Interest In Subject Matter Research Articles

Lockdown impact on dolphins as an aquatic health indicator and maintenance of sustainable Gangetic ecosystem: An overview

A healthy ecosystem is a subject matter of interest because of its rich biodiversity. But natural climatic changes, as well as various man-made anthropogenic factors, not only emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere resulting in global warming but influence various ecosystems of the earth. The aquatic ecosystem is one such example where the dolphin, with its complex behaviour, is recognized as one of the most intelligent members. The natural hydrodynamic body system speeds up underwater and the SONAR system communication technology helps dolphins to work as an efficient aquatic health indicator. But human activities, including aquatic poaching and fishing, creating underwater noise pollution and undesirable infrastructures and producing debris from their generated wastes obstruct the proper functioning of these systems and ultimately contribute to their habitat loss. So, dolphins’ ( Gangetic ones in India) disappearance from their comfortable living zone was inevitable and observed in the past few decades as they migrated to areas with more favourable conditions. The available information related to the rejuvenation in the qualities of the Gangetic water and the restoration of the dolphin’s habitat during COVID pandemic confirmed the absence of the negative impact of human activities on the Gangetic ecosystem. Hence, identification of the important steps to be implemented by the concerned authorities in post-COVID situation and their maintenance by the common people is necessary to balance such important aquatic biodiversity in the long run, keeping the country’s developmental activities operational. This review article is an endeavour towards that direction.

Analysis of students learning interest in biology subject matter of viruses in grade X senior high school

Virus concept biology subjects whose material is abstract in nature can generally reduce students' interest in learning. Students' interest in learning affects their learning outcomes both academically and non-academically. This study aims to analyze the learning interests of students at SMA Negeri 2 Bilah Hilir in the subject of virus concept biology. The samples in this study were students in class X MIA-1 and X MIA-2 with a total of 65 people. This type of research is qualitative research. The data collection technique uses a questionnaire of students' learning interest, and interviews as supporting data. The results showed that the indicators of students' feelings of pleasure in participating in learning were as large as and the involvement of students in learning received the "most" category, while the indicators of students' attention to the lesson and students' interest in learning received the "almost all" category. Based on the results of questionnaires and interviews it was concluded that the media, methods, and supporting facilities in schools in an integrated manner affect students' learning interest.Abstrak Mata pelajaran biologi konsep virus yang materinya bersifat abstrak umumnya dapat menurunkan minat belajar peserta didik. Minat belajar peserta didik mempengaruhi hasil belajarnya baik secara akademik maupun non akademik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis minat belajar peserta didik di SMA Negeri 2 Bilah Hilir pada mata pelajaran biologi konsep virus. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas X MIA-1 dan X MIA-2 dengan total sebanyak 65 orang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket minat belajar peserta didik, dan wawancara sebagai data pendukung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan indikator perasaan senang peserta didik dalam mengikuti pembelajaran sebesar dan keterlibatan peserta didik terhadap pembelajaran memperoleh kategori “sebagian besar”, sedangkan indikator perhatian peserta didik terhadap pelajaran dan ketertarikan peserta didik terhadap pembelajaran memperoleh kategori “hampir seluruhnya”. Berdasarkan hasil angket dan wawancara disimpulkan bahwa media, metode, dan sarana pendukung di sekolah secara terintegrasi mempengaruhi minat belajar peserta didik.

Do lectures matter? Exploring students’ situational interest in two learning arenas in teacher education

ABSTRACT Motivating students to endure teacher education and enter teaching is a pressing challenge in many countries. We address this challenge by exploring the concept of situational interest (SI) in teacher education and students’ interest in teaching. Survey data was collected from Norwegian student teachers (N = 347) using a cross-sectional design and analysed using factor analyses and structural equation modelling. The findings indicated that SI in on-campus lectures explained variation in students’ interest in subject matter, pedagogy, didactics, and research, whereas SI in practicum related to interest in subject matter. The findings also revealed higher levels of SI in practicum compared to on-campus lectures. We discuss the results and their implications in relation to interest development in teacher education.

