Education Core Research Articles

Research on Strategies for Cultivating Ideological and Political Literacy in Design Students

This paper explores strategies for effectively cultivating ideological and political literacy in design students, including collaborative education between counselors and professional teachers, course ideological and political design, and innovative teaching modes. Through theoretical research and practical case analysis, a series of specific implementation strategies are proposed. Firstly, the collaboration between counselors and professional teachers is key to achieving the organic integration of ideological and professional education. Secondly, scientific course design is the core of course ideological and political education, requiring the integration of social backgrounds and ethical issues into teaching objectives and content. Thirdly, innovative teaching modes such as flipped classrooms and project-driven teaching can improve the effectiveness of ideological and political education. Fourthly, establishing a systematic ideological and political education resource database provides necessary support and assistance to teachers. Finally, through practical education and a scientific evaluation and feedback mechanism, students sense of social responsibility and practical abilities are further enhanced. This study provides reference and guidance for ideological and political education in design majors.

Comparative Study of AI Textbooks for Primary and Secondary Schools

With the development of information technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a new focal point of international competition. AI education in primary and secondary schools is gradually becoming an important component of education in the intelligent era in China. Textbooks are a crucial medium for courses, and AI textbooks for primary and secondary schools are the core teaching materials for AI courses. This study examines 18 AI textbooks for primary and secondary schools, based on relevant curriculum standards such as the AI Curriculum Development Standards for Primary and Secondary Schools in China (Trial). Using content analysis and quantitative curriculum difficulty models, the study compares and analyzes the textbooks from five dimensions: teaching arrangement logic, textbook content, textbook usage conditions, textbook evaluation, and textbook difficulty. The study concludes that the textbooks have systematic teaching arrangement logic, though some lack learning objectives; the content is contemporary, but the knowledge system is not comprehensive; the usage conditions are diverse, but some schools lack the necessary implementation environment; and the difficulty is moderate, though there is a gap compared to the curriculum standards.

Character Education Practices At Al Azhar Islamic School Bumi Serpong Damai@Metland

Character education in schools is very necessary because character education is the core of education itself. Building character, it can't be done tomorrow. Therefore, character-based Character education in schools is very necessary, because character education is the main thing of education. This research was conducted to examine the practice of character education in schools. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of character education at Al Azhar BSD@Metland Islamic School in terms of 1) character education objectives; and 2) character education strategies. This research uses case study research method to answer these questions. The researcher acts as the main instrument and collects data by means of observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The research data came from the implementation of character education at Al Azhar BSD@Metland Islamic School. To ensure the legality of the data, this research applies triangulation of data sources, theories, and methodologies. The findings of this study imply that overall, the implementation of character education at Al Azhar BSD@Metland Islamic School has been carried out through habituation programs or routine activities applied by the school to its students, including character building activities in the form of teaching and learning activities carried out by educators with competencies in accordance with their fields and carried out regularly and on schedule. The policy implemented to fulfill this goal is to carry out 8 religious policies that have been effectively implemented at Al Azhar BSD@Metland Islamic School.

Leveraging Higher Education in Our Age-Friendly World

ABSTRACT There is increasing interest in better understanding the connection between higher education and age-friendly community efforts. The global age-friendly community (AFC) movement calls for multi-sectoral engagement in a multi-year model encompassing four core phases (engage, plan, act, measure) to improve livability in domains of community life pertaining to the built, social, and service environment. However, there is limited empirical knowledge regarding the involvement of higher education and how it supports AFC efforts. We used qualitative inquiry to assess the engagement of U.S. institutions as reported by 80 AFCs that completed a five-year cycle of participation. We conducted directed content analysis using paired AFC action plans and progress reports (n = 56) and classified engagement using a priori indicators by higher educational core activities (teaching, research, and service), core phases (e.g. measure), and clustered domain areas (e.g. built environment). Results reveal engagement across all core activities of higher education with most efforts in research, in all areas of the AFC model with most reported in the action phase, and across all clustered domains of practice with the greatest amount identified in the social environment. We identify opportunities for greater engagement and leadership through higher education in our age-friendly world.

