Lecture Room Research Articles

Causes and Solutions for Student Delays in Filing Property Management Reports in Higher Education

Causes and Solutions for Student Delays in Filing Property Management Reports in Higher Education

Evaluation of building condition index, repair, and maintenance priority order (Case study: Lecture room of engineering faculty, Syiah Kuala University)

The Engineering Faculty building at Syiah Kuala University was constructed in 1963 and completed in 1998. Visible damages can be observed on the components. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the damages to these components, the condition index (CI) value, as well as the priority order for repairing and maintaining the building. The process commenced by evaluating the physical condition of the lecture hall. Questionnaires were also distributed and the data were then analysed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to determine the weights of the component. These weights were combined with the volume of component damage to obtain the building’s CI values. The results showed that the majority of the damage in the Faculty of Engineering at Syiah Kuala University was related to architectural components. The Building Condition Index (BCI) classified all structures were in Zone 1 where indicated a very good condition with values ranging from 87.09% to 97.83%. Building A, received the highest priority for repair and maintenance, followed by the PPI and the D3 Civil Engineering structure. Regarding the building elements, columns were given the highest priority with a weight of 0.226, whereas carpet floor coverings were assigned the lowest with a mass of 0.003.

PENILAIAN FAKTOR CAHAYA SIANG DI BILIK KULIAH POLITEKNIK KUCHING SARAWAK

The simplest form of description for the distribution, penetration and intensity of daylight is called the Daylight Factor (DF) which results from natural light (sunlight), the DF value is written as a percentage. This value is the ratio of the internal brightness at a point in a room to the natural external brightness on a horizontal surface. As a guide, the brightness inside the building and the associated distribution can be classified according to the natural daylight factor. The necessary natural daylight factors are lighting, glare and thermal comfort. Aspects of classroom lighting and decoration that can promote discomfort and affect task performance due to glare, and flicker (illumination waves above 100 Hz) that cannot be seen from fluorescent lighting. The focus of the study is to measure the level of natural daylight in the classroom. The main purpose of the study was due to students' complaints about the glare and discomfort of the lecture room. The equipment used is lux meter, anemometer and measuring meter. The results of the study show that the lecture room has a level of illumination that meets the standards, glare that cannot be seen and is acceptable for thermal comfort. The sky condition during the study was 100% cloudy with cloud cover. The average illuminance in the lecture room is 276.5lux in a cloudy sky situation (standard 5000-20000 lux) and the daylight factor (DF) of the day is 1.2 in the range of 1.00 to 3.5. The conclusion for this study shows that the daylight factor from natural light in the lecture room at the academic building of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak achieves acceptable standards for lighting, glare and thermal comfort, referring to the MS1525 and CIBSE A standards.

PENERAPAN SENSOR CJMCU101 UNTUK MENDUKUNG SISTEM SMART LECTURE ROOM

This study presents the design of a Smart Lecture Room system that utilizes light intensity sensors, specifically CJMCU101. These sensors are installed in each classroom to monitor the ambient conditions. The implementation of the designed system was carried out in the classrooms of the Udayana University Electrical Engineering Study Program. To achieve this goal, the classroom utilized by the Electrical Engineering Study Program of Udayana University was divided into two classes (DH101 and DH102) and a sensor was installed in each class as an IoT device. The IoT devices are connected to a Raspberry Pi Access Point, where the data from the sensors is stored and monitored using the Thinger.io platform. The validation of the sensor testing is carried out by comparing the results obtained from the sensors with the results obtained from a thermohygrometer measurement. This research produces a prototype smart lecture system, applied to a classroom mockup, that employs IoT devices, sensor databases, and sensor monitoring. The data from each sensor's detection is stored in the LAMP database, which employs Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. The Thinger.io platform monitors the values of each sensor. A variation in accuracy between the sensor and measuring instrument results in a difference in their values. The CJMCU101 light intensity sensor has an average accuracy of 93.48% compared to the measuring instrument on DH101. The average accuracy of the sensor value compared to the measuring instrument on DH102 is 95.96%.

