Effective Teaching-learning Process Research Articles

Educational Software for Stress Analysis of Open Thin-Walled Structures

Thin-walled structures are commonly employed in aerospace and automotive structures because of their high strength to weight ratio. Design and hence the stress analysis of thin-walled structures is tedious and time-consuming. An educational software which can aid students in stress analysis of thin-walled open sections will enhance the teaching-learning process. With the present available software, the number of sections that can be analysed is limited, hence in this work, a generalized section has been developed through which many new complex sections can be generated and analysed for stresses. The objective of the present work is to develop educational software that will provide a solution for the section properties like centroid, moment of inertia and shear centre, and the stresses on the section for a given loading. The software enables students to select different cross-sections which may be subjected to bending, shear or torsional loads and evaluate the stresses on it. Results obtained through this software have been validated against literature. The software has been developed using MATLAB with graphical user interface (GUI). The software is expected to be a useful tool for effective teaching learning process of courses on thin-walled structures, aircraft structures and advanced mechanics of materials.

Social Capital Elevates Courtesy Take into Consideration Teaching-Learning Process in Secondary Schools

Social capital which is also known as relational capital plays very significant role in enhancing education by fostering innovations in educational institutions. Social capital encompasses the relationships and networks which facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and community engagement which are essential for teaching learning process. The existence of productive social capital among the stake holders promotes civility which leads towards imparting quality education to the learners. The main aim of this study is to highlight the importance of social capital in educational institutes. The data for the current study has been collected from a sample size of target population of secondary school teachers in Tehsil Wari, Dir Upper, Pakistan. The study is quantitative in nature as close-ended questionnaire comprising of 33 items covering six dimensions of social capital and teaching learning process with a five point Likert Scale is used for data collection. The validity and reliability of this survey instrument has been ensured by following predetermined principles, like sending for validation to four experts in the field, and checking the value of Cronbach’s alpha. The collected data has been analyzed by using SPSS-22. Descriptive statistics highlights that data is normally distributed therefore parametric tests like Pearson Correlation has been used to determine the relationship between social capital and teaching learning process. The results provide evidence that there is a high, positive and significant correlation between social capital and teaching-learning process. From results it is concluded that for effective teaching-learning process, the existence of social capital in educational institute is of paramount importance. The study recommends that there is need for further research as to explore antecedent variables affecting the co-existence of social capital and teaching-learning process.

Psychological Well-Being Among Adolescents: The Role of Parenting Styles, Causal Attributions of Academic Success/Failure, and Perceived School Performance

We investigated the effects of perceived parenting styles, causal attributions for academic success/failure, and perceived school performance (PSP) on adolescents’ psychological well-being (PWB). Participants were 200 Brazilian adolescents who answered the Parenting Styles & Dimensions Questionnaire, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Rating Scale of Causal Attributions for Academic Success/Failure (RSCA). The results showed that adolescents’ PWB was predicted by authoritative parenting style (APS), internal and controllable attributions (appropriate motivations to cope with academic success/failure; ICASF), and PSP. In addition, we tested a mediation model showing that the ICASF mediated the relationship between APS and PSP, which in turn led to better PWB. These results highlighted the relevance of parenting styles and school-based causal attributions for the understanding of adolescents’ mental health. Our findings can support interventions that enable more effective teaching–learning processes, which are associated with higher levels of mental health for the adolescent population.

A closer look on Filipino ESL teachers’ best practices: A basis for a multiculturally responsive and eclectic teaching approach

English as a Second Language teaching in the Philippines has become popular worldwide, particularly among Asian students. This is a strong indicator that Filipino teachers are able to facilitate effective teaching-learning process amidst the presence of multilingualism and multiculturalism. Banking on this premise, this paper attempted to explore on the best practices of ESL teachers employ in promoting the macro skills among their culturally diverse students. To achieve this objective, a general qualitative inquiry design using a validated structured interview guide served as the primary data collection tool. The study had 8 Filipino ESL teachers who were purposively chosen following criteria set by the researcher. Results showed that the teachers purposely differentiate their approaches depending on the levels, cultural background, learning styles, and preferences of the students. Moreover, these approaches are generally aligned with the aim of scaffolding the students to improve their English language proficiency. Some of these include role-playing, essay writing, book reports, modeling, sentence diagramming, and the like. These results are congruent with the three approaches Martin (2014) claim namely Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). From these findings, the researcher framed the significance of a multiculturally responsive and eclectic teaching approach. Multiculturalism is found to be a significant factor in the ESL classrooms as it can create an inclusive a classroom atmosphere which can promote successful acquisition and learning of the English language.

