Work Students Research Articles

Integrating Digital Editions and Methods for Text Editing and Analysis in Undergraduate Literary Studies

This article evaluates the integration of digital editions, computational text analysis and digital scholarly editing in the context of an introductory undergraduate course on Italian literature and digital humanities taught at a US university. It offers specific examples of employing the apparatus of several digital platforms dedicated to the study of foundational authors in the Italian literary tradition (Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio and Leopardi), and of gaining familiarity with a suite of digital tools for text analysis and editing, namely Voyant Tools, Recogito, Oxygen, Gephi, Transkribus Lite and OpenRefine. The discussion of digital project interfaces examines the student user experience of different design approaches, while the illustrations of tool exercises explore how these could support the close attention to a text and facilitate the navigation between its micro and macro frameworks of interpretation. The article furthermore suggests that digital text analysis could reinforce student appreciation of the signifying value of textual form and genre, and that the pedagogical method of digital text editing creates opportunities for situated learning. In conclusion, it argues that the academic work of students at the undergraduate level could be harnessed by the scaffolded methods of faculty-led digital research projects and contribute to the creation of public knowledge.

Writer as Character: Creating “One-Pager” Tabletop Roleplaying Games in the First Year Composition Classroom

This proposed session/paper reflects on an assignment in a first-year writing course where students create a “one pager” tabletop roleplaying game based on writing a research paper. This assignment is designed to both support skill transfer through defamiliarizing the process of research writing through translation to the roleplaying game, and to define the persona (or player-character) of the writer, exploring the materiality of the writerly identity. This assignment is rooted in a composition pedagogy that centers the identity of the author as a complex piece of the writing puzzle, building on feminist and queer pedagogies (Jung 2005; Hawisher 2003; Alexander and Rhodes 2011) and interrogating Aristotelian conceptions of ethos and identity. Building on both persona and frame theories of tabletop roleplaying games (see Waskul and Lust 2004; Fine 1983; MacKay 2001; Grouling Cover 2010), this assignment asks that students not only conceptualize the writing process but the writer themself, as a character that exists in the created game–a persona existing in the “gameplay” frame. After creating their own games, students play the games created by the peers and subsequently reflect on the “character” they were invited to play, thinking about how their own complex, intersectional, and performed identity shapes their writing. This assignment lays bare both the intersections between person, writer, and text, and the processes and skills required to craft a research paper. This session will include the assignment sheet, samples of student work, and reporting on the experience, as well as a thorough grounding in the composition and TTRPG theories that undergird the work.

Study of positive value attitude of university students to patriotism

Introduction. In modern conditions, in connection with the active process of integration of states and the internationalization of education, the issues of patriotic education of youth are becoming increasingly important. Patriotism is the main aspect of the sociocultural sphere. It becomes a priority to deeply understand how patriotism is perceived by young people, and how these views can influence the formation of young people’s civic, national identity, their willingness to participate in world initiatives and overcome global challenges. The purpose of the study is to study aspects of the positive value attitude of university students to patriotism and to determine the main levels and criteria for the formation of patriotic values. Materials and methods. The study involved university students in Petrozavodsk (Russia) in the areas of training “Pedagogical education (with two profiles of training) Life Safety and Physical Culture” and “Musicology and Musical Applied Arts” (n=99). Research methods: literature analysis, questionnaires, analysis of student works (essays), methods of descriptive statistics using MS Excel. Results. Within the framework of this study, key aspects are identified that influence students’ positive value attitude towards patriotism, such as: education, family upbringing, socio-cultural environment of the university and regional characteristics. The prevalence of a high level of positive-value attitude towards patriotism with a pronounced socially significant component among students-musicians and a focus on personal significance in the realization of life goals among student teachers is shown. Analysis of the data, according to the general indicator, showed that 61.8% of respondents have a high level of positive value attitude towards patriotism; average – 27.7%; emotional passivity and a low level of attitude towards patriotism are characteristic of 10.5% of respondents. Discussion of results and conclusion. The positive value attitude of university students to patriotism is of great importance in the formation of civic activity, national consciousness and identity. The results of the study confirmed that this is manifested through a positive attitude towards one’s country and its values, promotes active participation in public life, political processes, volunteer events, as well as an understanding of one’s cultural and historical affiliation for the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage and traditions. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the development of diagnostic tools for assessing, forming and adjusting the positive value attitude of students to patriotism in the educational space of the university

