Learning In Education System Research Articles

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Relying on the theory of generational differences that arises in the United States in the late 20th century and the new scientific field of psychodidactics, this presentation justifies the need for psychologization of modern education. In order for the educational process to be beneficial, it is no longer enough to simply use innovative educational approaches, high technologies and modern learning systems. The need for a radically different type of relationship between teacher and students inside and outside the classroom comes to the fore, which should be built based on a new ethical mutual responsibility, synergy and creative cooperation.

Sentiment Analysis of Arabic Tweets Regarding Distance Learning in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the normal life of people worldwide. One of the most noticeable impacts is the enforcement of social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus. The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia implemented social distancing measures by enforcing distance learning at all educational stages. This measure brought about new experiences and challenges to students, parents, and teachers. This research measures the acceptance rate of this way of learning by analysing people’s tweets regarding distance learning in Saudi Arabia. All the tweets analysed were written in Arabic and collected within the boundary of Saudi Arabia. They date back to the day that the distance learning announcement was made. The tweets were pre-processed, and labelled positive, or negative. Machine learning classifiers with different features and extraction techniques were then built to analyse the sentiment. The accuracy results for the different models were then compared. The best accuracy achieved (0.899) resulted from the Logistic regression classifier with unigram and Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency as a feature extraction approach. This model was then applied on a new unlabelled dataset and classified to different educational stages; results demonstrated generally positive opinions regarding distance learning for general education stages (kindergarten, intermediate, and high schools), and negative opinions for the university stage. Further analysis was applied to identify the main topics related to the positive and negative sentiment. This result can be used by the Ministry of Education to further improve the distance learning educational system.

Reshaping Strategies of University Libraries in Ghana towards Sustainable Development Goal 4

Ghana has a large and complex higher learning educational system, with an increasing enrolment each year. Given the global significance of the Sustainable Development Goals, this study aims to assess the roles of Ghanaian university libraries in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4. The study applied a qualitative research approach to examine the strategies deployed by libraries in Ghana and the purposive sampling technique was used to select interviewees. The findings indicate that university libraries in Ghana are at the forefront of providing information and library services to support capacity building. These libraries have ensured inclusiveness to quality education by providing equitable library services, information access, and unbiased information services to all clients without discrimination. The study identified poor public perceptions of these libraries, inadequate funding, and emerging technologies as challenges facing libraries in Ghana. It was revealed that the areas in which information and library services have contributed to Sustainable Development Goal 4 in Ghana are (1) teaching and learning, (2) cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders, (3) promoting sustainable information practices among stakeholders, and (4) information in specific (specialised) contexts. The study concludes that university libraries in Ghana have created an enabling environment, making them increasingly relevant to national and global development. Strategies deployed by these libraries towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 include creating awareness, conducting cutting-edge research, sustaining lifelong learning and quality education, and providing high quality teaching and learning.

Employability Factors Contributing to Youth Unemployment in the EAC Countries Data and Policy Analysis

This policy research paper analyses employability factors and challenges contributing to youth unemployment and also provides working recommendations for further dialogue and engagement on youth employability in the East African community EAC Countries. The policy analysis is based on the theory of 4-Es as propounded by International Labour Organization ILO and Youth Employment Network literature. The field research survey, focus group discussion, combined observational and consultations with key informants were major research methods used in collecting secondary and primary data and information. Data analysis uses non-parametric methods, mainly frequency and cross tabulations.
 The paper found that costs of doing business among the youth in the formal and informal economies are significantly high. There are weak limited skills matching systems and provision of relevant curriculum that produce an updated knowledge base. The problem of rural-urban migration is related to inadequate rural infrastructures; lack of establishment of sustainable agro-processing industries, limited provision of rural vocation and training programmes to equip youth with skills for employability. The education and training systems do not comply with regional, international standards and technological changes in the world. There are weak career counselling and guidance centres for youth. There is a limited access to good quality education and thus decent jobs for youth with disability.
 The policy solution is to enhance employability conditions. Relevant policy strategies include reducing cost of doing business, enhance business skills development and matching; minimizing rural-urban migration; creating conducive environment for business for youth with disability; increasing agricultural mechanization to enhance productivity, increasing rural connectivity and accessibility; improving VET and higher education learning systems; increasing access to schools, technical and vocational training for youth with disability; improving conditions and quality of employment systems and enhancing provision of information regarding employment opportunities in these EAC countries.

