Quantitative Sampling Research Articles

Student development of social capabilities and life skills: a mixed-methods study from Pakistan

ABSTRACT Holistic development of school-going students has gained momentum. Developing countries need to equip students with skills to thrive in the contemporary world, yet research on this topic in Pakistan is limited. This study, therefore, examines students’ non-cognitive skills (i.e., social capabilities and life skills) using a sequential mixed-methods approach. The sample was selected through multi-stage cluster sampling technique. The quantitative sample comprised students (n=263) from eight schools. The qualitative sample of students (n=16), teachers (n=8), and school leaders (n=4) was purposively selected. The results revealed that students are socially capable and possess basic life skills. However, schools do not explicitly prioritise the development of social capabilities and life skills. As a result, the holistic development of students is generally a neglected aspect in Pakistan. Moreover, educational structures and the school system strongly predict students’ non-cognitive skills. This study has implications for policy, practice, and further research.

THE INFLUENCE OF FIRM SIZE AND GEARING ON INCREASE IN PROFITS IN CUISINE AND REFRESHMENT SUB-SEGMENT ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED ON THE INDONESIA EQUITY MARKET FOR THE PERIOD 2018-2022

The objective of this research is to analyze whether there is an impact of company size and gearing on profit growth in the culinary and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2018 to 2022. In this study, the dependent variable is profit growth, while the independent variables are company size and gearing. This study uses a quantitative analysis method and purposive sampling technique, utilizing annual financial report data from sixteen culinary and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the IDX. Data testing in this research was conducted using SPSS software version 26. After testing, both variables were found to be valid and reliable. According to this research, the company size variable does not have a significant positive impact on profit growth in culinary and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the IDX. The second finding of this research indicates that the gearing variable has a significant negative impact on profit growth, suggesting that companies with a high debt-to-equity ratio experience an increase in debt usage as a source of funding, which burdens the company with high interest expenses that must be paid, ultimately leading to a decrease in company profits.

The Influence of Audit Tenure, Audit Rotation, Public Accounting Firm Size, and Audit Opinion on Audit Quality (Study of Large Trading Companies Listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange)

The purpose of this study was to examine the Influence of audit tenure, audit rotation, size of the public accounting firm (KAP), and audit opinion on audit quality. This research data analysis method uses quantitative analysis techniques and purposive sampling, namely determining the research sample using 20 out of 47 samples of large trading companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) in the period 2020 to 2022. The method used is logistic regression. Data analysis to test the hypothesis was done by using multiple regression tests. The results of the logistic regression test show that (1) audit tenure has no significant influence on audit quality. (2) audit rotation has no significant influence on audit quality, (3) the size of the public accounting firm has no significant influence on audit quality. (4) audit opinion positively and significantly influences audit quality.

The Effect of Gross Regional Domestic Product, Human Development Index and Open Unemployment Rate on Economic Growth in Central Java in 2020-2022

Economic growth is a recurring issue that requires hard work and is expected to improve faster in both developed and developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDRP), Human Development Index (HDI), and Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) on Central Java's economic growth between 2020 and 2022. Economic growth data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) 2020–2022 report was used to calculate the sample size using the quantitative purposive sampling method. Panel data analysis was used in the Eviews program to examine the data, because the data findings used were time series and cross-section data combined into one. The research findings show that although the Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) has no significant effect on economic growth in Central Java from 2021 to 2022, GRDP and HDI have a substantial impact.

The Effect of Job Satisfaction as Mediation between Motivation and Compensation on the Performance of Extraordinary School Teachers in Batam City

This research aims to identify and evaluate how the relationships between variables that are contained in this research determine the performance of SLB teachers in Batam City. The SLB teachers were selected as the subject of this research because they hold a great and crucial responsibility in educating and fostering children with special needs. Quantitative approach and purposive sampling were conducted, collecting 84 respondents from 7 out of 8 SLB in Batam City, either who have the status of honorary, contract, or permanent teachers. SmartPLS version 3.2.9 was also used as an analytical tool in this research. The results that have been obtained show that job satisfaction is proven to play an important role as a mediating variable whilst also being significantly influenced by motivation and compensation. Aside from that, employee performance can be significantly influenced by motivation and job satisfaction, but not by compensation. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the high level of motivation of the SLB teachers, because an increase in motivation simultaneously maintains the level of job satisfaction and boosts the productivity of their performance in carrying out all of their responsibilities.