An Inquiry-Oriented Approach to Determinants

In introductory linear algebra classrooms, determinants are often taught in a formulaic way that obscures their rich connections to graphical interpretations of linear transformations. As an alternative, in this paper, we introduce an innovative task sequence exploring the determinant conceptualized as a measure of the distortion of space. The task sequence is part of the Inquiry-Oriented Linear Algebra (IOLA) curricular materials, which build from experientially real tasks that allow for active student engagement in the guided reinvention of key mathematical ideas through student and instructor inquiry. The task sequence begins with students developing a conceptualization of the 2 × 2 matrix determinant as a ratio between the (signed) area of an image object and the area of its pre-image object transformed by the associated linear transformation. They then use this conceptualization to construct for themselves the 2 × 2 determinant formula and the determinant of a matrix inverse. Finally, students explore 2D and 3D GeoGebra applets to reinvent and explain core theorems related to the determinant involving linear dependence and switching/scaling rows and columns. Student work examples are provided throughout the paper.

ACADEMIC CULTURE INSYEKH ABDUL HALIM HASAN BINJAI INSTITUTE

This research aims to analyze (1) the Implementation of Lecturer and Student Academic Ethics at the Syekh Abdul Halim Hasan Binjai Institute, (2) the Implementation of Lecturer and Student Academic Activities at the Syekh Abdul Halim Hasan Binjai Institute, (3) the Implementation of Lecturer and Student Academic Work at the Sheikh Institute Abdul Halim Hasan Binjai. This type of research is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach: the research data collection instrument used observation, interviews, and documentation techniques. The results of the discussion of research data obtained the following conclusions: (1) Implementing academic ethics for lecturers and students on the Syekh Abdul Halim Hasan Binjai Institute campus applies various forms of sound and correct academic attitudes and behavior values. (2) Implementation of academic activities for lecturers and students on the Syekh Abdul Halim Hasan Binjai Institute campus has implemented all activities while in the campus academic environment, starting from learning activities, research, service, and other activities that support the tri dharma of higher education. (3) Implementing the academic work of lecturers and students on the Syekh Abdul Halim Hasan Binjai Institute campus has produced scientific essays based on facts and written according to the applicable writing methodology.

Features of scientific research work of future aviation specialists

The article presents the peculiarities of research work of future aviation specialists. It is noted that higher education institutions in the aviation field pay considerable attention to ensuring the scientific and research component of the use of modern educational technologies for the professional training of future specialists. The purpose of the study was the analysis and peculiarities of the research work of aviation institutions of higher education, aimed at the formation of research skills and professional skills. The methods of research were the analysis and generalization of scientific literature on the organization of research work in higher education, ICAO documents regulating the flight safety management system for air transport. Features of research work for students of higher education at aviation institutions are singled out, in particular: application of the problem-based learning method through the analysis of aviation regulatory documents and investigation materials of aviation events; simulation of real professional situations through a business game (imitation simulation), where the student is given the opportunity to be a pilot, air traffic controller, dispatcher-instructor, aviation shift leader, etc.; student conferences as an opportunity to present professional research work; simulator (practical) training; the practically oriented character of the educational program – the involvement and use of the work experience of aviation specialists-practitioners. The criteria for ensuring the effective organization and implementation of research work of future aviation specialists are summarized, which is the complexity, consistency and comprehensiveness of learning and use of methods and technologies of conducting scientific research, implementation of their results, the continuity of research work according to training courses, the logic of the complication of methods, types and forms of scientific creativity