New normal for online education with perspectives of educators of higher education of Surat city, Gujarat

The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled an unprecedented shift inside the landscape of schooling, necessitating a transition to on line learning. This observe delves into the perspectives of better education educators in Surat, Gujarat, exploring their variation to the "new everyday" in on-line schooling. Amidst technological dependencies and the pedagogical overhaul delivered about by means of digital lecture rooms, educators encountered challenges that examined their resilience and brought about a reevaluation of teaching methodologies. Through a complete review of current literature, this paper examines the viewpoints of educators and students regarding the efficacy of on line education, emphasizing the effect of technological infrastructure on teaching and studying reports. Employing statistical analysis, the study scrutinizes the function of management support and to be had technological amenities in facilitating educators' transition to on-line teaching. Findings reveal various degrees of support and aid availability, underscoring disparities in preparedness among educators. Factor analysis identifies key determinants affecting educators' consolation in online teaching, highlighting elements consisting of pride with on-line pedagogy and the emphasis on virtual proficiency in schooling. Furthermore, the look at addresses the multifaceted nature of on-line schooling, delineating its benefits in phrases of flexibility, accessibility, and personalized studying whilst acknowledging challenges encompassing technical boundaries, self-motivation, and confined social interactions. Anticipating the destiny trajectory of virtual skill ability in schooling, the paper envisions an integration of revolutionary teaching methods, personalized mastering experiences, and a paradigm shift towards blended studying method

Communicating in multilingual learning ecologies: Students' perceptions of translanguaging in lecture rooms in Kenya

This research delves into the nuanced perceptions of students regarding translanguaging (TL) whilst communicating within the lecture room learning ecology with a focus on four key learning processes - retaining attention, success in learning, interacting with the instructor, and transmitting knowledge. Anchored in classic theoretical approaches to communicative competence and the more recent theory of translingualism, this study endeavours to answer this broad question: What are the perceptions of university students on TL in the lecture room ecology in four key learning processes - retaining attention, success in learning, interacting with the instructor, and transmitting knowledge? To respond to this query, quantitative data was gathered through a questionnaire from 80 students at a major university in Kenya. The results show overall positive responses for TL in the lecture room ecology regarding solidarity and status relationships. For instance, participants expressed a heightened ability to retain attention when instructors employed a judicious mix of languages, resulting in increased engagement and a more favourable learning experience. These and other research findings are relevant for the ongoing language political debate on Kenya’s language-in-education policy concerning new possibilities and approaches to translingual pedagogy, which emphasises the collaboration of languages and abilities that a person draws on to make meaning and communicate effectually – their full linguistic repertoire.

Investigation of the Acoustics Performance of the University’s Lecture Rooms by using Economical and Feasible Design Improvement Strategies

Students encounter difficulties in speech comprehension because of unfavorable classroom acoustics conditions, which subsequently affect their cognitive development and academic performance. Therefore, optimal listening conditions are required to ensure that listeners perceive and recognize speech effectively. This invites numerous studies to explore plausible acoustic interventions and treatments as an initiative to remediate the issue. Thus, this study seeks to a) identify the actual acoustic conditions in two (2) classrooms in the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and b) establish economical acoustic design strategies for future improvements. This quantitative study embarks on on-site acoustic measurements to evaluate the reverberation time and background noise level of the selected classrooms. The data from the on-site measurement is applied for 3D model verification for the simulation process. The establishment of plausible design treatment alternatives is further analyzed through simulation using ODEON software. The simulation process yielded the effects of a) material surface treatment and b) sound field amplification systems on several acoustic parameters. The findings reveal that the surface treatment using low-cost material and the installation of sound field amplification significantly enhanced the classroom acoustic quality and are feasible to be implemented for future improvements.

