Questionnaire Responses Research Articles

Enhancing Active Grammar Learning in a Synchronous Online EFL Undergraduate Classroom: Development and Assessment of the LPCR Online Instructional Model

In synchronous online EFL classrooms, students often exhibit passive participation and boredom when learning grammar. This research study presents the development of an online active grammar learning instructional model, named LPCR, which incorporates Byrne’s Presentation-Practice- Production (PPP) approach and Fink’s holistic view of active learning. LPCR was employed as an eclectic approach for teaching grammar and utilized four online applications in a synchronous online classroom. The study involved 40 second-year nursing students enrolled in an EFL undergraduate course at a public university in Thailand from January to April 2022. The effectiveness of LPCR was assessed through a grammar test, a questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews. The students’ grammar scores were analyzed using the Paired Samples t-Test and Cohen’s d, which revealed the positive effect of LPCR with a medium effect size. Also, students’ attitudes toward LPCR were assessed through a seven-point Likert-scale questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, employing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as the theoretical framework. The results indicated that, on average, students considered LPCR useful and easy to use, and they had positive attitudes toward using LPCR and behavioral intention to use it. Additionally, the results of a path analysis with the students’ questionnaire responses showed both significant and non-significant direct and indirect effects of the four TAM variables: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude toward use, and behavioral intention to use. Pedagogical and research implications are drawn from the findings, and recommendations for implementing LPCR in future instances of English grammar instruction in synchronous online classrooms are offered.

Does green imprinting affect green entrepreneurial behaviors? The application of imprinting theory and stimulus‐organism‐response theory

AbstractGreen entrepreneurship has become pivotal for mitigating resource wastage and safeguarding the ecological environment within the framework of green economic development. Scholars have paid scant attention to investigating the transformation and advancement of green imprinting in shaping individual green entrepreneurial behaviors. In this study, we address this gap by integrating imprinting theory and the stimulus‐organism‐response (SOR) theory, constructing a comprehensive mediating moderation model encompassing green imprinting, green entrepreneurial intentions, green entrepreneurial behaviors, and green self‐efficacy. Through an empirical examination of 331 valid questionnaire responses, we identify two distinct dimensions of green imprinting. Both positive and negative green imprinting exert a notable influence on green entrepreneurial behaviors, with green entrepreneurial intentions serving as a mediating factor between green imprinting and actual entrepreneurial behaviors. Our research carries substantial theoretical and practical implications, enriching our comprehension of the mechanisms underlying green imprinting and providing guidance for entrepreneurs engaged in green business ventures.

Improving knowledge of the acoustic factors involved in railway noise annoyance: first results of a pilot field survey of sixty-two local residents

Railway transportation contributes to the objectives of decarbonization but also generates negative externalities, including noise. Energy noise indicators used to characterize population exposure do not adequately reflect the repetitive nature of railway noise peaks. The GENIFER pilot study aims to test a protocol designed to characterize railway noise events according to the instantaneous perceived annoyance when the train is passing, in order to improve understanding of the influence of acoustic factors on annoyance. The first phase of the survey was carried out in 2023 among 62 residents of a pilot site. An electronic device was used to collect around 5,000 ratings, ranging from 1 to 10, assessing the instantaneous annoyance induced by train noise at passing trains. The site instrumentation included sixteen sound level meters and two video recording systems, enabling annoyance ratings to be associated with the acoustic characteristics of railway noise events. A questionnaire aimed at identifying co-determinants of long-term annoyance was also administered to participants. Feedback on the field implementation of this survey and initial results concerning acoustic measurements, instantaneous annoyance ratings and questionnaire responses will be presented.

