University Study Programmes Research Articles

Development of a recommendation engine for university study programme selection: A regression-based approach

This paper is the third in a series focused on bridging the gap between secondary and higher education. Our primary objective is to develop a robust theoretical framework for an innovative e-business model called the Undergraduate Study Programme Search System (USPSS). This system considers multiple criteria to reduce the likelihood of exam failure or the need for multiple retakes, while maximizing the chances of successful program completion. Testing of the proposed algorithm demonstrated that the Stochastic Gradient Boosted Regression Trees method outperforms the current method used in Lithuania for admitting applicants to 47 educational programs. Specifically, it is more accurate than the Probabilistic Neural Network for 25 programs, the Ensemble of Regression Trees for 24 programs, the Single Regression Tree for 18 programs, the Random Forest Regression for 16 programs, the Bayesian Additive Regression Trees for 13 programs, and the Regression by Discretization for 10 programs.

TANTANGAN PENGEMBANGAN E-LEARNING KAMPUS MERDEKA BELAJAR

With the implementation of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) Curriculum in 2020, the opportunities for online learning, particularly through the utilization of e-learning, have significantly expanded. How prepared are universities to realize this MBKM initiative, and what challenges do they face? This research aims to construct the development of e-learning to accelerate the Merdeka Belajar – Kampus Merdeka (MB-KM) Program at IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo and UHAMKA Jakarta. This descriptive research employs a mixed-methods approach. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and Focus Group Discussions (FGD). Data is analyzed using reduction, display, and conclusion techniques. The research findings indicate that the implementation of MBKM at universities, whether face-to-face or online, can be achieved through student exchanges within the same or different universities, entrepreneurial activities, and thematic community service/fieldwork activities. The design of e-learning development to accelerate the implementation of MBKM can be initiated through: (a) ensuring the accessibility and stability of internet, electricity, telephone, and other infrastructure networks, (b) selecting reliable and modern hardware and software, (c) establishing a strong IT management institution with adequate operational funding, and (d) preparing professional human resources with a high work ethic. The next step is to enhance the performance of university e-learning and study programs in terms of content performance, accuracy, format, appropriateness, ease of use, security and privacy, and response speed

Development of Student Worksheets based on the Discovery Learning Approach in the Automotive Light Vehicle Engineering Program at Vocational High Schools

This research aims to develop student worksheets based on the discovery learning approach. Designing Student Worksheets based on the discovery learning approach for class x automotive light vehicle engineering at state vocational high school 1 Seunuddon. Vocational Education Study Program in Mechanical Engineering fakultas keguruan dan ilmu pendidikan Malikussaleh University, 2024. This research aims to describe the design, feasibility and learning outcomes of class automotive. This research uses a mix methods approach. This research used a sample consisting of 8 class X students majoring in automotive engineering. Data collection uses questionnaires, documentation, interviews and observations, data analysis techniques use percentage qualitative analysis through data collection and drawing conclusions. The research results show student learning outcomes. The media I results gave an overall score with a percentage of 89.28% and media experts II gave an overall score with a percentage of 89.28%. The average percentage of the two validators shows the "very feasible" category. Thus, this student worksheet is very suitable for usefor learning by teachers and students. Where the value obtained has passed the learning objective achievement criteria value which has been determined as a reference for the success of the learning process at 75 with a percentage of 78.75%, thus it can be concluded that the value obtained by the students is categorized as complete. Thus, this student worksheet is suitable for use by teachers and students for a more effective learning process.

Extensive Reading Principles Implementation: Pleasure vs Pressure

Extensive reading (ER) should be implemented properly based on ER principles. The most known ER principles is ten ER principles proposed by Bamford and Day that are widely referred by ER practitioners around the globe. Unfortunately, these principles are not always implemented in ER classes, even in ELT study program in university. Related to it, ER classes in a university in Indonesia were reported to not conducted ER enthusiastically. It was suspected that it occurred because of lecturers’ confusion on what to do in their ER classes due to their insufficient comprehension of ER and its principles which eventually reduce pleasure which supposed to be existing in ER classes. Based on that suspicion, this study focused on investigating the lecturers’ familiarity on ER principles and the implementation of ER principles regarding the expectation to conduct pleasurable ER classes. The data were collected through in-dept interviews to lecturers and questionnaire to students. This study found that not all of the lecturers have adequate knowledge on ER principles which eventually hindered them to teach ER properly and pleasurably. It was also revealed that pressure was felt by both students and lecturers. The pressure increased when the ER involved rigid assignment and assessment.

