Perceptions Of Literacy Research Articles

Factors associated with eHealth use among community dwelling older adults.

With the proliferation of the internet and the development of internet-based healthcare interventions, eHealth is expected to be an effective complement to traditional healthcare services. However, without understanding the characteristics of the user population, eHealth itself can isolate older adults. This study aims to identify the characteristics of internet use and the factors associated with eHealth use among older adults. A secondary data analysis was conducted from a cross-sectional descriptive study. A convenience sample of 186 community dwelling older adults was recruited at two senior welfare centres in Korea. The data collected included demographic characteristics, health related characteristics, internet use, eHealth use and eHealth literacy. Multiple linear regression was utilized to determine factors related to eHealth use. Among 186 respondents, 98 reported that they used the internet. Internet usage was associated with educational attainment, marital status, cognitive function and possession of internet-enabled devices. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that greater eHealth usage was related to more positive perception of eHealth usability and better eHealth literacy among older adults. Educational programmes for older adults should be developed to facilitate digital capability and eHealth literacy. Useful and effective online health resources that are easy to use should be also developed.

Persepsi Literasi Digital Mahasiswa Calon Guru IAIN Palopo

The process of holding education in the digital era presents its own challenges, especially for prospective teacher students, who not only have to master four basic competencies, namely pedagogic competence, professional competence, social competence, and personality competence, but also they are required to have digital literacy or mastery of technology and information competence. This study aims to measure the perception of digital literacy of prospective teacher students based on the four aspects of digital literacy competence proposed by Gilster, including aspects of internet searching, hypertext navigation, content evaluation, and knowledge assemblies. The method of this research was quantitative descriptive using survey method and purposive sampling technique with descriptive analysis, held on May-June 2022, the number of respondents was 436 students from the Tarbiyah faculty of IAIN Palopo. The results of the study illustrates that the perception of digital literacy of prospective teacher students of IAIN Palopo was in the high category. This research contributes in the form of information to the academic community related to the literacy level of prospective teacher students.

Regulatory Role Of Technological Leadership On The Relationship Of Employee's Perception Of Digital Literacy And Access To Digital Technologies

Bu çalışmanın amacı işgörenlerin dijital okuryazarlık algıları ve dijital teknolojilere erişim motivasyonu ilişkisi üzerinde Dijital Liderliğin düzenleyicilik (moderatör) etkisini araştırmaktır. Bu amaca yönelik olarak beyaz yakalı çalışanlar üzerinde anket aracılığıyla bilgiler toplanmış ve ilgili analizler yapılmıştır. Nicel bir araştırma olarak tasarımlanmış çalışmada güvenilirlik analizleri, açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri, korelasyon analizleri, basit regresyon analizleri ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda işgörenlerin dijital okuryazarlık algıları ve dijital teknolojilere erişim motivasyonu ilişkisi üzerinde dijital liderliğin düzenleyicilik etkisi olduğu bulgulanmıştır. Literatür taraması sonuçlarına dayalı olarak benzer bir çalışmanın yapılmadığı görülmüştür. Dolayısıyla araştırma özgün sonuçlar ortaya koymaktadır. Bununla birlikte uygulamacılar açısından da önemli sonuçlara işaret etmektedir.

Perceptions of self-assessment literacy and self-directed reflection during online learning for Iranian EFL student teachers

ABSTRACT During the Covid-19 pandemic, student teachers had to master, reflect, and evaluate individually due to the remote online learning process. Self-assessment literacy and self-directed reflection have turned into tools for autonomous learning during unmonitored online learning processes. An investigation of student teachers’ self-assessment literacy and self-directed reflective practices can shed light on their significant applications during unmonitored online learning experiences. This qualitative study investigated 15 Iranian English language student teachers with a semi-structured interview and theme-based analysis to gain in-depth information about their processes and experiences. The results showed that student teachers gained benefits such as preparing before the class, setting aims and objectives, checking, reflecting, modifying on previous learning, acquiring specific knowledge and skills, filling the gap, having self-reflection individually, planning and adapting their actions and performance to reach an ideal self, controlling emotional factors, enhancing own confidence by self-motivational remarks, and creating unrestricted learning opportunities.