Assessment of exposure to fungal aerosol in the lecture rooms of schools in the Lesser Poland region

Assessment of exposure to fungal aerosol in the lecture rooms of schools in the Lesser Poland region

Detection of environmental pollutants from cobwebs found in selected lecture rooms at the Faculty of Science, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria

The aim of this study was to assess the environmental pollutants present in the cobwebs found in selected lecture rooms; Mathematics lecture room (MTH), Chemistry lecture room (CHM), Biology lecture room (BIO) and Environmental Science lecture room (EMT) in the Faculty of Science, Federal University Dutse. Bacterial pollutants coupled with Arsenic (As) Lead (Pb) in the sampled cobwebs were isolated and identified using standard procedures. One-way Analysis of variance was used to determine the variation in the concentrations of Pb and As in the sampled cobwebs. Staphylococcus aureus (28.1%), Bacillus sp. (37.5%), Streptococcus sp. (18.8%), and Streptobacillus sp. (15.6%) were detected in all the cobwebs samples. MTH 4 had the highest Pb concentration (1.2800 mg/kg) while CHM 3 had the lowest (0.470 mg/kg) Pb concentration. CHM 3 and BIO 3 had very low concentrations of Pb, which were significantly different from each other (p˂0.05). This study has revealed that spider cobwebs can be an effective bio-indicator in determining indoor air quality. Keywords: Indoor air, Cobwebs, Lecture rooms, Bacterial contaminants, Lead, Arsenic

Analisis Tingkat Pencahayaan Alami dan Buatan Ruang-Ruang Kuliah di Science Learning Center (SLC) Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Universitas Mulawarman

Light intensity is the intensity of light emitted as a light source in a certain direction. In a building, human safety depends on the level of lighting, and helps create a creative visual environment. Broadly speaking, light sources are divided into two, namely natural light and artificial light. According to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI), the recommended minimum lighting strength for lecture halls is 250 lux. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether the lighting intensity of the lecture hall in the SLC building meets the SNI standard, and to determine the relationship between natural and artificial fluxes in the SLC lecture hall of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Mulawarman University. This study uses the method of measuring the intensity of illumination with a luxmeter measuring instrument at predetermined measurement points. The results obtained in this study, namely, the intensity of natural and artificial lighting in the lecture hall of the SLC building did not entirely meet the SNI standard, because in use without lights and 6 lights the point is far from the light source. The relationship between natural and artificial lighting flux corresponds to changes in the intensity of natural and artificial lighting with time, the greater the change in lighting intensity with time, the greater the lighting flux in the lecture room with time.

Suspicious Activity Classification in Classrooms using Deep Learning

Video processing is attracting the attention of both research and industry. The existence of intelligent surveillance cameras with high processing power has paved the way for designing intelligent visual surveillance systems. Along with analyzing video for information recovery, it is nowadays used to analyze live surveillance video to detect activities. These systems are implemented in real time. The proposed work's goal is to create a method that can examine and discover suspicious behaviors in the lecture room environment. Video analytics offers the most efficient answer because it enables pointing an occasion and retrieves applicable statistics from the video recorded. The method aims to identify suspicious activities like fighting, sleeping, looking elsewhere, eating, etc. that the students might be doing. The proposed method involves breaking a video input into frames and converting it into image data because the model has been trained on images collected from the internet. Several models were tested and experimented with, including efficientnet_b2, spnasnet_100, efficientnet_b3, and mobilenetv3_large_100. Parameters such as the Learning Rate were optimized to find out the best method and create a system with the best results.

Jigsaw as a curriculum strategy to enhance pre-service teachers’ understanding of economics calculations

Background: Economics is a discipline that ought to explain the world and its complexities, a social science that studies human behaviour and decision-making. Both learners and aspiring pre-service teachers (PST) who want to teach economics education view economics as complex. Pre-service teachers lack the necessary mathematical skills and feel intimidated by the quantitative nature of economics. As a result, they struggle to understand and apply economic concepts and to teach effectively. Hence, there is a need to learn new actionable approaches and strategies in teaching and learning in the economics classroom.Aim: The study aims to explore the use of Jigsaw puzzle games as a curriculum strategy (CS) to augment PSTs’ understanding of teaching calculations in the economics classroom.Setting: The study looks at economics calculations through the lens of architecture theory. the study takes place on campus in the economics lecturer room where pre-service teachers attend economics classes.Methods: The study explored the discussions including the observations of six PSTs using a qualitative approach. Critical discourse analysis was used to analyse data.Results: Findings revealed that participants found the Jigsaw extremely insightful and interesting. They were further amazed by its ability to ignite critical and deep thinking to arrive at the right solution.Conclusion: The study concludes that introducing Jigsaw as a CS for PSTs can significantly improve their ability to teach calculations and concepts in economics effectively and actively.Contribution: The study has implications on how PSTs can engage in gamification while learning and demystifying the power of complexity in economic calculations.

