Higher Level Students Research Articles

Perception of Higher Education Level Students Towards Teaching Profession

Teaching is a noble profession because it makes a huge impact on the development of society or a country. It is a profession that can make a stronger nation. This study aims to find out the perception of higher education level students towards the teaching profession. A descriptive type survey method of research and a qualitative approach was used. 270 postgraduate students as samples through a convenience sampling technique were taken and data were collected through a self-developed standardized questionnaire contained with close-ended questions. The qualitative analysis method was used for data analysis, and percentage calculation was done. It was found that most of the respondents have low levels (31%) and very low levels (22%) of perception toward the teaching profession and the rest of them have average/moderate perception levels (22%), very high perception levels (28%), 14 % have high perception levels toward the teaching profession. Researchers concluded that the perception of higher education level students towards the teaching profession displayed a lack of positive or favourable perception towards the teaching profession.

Presenting grammar through Internet memes in teaching English for specific purposes

The article discusses the potential of using Internet memes in teaching a foreign language. We consider an Internet meme to be a set of semiotic signs. This approach explains the potential of Internet memes application in educational process since most of the language learning methods rely on semiotic elements. Internet memes are multimodal structures that can be used as an efficient tool for presenting material in teaching English. Memes are classified into verbal, nonverbal and complex ones (combining image and verbal element). A set of sample memes presenting the combination of images and verbal elements has been selected to demonstrate the process of meaning making, which is an integral part of mastering a foreign language. Due to the importance of visual perception in learning process and the very nature of Internet memes as widespread forms of expression and communication existing in visual format, the use of them if beneficial for both teachers and learners. The elements of the sample memes are analyzed in terms of Roland Barthes’ theory of image narrative potential. We provide the evidence that anchorage and relay functions of linguistic messages account for the process of meaning making. In terms of semiotics the effects of text and image combination are examined in detail. Special attention in the article is given to the ways of memes application and the effectiveness of their use in the in-class and out of class learning process for practicing a grammar phenomenon of modality. Memes demonstrate a modal construction in the situation close to real life providing a sample of using it in context and provoking imitation of real-life situation by student. The humorous effect inherent to Internet memes is aimed at achieving a reaction from numerous addressees, thus making memes an efficient tool for teaching/learning a foreign language due to an expected feedback. Special attention has been paid to Internet memes containing constructions with modal verbs expressing irony and paradox. The article provides tools of teaching English modals via memes as well as experiment results and their analysis. The study reveals positive results of the experiment in terms of efficiency of using Internet memes in educational process that demonstrates better results in learning new material as well as a higher level of students’ involvement and creativity.

STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ON NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 AT HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL

National Education Policy 2020 is one of the most important issues in the history of education in India. This educational policy has brought about a holistic change in all levels of education which we all need to be knowledgeable of especially the students. Hence this research was to study the knowledge of higher education level students towards National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. A descriptive type survey method of research and a qualitative approach was used. 200 higher education students as samples through a Convenience Sampling technique were taken and data were collected through a self-developed standardized questionnaire contained with close-ended questions. The qualitative analysis method was used for data analysis, and percentage calculation was done. It was found that 35.71 % of HEI students have Low knowledge 32.46 % have high knowledge, 29.22% have average knowledge, and 2.59 % have Very Low and Very High knowledge of National Education Policy 2020. KEYWORDS: Knowledge, National Education Policy 2020, Students, Higher Education.

Relationship Between Academic Performance, Socio-Academic Background, and Student Perception of Flipped Learning in University Education

This study aimed to  explore the potential relationship between academic performance, socio-academic background, and student perception of the Flipped Learning (FL) pedagogical strategy over a five-year period in a health related subject.  The goal was to identify the actual benefits of FL in university education. A total of 385 students participated in this longitudinal study, with 77.7% having prior experience with FL. It was observed that students with a higher grade in secondary education and with economic benefits approved in a higher percentage, while students from private schools presented a higher failure rate in the same subject. In addition, a direct association between positive perception and approval was observed in higher courses, but not in freshmen years , where the use of FL did not have the expected effects. By comparing student performance, academic background, socioeconomic conditions, and perception, it was concluded that FL is effective  for higher-level students but not for those in initial courses. These findings prompt reflection on the significance of context in implementing pedagogical innovations and highlight the need for further research in university education.