Professionalisation of Andragogical Staff Through a University Study Programme in the Republic of Croatia

Despite a rich tradition of institutional adult education and relatively continuous development of andragogical theory and practice, the Republic of Croatia has only adopted strategic and legal frameworks that have created the conditions for the professionalisation of adult education staff in the last twenty years. This paper aims to present the andragogical thought, legislative framework, and andragogy study programme in Croatia. The need for the university education of andragogues stems from research results that indicate many employers prefer highly educated staff in this field. To respond to current needs, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka is going to implement a University Part-Time Graduate Study in Andragogy programme designed in accordance with ten years of positive experience in adult education in the Republic of Croatia, modern achievements in andragogical theory and practice, and based on the Croatian Qualification Frame.

Building the Green Entrepreneur Spirit of Students: The Influence of Entrepreneurship Course and Entrepreneurial Motivation through Entrepreneurial Attitude

Entrepreneurship is something that is identified with what entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs have and do. This view is inaccurate because the entrepreneurial spirit and attitude are not only possessed by entrepreneurs, but also by everyone who thinks creatively and acts innovatively, for example farmers, employees, students, and teachers. Entrepreneurs are those who make creative and innovative efforts by developing ideas and gathering resources to find opportunities and improve life. The aim of this research is to explain the influence of entrepreneurship education on the motivation of Entrepreneurship students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Makassar State University, considering that entrepreneurship education is not evenly distributed among students, or in other words, not all study programs in universities provide entrepreneurship courses. This research approach is a quantitative approach with a correlational research design. Population the research consisted of all 102 UNM Entrepreneurship Students. Meanwhile, the sampling technique uses the Proportional Random Sampling technique, which is calculated using Slovin with a sample of 100 respondents or 22% of the total population. The research method used in this research is quantitative. This research can be a source of information or reference for teaching staff or lecturers so that they can direct and guide students regarding developing entrepreneurial interests. Students are also expected to deepen their interests related to business management so that they are not only focused on the knowledge they produce but are also able to do business. business and develop it.

Developing interactive multimedia in enhancing students' listening comprehension using Moodle and Thinglink

The effect of COVID-19 outbreak to education is in form of a shift of instructional practices from classroom-based instructions to online technology-based practices. To respond to the needs of technology-based instructional activities, this study developed interactive multimedia utilizing online technology-based platforms featuring Moodle and Thinglink to enhance students' comprehension in listening. This is a Research and Development involving fifty-three students of English literature study program in a state university in North Sumatera as object of the study. This study applies the ADDIE model to develop interactive multimedia learning. Purposive sampling was used to collect the samples for analysis. Tests, questionnaires, and interviews were designed and employed to collect the data. Material and media experts carried out the validation of the product. The paired samples t-test and independent samples t-test were utilized for data analysis. The outcomes are interactive multimedia using Moodle and ThingLink, complete with its tutorials, practices, and tests to boost the students' listening comprehension. Interactive multimedia featuring Moodle and ThingLink was deemed practical to use and effectively increased the students' listening comprehension according to the results of the material and media experts' validation and student response questionnaires.

Quality Standards and Competencies for University and Higher Education Addiction Study Programs

Quality Standards and Competencies for University and Higher Education Addiction Study Programs

The Challenge of Classroom Assessment: Analyzing the Discourses of Primary School Teachers from Chile

Research worldwide highlights the lack of teachers’ assessment literacy and shows their beliefs and feelings about being unprepared to face classroom assessment. The same reality has occurred in Chile (Latin America), where participants in this investigation expressed their lack of assessment literacy during their tertiary education. Therefore, following the interpretative paradigm with a qualitative approach, this study tried to reveal how primary school teachers from Chile are prepared for classroom assessment, and if their knowledge of assessment literacy has an impact on their classroom assessment practices. Primary school teachers and university tutor teachers were part of the study (n = 12). Tutor teachers also shared their university study program of the assessment module they taught, which was analyzed and compared with the participants’ answers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Themes and codes were defined to organize the data and were analyzed using the discourse analysis technique. The findings of this study reveal that primary school teachers from Chile would prefer a better initial teacher education to improve their performance. Moreover, they manifested the necessity of ongoing support in their professional development to enhance their assessment literacy, and consequently, strengthen the quality of their teaching-learning process inside the classroom.

