Educational Setup Research Articles

An educational setup for nonlinear control systems: Enhancing the motivation and learning in a targeted curriculum by experimental practices [Focus on Education

As technology is evolving rapidly, the consumers of education systems, namely students, are exposed to more visual and audio media. Advertisements, computer games, movies, and all types of digital media are doing their best to attract young people's attention using the latest technologies. The question of whether or not this situation is beneficial for students is not discussed here. However, it is of vital importance to recognize the challenge that this situation poses for teachers. It is a tough job to attract the attention of students, especially at the undergraduate level, to a technical subject and motivate learning within a limited time. The control courses should also be logical, practical, up to date, and insightful. These objectives are best achieved with the aid of in-class experiments, laboratory practice, and newly emerging advances in technology.

Educational Setup by a Global Repute Company of Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) - An Initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility

Educational Setup by a Global Repute Company of Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) - An Initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility

Educational Setup by a Global Repute Company of Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) - An Initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility

This report was carried out to divulge the main aspect of a company's social responsibility towards the society, specifically the vicinity in which they are operating. The company has an industrial unit in a village of Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) and has adopted the villages within 5kms of radius. The report provides an analysis and evaluation of current and prospective performance of students enrolled by the trust in a school started by them for the village students. The sample taken was of 55 students of two nearby villages. The method of analysis included questionnaires, interaction with the teachers, students, parents and the employees of the trust, along with that inspection was personally conducted to ensure no loopholes were there and its fixture if any. The findings suggest that the company has to follow some standard procedures to ensure regular attendance of these students enrolled by them. A regular check on the teachers needs to be maintained to match the educational standards expected, so as to fully ensure their responsibility towards the society. The results showed that the engagement of the students in their household chores left them with little time to attend school in case of girl students and various other factors affected the performance of the students overall.

Low Cost Setup to Support PID Ideas in Control Engineering Education

A laboratory equipment that has been employed in experimental activities to code real-time PID control algorithms is described in this paper. This digital apparatus, including a MTG plant (motor+tachometer) and a simple data acquisition board, is flexible to assess not only PID controller loop methodologies but also tuning and design aspects. Among the different possibilities of using a PID control algorithm, the students can realize and be in touch with their own control code implementation. These essays raise, a bit more, the motivation for PID control lessons. In particular, the whole real-time equipment operates in the industrial pattern of voltage, is cheap and is easy to install as standard control equipment in any control laboratory. The main advantage is the very low cost if compared to similar laboratory scale educational setup. Three control tasks for the students in a discipline called Feedback Systems are taken as examples and evaluation results from the students are shown.

Status of organic chemistry in pharmacy education

Many a child dreams of mixing chemicals and going on to become a renowned scientist. We enter college to pursue our favorite degree and have a lot of aspirations as we begin our academic journey. Inevitably, we are bombarded with organic chemistry in the very first year which brings with it a whole lot of anxiety and gives us sleepless nights. Over time, most students tend to stay away from chemistry and gradually develop an aversion towards the subject. This phenomenon occurs across disciplines and cultures. As one would expect, it is very much prevalent in our pharmacy colleges where organic chemistry is a terror at the undergraduate B. Pharm level. This situation has now escalated to such alarming proportions that there are no takers for the chemistry-based M. Pharm specializations at the postgraduate level all over India in many institutions. Many amongst the current crop of young teachers have trained in this environment and are afflicted by this phobia. As a result, effective chemistry teachers are few and far between. This opinion piece is intended to serve as a wake-up call for all those concerned with addressing the issue of undergraduate organic chemistry in the pharmacy educational setup in our country lest we completely lose touch with this fascinating stream of basic science.

Influence of Parental Occupation and Level of Education on Stress, Anxiety and Adjustment among School Children