A quantitative assessment model for students’ sustainability: evidence from a Peruvian university

PurposeThe study of sustainability within universities is recognized as essential for debates and research; in the long term, the “sustainable university” concepts can contribute to sustainability from a larger perspective. This study aims to propose a conceptual model for evaluating the students’ sustainability considering their interactions with the university and the environment. The proposed model is titled Sunshine model. It is applied to students of the La Salle University, Peru.Design/methodology/approachThe model combines academic performance, happiness and the ecological footprint to quantify university students’ sustainability. A structured questionnaire survey was elaborated and applied to get the raw data that feeds the three methods. The students’ average grades evaluate academic performance. Happiness is quantified by the happiness index method, and the ecological footprint is measured by the demand for food, paper, electricity, transport and built-up areas. Results are evaluated under both approaches, overall group performance and clusters.FindingsThe proposed model avoids misleading interpretations of a single indicator or discussions on sustainability that lack a conceptual model, bringing robustness in assessing students’ sustainability in universities. To have a low ecological footprint, the student needs to need up to 1 planet for their lifestyle, be considered happy with at least 0.8 (of 1) for happiness index, and have good academic performance with at least a grade of 7 (of 10) in their course. Regarding the case study, La Salle students show a high academic grade degree of 7, a high level for happiness index of 0.8 and low performance for ecological footprint by demanding 1.8 Earth planets, resulting in an “environmentally distracted” overall classification for students with 2019 data. From a cluster approach, 81% of evaluated students (n = 603) have low performance for ecological footprint, whereas 31% have low performance for indicators of recreational activities of happiness. Changing lifestyles and making more recreational activities available play crucial roles in achieving higher sustainability for the La Salle students.Research limitations/implicationsThe happiness assessment questionnaire can be subject to criticism, as it was created as a specific method for this type of audience based on existing questionnaires in the literature. Although it can be seen as an important approach for diagnoses, the proposed model does not consider the cause–effect aspect. The decision-maker must consider the sociocultural aspects before implementing plan actions.Practical implicationsUniversity managers can better understand why university students have high or low sustainability performance and provide more effective actions toward higher levels of students’ sustainability.Originality/valueThe proposed model, Sunshine model, overcomes the single-criteria existing tools that access the sustainability of universities. Rather than focusing on university infrastructure, the proposed model focuses on the students and their relationship with the university.

Teachers' Creativity in Designing Online Learning Activities to Foster Literacy

Today’s literacy requirements call for adept readers to be able to do more than just “read between the lines”. Creativity is very important since the changing era and development technology in online learning. The aim of research is teacher’s creativity in designing online learning activities to foster literacy for students in higher education level. The method of this research was descriptive qualitative research. In data collection techniques, researchers used online questionnaire techniques to obtain information. The questionnaire in this study was organized into 10 open-ended statements, compiled in a Google form to make it easier for researchers to obtain research data. In the data analysis technique, the researcher continued the analysis by looking at the answers to the questions that were distributed to the Google form. The result of this research showed that most of the lecturers understand the concept of “creativity” quite well. The findings of this result showed that several lecturers respond this question about the notion of “creativity” based on their own experiences and elaborate some teaching techniques, various media, and some gadget application to refresh students’ interest on the subject. The conclusion of this research was the way of teacher’s creativity in online learning activities to foster literacy for students like firstly know about the notion of creative to foster students’ literacy given by the respondent as a teacher, the way of creating creativity in online learning activities to foster literacy for students.