Most Sought-After Professional Competencies in Leading Research Teams of the Ural Federal District

At the current stage of socio-economic development, one of the key tasks is to ensure that education quality matches labour market expectations, and the industry of science and technology is no exception. Nowadays, there is no systemic evaluation and due regard of research staffing needs and competencies required in this field. Hence, the gap between the current level of human capital development and its necessary level is ever increasing. This study focuses on leading research teams working in the area of advanced manufacturing technologies. The main research methods are the following: publication activity analysis for organizations in the Ural Federal District (henceforth UFD) in the field of advanced manufacturing, bibliometric mapping for identifying research teams, a series of in-depth interviews with research team leaders, job postings analysis using HeadHunter website database. Key findings: 1) we developed a methodology to identify leading research teams in the UFD that possess unique research and technology competencies in the field of advances manufacturing technologies; such teams and their leaders were identified; 2) in-depth interviews with research team leaders allowed to determine the most sought-after competencies for young researchers; 3) we compared the results of qualitative analysis (the in-depth interviews) with the final list of required competencies obtained in the process of analyzing job postings in the area of advanced technology in the UFD using the HeadHunter website. Thus, we identified the pools of the most sought-after competencies for the research and manufacturing sectors in the field of advanced manufacturing technologies. Identifying the most sought-after and in-demand competencies in the UFD leading research teams can inform decision-making on updating university study programmes to ensure that student training matches the needs of the industry of science and technology in the UFD.

МИМ У НАСТАВИ: КА ВИСОКООБРАЗОВНОМ КОНТЕКСТУ

The subject of the paper is the analysis of memes in the teaching context of higher education, with a focus on their functionality in the teaching process, from the adoption of new material to the renewal and synthesis of the acquired knowledge. Due to the fact that the meme is one of the theoretically insufficiently studied phenomena in the teaching context, in this paper we approach it through the diachrony of its study in the theory of art, and the process of its introduction into the teaching context from the role of an auxiliary teaching tool to the curriculum of university study programs fully aimed at the study of meme creation and the study of meme in the context of social and humanities studies. In the final part of the paper, we provide a concise overview of our empirical research into the functionality of meme in university literature teaching, from which we derive certain conclusions specific to the use of meme in this educational domain.

Jobsheet Elektronik berbasis Project Based Learning Matakuliah Pemograman berorientasi Objek

One of the practicum courses in the Informatics and Computer Engineering Education Study Program (PTIK) is Object-Oriented Programming. Practical learning still uses printed job sheets, so the practical process is less systematic. The research aims to produce a valid and practical electronic job sheet based on project-based learning (PjBL) in object-oriented programming courses. The research method used is research and development with the four-dimensional development model, namely: define (definition), design (design), develop (development), and disseminated (deployment). The research instruments were a validity sheet and a practicality questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis in the form of percentage validity tests and practicality tests. The validity analysis was carried out by design experts and material experts, while the practicality analysis was completed by 23 students of the PTIK FKIP Bung Hatta University study program. The result of this research is a PjBL-based electronic job sheet, which was declared valid by validators at 86% based on aspects of presentation, writing, programming, content, and language. The practicality results that students fill out on the electronic job sheet meet the practical criteria of 84.6% in terms of usage, benefits, appearance, and language aspects. Therefore, this jobsheet can be used according to student needs as a digital learning resource in practical activities.

Prediksi Tingkat Kelulusan Mahasiswa menggunakan Algoritma Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, ANN, KNN, dan SVM

The student graduation rate in all universities can be measured by looking at their study duration, both on time and delayed. Thus, by observing the study duration, it can affect the quality of study programs in universities. The purpose of this research is to apply and compare the Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, Artificial Neural Network, K-Nearest Neighbor (K-NN), and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms in predicting the graduation rate of students. The dataset in this research consisted of 807 student data from the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Hamzanwadi. The data analysis technique used was descriptive statistics by applying the knowledge discovery in a database (KDD) method. The testing of the five algorithms was done by optimizing the data using the SMOTEENN technique, with a data split of 80% for training and 20% for testing, using a random state of 42. Our findings show that the Naïve Bayes algorithm had an accuracy of 92.37%, Decision Tree 91.60%, K-NN 96.95%, SVM 93.13%, and ANN 90.84%. Among the five algorithms tested, the K-NN algorithm had the highest accuracy rate of 96.95%. The predicted results tended to indicate delayed graduation influenced by GPA. Therefore, the institution needs to pay more attention to students predicted to be delayed to improve their GPA each semester, thus promoting timely graduation within the expected time frame.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Maribor Celebrates 20 Years