Assessment of Exposure to Particulate and Microbiological Contaminants in a Lecture Room

Assessment of Exposure to Particulate and Microbiological Contaminants in a Lecture Room

Classroom transformation for better education: Part 2 - A preliminary study on acoustic design strategies for hybrid learning classrooms

The education scenario requires drastic changes because of the recent unforeseen global pandemic strikes. The worst global crisis in decades causes fundamental shifts in learning methods, from traditional face-to-face to a hybrid approach. Despite providing flexibility for students to remotely participate in the lessons, it was found that students' ability to comprehend the subject matter has decreased, as they could not hear the lecture because of poor classroom acoustics. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop acoustic design strategies for the hybrid classroom to provide an effective teaching and learning environment. This study centers on the effect of microphone configurations on speech intelligibility parameters, which include sound transmission index (STI) and speech clarity (C50). The study reveals that the quality of speech intelligibility perceived by the microphone in the lecture rooms is influenced by the microphone's location and distance from the ceiling surface.

Instructional Coaching Through Technology Integration: Accompanying Teacher Services in the Digital Era of Education 5.0

In the era of Society 5.0, skills in the field of digitalization must be mastered by educators. This is because teaching and learning (TnL) in schools is no longer limited to pedagogy but also heutagogy, peeragogy, and cybergogy. In this regard, as an instructional coach, SISC+ not only emphasizes guiding teachers in their professional development (PD) in lecture rooms but also instills changes in pedagogical skills for better TnL. As an instructional coach, SISC+ must emphasize the practice of guidance based on digital technology in accordance with today’s education following the landscape of the Society 5.0 education era. This review study was performed by searching articles on “instructional coaching” and “digital technology” from databases such as ERIC, ProQuest, Emerald, and Google Scholar. The analysis conducted has identified four instructional coaching models used in the freelance studies: a) Instructional Coaching Cycle Model, b) Models of Literacy Coaching, c) Technology Integration PD Coaching Models, and d) Instructional Coaching Model based on digital education. The findings lead investigators to further analyze the four models to increase the effectiveness of instructional coaching in integrating digital technology in TnL.

ACOUSTICAL ANALYSIS FOR THE LECTURE ROOMS IN UNIMAP

Acoustic analysis is a measurement used to analyse the behaviour of sound waves in enclosed spaces, which influences speech intelligibility. Another parameter that influences speech intelligibility is reverberation time. Reverberation time is the time for the sound source to decay by 60 dB. A high reverberation time causes sound to dissipate more slowly, resulting in continual reflection of sound waves, which disrupts student concentration in class. Furthermore, a poor acoustic environment could have an impact on health and lecture delivery. The objective of this study is to determine and analyse the acoustic performance for five selected lecture rooms in UniMAP. The reverberation time is the parameter of this study that was obtained from the Root Mean Square (RMS) of the sound pressure by using the impulsive sound source method from a burst balloon. In this study, the "balloon pop" sound pressure was consistently recorded at approximately 105dB across all cases. This measurement indicates the peak sound intensity of the stimulus. The influence of the location of receiver, design, and space volume for the lecture room on the reverberation time was investigated. At a location of 6 m from the sound source, at the back wall of a room with chairs, BKN 5 and BPU 5 measured longer reverberation times of 1.3 s and 1.2 s, respectively. The higher value of reverberation time is caused by where the sound receiver is. If it is close to a wall, the sound receiver will be exposed to numerous reflections of sound waves, causing the room to become reverberant. Compared to other lecture rooms, the length of BKN 5 and BPU 5 is shorter. Their lengths are 11.639 m and 11.689 m, so the sound receiver is closer to the wall and makes the reverberation time higher. BKN 5 room, which has a volume of 258.3 m3, had the highest reverberation time (1.2 s on average in a room with chairs). This is because it is larger than the other rooms. So, the reverberation times get longer as the room's volume increases. BPU 5 room had the longest reverberation time for a condition room without chairs (an average of 2.4 s), but it also had the smallest space volume (242.4 m3) compared to the other rooms. Thus, it takes longer for the sound waves in the room to fade away when there are no chairs there. If the smaller room didn't have enough sound-absorbing materials, the reverberation times would be longer.