How does visual context of urban open spaces drive soundscape pleasantness and eventfulness: a laboratory experiment using a higher order Ambisonics speaker system and immersive virtual reality

Perception of sound environments is influenced by the context we experience them in. A big portion of the contextual information comes from the visual domain, including our understanding of what a place is but also from its visual features. A laboratory study combining questionnaire responses and eye-tracking tools was designed to investigate if the soundscape outcomes and participants' behaviour inside the simulation can be explained by the perceptual outcomes defined by visual information. 360 degree videos and First Order Ambisonics audio recordings of 27 different urban open spaces taken from the International Soundscape Database were used as the stimuli delivered via a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display and a Higher Order Ambisonics speaker array, while a neutral grey environment without sounds being reproduced represented the baseline scenario. A questionnaire tool was deployed within the IVR simulation to collect participants' responses describing their perception of the reproduced environments corresponding to the circumplex model featured in the Method A of the ISO/TS 12913-2. The results revealed a good coverage of the two-dimensional perceptual circumplex space and significant differences between perceptual outcomes driven by sound and those driven by visual stimuli.

Design and Application of Augmented Reality in Science Education to Develop Students' Critical Thinking Skills

The goal of this project is to create instructional materials based on augmented reality (AR) that will enhance students’ critical thinking abilities. There were 25 pupils enrolled in the public junior high school where the study was done. The ADDIE approach is being used in this development research study. The resulting product is AR-based media equipped with learning devices consisting of a Learning Implementation Plan, Student Worksheets, test instruments. Data collection was carried out using validation sheets, learning implementation sheets, student activity sheets, critical thinking tests and student response questionnaires. The percentage of each score attained was calculated in order to analyse the data. The findings indicated that the student worksheet’s validity scored 85.3 in the very valid category, the learning implementation plan’s validity scored 87.3 in the same area, and the learning outcome test’s average validity score was 90 very valid. With an average of 93.6%, learning implementation indicated very good outcomes; student activities in learning showed very good results with an average of 94.3%; and 88% of student responses fell into the very good category. The critical thinking test’s findings indicated that the critical thinking indicators of interpretation, analysis, and explanation had the biggest increases, and the conclusion indicator saw the lowest. The study’s conclusion is that teachers can use the augmented reality-based learning tool to teach the Life Organization System’s content since it is valid, practical, and effective.

Q vs A proximities in construed modes of learning: Excitement and performance of university students in China’s Northeast

This study explores how Q-proximity and A-proximity affect the student's learning excitement and performance, and how they differ in these effects. Using the Construal Level Theory (CLT), a questionnaire was designed with multiple models (in which the student owns the Q, A, both or neither). The study then factored Qs and As to obtain two respective proximities and link them to excitement and performance scores. Based on 590 useful questionnaire responses, the study identified the following findings, 1. with structural equation modelling (SEM) both Q and A proximities encouraged student learning excitement, although the A excitement was greater than the Q excitement and 2. the Q-proximity decreases performance whilst the A-proximity increases performance. Additionally, the study used multiple analyses of individual learning modes concerning excitement and performance. The results of the multiple regression analysis appear to be consistent with the research of Malik (Current Psychology 43:545–564, 2024), and the inclusion of AI (Artificial Intelligence) learning modes. The main conclusion of the study is that Chinese learners prefer answers to the questions in their learning, teaching and application of knowledge.

The Dangers of Distracted Driving: A Substudy of Patient Perception Data From the DRIVSAFE Observational Study.

To determine how fracture clinic patients perceive the dangers of distracted driving. Analysis of patient perception subset data from the original DRIVSAFE study; a large, multicenter cross-sectional study, surveying fracture clinic patients about distracted driving. Four Level 1 Canadian trauma center fracture clinics. English-speaking patients with a valid Canadian driver's license and a traumatic musculoskeletal injury sustained in the past 6 months. Primary outcome was patients' safety ratings of driving distractions. As per the original DRIVSAFE study, patients were categorized as distraction-prone or distraction-averse using their questionnaire responses and published crash-risk odds ratios (ORs). A regression analysis was performed to identify associations with unsafe driving perceptions. The study included 1378 patients, 749 (54.3%) male and 614 (44.6%) female. The average age was 45.8 ± 17.0 years (range 16-87). Sending electronic messages was perceived as unsafe by 92.9% (1242/1337) of patients, while reading them was seen as unsafe by 81.2% (1086/1337). Approximately three-quarters of patients viewed making (78.9%, 1061/1344) and accepting (74.8%, 998/1335) calls on handheld mobile phones as unsafe. However, 31.0% (421/1356) of patients believed that they had no differences in their driving ability when talking on the phone while 13.1% (175/1340) reported no driving differences when texting. Younger age (OR, 0.93 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.90-0.96], P < 0.001), driving experience (OR, 1.06 [95% CI 1.02-1.09], P < 0.001), and distraction-prone drivers (OR, 3.79 [95% CI 2.91-4.94], P < 0.001) were associated with unsafe driving perceptions. There is a clear association between being prone to distractions and unsafe driving perceptions, with distraction-prone drivers being 3.8 times more likely to perceive driving distractions as safe. This information could potentially influence the appropriate delivery and content of future educational efforts to change the perception of driving distractions and thereby reduce distracted driving. Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Predicting falls with ultrasound, physical parameters or fall-risk questions among older adults: A prospective cohort study

