Benefits For Students Research Articles

Guidelines toward more socially just mental health screening in schools.

Mental health screening is a pivotal practice for promoting the social-emotional-behavioral (SEB) health and well-being of youth in schools. However, some aspects of traditional mental health screening practices may inadvertently perpetuate structural racism and unintentionally facilitate oppression and SEB disparities. We address this issue constructively by presenting an intentional approach to guide school psychologists and related professionals in implementing more socially just mental health screening in schools. Our guidelines are grounded within the four phases of the Participatory Culture-Specific Intervention Modeling (PCSIM) framework: system entry, culture-specific model development, culture-specific program development, and program continuation or extension. We propose that conceptualizing mental health screening within PCSIM methodology promotes more socially just practices by (a) displacing the implicit power of professionals, (b) giving transparent representation to local communities, and (c) employing methods that are recursive, culturally relevant, and intended to build capacity for sustained transformative change. Within each PCSIM phase, we recommend culturally responsive practices for professionals that foster equity in screening and SEB outcomes and discuss ways to resist practices that perpetuate oppression and disparities. We aim to convey a method for mental health screening that is not done to students and schools but rather done in partnership with and for the benefit of students and schools. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Effects of Form-Focused Communicative Grammar Instruction on Students’ Speaking Fluency and Their Attitudes Toward Speaking Lessons

Integrating form-focused instruction (FFI) in the communicative language classroom is the most recently used instructional approach today. To draw learners’ attention to grammatical structures, this approach implements different integrative corrective feedback techniques. The current study investigates the effects of FFI integrated with communicative grammar activities on the speaking fluency of students and their attitudes toward speaking lessons. To carry out the study, participants included 11th-grade students divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Four English teachers from Adilo High School also participated in this study - one of whom intervened and three who had scored the students’ speaking fluency based on the given scoring rubrics. The cognitive and behavioral attitudes of the students were examined through before and after questionnaires. Additionally, the study utilized a quasi-experimental research design with pre- and post-tests to examine students speaking fluency. The finding revealed that FFI integrated with communicative grammar instruction enhanced students’ speaking fluency and their cognitive and behavioral attitudes toward speaking lessons. This suggests that High School students benefit from FFI techniques used in combination with information, opinion, and reasoning-gap communicative grammar activities thus it helped them to improve speaking fluency and change their cognitive and behavioral attitude towards speaking lessons.

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Blended Learning Course Focusing on Communication within Veterinary Teams.

Based on the importance of communication and teamwork in veterinary practice, we explored the impact of a blended learning course designed to enhance interprofessional communication skills among veterinary students and apprentice assistants. The blended learning course design included online modules, synchronous (online) seminars, and simulation training sessions. The asynchronous online elements should complement the varied schedules of different professions and meet the individual needs of participants, especially considering the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The course structure, evaluations, and outcomes were documented, showing a positive impact on knowledge gain concerning communication and self-assessment in communication skills. In the pretest, the participants scored 43.18% correct answers to a knowledge test, whereas 71.50% correct answers were given in the posttest. Some participants indicated an improvement in the self-assessment of their skills. For example, before the training only 13.64% answered the question "How prepared do you feel regarding your communication skills for entering the profession?" with "Very good" or "Good", versus 50.00% in the posttest. There were also only 22.73% of participants who agreed to having sufficient understanding of the roles of other professional groups, while in the posttest, 81.82% agreed. The evaluations highlighted positive feedback on the organization, learning environment, and overall course structure. However, challenges such as limited resources, especially time and financial constraints, influenced the implementation and ongoing development of the course. Subsequent runs of the course could gather more data to further improve the teaching of veterinary interprofessional communication. This ongoing data collection would allow continuous insights into and adjustments to the teaching methods, ensuring maximum benefit for veterinary students and apprentice assistants.

Integrating sustainable development goals in English language and literature teaching

Teaching English provides the possibility for raising students’ awareness of global issues. By bringing relevant global issues into the classroom, teachers can provide students a rich array of activities and topics that increase their engagement with diverse cultures, issues of local as well as global importance. This study explored the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in English language and literature teaching in a state university laboratory school in the Philippines. It focused on the learning experiences and feedback of pre-service teachers and junior high school students on the integration. The phenomenological research design, the interview and focus group discussion were utilized. For a concise description of themes and patterns relevant to the phenomenon, thematic analysis was done after the data gathering. Four dominant themes were revealed in the learning experiences of the teaching interns during the study: Designing for Concrete Action; Applying the Interdisciplinary and Contextualized Approach; Nurturing a Participatory Attitude; and Fostering Personal Accountability. The feedback of the learners on the SDG integration included themes such as Empowerment to Take Initiative, Gaining Meaningful Learning, and Developing a Whole-School Approach. The Integration of SDGs in the English classroom provided a range of benefits for both pre-service teachers and students. Students were given the tools to expand their learning and develop the capacity to proactively address a variety of problems. They were encouraged to view these issues as their own, fostering a sense of ownership and purpose, rather than merely striving for knowledge and comprehension.

