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Influence of Higher Education E-Service Quality on E-Learning Student Satisfaction; As Moderated By Digital Literacy: A Mixed Method Research Approach

Introduction: This paper explores the impact of college e-service quality on student satisfaction in the context of the innovative practice of "Internet + Education" in order to research whether there is any difference in students' perception of college e-service quality under the influence of different levels of digital literacy. The research object of this paper is students of universities in Kunming, and the SERVQUAL model is extended. Among them, the independent variables are the five dimensions of e-service quality. The dependent variable is online education student satisfaction. The moderating variable is digital literacy. This research is based on relevant service theories. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods is used. The results of the research show that the impact of service quality on college students' e-learning satisfaction is different under different levels of digital literacy. Objective: The research objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of the quality of e-services in higher education on student satisfaction in order to research whether there are differences in students' perceptions of the quality of e-services in higher education under the influence of different levels of digital literacy. Theoretical Framework: This research was expanded with the SERVQUAL model and followed the exploratory sequential mixed methods process of scientific investigation, from the initial selection of variables to the final discussion of recommendations and countermeasures. Method: In this study, the scientific survey process of exploratory sequential mixed methods was used to research the satisfaction of college students with online education based on the theory of digital literacy and service quality, using college students in Kunming, China, as the target of the survey, and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Results and Discussion: The results of the analysis showed that the independent variable: the five factors of e-services (the higher, the higher the satisfaction of students. And under the moderating variable, digital literacy moderated all the other factors, only the relationship between responsibility and e-learning student satisfaction had no significant moderating effect. [synthesize the main results of the research]. In the discussion section, these results will be correlated according to the theoretical framework, highlighting the identified effects and relationships. This section also considers possible limitations of the research. Research Implications: 1. theoretical significance: by constructing a comprehensive theoretical model, this research aims to provide new insights into the field of e-learning. It not only helps to understand the impact of E-learning platform design and service quality, but also emphasizes digital literacy as an important moderating variable. 2. Practical significance: The research results will provide value to educational technology developers and educational policy makers, helping them to optimize e-learning platforms to enhance user experience and learning outcomes. Originality/Value: This research expands the SERVQUAL model by taking online education as the background, combining the actual situation of online education in China, and taking digital literacy as the variable. It allows colleges and universities to break through the original traditional education model. And lifelong learning and personalized learning are the focus of the reform of continuing education in colleges and universities. The results of this research will promote colleges and universities to continuously improve the quality of online education and provide reference for schools and teachers to carry out online education and continuing education.

A scientist’s take on scientific evidence in the courtroom

Scientific evidence is frequently offered to answer questions of fact in a court of law. DNA genotyping may link a suspect to a homicide. Receptor binding assays and behavioral toxicology may testify to the teratogenic effects of bug repellant. As for any use of science to inform fateful decisions, the immediate question raised is one of credibility: Is the evidence a product of valid methods? Are results accurate and reproducible? While the rigorous criteria of modern science seem a natural model for this evaluation, there are features unique to the courtroom that make the decision process scarcely recognizable by normal standards of scientific investigation. First, much science lies beyond the ken of those who must decide; outside “experts” must be called upon to advise. Second, questions of fact demand immediate resolution; decisions must be based on the science of the day. Third, in contrast to the generative adversarial process of scientific investigation, which yields successive approximations to the truth, the truth-seeking strategy of American courts is terminally adversarial, which risks fracturing knowledge along lines of discord. Wary of threats to credibility, courts have adopted formal rules for determining whether scientific testimony is trustworthy. Here, I consider the effectiveness of these rules and explore tension between the scientists’ ideal that momentous decisions should be based upon the highest standards of evidence and the practical reality that those standards are difficult to meet. Justice lies in carefully crafted compromise that benefits from robust bonds between science and law.

From Laboratory to Gallery: Transfer of Construction Principles of Scientific Knowledge into Works of Science-Art

Science-art is seen as an artistic practice that uses scientific theories, concepts and laboratory equipment as its main tools, and the creative method of artists is based on the principles of scientific experimentation. Using the methods of the sociology of science and technology of B. Latour and S. Woolgar to study science-art, it is found that scientific experimentation becomes the basis (medium) of this direction of contemporary art. Thus, science-art borrows not only material objects of the scientific world, but also ways of constructing scientific knowledge, which, according to B. Latour’s research, are hidden in the specifics of laboratory practices. Key in this case are “recording techniques”, which replace various data, diagrams, samples and materials in the production of scientific knowledge, and which become an argument in academic discussions. For science-art, the analogue of such written documents are curatorial texts and explications of works, which can be placed both directly in the exhibition space and form a complex system of references to various research materials, interviews with scholars, podcasts, etc. These texts and media texts allow us to use them in the exhibition space. These texts and media texts allow the viewer to perceive the context of the artist’s creative experiment and form a specific artistic complex “artobject — text — audience”. Together with laboratory practices, science-art brings the art and mechanics of constructing scientific knowledge into the sphere of art, unwittingly fulfilling popularizing and educational tasks. However, the conceptual complexity of the works and the focus on the process of scientific investigation rather than on the presentation of results bring back to the viewer the doubt of philosophical quest and a critical view of scientific research as basic elements of academic enquiry.