BackgroundFalls are a significant issue among older adults, leading to morbidity and mortality. Screening for fall risk in the ED is crucial but challenging due to time limitations and patient conditions. Sarcopenia, characterized by muscle loss, is associated with increased fall risk, and ultrasound has been proposed as a non-invasive tool to measure muscle mass in this context. MethodsThis prospective cohort study enrolled 174 older adults from an urban teaching hospital's EDOU, assessing muscle mass via POCUS, grip strength, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and fall risk using the STEADI toolkit. The patients were followed up over six months to assess if they had fallen or not. ResultsFollow-up identified 37 participants (21 %) as patients who fell. There was no significant association between POCUS-measured muscle mass, grip strength, or TUG test performance with future falls. In contrast, STEADI questionnaire responses demonstrated significant differences between patients who fell and did not fall, suggesting its potential utility in predicting fall risk in this population. ConclusionThe simpler tool, the STEADI questionnaire, may offer more practicality in screening fall risk compared to complex ultrasound measurements or physical performance tests among the older in ED.

Pengembangan LKPD Berbasis Problem Based Learning pada Pembelajaran IPAS Materi Wujud Zat dan Perubahannya di Kelas IV

The purpose of this study was to produce Problem Based Learning-based LKPD products in IPAS learning material on the form of substances and their changes in class IV SDN 22 West Pontianak. This research uses the research and development (RnD) method with the ADDIE approach which contains four research steps, namely analysis, design, development and implementation. At the product trial stage, it was conducted in class IV SDN 22 West Pontianak with a total of 25 students. Data were collected through product validity tests by expert validators and students and teacher response questionnaires to LKPD products. The results of the material aspect validity test showed a percentage of 96% with the interpretation of “very feasible”. The results of the design aspect validity test showed a percentage of 92% with the interpretation “very feasible”. The results of the language aspect validity test showed a percentage of 95% wirh the interpretation of “very feasible”. LKPD products trials were conducted in small groups and large groups. The results of students responses in small groups showed a percentage of 91% with the interpretation of “very feasible”, while the results of students responses in large groups showed a percentage of 92% with the interpretation of “very feasible”. The results of the teacher’s response showed a percentage of 94% with the interpretation of “very feasible”. Based on the overall results of the assessment, it can be concluded that the Problem Based Learning-based LKPD product developed is very feasible to be used in the learning process of IPAS material on the form of substances and their changes in class IV SDN 22 West Pontianak.

Pengembangan Suplemen Bahan Ajar IPAS Materi Harmoni dan Ekosistem Siswa Kelas V

In general, this research aims to produce a product in the form of a supplement teaching materials for the Science and Social subject on Harmony and Ecosystems students grade Vth as accompanying teaching materials in the learning process at State Elementary School 17 Pontianak City. The method used in this research is R&amp;D (Research and Development) with a mixed method and using the ADDIE model with five stages analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. All data obtained in this research came from the homeroom teacher, 27 students and two experts. The techniques in this research to get all the data used interviews, test and questionnaires. Validation results by the first validator for products obtained an average of 4.93 with a percentage of 98.6% (Very Valid) and the second Validator obtained an average of 4.86 with a percentage of 97.2% (Very Valid). The results from the small group product trials obtained an average of 4.74 with a percentage of 95% (Very Good) and the large group product trials obtained an average of 4.65 with a percentage of 93% (Very Good). The results of the response questionnaire to homeroom teacher obtained an average of 4.53 with a percentage of 90.6% (Very Good).