The Development of Financial Technology, Financial Literacy, and Financial Management Behavior in Generation Z (A Case Study of Economics Students at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)

This study aims to analyze and explore the influence of financial technology development on financial literacy and financial management behavior in generation Z, especially for students at the Faculty of Economics, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang with a birth year range of 1997-2012 as many as 100 respondents. This study used a quantitative approach and purposive sampling technique which amounted to 100 qualified respondents. This study used a sample of generation Z at the Faculty of Economics, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang and this research was conducted in the period March-August 2024. This research method is SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) analysis with the PLS Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. Hypothesis testing in this research is to understand the relationship between variables. To test the validity and reliability of researchers using the outer model. Hypothesis testing using the inner model. The results showed that financial technology has a significant positive effect on financial literacy and student financial management behavior, financial literacy has a significant positive effect on student financial management behavior and literacy is able to mediate the relationship between financial technology and student financial management behavior.

The Influence of Problematic Social Media Use on Impulsive Buying in Early Adulthood in Padang City

The amount of interesting information on TikTok that TikTok users see will make users interested and often there is a sudden and unconscious desire to buy a product without any prior planning or it is called impulsive buying. This is because many and often individuals access TikTok for a long time or because they are in a negative mood if they do not access TikTok. This research aims to determine the problematic social media use on impulsive buying among early adult TikTok users in the city of Padang. This research design uses quantitative sampling techniques used namely purposive sampling. The sample in this study was 200 respondents whose characteristics were determined by the researcher to be used as samples. The results of the data were processed and analyzed using simple linaer regression analysis techniques, obtaining values of r = 0,535 and p = 0,000. The final results of the research show that there is a positive influence of the independent variable (problematic social media use) on the dependent variable (impulsive buying). These results show that the higher the problematic social media use in early adults using TikTok the higher impulsive buying.

Multinational and Multimodal Character Framing of Political Candidates in Online News: Do Political and Media System Classifications Matter?

An evolving body of research generally referred to as visual politics has brought the heavy research focus on linguistic modalities of political communication closer to parity with visual emphasis. The study reported here transcends this schism by joining momentum toward multimodality as an ontological departure point for research. We expanded an existing visual instrument into a multimodal one and provided evidence that it reliably captures character framing of political candidates (stateliness, compassion, mass appeal, ordinariness, and sure loser) in German, Polish, and United States commercial online news. We focused on election coverage in these countries because they represent three distinct political and media systems (democratic-corporatist, polarized-pluralist, and hybrid) of the Global North. The quantitative content analysis sample we used spans 2,688 online news stories with seven political candidates identified in 6,560 cases across six modalities (still images, moving images, frozen video images, text, audio, and superimposed text). We found support for the hypothesis that political and media system latencies affect how news media frame the character traits of political candidates in both visual and linguistic modalities. Specifically, the competitive tendencies of majoritarian democracies manifested more clearly as candidate-centered, simplistic, and polarizing character framing in US media content than in journalistic output of multiparty consensus democracies. For example, US news media were more consistent in their portrayal of election winners and losers than German and Polish news media, emphasizing stateliness, compassion, and ordinariness in the winner while unambiguously assigning the negative sure loser frame to the election loser.

Examining peer review network dynamics in higher education visual communication courses using ERGM

Peer review plays a pivotal role in shaping collaborative learning environments and evaluating student engagement, but there is a lack of research on the relational dynamics that underlie the interactions between students during the peer review process, which is critical for understanding the effectiveness of peer review for students’ learning outcomes. Using explanatory sequential study design, this study’s objectives are to explore the dynamics of peer review as a feedback mechanism in higher education within a social network context, focusing on student interactions during the feedback process. Specifically, we applied dyadic-independent Exponential Random Graph Modeling (ERGM), along with mixed-methods design to analyze peer review interactions within a visual communication course at a large state university. We collected and analyzed two samples: a quantitative sample of 167 students for network analysis, drawn from 3082 peer reviews and rubric scores, and a qualitative sample of 136 students from post-course surveys that provided feedback on the peer review process and course methodologies. Our investigation revealed the inherently social network nature of peer review, shedding light on its significance in engaging students and assessing student engagement. Specifically, we examined the role of students’ performance levels, edge-based attributes derived from the visual peer review rubric, and language used in the feedback on the likelihood of forming peer review connections in the network. Our findings indicate that attributes derived from the visual peer review rubric significantly influence the likelihood of peer connections. On the other hand, students’ performance levels do not have any impact on the formation of peer connections. The findings highlight the importance of visual peer review activities in shaping peer connections in the classroom. Future studies will incorporate higher-order structures, such as transitivity and triadic closure, into our ERGM model to further enhance our understanding of peer review dynamics in educational settings.