O USO DE INSTRUMENTOS DE ENTREVISTA E TÉCNICAS PROJETIVAS NO PSICODIAGNÓSTICO CLÍNICO

Psychodiagnosis is a scientific investigation process, limited in time, which uses techniques, through specific, structured questions, to which the probable answers are organized in the form of hypotheses that will be confirmed through the steps of the process, either to classify the case and predict its possible course, communicating the results, on the basis of which therapeutic interventions are proposed. Therefore, the objective of this descriptive research was to understand the importance of using scientifically validated interviews and questionnaires used in the scientific community to identify clinical diagnostic factors and criteria, from the perspective of DSM-5 in the psychodiagnosis of children, adolescents and adults and in addition to psychological examinations and tests, clinical psychodiagnosis can be a means for an interventional and therapeutic process, as the professional analyzes, investigates and intervenes with resources and projective techniques. For that, playful and projective instruments and resources that favor the clinical process for evaluation and therapeutic intervention were also presented.

Efektivitas Penggunaan Model Pembelajaran TPS Berbantuan Media Komik Terhadap Hasil Belajar Ekonomi Siswa Kelas XI Di SMA Bina Putra Tangerang

This study examined the effectiveness of the use of the TPS learning model with the help of comic media on the economics subject learning outcomes of XI grade students at SMA Bina Putra. The technique used in this exploration was Quasi Experiment using Non Equivalent Control Group Design. The population in this study were students of class XI SMA Bina Putra first semester in the Academic Year 2021/2022 with a total sample of 45 students as respondents. The research method used in this research was a quasi-experimental method. Experimental quasi-experimental research was a process of scientific investigation to find the effect of a certain treatment by comparing the conditions before and after being given the treatment or by comparing the samples that were given the treatment and those who were not given the treatment (the control sample). The results showed that the cognitive learning outcomes after using the Think Pair Share learning model assisted by the Media Comics Experimental class were normally distributed with the content value of the experimental class learning outcomes 0.80 > 0.05, meaning that Hᴏ was accepted with an average value of 76.13; (2) classical mastery as a result of the student's economics study in class XI Experiment at SMA Bina Putra was 75%; and (3) the average result of the Experiment and Control class was higher than the Experiment class, where the experimental class was 76.13 while the Control class was 71.36.

The Process of Scientific Investigation

Book Review| December 01 2020 The Process of Scientific Investigation What Science Is and How It Really Works, By James C. Zimring. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2019. 406 pp. Paperback, $25.99. Stanley A. Rice Stanley A. Rice Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK 74701, E-mail: srice@se.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The American Journal of Psychology (2020) 133 (4): 517–518. https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.133.4.0517 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Stanley A. Rice; The Process of Scientific Investigation. The American Journal of Psychology 1 January 2020; 133 (4): 517–518. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.133.4.0517 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressThe American Journal of Psychology Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2020 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2020 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

RECONSTRUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION IN INDONESIA

The purpose of this study is to analyze the process of scientific investigation, the empowerment of scientific investigation by investigators, obstacles faced and finding scientific investigation based ideal of justice. This study uses empirical juridical approach that is related to the professional investigators and forensic laboratory examiner in conducting scientific investigations, also used a qualitative approach of the source of primary data and secondary data, then analyzed diskriftif with sestematika sentence further discussion is concluded. The problem is analyzed with proof theory and the theory of legal certainty so that it can be concluded find scientific investigation based on the ideal of justice.

Arts in science education

Combining the arts and standard curricula together can create a richer and more lasting learning experience for students who believe that learning science is boring in classes. It is suggested that study of the arts should be accepted as an essential part of achieving success in work. To this end, the most important action will be coordinating efforts of scholars from various areas to allow arts education for science students to become an evidence-based field. It is our contention that while the sciences seek to find answers to the most fundamental questions about our physical world, we need to find a place for the arts within the curriculum and within the process of scientific investigation. The arts should be applied in science education in a manner that considers the culture of each community. Those who are actively engaged in arts should be able to better manage their scientific projects and be able to better communicate and think. The main goal of arts in science education is to give students the opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings in the context of their different cultures and also to understand science through the lens of their creative activity in arts.