The Impact of Technological and Infrastructural Facilities on Student’s Learning: A Change Management Perspective

Purpose: Change management is a systematic and methodical approach to dealing with organizational transitions and transformations with the ultimate goal of a prospective future. Technological and Infrastructural upgrades in any organization have been linked with strategic transformational change. This paper sheds light on the impact of technological and infrastructural facilities on students’ learning.
 Design/Methodology/Approach: By following a quantitative research approach, data was collected through a survey questionnaire from 437 students enrolled in Public Sector Universities of Sindh province.
 Findings: The findings revealed that Technological and Infrastructural facilities in Higher Education Institutes can positively influence the learning experience of students. The subdivision of technological facilities into basic, moderate, and advance level offers deeper insight pertinent to students' perceptions of technological literacy and its interaction with their learning experience in this digital era. Moreover, infrastructural facilities are linked with a conducive environment that ultimately could enrich students’ learning experience. This study's findings call for notable measures for the provision of adequate facilities to students across public sector higher education institutes.
 Implications/Originality/Value: So it is concluded that technological and infrastructural facilities in Public Sector Higher Education Institutes have positive impact on the Learning experience of Students.

Peran Religiusitas Sebagai Variabel Moderating Pengetahuan, Persepsi Produk Bank Syariah dan Literasi Keuangan Tehadap Minat Investasi Syariah

The progressive development of sharia banking in Indonesia is quite significant, so many use sharia-based products, one of which is sharia investment. Apart from Islamic law, several factors influence students to invest in sharia: knowledge, perceptions of sharia banking products, and financial literacy. This study was conducted to determine the effect of knowledge, perceptions of sharia bank products, and financial literacy with religiosity as a moderating variable on sharia investment interest. This research utilizes quantitative research methods with purposive sampling as a sampling technique with 100 students as respondents. Google form is used as a research instrument to obtain the accuracy of the results. Then the data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling. From the results of this research analysis, knowledge can influence interest in sharia's investment. However, it is less significant on the variable interest in sharia investment. At the same time, the perceptions of Sharia bank products and financial literacy have a positive and significant effect on interest in Sharia investment. Then religiosity can moderate knowledge, perceptions of sharia bank products, and financial literacy on sharia investment interest.

Nonurgent Emergency Department Use by Pediatric Patients in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.

Pediatric use of the emergency department (ED) for nonurgent reasons is common in the United States. Patients with nonurgent conditions can receive more appropriate, cost-efficient care in other settings. We conducted a systematic literature review to understand the breadth of factors that contribute to use of the ED for nonurgent conditions by pediatric patients in the United States. The literature search was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and was guided by the social-ecological model for synthesis of articles. Published articles were identified through a search of Academic Search Ultimate, Google Scholar, and PubMed. All articles were organized and managed using Endnote software and screened for eligibility criteria before full-text review. The initial search yielded 679 articles with 530 articles remaining after the removal of duplicates. Of these, 31 articles were reviewed in full text with 19 remaining for the final analysis. All articles assessed individual-level factors, including parental perceptions of ED and health literacy. Additional findings of nonurgent use of the ED were shown to pertain to the organizational and public policy levels of the model, including primary care clinic and insurance characteristics. The findings of this review suggest tailored interventions to address parents'/caregivers' ED perceptions and health literacy in addition to access (ie, public policy).

Examining the Relationship between Health Literacy, Health Numeracy, and Patient Portal Use.

The objective of this study is to investigate the relationships between health literacy and numeracy (HLN) and patient portal use, measured in inpatient and outpatient settings. Using data collected as part of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial conducted across the inpatient population of a U.S.-based academic medical center, the present study evaluated the relationships between patients' perceptions of health literacy and their skills, interpreting medical information with metrics of engagement with patient portals. Self-reported levels of HLN for patients in the study sample (n = 654) were not significantly associated with inpatient portal use as measured by frequency of use or the number of different inpatient portal functions used. Use of the outpatient version of the portal over the course of 6 months following hospital discharge was also not associated with HLN. A subsequent assessment of patients after 6 months of portal use postdischarge (response rate 40%) did not reveal any differences with respect to portal use and health numeracy; however, a significant increase in self-reported levels of health literacy was found at this point. While previous studies have suggested that low HLN might represent a barrier to inpatient portal adoption and might limit engagement with outpatient portals, we did not find these associations to hold. Our findings, however, suggest that the inpatient setting may be effective in facilitating technology acceptance. Specifically, the introduction of an inpatient portal made available on hospital-provided tablets may have practical implications and contribute to increased adoption of patient-facing health information technology tools.

