Information Skills Research Articles

Global and ontosemiotic meanings of mathematical practices: an analysis of the didactic-mathematical skills and knowledge of students on Internships in High School

This article discusses aspects of the formation of didactic-mathematical skills and knowledge of students on a Mathematics Degree course based on the development and analysis of an activity that involved a question from the National High School Examination focusing on a linear function. The investigation, of which the activity is part, was inserted in a qualitative perspective and took as theoretical support the Ontosemiotic Approach with regard to the training of Mathematics teachers. Results lead to the understanding that it is important to have reflective and problematizing training, enabling future teachers to be teacher-researchers. With regard to the development of competence and didactic-mathematical knowledge, there is a commitment on the part of academics to develop resolutions based on didactic principles necessary for pedagogical mediation suitable for high school students.

Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA): Looking Back and Looking Ahead.

Over the past 30 years, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has played a pivotal role in fostering a collaborative community for professionals in biomedical and health informatics. As an interdisciplinary association, AMIA brings together individuals with clinical, research, and computer expertise and emphasizes the use of data to enhance biomedical research and clinical work. The need for a recognition program within AMIA, acknowledging applied informatics skills by members, led to the establishment of the Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA) Recognition Program in 2018. To outline the evolution of the FAMIA program and shed light on its origins, development, and impact. This report explores factors that led to the establishment of FAMIA, considerations affecting its development, and the objectives FAMIA seeks to achieve within the broader context of AMIA. The development of FAMIA is examined through a historical lens, encompassing key milestones, discussions, and decisions that shaped the program. Insights into the formation of FAMIA were gathered through discussions within AMIA membership and leadership, including proposals, board-level discussions, and the involvement of key stakeholders. Additionally, the report outlines criteria for FAMIA eligibility and the pathways available for recognition, namely the Certification Pathway and the Long-Term Experience Pathway. The FAMIA program has inducted five classes, totaling 602 fellows. An overview of disciplines, roles, and application pathways for FAMIA members is provided. A comparative analysis with other fellow recognition programs in related fields showcases the unique features and contributions of FAMIA in acknowledging applied informatics. Now in its sixth year, FAMIA acknowledges the growing influence of applied informatics within health information professionals, recognizing individuals with experience, training, and a commitment to the highest level of applied informatics and the science associated with it.

Обучение чтению текстов экономического профиля китайских студентов на занятиях по русскому языку с учётом этнопсихологических особенностей обучающихся

The purpose of the study is to develop an algorithm for working with economic texts in a Chinese audience, taking into account the ethnopsychological characteristics of students in the formation of reading skills in Russian at the B2 level. To achieve this goal, the article examines such cognitive and psychological features of Chinese students as an imaginative type of thinking, a visual-motor type of memory, a high level of mnemonic abilities and a predisposition to perceive information in portions. Based on these features, the author suggests the stages of working with the text and the types of tasks suitable for this psychotype of students. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the algorithm for working with Russian economic texts is considered from the point of view of taking into account the ethnopsychological specifics of a particular contingent (in this case, Chinese). The result of the study was a number of practical recommendations aimed at optimizing and facilitating the process of working with texts in the specialty in the aspect of Russian as a foreign language in the Chinese audience.

The role of elective courses in physical education and sports in the formation of skills and knowledge in the discipline and psychophysical preparedness students