Factors affecting the implementation of STEAM education among primary school teachers in various countries and Vietnamese educators: comparative analysis

ABSTRACT STEAM education, recognised as an innovative model with wide-ranging benefits for students, can be challenging for teachers to implement, impacting their readiness. This study delves into the international experiences related to the preparedness of educators to implement STEAM education at the elementary level, drawing insights from 477 primary school teachers across 30 Vietnamese provinces. Utilising direct and online questionnaires, data was analyzed using linear structural equation modelling. The findings offer valuable insights into the effectiveness of STEAM education, particularly in elementary schools. Additionally, the research explores factors influencing STEAM education implementation in Vietnam, contributing to the global academic community and identifying elements impacting the global trend toward STEM/STEAM education. This study's comprehensive approach sheds light on the challenges faced by teachers and aims to enhance the knowledge base, making a significant contribution to the discourse on STEAM education.

A new study finds that online‐only programs hurt graduation rates

Students benefit when enrolled in face‐to‐face or mixed courses, rather than simply taking online‐only classes, according to new research. As institutions emerge from the pandemic days of increased online offerings, the authors of a new study examined how students fare in online‐only environments, versus in mixed online and face‐to‐face settings.

Using icebreaker questions to improve Chinese students' engagement in transnational education – An action research

AbstractEnhancing student engagement yields a multitude of benefits for students. It not only improves their satisfaction but also increases their motivation, enriches their learning experience, reduces their sense of isolation and ultimately enhances their academic performance. However, Chinese students in transnational education are known for being silent in the classroom. With overwhelming and consistent research findings in the pedagogical literature that participation in class discussion and asking questions are crucial activities that cultivate independent learning skills and develop the ability to apply knowledge, how to get Chinese students to speak up in class has clearly become an issue of concern to educators. Informed by the UK professional standards framework (UKPSF) and underpinned by Brookfield's four lenses model, this action research examined and confirmed the positive effect of using both personal‐related and course content‐related icebreaker questions at the beginning of the class to increase Chinese students' engagement. It also identified different effects these two types of questions might have on students' engagement and the potential concerns associated.

A new study finds that online‐only programs hurt graduation rates

Students benefit when enrolled in face‐to‐face or mixed courses, rather than simply taking online‐only classes, according to new research. As institutions emerge from the pandemic days of increased online offerings, the authors of a new study examined how students fare in online‐only environments versus in mixed online and face‐to‐face settings.

Impromptu yet effective conduct of Jigsaw to teach a topic in biochemistry for first MBBS students

Jigsaw technique as a teaching modalities is an important and fascinating mode of teaching students a particular topic in an effective and interesting manner. Though the effectiveness of Jigsaw implementation is documented by many researchers, not only for medical science subjects but also for various topics in chemistry, engineering and nursing courses, it’s application and feasibility is often being questioned. Many researchers find the implementation of Jigsaw a daunting task, which requires a lot of time, planning and number of resource person. This article emphasises upon feasibility of Jigsaw implementation and its effectiveness in spite of all odds like limitation of resource faculty, time, space etc.In this study Jigsaw planning was done impromptu for revision of the topic “Enzyme” for students of biochemistry in first MBBS. 49 out of total 62 students of batch A reported for tutorial session. They were divided into 6 experts groups[EG1-EG6]. Each EG was given one sub topic out of above. They were instructed to discuss it among their peers in EG. Later one student from each EG was mobilised to create home group[HG].Total 8 HG were thus created and the students were asked to discuss their subtopic in HG in sequential manner; which means first of all student from EG-1 discusses the sub topic to rest of the members of his/her own HG, next the student from EG 2 explains the sub topic to rest of the members of his/her own HG. This fashion all the sub topics were sequentially discussed in all the HG parallelly and the whole topic of enzyme was discussed in each HG in peer assisted learning fashion. Students were later asked to write reflection on this activity.Same activity was repeated for batch B students.During analysis of reflection it was found that this exercise was appreciated by majority of students, and they perceived this activity as an interesting and effective modality of teaching learning. They even wanted repetition of Jigsaw activity in future for various other topics.It is concluded that in-spite of limitation of time and limited faculty backup, Jigsaw can be effectively implemented for benefit of students in a short notice.