Evaluation of Digital Technology Management in Mathematics Learning

The rapid advancement of digital technology necessitates that teachers enhance their competencies in the teaching and learning process of mathematics. This study aims to evaluate the demographic factors affecting teachers' use of digital technology and their digital skills, explore the frequency of online learning platform usage in relation to teachers' digital skills, and identify challenges while providing recommendations for integrating technology into mathematics instruction through a Sequential Explanatory Design mixed-methods approach. The quantitative sample consisted of 104 mathematics teachers, with 14 teachers selected as respondents for the qualitative phase. Data collection instruments included questionnaires, structured interviews, and non-participant observations, with quantitative data analyzed using Jamovi 2.4.8.0 software, and qualitative data manually coded and thematically analyzed using an inductive-deductive approach. The findings indicate that employment status, teaching experience, and school level significantly influence the use of digital technology in teaching mathematics. Teachers who are government employees under contract, have over 10 years of teaching experience, and teach at the middle or high school level tend to integrate technology more effectively. Consequently, government policies and educational programs for technology development should prioritize teachers irrespective of their employment status, offering continuous training (both online and offline) focused on mathematics.

Implikasi Laba Operasi dan Modal Kerja terhadap Laba Bersih PT. Nippon Indosari Corpindo

In the background of this research problem, namely, operating costs have increased and working capital has decreased while net profit has increased, which should make high operating costs lower profits and lower working capital lower net profit. The occurrence of this phenomenon so researchers raised this issue.This study uses quantitative research methods and sampling using purposive sampling techniques with homogeneous sampling category criteria. The results of the research found from the three variables used that have an influence, namely operating profit has a significant effect on net profit with a value of 0.0000 and after being tested simultaneously operating profit also has a significant effect on net profit with a value of 0.0000 while working capital has no effect on net profit with a value of 0.1483. From the results of the study, the authors draw a conclusion that working capital does not always decrease will make net profit decrease. excess income is based on low operating profit and high working capital.

The Status of Anti-Piracy of The Optical Media Board: Basis for an Enhanced Standard Operating Procedure

The rampant piracy issue in the Philippines has significant repercussions for both the entertainment industry and the government. To address this concern, the Optical Media Board (OMB) was established in 2003 as a government agency; responsible for enforcing intellectual property laws related to optical media. Despite the OMB’s efforts, piracy remains a persistent problem, particularly in the digital domain. The researcher conducted surveys among OMB personnel and licensed clients, utilizing a quantitative descriptive method and purposive sampling technique.The comprehensive evaluation of the OMB’s anti-piracy efforts revealed that the board was very effective in several key areas, including: intelligence/enforcement operations, information campaigns, digital piracy operations and quasi-judicial functions. Both OMB personnel and clients acknowledged the high effectiveness of these areas. However, there were perceptible differences in the perception of information campaigns among the respondents. The study recommends that the OMB intensify its efforts in this domain by disseminating information about piracy trends, emerging threats, and best practices to stakeholders. This collaborative approach aims to enhance the overall effectiveness of government-led anti-piracy initiatives. Furthermore, the challenges faced by the OMB are highlighted in the study, particularly the international nature of piracy operations, which is widely regarded as a formidable obstacle.

“Integrated model perspective of capital theory, TPB and SCCT towards determining business students' digital entrepreneurial intention in developing country context”

The current research studies aim to investigate antecedents that influence business graduate students' digital entrepreneurial intention (DEI) to establish digital start-up ventures by employing the capital theory, theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and social cognitive career theory (SCCT) model. Using quantitative and convenience sampling methods, 564 self-reported primary survey data were collected through an online questionnaire from business graduates in Karnataka, India. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyse survey data and empirically test the hypothesis. Findings suggest that digital entrepreneurial competence, digital entrepreneurial knowledge, digital entrepreneurial self-efficacy, digital innovative cognition, subjective norms, information technology culture, perceived behaviour control and social media influence antecedents significantly influence digital entrepreneurial attitudes towards DEI. Hence, digital entrepreneurial education and digital entrepreneurial role models are insignificant in influencing digital entrepreneurial attitudes towards DEI. Furthermore, business students' digital entrepreneurial attitudes significantly influence digital entrepreneurial intention towards creating digital-based start-up ventures. These research findings and results will contribute to governments, collegiate education departments, universities, and societal supporting systems to develop a framework and policies regarding technical and entrepreneurial education systems and create digital start-up ecosystems in the Indian context.