In this era of globalization, technological advancement, lust of achievement and the current problems in educational setup of our country, made the life of student cumbersome. Researches on academic stress, anxiety and adjustment have explored the basic academic pressure burdening the school going children and to identify flows in the educational systems.The students today would be the teachers tomorrow. They will be giving their country whatever, their country has given them. Students are the future handlers of a nation. What students learn today will be used and implemented tomorrow for the betterment of the country. They are the future educationalists, bankers, politicians, businessmen, doctors, engineers etc. Some of these students would be the policy makers in the country helping the government to make policies some would be scientists helping the country to innovate things.Stress is believed to be caused by the various problems that exist such as problems at school, financial problems, family problems and problems in their surroundings. Teenagers also experience stress because they are sometimes trapped between making decisions which is to follow rules and orders or to be free and discover the world like they should. Teenagers in earlier days were trained for things that were suitable with their age so that they can use it to manage their lives. But now, teenagers have to follow their parents' desire which is preparing them to compete in the social system where the society is scrambling towards modernization so that they are not left behind. If it is not managed well, stress can ignite psychological disturbances among them when they are grown up. These disturbances will cause stress to the teenagers in the future if they will not overcome now.Therefore, the role of the students can become important even before they jumped into the real world. A stressed, maladjusted, depressed student community can bring a bad name to the country and may eventually harm the process of development as investors would unsure of their future and they won't be able to help their country and its economy. So it is an urgent need of the present hour to measure the level of stress, anxiety and adjustment of the school students. The school management and parents can provide students a healthy environment so the students become stress free and well adjusted in environment and highly motivated.According to Aggrawal (2004), the adjustment of adolescent very much depends on the fulfillment of their significant specific needs that consist of physical needs, emotional needs, social needs, intellectual needs, moral needs and vocational needs. As mentioned earlier, students from English medium school tend to exhibit better emotional adjustment while their counterparts from rural schools display relatively better educational adjustment as they do experience stress from their teachers and parents regarding their academic performance. Studies by Sharma and Gakkar (1991) and Pradhan (1992) have obtained similar results.Sharma et al. (2011 ) parenting style has been found to predict the child's well being in various domains such as social competence, academic performance, psychological development, adjustment and problem behaviour. Hussain et al. (2008) in their study found that the level of overall adjustment of public school students was more poor then the government school students.Raju and Rahmatulla (2007) .Significant difference is observed between boys and girls on the financial and emotional factors of adjustment. On the financial adjustment dimension, girls have higher mean scores than the boys indicating that they have better financial adjustment. An examination of the individual items of the financial adjustment factor indicated that girl students as compared to boy students' feel their parents' fulfill their needs easily. This could be because parents of girl students tend to give more importance to the needs of their daughters. …

Educational Set-Up for Vibration Measurements in Vehicle Gearboxes

In this paper we present a set-up specifically prepared for an educational application. The aim of the set-up is to build an educational tool for students of automotive engineering. The open test stand we used is equipped with two dynamometers and can accommodate various automotive gearboxes. The most common type of gearbox intended for transversal powertrain placement in small and midsize vehicles was chosen as the test gearbox. At our disposal we had two identical and completely new gearboxes provided by a car manufacturer. The differential of the gearbox was blocked. The total power is taken-off from one side only. In one gearbox two artificial faults were introduced: • An orthogonal placed groove on the inner race with the initial width of 1 mm. The damaged bearing is a roller bearing located on the gearbox input shaft – on the clutch side. • Pitting defect ground on the teeth sides of the IV th speed. The mounting base of the test stand allows easy changing of the gearboxes. During the student training, the new undamaged gearbox is first measured. After completion of signal measurement and analysing by means of FFT, Order and Envelope analysis, the gearbox is changed for the damaged one. After measurements under the same conditions, the same type of analysis of the measured signal is performed. The students have to identify the type of damage(s) present in the damaged gearbox.

Low cost assistive noise level indicator for facilitating the learning environment of school going children with hearing disability in inclusive educational setup

Low cost assistive noise level indicator for facilitating the learning environment of school going children with hearing disability in inclusive educational setup

Low Cost Assistive Noise Level Indicator for Facilitating the Learning Environment of School Going Children with Hearing Disability in Inclusive Educational Setup

The environmental stressors that adversely affects the task performance of mankind includes noise, humidity, illumination etc. Classroom noise pollution makes it difficult for students to stay focused. The education system now being most advocated for children with disability is inclusive education. Increased noise levels in classrooms reduce academic attainments and especially children with hearing impairment are particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise and their performance is compromised. Classroom signal to noise ratios (SNRs) have been measured in the range of - 7dB to +5dB (ArnoldC Crandell&Smaldino, 1995&2000). Amplification devices worn by students with hearing impairment amplify both background noise and teacher's voice thus limiting its benefits in typical classroom listening environments (Nabalek, Donahue,&Letowski, 1986). The current research study was aimed to develop a simple, low cost, low maintenance, high visibility, scientific instrument i.e. a Noise Level Indicator for monitoring noise in the inclusive classroom that will help in creating an enhanced learning environment for the students with normal hearing and students with hearing impairment, learning disability etc. The noise level Indicator was developed, installed in schools and field tested using a measure of social validity by means of questionnaires for teachers, students and management before and after installation. The results reveal a significant difference in the learning environment among all groups before and after installation of the device. The findings are strongly suggestive of using similar devices in inclusive classrooms to enhance the learning environment.