Kampo diagnostic ability is specific in post‐clinical clerkship objective structured clinical examination: An observational study

AbstractBackgroundThe Japanese medical educational model core curriculum requires an understanding of the characteristics of Kampo medicine. However, there are few reports on the methods of evaluating the skill levels of Kampo medicine practitioners.ObjectiveThis study investigated the utility of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for evaluating the skills of Kampo medicine practitioners, exploring its relationship with other medical skills.MethodsThe 2022 post‐clinical clerkship OSCE assessed the accuracy of Kampo‐related tasks, specifically abdominal examinations. In addition, correlation coefficients and factor analysis were used to analyze the relationship of Kampo tasks with other tasks (three clinical‐reasoning tasks, electrocardiogram attachment task, joint examination task).ResultsMedical students showed significant variation in their ability to accurately assess different abdominal regions. The epigastric region had the highest accuracy (92.0%), while the para‐umbilical region had the lowest (45.1%). Correlation analysis between Kampo tasks and other clinical tasks (clinical reasoning, electrocardiogram attachment, joint examination) yielded coefficients ranging from 0.10 to 0.19, suggesting a low relationship. Factor analysis confirmed the independence of Kampo skills from other assessed medical skills across four distinct factors.ConclusionsSince Kampo diagnostic skills are highly unique, it is possible that Western medicine OSCE tasks alone may not sufficiently assess competency in Kampo medicine. Therefore, it is necessary to consider incorporating Kampo tasks into the OSCE.

A Study on the Employment Support Service System for Visually Impaired College Students in China

At present, the problem of difficult employment for disabled college students in China is becoming more and more prominent, and the construction of an employment support service system for colleges and universities is one of the most important means of alleviating the employment pressure on disabled college students and promoting the healthy development of society. Based on the perspectives of visually impaired college students and colleges and universities, this study adopts qualitative research methods such as interview method and observation method, selects 10 visually impaired students from a college in China as the research object, and statistically analyses the raw data of the interviews with NVivo data analysis tools, and builds a college employment support service system with the core of education and training and support, employment guidance and consulting, social resources integration and enhancing social and enterprise inclusiveness. The service system is of great practical significance for promoting high-quality employment and better integration of visually impaired students into society, as well as creating a harmonious and inclusive employment support environment.

Education as justice: articulating the epistemic core of education to enable just futures

While education is expected to play a significant role in responding to global social challenges, sustainable development discourses often fail to attend to issues of pedagogy, purpose and process. In this paper, we argue that one way to focus arguments on educational practice is through considerations of the relationship between education as justice and education for justice. We do this through discussing one form of justice in education – epistemic justice – and developing our conceptualisation of an epistemic core. Drawing on Elmore’s instructional core, this includes openness to students’ experiences and the place where they live, rich pedagogies and a broad range of epistemic resources. We argue that this is one way that secondary education’s contribution to sustainable and just futures could be made more concretely possible.

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellows' Perspectives on Autonomy Through Time.

Promoting autonomy is at the core of fellowship education. Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) fellowship programs are relatively new, and many supervising physicians are not trained on how to promote fellow autonomy. Moreover, no studies have explored fellows' perception of autonomy throughout training. To fill this gap, we explored PHM fellows' perceptions of autonomy throughout training. PHM fellows starting fellowship in July 2021 were recruited to participate in a longitudinal qualitative study. Using self-determination theory as a sensitizing framework, the authors conducted semistructured interviews with 14 fellows throughout fellowship. Incoming data were iteratively analyzed, and codes were created from patterns in the data. Coded data were clustered into themes. Four themes developed: (1) at the beginning of fellowship, fellows valued direct observation and close supervision from their attending. (2) Initially, fellows felt pressured to make the identical clinical decision as their attending, but over the course of training, they realized their autonomous decisions could coexist with different decisions from their attending physicians. (3) At first, fellows desired attending presence to support and guide their decision making. Over time, fellows desired a coach who could provide valuable formative feedback. (4) Because of the hierarchical nature of medicine, conversations between fellows and attending physicians about autonomy were challenging to initiate. Fellows' perceptions of autonomy change throughout fellowship, which should be taken into consideration as provisions of autonomy evolve through training. Our findings can inform PHM fellowship curricula and professional development around the promotion of autonomy in fellowship.