Exploring students’ motivations in choosing to study information systems: is there a gender difference? A survey study in Norway

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivations of undergraduate students in choosing to study the information systems (IS) program and explore gender differences in students’ motivations. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the results of an online survey of undergraduate IS students at a public university in Norway. An online survey was used to collect the data from undergraduate students who enrolled in an introductory IS course. T-test was used to test the differences between male and female students. Findings The results identified that career-related factors such as job availability and job security were the two most prominent factors for both male and female students to choose IS. The results also show that male and female students have essentially similar motivations to choose IS. There were only two significant differences found between female and male students in the perceptions of the importance of factors that influence the decision to choose IS: “personal interest in subject matter” and “ease of study topics.” Male students rated the importance of personal interest and ease of study topics significantly higher than female students. Originality/value Despite the fact that Norway is a highly digitalized and gender-equal country, women are still underrepresented in IT-related jobs and higher education studies. Findings from this study will help to understand the motivations of students in choosing IS and gender differences in their motivations in a highly gender-equal and digitalized European country.

Designing Arduino Instruction for Novice Agriculture Students: Effects on Interest, Self-efficacy, and Knowledge

HighlightsAn instructional treatment for teaching novice Arduino users was developed, tested, refined, and found to be effective.The revised instructional treatment significantly increased novice users’ interest, knowledge, self-efficacy, and skills in using Arduinos.Incorporation of small ‘practice activities’ during the lesson portion of the instructional treatment was proven effective.The results support the use of the program evaluation model and self-efficacy theory as effective frameworks for instructional development. Abstract. This study employed the program evaluation model and self-efficacy theory to develop, evaluate, revise, and re-evaluate an instructional treatment (lesson and hands-on activity) intended to increase the interest, self-efficacy, and knowledge of novice Arduino users in two colleges of agriculture. Arduino is a line of programmable, open-source microcontrollers widely used in education and research. Program evaluation provides an iterative model of instructional development where the results of a pilot-test are used to guide refinement of instruction and materials which are reevaluated in subsequent test(s). Self-efficacy theory posits that positive mastery, vicarious, and social persuasion experiences lead to increased confidence in task performance and subject matter interest. In the pilot-test study at University A (n = 27), the initial instructional treatment resulted in significant (p < 0.05) and large increases in students’ breadboarding self-efficacy and Arduino knowledge, but not in programming self-efficacy or interest in learning about Arduino. After revising the instructional treatment to include four hands-on tasks as part of the lesson, the re-test study at University B (n = 20) resulted in significant (p < 0.05) and large increases in students’ interest in learning about Arduino, breadboarding self-efficacy, programming self-efficacy, and Arduino knowledge. The results of this study indicated the utility of program evaluation as a curriculum development model and the efficacy of incorporating small hands-on activities into lessons for novices learning new technical skills. Finally, use of self-efficacy theory as a framework for curriculum development was validated. Keywords: Arduino, Microcontrollers, Novice programmers, Program evaluation model, Self-efficacy theory, Teaching.

May Your Liver Come Out Of Your Mouth! A Corpus Based Study: Curse Structures in Turkish Utterances

Corpus can be described as a database for the purpose of research. Corpus studies have now been used in nearly every field of linguistics since the 1970s and gradually becoming a part of linguistic terminology. In present study cursing elements of Turkish Language were searched employing Turkish National Corpus. Cursing is an interesting subject matter that attracts several areas of linguistics not only micro fields such as, semantics, and syntax but also macro divisions such as psycholinguistics, discourse and pragmatics. In this study, we attempt to investigate the unique features of the curse utterances in Turkish and variations across regions, to understand if social variables such as age, gender and education level have influence on what cursing structures are used, and to find out whether survey results and national corpus are consistent in curse utterances. Data was collected via Turkish National Corpus and survey was developed based on array of research questions and applied to 170 participants. The findings derived from corpus and survey indicate similar features as particular curse words such as beddua (cursing), kahretsin (damn) and bela (trouble-evil) observed more often than kargış (imprecation), ilenme (cursing), mahvetsin (ruin). In parallel with the survey result, the most frequently used curse utterances in the Turkish National Corpus were Allah belanı versin, Allah cezanı versin, kahretsin (damn you, God punish you, damn it). In addition, distinctive curse structures varying from region to region were conceived.

The Impact of Pair Programming on College Students’ Interest, Perceptions, and Achievement in Computer Science

Active and collaborative learning has shown considerable promise for improving student outcomes and reducing group disparities. As one common form of collaborative learning, pair programming is an adapted work practice implemented widely in higher education computing programs. In the classroom setting, it typically involves two computer science students working together on the same programming assignment. The present study examined a cluster-randomized trial of 1,198 undergraduates in 96 lab sections. Overall, pair programming had no significant effect on students’ course performance; subject matter interest; plans for future coursework; or their confidence, comfort, and anxiety with computer science. These findings were consistent across various student characteristics, except that students with favorable pretest scores exhibited negative effects from pair programming.