THE LEVELS OF TEACHERS’ INVOLVEMENT IN MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING IN SCHOOLS IN KENYA

Making decisions is one of the prime functions of educational management and in the current educational setup; more teachers are taking management roles in schools. This study therefore assessed the teachers’ involvement in managerial decision making in secondary schools within Keiyo district. The specific objectives were to: determine areas in which teachers are involved in decision making in secondary schools, establish levels of teachers’ involvements in decision making in secondary schools. The entire study was propounded on the basis of Vroom-Yetton-Jago Contingency Theory of participative decision making (1988). This study was conducted by cross-sectional survey design. Data were collected from a sample of 17 head teachers, 17 deputy head teachers, 51 head of departments and 51 class teachers. The instruments of data collection were: questionnaires, and interviews. Findings indicate that teachers in secondary schools are involved in managerial decisions but at lower levels. The study recommends that head teachers evaluate and identify teachers’ needs on managerial decisions in order to facilitate further training on the same. This in turn would encourage teachers’ participation and enhance team spirit in decision making that would result in efficiency in management of secondary schools. Key words: decision making, education, management, participation, teachers.

Book Reviews

This skilfully edited collection of chapters is written by speech and language professionals, and has its origins in the ‘Making New Connections 2’ conference, held in 2006 at City University, London. The book starts with brilliantly written, thought provoking sketches. The introductory chapter provides an accessible discussion of the uses and potential pitfalls of current practice in the speech and language discipline. Drawing largely on research from the UK, the book provides a well-balanced and insightful exploration of current thinking. In so doing, the authors were conscious of the challenges of evidence-based practice in language assessment and intervention, which invariably confront professionals working in the educational or clinical setup involving children and adults. The book begins with a critical analysis of the role of psycholinguistic approaches in tracking developmental pathways. It interestingly balances the issues of phonological skills and sociocognitive skills in the development of language in children.

Cosmic ray measurements by scintillators with metal resistor semiconductor avalanchephoto diodes

An educational set-up for cosmic ray physics experiments is described. The detector isbased on scintillator tiles with a readout through metal resistor semiconductor (MRS)avalanche photo diode (APD) arrays. Typical measurements of the cosmic angulardistribution at sea level and a study of the East–West asymmetry obtained by such adevice are reported.

Introducing live graphics gems to educational material

This contribution addresses an obstacle in building the online community in computer graphics education—achieving a critical mass of quality material. We propose a novel repository service introducing “live” graphics gems to the material, i.e. modifiable program listings with corresponding interactivities that are compiled and versioned server-side. Repository material now evolves on the fly. The approach provides a granular source control to embrace also materials that authors would not publish as open source. We describe both the technical content management and educational setups for live graphics gems. Implementation details and showcases are included.

Tourism Higher Education in China

SUMMARY This paper first reviews the origins and development of tourism higher education in China, then elaborates on its present hierarchy of programs, regional distribution and mechanisms for operating schools. Based on an investigation, the paper also discusses the educational objectives, program setup, curriculum design, textbooks and reference materials. It summarizes the problems and challenges China's higher education studies in tourism are facing, and in conclusion, it explores development trends and offers suggestions for its future.

A MODEL FOR INTRODUCING AND IMPLEMENTING E-LEARNING FOR DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT WITHIN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT

Africa, where we have enormous and varied challenges in accessing higher education, there is need for relevant and customized content that is specific to our needs and challenges. Most of the models that exist to address these challenges have their limitations in terms of flexibility, time and space constraints and hence the need to address the mitigating factors. A blend of different types of information and communication technologies can be used in innovative ways in order to resolve some of these limitations. However, the same technologies brings about other challenges such as the costs that are associated and change of attitude and training on the part of the e-content developers. These challenges must be addressed for successful introduction of the same in an educational setup. In this paper, electronic learning is proposed as one of the main ways of overcoming some of the key challenges in accessing education. We argue that electronic learning models should be sensitive to the level of availability of infrastructure, technical support, and clear policy on implementation, evaluation and curriculum re-orientation. We propose an e-learning implementation model that can be used by educational institutions in introducing e-learning technologies to their staff and students. The model is a modification of Rogers'model of diffusion of innovation in organizations and has been developed from experiences and experiments conducted over a period of three years at the University of Nairobi. The steps involved in the proposed model are described and for each step factors that meliorate the situation are identified and put into perspective. System flowcharts have been developed and used to visualize the processes and the interrelatedness of the steps. We have contextualized the model to suit various parametric values that are dependent on cost, level of infrastructural support and staff motivation and commitment. Key Words: E-learning development process model, e-learning modes, e-content, infrastructure African Journal of Science and Technology Vol.5(1) 2004: 34-46

Ethics and engineering courses at Delft University of Technology: contents, educational setup and experiences.

