Use Of Electronic Materials Research Articles

ОСНОВНІ ПІДХОДИ ДО ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ВЕБ-РЕСУРСІВ ДЛЯ НАВЧАННЯ ЧИТАННЯ В АНГЛІЙСЬКІЙ МОВІ В СТАРШІЙ ШКОЛІ

The article focuses on the fundamental approaches to using web resources for teaching reading in English in high school. The objective of the study is to identify effective methods that promote the development of reading competence among students through the integration of modern technologies into the educational process. Contemporary technologies provide students with access to a variety of resources, making the learning process more interactive and engaging. The research emphasizes the analysis of different types of web resources, such as e-books, interactive platforms, online courses, and blogs, which enable students to develop their reading skills in the context of real-life situations. The methodology of the study is based on a literature review, examination of practical examples of web resource usage in the educational process, and surveys of English language teachers, allowing for data collection regarding the effectiveness of these approaches. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the proposed systematic approach to integrating web resources into the educational process, which includes recommendations for teachers on the use of electronic materials and platforms to enhance students’ reading competence. This is crucial since traditional teaching methods often do not meet the needs of modern students who are accustomed to using digital technologies in their daily lives. The study also suggests the development of specific tasks and exercises that can be implemented based on web resources, fostering an active learning process. The use of web resources in teaching reading not only enriches lesson materials but also fosters critical thinking, self-education abilities, and motivation for learning English among students. Web resources offer opportunities for conducting lessons that extend beyond the classroom, encouraging students to actively participate in the learning process. Thus, the integration of web resources is essential for successfully forming students’ reading competence in the modern educational environment

Integration of Modern ICTs as Modes of Instruction for Islamic Education in Higher Institutions of Learning

Islamic education has largely been taught using traditional methods. The world has changed in so many aspects of life. Technology has affected all sectors including the teaching-learning environment. Use of electronic materials to search for knowledge and using multimedia for content creation can no longer be separated from education. These developments have to bring a paradigm shift in the mode of instruction of Islamic education in the contemporary world. In this paper, there’s an analysis of the existing literature about the ICT use in the teaching-learning environment. The researcher recommends a blend and balance between the traditional methods and use of modern technologies to enhance the instruction of Islamic education.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Teaching Mathematics and Students’ Knowledge, Skills, and Grades

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to secure public health, many processes have moved to the online space. The educational process is not an exception. Our main goal, which is presented in this article, was to re-design the educational process from face-to-face to distance learning in the Mathematics 1 course at the Technical University of Košice. This article describes our approach to teaching, observations, and experience. This case study examines three factors: Firstly, the impact of distance education on overall assessments of students. Using descriptive statistics, the results of student evaluations were compared from the overall assessments for the last six academic years. It was found that distance learning does not affect excellent students and eliminates the number of students who do not pass. Secondly, the participation of students during online lessons, and thirdly, the use of electronic materials. The questionnaire survey and the data from the learning management system Moodle were used to examine the second and third factors. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the questionnaire survey data (frequencies, percentages and averages). An exploratory factor analysis was performed in order to assess the underlying key concepts regarding student evaluation of the teaching process. The exploratory factor analysis confirmed that this questionnaire followed the four key concepts.

ЭЛЕКТРОНДУК ОКУУ МАТЕРИАЛДАРДЫ ТҮЗҮҮ ТАЛАПТАРЫ

In the system of school education of the Kyrgyz Republic, the problem of developing electronic educational material and introducing it into the educational process of schools is becoming urgent. This goal allows the further implementation of the issue of computerization of school education. This article focuses on the quality of education. To achieve high-quality modern training, the use of electronic materials is required. Electronic materials must be designed in accordance with the rules. Therefore, the content of this article is aimed at revealing the importance of e-learning, at developing electronic materials, at characterizing the requirements for compiling electronic materials and the requirements for using electronic educational materials.

The Impact of Cultural Factors on E-Learning: Practical Teaching of Sanponna Chants among Yoruba Youths in Nigeria

In this paper, sanponna, god of smallpox chants is one of the Yoruba peoples cultural properties. “E-learning approach was adopted by introducing the youths to use of electronic materials like video camera, android phones, and cassette tape recorders in collation of sanponna chants analyzed in this study. Few S̩̩ànpò̩̩nná chants were recorded, written out and stylistically analyzed with ten Yoruba secondary school students in Nigeria. The need for this research is that attention of many Yoruba and African scholars is recently concentrated on teaching foreign oral traditions without been mindful of the inherent advantages of teaching learning and documentation of African traditional chants like Sonponna and other chants especially for the present generation of youths. Also, the positive impacts of e-learning has not been maximally utilized in the teaching and learning of Yoruba orature such as the language’s numerous traditional chants. This study further strengthened the fact that African education was in existence before the advent of Arabic and European education in Nigeria and must be preserved and saved from going to extinction. The study electronically taught the youths some poetic devices employed by S̩̩ànpò̩̩nná chanters which include: simile, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, irony, paradox, sarcasm, euphemism, and repetition.