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Maribor (MF UM) was established on October 2nd, 2003. The Council of the Republic of Slovenia for Higher Education ratified the university study programme “General Medicine” on December 3rd, 2003, whereupon in autumn 2004, the first 89 students enrolled in this programme. Since then, and until the end of the year 2023, 1,090 students will have completed their studies with a degree. The Council of the Republic of Slovenia for Higher Education gave consent, with an agreement, to the implementation of the new doctoral study programme “Biomedical Technology” at the MF UM on April 15th, 2005. In the academic year 2005/06, the first generation of postgraduate doctoral students was enrolled, specifically, 29 students in the first and 16 students in the second study year. From then, and until the end of 2023, there will have been 156 Doctors of Science promoted at the MF UM. The Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education bestowed the accreditation of the UMSP “Dental Medicine” programme on the MF UM on January 9th, 2020. The first generation of 20 students of “Dental Medicine” enrolled in the academic year 2021/22. In the beginning, the MF UM operated in numerous locations. On April 30th, 2004, the renewed building at Ljubljanska Ulica 5 was handed over for use, and on January 27th, 2006, the building at Magdalena Trg 5 followed. The foundation stone for the new building at Taborska Ulica 8 was laid on June 20th, 2011. The construction lasted for two years and three months, whereupon it was handed over for use on September 18th, 2013. The MF UM includes 36 university departments and 11 institutes. Professional services are organized into three departments: the Student and Study Affairs and the International Cooperation Department, the Economic and General Affairs Department and the Legal and General Affairs Department.

Analysis of digital and teaching competence in a Peruvian university study program during the COVID-19 pandemic: Student perspective

En la sociedad de la información y la conectividad, el uso de las tecnologías para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje se ha vuelto imprescindible. En ese sentido, el objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la asociación entre competencia digital y competencia docente en el programa de Segunda Especialidad en Tecnología Computacional e Informática de la Universidad Nacional del Altiplano (Puno - Perú) en pleno contexto de la COVID-19. Además, se evaluaron los niveles de percepción de las variables mencionadas. El diseño de investigación fue el diagnóstico-correlacional transversal. La muestra estuvo integrada por 158 estudiantes del programa de Segunda Especialidad en Tecnología Computacional e Informática (SETCI), promoción 2022. Los datos se obtuvieron mediante la técnica de encuesta y como instrumento se emplearon dos cuestionarios establecidos en la escala de Likert: “Cuestionario para medir las competencias digitales docentes en entornos no presenciales emergentes desde la perspectiva de los estudiantes” y “Cuestionario de evaluación de la competencia docente”, ambos con altos niveles de fiabilidad. El procesamiento de datos se realizó mediante el análisis estadístico de correlación de rho de Spearman, con previo análisis de normalidad. Como resultado se obtuvo una asociación positiva considerable de 0.778 con p-valor menor a 0.001 entre competencia digital y competencia docente. Asimismo, se identificó altos niveles de competencia digital y docente (en 61% y 68%, respectivamente). Se concluyó que existe asociación positiva considerable y significativa entre competencia digital y competencia docente en los docentes del programa de SETCI en la institución referida.

The effects of reciprocal, self–check, and command teaching styles on dance learning

Background and Study Aim. Implementation of dance in physical education is in conformity with the requirements of modern education which fosters lifelong exercise for health and quality of life. The study aimed to determine which of the applied teaching styles would have the most significant impact on dance learning and the improvement of dance performance. Additionally, to assess the effects of these teaching styles on factors such as Task climate, Social relatedness, Autonomy, and Ego climate, as well as the relationship between these effects and gender. Material and Methods. The study was carried out on a sample of 58 students attending a university study program for a Physical Education teacher, aged between 20 and 22, divided into three groups: reciprocal (N=19), self-check (N=18), and command (N=21). The study utilized the Motivational Climate on Physical Education Scale (MCPES). Results. The two-way Analysis of variance and the Tukey Post Hoc Test were used to analyse the differences in teaching styles as well as differences according to gender. During the learning process, differences between teaching styles progressively increased. The preferred teaching style in partner dances was the reciprocal style, which led to a significant improvement in the learning process, particularly among female students. Conclusions. The obtained results suggest that the reciprocal style is the most effective method for learning dances that are performed in pairs. Student-centred teaching style more than teacher –centred, should be preferred when learning dances.