Digital competence formation of the citizen for the creation in the digital world using programming

This article presents the issue of digital competence for the population as a whole with a view to benefiting people, companies and the country. The European Community's DigComp proposal is described, which establishes a set of necessary skills to be acquired by the population. Among these skills is the ability to develop programs using some programming language. The situation in Brazil in terms of digital competence in this regard is analyzed for the population as a whole and in the case of young people aged 9 to 17, based on surveys by CETIC.br. MEC's recommendations are then presented to train elementary, middle and higher level students in programming language and strategies and difficulties to teach/learn a programming language are discussed. A qualitative research presents a sample of the population that experienced the learning of a programming language for the first time, pointing out the difficulties and alternatives used in terms of support. From this research and from previous studies, a range of strategies and resources to support digital training can be derived.

Correspondence of the Honey-Alonso learning model with the VAK channel applied to higher level students

The behavior of the Honey-Alonso model was analyzed with the Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic (VAK) style applied to 196 new students in the 2013-2015 generations in the Biological Pharmaceutical Chemist Educational Program of the Faculty of Biological Chemical Sciences of the Autonomus University of Campeche. The results were that the predominant style in the students was Reflexive and the most preferred channel was Auditory, this analysis allows us to conclude that facilitators have the opportunity to design more appropriate strategies to achieve learning for their students.

Implications on the Effectiveness of Online Tertiary Education at Higher Education Levels of Imparting Education in Zambia

This article aims at analyzing the effectiveness of the online tertiary education at higher education levels in Zambia. The background of this study is based on the policy direction of the revised curriculum of 2013 where stress and emphasis was given to teaching in Colleges and Universities using online teaching and learning platforms. The need for online teaching and learning methods has become the priority in most institutions of the world and in the space taken to study in this paper. This type of system is to enhance teaching prospects to students staying in distance from the place of the establishment of the institution. Furthermore, the pandemic effect on society in most parts of the world favored the tertiary teaching learning methodology and strategizes the innovative approach to imparting of education that became the most need to the reality in modernity. Nevertheless, this paper harps on the effectiveness of such an approach and a sample space was taken to comprehend the practicality of such usage. On analytical performances to derive a positive result, questionnaire method was taken to practice, which was specially designed to be used amongst the students of higher education levels. More than 100 students were taken for sample space and the students from the universities and colleges of varied professionalism took part in the survey. The survey turned to be a positive expression of effectiveness as taken to study.

A comparative study of abstraction and informational density in higher and lower Indonesian graduate students' L2 English academic texts

AbstractThe language features of the second language (L2) English academic texts written by Indonesian graduate students enrolled in Hungarian higher education are employed in the present study. The study focuses on the level of abstraction and informational density in student assignments in particular. Seven high-stakes essays were collected from seven Indonesian graduate students registered in the faculty of Social Sciences at three different Hungarian universities. Coh-Metrix, a corpus-based computational tool, was used in this study to examine indices of content words and abstraction. As for the comparison between higher and lower proficiency level students, parametric statistics were used to conduct a quantitative analysis of the selected linguistic features, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and concreteness and abstraction. The results show that C1 English proficiency level students outnumber B2 students in terms of informational density. Their texts are more abstract than those of B2 students.

Knowledge, attitude, experience and management on premenstrual syndrome among secondary level adolescence girl students of Kirtipur Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal

Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common menstrual disorder that affects the quality of life of women. The objective of this study is to identify the knowledge, attitude, experience and management on pre-menstrual syndrome among higher secondary level adolescence girls’ students of Kirtipur Municipality of Kathmandu district.
 Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 322 adolescence girl students of higher secondary school of Kritipur Municipality using pre-tested self-administered questionnaire.
 Results: The mean age of the respondents was 17 years. It was found that 90.2% of the respondent had very poor knowledge on premenstrual syndrome and 9.2% of the respondent had fair /below average knowledge regarding PMS. The level of knowledge among the study participants was found statistically significant with education status of mother (p=0.002) and that of father (p=0.013). The prevalence of PMS among the female students of higher secondary level was found to be high (77%). Considerably high proportion of the participants reported having at least one somatic and one affective symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. The most frequent affective symptoms experienced by the respondents were mood swings, headache, irritability and somatic symptom was acnes in this study.
 Conclusions: Majority of the respondents had poor knowledge and extremely negative attitude towards PMS. High proportion of the participants reported having at least one somatic and one affective symptom of PMS. Comprehensive education on menstrual health and PMS can be suggested for the adolescence girl in school level.