Dimensions of Sutism in Strengthening the Value of Religious Moderation in Indonesia Buya Arrazy's Perspective

In religious moderation, in fact, a major aspect strengthens the key to creating tolerance and harmony that must be mutually maintained. With the creation of peace, each of the religious communities can treat other people with respect. Religious moderation is a middle way in the midst of religious diversity in Indonesia. Indonesia which has the largest number of muslims in te world is a imprtant example of islamic moderation. In islam moderation is a teaching. Respect for each other in social settings, not in worship, is what we mean when we talk about tolerance is the most important factor. The purpose of this research is to explore a religious moderation that should be developed as a joint commitment to maintain a balance where every tribe, ethnicity and cultural maintain harmony with each other. Researchers use the library research method. The result of this paper are first, the moderation of the core teachings in the Islamic population in Indonesia. Second, tolerance will have a positive attitude between religions, races, etc. third, the existence of religious moderation will strengthen a multiculturalism.

Implementasi Teori Belajar Humanis Dalam Pembelajaran PAI di SMA Negeri 19 Palembang

Abstract Education is the government's reference for the compulsory education program as a vehicle for students to develop their potential through the learning process. What educators do is to explore and grow the potential of students, by applying an approach to learning Islamic religious education. As was done by PAI teachers at the research location, PAI teachers apply an approach to exploring the potential of students and activating students in the classroom. The approach in question is a humanist theoretical approach, a concept that humanizes humans, as well as efforts to humanize the sciences while still paying attention to the responsibilities of hablum minallah and hablum minannas. The type of this research is field research with a qualitative approach using descriptive analysis methods. The data collection techniques in this research use obsevation, interview and documentation techniques, while the data analysis techniques in this research consist of ddaa collection, data rduction, data display and verification. The results of this research, namely: First, the implementation of humanistic learning theory in PAI learning is divided into planning, implementation and evaluation. At the planning stage, before carrying out the learning process the teacher makes a learning plan first. In this case, the school has a plan, namely using a lesson plan in which there are seven learning steps, namely unlocking the password, relaxation at the beginning of learning, apperception of learning, pretest, core teaching and learning, posttest, and relaxation at the end of learning. Secondly, the implications of implementing humanist learning theory in terms of learning and the PAI learning process are vertical and horizontal. Vertical religious activities are activities that connect humans with the creator, namely starting all activities with Bismillah, reading prayers before and after studying and reading or singing the Asmaul Husna. Horizontal religious activities include the tradition of greetings, students' respect for teachers by bowing when they pass in front of the teacher and helping friends when they are in trouble. Keywords: Implementation, Humanist Learning Theory and PAI Learning

A Genre Analysis of Textbook Discourse

As one of the suggestions on teaching specified in New Curriculum Standard is studying the texts thoroughly and grasping the core teaching content. As part of the curriculum content, text types which fulfil specific social purposes are used to specify what students should be able to achieve with language if they are to meet the stated outcomes of the syllabus. When texts share the same general purpose in the culture, they will often share the same obligatory and optional structural elements and so they belong to the same genre or text type. Then it's much easier to produce an appropriate text when you know its structure, and for this reason awareness of text types is now part of the curriculum. This study, selecting the reading material for senior high school students: A Travel Journal from Unit 3 Book 3 published by People’s Education Press, analyzing the structural elements in this text based on Martin’s genre analysis in the Sydney School, concludes that, to facilitate the cultivation of students’ core literacy, teachers are advised to try to answer three fundamental questions of “what, why and how” during text analysis and teaching design, which are consistent with field, tenor and mode from Halliday’s (1978) Register Theory respectively and can be answered by considering the genre and three meta-functions of language including ideational, interpersonal and textual, which is achieved by transitivity system, voice, polarity; mood, modality system; theme-rheme structure, information structure and textual cohesion.

The construct of integrated group discussion (IGD) among undergraduate students: to what extent does group discussion performance reflect performance on IGD tasks?

Abstract Integrated group discussion (IGD) tasks represent a new type of integrated speaking task that requires students to communicate with their peers after comprehending and using provided source materials. With its potential to enhance effective communication and information literacy, IGD stands at the core of language education. Although the IGD task type has become increasingly popular, its construct is still unexplored. In this study, 124 Hong Kong undergraduate students completed an IGD task and a group discussion (GD) task (i.e., without source materials) in Putonghua. Four factors, speech and expression, content with source use, interaction, and language usage, were extracted to represent IGD performance. Two indicators of GD performance (linguistic expression and engagement in interaction) significantly predicted IGD performance, explaining 21.9 % of its total variance. The large proportion of unexplained IGD performance variance suggests that IGD tasks may be worth implementing. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed in details.