physical education and sports play a big role in the modern world - this is not only a way of healing and psychophysical preparation of a person, but also of his harmonious, versatile development. Elective courses in physical education and sports at universities help to involve students in this area and meet their needs, which is possible due to the openness of the discipline – it can use many means and methods, including innovative ones. The purpose of the work is to evaluate the impact of elective physical education classes on the formation of skills and knowledge in the discipline and the psychophysical preparedness of students using regular and individualized classes. To achieve the goal, a study was conducted: Stage 1 – a survey of students in order to identify their motives and the most interesting types of physical activity for them; Stage 2 – organization of classes for the control and experimental groups with assessment of the development of skills and knowledge in the discipline and physical fitness; Stage 3 – assessment of the impact of classes on the psycho-emotional state of students through questionnaires. At the first stage, it was revealed that for female students the dominant motive is body shaping and health improvement, and the most popular types of activity are aerobics, yoga and stretching. At the second stage, it was revealed that the more individualized the classes are, the more effect can be obtained from them for the formation of competencies in discipline and physical fitness of students, however, ordinary physical education classes bring quite a lot of benefits. At the third stage, a positive effect of classes on the psycho-emotional state was revealed. Thus, the complex positive impact of classes in elective courses in physical education and sports on students is noted: their involvement in classes, satisfaction of personal goals and needs, development of psychophysical abilities, formation of competencies in the discipline, and others. физическая культура и спорт играют большую роль в современном мире – это не только путь оздоровления и психофизической подготовки человека, но и его гармоничного разностороннего развития. Элективные курсы по физической культуре и спорту в вузах помогают вовлечь студентов в эту сферу, удовлетворить их потребности, что возможно благодаря открытости дисциплины – в ней может быть использовано множество средств и методов, в том числе инновационных. Цель работы – оценить влияние занятий по элективной физической культуре на формирование навыков и знаний по дисциплине и психофизическую подготовленность студентов с применением обычных и индивидуализированных занятий. Для достижения цели было проведено исследование: 1 этап – опрос студентов с целью выявления их мотивов и наиболее интересных для них видов физической активности; 2 этап – организация занятий контрольной и экспериментальной группы с оценкой сформированности навыков и знаний по дисциплине и физической подготовленности; 3 этап – оценка влияния занятий на психоэмоциональное состояние студентов путём анкетирования. На первом этапе выявлено, что для студентов-девушек доминирующим мотивов является формирование фигуры и оздоровление, а наиболее востребованными видами активности являются аэробика, йога и стретчинг. На втором этапе выявлено, что чем более индивидуализированными являются занятия, тем больше эффекта от них можно получить для формирования компетенций по дисциплине и физической подготовленности студентов, однако и обычные занятия физической культурой приносят достаточно пользы. На третьем этапе выявлено положительное влияние занятий на психоэмоциональное состояние. Таким образом отмечается комплексное положительное воздействие занятий по элективным курсам по физической культуре и спорту на студентов: их привлечение к занятиям, удовлетворение личных целей и потребностей, развитие психофизических способностей, формирование компетенций по дисциплине и другие.

Formation of Text Creation Skills in Students at Primary Level of Education

The article presents the results of a research carried out with students at primary level of education. The object of the research is the education of mother tongue. The subject is the process of formation and development of students’ skills to retell a story and text creation. Approbation of the suggested graphical models is realized through the Neurographica method. Graphical models are used in Bulgarian language and literature lessons. Students draw models of the narrative, before writing the text. As a result, they have visual support when creating the text. Analysis of the data shows various benefits of using graphical models for development of students’ communicative speech competence. The results of the study show a significant improvement of students’ writing skills. Among the skills which students improve best, are: to retell the episodes of the story in their chronological order, to build a coherent composition of the text and logical connection between the sentences, better graphical design of the text, etc.

Effect of information-motivation-behavioral skills model based perioperative nursing on pain in patients with gallstones.

The incidence of cholecystolithiasis is on the rise. Use of information, motivation, and behavioral skills can play a positive role in promoting changes in individual health behaviors. However, reports on the effects of information-motivation-behavioral (IMB) skills model based high-quality nursing as a perioperative nursing intervention for patients with gallstones are nonexistent. To explore the application of IMB skills model based high-quality nursing in patients with gallstones. Two hundred and sixteen patients with cholecystolithiasis treated at our hospital from January 2022 to January 2023 were enrolled and divided into a control, high-quality, and combined nursing groups, with 72 patients in each group. The control, high-quality, and combination groups received conventional, high-quality, and IMB skills model based perioperative nursing services, respectively. Differences in clinical indicators, stress levels, degree of pain, emotional state, and quality of life were observed, and complications and nursing satisfaction among the three groups were evaluated. After nursing, the time to recovery of gastrointestinal function in the high-quality and combined nursing groups was significantly shorter than that of the control group, with the recovery of gastrointestinal function being the fastest in the combined nursing group (P < 0.05). After nursing intervention, cortisol and norepinephrine levels in the high-quality and combined nursing groups were closer to normal than those of the control group 24 h after surgery, with the combined nursing group having the closest to normal levels (P < 0.05). After 3 and 7 d of intervention, the patients' pain significantly improved, which was more prominent in the high-quality and combination groups. Meanwhile, the pain score in the combination group was significantly lower than those of the control and high-quality nursing groups (P < 0.05). After nursing intervention, the emotional states of all patients improved, and the scores of patients in the combination group were significantly lower than those of the control and high-quality nursing groups. The quality of life of patients in the high-quality and combined nursing groups significantly improved after nursing intervention compared to that of the control group, with the combined nursing group having the highest quality of life score. After intervention, the incidence of complications in the high-quality and combination groups was significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05), but the difference between the combination and high-quality nursing groups was not significant. Nursing satisfaction of patients in the high-quality and combination groups was significantly higher than that of the control group, with the nursing satisfaction being the highest in the combination group (P < 0.05). IMB skills model based nursing can improve surgical stress levels, degrees of pain, emotional state, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction of patients with gallstones and reduce the incidence of complications.