Medical studies in times of a pandemic – concepts of digital teaching for Orthopaedics and Trauma at german universities

BackgroundDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, on-site classroom teaching became limited at most German medical universities. This caused a sudden demand for digital teaching concepts. How the transfer from classroom to digital teaching or digitally assisted teaching was conducted was decided by each university and/or department individually. As a surgical discipline, Orthopaedics and Trauma have a particular focus on hands-on teaching as well as direct contact to patients. Therefore, specific challenges in designing digital teaching concepts were expected to arise. Aim of this study was to evaluate medical teaching at German universities one year into the pandemic as well as to identify potentials and pitfalls in order to develop possible optimization approaches.MethodsA questionnaire with 17 items was designed and sent to the professors in charge of organising the teaching in Orthopaedics and Trauma at each medical university. A differentiation between Orthopaedics and Trauma was not made to allow a general overview. We collected the answers and conducted a qualitative analysis.ResultsWe received 24 replies. Each university reported a substantial reduction of their classroom teaching and efforts to transfer their teaching to digital formats. Three sites were able to switch to digital teaching concepts completely, whereas others tried to enable classroom and bedside teaching at least for students of higher edcuational levels. The online platforms used varied depending on the university as well as the format it was supposed to support.ConclusionOne year into the pandemic significant differences concerning the proportions of classroom and digital teaching for Orthopaedics and Trauma can be observed. Simultaneously huge differences in concepts used to create digital teaching are present. Since a complete suspense of classroom teaching was never mandatory, several universities developed hygiene concepts to enable hands-on and bedside teaching. Despite these differences, some similarities were observed: the lack of time and personnel to generate adequate teaching material was reported as the leading challenge by all participants of this study.

Universal Design for Learning: Its Impact on Enhanced Performance

This study examined the learning performance in General Psychology of 297 freshmen of the CPSU-Main through the Pre and Post Tests. The instructional intervention via Universal Design for Learning (UDL) was applied to 33% (97 out of 297) of these freshmen as the Treatment Group while 67% (200) belonged to the Control Group for traditional instructions. Statistical inferences utilized one-way Analysis of Variance for mean differences; Pearson R Correlations for bivariate relationships, and; Factor Analysis for significant components that contributed most to the Universal Design for Learning instructions. Findings showed very high levels of students’ acquired UDL skills. Results in the pre-test in General Psychology, respectively, were low and average when grouped into low and high achievers. There was no significant mean difference in the acquired nine UDL components when categorized into seven colleges to generalize that they were on the same very high levels between colleges. Significant differences were found in three test areas in General Psychology in eight colleges whose students in the College of teacher education taking the lead in the learning performance. Significant differences were also traced in the post test in favor of the students in the treatment group. This proved that UDL really impacted the learning performance of the low-achieving students. Significant correlations were revealed between the components of UDL and General Psychology. There were twenty-four significant itemized components that contributed most to UDL instructional interventions. Implications were emphasized to maximize the principles of UDL with the contention of thoughtful planning related to the four curricular pillars of UDL: (a) instructional goals, (b) instructional delivery methods, (c) instructional materials, and (d) student assessments.

Supporting College Student Success through Applied Learning: Considering Associations with Average College Grades, Graduation in Four Years, and Degree Aspirations

While previous research has examined the association between various forms of applied learning and effects on student outcomes, the present study examines engagement in forms of applied learning and three distinct measures of student success. Using longitudinal data from the Wabash National Study, this analysis examined the relationship between undergraduate participation in forms of applied learning and students’ graduation within four years, fourth-year college grades, and post-baccalaureate degree aspirations. Results suggested that certain applied learning experiences were associated with specific forms of student success. Specifically, the odds of graduation within four years increased for students who participated in internship, capstone, or study abroad experiences but decreased for students who participated in an independent study or volunteer experience. Applied learning experiences associated with higher college grades included faculty asking students to apply theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations, completing an independent study, capstone, internship, research with a faculty member, or study abroad experience, but applying concepts to exams or assignments was associated with lower college grades. Finally, higher levels of students’ educational aspirations were associated with participating in research with a faculty member and study abroad. Together, these findings emphasize the need for institutions of higher education, faculty, and student affairs practitioners to nuance applied learning opportunities in relation to student success goals.