“My Japanese is Blue, Because it Makes Me Blue”: Centering Emotion in Language Practices Through Language Mapping

Since the social turn in applied linguistics, there has been growing interest in the role of emotion in language practices. This role is especially relevant to self-access language learning in terms of how it influences learner autonomy and motivation. With its focus on autonomy and sociality, self-access learning offers unique affordances for facilitating learner and advisor awareness of emotion in language learning. To this end, this study used an arts-based method, language mapping, for learners to express their language practices in multimodal ways. Language mapping integrates body mapping and language portraits methods to catalyze individual and group reflection anchored by embodied, emotional experiences. The researchers collaborated with a Japanese university self-access language learning center to engage seven volunteer participants in a series of two workshops. Data were gathered through participants’ language maps, narratives shared in workshops, and questionnaire responses. Findings highlight the potential of language mapping in exploring learners’ affective connections to their named languages. While mother tongues were generally portrayed as comforting, vivid, default, and unconscious, relationships to learned languages were represented through more diverse visual and verbal metaphors. Key pedagogical considerations include the impact of exemplars and group processes.

“My Japanese is Blue, Because it Makes Me Blue”: Centering Emotion in Language Practices Through Language Mapping

Since the social turn in applied linguistics, there has been growing interest in the role of emotion in language practices. This role is especially relevant to self-access language learning in terms of how it influences learner autonomy and motivation. With its focus on autonomy and sociality, self-access learning offers unique affordances for facilitating learner and advisor awareness of emotion in language learning. To this end, this study used an arts-based method, language mapping, for learners to express their language practices in multimodal ways. Language mapping integrates body mapping and language portraits methods to catalyze individual and group reflection anchored by embodied, emotional experiences. The researchers collaborated with a Japanese university self-access language learning center to engage seven volunteer participants in a series of two workshops. Data were gathered through participants’ language maps, narratives shared in workshops, and questionnaire responses. Findings highlight the potential of language mapping in exploring learners’ affective connections to their named languages. While mother tongues were generally portrayed as comforting, vivid, default, and unconscious, relationships to learned languages were represented through more diverse visual and verbal metaphors. Key pedagogical considerations include the impact of exemplars and group processes.

Interactive Learning Media: Bilingual Science Flipbook For Solar System

This study aims to develop interactive media flipbook bilingual solar system material, describe the feasibility and effectiveness of interactive media, and familiarize English vocabulary to students. The research method used is the research and development method with the ADDIE development model. The subjects of this research were 6th grade students of SD N Kandri 01 Semarang City conducted from April to May 2024. The methods used in this research are interview, observation, questionnaire, test, and documentation. The instruments used were interview guides, documentation, needs and response questionnaires, pretest and posttest questions, and validation sheets. Data analysis was done with a normality test, t-test, and n-gain test. The results of this study show that bilingual flipbook media is feasible to use with a percentage of feasibility from media validators 96%, material validators 91%, and language validators 95%. The result of the small-scale normality test is 0.068, and the large-scale 0.035 means that the data distribution is normal. The results of the small-scale n-gain test were 0.511, a large scale of 0.549, it included a moderate category. The conclusion of this study is that bilingual flipbook media is feasible and effective to use as a medium for learning science in class

Improving Problem-Solving Skills Using ESD Integrated PBL Models Assisted with the Greenhouse Limas Project