Memodifikasi Sistem Pendidikan di Sekolah Menengah dengan Pemberdayaan Media Digital dan Keterampilan Informasi dalam Kurikulum Merdeka

This research aims to analyse the impact of modifications to the education system at Vocational School Darussalam Banyuwangi through empowering digital media and information skills in the Merdeka Curriculum. The main aim of this research is to analyse how digital media integration affects teaching methods, curriculum, and educational outcomes, as well as assess students' readiness to face future challenges. The research method used is a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with school principals, teachers, and students, classroom observations to observe the implementation of digital media in the learning process, and analysis of curriculum documents and teaching materials. Data analysis was carried out using thematic analysis techniques to identify main patterns and themes from interviews, observations, and documents. The research results show that integrating digital media into the Merdeka Curriculum has improved teaching methods by increasing interactivity and student involvement. In addition, empowering information skills helps students manage and utilize information sources effectively. Although there are challenges to implementation, such as the need for additional training for teachers and technical issues, this research identifies strategies that can overcome these obstacles and increase the effectiveness of the curriculum. This research provides valuable insight into the adaptation of the education system in the digital era and offers recommendations for improving the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in secondary schools.

WEB APPLICATION «ELECTRONIC READER’S DIARY» BY AGILE TECHNOLOGY

The article relate to the development of an reader’s electronic diary by AGILE technology. It is needed for reader competency of primary school students. The current students were born in a new information environment. They master information and software faster than adults (for example, gadgets, tablet PC, mobile devices, etc.) The disadvantage is this information environment is reluctance to read. One of the stimulation tools to reading is electronic reader’s diary technology applied in the educational process. The regular reader’s diary is a report about books read. The aim of the reader’s diary is skills reflection and development of the critical analysis skills formation. The project software is designed for primary school students (age 7-10 years). Independent reading skills form at primary school age. It improves cognitive interests of school students, enhances knowledge, and is the formation of a harmoniously developed personality. The electronic reader’s diary stimulates the knowledge interests and consolidates the reading material by AGILE technology and additional interactivity with the school students. The research relates to the architecture of the developed solution, in particular, the issue of the «automated process control system of education system resources» integration. Also, the article contains the map of the developed graphical user interface screen and describing main electronic reader’s diary screens. This research will be intended to boost cognitive and creative activity of students.

Turkish version of a short nutrition literacy scale for young adults: cultural adaptation and validation.

Recent changes in nutrition trends may lead to health issues. In particular, the unhealthy eating habits of young adults suggest that future generations may be at risk. Therefore, the importance and necessity of nutrition literacy is becoming increasingly apparent. The purpose of this study was to create a Turkish version of a short nutrition literacy (S-NutLit-Tr) scale for young adults developed by Vrinten et al (2023). This research involved 115 young adults from Istanbul Gelişim University, who were selected through convenience sampling, a non-probability sampling method. After the original S-NutLit scale was translated into Turkish, the validity and reliability of the determined factor structure were tested on 115 young adults. Internal consistency was examined with the Cronbach Alpha coefficient. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to validate the two sub-scale structures. Finally, measurement invariance was tested concerning participants' gender, aiming to ascertain whether the scale captured equivalent characteristics across different groups. As a result of the reliability analysis conducted with the scale of S-NutLit-Tr, the Cronbach Alpha coefficient was obtained as 0.86 for the scale of S-NutLit-Tr. Additionally, it was found to be 0.84 and 0.77 for the "information skills" and "expert skills" sub-scales, respectively. Accordingly, the scale of S-NutLit-Tr was found to be reliable. To examine the two sub-scale factor structures of the S-NutLit-Tr scale, fit indices were examined: χ2/df (1.246), GFI (0.923), IFI (0.975), TLI (0.967), CFI (0.974), RMSEA (0.046), and SRMR (0.055) and it was observed that the indices were within acceptable limits. In the analysis results obtained through the multi-group confirmatory factor analysis for measurement invariance, it was observed that the ∆CFI and ∆TLI values across all indices were less than or equal to 0.01. Consequently, it was observed that the item-factor structure, factor loadings, variances, covariances, and error variances of the scale were equivalent for both male and female young adults. The study found that the scale of S-NutLit-Tr for young adults was a valid and reliable measurement tool in Turkish culture.