Investigation of language teacher’s identity experiences in adopting the ‘participatory’ approach through active learning spaces in undergraduate education writing classrooms

The purpose of this paper is to explore how two English Language Teachers (ELT) adapt their identity to face the new institutional reform of participatory approach classrooms at a University in the UAE. Using a post-structural framework, it examines the dynamics between teacher identity, agency, and structure to understand how these affect the professional experiences of teachers in the face of an institutional reform. The study adopted the qualitative approach; the data of the study was collected through an interview with two ELT teachers who volunteered to teach in the Active Learning Spaces and were simultaneously teaching in the traditional lecture rooms during the same semester. Both teachers were female and had taught the language to students in an English as a Second Language (ESL) context for more than 5 years. The findings of the study indicate that despite having similar contexts of reform, teachers’ ‘selves’ were affected by the change and dealt with them in multiple ways. The findings of this study provide insights into the dichotomy of two different pedagogies that exist in one workplace. Such disparities exist in many educational institutes around the world due to rapid globalization and open-border policies practiced in higher education. This study provides insight into how institutional reforms can present obstacles for instructors and therefore need to be addressed.

Ventilation Performance of Air Duct in Double Loaded Corridor Building: A Case Study

Buildings with double-loaded corridor types are often found in Indonesia and generally function as offices or lecture rooms. This type of building is popular because of its efficient circulation path to accommodate the movement of occupants. However, a wall separating the room from the corridor makes it impossible to put windows to implement a cross-ventilation system due to acoustic problems. Hence, to achieve indoor thermal comfort, this type of building relies on using an air conditioning (AC) system. However, with the WHO's call to reduce the use of AC during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to evaluate cross-ventilation in double-loaded corridor buildings to meet comfort standards while still preventing acoustic problems due to noise from corridors and other spaces. The study proposes a new natural ventilation system using air ducts placed above the corridor ceiling to create cross-ventilation in lecture buildings. The E-ITERA building was chosen as a case study in this research. The building has a glass facade with several small windows that can be opened outside. The corridor of this building is designed with openings at both ends, allowing for direct connection to the outside air. The walls facing the passage have a single door and four small ventilations on the aisle's upper side. Simulations were carried out in two classrooms on the 3rd floor using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software. Experiments were carried out to change the size of the air duct and the size of the ventilation on the wall that leads to the corridor. The results showed that the air duct was able to create cross-ventilation. Ventilation performance is improved when the WWR air duct is the same as the WWR window. The highest air velocity in the centre of the room is 0.6 m/s. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2023-09-10-06 Full Text: PDF

Examining efl teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceived practices of differentiated instruction in English classrooms

The predominant intention of this study turned into to investigate English language teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of differentiated guidance in English training at some decided on trendy secondary colleges in Ethiopia's Amhara Region. A combined studies layout turned into used to perform this purpose. Using a scientific sampling technique, forty five grade 9 English language teachers from Dangila, Chagni, Tilili, BahirDar, and Gondar trendy secondary colleges had been selected as participants. Data turned into accumulated via interviews, questionnaires, and observation. The statistics found out that English language instructors had a excessive information of differentiated education, however little exercise with it. Teachers had a poor mindset closer to differentiated education, consistent with the findings. Furthermore, big elegance sizes, time constraints, a loss of determination and motivation because of inadequate remuneration, activity disappointment because of unmotivated college students had been all noted as deterrents to DI implementation in EFL lecture rooms at colleges. Finally, after thinking about the findings, pointers had been made.

Simulating Flash-over Point in Fire Alarm Metaverse: Evidence from University Lecture Room

Simulating Flash-over Point in Fire Alarm Metaverse: Evidence from University Lecture Room