The determinants of pregnancy health literacy among youth in Bogalay Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar

Background: Focusing on adolescent reproductive health is very important, as 16% of the world's population is adolescents. This study aimed to identify the determinants of teenage pregnancy health literacy among youth and explore the perception of teenage pregnancy among youth and their guardians.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a mixed-method approach to identify the determinants and perception of pregnancy health literacy among youth in Bogale Township, Ayeyarwaddy region, Myanmar, between July and December 2020. We did the face-to-face personal interviews with guided self-administered questionnaires among 310 youth and individual depth interviews with 12 youth and 12 of their parents.Results: About 43% (95% CI 37.1%, 48.1%) were well-versed in pregnancy health literacy issues. This study discovered that youth with high school education and less had a 6.8 (95% CI =1.4, 34.7) fold increase in odds of having poor pregnancy health literacy compared to those with higher education. Moreover, youth who could not earn their income was approximately 5.7 times more likely to have poor pregnancy health literacy than those who could earn. The majority of youth requested to disseminate reproductive health information through various media and channels and that health facilities be well-equipped to provide reproductive health care services to teenagers.Conclusions: Sexual and reproductive health education/teaching programs and adolescents-friendly reproductive health services should be effectively implemented to prevent teenage pregnancy and ensure safer sex practices among teenagers. School-based sexual education programs must involve and assist parents and teachers in taking a more active role in SRH education in schools.

Analysis of Chinese Teaching Strategies in Primary Schools in the New Era

In the Chinese teaching activities of primary schools in the new era, primary school students not only need to learn basic Chinese knowledge and skills, but also need to have Chinese thinking ability under the perception of Chinese excellent traditional culture and basic literacy, etc. Therefore, in the new era Chinese teaching, teachers should pay attention to the cultivation of students' comprehensive quality, the cultivation of students' subjectivity and the accumulation of students' basic Chinese knowledge. In addition, the current era is an era of information technology and globalization. It is also a new era of China's development. Thus, in primary school Chinese teaching, teachers should also need to combine the teaching content with the development direction of the times, comprehensively use all kinds of information-based teaching means, build a smart classroom for students, and constantly enhance the enthusiasm and initiative of students in Chinese learning, so as to improve the quality of Chinese teaching.

Spanish University Students’ Awareness and Perception of Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainability Literacy

The implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations in 2015 focuses on making a more sustainable world in all countries and for all stakeholders. Higher education institutions (HEI) play a key role in increasing students’ sustainability knowledge, transforming their attitudes and motivating them to promote or engage in sustainability behaviors. HEI can take several measures to fulfill these objectives, but it is important to develop efficient tools to assess the starting point at which university students are at. In this study, a survey was conducted that addressed students from different Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) degrees to investigate their knowledge and awareness of sustainability and SDGs. This survey (n = 321) showed students’ levels of knowledge and initial awareness. Many UPV students state that they are aware of the SDGs, but most do not fully understand these 17 goals and their current implementation but think that the SDGs are important for their daily lives. Therefore, finding links between the SDGs and daily interests is necessary to advance toward further implementation to allow us to fulfill all SDGs. These results offer a good starting point for evaluating future training and awareness actions to improve sustainability-related educational strategies.

Health Insurance Literacy Perceptions and the Needs of a Working-Class Community.

Background:Despite increases in the number of insured Americans, consumers continue to face barriers in accessing care. Low levels of health insurance literacy (HIL) are associated with suboptimal use of health insurance coverage. There remains a need to further contextualize the relationship between HIL and access to care, especially among insured working-class people.ObjectiveThis study was conducted to understand the pathways through which HIL affects health care decision-making and access to care in an urban working-class population.Methods:Using a qualitative descriptive approach, we conducted five focus groups with 45 adult residents of South Louisville, Kentucky. The questions explored participants' experiences of insurance enrollment, use, and health care system navigation, as well as their perceptions and needs regarding accessing health insurance information. Using inductive thematic analysis, transcripts were open coded independently by team members, a focused coding framework was agreed upon, and emergent themes were identified through constant comparison techniques.Key Results:Most participants placed high value on their insurance, considering it the most important benefit employers offer. Despite having adequate HIL, most participants expressed frustration with the amount of time and effort they spent to determine the best insurance plan, obtain covered health services, and settle claims, often with ineffective results. Despite having insurance, cost considerations influenced many participants' decisions to accept certain tests or treatments, in some cases resulting in delayed or foregone care.Conclusions:The findings of this qualitative study indicate that obtaining health care is strongly influenced both by the individual context of HIL knowledge, experience, and life circumstances, and by the structural context of the complex, bureaucratic, and costly health care system. Interventions to improve HIL should include practical examples and real-life scenarios, because HIL gained from experiential narratives was the most useful in navigating the health care system.[HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2022;6(2):e61–e69.]Plain Language Summary: By conducting focus groups with a working-class population, this study contextualizes the pathways through which HIL affects consumers' health care decision-making and access to care. Findings demonstrate that obtaining health care is strongly influenced both by the individual context of HIL knowledge, experience, and life circumstances, and by the structural context of the complex, bureaucratic, and costly health care system.