The Image of the 'Saviour' in Waiting for Godot and Islam: A Thematic Comparative Study

The idea of the 'saviour' has been an interesting subject matter for many specialists for a very long time. Its interset can be attributed to many reasons, probably the most important one is religion. Allusions to the saviour seem to be present in almost all religions, heavenly or earthly. It has been noted that even the pagan tribes believe in the existence of a saviour as a part of their cultures and traditions. Another reason stems back to man's weakness as a living creature and his constant need for a natural, or supernatural, power to save him from misery, oppression, injustice, ...etc. The saviour could be a superbeing or human being. For instance, Beowulf is looked at as a saviour, and King Arthur was, for a long time, thought to be a saviour that one day he will come and save his people, and many legends have been written in this respect.
 The aim of this study is to highlight the 'saviour' as a concept in Samuel Becket's play Waiting for Godot and explore its interpretations as tackled by two 'schools': The Theatre of the Absurd and Existentialism, then compare it to the concept of the saviour from Islam's point of view.
 The study falls into four chapters. Chapter one is devoted to outline the 'saviour' as a term, the belief in the presence of the saviour in general, and how the idea of the saviour is looked at by different writers and philosophers. Chapter two highlights the principles of the Theatre of the Absurd that are concerned with the 'saviour' and how those principles are reflected in the play. It also shows how 'waiting' becomes adherent to the word 'saviour'. Thereafter, the existentialism philosophy is examined since the principles of the Theatre of the Absurd are closely related to the it. Chapter three is spared for showing the concept of the saviour in Islam in general, and in the Shia sect in specific.
 In order to accomplish this aim, some Quranic verses and Hadiths (reports of Prophet Mohamed's teachings collected after His death) are presented as examples to show the belief in the existence of the Saviour (Mahdi) in Islam.
 Finally, the study ends with chapter four which, in the light of the research findings, compares the image of the saviour in Waiting for Godot and Islam.

Motivations for pursuing and challenges to completing geoscience majors at a public university

This qualitative study sought to determine undergraduate students’ beliefs about their motivations for pursuing, and challenges to completing, geoscience majors in a large public university. Eighteen undergraduate students participated in the study and were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. In addressing the study’s research question, the themes that emerged from the data regarding students’ beliefs about their motivations for pursuing geoscience majors centered around their personal interest in general science or geoscience subject matter, their enjoyment of being outdoors, influential individuals in their lives, interactions with other undergraduate geoscience majors, undergraduate student research experiences, influential faculty in advising and instruction, influential courses they have taken, and their plans for post-graduation. The themes that emerged from the data regarding students’ beliefs about their challenges to completing geoscience majors centered on the rigor of geoscience courses, course scheduling, and programmatic issues. Based on these empirical findings, this article provides recommendations that can help to inform geoscience programs in other institutions both across the nation and internationally with regard to advising, dissemination of opportunities for desired field experiences, pathways for transfer students, and critical influences for students who become geoscience majors.

“Kebunku” Educational Game Using Construct 2

The sophistication of technology today can provide devices outside of computers, and edited into computers in the form of education. Games that have educational content are better known as educational games. This educational type game aims to provoke children's interest in learning subject matter while playing games, and is not focused on entertainment alone without any educational elements and is a fun learning tool for children aged 7-8 years of elementary school. The development of this game will use construct 2 as a means of making a game. Construct 2 uses the HTML 5 programming language and supports the development of 2-dimensional (2D) applications so that it is considered suitable for use in this game development process. The purpose of this research is to build an application for my Kebunku Educational Game using Construct 2 which is played on a computer and to learn the techniques for making a Kebunku Educational Game using construck 2 by going through three stages, namely the process of planting fruit seeds, watering fruit seeds and picking the fruit harvest. The result of making this game is my Kebunku Educational Game Application Using Construct 2.