Training Program for The Making of Educative Game Tools for Traveling Traffic Games for

This community services activity in the field of science aims to improve the ability of kindergarten teachers and PAUD tutors in making educational Game Tools for traffic signs for learning knowledge about traffic discipline on the highway so that learning activities are fun and useful. This activity is divided into several training schemes with the aim of (a) Making educational traffic aids in kindergartens and PAUD, (b) Designing and implementing quality learning and (c) evaluating the learning of basic knowledge about traffic discipline oriented to safety and security . Training in the form of workshops and assistance in making learning systems and teaching prototypes. The output of PKM is the compilation of training modules and scientific articles on integration in the field of engineering and basic education studies which become a reference for the development of learning systems in kindergarten and early childhood education

English Teaching Courses for Students Majoring in Occupational Health in Higher Vocational Education Based on Virtual Reality

With the rapid development of modern technology, virtual reality technology is also used in our lives. This article discusses the virtual reality technology to simulate the English teaching courses for students majoring in occupational health in higher vocational schools. Virtual reality technology is a new technology derived with informatization. It is a process of building a virtual environment to make people feel the five senses. In English teaching, building a direct English environment is the best way to learn English. For non-native English students, constructing a real English language environment can make English teaching more effective. Through the introduction of virtual reality technology, this paper explores the possibility of using virtual reality technology in English teaching, using constructivism to construct a real language environment, allowing learners to truly experience the native English environment, increasing their interest in learning, and improving teaching effects. Aiming at the boring characteristics of the English learning process, based on virtual reality technology, an English learning education system is designed to encourage teachers to use interactive, graphical, game-like examples to teach and motivate students to use words and sentences It also promotes students’learning and understanding of the course through game teaching. This article conducts research on the performance and interest of students in English teaching by studying the English teaching courses of students majoring in virtual reality technology in health. Virtual reality technology is penetrating into various fields of daily life at an unprecedented speed. The combination with various disciplines is becoming more extensive and deeper. For traditional English linguistics and related disciplines, the huge impact of virtual reality technology is self-evident, but it also expands the research space for traditional system functional linguistics and pragmatics.

Embedding Augmented Reality Technology In The Educational Learning System


 
 Augmented Reality (AR) technology has effective potential that enhances and replaces the old way of learning into a new digitized smart learning environment by converting the school books into a virtual 3D environment, which helps students extracting and absorbing complex concepts in less amount of time. AR is a computer vision-based technology that works by tracking the surrounding using a smartphone camera and then superimposing virtual 3D objects into the real world. The capabilities of AR make classes more engaging, collaborative, and interactive. Studying may not be every student's cup of tea but with the help of a smart learning environment; school lessons can be much more interesting, interactive, and fun to learn. This article aims to brief insight that the interactive AR chemistry application may lead the students to grasp difficult concepts of chemistry more easily entertainingly and engagingly.
 
 
 
 

CONCEPT MAPS, THEIR APPLICATION TYPES AND METHODS IN INFORMATION AND LEARNING SYSTEMS

Background. The hypermedia environment, which has received a powerful technical infrastructure thanks to the WWW, has led to the study and emergence of new forms and tools of information and educational content presentation. Various methods and means of visualization of educational information increase clarity and facilitate the process of new knowledge perception. Such tools include a wide range of concept maps that have become widespread in many areas related to information technology and education. The challenge here is to find comprehensive solutions that will reduce computing and labor costs for the multifunctional use of concept maps in information and learning systems. Objective. The work is focused on the review of concept maps, research of preconditions for their origin, analysis of their types and purposes of application in the educational process and learning systems. The main task is to analyze the requirements for interactive concept maps in ontology-oriented information systems to support lifelong learning. Methods. The use of concept maps in educational systems is based on knowledge modeling, graph theory, ontological modeling of educational content and methods of adaptive e-learning systems. The paper reviews and analyzes the application of concept maps and requirements for them within the information and learning systems. Results. Concept maps have significant foundation in cognitive and educational psychology, computational linguistics, knowledge engineering and have widespread application in computer supported learning. Concept maps are used as a means of meaningful learning when constructed by students, used to assess knowledge, as well as a means of navigating information resources. Concept maps in educational systems are used to present knowledge to users and serve as interfaces in the process of exploratory search and review of study areas. Information systems provide enrichment of concept maps by means of interactivity, which allows diversifying and expanding its use. Conclusions. The key requirements for interactive concept maps in information and learning systems are formed, including automation of interactive concept map construction, availability of wide navigation capabilities together with cognitive load control, implementation of interdisciplinary links, media annotation of map elements, complex application of graph interfaces for different parts of the system and adaptation to mobile devices.