Large Language Models Take on Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Four Models on American Board of Thoracic Surgery Exam Questions in 2023.

Objectives Large language models (LLMs), for example, ChatGPT, have performed exceptionally well in various fields. Of note, their success in answering postgraduate medical examination questions has been previously reported, indicating their possible utility in surgical education and training. This study evaluated the performance of four different LLMs on the American Board of Thoracic Surgery's(ABTS) Self-Education and Self-Assessment in Thoracic Surgery (SESATS) XIII question bank to investigate the potential applications of these LLMs in the education and training of future surgeons. Methods The dataset in this study comprised 400 best-of-four questions from the SESATS XIII exam. This included 220 adult cardiac surgery questions, 140 general thoracic surgery questions, 20 congenital cardiac surgery questions, and 20 cardiothoracic critical care questions. The GPT-3.5 (OpenAI, San Francisco, CA) and GPT-4 (OpenAI) models were evaluated, as well as Med-PaLM 2 (Google Inc., Mountain View, CA) and Claude 2 (Anthropic Inc., San Francisco, CA), and their respective performances were compared. The subspecialties included were adult cardiac, general thoracic, congenital cardiac, and critical care. Questions requiring visual information, such as clinical images or radiology, were excluded. Results GPT-4 demonstrated a significant improvement over GPT-3.5 overall (87.0% vs. 51.8% of questions answered correctly, p < 0.0001). GPT-4 also exhibited consistently improved performance across all subspecialties, with accuracy rates ranging from 70.0% to 90.0%, compared to 35.0% to 60.0% for GPT-3.5. When using the GPT-4 model, ChatGPT performed significantly better on the adult cardiac and general thoracic subspecialties (p < 0.0001). Conclusions Large language models, such as ChatGPT with the GPT-4 model, demonstrate impressive skill in understanding complex cardiothoracic surgical clinical information, achieving an overall accuracy rate of nearly 90.0% on the SESATS question bank. Our study shows significant improvement between successive GPT iterations. As LLM technology continues to evolve, its potential use in surgical education, training, and continuous medical education is anticipated to enhance patient outcomes and safety in the future.

Systematic Literature Review on Pedagogies and Visualization Tools for Machine Learning in K-12 Schools

Though studies have been done on Machine Learning, almost all the studies focused on higher educational institutions, with little attention to K-12 educational settings. Those studies that focused on K-12 are scattered, making it difficult to specifically know which visualization tools best enhance Machine Learning in K-12 schools. This study, therefore, through a systematic literature review determines which visualization tools best promote Machine Learning in K-12 schools. The study specifically considered, barriers to the use of Machine Learning in K-12 schools, visualization tools for Machine Learning in K-12 schools, and pedagogical strategies that benefit the teaching and learning of Machine Learning in K-12 schools. The study sourced articles from Scopus and the Web of Science database after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data from the articles were extracted based on the PICO framework and their quality was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) model. The barriers to Machine Learning in K-12 schools include a lack of information about the development and usage of the tools, selection, and coordination barriers, lack of attention to machine learning by educational stakeholders, and programming demands. Appropriate visualization tools for Machine Learning in K-12 schools include MLflow and NN-SVG. Though there exist numerous approaches for teaching ML in K-12 settings such as active learning, inquiry-based, participatory learning, and design-oriented approaches, the best pedagogy that supports machine learning in K-12 schools as per existing literature is participatory learning. Teachers need to acquire the appropriate and specific information and technical know-how or skills about machine learning for promoting visualization lessons in K-12 schools. All teachers should be sensitized to adopt participatory learning pedagogy to enhance the effective use of machine learning in K-12 schools. Machine learning should be integrated into teaching and learning in K-12 schools since it is ideal for visualization and experimentation, which are inevitable for effective teaching and learning in K-12 schools.