Community art therapy (CAT): learning from art therapy graduate students’ perceptions

ABSTRACT Background In recent years, therapeutic approaches in the field of art therapy have gone beyond clinical models to include community models that emphasize the potential of art to influence communities in distress and encourage art therapists to expand their therapeutic interventions and extend their professional boundaries. Aims: This qualitative study was designed to better understand the experiences of art therapy graduate students who implemented community art therapy (CAT) projects during their internship after taking courses on CAT. It examined how they experienced the transition from the familiar clinical model to the community model. Results Five main themes emerged from the analysis: the students' perceptions of the differences between CAT and the familiar clinical art therapy setting, the specific role of the community art therapist, the role of the art, a sense of belonging to the community, and the power of the group in CAT. Conclusions The artistic process in CAT contribute to the co-creation of community knowledge through metaphorical expressions of identity and belonging. The students experienced the role of the community art therapist as a continuous dialectic between intervener-joiner who makes an impact and is also affected by the process personally. Engaging in a shared examination of the training of CAT allowed the educators and the students to achieve a deeper understanding of the challenges and the transformation required. Implications for practice CAT should be taught as a separate topic in art therapy programs, and CAT professionals should be trained to support and supervise students and therapists. Plain-language summary In recent years, the field of art therapy has undergone significant changes from traditional clinical to community models that emphasise the potential of art to influence communities in distress and encourage art therapists to expand their therapeutic interventions, extend their professional boundaries, and at times become social activists. This study examined 11 art therapy students’ reports on their experiences as facilitators of a community art therapy (CAT) intervention in communities of their choice. The students wrote a one-page reflection on each community intervention and completed the Helpful Aspects of Therapy (HAT) questionnaire that explores helpful and hindering events in each intervention. Five themes emerged: the students` experiences of the differences between traditional art therapy and the CAT setting in terms of the specific role of the art therapist, the role of the art, a sense of belonging to the community, and the power of the group in CAT. The students indicated that the role of the community art therapist involves a continuous dialectic between participants and the facilitator, who can make an impact but is also affected by the process personally. Overall, CAT should be taught as a separate topic in art therapy programmes and CAT professionals should be trained to support and supervise the work of students and therapists.

MUSIC EDUCATION ASSESSMENTS IN CHINA: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS


 
 
 
 Music assessment is critical to delivering thoughtful, frequent music instruction. The assessment provides information to both instructors and students regarding student achievement and serves as a guide for instructional practices. In China, the teaching system is affected by an exam-oriented habitus, which has resulted in the long-term use of summative assessment to evaluate learning outcomes in the music classroom. Traditional assessment methods have the disadvantage of needing more real-world context. Students answer questions one by one without the need to apply long-term critical reasoning skills. Peer assessment is related to both the processes and the outcome. It is a technique where students assess their performance. Instructors must relinquish their dependence on traditional metrics of technique usage to accommodate this new concept. Peers evaluate student work on projects, assignments, and reports. Innovative teaching techniques and assessments are not only the exterior expression of innovation in music education but also the focal point of this innovation. When it comes to adapting to the demands of the new millennium, music education assessment is a strategic decision for the twenty-first century. The purpose of this study is to review the music assessment methods in Chinese higher education through a bibliometric analysis.
 
 
 

Rola praktyk studenckich w rozwoju kompetencji przydatnych w pracy zawodowej

The role of student placements in developing the competences useful in professional work This article aims to present the role and value of student work placements as seen from the perspective of both the student and the employer in terms of desirable and useful competencies for employment. This illustrative article examines the role played by student work placements in building students’ practical skills. It emphasises the fundamental importance of placements as a link between theoretical learning and concrete practical skills. The presentation of these perspectives also makes it possible to outline an area for deepening cooperation between the university and employers.