Ecological quality of the Jucusbamaba River, a high Andean urban river in northeastern Peru

The Jucusbamaba River, located in the northeastern region of Peru, flows through two towns that use its waters for agricultural activities. However, these activities generate waste discharged back into the river, which is additionally polluted by untreated domestic wastewater discharges. The main objective was to evaluate the ecological quality of this lotic system, analyzing biotic and abiotic parameters during two seasons. The biotic parameters included microinvertebrates and fecal coliforms, while the abiotic parameters encompassed temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, and biochemical oxygen demand. Six sampling points were established where physicochemical and microbiological parameters were analyzed. Simultaneously, quantitative sampling of macroinvertebrates was carried out at the same points to evaluate their diversity using Shannon- Wiener, Margalef and Simpson indices. The Andean Biotic Index (ABI) and the Biotic Family Index (FBI) were calculated to determine the ecological quality of the river using macroinvertebrates. Finally, the spatio-temporal variation of macroinvertebrate composition and physicochemical and microbiological parameters were analyzed. Very high concentrations of BOD, total dissolved solids, and electrical conductivity were obtained in the dry season, while in the rainy season, they were pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. 12548 individuals from 6 classes, 11 orders, and 26 families were collected. The greatest richness of macroinvertebrate families was found at points 1 and 2, with Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera individuals predominating. There was evidence of temporal variation in physicochemical and microbiological parameters, as well as in macroinvertebrate composition. It was concluded that the ecological quality of the Jucusbamba River decreases as it follows its course due to anthropic disturbances. This research can be used to develop management plans, awareness-raising, and sanitation measures to ensure the protection and conservation of the Jucusbamaba River.

Shaping Student Relationships: The Role of Personality in Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers.

The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study is to explain teacher-student relationships in preschool classrooms in terms of the child's temperament and the pre-service preschool teachers' personalities. The study was conducted using a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. Since both quantitative and qualitative data were obtained, sampling was carried out in two stages: quantitative random stratified sampling, and qualitative purposive sampling. Quantitative data were obtained from 126 pre-service teachers. The qualitative study group consisted of 18 pre-service teachers. Quantitative data were collected using the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale-Short Form, the Short Temperament Scale for Children (STSC), and the Five Factor Personality Inventory (FPI). Qualitative data were obtained from interviews with 18 teachers. The findings revealed that the student-teacher relationship can be explained by adult and child characteristics. In addition, pre-service teachers' perceptions of the student-teacher relationship are explained by adult characteristics much more than pre-service teachers' perceptions.

Pengaruh Lokasi terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung Wisata Rania Hot Spring Kecamatan Ulu Barumun Kabupaten Padang Lawas

The purpose of this study is to determine how much location influences visitors' decisions regarding whether or not to visit the Aek Milas Rania Hot Spring Baths tourist attraction. A quantitative method, accidental sampling testing is used to describe information in the research strategy. 92 individuals comprised the quantitative sample for this study, which was conducted with SPSS version 21. By utilizing the t test to dissect the information, the t count was 17.585 and the t table with an importance level of 5% was 1.665, which shows that the t count was more prominent than the t table. This demonstrates that location influences a person's decision to visit the Aek Milas Rania Hot Spring tourist attraction in the Ulu Barumun District of the Padang Lawas Regency.

Assessment of the impact of ethnic minorities’ capacity in Binh Dinh province, Vietnam, to access land and exercise land use rights by application of linear structure model (PLS-SEM)

Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the impact of ethnic minority people’s capacity on land access and exercise of land use rights. The research model and hypotheses were tested using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and PLS-SEM methods with 70 preliminary quantitative survey samples and 273 official quantitative survey samples of ethnic minorities. The research results revealed that strengthening the capacity of ethnic minorities is the key to improving their effectiveness in accessing land and exercising land use rights. The research findings demonstrate a robust and affirmative correlation between the capacity of ethnic minorities to acquire land access and the implementation of land use rights (βCO→LA = 0.325; βCO→LUR = 0.736; estimated path coefficients close to +1 represent strong positive relationships). The research model attains a significance level of 1% (tCO→LA = 8.412; tCO→LUR = 42.643). The outcomes of this research can serve as a foundation for the People’s Committee of Binh Dinh Province, Committee for Ethnic Minority, to further establish policies, support programs, and training to enhance the capacity of ethnic minorities, and to provide guidance on improving the effectiveness of land access and exercise of land use rights for this community.

