use of medication (RUM). Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 1256 health students between February and June 2020 in Turkey, using a Sociodemographic Information Form, the Rational Medication Use Scale, and the Turkish version of the European HL Scale. Results: The sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were not associated with their RUM. HL level was higher in the participants who were using medication regularly, those over the age of 20, and those with good income levels (P&lt;0.05). The participants had a good level of HL (112.11±12.22), and they used medications moderately (38.40±3.83). The total score of HL and the score of understanding dimension of HL were associated with the RUM (P&lt;0.05). Conclusion: These findings provide a way to identify fallacies regarding rational medication use. There should also be continuous development of all dimensions of HL to maintain rational medication use behaviors. The findings obtained in this study provide basic data for educators and educational administrators to better support students with appropriate training programs to increase HL and rational medication use. A well-planned structured education program to provide information should be introduced urgently to raise the awareness of health students about the harmful consequences of irrational medication use.

PENERAPAN METODE VIKOR DALAM PENILAIAN KINERJA TENAGA PENDIDIK

The assessment system for educators is a system used to assess the performance of the best educators. In general, the performance assessment of educators is carried out annually with the aim of improving and improving their performance. The results of this performance become a decision-making tool such as promotion, dismissal, transfer, intensive giving or providing feedback for the educators. However, the number of educators who will be selected is the driving force for assessing the performance of the educators, because it is expected that an automation process uses technology to launch these educators. The purpose of this study was to apply the VIKOR method in assessing the performance of educators. The method used is the VIKOR method, the basic concept of VIKOR is to find the weighted sum of the performance appraisals for each alternative on all attributes. The VIKOR method can help decision making to shape values into the best alternative. The assessment in the research that has been carried out using 4 (four) assessments are: Pedagogic, Personality, Social and Professional with criteria for each competency using the VIKOR method. In this study, testing was carried out on 10 data for educators.

Clerkship Experiences During Medical School: Influence on Specialty Decision.

Clinical rotations during medical school are the time when most students select their specialty. Limited or lack of exposure could deter students from certain sub-specialties, and thus, insight into the selection process is essential. This study assesses the role of limited clinical rotations and perception of students on specialty selection. All graduating medical students were surveyed at our US-based institution for 2 years. The survey included both open- and close-ended questions related to influence of clerkship experience and other factors on specialty choice and suggestions for improvement. The data were analyzed descriptively and thematically. Majority of students (87%) had minimal exposure to their chosen residency specialty prior to the third-year clerkships. Role of a clerkship experience in selecting a specialty was significant for 70% students, especially interaction with attendings (92%) and residents (86.3%). The most influential reasons for specialty choice to change were clerkship experience (41%) and mentors (21%). Approximately 34% students chose a specialty that was not a part of third-year core clerkships, and the most significant factors influencing their choice were shadowing experience (21%) and lifestyle (18%). Further, thematic analysis suggested that earlier and more clinical exposure to various specialties and formal mentoring could make specialty selection process easier. Along with specialty content, the relationship of learners and teachers in the clinical setting plays a significant role in selecting and/or rejecting certain specialty by medical students. The study provides broader baseline data for medical schools and educators in preparation of curriculum and future physician workforce composition.

Canadian First Nations Women Preservice Teachers' Experiences and Perceptions Regarding Technology

&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; The primary purpose of this research was to collect data for Canadian First Nations educators and policy makers to use in making decisions surrounding issues of First Nations women and technology education. Nine First Nations women preservice teachers at the intern stage of their Indian Teacher Education Program at the University of Saskatchewan were engaged in indepth interviews concerning their experiences and perceptions regarding technology.&#x0D; The study found that the participants defined technology first and foremost as computer-related. Some viewed technology from the cultural aspect, and thought technology used for financial gain would take away from traditional family values. The participants thought that women needed technology training and that they needed to develop self-confidence and become role models in order for First Nations women to exercise leadership in the field of technology.&#x0D; The participants stated that their university experience was responsible for most of their learning about technology. They did not, however, feel prepared to face the technology they would encounter in schools.&#x0D; Intimidation, stereotypes, the lack of access and exposure to technology, the lack of a good self-image, lack of time, and lack of role models were perceived to be some of the biggest barriers to First Nations women learning about and using technology. Men in their use of intimidation and stories with negative images of women and technology were perceived as one of the strongest deterrents to First Nations women advancing in the area of technology.&#x0D; Findings from this study had significant implications. First Nations teacher preparation programs should include required credit courses and establish daycare centers. Band controlled schools should update computers and make provisions for technology education by providing for such courses. Further research such as a collection of stories embracing positive images of First Nations women involved in technological pursuits should be undertaken to help ameliorate the status of First Nations women in technology.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D;