This article reports on the development and teaching of compulsory courses on ethics and engineering at Delft University of Technology (DUT). Attention is paid to the teaching goals, the educational setup and methods, the contents of the courses, involvement of staff from engineering schools, experiences to date, and challenges for the future. The choices made with respect to the development and teaching of the courses are placed within the European and Dutch context and are compared and contrasted with the American situation and experiences.

A Fair Grading System

(1960). A Fair Grading System. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 113-114.

The Reorganization and Redirection of Negro Education: A Critical Analysis

It is obviously difficult, within the limited space at my disposal, enter into detail in the discussion of the points of view and emphases of the various writers in this symposium. Perhaps the most valuable procedure would be follow that of Mr. D. A. Wilkerson in his study of A Determination of the Peculiar Problems of Negroes in Contemporary American Society, but neither space nor time will allow this. I shall, therefore, attempt a comprehensive view of the problems as presented, and without reference the specific contributions, point out the good and bad points of the positions maintained. Of course, the discussion will be colored by my own point of view and perhaps my own prejudices. In spite of the fact that Mr. Wilkerson, in his study of the literature of education, comes the conclusion that education involves special consideration and requires a unique redirection and emphasis, the writers in the symposium, generally conclude that no special redirection or emphasis is necessary, and that the problem of education and its reconstruction is just a part of the need of educational redirection in America. Aside from an occasional emphasis in the necessity of reverting fundamentals, and an emphasis upon an old-time conventional school program for schools, and a more frequent just righteous indignation at the evident discrimination against the in the schools of the country, particularly in the South, the articles fall into a conventional mold in line with the general philosophy of American education, emphasizing the necessity of the reconstruction of the whole educational program in line with needs of education in a democracy. Moreover, if the word Negro should be extracted from the manuscripts the whole might be published as a general treatise on education and be a creditable publication. It is necessary here restate the purposes of the Yearbook and indicate what extent and in what way these purposes have been realized in the discussions presented. The purposes as expressed are: to take a comprehensive look at the education of Negroes as a whole, ascertain what, if any, reorganization or redirection may be necessary and how they may be most expeditiously effected. In such a comprehensive evaluation it would naturally be expected that, first, some broad appraisal of present status would be both necessary and desirable; second, that some examination be made of the needs which our present educational set-up is supposed serve, determine what form reorganization, or redirection should take, if found necessary, or where renewed efforts should fall, if more

The Measurement Business

W HEN new developments in a field of educational policy and practice come to be discussed in the New Tork Times and in some of the popular magazines of the better group, it is a reliable indication that these developments are being considered seriously in numerous educational committees, associations, and journals, and are of interest and significance to the lay public. At the present time this is true of educational testing and educational measurements. For generations we have centered our attention on the mechanical arrangements designed to facilitate the pursuit of education without having developed anything approaching an adequate method of measuring validly and reliably the educational product. We have proceeded with a pious hope or blind faith that, if the educational machinery were designed as well as possible, the educational results would be the best attainable. Recent attempts to measure results more scientifically have been conducted with sufficient success to show that at many points our faith and hope have been misplaced-that results from a given educational set-up are not what we had hoped or taken for granted. Improved methods of testing educational outcomes which have recently been developed, have forced in many quarters a more precise definition of attainable educational objectives and a more critical examination of instructional methods-methods that have persisted for generations merely on presumption. It is my belief that the results of such enterprises of educational testing and measurements as those now being conducted by the Pennsylvania study, the Co-operative Test Service, the College Entrance

The Measurement Business

W HEN new developments in a field of educational policy and practice come to be discussed in the New Tork Times and in some of the popular magazines of the better group, it is a reliable indication that these developments are being considered seriously in numerous educational committees, associations, and journals, and are of interest and significance to the lay public. At the present time this is true of educational testing and educational measurements. For generations we have centered our attention on the mechanical arrangements designed to facilitate the pursuit of education without having developed anything approaching an adequate method of measuring validly and reliably the educational product. We have proceeded with a pious hope or blind faith that, if the educational machinery were designed as well as possible, the educational results would be the best attainable. Recent attempts to measure results more scientifically have been conducted with sufficient success to show that at many points our faith and hope have been misplaced-that results from a given educational set-up are not what we had hoped or taken for granted. Improved methods of testing educational outcomes which have recently been developed, have forced in many quarters a more precise definition of attainable educational objectives and a more critical examination of instructional methods-methods that have persisted for generations merely on presumption. It is my belief that the results of such enterprises of educational testing and measurements as those now being conducted by the Pennsylvania study, the Co-operative Test Service, the College Entrance