The Difficulties of Effective English Speaking in Higher Secondary Level: An Empirical Study on City Area Colleges in Dhaka

English has been inescapably used in everyday life in this period of intense global competition. But for various reasons, students in higher secondary level often struggle to develop adequate speaking skills. And these obstacles affect in their upcoming higher study, going abroad as well as in their future career. The study aims to analysing the prevailing barriers that the learners of higher secondary level encounter in speaking English effectively in their classrooms. This is a quantitative study and descriptive in nature. The respondents of this research were the higher secondary level learners selected by random sampling approach. Total 100 respondents were taken, 25 students from each school from three groups Science, Arts and Business Studies participated. The survey was conducted directly going to the respondents and the duration of the survey was one week. This study pinpoints all of these problems and presents possible recommendations for developing English competence. Future scholars will benefit from the insights of this study as they investigate the difficulties faced by English learners in Bangladesh.

Role of Engineering on Students’ Academic Achievement at University Level

Role of Engineering on students’ academic achievement at university level has both negative and positive impact on students’ academic development and their educational growth. In this article at higher level students has been taken out both male and female sided. Rapid change of technology and their uses in educational institution is very important and this articles objectives directly or indirectly effects introduced and these objective tested by hypotheses. On the basis of all these discussion and finding have been drawn up. Furthermore factor role of engineering and quality base finding has been added. This article is based on some qualitative measures and motivational type findings like individualized learning or learning based on competencies & Improved utilization of local resources.

Preparation of future educators for the use of Physical Culture and recreation technologies in the Preschool Education Institutions

Article substantiates the need to ensure high – quality training of the future teachers of the preschool education institutions (hereinafter-PEI) for health-saving professional activities. The relevance of awareness by higher education applicants of the value-motivational attitude to the problem of health preservation, the formation of their readiness for health-saving activities in the educational process of Health has been outlined. The formation of future the preschool education specialists’ readiness to implement the health paradigm in working with preschool children involves mastering first of all the content component of the discipline "Theory and Methodology of Physical Education and Valeological Education", as well as the skills and abilities of organizing one of the types of health – saving technologies-physical culture and health. The essence of the concepts of "Health-Saving Technologies", "Physical Culture and Recreation Technologies", their impact on children’s health and features of use have been revealed. It is emphasized that a necessary component of Physical Culture and Recreation Technology is the use of both individual physical exercises and their complexes. The expediency of introducing Physical Culture and Recreation Technologies in the educational process of Health has been determined, which should provide comfortable conditions for the development of children’s movements and prevent negative impacts on the health of the stressful environment. Modern requirements for Physical Culture and Recreation Work, which is the basis for the rational organization of the motor regime, have been taken into account. Article describes the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the use of Physical Culture and Recreation Technologies in the professional activities of future educators. It is noted that the requirements of the modern market environment for the competitiveness of a specialist are not only a high level of students’ assimilation of theoretical material and practical work skills, but also the development of personal qualities. Examples of the use of individual research tasks (IRT) focused on the activation of educational activities of higher education applicants, the transformation of passive assimilation of knowledge into their active application in quasi-professional and real situations of educational activity are positioned. It is established that mastering the knowledge, skills and abilities of future educators to design and apply Physical Culture and Recreation Technologies will contribute to the formation of health-saving competence in preschool children.