Silicanes Modified by Conjugated Substituents for Optoelectronic Devices

AbstractSilicanes are predicted to be a candidate for next‐generation (opto‐)electronics nanomaterials. However, their low carrier or hole densities hinder their practical use in electronic materials. If conjugated substituents (e.g., electron donators or electron acceptors) could be attached to the surfaces of silicanes, these would be effective channel materials for phototransistors and exhibit the corresponding characteristic optoelectronic properties. Herein, the synthesis of silicanes modified by conjugated substituents is reported, and the performances of organo‐modified silicanes/graphene hybrid phototransistors are also evaluated. The room temperature hole mobility of the demonstrated phototransistors is ≈5 cm2 V−1 s−1. In this phototransistor, electron transfer from organo‐modified silicanes to graphene is observed after irradiation with visible light. This approach is applicable to other group IV elemental 2D materials, including germanane and stanane.

Functionalization of the active ingredients of Japanese green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the synthesis of bio-based epoxy resin

The active ingredients of Japanese green tea (Camellia sinensis) were utilized to synthesize bio-based epoxy resin. The catechin compounds in the aqueous extract of green tea were functionalized with epichlorohydrin under alkaline conditions in the presence of tetramethylammonium chloride (TMAC), a water soluble phase transfer catalyst. A good yield of resin was synthesized, and curing was performed with methanol soluble lignin extracted from eucalyptus. The epoxy networks, so synthesized, were compared with bisphenol-A (BPA)-derived epoxy network. The thermal and mechanical properties of the bio-based resin were assessed through thermogravimetric, flexural strength, and glass transition (Tg) analyses. Catechin-based epoxy networks were found to exhibit good thermal and mechanical properties, rendering them potential BPA substitutes. The thermal decomposition temperature resulting in 5% weight loss (Td5) of synthesized epoxy resin was found to be above 300°C, which is slightly lower than that of BPA-derived epoxy resin. The synthesized bio-based resins meet the requirement for the dip-shoulder resistant temperature (250–280°C), with Tg values ranging from 155 to 178°C, highlighting their potential use as one of the most suitable BPA substituents as well as their use in electronic materials.

Thermodynamic consistencies and anomalies among end-member lanthanoid garnets

Lanthanoid (or lanthanide) garnets are ionic solids of technological importance in their use in electronic materials. They are also of interest in respect of their systematic relationships and as geochemical tracers. As a consequence, there is considerable published thermodynamic information for these garnets.Based principally on the computational results of Moretti and Ottonello (1998) [8], we here examine the thermodynamic information for consistencies and anomalies among the ferri-, alumino-, and gallo-garnets using relations between thermodynamic properties that we have established over recent years. The principal properties of interest are formula volume, heat capacity, entropy, and formation enthalpy (from which the Gibbs free energy may be obtained), and isothermal compressibility. We also establish additive single-ion values for trivalent lanthanide cations which may be applied in estimating properties for related materials.Since the results of the work of Moretti and Ottonello are based upon consistent computational analyses, we should expect generally smooth relations. These are, indeed, found for various of the properties (except for the europium garnets), with some uncertainty in the absolute entropies, and anomalies in the formation enthalpies of europium and ytterbium/lutetium garnets. The results of some more recent experimental work are included in our analyses. Values for the (unknown) promethium garnets are estimated by averaging the properties of the neighbouring neodymium and samarium garnets.

국내 과학기술분야 정보이용자의 요구 및 정보추구행태 분석

In this study. we investigated the information users' needs and information seeking behavior in the field of science and technology. We found that the science and technology researchers most frequently needed information while conducting the research & development related tasks and drafting research papers. The researchers attributed the main sources of research ideas to be the communication among colleagues and the literature review. The researchers's most preferred information sources were digital libraries, web search engines, and academic information portal. In conclusion, the science and technology researchers regarded the online use of electronic materials as the primary source of information. We hope that this investigation reported herein to be the foundation for developing user-centered information services for the science and technology discipline.

A snapshot of information use patterns of academics in British universities

PurposeThis paper aims to study information behaviour of academics in the digital age. Compares information behaviour of British university academics in three disciplines – computer and information sciences, business/management, and English literature.Design/methodology/approachDiscusses information behaviour of academics in the digital age.FindingsEnglish academics make higher use of printed information resources, such as text and reference books, than academics of any other discipline included in this study; they generally tended to be the least frequent users of electronic resources such as full‐text databases, indexing and abstracting databases, search engines, and internet sites. CIS academics generally tended to make greatest use of electronic‐based information resources, and the least use of print‐based information resources, and business/management academics fell somewhere in between these two disciplines. CIS academics were generally the most enthusiastic about the benefits of electronic resources, whereas English academics were the least enthusiastic about them. Nearly a quarter of English academics disagreed to some extent that electronic information was easier to use than printed resources, which might go some way to explain their lower use of electronic materials, and higher use of printed materials.Research limitations/implicationsResults of the quantitative study should have been supported and substantiated by quantitative analyses. Similar studies involving users from many more disciplines could show better discipline‐wise differences in user behaviour.Originality/valueThis is a research paper based on a nation‐wide survey of academics in British universities.