The Multifaceted Impact of Erasmus Programme on the School-to-Work Transition: A Matching Sensitivity Analysis

This study investigates the effects of studying abroad through the Erasmus Programme (EP), a European Union programme launched primarily to foster international mobility and cultural exchange of University students, on the school-to-work transition of university graduates. Since a satisfactory transition does not only mean finding a job, but also concerns the wage level and the quality of work, such as stability, working hours and risk of overeducation, we consider all these aspects in order to draw a comprehensive picture of the effect of the EP. We exploit a composite dataset, built on administrative and survey data, covering all graduates from the largest Italian university from 2011 to 2015, and replicate the analysis on a national sample of graduates to verify whether the results can be extended nationwide. Estimates are provided, based on a PSM procedure, of the effects of the EP on the probability of employment, including abroad, on the quality of jobs and on wage levels at different points in time after graduation. We also investigate whether less advantaged students benefit from the Erasmus experience, and provide insights about the role of the foreign languages skills. The results show that the participation in the EP improves employment prospects at least in the short term, as well as the quality of job, and has a positive long term effect on the participants' ability to find a job abroad. The wages of participants are persistently higher than those of non-participants. Less advantaged groups also benefit from the Erasmus experience.

The nexus of work integrated learning and skills among engineering students in Nigerian Universities: A structural equation model approach

Higher education providers have redefined their focus to include work-integrated learning (WIL) as an alternative way to prepare graduates for professional and future employment. Although WIL was designed to enhance graduates' work readiness, there is little evidence that the program supports the development of behavioural and employability competencies among participating students. Thus, this study aims to predict the effect of WIL through the partial least square path model on seven employability competencies. The sample consisted of 375 final-year engineering students from two Nigerian universities who had participated in a WIL program. A two-stage composite-based structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. The average variance extracted and Heterotrait-Monotrait ratio were used to establish the validity and reliability of the instruments. A structural model was used to test the hypothetical constructs' relationship and level of significance. The findings supported all hypothesized direct relationships that WIL enhances graduate employability skills. The study concludes that WIL has immense benefits for students, including developing employability skills (i.e., Analytical, adaptability, communication, fundamental, ICT, interpersonal, and 4IR skillsets) for future employment. Consequently, it was recommended that higher education providers strengthen and establish frameworks for effective work-integrated learning program to enhance graduate employability.

Empathic Care of Neonates: A Critical Literature Review.

Clinical empathy is a multidimensional ability to feel the patient's suffering, branched into components such as cognitive, emotional, and action, which results in benefits for patients, parents, health professionals, medical students, and others. The authors performed a critical review of the literature about empathy in neonatal care, in 2 databases, and analyzed the co-occurrence of keywords in the last 10 years. Nine articles were included in the qualitative synthesis. They highlight the interconnection between empathy, communication, ethics, and palliative care. Empathy was analyzed in situations that included pain, death, and suffering in the neonate, especially related to critically ill neonates. Strategies such as self-reflection and digital storytelling may help increase the clinical empathy education of health professionals. There are gaps in research considering the measurement of clinical empathy in neonatal care, and this measurement should be encouraged. To change care practices, education on empathy for health professionals, especially physicians, should be improved.

High School and Undergraduate Student Volunteers as an Imperfect Solution to Machine Learning Geoscience Research Needs

AbstractThe machine learning revolution presents geoscientists with exciting new opportunities for research, but is constrained by the need for large, high quality training data sets. Simultaneously, undergraduate and graduate program admissions have become increasingly competitive, pressuring high school and undergraduate students to differentiate themselves through involvement in research at earlier stages. Aligning these two interests provides mutually beneficial opportunities for both geoscientists and early‐stage students. We describe our experiences working with 20 early‐stage students to build a large training data set digitized from satellite images of meltwater drainage patterns on ice sheets. The intent of this Perspective is to share our experience and lessons learned with other machine learning researchers who, like us, may have minimal experience mentoring young volunteer researchers but may seek such partnerships for the first time in response to their machine learning training data set needs. These partnerships enabled creation of a powerful new machine learning model that would have otherwise been infeasible. Student benefits varied with their commitment and proactiveness, ranging from exposure to geoscience research and a resume line item to strong letters of recommendation and ongoing connections with geoscience researchers at an elite university lab. Many students were attracted to the project solely out of interest in machine learning, so the opportunity reached students who would not otherwise have conducted research in geoscience. Still, without incentives for researchers to engage less‐privileged students, our experience suggests that mutually beneficial partnerships between researchers and early‐stage students may exacerbate issues of inequality and lack of diversity within the geosciences.