Improving Problem-Solving Skills Using ESD Integrated PBL Models Assisted with the Greenhouse Limas Project. Problem-solving skills in high school students are still low, there are still many students who have not been able to develop problem-solving so innovative learning models are needed in learning at school. This study aims to describe the implementation of the ESD-integrated PBL model utilizing greenhouse lime to improve students' problem-solving skills. The type of research used in the research is this research using the type of Quasi-Experimental Design research. The participants in this study are students of class X Mipa at one of the high schools in Pamekasan Regency. This study uses 2 classes, namely the control class and the experimental class. Based on the results of the research, it was concluded that the ESD-integrated PBL model learning activities to improve the solving skills of class X students were carried out with an average percentage of 95.55% in the very good category. The application of ESD-integrated PBL model learning can improve students' problem-solving skills. This is characterized by 1) the results obtained from the post-test score are higher than the results of the pre-test with an N-Gain of 0.78 in the high category, while in the control class, the results of the N-Gain obtained are 0.67 with the medium category 2) the results of the post-test of the two classes in the independent test are 0.162 which means that the significant value is greater than 0.05, then H1 is accepted. Thus, there was a significant difference in the mean post-test scores of the experimental class and the post-test of the control class. Students' responses to the application of ESD-integrated PBL model learning to improve students' problem-solving skills based on the analysis of the response questionnaire obtained a positive response in the experimental class with an average percentage above 70%, which means that the points on the student response questionnaire were in a good category.

Digitalisasi Pendataan Balita Posyandu Kasuari Dusun Sono untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Monitoring dan Pelaporan Kesehatan Balita

Public Health Services Kasuari is located in Sono Village, Wedomartani, Sleman, Yogyakarta. This health service has regular health check services to monitor and record baby’s growth every 35 days. Some volunteers write the health record manually using a health card which was prone to damage or loss. Through a community empowerment program, we offer a web-based information system, named posyanduku.net, for recording baby’s health record. The purpose of this information system is to replace a physical card, reducing the risk of losing and damaging the health record. Furthermore, it can increase the accessibility of the health record by providing access to parents and other stakeholders. The data entry starts from the volunteers to entry health records during the health check process. Parents of toddlers can monitor their child’s growth online. After developing posyanduku.net, the team held socialization to the users, such as volunteers and parents. We also provide a user manual to help users to learn on how to use the system. To assess its functionality and effectiveness, we conducted an evaluation by distributing a questionnaire to 16 participants (6 volunteers and 10 parents). According to the questionnaire response, we found that either parents and volunteers perceive that the system is easy to use and useful to administer the toddlers health record. Keywords — public health service, health record, toddlers health record, information system, healthcare information

Faktor yang memengaruhi minat mahasiswa berkarir sebagai konsultan pajak

The research was meticulously designed to investigate the impact of self-efficacy, job market considerations, financial rewards, and tax volunteer programs on students' interest in a career as a tax consultant. This study, based on quantitative primary data from questionnaire responses rated on a five-Likert scale, is a testament to the rigor of our research methodology. The research population comprises students from the Faculty of Economics and Universities in Surabaya who have participated in tax volunteering. The non-probability sampling technique, specifically the purposive sampling method, was employed to obtain 125 samples. The research data was rigorously analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling – Partial Least Square. The findings of this research underscore the influence of self-efficacy and job market considerations on students' desire for a career as a tax consultant. On the other hand, the influence of financial rewards and tax volunteer programs on students' interest in a career as a tax consultant was found to be negligible. Potential for future research to broaden the scope of respondents and to include additional independent variables such as tax brevet training, offers hope for a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence student career interest.

Student Worksheets Literacy-Based to Improve High-Level Thinking Skill

This research is motivated by the lack of availability of LKPD that supports literacy activities to improve high-level thinking skills. This type of research is Research and Development (R&amp;D) with the ADDIE model development method. The discussion of the research is adjusted to the ADDIE research and development procedures, namely: analyze, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The subjects of this study were 24 students of grade V SDN 101867 Payagambar. Determination of the level of feasibility of LKPD or Student worksheets is based on expert validation tests and trials on students through student response questionnaires. The effectiveness of LKPD was obtained from the results of the pretest and posttest of grade V students. The results of this study indicate that the validation of material experts was 80% with a feasible category, validation of language experts was 85.41% with a very feasible category, validation of layout design experts was 90.47% with a very feasible category. The percentage results of the student response questionnaire were 86.70 which were categorized as very feasible, so it can be said that LKPD is feasible for use by grade V elementary school students. The results of the student pretest reached an average score of 69.3 with classical completeness reaching 42% with an incomplete category. While the results of the posttest after using LKPD reached an average of 84.50 with classical completeness reaching 100% and declared complete. Based on the pretest and posttest values, the gainscore value can be seen as 0.51 with a moderate effectiveness category. This shows that the use of literacy-based LKPD to improve high-level thinking skills has been effectively used by grade V students of SDN 101867 Payagambar, Batang Kuis District.