The Effects of a Smartphone-Based Education Program Designed to Help Mothers Safely Administer Medication to Their Children.

This study aimed to determine the effect of a smartphone-based medication education program to help mothers safely administer medication to their children at home. A quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group, pretest-posttest design was utilized. There were 33 participants in the experimental group and 30 in the control group. The experimental group participated in the KidsMedi program for 6 weeks. The experimental group, receiving the KidsMedi program, had a statistically significant higher perception of antipyretic analgesics and higher eHealth literacy than the control group. The medication education program developed in this study is a mobile Web-based program. It is an effective program for mothers to improve their knowledge about administering drugs to children at home. This program is not affected by time and place, allowing repetitive self-directed learning. Nurses can utilize this program in daycare centers, schools, hospitals, communities, and public institutions to educate parents about safe medication for children.

Analysis of factors affecting lecturer performance at a university during the COVID-19 pandemic using logistic regression and genetic algorithms

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to change all aspects of our lives, including higher education. As a result, lecturers get an impact in terms of technology literacy obligations. This situation certainly affects their performance in implementing the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that affect the performance of lecturers during the Covid-19 pandemic. These factors include age, education, motivation, satisfaction, perception of appreciation, supervision, learning facilities, and technological literacy. The method for collecting data was questionnaires and open interviews with 150 lecturer respondents at a university. Furthermore, the data obtained were analyzed using a logistic regression model, where the parameter estimation was conducted using a genetic algorithm. The estimation process is assisted by Matlab 7.0 software. The results of the analysis show that the factors of age, education, motivation, satisfaction, perception of supervision, learning facilities, and technological literacy have a significant effect on lecturer performance. This study implies that the University needs to consider significant factors for improving lecturers' performance so that teaching and learning activities can run effectively.
 Keywords: Covid-19, · teaching and learning, lecturer performance, Logistic regression, Genetic algorithm.

Examination of Teachers' Perceptions of Self-Efficiency and Program Literacy

Examination of Teachers' Perceptions of Self-Efficiency and Program Literacy

Internet Use and Internet Addiction in the Context of Foreign Language Reading Comprehension

The variable Internet use belongs not only to the social phenomena of the present, which cause changes in reading comprehension in a foreign language, but also to the research problem of perception of literacy and foreign language text comprehension in the context of the variable Internet addiction and its consequences on students’ thinking and skills.

Exploring Australian teachers’ perceptions of physical literacy: a mixed-methods study

ABSTRACTBackgroundPhysical literacy (PL) has generated substantial international interest across sport, health and education sectors. Teachers play a crucial role in supporting children’s PL growth. Despite PL featuring in several physical education curricular texts, research into teacher understanding and perception of the concept is scarce. This study aimed to explore the understanding and perception of PL among Australian teachers of health and physical education (including generalists and specialists).MethodsUtilizing an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study design, the first phase involved an online survey of 174 Australian teachers. The survey, developed from relevant literature, aimed to elicit an understanding of teachers’ awareness, understanding, and perceptions of PL, and comprised a combination of open-ended, yes/no, Likert, and multiple-choice response options. The second phase involved semi-structured telephone interviews with nine survey participants, to build on survey responses. Interviews lasting on average 37 (range 28–58) minutes were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. For quantitative data, bivariate comparisons were made using chi-square tests to examine the relationships between teacher training (generalist versus specialist), age group, years of teaching experience, and teacher PL understanding. Interview data were analyzed using an inductive thematic approach to identify emergent theme clusters.ResultsRespondents (n = 122, male 48.4%) were mostly specialist trained teachers, with 10–14 years of teaching experience. Quantitative findings revealed that while most teachers were aware of PL, many only partially understood the concept, often interpreting it as an understanding of bodily movements and/or the benefits of physical activity participation. There were no differences in PL understanding by teacher training, age group, or years of teaching experience. Two main themes, identified from qualitative interviews, which provided further explanation of teachers’ understanding and perception of PL were: (a) ‘physical literacy has been a bit of a buzzword’: perceptions of the PL concept and (b) ‘It's a concept that needs to be ingrained’: implementing PL in schools. Teachers acknowledged the potential importance and applicability of PL, however, expressed scepticism (e.g. buzzword) about the concept. Narrow understanding of the concept persisted during interviews. In terms of its implementation within schools, teachers highlighted the need for curriculum alignment, provision of resources and professional development opportunities, and policy changes. In recognizing these implementation strategies, teachers further noted potential barriers that could hinder PL implementation including time constraints, workload and busyness, and the lack of prioritization of physical education (PE) within schools.ConclusionStudy findings revealed the urgent need to clarify the concept of PL for teachers given their critical role in ensuring effective and successful translation of research into educational practice. Resources, professional dialogue, and continuing professional development opportunities can support teachers’ overall understanding and implementation of PL. This is important for potentially maximizing children’s PL development across the lifespan.