The Urgency of Increasing Teacher Vocational Competence in the Era of Society 5.0

Increasing the competence of vocational education teachers is an urgent need. This will ensure that vocational education can provide maximum benefits for students and align with the dynamics of the ever-evolving world of work. Data was collected using systematic literature method. The results of the study show that the urgency of the vocational competence of teachers in the era of society era 5.0 is very important and studies are needed to improve it. Overall, the urgency of improving teacher vocational competence in the current era is closely related to preparing students to contribute to the changing world of work and improving the quality of vocational education as a whole. By increasing the qualifications and knowledge of teachers in the vocational field, we can ensure that the education provided matches the demands of the labor market and produces students who are ready for the future. Some of the skills that teachers must have in this era include digital skills, adaptive skills, critical and creative thinking skills, multicultural skills, skills in implementing Teaching Factory in the learning process, collaboration and emotional social skills. Society Era 5.0 provides significant benefits for the realm of vocational education. In this era, digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used in the vocational learning process. Technology-based learning systems enable more interactive and realistic practical experiences, through simulation and virtualization. This shows that more efforts are being made to develop vocational teacher competencies, especially for vocational education concept competencies.

Linguistic effect of focus projection in the ESP classroom: some pedagogical implications

Placing emphasis on words, which in turn spread this emphasis to the preceding word, is a phenomenon typical of English. This is technically known as focus projection, or projection. Since projection as defined above is realised in and through speaking, the relation between projection and speaking is studied in the context of ESP. Due to the lack of enough practice, speaking appears to constitute a challenge for most ESP students. Although practice remains the best solution, the question is how to practice, or how to encourage students, in an artificial environment. I define artificial environment as an environment where learners of English are not surrounded by native speakers, so the former do not have the opportunity to practice, i.e. to speak, English on a regular everyday basis. Hence, a research question emerges naturally, namely can projection be used to facilitate speaking? This paper studies the relevance of focus projection in the ESP classroom. The introductory section exemplifies the concept of projection, sets the objectives of the study, and briefly describes the methods that are used. The main objective is to study if awareness of focus projection on the part of the teacher can serve as a tool to facilitate learning, especially speaking, in an ESP context. The second section deals with theoretical and practical, including pedagogical, implications, and is followed by empirical data on the basis of which these implications are further discussed.The concluding section continues the discussion by lending weight to the constraints the teacher faces if they apply the above presented ideas but also reinforces the practical benefit of encouraging students to attach emphasis to particular words in the sentence. / Keywords: linguistic affect, emphasis, focus projection, ESP, pedagogical implications

ETNOMATEMATIKA PADA KESENIAN MUSIK PATROL KELABANG SONGO PROBOLINGGO SEBAGAI MEDIA BELAJAR MATEMATIKA

There is a lot of cultural diversity in Indonesia, one of which is the art of the Songo Kelabang Patrol Music in Probolinggo, reflecting local cultural values. Education and culture are interrelated, and to preserve this art, an ethnomathematics approach is used to explore the relationship between culture, environment, and mathematics. This research aims to introduce and preserve this art through ethnomathematics as a mathematics learning medium, provide new insight into local culture, and create potential as a mathematics learning medium inside and outside the classroom. This qualitative research uses observation and literature study as data collection techniques. The results show that there are mathematical elements in the design of the Kelabang Songo Patrol transport cart and musical instruments, such as gongs, demands, genders, drums, and tong tongs. This connection can be used as an alternative mathematics learning media, especially in the context of geometry. This research is expected to provide benefits for students and educators, with suggestions for further research exploring aspects of musical rhythm and other activities as a means of student learning.Keywords: Ethnomathematics; Songo Centipede; Geometry

Evaluating the implementation of a community health worker-delivered intervention integrating asthma care in West Philadelphia public schools