Understanding Student Acceptance of Online Learning Systems in Higher Education: Application of Social Psychology Theories with Consideration of User Innovativeness

The COVID-19 pandemic has created the opportunity to conduct a huge experiment with online classes in the university setting. The objectives of this study are (1) to provide obvious insight into determining factors driving greater intention of students to use online learning systems based on an integrated technology acceptance model (TAM) and theory of planned behavior (TPB), and (2) to provide the moderating role of innovativeness as a key factor. An online survey was conducted with 216 university students taking hospitality and tourism studies in Busan, Korea. The results of the study are as follows. First, perceived ease of use affects perceived usefulness, perceived usefulness affects attitude, whereas perceived ease of use does not directly affect attitude. Second, attitude and subjective norms positively influence behavioral intention, while perceived behavioral control does not. Third, user innovativeness plays a moderating role in the relationship between subjective norms and behavioral intention. As part of the lessons learned from COVID-19, it is meaningful to provide insightful implications to academia, specifically to the college of hospitality and tourism.

Design and Implementation of Collaborative Management System for Effective Learning

Recently, the need for online collaborative learning in educational systems have increased greatly because of COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has provided an opportunity for introducing online collaboration and learning among instructors and students in Nigeria. Currently, several schools, colleges, universities in Nigeria have discontinued face to face teaching and learning. Many schools resorted to ineffective alternatives such as the use of televisions and radio programmes to carry out distance education (DE). These alternatives have challenges such as lack of monitoring and evaluation of students’ learning. Collaborative Learning Management System (CLMS) is a research project that aims to assist instructors in achieving their pedagogical goals, organizing course content, collaborating, monitoring, and supporting students' online learning. It is an interactive, online based as well as android based system that has been designed, implemented, tested. The system demonstrates that it is robust, interactive, and achieves the predefined goals. As a Software Development Approach, it was created using the Rapid Application Development (RAD) Methodology. It also provides a secured and reliable platform for the schools, colleges, and universities to implement an online learning system.

Exploring the Capabilities of Online Facilitation to bridge the Instructional Gaps in Open and Distance Learning Delivery in Nigeria

Amid the increasing popularity of online learning worldwide, efforts are being made to close the gaps within the system's critical instructional elements (teachers, students, and learning resources). Online facilitation has been touted as a veritable platform that allows seamless interaction between distance learners and their tutors. However, some student-related factors could hinder effective online facilitation at this level of education. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on students’ acceptance of online facilitation, especially within the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system of education. The study adopted a mixed-method research design to generate qualitative and quantitative data from the participants. A total of 1193 distance learners across seven faculties participated in the study. The web-based survey results showed that the level of acceptance of online facilitation among students was high, with a weighted average of 4.0. The level of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of students were also high with weighted averages of 3.8 and 4.1 respectively. The p-values of 0.002 and 0.02 indicated that there were significant effects of students’ perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness respectively on the level of acceptance of online facilitation as an interactive platform in ODL instructional delivery. Based on these findings, it was recommended that stakeholders need to demystify the online facilitation process and make it user-friendly through adequate training to equip distance learners with the requisite competencies to navigate the platform. Keywords: Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, online interaction, learners engagement, instructional gaps. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-3-20 Publication date: January 31 st 2021

The Islamic Islamic Religious Education Learning System

Islamic religious learning system through the CTL Contextual Teaching and Learning model in improving the thinking ability of madrasah students in Islamic boarding schools. Islamic religious education in madrasah includes (al-Qur'an-Hadits, Morality, Jurisprudence, and Cultural History of Islam). Learning Islamic religious education often uses lecture methods so students feel bored and even disparage when studying their Islamic Education while doing other activities. The author is interested in choosing this topic because no one has researched with the same title. The benefits of this research are expected to help teachers, especially those who teach Islamic education in madrasah. The reason other researchers are not interested in this title is that they think the CTL method cannot be used to improve the quality of learning, especially PAI in madrash. While in this study the authors tried to find direct effects, especially CTL can improve students' thinking skills in madrasah. The research method uses a qualitative approach and study documentation. Data processing in using the critical-analytical method, which is analyzing and interpreting data. The author is interested in researching with the title above because he wants to prove that the Islamic religious learning system through the CTL model can improve the thinking ability of madrasa students. The research findings are the Islamic religious education learning system through CTL, a learning approach that emphasizes the process of full involvement of students to be able to find the material being studied and relate it to real life situations and conditions. Research conclusions: Implementation of Islamic religious education learning system through the CTL model in improving the thinking ability of Islamic boarding school students through stages of constructivism (constructionvism), Inquiry (finding), Questioning (asking), Learning Community (learning community), Modeling (modeling), Reflection (reflection), and Authentic Assessment (actual assessment). Implications of research, students' thinking ability will increase because they are given the freedom to explore their learning. So the Islamic religious education learning system through the CTL model can improve students' thinking abilities and enthusiasm of students to continue learning and discover for themselves (material/concepts) what they learn.

THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMART CITY APPLICATIONS: PREFACE

Abstract. This Conference Proceedings volume contains the written versions of the contributions presented during the 5th International Conference on Smart City Applications.At first, the event had been planned to organized in Safranbolu Campus of Karabuk University, Türkiye. Then, it has been converted to the online conference because of the Covid-19 situation. It took place with the motto of “Virtual Safranbolu” by inspiring historical UNESCO Heritage city Safranbolu, on October 07-08, 2020. The conference provided a setting for discussing recent developments in a wide variety of topics including Geo-Smart Information Systems, Smart Cities, 3D City Modeling and Visualization, Smart Building and Home Automation, Smart Environment and Smart Agriculture, Location Based Services, GeoInformation for Mobile, Wearable Technologies and Wireless Sensor Networks, Building Information Modeling, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Big Data and Urban Data Analytics, Smart Healthcare, Smart Economy and Digital Business, Smart Education and Intelligent Learning System, and etc.The event has been a good opportunity for the more than 300 participants coming from more than 30 countries of the world to present and discuss topics in their respective research areas. In addition, four keynote speakers presented latest achievements on their fields; Alias Abdul Rahman "Smart Cities and Geo-Spatial Technologies", Şule Erten Ela "Smart Cities and Energy", Bülent Bayram "Deep learning applications for shoreline extraction from Landsat and Sentinel satellite Imagery", Attaullah Shah "Review Use of Modern Technologies in Creating Smart Cities".The 63 papers that were selected as a result of double-blind review process and presented during the conference were accepted for the final publication in the ISPRS Archives.We would like to thank all participants, organizing and scientific committee members, and session chairs for their contributions to the conference program and these Proceedings.

The Application of ICT Techs (Mobile-assisted Language Learning, Gamification, and Virtual Reality) in Teaching English for Secondary School Students in Malaysia during COVID-19 Pandemic

With the sudden changes caused by the ongoing worldwide pandemic in Malaysia and rapid progress in the educational learning system towards online learning, some teachers wondered about the application of technology in students' education and how it would impact their learning process. Therefore, the main objectives of this research are (1) to contextually understand the university interns' perception of ICT Techs (MALL, Gamification, and VR) in teaching English for secondary school students during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia, and (2) to determine which of these ICT Techs (MALL, Gamification, and VR) would be most preferred by the interns for teaching English to secondary school students in Malaysia. The research design for this study was quantitative and a web-based questionnaire was adapted from three articles (Mihaela Badea, 2015; Huseyin Oz, 2015; and Ali Rahimi, Niloofar Seyed Golshan & Hooman Mohebi, 2013). The reliability test indicated a value of 0.866 with Cronbach's Alpha reliability statistic. From a total of 63 university interns selected from a private university in Malaysia, the results indicated that 38.1% chose MALL, 33% chose Gamification, and 29% chose VR, as their preferred technology to teach English for secondary school students during this Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia. Evidence suggested that online learning can be more effective for students where they can control their own learning pace, compared to learning in a classroom environment. Thus, future English teachers should explore and apply innovative pedagogical methods in the teaching-learning process during pandemic outbreak in Malaysia, while contributing to the development of motivation, participation, and engagement among secondary school students in acquiring the English language.

ICT IN OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION: A TOOL FOR LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to highlight the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in open and distance learning system of education at Uttarakhand Open University. This paper also highlights the best practices of ICT in learner support services offered by the University and areas of distinctiveness in utilizing ICT applications.
 Methodology: This study is a descriptive-analytical in nature and adopts a case-study approach in presenting the various ICT facilities offered by the Uttarakhand Open University at its Headquarters, Regional Centers, and Learning Support Centers. It has been carried out to examine the role of ICT in Open and Distance Learning to strengthen the learner support services and analyze the best practices of ICT offered by the University.
 Main Findings: The huge increase in online enrollments has been noticed from the year 2015-16 to 2019-20. Simultaneously the noticeable growth has been noted in total enrollments from urban and as well as from rural areas due to University e-services and support.
 Applications of this study: This study helps all the Institutions of Higher Education, especially for the Open and Distance Learning Institutions. The applications of ICT in education increase in the Gross Enrollment Ratio and also reduces the skill gap among institutions of higher education. During this study, author(s) found that the optimal utilization of ICT in Open and Distance Learning Institution, can reduce the complexity of physical data handling at headquarters and leads fast decision making towards learner support strategies, etc.
 Originality: This study describes the various initiatives taken by the University regarding the use of ICT to facilitate learner support services, and also strengthen the reachability of higher education to the remotest areas of the state. This study highlights recommendations for Open and Distance Learning Institutions to the optimal utilization of ICT applications.