Creativity Quotient of Undergraduate Students in Higher Education Institutes within Thailand

The creativity quotient (CQ) is an essential competency strongly linked to the innovation of a person’s future development. Creativity quotient scores are calculated by ideational fluency scoring and are derived from the fluency and flexibility of the responses. A total of 1,200 undergraduate students from various types of universities (public and autonomous, Rajabhat University, Rajamangala University of Technology, and private) within Thailand were tested using a classical divergent thinking task to measure CQ. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the demographic characteristics, and the CQ of undergraduate students in Thailand. The results revealed a statistically significant difference (p &lt; 0.01) among the type of university, gender, field of study, year of study, and Grade Point Average (GPA). The highest CQ score among undergraduate students was 18, and the lowest score was 0. The total average CQ score was 5.74, and the standard deviation was 2.82. Moreover, the results indicated that students who studied in the Rajabhat University had the highest CQ scores. The study also showed that year 4 and above female students in Humanities and Social Sciences with GPAs between 3.51 and 4.00 had the highest CQ scores. These findings may be used as the primary data for educators and administrators in higher education to develop strategies to enhance students’ creativity and innovation.

The impact of pain on the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis: a multicenter cross-sectional study from Palestine

BackgroundChronic kidney disease is considered as a global health problem. Hemodialysis (HD), following renal transplantation, is the most common form of renal replacement therapy. However, HD may impact the quality of life (QOL). Pain is a frequent complaint among this population that also affects their QOL. The purposes of this study were to assess pain and QOL among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on HD and to examine their association.MethodsThis was a multicenter, cross-sectional study that occurred in Palestine between August and November 2018. Brief Pain Inventory and European Quality of Life scale 5 dimensions (EQ-5D) scale, including its European Quality of Life visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) component, were used to assess pain and QOL, respectively.ResultsA total of 300 participants were included in the final study. The average age of the subjects was 54 ± 16 years. Their median EQ-5D score was 0.68 [0.54–0.88], whereas their median EQ-VAS score was 60 [40–75]. A statistically significant association of pain severity score with EQ-5D score was found (r = − 0.783, p < 0.001). The association between pain interference score and EQ-5D score was also found to be statistically significant (r = − 0.868, p < 0.001). Similarly, pain severity score was significantly assocsiated with EQ-VAS score (r = − 0.590, p < 0.001), the same as was the pain interference score (r = − 0.647, p < 0.001). Moreover, age, gender, BMI, employment, educational level, income level, dialysis vintage, previous kidney transplantation, and chronic medication use were all significantly correlated with QOL. Regression analysis showed that patients aged < 60 years (p < 0.001), those with lower pain severity scores (p = 0.003), and those with lower pain interference scores (p < 0.001) had significantly higher QOL scores.ConclusionsPain has a significant negative impact on QOL in ESRD patients undergoing HD. The subgroups that were at higher risk included elderly patients, females, those with higher BMI, those without a formal education, those unemployed, those living with low monthly income, smokers, those who have multiple comorbidities, and patients with longer dialysis vintage. Our findings provide reliable data for educators and clinicians working with HD patients.

In Their Own Words: Student Key Learning Experiences in an Introductory Evaluation Course

Abstract: Reflections by students on their key learning experiences in evaluation courses can provide useful data for educators seeking to identify the most impactful aspects of their teaching practice. In this practice note we describe how an instructor has included active reflective practice as part of their teaching practice, and how both the instructor and a graduate student analyzed other student reflections on key learning experiences to help improve the course. We first analyze these reflections using grounded theory, then perform two additional analyses, one using Fink’s taxonomy of significant learning and the second using both the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice and the American Evaluation Association’s Competencies framework. We conclude by reflecting on how the frameworks provided helpful data to understand and improve the practice of teaching evaluation through the lens of the student learner.

РОЛЬ ІНТЕРНЕТ - ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ПІДГОТОВЦІ МАЙБУТНІХ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ПЕДАГОГІВ ДО ЗДОРОВ’ЯЗБЕРЕЖЕННЯ

The article highlights the importance of health-preserving activities in the professional activities of social educators and the role of Internet technologies in preparing healthcare. The emphasis placed on the expediency of using Internet technologies for the effective preparation of future social educators for health preservation. Expansion of the presentation on mechanisms of preservation and strengthening of health; formation of a belief system in future social educators about responsibility for their health and lifestyle, aimed at improving the organism, disclosing its reserve capacity; active work and organization of various forms and methods of teaching students a healthy lifestyle. The article substantiates the principles of preparing students for healthcare in a higher education institution. Moreover, the author determines the attitude of students to healthcare through Internet technologies through questionnaires. The result of the survey was that most of the interviewed future social educators have expressed a desire to apply Internet technologies in the preparation for healthcare and for self-improvement in the future professional activities of social educators. Analysis of survey data for future social educators testified about the need introduction to the training of future social workers to health-saving appropriate forms and methods of using Internet technologies in higher education.