Multi-modal design of PowerPoint oral presentations: A case study from Spanish L2 Literature classroom

PowerPoint presentations have become a main instrument for sharing knowledge in academic context. However, presentation is a multimodal event where speakers use a combination to artifacts to achieve a certain communicative goal. This means that gradually multimodal competence is becoming an essential skill to develop in students for an effective teaching-learning process. Previous literature adopting the Social Semiotic Approach has focused the research on moving and still image in L1, but analyzed categories were changeable from one study to another.
 For this reason, in this study Communicability Theory (Parodi, 2011, 2014) has been adopted for analyzing fourteen PowerPoint presentations in Spanish L2 Literature classes in an Exchange Program in a Chilean University. An exploratory qualitative approach is applied where all sessions have been observed and recorded for content analysis. Also, multimodal elements have been classified using the Multimodal Element Analysis Instrument (MEAI) which has been created based on Parodi's (2010) taxonomy of multisemiotic systems. Results show a predominance of verbal system that is beneficial for the specific context of Literature teaching in second language. Which means that strategic use of verbal semiotic system could help students achieve a certain learning goal set for their oral presentation.

Transformation of 21st Century Science Skills: Perceptions of Secondary School Teachers

The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate science teachers’ perceptions of 21st-century skills, i.e., communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity, called 4 C’s skills. This study employed a case study where participants were purposively selected in lower Dir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A semi-structured interview was used for gathering data. Participants perceived the use of 4C skills for the effective teaching-learning process and the need for collaborative teamwork for the effective teaching-learning process. The data analysis proved the need to acquire 21st-century skills for teachers to be effective teachers, meet the needs of modern education, and be able to resolve issues skillfully that occur inside the classroom or outside the classroom. Further analysis of data revealed that the teachers are aware and perceive the usage of technological devices such as computers and the internet for education purposes as the need of the modern day. Fostering 21st-century beliefs by science teachers is an important goal for professional development, but care should be sought to emphasize broad teaching practices, including self-regulatory learning. Science teachers should develop creative, critical, analytical, problem-solving solving, and Metacognitive skills and should become broad-minded to constructivist teaching conceptions.

Enhancing English Proficiency for Filipinos Through a Multimedia Approach Based on Constructivist Learning Theory

This research aims to explain Filipinos' English language proficiency through a Multimedia Approach Based on Constructivist Learning Theory. This research is qualitative with a library research approach. The research data is in the form of Filipino English language proficiency with data sources accessed from several recent journal studies. Data collection techniques using documentation. While data analysis with content analysis techniques. The research results show in the context of English study, multimedia has provided learners with unique features and benefits. Constructivist learning theory, on the other hand, has had a considerable impact on students' learning processes and progress as one of the most fundamental teaching theories in the field of education. This study looks at a wide range of sources to support the claim that integrating multimedia and constructivism theory improved students' overall English learning experience. While the authors of this study thought it would help students improve their English learning, they also wanted to give teachers a better method to help them reduce stress in the classroom while still providing an effective teaching-learning process.