A Comparative Analysis of the Rating of College Students’ Essays by ChatGPT versus Human Raters

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education has engendered mixed reactions due to its ability to generate human-like responses to questions. For education to benefit from this modern technology, there is a need to determine how such capability can be used to improve teaching and learning. Hence, using a comparative−descriptive research design, this study aimed to perform a comparative analysis between Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) version 3.5 and human raters in scoring students’ essays. Twenty essays were used of college students in a professional education course at the Mindanao State University – Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, a public university in southern Philippines. The essays were rated independently by three human raters using a scoring rubric from Carrol and West (1989) as adapted by Tuyen et al. (2019). For the AI ratings, the essays were encoded and inputted into ChatGPT 3.5 using prompts and the rubric. The responses were then screenshotted and recorded along with the human ratings for statistical analysis. Using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), results show that among the human raters, the consistency was good, indicating the reliability of the rubric, while a moderate consistency was found in the ChatGPT 3.5 ratings. Comparison of the human and ChatGPT 3.5 ratings show poor consistency, implying the that the ratings of human raters and ChatGPT 3.5 were not linearly related. The finding implies that teachers should be cautious when using ChatGPT in rating students’ written works, suggesting further that using ChatGPT 3.5, in its current version, still needs human assistance to ensure the accuracy of its generated information. Rating of other types of student works using ChatGPT 3.5 or other generative AI tools may be investigated in future research.

Modern methods of organising independent student work in mathematical disciplines at universities

The purpose of the study was to determine ways to improve the organisation of independent work in mathematical disciplines at the university, its theoretical substantiation and the development of its methodological system. This study consisted of two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part was based on the use of general theoretical methods of scientific cognition such as analysis and synthesis, as well as the method of generalisation. The experimental part was based on empirical methods of cognition such as questionnaires, classification and description of the results obtained. As a result of the conducted research, it was determined that teachers are interested in organising the independent work of students and evaluate this type of training as effective. However, the survey also revealed that, currently, independent work primarily involves repetitive tasks which, after being performed several times, tend to become monotonous and lose their appeal to students. Therefore, it is important to give as many different tasks as possible in order to keep students motivated and eager to perform extracurricular activities.

Exploring the Significance and Implementation Strategies of Mental Health Education for College Students

College students are influenced by diverse cultures in the new era, thus their inner world is rich and changingrapidly. The acceleration of social rhythm can easily lead to different kinds of psychological problems. Mental health education is people-oriented, using scientific methods and means to train high-quality talents with all-round development across the world. A healthy psychological state can promote the sound development of students, make them establish correct core social values, and realize self-value. At present, there are some problems in university mental health education, such as single form and imperfect system. At the same time, college education plays an important role in the formation of ideas for college students’ ideological values. As a front-line student worker, college counselors should cooperate with the school’s psychological departments to improve the college psychological education system, rationally plan the psychological teaching program, and pay attention to the college students’ mental health education. The government should also take into account the need to ensure that the education system is not undermined by the lack of a comprehensive and effective education system.

Pharmacist-social worker interprofessional relations and education in mental health: a scoping review.

One in eight patients is affected by a mental health condition, and interprofessional mental health teams collaborate to improve patient care. While pharmacists and social workers are recognized as mental health team members, there is a lack of literature describing interprofessional relations and education between these professions, especially as it pertains to mental health. The purpose of this review was to identify and characterize reports describing pharmacist-social worker interprofessional relations and education within mental health. To address this knowledge gap, this scoping review was conducted to collect and characterize reports published between January 1, 1960 and August 18, 2023 describing pharmacist-social worker interprofessional relations and education within the field of mental health. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines were followed. Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Social Work Abstracts were searched using keywords "pharmacy student," "pharmacist," "social work student," "social worker," and "social work." Reports were included if they were published in English and interprofessional relations or education occurred directly between (student) pharmacists and social workers. Three hundred twenty records were identified and three records were included: one cross sectional study, one qualitative educational project, and one case report. Each record suggested positive patient and/or educational outcomes developing from pharmacist-social worker interprofessional relations and education. In clinical practice, pharmacist-social work teams identified mental health risk factors, reduced 30-day readmissions, and improved post-discharge telehealth care. In the classroom, a social worker improved pharmacy students' confidence assessing patient suicidal ideations. This scoping review identified needs and areas for future research: pharmacist interprofessional education with Master of Social Work and Doctor of Social Work degree students, transitional care and mental health outcome measure reporting using evidence-based outcomes, and development of scholarly teaching projects utilizing higher-level educational frameworks beyond learner reactions.