Recommender – Potentials and Limitations for Self-Study in Higher Education from an Educational Science Perspective

Artificial intelligence is one of the disruptive technologies, that drives change in our society and economy, but also in our educational system. Educational data mining, machine learning and expert systems are increasingly being used to support study and teaching. This article takes an educational science perspective to present an approach, how to use a recommendation system for students to support inquiry-based learning and self-directed learning. Along the course of the semester various AI-based applications like automatic assessments, interest visualizations or a learning strategy finder assist in the different phases of the semester. When planning and designing this recommendation systems, the most important premise is to foster self-determination of the students.

Big Data Analytics Applicability in Higher Learning Educational System

The application of big data analytics is significantly gaining awareness in the educational sector as universities are operating under pressure in an increasingly competitive environment. Quite a number of researchers have reported the use and application of big data in different fields with few publications addressing the integrative application of big data analytics in institutions of higher education. The purpose of this paper is to explore the applicability of big data analytics in higher institutions. This paper outlines the major areas in which big data analytics can be of use in the higher institutions such as in academic and management levels. The ultimate goal is to optimize using big data analytics in learning and decision-making.

Significance Of Blended Learning In Education System

Blended learning is the integration of traditional face-to-face learning with technology, the internet, and distance learning. This approach is becoming pervasive in the education system in recent years. Accordingly, the research paper examines the importance of blended learning in teaching. The objective of the article is to show reasons for using blended learning in education and essential factors of a successful blended course. The quality of the blended course can be enhanced by combining the advantages of both online and in-person learning. The article also provides other factors that can help to design a productive blended course. Overall, blended learning is an effective way of teaching that is flexible and easy to access. Moreover, it can increase students’ motivation and their achievement of the course.

When adaptive learning is effective learning: comparison of an adaptive learning system to teacher-led instruction

ABSTRACT Adaptive learning systems personalize instruction to students’ individual learning needs and abilities. Such systems have shown positive impacts on learning. Many schools in the United States have adopted adaptive learning systems, and the rate of adoption in China is accelerating, reaching almost 2 million unique users for one product alone in the past 3 years. Given such rapid adoption in China, it is useful to examine the efficacy of adaptive learning within that country’s educational system. This study aimed to compare the learning impacts of individualized adaptive learning courseware to two common instructional approaches in China: large-group and small-group classroom instruction. This paper describes the results of two efficacy studies of one of China’s first adaptive learning systems, Squirrel AI Learning. One study compares classroom-based individualized adaptive learning instruction to large-group instruction, and another to small-group instruction. Chinese eighth-grade students from two provinces randomly assigned to use Squirrel AI Learning showed greater gains on a mathematics test than those randomly assigned to whole-class or small-group instruction led by expert teachers. Findings provide a basis for further research into the selection, use, and impact of adaptive learning systems in Chinese education.

A New Paradigm of Learning through Information Management Systems in Higher Education

Purpose: The study aims to address the low student motivation in learning and the lack of creativity, especially during lectures. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research used the qualitative descriptive research approach to determine the effectiveness of learning through an online instructional system. The participants comprised of 145 students of the Educational Administration study program. Practical Implications: The research findings indicated students’ increased interest in conducting the discussions with the lecturers and the other students, proving the effectiveness of information systems in learning. With the challenges associated with mobility coupled with the convenience information systems present like almost unlimited access to academic information, the future of education will be inseparable from information systems. Before the current situation, online learning thought it had been around for years, it was unpopular, mostly it was used in developed countries, but currently, the abrupt global confinement has led to online schooling and learning as a new norm at a national level and also turning out to be a global trend, influencing the mode of learning and delivery in developing countries, such as Indonesia. Originality/Value: There are several studies conducted on information management systems in higher education learning, but its adoption in mainstream learning systems in higher education has been treated with reservations’ policymakers in many countries. This study's value is to draw more attention to the empirical proof effectiveness of these systems in higher learning to stimulate policy shifts towards its adoption as mandatory mainstream learning systems even after the social lockdown measures are currently gripping the world.