Politics and Educational Inputs Administration in Nigeria: Implications for the Education Stakeholders

It is clear that the realization and attainment of educational goals and objectives largely depend on the extent to which government policies can give educational inputs adequate attention needed. Proper educational inputs will no doubt bring about a conducive learning environment that is safe for students and teachers as well as enhances the quality of instruction which will, in turn, promote effective teaching and learning process. No doubt, Nigeria is facing many challenges in the education sector, which are majorly attributed to the political interplay regarding the administration of educational inputs. This political interplay influences the politics in the administration of the fund, students’ enrollment, availability and utilization of school plants, and the number of educational facilities and equipment needed for effective teaching-learning processes. Observation has shown that Nigerian educational inputs are not properly managed due to political inclinations with different ideologies and policies. Hence educational inputs lack the proper administration. Because of this, teaching and learning processes are unconducive for both teachers and students. Therefore, this study examined the monumental political challenges, among other challenges confronting the administration of educational inputs in Nigeria. The study used primary and secondary data to gather information for the study. It was revealed that funding, corruption, and cultural and manpower problems, among others, were the political challenges confronting the administration of educational inputs in Nigeria. The study concluded that government should create enabling environment void of any political coloration by making realistic and achievable policies for schools to thrive.

Need Analysis of Workshops for Effective Teaching among teachers at Secondary School level in Karachi, Pakistan

Nowadays, teachers’ role is considered as a vital place in the academic success of students because they have a strong impact on helping, shaping, creating, supporting and establishing student’s strengths, goals and facilitating them to explore knowledge. It is essential that the teachers should be equipped to the professional skills and competencies as well as possess required qualities and characteristics that are needed in learning process. Today, teacher has to develop their skills and broaden their approach for teaching through a wide range of creative activities and share various innovative ideas that can be incorporated in teaching to engage students in an effective manner as well as able to apply different strategies to keep students motivated during learning process. For this purpose teacher has to involve in various training sessions especially workshops as they are very helpful for that need. The main objectives of this study is to highlight the importance of workshop for teachers to enhance the abilities of classroom management & implementation for latest techniques, better understanding of students learning needs and more productivity towards effective teaching process. The method that was used in this study was descriptive method. The population of study was consisted on teachers of private schools in Karachi. Within those 100 teachers from 32 schools were selected as sample for the data collection by using questionnaire. The results revealed the essential importance of workshop at school level as a growing need of effective teaching-learning process among teachers and students. One of the major challenges of countless social and economic issues is low-quality education system. Among all the SDGs, SDG4 mainly highlights to provide high quality education. SDG4 means, striving to have every child receiving high-quality education by 2030.The major hindrance in learning skill is being taught by the teachers, who are not interested in the professional development programs. Teachers training workshops are becoming one of the important sources to cope with continuous changes occurring in teaching-learning process therefore it should be a part of educative setup from school level. In the light of results, recommendations were also presented such as training workshop should be conducted as per need of diverse aspect of teaching skills and practices, feedback is essential need to the fast changing demands of teaching learning process and to develop the mode of participation in it among teachers for advancement at their work places. The students trained and guided by the professionally equipped teachers would be in a better position to put their knowledge and abilities into greater use for economic development and growth of the country.

The Students’ Perceptions in Using Youtube as Media to Enrich English Speaking Skill

In order to create effective teaching-learning process teacher must find appropriate method and media. Lately, the use of technology as a media in teaching-learning process has become a very common thing to do. Nowadays, YouTube is one of the social media platform that most used in teaching-learning process. This study aims to find out how does the teacher use YouTube in teaching English speaking skill at SMK Miftahussalam and also how is the students’ perception in using YouTube as media to Enrich English speaking skill at SMK Miftahussalam. The design of this research was qualitative. The subjects that has examined in this research are teacher and students of SMK Miftahussalam. The findings show that not all of the material/chapters are suitable to use YouTube as the media, so the teacher must determines whether the material is suitable or not. Then, the teacher searches for the most attractive video. Then, the teacher bought a link to the students. After the students watch the video, the teacher starts the discussion also question and answer section. Then, the students are asked to practice the material by themselves. The findings also show that most students think that the use of YouTube in learning speaking is very important, especially to learn how to pronounce a word. Furthermore, YouTube can be used as a learning media that can support student learning success because there are various kinds of videos about education (on it). It shows that the use of YouTube as media to enrich the students speaking skills is worth it. The use of YouTube helps the students to enrich their students speaking skills, especially in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary.