Objective Schools are an important setting because students spend much of their time in school and engage in physical activity during the school day that could exacerbate asthma symptoms. Our objective is to understand the barriers and facilitators to implementing an experimental community health worker-delivered care coordination program for students with asthma within the context of the West Philadelphia Controls Asthma study. Methods Surveys (n = 256) and semi-structured interviews (n = 41) were completed with principals, teachers, nurses, and community health workers from 21 public and charter schools in West Philadelphia between January 2019 and September 2021. Survey participants completed the Evidence Based Practice Attitudes Scale, the Implementation Leadership Scale, and Organizational Climate Index. Semi-structured qualitative interview guides were developed, informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Results Participant responses indicate that they perceived benefits for schools and students related to the community health worker-based care coordination program. Several barriers and facilitators to implementing the program were noted, including challenges associated with incorporating the program into school nurse workflow, environmental triggers in the school environment, and challenges communicating with family members. An important facilitator that was identified was having supportive school administrators and staff who were engaged and saw the benefits of the program. Conclusions This work can inform implementation planning for other locales interested in implementing community-based pediatric asthma control programs delivered by community health workers in schools.

Analysis of student learning outcomes through the task learning approach toward cash pattern construction course

The academic success of students can be measured by their aptitude for classroom learning, the role of lecturer as motivator facilitator, and fulfils other responsibilities in the learning process of a specific unit of competency or subject. The teaching presentation of the fashion pattern construction course incorporated many instructional techniques, including lectures, interactive Q&A sessions, practical exercises, and assignments. Such learning should be cultivated to ascertain the cognitive abilities of pupils in comprehending and effectively applying information to attain favourable learning outcomes. One of the techniques that lecturers can utilize to improve student learning outcomes in the Fashion Pattern Construction course is by adopting the Task Learning approach, because this approach incorporates activities for the benefit of students that can raise their interest and interaction in the course, enhance their engagement and participation in the classroom. So, this study aimed at increasing students’ learning outcomes through task learning approach. The employed approach is classroom action research, comprising four distinct stages: planning, activity, observation, and reflection. A total of 34 students, all of whom were D3 fashion design students, were the subjects of this study. The findings demonstrated the efficacy of the Task Learning methodology in enhancing student learning outcomes, as seen by the percentage increase in student learning outcomes observed between cycle 1 and cycle 2.

Mathematics teaching module design with tri-n (niteni, nirokke, nambahi) with problem based learning model

This research aimed to develop fourth-grade elementary school students� integration of learning with problem-based learning and the teachings of Ki Hadjar Dewantara Tri-N (Niteni, Nirokke, Nambahi). This research is research and development with the PPE development model which consists of three stages, namely Planning (Planning), Production (Product Preparation), and Evaluation (Evaluation). This research was conducted at Ngentak Sanden Elementary School, Bantul Regency in Grade IV mathematics subjects. The data collection instrument uses an assessment sheet of mathematics teaching modules that have been validated by experts (expert judgment). The data collection technique in this study used product validity tests. The initial step of this research is to convert qualitative data from the results of expert assessment, material and media into quantitative data forms. The next step is to calculate the actual score and the average of the actual score. Quantitative data in the form of average actual scores are then converted into qualitative data using the Likert scale. The results of validation by material and media experts, the module is said to be valid with an average actual score of 98.5 with good criteria and 51.7 with Very Good criteria. The results of this study are expected to provide benefits for students in learning to improve mathematical reasoning. This research was successfully carried out by designing and developing a mathematics teaching module with a problem-based learning model based on Tri-N (Niteni, Nirokke, Nambahi) in a Grade IV Elementary School.

Pelatihan Pembuatan Animasi Sederhana Menggunakan Macromedia Flash Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Siswa SMK Karya Utama Tanjungbalai

Abstract: Education plays an important role in quality human civilization to increase human resources globally. This development reflects the close relationship between education, technological innovation and the advancement of knowledge as an integral part of society's social and intellectual evolution. The use of technology-based media is considered to provide significant benefits for both teachers and students in the process of teaching and learning activities. In this context, the education system in vocational schools should explore the potential resources or potential available around the school environment, which are relevant to the demands of the world of work. In an effort to prepare student graduates who are superior and ready to work and are able to compete in the job market, there needs to be preparation in improving the hard skills and soft skills of mature students. This service activity aims to provide assistance and training to Karya Utama Vocational School students through the use of Multimedia Technology as additional skills. The method in this activity applies training and observation to students. As a result of this activity, 85% of students were able to create simple animations using Macromedia Flash software. Keywords: animation; macromedia flash; multimedia; training.