Educational Career Counselling for the Higher Secondary Level Students of Karachi: Stakeholders Perspective

The research aimed to examine the connection between career counselling and career choice and its influence on the process of choice procedure of higher secondary level students. Students must not be forced to comply with the wishes of their parents and must not make career choices due to pressure. One can only succeed in any field with motivation and self-interest. The author emphasizes the importance of career counselling for both students and parents in Pakistan. The study emphasizes the importance of providing students with adequate career counselling and awareness about different degree programs and career prospects. It is integral to making informed career decisions and can lead to career growth, success, and higher self-esteem. The lack of such counselling in Pakistan has resulted in limited career choices for female students and a negative perception of electronic media-related careers.

Lifesaving skills training in schools – A qualitative study to explore students, teachers, and parent’s perceived opportunities and challenges

ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to explore the perception of teachers, parents and students’ regarding implementation of a school-based lifesaving skills program and help predict potential barriers and solutions.MethodsThis qualitative exploratory study was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan, from December 2020- to October 2021. We included students, teachers, and parents of secondary (grades VIII, IX, and X) and higher secondary level students (grades XI and XII) in Karachi, Pakistan's public and private schools and colleges. We selected one public, two semi-private, and two private schools. We recruited students, teachers, and parents through convenience sampling. We conducted fifteen focus group discussions (FGDs) with the students, six FGDs with the teachers, and eighteen in-depth interviews (IDIs) with parents. We transcribed the data from audio recordings and translated it into the English language. Finally, we manually analyzed the data using thematic analyses.ResultsThis study found that bystanders' main barriers to performing lifesaving skills are lack of knowledge, fear of legal involvement, fear of hurting the patient by incorrect technique, lack of empathy among community stakeholders, and gender bias. However, the participants had a positive and supportive attitude toward implementing lifesaving skills training in schools. They suggested starting student training in the early teenage years, preferred medical staff as trainers, and suggested frequent small sessions in English/Urdu both or Urdu language and training via theory and practical hands-on drills. Furthermore, the training was proposed to be integrated into the school curriculum to make it sustainable. Finally, the government needs to support the program and make the legal environment more conducive for bystanders.ConclusionThis study identified the significant barriers to performing lifesaving skills in an emergency in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC). The participants supported implementing a national lifesaving skills program in schools and colleges. However, the participants expressed that support is needed by the government for sustainability, integrating lifesaving skills into the school curriculum, providing legal support to the bystanders, and creating awareness among the general public.

РОЛЬ ЗВОРОТНОГО ЗВ’ЯЗКУ В АВТОНОМНОМУ НАВЧАННІ ПРОФЕСІЙНО ОРІЄНТОВАНОГО АНГЛОМОВНОГО СПІЛКУВАННЯ

Introduction. The article presents the results of experimental training on the role of feedback in autonomous learning of professionally oriented English communication. The purpose of the experimental study was to investigate the impact of feedback on the results of autonomous learning of prospective teachers studying the two-year university course «English for Professional Communication», as well as the interdependence of the level of students’ awareness of feedback and their existing level of learning autonomy. Methodology. In order to determine the level of students’ awareness of feedback and the level of learning autonomy, adapted questionnaires were used: 1) «Main Features of Student Feedback Literacy» according to four main groups of features (understanding the nature of feedback; forming opinions; controlling emotions; and responding); 2) «English Students’ Autonomy Competence» according to the main components (beliefs in autonomous learning; determining the language learning objectives; implementing appropriate language learning strategies; monitoring the process of autonomous learning; evaluating the effectiveness of autonomous language learning). To determine the level of English language proficiency and to study the relationship between the level of learning autonomy and the level of English language proficiency, control testing with the Preliminary English Test was conducted. Results and Discussion. The results of the study indicate the importance of using feedback in the process of learning English for professional communication, which helps students identify mistakes, improve skills. The use of feedback motivates prospective teachers, and helps adapt learning to their needs. It makes the learning process more efficient and helps to achieve a higher level of English language proficiency. Students who received constant feedback in the learning process demonstrated better achievement results in the discipline «English for Professional Communication». At the same time, the results of the study confirm that a higher level of students’ awareness of feedback is observed among prospective teachers who have a higher level of learning autonomy.