‘A different color on an artistic palette’: teaching styles and beliefs

This descriptive study attempted to explore teaching styles by eliciting beliefs of a group of English language teachers through Peacock’s (Int J Appl Linguist 11:1–20, 2001) Perceptual Teaching Style Preference Questionnaire and interviews based on Reid’s hypotheses (TESOL Q 21:87–111, 1987; Learning styles in the ESL/EFL classroom. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1995) on learning styles and Doyle and Rutherford’s (Theory Pract 23:20–25, 1984) suggestions on matched instructional designs. The mixed methods research design was adopted in the current study, and concurrent triangulation was used to corroborate the findings. Study findings indicated that the participants reportedly applied the group teaching style more frequently than the other styles and favored a repertoire of the visual and auditory perceptual teaching styles. Although participants were mostly positive about the importance of learning styles, effects of perceptual teaching styles on learning, and the matched instructional design, they did not believe that their students were aware of their own learning styles and noted various curricular and administrative constraints in relation to implementation of the matched instruction. Consequently, the current study suggested that the language teachers and their line managers should consider effective planning and implementation of the entire teaching operation in relation to the matched instructional design in their classrooms. Also, it is recommended that as part of their professional development, the classroom practitioners are encouraged to explore their students’ “voices” and raise their learners’ awareness regarding their learning styles for more effective teaching–learning processes.

Online assessment techniques adopted by the university teachers amidst COVID-19 pandemic: A case study

Assessing students' online learning is a vital constituent of the effective teaching-learning process in a virtual mode. This study addressed teachers' preparedness, challenges and effective practices for students' assessment in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online assessment at times of uncertainty has become arduous for university teachers as it is not in practice in Indian higher educational institutions (HEIs). This research reports a study of the Adamas University, teachers drawn-out through semi-structured interviews of individual teachers. The researchers employed a case study research method to attain the objectives of the study using thematic analysis for the qualitative data. Thirty-one faculty members were selected as a sample of the study. The study findings indicated that the University teachers used multiple online assessment techniques, some common, some extremely unique, viz. blogs and peer tutorial videos. The preparedness or readiness varied considerably as some were instead sceptical, whereas some were amusingly non-challant. The study found that teachers faced many problems while assessing students’ performance during online classes, which were not just tech-based, but also due to their distressed state of mind.

4E Strategy for Pedagogical Analysis of Content

Abstract: Pedagogical analysis is based on four essentials pillars along with their inherent mutual relationships and interdependence for being considered essential in the effective teaching-learning process. Content analysis of the topic being taught by the teacher in the subject. Setting of the teaching or instructional objectives of the content material of the topic in hand by writing them in specific behavioral term. Suggesting methods, techniques, teaching-learning activities aids and equipments helpful for the teaching-learning of the topic in hand quite in tone with the realization of the set instructional objectives. Suggesting appropriate evaluation devices in the form of oral, written or practical activities and test questions etc. for evaluating the outcomes of the teaching-learning process carried in relation to the teaching-learning process carried in relation to the teaching of the topic in hand. Researcher developed a strategies for pedagogical analysis of a particular content that is called “4E Strategy”.

Relationship of Effective Teaching and Teachers’ Training about Technology for Primary Students

Significance of innovation plays vital part in all fields of life especially teaching and learning process. The primary purpose of the study was to examine the effect of innovations of technology on the instructors' presentation at primary level. To address the mentioned objective it was focused to see that there is no strong contrast in the effect of mechanical technology training on the educator' performance. Quantitatively by utilizing five point likert scale instrument data was collected from 401 instructors instructing to primary students. The gathered information was analysed by utilizing SPSS programming. Inferential measurements were utilized and found a strong relationship of technological training and effective teaching learning process. The teachers trained through technological innovation performed better than other teachers. On the foundations of facts it was suggested that there ought to be boost of technology in instructional courses for quality schooling.

Multimedia English Teaching Approach Based on Constructivist Learning Theory

In the context of English study, multimedia has provided learners with unique features and benefits. Constructivist learning theory, on the other hand, has had a considerable impact on students' learning processes and progress as one of the most fundamental teaching theories in the field of education. This study looks at a wide range of sources to support the claim that integrating multimedia and constructivism theory improved students' overall English learning experience. While the authors of this study thought it would help students improve their English learning, they also wanted to give teachers a better method to help them reduce stress in the classroom while still providing an effective teaching-learning process.