Barriers to achieving satisfactory dropped objects safety performance in the UK construction sector

In 1980 a deadly explosion occurred at a nuclear missile base precipitated by a dropped object. The potential for major catastrophe, an industry call to action and a research gap forms the rationale for this research into dropped objects. The aim of the research was to devise guidance to assist United Kingdom (UK) based construction sector companies to reduce the frequency of dropped object incidents. A mixed research approach that includes literature review, semi-structured interviews and case studies were used to achieve the purpose of this research. The trend data revealed that dropped object incident rates have remained flat in recent years. The quantitative incident reports and qualitative feedback from interviews concluded that design is a contributory factor in a significant number of incidents and possibly in many cases but more research with a larger quantitative research sample is required. The interviews and literature review revealed several useful recommendations to sector bodies, construction sector companies and for further academic research. Recommendations to Individual Construction Sector Companies are grouped into different themes including manage, eliminate and control. The main recommendations to regulators included ensuring that tool tethering and containers are marked and inspected in line with other lifting equipment. Industry bodies could consider liaising with the energy industry to develop a suitable general construction exclusion zone calculator. Initiatives to improve the design of Mast Climbing Work Platforms to provide integral storage and enclosure solutions could be initiated with the vendors of this equipment. Practitioners and companies could consider offsite construction as a strategic means to reduce the number of dropped objects and consider work scopes that could be executed at ground level rather than at height. Consideration could be given to the more commonly deployed off-site fabrication options such as façade panels and bathroom pods. During detailed design, companies could have a high focus on the mechanism of reducing fixings in facades using Building Information Modelling.There are a number of areas which can be investigated further such as the implications of offsite construction on dropped objects accidents when compared with traditional methods. The research findings hint that Business Information Modelling might be a useful tool to reduce dropped objects on construction sites especially related to facades.While there were several limitations of the research including a limited amount of quantitative data and availability of the specific interview group, the findings of the research will still be useful for the construction sector in the UK and overseas to improve safety performance in construction.

Metacognitive awareness and mathematics teaching anxiety on knowledge of content and teaching of pre-service mathematics teachers

The problem and the aim of the study. Anxiety while teaching mathematics is one key component that may influence both teaching and learning. By investigating the relationship between anxiety levels and metacognitive awareness, the result of such investigation is expected to be able to assist pre-service teachers in overcoming obstacles and developing confidence in their abilities to teach mathematics. Based on that, this study attempts to find out how metacognitive awareness and anxiety in teaching mathematics influence the knowledge of content and teaching of pre-service mathematics teachers. Research methods. The metacognitive awareness and mathematics teaching anxiety questionnaires were used to assess pre-service mathematics teachers’ knowledge of content and teaching as well as their teaching abilities. The research employed a mixed-method approach, which combines quantitative and qualitative research. The quantitative research sample consisted of 135 pre-service mathematics teachers, with 75 being females and 60 being males. In the next step, two research participants were randomly selected to investigate the impact of metacognitive awareness and mathematics teaching anxiety on topic knowledge and instruction in the qualitative research. The two selected subjects were selected based on their knowledge of content and teaching. One had high levels of metacognitive awareness and the other one had low levels of metacognitive awareness, as well as teaching anxiety in mathematics. Results. This study found that the impact of metacognitive awareness and mathematics teaching anxiety on knowledge of content and teaching was confirmed by a multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS 25 showed the influence of metacognitive awareness (X1) and anxiety (X2) on knowledge of teaching and teaching (Y). The regression model Y = – 27,077 – 0.621 X1 + 1,205 X2. According to the results of the multiple regression test, pre-service mathematics teachers with high metacognitive awareness were able to maximize their existing knowledge of content and teaching, whereas those with low metacognitive awareness were unable to do so. Additionally, pre-service mathematics teachers with low mathematics teaching anxiety were able to employ effective ways to maximize knowledge of content and teaching, but pre-service mathematics teachers with high mathematics teaching anxiety struggled to convey knowledge of content and teaching. In conclusion, the study showed that pre-service mathematics teacher students with a high level of metacognitive awareness were more able to explore their understanding of material and teaching to prepare for teaching and learning activities effectively. On the other hand, pre-service mathematics teachers with low metacognitive awareness might find it difficult, as they might struggle with content understanding and instruction. Mathematics teaching anxiety was found to have a considerable negative impact on knowledge of content and teaching. High mathematics teaching anxiety can have an impact on both material understanding and teaching.

ANTECEDENTS TO THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF SERVICE COMPANIES LISTED ON THE IDX IN 2019-2023

This research was conducted because of different research results regarding the factors that influence capital structure, especially profitability, asset growth and business risk. By using quantitative descriptive analysis and purposive sampling techniques, the final sample obtained was 8 companies. The data source used is secondary data obtained from the Indonesian Stock Exchange website. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistics and panel data regression analysis with the help of EViews 11. Based on the analysis results, it shows that profitability and asset growth have no effect on capital structure, while business risk has a negative effect on capital structure.