GAME MEDIA BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM TO IMPROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES

This research aims to analyze the effectiveness test of interactive game media using Educandy based on local wisdom to improve the critical thinking skills of class V students which include C4 (analyzing), C5 (concluding) and C6 (creating). The research method is Research and Development (RnD) with the ADDIE Model which consists of 5 stages, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. Data collection instruments are interviews, expert validation questionnaires, practitioner questionnaires, pre-test and post-test questions, teacher and student response questionnaires. Data analysis used Paired sample T-Test and N-Gain tests with the help of SPSS 26.00 software. The research data shows that the recapitulation of expert scores was 90.14% in the media, including the valid category, the expert practitioner results were 86.67%, including the very practical category, and the average teacher response score was 90%, while the students' results were 87.1. % which means very valid and interesting. The results of the Paired Sample T-Test and N-Gain different tests show a significance value of 0.00 or ≤ 0.05, which means there is a difference before and after the use of game media. So, it can be concluded that interactive game media uses Educandy based on local wisdom fulfills the categories of valid, practical and interesting to use in learning and is effective for improving the critical thinking skills of fifth grade elementary school students.

Profile of College Students' Academic Self-Control

Objective: This study analyzes university students' academic self-control profiles in Surabaya City, Indonesia. Methods: The survey included the research method with a sample of 517 students. The data collection technique used a student response questionnaire. After that, quantitative descriptions were employed to assess the data and show the study outcomes. Results: The findings of the analysis demonstrate that students' academic self-control falls into the high range. Thus, students with good academic self-control will be able to control behavior consciously to choose goals, suppress urges, resist temptations, delay satisfaction, and control and regulate their emotions in academic goals. Novelty: The novel mapping of self-control focused on academics among university students makes this study innovative. Since academic procrastination is closely related to academic self-control, this mapping supports lecturers in reducing academic procrastination. Students can fully achieve academic and non-academic aims possible.

The Value of VFA (Vertebral Fracture Assessment) in Routine DXA Scanning

Abstract Background Low-trauma vertebral fractures are strongly predictive of future fracture risk so are generally given osteoporosis treatment regardless of bone density readings, and for every vertebral fracture presenting clinically, it is estimated that there are another two which are ‘silent’ or may have been ascribed to mechanical back pain. VFA (vertebral fracture assessment) during DXA scanning is a means of assessing the lateral spine for evidence of fractures which may have been undiagnosed prior. The International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) recommends a VFA in those with a T score &amp;lt;-1.0 plus one of: women ≥70 years, men ≥80 years, historical height loss &amp;gt;4cm, self-reported but undocumented prior vertebral fracture, regular use of steroids. Methods We developed a nurse-led DXA service in late 2021, conducting all scans in according with ISCD and HIQA guidelines however we do VFA on all patients aged over 50 years as it adds minimal time and negligible radiation exposure. In 2023 we commenced recording whether VFA fractures were previously diagnosed, in order to evaluate the benefits of VFA and so determine ongoing practice. To this end, we reviewed all DXA results since service launch for VFA evidence of fractures, and for patients from the calendar year 2023, we noted questionnaire responses and referral information as to whether any vertebral fracture was known of prior. Results There were 3,759 DXA scans conducted over the 24-month period 2022-2023 of whom n=3,299 had VFA performed. N=470/3,299 (14%) had a fracture identified on VFA. In the year 2023 only, of the n=289/1,795 (16%) who had a fracture on VFA, n=96 of these had not been diagnosed previously, representing a screening pick up rate of 5%. Conclusion VFA is a high-yield investigation for detecting undiagnosed vertebral fractures. As these fractures have definite treatment implications, wider use of VFA should be considered with routine DXA.