Differentiated instruction in an online ESL writing lesson: A single participant case study in Hong Kong

AbstractDifferentiated instruction (DI), an educational philosophy that aims to cater for learner diversity, has been advocated by scholars and teachers over the past two decades. Nevertheless, little is known about how teachers practise DI in online teaching, particularly in the context of English language teaching during the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic. To fill this gap, this single participant case study aimed to delineate concrete ways of implementing DI during an online English writing lesson for English as a second language (ESL) learners in a Hong Kong primary school. To provide a thick description, multiple sources of data were extracted from a rich data pool of a two‐year longitudinal teacher professional development project which included lesson recordings, post‐lesson debriefing meeting recordings, and student work. The findings suggested that the case teacher employed various DI strategies (i.e., providing chances for all student participation, using multisensory pedagogical designs, using information technology) to cater for learner diversity during online English teaching. It is argued that despite the potential challenges, it could be feasible and manageable to employ some DI strategies to address learner diversity during online English teaching. This study contributes to DI theory and practice by deepening our understanding of implementing DI in the context of online English teaching and providing a valuable reference for educational practitioners. It also advances our knowledge of how technology could be leveraged to support DI implementation.

Unfolding language awareness in a plurilingual context: A study of metalinguistic, practical, and critical language awareness

AbstractAs part of a larger project investigating language awareness in plurilingual settings across educational levels through a multiple case study, this article zooms in on students’ language awareness as it unfolds in a classroom in a Danish upper secondary school, in the context of a compulsory, plurilingual general language awareness course. Considering language awareness as a sociocognitive phenomenon that may meaningfully be observed through students’ engagement with language in the classroom, qualitative data were collected through observation, interviews, and collections of student work, and analyzed using an abductive form of qualitative content analysis. The initial deductive analysis is based on a theoretical model of language awareness; additional, inductive analyses lead to more nuanced descriptions of students’ metalinguistic, practical, and critical language awareness. Finally, a contextualized analysis of one example is given to illustrate the collaborative unfolding of language awareness in this context, leading to the conclusion that the different forms of language awareness studied are often interlinked and that they should be viewed as such both in research and teaching practice.

PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN METODE DEMONSTRASI TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA MATERI POKOK USAHA DAN ENERGI KELAS VIII SMPN NEGERI 1 SIPIROK

The aim of this research was to know whether there is significant influence of using demonstration method on students’ achievement in work and energy subject at the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Sipirok. The population of this research was all the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Sipirok which include 7 classes. They were 225 students. Sample was teken by using cluster random sampling technique. So the total sample 40 students. The research used demonstration method. In collecting the data, the writer used test and questionnaire. The data was analyzed two ways. They were descriptive analysis and inferential statistic. The mean of using demonstration method in work and energy was 2.86. It was categorized “good”. The meanof students’ achievement in work and energy was 76.47, it is categorized “good”. Based on inferential statistic analisys, tcount is 4.,89 while ttable = 2.05, on 5% degree of freedom, df = N-nr = 40-2 = 38. It can be seen that tcount is greater than ttable (4.89> 2.05). the hypothesis is accepted. In another words, there is a significant influence between using demonstration method on students’ achievement in work and energy of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Sipirok.