Self-care practices among type II diabetics attending primary health centre, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu

Background: Increasing prevalence of diabetes in India is resulting in an epidemiological transition. The care of the people with diabetes is traditionally seen as doctor centered, but the concept of self-care of people with diabetes is a new domain and is proven beneficial in averting long term complications. A diabetes self-care activities measure, together with glycaemic control, can provide essential data for clinicians, diabetes educators, and patients to evaluate and modify treatment. The objective of the study was to determine the practice of self-care activities among people with diabetes attending primary health centre.Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in primary health centre, Tiruvallur health unit division during July–September 2016. A total of 308 patients with &gt;1 year duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) were asked to respond to summary diabetes self-care activities questionnaire after obtaining the consent from them and analysed by proportions.Results: A healthy eating plan on a daily basis was followed by 76.9% (237/308) of the participants, daily exercises for 30 min were followed by 57.1% (176/308), and regular blood sugar monitoring was done by 84.1% (259/308). Regarding the adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin, daily adherence to medication was seen among 89.7% (226/252) and 75% (42/56) were found to be adherent to insulin injections on a daily basis.Conclusions: Self-care practices were found to be unsatisfactory in fruit and vegetables intake and foot care especially drying in between toes and inspecting inner surface of shoes. Realizing the multi-faceted nature of the problem, a systematic, multipronged and an integrated approach is required for promoting self-care practices among diabetic patients to avert any long-term complications.

Including Entrustment Language in an Assessment Form May Improve Constructive Feedback for Student Clinical Skills

Workplace-based assessments provide valuable data for educators who make summative judgments regarding students’ clinical skills, but may be limited by a lack of constructive feedback. Including an explicit rating of learner “entrustment” may prompt faculty to provide better feedback. To assess this hypothesis, we added a single-item entrustment rating to forms faculty use to assess students’ clinical skills. Faculty provided more written feedback to students and were willing to use lower ratings when using forms with entrustment language. Entrustment ratings may serve to enhance faculty’s feedback and rating of students in clinical performance.

Students’ Perceptions of Using Facebook as a Learning Management System at a Thai Public University

Web 2.0 technologies have changed the manner in which people across the world communicate. Social media allows people to interact and share information. These technologies may be able to provide solutions to some of the issues currently faced in education. Facebook is a widely adopted and popular social media platform that could potentially enhance learning and increase course satisfaction levels. The purpose of this study was to examine students’ perceptions of using Facebook within a university course. A closed Facebook group was set up and used to post resources and course information. The group also acted as a communication channel between the course instructor and students. Data for this study was collected through questionnaires. The participants of this study were 2nd year hospitality major students taking an English for specific purposes course at a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. The results showed that students were positive towards the use of Facebook within the course. The findings of this study can provide data for educators considering using Facebook as a learning management system.

Study of the Awareness and Preference of the Image of Educators by Dental Hygiene Department Students

Objectives: This research, with students in the Department of Dental Hygiene as the recipients, means to provide the base line data for educators to grasp how dental hygiene students look upon educators. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The data collected was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 21.0) program (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). The basic factors, school lives, awareness of the images of educators, and the preferred image of educators were analyzed with frequency, and the analysis of educator image awareness according to year took place by a one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) followed by a post-comparison of Turkey. Findings: For the preferred image of educators by the research recipients, comfortable and friendly images were highest at 48%, and for the preferred lecturing method, professors that use various education mediums came in first at 30.3%. The most preferred character of educators was those with passion at 51.3%. This means that the talent and role of university professors are important standards when it comes to influencing a university level of education to the students. Improvements/Applications: This study investigated to part of subjects, it is difficult to generalize.

Assessing Residents' Confidence in the Context of Pharmacotherapy Competence.

We aimed to determine whether residents' confidence initiating medications increased with the number of times they prescribed individual medications and to quantify the relationship between prescription frequency and gains in confidence. From July 2011 to June 2014, PGY-3 residents completed a survey of confidence levels at their psychopharmacology clinic orientation and then again 12months later. The Emory Healthcare electronic medical record was used to identify all medications prescribed by each resident during their 12-month rotation and the frequency of these prescriptions. Confidence in initiating treatment with all medicines/medication classes increased over the 12-month period. For three of the medication classes for which residents indicated they were least confident at orientation, the number of prescriptions written during the year was significantly associated with an increase in confidence. Measuring resident confidence is a relevant and achievable outcome and provides data for educators regarding the amount of experience needed to increase confidence.