What are the trends in shared leadership development and leadership life skills formation through sport activities: a literature review

A person must have a leadership attitude as a life skill for himself. Leadership is formed systematically from an early age until the end of human life, one of which is by actively participating in a sports club. A club can develop because of the roles in sports, both by athletes, coaches, managers, and others. To win a competition or race, it is necessary to collaborate between athletes in an extraordinary manner in order to achieve the highest goal, namely victory. Many plans are developed, implemented and evaluated. This process requires leadership from team members at every level. Ultimately, this process is internalized in each member, both as a member and line leader, as it takes place in a sports club. How this leadership is formed is shown in this article. Data bases were searched using search engines on Scopus or Science Direct and others before analysis using PRISMA. The final selection of the research database was carried out by checking for duplication, analyzing the title, completeness of the abstract manuscript, and the title and content of the article, resulting in 38 articles. The results showed that active participation in sports, especially those that embrace shared leadership, provides the experience to become one goal and vision of a common mission, so that each member is more motivated to collaborate and spend time, energy, and even money to achieve this goal. This process requires unipersonal skills. In addition, authoritarian and native leadership models are still used. Obviously, whatever leadership model is applied will provide soft skills to participants, no matter what they want. This will lead to leadership in other fields besides sports, including in mathematics education. According to the literature evidence, there are twelve studies that transform sports involvement into life-beneficial values; eight studies that influence leadership behavior towards running sports organizations; four studies on transformational leadership. When people participate in active leadership activities and take on roles, they gain useful experiences, which in turn will have a positive impact on their leadership development in life. Keywords: Shared Leadership, Life Skills, Sports Activities

Формирование навыков командной деятельности и их объективная количественная оценка на основе квантовых представлений

&lt;p&gt;Presented are mathematical and software tools providing the formation and objective quantitative assessment of teamwork skills based on quantum representations. These tools utilize the formal representations of subjects' activities through probability matrices of transitions between the performed elementary operations. Analysis of the subjects' activities is based on comparisons of these matrices for a pattern of actions under study with relevant matrices for patterns of empirical data representing various variants of the subjects' work. When evaluating the teamwork skills, these comparisons are performed according to the "Triangle Scheme", which involves comparing the coordinated actions of the subjects performed in pairs and individually. For this purpose, the quantum spectral analysis is used, which provides effective quantitative comparisons of the hidden periodicities of performing typical elementary operations and their quantities in the spectral metric. The tools for the formation and assessment of teamwork skills are implemented in the form of both a flight simulator with the separation of control channels between pilots and a modified computer game "Sea Battle", which allows to evaluate the dynamics of partners&amp;rsquo; communication and cooperation by analyzing their moves as well as tips transmitted to each other. The presented approach to the formation and assessment of teamwork skills is quite universal and can be used in various applications areas, including the assessment and training of flight crews, operators of complex technical systems, students of various levels and other target groups.&lt;/p&gt;

Анализ исследований роли компьютерных тренажеров в формировании, измерении и совершенствовании навыков командной работы

&lt;p&gt;The article considers the influence of training on computer simulators on the development of teamwork skills of operators of complex systems, in particular, in aviation. The article substantiates the effectiveness of work on computer simulators for the formation of interaction skills in people with disabilities. A review of experimental studies demonstrating the positive impact of using computer simulators on the formation of skills necessary for teamwork: coordinated actions, communication, decision-making and situational awareness is presented. The analysis of methods for assessing teamwork skills is given and the realization of a hardware and software complex in the form of a simulator for training these skills and their quantitative measurement is described.&lt;/p&gt;

Understanding and Addressing Consumer Post-Purchase Dissonance in E-commerce: Influential Factors and Effective Measurements

With the rapid development of technology and the widespread adoption of the Internet, e-commerce has become an integral part of people's daily lives. In e-commerce scenarios, consumers can browse and purchase goods anytime and anywhere, enjoying unprecedented convenience. However, at the same time, the issue of post-purchase dissonance has gradually become prominent. This paper aims to explore the influencing factors and management measures of consumer post-purchase dissonance psychology in e-commerce scenarios. The article first reviews the theory of post-purchase dissonance and the theory of perceived psychological contract violation-, providing a theoretical foundation for subsequent research. Then, through a literature review, it identifies multiple factors affecting consumer post-purchase dissonance, including customer service quality, costs incurred from returns, and uncertainties in online shopping. To effectively manage post-purchase dissonance, enterprise managers should focus on improving service quality, optimizing the return process, and reducing shopping uncertainties. Additionally, strengthening consumer education and enhancing their cognitive ability regarding product information and decision-making skills in shopping are also important ways to reduce post-purchase dissonance.