Histopathological spectrum of salivary gland lesions in hadoti region

Lesions of the salivary glands present an interesting subject matter because of their great histologic diversification. This study was carried out to study the histopathological spectrum of salivary gland lesions and to know their pattern of distribution. The study was done with available data from January 2015 to December 2017 in the Dept. of Pathology, Govt. medical college, Kota. Aims and Objectives: Out of a total of 138 cases, 75(54%) were neoplastic and 63(46%) were non neoplastic. Male predominence was observed with a M: F ratio of 1.5:1. The mean age observed was 46.7 years in a age range of 12 to 75 years. Benign tumors outnumbered the malignant ones. Parotid gland was the most common site of tumors (73.5%) and Pleomorphic adenoma was the commonest tumor observed in both sexes. Muco-epidermoid carcinoma was the most common malignant salivary gland tumor, followed by adenoid cystic carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Owing to the complex features exhibited by salivary gland lesions histopathological examination is the mainstay for diagnosis and categorization. Keywords: Histopathology, Salivary gland, Pleomorphic adenoma, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Reaching Students with Low Interest: Subject Matter Interest and Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in an Introductory American Government Course

Much of the research on Open Educational Resources (OER) focuses on student perceptions of materials and their impact on student learning outcomes. However, in the case of large, general education courses, student interaction with course material may be predicated on their interest in the subject matter, a factor unaccounted for in the current scholarship. This research addresses the gap by exploring how student perceptions of OER vary compared to traditional, commercial textbooks as a function of subject-matter interest. A survey of two introductory American Government courses at Bowling Green State University suggests students with low interest in American government report greater interaction and engagement with the free, online text than their colleagues using a traditional commercial text. In contrast, students reporting a high interest in the American government engage with a traditional text at a greater rate than an open text. Results suggest OER may provide a way to reach students reporting a lower interest in American Government.

3D Modelling Intestine Anatomy with Augmented Reality for Interactive Medical Learning

Humans, one of the heterotrophic living things must meet energy needs by consuming food. The food is then described in the digestive system to become an energy source. The digestive system is composed of the digestive tract and digestive gland glands. In the excerpt of the book “Prometheus” human anatomy, the digestive tract acts as a tool for receiving, chewing, delivering, storing, digesting, absorbing (absorbing) and eliminating food. The small intestine, large intestine, and rectum are organs included in the digestive process. This organ is one of the materials taught to science students to the level of students, especially in medicine. Submission of material about the digestive system in humans themselves is still through conventional media such as blackboards, and images contained in books. Several innovations have been carried out, but still, the development of learning innovations must continue to be developed, so that less interesting subject matter makes it easier for students to know a subject matter with the help of technology and multimedia. The conventional method can only be told without being visualized. If using Augmented Reality (AR) has advantages, namely virtual storage (memory), can be learned at any time, can only be installed on a smartphone, each of them can be studied without thematic tools, and can be visualized by scenarios or stories about problems. The marker was used from the Prometheus book [10] then the AR as the visualization of the organs. The results by developing a 3D model using blender and unity showed that the optimal models could be created by combining both their applications and the testing result of marker detection stable from 15-45 cm and tilt marker detection between 45° - 150°.

Theorizing the International Criminal Court’s Model of Justice: The Victims’ Court?

Theoretical models of criminal justice are important tools for identifying the value systems that underpin the various criminal justice systems of the world. Hailed as the ‘victims’ court’ for conferring wide-ranging participatory rights to victims at all stages of the criminal process, the International Criminal Court and its constitutive treaty, the Rome Statute, offer an interesting subject matter of analysis from this theoretical standpoint. The focus of this article will be on studying the ICC’s practice and procedure in relation to victim participation, in order to identify the values of criminal justice that influence these processes.

Creating a community of inquiry in the science classroom: an effective pedagogy for teaching diverse students?

ABSTRACTPrior knowledge of and interest in subject matter are recognised as important factors influencing students’ academic achievement and the quality of their learning experience. Teaching students who are diverse in terms of their prior knowledge of and interest in the subject matter is an oft-cited challenge in science general education courses. The present study examined the effectiveness of creating an interactive and collaborative learning community in a science course composed of such students. The lessons design of the course was based on the community of inquiry framework. Survey data from 769 students suggested that students from all faculties made significant, self-perceived, gains in generic skills, the affective domain and the cognitive domain. Also, a similar number of students showed perceived improvement on the outcomes among different faculties. On the other hand, the course grade point analysis showed that there is no significant difference among students from different faculties, which indicated that they have comparable attainment in terms of intended learning outcomes (ILOs) from the teachers’ perspective. The research findings revealed that the suggested pedagogy could be an effective option for science general education courses that enrol students with diverse levels of prior knowledge and interest.