Identification Of Student Transferable Skills: Basis For Development Of Career Guidance Programs For Z Generation

A transferable skill is an ability that connects various skills, such as basic skills, digital skills, and specific skills of a job, in order to be successful in future work and life education. This study aims to identify the transferable skills of students of the Faculty of Education, Makassar State University, Guidance and Counseling study program as a basis for development in the generation Z career guidance program. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. Data collection techniques using a transferable skills questionnaire. The sample for this study amounted to 222 students of the Guidance and Counseling Study Program, Faculty of Education, Makassar State University. The sampling technique uses simple random sampling The results of this study indicate that the description of transferable skills of students of the Faculty of Education, Makassar State University, is in the high category, with an average value in the aspect of communication skills (CS) of 27.086, the aspect of management skills (MS) of 33.775, the aspect of numerical skills (NS) of 18.869, the aspect of creativity skills (CRS) of 21.617, the aspect of social skills of 20.167, the aspect of critical thinking of 15.252, and the aspect of business skills of 20.536. So that from these results, transferable skills of students can be the basis for the development of generation Z career guidance programs and an effort to successfully transition from education to the world of work.

Dampak Belanja Bantuan Operasional Perguruan Tinggi Negeri, Rupiah Murni dan Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak Terhadap Akreditasi Program Studi

Accreditation of current study programs as part of the quality of education, on the one hand, the higher education budget being disbursed by the government is getting bigger. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the effect of State University Operational Assistance spending, Pure Rupiah spending and Non-Tax State Revenue spending on the Accreditation of State University A/Excellent Study Programs in Indonesia. This research is a causal research with a quantitative approach. The population in this study are State Universities under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The data used is secondary data in the form of performance reports. The data analysis technique used is panel data regression. The results of the study show that in terms of State University Operational Assistance Expenditures, Pure Rupiah Expenditures and Non-Tax State Revenue Expenditure simultaneously affect Study Program Accreditation. Partially, State University Operational Assistance Expenditures have a positive and insignificant effect on State University A/Excellent Study Program Accreditation. Pure Rupiah spending has a positive and significant effect on Accreditation of A/Excellent Study Programs in State Universities. Expenditures of Non-Tax State Revenue have a negative and significant effect on the Accreditation of State Higher Education A/Excellent Study Programs

Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka: Policy Direction and Implementation for Progress of Study Program

The Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka Program is a program that is expected to help prepare students to be better prepared to compete with the industrial world and technological advances. This program has many challenges and obstacles, both in terms of implementation and in terms of the readiness of each study program or university that will run it. This research was carried out to find out how far the implementation of Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka was carried out by the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Juanda University, Bogor. This study uses a type of qualitative research with a program evaluation methodology. The research subjects were 392 PGSD Study Program students. Based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that most of the independent campus learning programs rolled out by the government have existed in programs implemented previously at the PGSD FKIP Djuanda University Study Program. During this time the program has a different naming. Related to student concerns about the obstacles that might be faced when participating in the Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka program is regarding the funds that will be used in implementing activities. However, on the whole the students were very enthusiastic in participating in all the existing Merdeka Learning Campus programs.

Developing Needs Analysis of Critical Literacy Models for Teaching EFL Reading Class

Critical literacy models have been integrated into learning process in the English-speaking countries such as Australia, New Zealand, America, England, and some Europian countriea. As matter of fact, the critical literacy model used particularly for teaching reading classess is rarely found, especially the model which fits with the characteristics of EFL students. This study aims to explore the needs analysis development of critical literacy model for teaching reading in EFL reading class. This research adapted the Four D model which consists of four steps; defining, designing, developing, and disseminating. The results revealed the following. First, in defining, the researcher conducted preliminary study in English Language Education Study Program in three universities in Yogyakarta which was meant to analyze the students’ problems in the real setting. Second, the researcher created the prototype of the needs analysis in accordance with the results of the preliminary study. Third, the researcher validated the needs analysis to the two experts and conducted field testing to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire. The results of the needs analysis validation process show that the questionnaire is feasible (87.5 %) to assess the students’ needs of critical literacy model. Furthermore, in order to evaluate the practicality of the questionnaire, the researcher conducted a preliminary field testing to 27 students of English Language Education Study Program in a private university in Yogyakarta. In conclusion, the results of the needs analysis become the basis to develop a critical literacy model which is used for teaching EFL reading classes.