The Essence of Giving Food as The Spirit of Islam in The Book "الاءطعام روح الاءسلام " by Syeh Ali Bin Ali Bin Ibrahim U'dhobi

Social disparities are prevalent in our society. The imbalance in life and the terrifying contradictions among human lives continue to this day. These imbalances occur globally. We witness countries devastated by war, such as Palestine, Yemen, and Syria, where the inhabitants suffer from hunger and lack access to healthcare. Similarly, countries with high poverty rates like Cambodia, Myanmar, and Afghanistan experience hunger and poor sanitation. Conversely, there are many developed and prosperous countries with high income levels in other parts of the world. This study employs a literature review approach, examining verses from the Qur'an and hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad SAW concerning Ith’am as contained in the book "الاءطعام روح الاءسلام" by Syekh Ali bin Ali bin Ibrahim U’Dhobi. The book explains that Islam encourages people to help each other, have empathy, sympathy, and high social concern. As mentioned in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, verse 19: "And in their wealth, there is a right for those who ask and those who do not ask." Therefore, it is essential for Muslims to pay significant attention and care to convey and study the core teachings of Islam contained in Ith’am (charity by giving food). The five pillars of Islam (shahadah, prayer, fasting, zakat, and hajj) are the foundation of Islam and must be performed to be recognized as a Muslim. The pillars of Islam are closely related to Ith’am, making it a core teaching of Islam (the spirit of Islam).

Pengembangan Evaluasi Teknik Non Tes

The teaching and learning process is the core of education with teachers and learners playing the main roles. Evaluation is a key aspect of the educational process, ensuring the achievement of curriculum objectives. Evaluation not only measures student learning outcomes, but also helps understand the learning process and provides information for further improvement. Evaluation can be either test or non-test, and the use of both methods depends on the purpose of the assessment and the aspects of learning to be assessed. This research uses a literature review to explore the concepts and methods of non-test evaluation in education. Non-test evaluation includes various techniques such as performance assessment, project/product assessment, attitude assessment and others. The development of non-test evaluation is important as it allows for a comprehensive assessment of students' affective and psychomotor aspects, which cannot always be measured by written tests. The functions of non-test evaluation in education include measuring affective and psychomotor aspects, providing a holistic picture of students' abilities, supporting individualized learning, motivating students, and identifying strengths and weaknesses in learning. As such, non-test evaluation is an integral component of the learning process that helps maximize overall educational outcomes.

Prioritizing Health Literacy Educational Objectives for Pediatric Residents – A Delphi Study

ObjectiveChildren of caregivers with limited health literacy are at risk of poorer health outcomes. Thus, health literacy-informed communication tools are critical to achieving a more equitable health system. However, there is no agreement on the health literacy skills pediatric residents should attain. We used Delphi methodology to establish consensus on health literacy objectives to inform development of a pediatric resident curriculum. MethodsOur Delphi panel participated in three rounds of anonymous surveys to rank the importance of health literacy objectives in pediatric resident education. Consensus was defined as ≥70% of panelists identifying an objective as essential or 100% agreeing an objective was recommended or essential. ResultsThirteen pediatric health literacy experts comprised a racially, geographically, and professionally-diverse panel. After three survey rounds, 27 of the initial 65 objectives met consensus. All final objectives aligned with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies. ConclusionsA panel of pediatric health literacy experts established consensus on health literacy objectives specific to pediatric resident training. These prioritized objectives align with ACGME core competencies, as well as evidence-based strategies like teach-back, and newer considerations like addressing organizational health literacy. They should inform future health literacy curricula and assessment within pediatric residency programs.