Dampak Model Pembelajaran Auditory, Intellektualy, Repatition (AIR) terhadap Minat Belajar Siswa

The purpose of this research is to know the impact of learning model of Auditory, Intellectual, Repatition (AIR) on the interest of learning science subjects in class III SDN 02 Banjaran. The background of this study was conducted to see whether there is an impact and change of interest in students' learning science subjects in class III SDN 02 Banjaran when the teacher uses the model of learning Auditory, Intellektualy, Repatition (AIR). The type of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The research method used is survey method, the technique used is interview and observation. Result of research based on interview and observation to teacher and student showed the impact of change of interest in science subject matter of weather material and its influence to class III student of SDN 02 Banjaran when the teacher in learning using learning model of Auditory, Intellektualy, Repatition (AIR).

KNOWLEDGE FLOW, INNOVATIVE CAPABILITIES AND BUSINESS SUCCESS: PERFORMANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMALL WORLD NETWORKS TO PROMOTE INNOVATION

The question of how innovation comes about, and the circumstances under which it prospers, is a question that has continued to be the focus of academic research on innovation creation. Recent works have focused on how the capacity to innovate hinges on the ability to form networks; hence, the importance of the research. The article therefore answers the research question of whether the network relationships between similar ethnic, education background, and geographically clustered groups plays a significant role in innovation creation or not? Using the theoretical concept of a Small World Network, we use case study methodology to study the origins of several companies from the technology sector, who in recent years have emerged as successful businesses. The article examines the small world network dimensions of ethnicity, education, geography and the binding subject matter interest that initially formed these relationships, as well as the impact that these relationships have on innovation creation and business success.

Does Teacher Motivation Lead to Student Motivation? The Mediating Role of Teaching Behavior

The overarching purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of teacher motivation on teaching behavior and student motivation. The notion of teacher motivation refers to teachers’ interests, self-efficacy, and mastery goals orientation. Teaching behavior comprises of mastery-oriented and cognitively activating instructional practices, however, student motivation represents students’ interest in subject matter and student mastery-goals orientation. Data were collected from students (n = 434) from public sector elementary schools located in Punjab province of Pakistan, where students were nested within teachers (n = 89). Considering the multilevel nature of the data, multilevel analysis was used to test the hypothesized relationship between the constructs. The findings suggest that all facets of teacher motivation are antecedents of instructional practices as well as student motivation. Being a component of teaching behavior, instructional practices (only mastery-oriented) have strong positive links with student motivation suggesting that mastery oriented instructional practices involve a caring attitude towards students’ interests and learning which in turn result in enhanced motivation among students. Moreover, beyond the direct positive association between teacher motivation and student motivation, mastery-oriented instructional practices also mediate the effect of teacher motivation.

Genesis and evolution of Indian post office, its services and contributions to the society: A study.

Post Office is a customer service facility forming part of a national portal system. Prior to the advent of Postal and Zip Codes, postal system would route items to specific post office for receipt of delivery. The evolution and genesis of postal system is a very significant and important subject matter of study which dates back to 2400 B.C. The most powerful countries of the world like the United States of America, the Egypt and the United Kingdom were the pioneer in this line. In India too, the genesis of the postal system is a very important and interesting subject matter of study. During the process of development, the Postal system has evolved greatly affected by factors known and unknown. Here in this present study, an effort has been made to visualize the different factors which are responsible for evolution of the postal system around the globe and of course in India both pre and post independence. It is worth mentioning that the Postal system has evolved along with development of modern digital system. The whole postal system has ramified with the latest development of postal banking.

To Be or Not to Be a Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist: Factors That Influence Career Choice in a Sample of Canadian Physiotherapists

Purpose: This study explored the factors that influence choosing or not choosing a career in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy (CRP) from the perspective of a group of currently practising, experienced physiotherapists in Canada. Methods: A modified Dillman approach was used to distribute a cross-sectional, self-administered, online questionnaire to all eligible members of the cardiorespiratory and orthopaedic divisions of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. A total of 438 participants-21 CRP and 417 non-CRP therapists-completed the survey. The survey response rate was 9.4%. Results: A narrow scope of practice (61.9%) and a lack of interest in CRP subject matter (50.1%) were the most influential factors deterring the respondents from making CRP their career choice. Interest in CRP (81.0%), mentorship (76.2%), access to physical resources (76.2%), and inter-professional practice (71.4%) were the most influential factors in pursuing a career in CRP. Conclusion: Increasing the awareness of the scope of practice for CRP, exposure to positive mentors, and rich practice settings are key factors in promoting physiotherapists' specialisation in CRP.