Understanding and Addressing Consumer Post-Purchase Dissonance in E-commerce: Influential Factors and Effective Measurements

With the rapid development of technology and the widespread adoption of the Internet, e-commerce has become an integral part of people's daily lives. In e-commerce scenarios, consumers can browse and purchase goods anytime and anywhere, enjoying unprecedented convenience. However, at the same time, the issue of post-purchase dissonance has gradually become prominent. This paper aims to explore the influencing factors and management measures of consumer post-purchase dissonance psychology in e-commerce scenarios. The article first reviews the theory of post-purchase dissonance and the theory of perceived psychological contract violation-, providing a theoretical foundation for subsequent research. Then, through a literature review, it identifies multiple factors affecting consumer post-purchase dissonance, including customer service quality, costs incurred from returns, and uncertainties in online shopping. To effectively manage post-purchase dissonance, enterprise managers should focus on improving service quality, optimizing the return process, and reducing shopping uncertainties. Additionally, strengthening consumer education and enhancing their cognitive ability regarding product information and decision-making skills in shopping are also important ways to reduce post-purchase dissonance.

Flexicurity and employment inflows in the EU28 countries: a panel data analysis

PurposeThis paper examines the relationship between flexicurity and employment inflows in the EU28 countries over the 2007–2019 period. Flexicurity is defined as the mix of flexible contractual arrangements, social security systems, active labor market policies and lifelong learning strategies.Design/methodology/approachUsing two-way fixed effects two-stage least squares, we estimate the employment inflows as a function of an equal-weighted flexicurity composite indicator and other labor market, economic and business environment characteristics. To ensure the robustness of results, in additional specifications, we test the sensitivity of the flexicurity’s coefficient to: (1) the change of instruments; (2) the removal of different non-core variables and (3) the consideration of recessionary periods European regions. In addition, we estimate regressions with separate flexicurity components and with differently constructed flexicurity indices.FindingsIn all the estimations, increased flexicurity efforts are positively related to employment inflows. Increased flexicurity efforts benefit Eastern European countries more than the Northern and Anglo-Saxon groups. Not only a synergistic policy action that uses an equal combination of the four pillars of flexicurity has a positive impact on the employment inflow rate. Strategies that give more weight to the formation of skills seem to favor the labor market reinsertion most.Originality/valueTo our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive study in the flexicurity–employment inflows literature since it: (1) follows all the European Union countries over more than a decade; (2) brings some tentative findings on the socio-cultural moderation of flexicurity’s impact on employment inflows and (3) explores different country-level flexicurity indices.

Formation of skills for conducting sociological research in future teachers

Formation of skills for conducting sociological research in future teachers

BİOLOGİYA FƏNNİNİN HƏYATİ ƏHƏMİYYƏTİ

The Vital Importance of Biology Summary In the article, noting that all the subjects taught in secondary schools, as well as the content of the biology subject are directly aimed at the formation of life skills and habits, the biology subject curriculum was looked at in order to answer the question of what skills biological education should develop in the student, the lessons of teachers were observed in schools, the development of life skills possibilities have been determined. At the same time, the approach of the educators to the problem was investigated in the article, and their difficulties in this direction were clarified. Key words: knowledge, skills, life skills, personality, resource

Student Teachers’ Knowledge of School-level Geometry: Implications for Teaching and Learning

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;This study aimed to assess the geometric knowledge of student teachers from a university in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The study used a sample of 225 first-year student teachers who completed school mathematics baseline assessments on a computer- aided mathematics instruction (CAMI) software. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional research design, using quantitative data to measure student teachers’ geometry achievement level, and qualitative data to explain the challenges encountered. The results show that student teachers exhibited a low level of understanding of school-level geometry. The low achievement levels were linked to various factors, such as insufficient grasp of geometry concepts in their secondary school education, difficulty in remembering what was done years ago, low self-confidence, and lack of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills along with the limited time for the baseline tests. These results suggest that appropriate measures should be taken to ensure that student teachers acquire the necessary subject-matter knowledge to teach effectively in their future classrooms.&lt;/p&gt;