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES AND ICT PLATFORMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Information and Communication Technologies are playing important role in teaching-learning process, with the development of technology and the need of the society, the integration of ICT-based teaching-learning resources for effective teaching-learning process are the requirement of the day. Educational Institutions equipped with digital resources have an advantage to provide e-learning to the learners and they are benefitted by the use of different virtual platforms such as Learning Management System. This paper explains the Digital Initiatives in Higher Education and ICT-based teaching learning resources, challenges in using ICT based teaching learning resources and measures for teachers and learners to overcome these challenges for effective teaching learning process so that instructional objectives can be achieved efficiently by using digital technologies.

Narrative Inquiry: An Alternative Tool to Recapitulate Teachers' Pedagogical Capital

In this paper, I examine how the interpretative prototype is undertaking its supremacy in the educational research model and how a narrative inquiry paradigm supported and helped me to explore different realities of teachers' pedagogical capital in the context of Nepal. It aims to relate how the perceptions of pedagogical capital affect teachers’ performance in the language classroom. Data for this study were collected from three participants purposively. The data, in this research, have been analyzed based on the framework of Stake (1995). The study uses Bourdieu's (1977) notion of cultural capital for theoretical substantiation and the findings indicate that teachers' pedagogic capital is an ability that can be employed for an effective teaching-learning process. More specifically, this paper pinpoints how narrative inquiry could be considered as an alternative tool to recapitulate teachers' pedagogical capital in educational research.

Instructional Media and Effective Teaching Learning Process in Social Studies among Selected Secondary Schools in Oyo State

This paper gave an insight into what instructional media and effective teaching learning is. This paper examined the various definitions of instructional media by different authorities and traced the history of instructional media from 1900 to 1950 when computers were utilized by researchers. The role of instructional media were vividly discussed, to show us the extent to which it has recovered its achievement in the teaching learning process. The research used descriptive statistical method such as frequency and percentage to examine the impact of instructtional media on academics performances of Secondary School students of both private and public in some selected local government in Oyo State. Also, correlation was conducted to established the relationship between the teacher’s response and the student’s response on “impact of instructional media”. Five Schools: three private and two public schools in Oyo State. Forty (40) questionaires were administered to each school since they have relatively same population size, twenty questionnaires for Student and twenty for teachers (a total of two hundred questionaires were administered in all). Keywords : Instructional media, effective teaching, effective learning, and computer assisted instruction. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-13-02 Publication date: May 31 st 2022

New Normal Potentials as Recourse to Covid-19 Overbearance on Effective Teaching-Learning Process Among Ibadan Megacity Social Studies Teachers

New Normal Potentials as Recourse to Covid-19 Overbearance on Effective Teaching-Learning Process Among Ibadan Megacity Social Studies Teachers

Critical Insights: A Perspective on Discourse Analysis

Discourse is the study of language beyond the sentence level concerning its social and cultural practices in context. This paper 'Language as Discourse' mainly aims to analyze and explore the contribution of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) in education and Classroom Discourse Analysis critically to ensure an effective teaching-learning process for better academic achievement. Similarly, it also provides insights on language, discourse, discourse analysis, and Critical Discourse Analysis. This theoretical study reveals that Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) contributes a lot to education by providing the lens to the learners to view the outer world through critical eyes and by encouraging them not only to question and criticize the dominations, suppressions and oppressions existed inside the classrooms and society but also to empower them for the emancipation and transformation. It was also found that analyzing the discourses observed inside the classrooms as Classroom Discourse Analysis assumes, facilitates the teachers for active interaction or communication inside the classroom in harmony with Initiation-Response-Feedback (IRF) chain for the better academic achievement. The study has been concluded with a note that the pedagogy of Nepal should also be guided towards interactive, communicative, emancipatory, and interactive mode where teachers and learners are the responsible change agents for it. This study will provide some insights for those who want more exploration of discourse, discourse analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), and Classroom Discourse Analysis through the critical and analytical eyes.