PENGARUH LITERASI KEUANGAN SYARIAH, RELIGIUSITAS DAN PERSEPSI MAHASISWA JABODETABEK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN MENGGUNAKAN LAYANAN PERBANKAN SYARIAH

The Islamic banking industry has long been awaited by all Muslim communities who want a banking system based on sharia principles in Indonesia. Even though Islamic banks are now present, there are still many dynamics faced by Islamic banking. This study aims to describe the influence of Islamic financial literacy, religiosity and perceptions of Jabodetabek students on decisions to use Islamic banking services. The research method used in this research is quantitative with data collection method using purposive sampling method with a total sample of 181 respondents who are distributed to students who use Islamic banking in Jabodetabek through questionnaires. The data analysis techniques in this study were validity tests, reliability tests, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression tests and hypothesis testing with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 25. The results of this study indicate that the Islamic financial literacy variable, religiosity and perceptions of Jabodetabek students have a positive and significant influence on the decision to use Islamic banking services.

Understanding Health Empowerment From the Perspective of Information Processing: Questionnaire Study.

BackgroundMassive, easily accessible online health information empowers users to cope with health problems better. Most patients search for relevant online health information before seeing a doctor to alleviate information asymmetry. However, the mechanism of how online health information affects health empowerment is still unclear.ObjectiveTo study how online health information processing affects health empowerment.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study that included 343 samples from participants who had searched online health information before the consultation. Respondents' perceptions of online information cues, benefits, health literacy, and health empowerment were assessed.ResultsPerceived argument quality and perceived source credibility have significant and positive effects on perceived information benefits, but only perceived argument quality has a significant effect on perceived decision-making benefits. Two types of perceived benefits, in turn, affect health empowerment. The effects of perceived argument quality on perceived informational benefits and perceived decision-making benefits on health empowerment are significantly stronger for the high health literacy group than the low health literacy group (t269=7.156, P<.001; t269=23.240, P<.001). While, the effects of perceived source credibility on perceived informational benefits and perceived informational benefits on health empowerment are significantly weaker for the high health literacy group than the low health literacy group (t269=–10.497, P<.001; t269=–6.344, P<.001). The effect of perceived argument quality on perceived informational benefits shows no significant difference between high and low health literacy groups.Conclusions In the context of online health information, perceived information benefits and perceived decision-making benefits are the antecedents of health empowerment, which in turn will be affected by perceived argument quality and perceived source credibility. Health literacy plays a moderating role in the relationship of some variables. To maximize health empowerment, online health information providers should strengthen information quality and provide differentiated information services based on users' health literacy.

The Development and Validation of an Instrument of Prospective Science Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Literacy

Science teachers are the primary agents in developing students’ scientific literacy. Therefore, it is essential to identify teachers’ perceptions of scientific literacy in order to increase students’ scientific literacy. This study was designed to develop and validate an instrument of Indonesian science teachers’ perceptions of scientific literacy. The questionnaire was developed based on previous research findings and focus group discussions involving six experts. The factors and internal consistency were examined by involving 808 students from various universities in Indonesia. Validity and reliability were tested using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. This study results showed 41 questionnaire items with acceptable internal validity and consistency. The questionnaires are recommended as a measure of the development of perceptions of prospective science teachers.