Bayesian Numerical Homogenization

Numerical homogenization, i.e., the finite-dimensional approximation of solution spaces of PDEs with arbitrary rough coefficients, requires the identification of accurate basis elements. These basis elements are oftentimes found after a laborious process of scientific investigation and plain guesswork. Can this identification problem be facilitated? Is there a general recipe/decision framework for guiding the design of basis elements? We suggest that the answer to the above questions could be positive based on the reformulation of numerical homogenization as a Bayesian inference problem in which a given PDE with rough coefficients (or multiscale operator) is excited with noise (random right-hand side/source term) and one tries to estimate the value of the solution at a given point based on a finite number of observations. We apply this reformulation to the identification of bases for the numerical homogenization of arbitrary integro-differential equations and show that these bases have optimal recovery properties. In particular we show how rough polyharmonic splines can be rediscovered as the optimal solution of a Gaussian filtering problem.

Legitimacy of the Restorative Justice Principle in the Context of Criminal Law Enforcement

This research reviews the essence of the restorative justice principle as an approach in the settlement of criminal cases, and it aims to provide an overview of the construction of the restorative justice principle in criminal law enforcement. The outcomes of the research indicate that the restorative justice principle has been subject to frequent study in its understanding as an alternative criminal case settlement method, by way of positioning outside the criminal judiciary system. As it turns out in practice, however, it has certain weaknesses, particularly in view of the accountability and legitimacy aspects of its establishment. Therefore, there is a need for a scientific investigation process for the purpose of determining the status of parties involved in a case, as well as for positioning the case concerned. Based on such view, the restorative justice principle appears to be the ideal approach to be applied in the criminal judiciary system.

UM ENSAIO SOBRE OS PROGRAMAS DE PESQUISA LAKATOSIANOS E A METODOLOGIA DA ECONOMIA NEOCLÁSSICA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES E CRÍTICAS

A obra de Imre Lakatos procurou proporcionar um refinamento à abordagem falsificacionista popperiana, que o inspirou, mediante a incorporação de conceitos desenvolvidos por Thomas Kuhn, mas sem negar algumas das hipóteses clássicas do falsificacionismo, como os critérios demarcacionistas e a ênfase na investigação e nos testes empíricos. As principais ideias do autor consistem na noção de programa de pesquisa como uma estrutura dotada de um núcleo irredutível de hipóteses básicas das teorias levantadas, protegido por um cinturão protetor de hipóteses auxiliares e por heurísticas positivas e negativas que guiam o processo de investigação científica. O pensamento de Lakatos foi discutido na metodologia da economia por parecer defender boa parte do trabalho teórico e empírico dessa profissão. Contudo, apesar de um entusiasmo inicial, a aplicação dos programas de pesquisa lakatosianos na ciência econômica passaram a ser criticados pela bibliografia em geral a partir dos anos 1980. Parte dessas críticas dirigiu-se diretamente a Lakatos; outra se dirigiu ao pensamento falsificacionista; e outras atacaram os próprios critérios demarcacionistas da metodologia científica. O presente estudo busca realizar uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os principais pontos destacados nesse debate.

Minnows as a Classroom Model for Human Environmental Health

Understanding human environmental health is difficult for high school students, as is the process of scientific investigation. This module provides a framework to address both concerns through an inquiry-based approach using a hypothesis-driven set of experiments that draws upon a real-life concern, environmental exposures to lead (Pb2+). Students learn how scientists use model organisms to understand basic biological concepts, and how these models relate to human and environmental health. Students observe how Pb2+ alters fish behaviors. Because many levels of biological organization are involved, this module has application for multiple units within general and advanced biology classes. Beginning with what is known about Pb2+ toxicity, students develop testable hypotheses about how it may affect behavior, apply this knowledge to human populations, and identify the “next experiment.”

When Nature of Science Meets Marxism: Aspects of Nature of Science Taught by Chinese Science Teacher Educators to Prospective Science Teachers

Nature of science (NOS) is beginning to find its place in the science education in China. In a study which investigated Chinese science teacher educators’ conceptions of teaching NOS to prospective science teachers through semi-structured interviews, five key dimensions emerged from the data. This paper focuses on the dimension, NOS content to be taught to prospective science teachers. Among a total of twenty NOS elements considered by the Chinese science teacher educators to be important ideas to be taught, five were suggested by no less than a half of the educators. They are (1) empirical basis of scientific investigation, (2) logics in scientific investigation, (3) general process of scientific investigation, (4) progressive nature of scientific knowledge, and (5) realist views of mind and natural world. This paper discusses the influence of Marxism, a special socio-cultural factor in China, on Chinese science teacher educators’ conceptions of NOS content to be taught to prospective science teachers. We argue the importance of considering ideological traditions (mainly those in general philosophy and religion) when interpreting views of NOS or its content to be taught in different countries and regions and understanding students’ conceptual ecology of learning NOS.