Trends in the use of digital libraries by scientists in 2000‐2005: A case study of finelib

AbstractThis study explores the trends in the use of electronic material and digital libraries by university faculty between the years 2000 and 2005. The data consist of nationwide web‐based surveys of the end‐users of FinELib, Finnish Electronic Library, at all Finnish universities. Although material provision has grown tremendously and consequently the use of electronic literature and of FinELib, the clients were polarizing into frequent and infrequent users. Perceived availability of the material provided was a major factor influencing this polarization. Availability was significantly stronger predictor of the use than users' discipline. It seems that availability underlies the disciplinary variation in the use of digital libraries.

How Do Youngsters Use Public Libraries to Find Non-Fiction Books? The Results of a Recent Research Project

ABSTRACT Even in the face of widespread domestic use of electronic materials, books within public libraries remain an important source of information for many youngsters. This paper draws on the results of a qualitative English study broadly concerned with young people's information behavior to explore how youngsters locate non-fiction books within such libraries. One of several approaches was taken. Familiar with the placement of materials on the subject of the need, some went directly to the appropriate part of the collection. Others did not know the position of the desired section and combed the shelves randomly, consulted labels on the shelves/walls, sought help from staff or exploited the subject index. Most users wanted information on a certain topic, not a particular item. There were high levels of ignorance of both library terminology and the arrangement of books within the building. The article concludes by making recommendations for both practice and future research, based on the investigation's findings.

Historians and Their Information Sources

This article reports on a survey of historians and a citation analysis undertaken to revisit the questions treated in Margaret F. Stieg’s 1981 article published in College & Research Libraries. It examines which materials historians consider to be the most important and how they discover them. Their attitudes toward and use of electronic materials were also studied. Many characteristics of historians’ information needs and use have not changed in a generation: informal means of discovery like book reviews and browsing remain important, as does the need for comprehensive searches. Print continues to be the principal format. What has changed is that the advent of electronic resources has increased historians’ use of catalogs and indexes in their efforts to identify appropriate primary and secondary sources of information.

Teaching of wave propagation phenomena using MATLAB GUIs at the Universidad Politecnica of Valencia

The use of interactive graphics and animations is a fundamental tool for teaching electromagnetic concepts. This is especially true for the study of wave propagation, where the propagation properties of waves are hard to understand with oral explanations or simple, static, chalk drawings on the blackboard. The traditional blackboard or the more recent slides are increasingly giving way to the use of electronic material for illustrating propagation phenomena in the classroom. Several works where computer tools are used in order to improve electromagnetic teaching have already been published (Mathematica, Maple, MATHCAD, Java, MATLAB, Mefisto, and VRML). Of all these tools, MATLAB has been chosen to design several graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that allow the creation of wave-propagation animations under user-specified conditions. These GUIs have been assessed for the teaching of a course on "Electromagnetic Fields and Waves." The main objectives of the course are the knowledge of the main parameters of plane and guided waves, and an understanding of the main propagation phenomena of these two types of waves.

Learning at a distance in higher education: an evaluation of a CD-ROM-based distance learning project with the royal air force

This article explores the preparation and use of electronic materials for distance learners in higher education and seeks to evaluate a CD-ROM-based project with the Royal Air Force. The evaluation undertaken offers insights into learner perceptions concerning the ease of use of the CD-ROM, the success of the learning experience and the adequacy of the interaction and engagement afforded. Although displaying some significant strengths, the CD-ROM design could be further enhanced to offer an additionally enriched learning environment. Importantly, the strengths and weaknesses identified by the learners serve to highlight issues which university teachers and others need to take into account in order to serve the needs of distance learners using such electronic media. The proliferation of distance learning in higher education and the increased use of electronic learning environments serves to add urgency to this debate.

Archiving of electronic publications

Using questionnaires and interviews, a survey was undertaken of publishers/producers of electronic information with regard to retention, storage and access. It was found that, although some large publishers were innovative with their use of electronic material for different purposes, many commercial publishers are only gradually getting involved with electronic production methods and few have policies on electronic archiving. Among publishers, there is a low level of awareness of the Knowledge Warehouse project and a marked disinclination to deposit material with a national electronic archive on a voluntary basis. Database producers have more interest in electronic archiving and take more measures to refresh their magnetic media. There is some evidence of material produced in electronic form only that is in danger of being deleted from databases, electronic newsletters and videotex. CD‐ROM is the medium of the future for several publishers and database producers. The archival life of various electronic media is considered, and standards relating to electronic publishing are discussed. Some initiatives in electronic archiving are described.