CREATIVE THINKING PROCESS IN STUDENT‘S SCIENTIFIC WORKS

This study aims to explain the process of creative thinking, including analytic, evaluative, applicative, and interpretative students in scientific work. The scientific works studied were in the form of Student Creativity Program, State University of Malang, Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative approach with a content analysis method. This research data in the form of paragraphs, paragraph clusters, and full text. The data source of this research is the scientific work of students. The research data collection technique was carried out by survey and documentation study. The process of data analysis is grouped into three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The findings of this study indicate that the process of creative thinking in writing scientific papers can be done with four stages (1) the analytic stage in scientific work looks at the examination of arguments. (2) Evaluative in scientific work looks at the assessment of arguments in accordance with the topic of study. (3) Applicative in the work appears in arguing according to procedure. (4) Interpretations in scientific work appear in the clarification of meaning, so that the meaning conveyed is clear and directed. The findings of this study contribute to an author's understanding of the importance of using creative thinking processes in scientific writing. However, for further research it is recommended to examine the process of creative thinking with different objects.

Intelligent System for Cognitive Study on Student Work Network Based on the Information of Public Opinion with the Background of IOT

Abstract Neurological, behavioral, and cognitive problems in teenage students are rising day by day. It is very important to handle these issues by gathering information from public opinion. The distribution of public opinion information in student work is unsystematic, and it is difficult to extract the needed information intelligently. An intelligent extraction algorithm of public opinion data from student work is proposed in this research and is based on human–computer interaction, machine learning, and computational techniques. In the student work, a fuzzy semantic autocorrelation mapping feature set of public opinion information is developed together with a spatial structural model of data semantic distribution features. The statistical feature quantity of semantic similarity of the public opinion data is retrieved from the student work, and the semantic ambiguity is decreased. Analyses using adaptive learning and machine understanding and human–computer interaction are used to process it. In the human–computer interaction machine understanding center, the processor adjusts the grid partition of public opinion information of the student work according to the difference of statistical features, then constructs the feature decomposition model of student behavior, and then performs context mapping. Finally, the semantic analysis is carried out to analyze the student behavior based on the cognitive study. The simulation outcomes demonstrate that the proposed method is computationally inexpensive, has low time complexity, and has real-time monitoring ability of public opinion information on student behavior.

Problem-Based Learning as a Teaching Method: An Experience at University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) stands as a pedagogical approach that stimulates students’ engagement by immersing them in learning experiences centred around real-world problems or scenarios. Under the guidance of tutors, students work in small groups to identify and resolve issues, drawing insights from various sources such as notes, books, journals, newspapers, and online resources. This paper aims to share the practical application of PBL in both compulsory and elective courses at the University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). The purpose of this paper is to integrate Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in their instructional planning and manifest during the facilitation process of PBL as a teaching method. The experience of implementing PBL was witnessed in courses like “Islam and Leadership” with 49 students, Arabic language courses with 16 students and the compulsory course “Philosophy and Current Issues” with around 1200 students. This approach, facilitated by lecturer team, promotes collaborative learning activities, discussions, teaching, observation, and reflective practices. Student-centric PBL offers a positive impact on group collaboration, thereby improving the overall teaching and learning quality.

Effective strategies to promote motivation and commitment to learning in virtual university environments

The objective of this article is to establish effective strategies for promoting motivation and commitment in learning from virtual university environments, for which, in the first instance, a bibliographic search is carried out on studies that expose activities and methodologies that build improvements in the aspects of analysis from platforms and the use of digitality in university teaching; Secondly, a categorization of the information collected in the studies is established so that functional strategies are selected for the motivation and commitment of university teaching; In the third instance, an analysis is constructed on the way in which these strategies and proposals for pedagogical application help to energize knowledge and practice it effectively in the student. Thus, a qualitative investigation is implemented to prepare a review of the literature that allows the examination of facts from previous studies and with this, an analysis is built around effective strategies that enhance the motivation for knowledge and the commitment to knowledge from the virtual environment. In conclusion, a discussion is proposed about the effectiveness of strategies in the university environment so that it is beneficial for the student's work and personal world