An inquiry‐based practical for a large, foundation‐level undergraduate laboratory that enhances student understanding of basic cellular concepts and scientific experimental design

Student-centered education involving research experiences or inquiry have been shown to help undergraduate students understand, and become excited about, the process of scientific investigation. These benefits are particularly important for students in the early stages of their degree (Report and Kenny, http://naplesccsunysbedu/Pres/boyernsf/1998). However, embedding such experiences into the curriculum is particularly difficult when dealing with early stage students, who are in larger cohorts and often lack the background content knowledge necessary to engage with primary research literature and research level methods and equipment. We report here the design, delivery, assessment, and subsequent student learning outcomes of a 4-week practical module for 120 students at the beginning of their second year of university, which successfully engages students in designing cell culture experiments and in understanding the molecular processes and machinery involved in the basic cellular process of macropinocytosis.

Isokinetics: which value is better to report?

BackgroundIsokinetic tests are golden pattern for muscular performance evaluation. Nevertheless, there isn't any uniformity when reporting and analysing results, many authors have taken the peak torque value as major variable...

Ecological approach to perception and action: Fundaments for motor behavior

The objective of the present study is to introduce the philosophical position and the core concepts of the Ecological Approach to Perception and Action, emphasizing its principles and its uniqueness in relation to other theories related to motor behavior. The Ecological Approach, as opposed to other approaches, assumes the direct realism as its philosophical standpoint. Thus, the Ecological Approach to Perception and Action proposes the concepts of specificity, direct perception and affordance. By assuming the direct realism, the Ecological Approach to Perception and Action commits to the mutuality animal environment and perception and action, and proposes that the dualism, commonly found in other theories, does not contribute to the understanding of human motor behavior. The choice of a given theory, during the process of scientific investigation, implies in a commitment to the philosophical views and to the principles and assumptions in which it is based. The knowledge about the core concepts of the Ecological Approach may support the decision making process about accepting or rejecting the ideas advanced by James Gibson and, consequently, direct the use of this theory to the development of investigations on perception and action.

A Water Quality Study in Rutherford County, Tennessee: Student Group Project

Undergraduate research is the most rewarding way for science students to become exposed to the process of scientific investigation. Water quality studies offer the unique advantages of being easily designed by the students and analytically approachable. This two-part, 14-month study involved several students in the delineation of groundwater flow patterns and water chemistry analysis in the karst terrane of Rutherford County, Tennessee. The groundwater traces were conducted using fluorescent dyes and an optical brightener, and the students were able to clearly document that urban runoff entering sinkholes was feeding the springs. They then proceeded to design a water chemistry study on four springs located within the Upper Stones River Watershed. They measured temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and oxygen demanding organics. The employment of some simple statistics allowed the students to demonstrate that the most urban spring, Murfree, had the highest coefficient of variation (CV) for temperature (17.8°C) and one of the lower conductivities (346 microsiemens). It had the lowest average dissolved oxygen concentration (4.3 mg/L), with concentrations that frequently fell below 4 mg/L. In addition, it had the highest recorded chemical oxygen demand (COD) at 33 mg O2/L. In the end, through regional and national presentations, the students documented their conclusion that the most urban spring was impacted by urbanization and surface water runoff. The project has resulted in several students pursuing advanced scientific degrees, obtaining desirable environmental science jobs, pursing competitive fellowships, and writing scientific papers.

Reading nursing research: easy as ABCD.

Professional practice is built on sound knowledge specific to each discipline. This knowledge is developed and validated through a process of scientific investigation or research. However, lack of knowledge about the research process acts as a barrier to applying evidence-based practice within the school setting. Understanding the components that make up a research study facilitates critical analysis and application in school nursing practice. This article describes a straightforward method for analyzing research studies, enabling school nurses to understand and apply current research in their daily practice.

Advice for young investigators: historical perspectives on scientific research.

Physicians attempting to carry out well-executed scientific investigations require an historical perspective; an awareness of our ignorance; an imagination unencumbered by scientific prejudices; originality, curiosity and imagination; patience and persistence in the face of frustration; adaptability and perseverance; a critical spirit of evaluation and willingness to question dogma; devotion to the search for truth; and an awareness of those responsibilities to individuals and to society which define the medical profession. This paper explores, through the words of famous scientists, philosophers and authors, the process of scientific investigation and discusses those qualities that investigators can develop to become more insightful and successful researchers.

Reading Nursing Research: Easy as ABCD

Professional practice is built on sound knowledge specific to each discipline. This knowledge is developed and validated through a process of scientific investigation or research. However, lack of knowledge about the research process acts as a barrier to applying evidence-based practice within the school setting. Understanding the components that make up a research study facilitates critical analysis and application in school nursing practice. This article describes a straightforward method for analyzing research studies, enabling school nurses to understand and apply current research in their daily practice.