TIGA-Based English Learning Platform for Language Learner Competency Development in a Digital Environment

This study aimed to develop and implement a digital learning platform (DLP) for English language learners at the junior high school level in Thailand. The study emphasizes the necessity of customizing digital tools to individual needs and behaviors for effective implementation. The successive approximation model (SAM) (Herrholtz, 2020) was used for instructional design, focusing on rapid prototyping and continuous feedback. The DLP was meticulously designed to align with the Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and reading literacy under the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The architecture of the platform prioritized open standards and web services to ensure seamless integration and data exchange, although integration challenges were noted. Content and activities were acquired from the TIGA English teaching model, fostering various language skills through tasks (T), language input (I), genre (G), and authentic assessments (A). The TIGA-based DLP was implemented in 8 schools involving 7 teachers and 212 students. Questionnaires and group discussions were used to obtain participant feedback. The questionnaire data were analyzed quantitatively using means and standard deviations. The discussion data were analyzed qualitatively to identify themes. Positive feedback and challenges were revealed. Identified limitations include the need for additional learning activities, clearer teacher guidelines, and enhancements to the graphical user interface (GUI). These findings highlight the potential of the DLP to enrich English language learning and guide future enhancements in digital learning environments.

Pathways of Physical Education Core Literacy in Public Sports Classes in Colleges and Universities

Pathways of Physical Education Core Literacy in Public Sports Classes in Colleges and Universities

Edukacja w zakresie ochrony zwierząt (uwarunkowania prawne)

The article is of a scientific research nature, and its main aim is to analyse the legislation providing for obligations for the dissemination of knowledge on animal protection, as well as to evaluate them and formulate optimisation postulates. The formal-dogmatic analysis of the regulations in force in the Polish legal order has been preceded by findings on how this issue is regulated in international and EU laws. This is mainly supported by the fact that formal education has a huge role to play in animal protection. Unfortunately, this issue has been marginalised in all legal orders discussed in this text. All in all, the normative arrangements adopted must be assessed as very insufficient, in particular as regards the fulfilment of the statutory obligation to take account of animal protection issues in the general education core curriculum. Moreover, this issue is very rarely subject to an in-depth scientific analysis. Therefore, the dissemination of previously unpublished research results will help develop better legislative solutions and raise public awareness about the protection of animals, which is one of the conditions for further civilizational progress.

Core literacy-based teaching design of high school English：A big idea perspective

The core literacy of the compulsory English curriculum is the centralized expression of the curriculum’s nurturing value, which is the correct values, necessary character and key abilities that students gradually develop through the curriculum to meet the needs of their lifelong development and social development. On the basis of clarifying the requirements of core literacy for high school students’ English learning, this paper divides the high school English teaching Units as a whole and guides the teaching design with the ideological connotation of the big ideas, aiming at promoting the development of scientific and humanistic aspects of high school English teaching.

A critical review of data mining in education on the levels and aspects of education

Purpose This systematic literature review aims to identify the pattern of data mining (DM) research by looking at the levels and aspects of education. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews 113 conference and research papers from well-known publishers of educational data mining (EDM) and learning analytics-related research using a recognized literature review in computer science by Carrera-Rivera et al. (2022a). Two major stages, planning and conducting the review, were used. The databases of Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, SAI, Hindawi, MDPI, Wiley, Emerald and Sage were searched to retrieve EDM papers from the period 2017 to 2023. The papers retrieved were then filtered based on the application of DM to the three educational levels – basic, pre-tertiary and tertiary education. Findings EDM is concentrated on higher education. Basic education is not given the needed attention in EDM. This does not enhance inclusivity and equity. Learner performance is given much attention. Resource availability and teaching and learning are not given the needed attention. Research limitations/implications This review is limited to only EDM. Literature from the year 2017 to 2023 is covered. Other aspects of DM and other relevant literature published in EDM outside the research period are not considered. Practical implications As the current trend of EDM shows an increase in zeal, future research in EDM should concentrate on the lower levels of education to identify the challenges of basic education which serves as the core of education. This will enable addressing the challenges of education at an early stage and facilitate getting a quality education at all levels of education. Appropriate EDM techniques for mining the data at this level should be the focus of the research. Specifically, techniques that can cater for the variation in learner abilities and the appropriate identification of learner needs should be considered. Social implications Content sequencing is necessary in facilitating an easy understanding of concepts. Curriculum design from basic to higher education dwells much on this. Identifying the challenge of learning at the early stages will facilitate efficient learning. At the basic level of learning, data on learning should be collected by educational institutions just as it is done at the tertiary level. This will enable EDM to accurately identify the challenges and appropriate solutions to educational problems. Resource availability is a catalyst for effective teaching and learning. The attributes of a learner will enable knowing the true nature of the learner to determine the prospects of the learner. Originality/value This research has not been published in any journal. The information presented is the original knowledge of the authors. However, a pre-print of the work is in Research Square.