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A Study on the Attitude of the Hindu and Christian Secondary School Teachers of Malda and Murshidabad Districts, West Bengal, India towards Yoga Education in Schools in Relation to their Mental Health
Authors: Afsar Ali MD.
Published: August 2021

This is a study on the attitude of the secondary school teachers towards yoga education in schools in relation to their religious belief and mental health. Stratified purposeful sampling method was used. A significant difference in attitude towards yoga education was observed at 0.01 level between Hindu and Christian secondary school teachers of Malda and Murshidabad districts, West Bengal, India. The Hindu teachers possessing better mental health show better attitude towards yoga education in comparison to their Christian counterpart. The male teachers of government schools from Hindu vs. Christian religious faith show significant difference in attitude towards yoga education than their female counterpart. No significant difference in attitude towards yoga education in schools was observed between the male and female private school teachers of Malda district. However, the reverse is true for Murshidabad district.
Risk and Vulnerability of Migrant Labours from West Bengal and their Life Satisfaction during Pandemics of COVID-19: A Case Study
Authors: Mustaquim Md. , Islam Woheeul
Published: August 2021

From the very beginning of human evolution, people start the migration. Over time due to the complexity of life and rapid transform of socio-economic situation migration is gaining importance in day to day life. Migration is defined broadly as a permanent or semi-permanent change of residence. Migration takes place from economically less developed places to better places. West Bengal ranks fourth among states from where people out-migrated. West Bengal has a 9 crore population an estimation says from 2011 census data 2.2 lakh people, had migrated from West Bengal to other states for work and employment. As per our data Fifty per cent, migrants are lives in three sate namely Mumbai, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Generally, they are blue caller workers that are urban natives are heated to do. They engaged in 3d jobs Dirty, dangerous and demeaning. We have collected the data of 5449 peoples of West Bengal over the different state from the secondary data source. During this outbreak of infectious diseases COVID-19 some restriction is imposed in daily routine social distancing norms are used to prevent the spreading of this disease. Due to sudden announcement of lockdown, they are jobless, homeless and hopeless. The analysis in the paper also indicates that 73% of migrant worker don’t have basic food for surveillance. 12% of people are trying to come back there native place. 7% of the worker is out of money. Everything makes the migrant under psychological, social and emotional strains.
Practice of School Social Worker with Children for Facilitating Social Needs in Sri Lanka
Authors: Vasudevan Varathagowry , Kobayashi Osamu , Kanno Kazue
Published: August 2021

School social workers adopt ecological perspectives to facilitate children with social needs. The purpose of this study is to explore school social work practice in Sri Lanka to cater the children with social needs. A semi structured interviews was conducted with selected five school social workers. The interview questions were about their practices as a school social worker, daily activities especially effective support activity for students with social needs, student’s school life and their home, especially difficulties for supporting their families. Findings reveal that School Children with social needs around social problems, social relationship problems, structural and systemic problems such as child poverty, mother labour migration, lack of housing, lack of love and affections, lack of acceptance, love and kindness, belongingness, lack or inadequate security for the children. These social needs related lack of emotional and social developmental needs lead to impact on children’s educational performance. School social workers are very proactive in applying social work generic skills in school context in Sri Lanka. This study provides evidences for professionalizing the social work profession and enhances school system to provide guidance and consultation to school administrators, policy makers and practitioners focusing the significance of fulfilling the social needs of children during each stages of life via school social work programmes.
Political Choices of the Left and the Right in Crises: An Experimental Investigation
Authors: Hazarika Ishan Kashyap , Rai Sourabh , Verma Anjali
Published: August 2021

While numerous studies have documented the difference in choice behaviour of the political Left and the Right, the effect of situations of a crisis on political choices have remained unexplored. This study aims to record and analyse such effects and investigate if any differences or similarities appear in the two groups. The study uses an experimental approach to the problem. Samples of leftists and rightists in India are randomly provided with forms to vote in either a normal situation or a hypothetical situation of crisis. The difference in voting behaviour in the two scenarios is noted. The difference in the change in the voting behaviour of the Left and the Right is also noted. It is found as expected that under normal circumstances, the Left and the Right have different voting patterns. But under crisis, when their leader performs badly, they shift to the opposite leader with almost the same probability. Also, not only the effect, but the voting patterns themselves become very similar during crises. The behaviour of the Left and Right sustain differences only in normal circumstances, but under crises, the differences may no longer remain extant.
Social environmental factors in Japan affecting the development of proper eating behaviors
Authors: Sasaki Hiroshi , Benkert Kimberly , Takeuchi Hiromi , Hagiwara Naoko , Sasaki Kiyoko , Kanemoto Hiroaki
Published: August 2021

This article summarizes issues related to myofunctional disorders/dysphagia and focuses upon social and economic changes within Japanese culture affecting eating habits and behaviors in children. The authors suggest that unfavorable environmental factors negatively impact upon the acquisition of mastication and swallowing behaviors. The article includes discussion of prior research. Studies indicate that decreased observation of early childhood eating habits, dietary changes with regard to higher consumption of fast food and changes within the family, i.e. busy work schedules, decrease in family mealtimes, combine to incur negative change with regard to orofacial function.
Assessment of the Eurasian Economic Union countries integration economic efficiency
Authors: Mursalova H. N. , Baimagambetova L. K. , Ozpence O.
Published: August 2021

The purpose of the study is to assess the eﬀectiveness of the achieved level of integration of the leading countries within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Methodology: a quantitative approach is used. Based on the results of the analysis of dynamic series, the mutual openness of country economies and their mutual trade is estimated by the methods of calculating the export quota, which shows the content of exports in the volume of gross product. A broader analysis of integration interaction involves the study of other equally important indicators. Thus, the indicators of the importance of mutual trade in goods and services, mutual labor migration for the leading countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and mutual ﬂows of foreign direct investment for Kazakhstan within all the countries of the EAEU were also used and mutual FDI ﬂows for Kazakhstan within all EAEU countries were also used.

The originality / value of the study lies in the coverage of the last years of the Eurasian integration, the calculation of indicators of the signiﬁcance and evaluation of the eﬀectiveness of foreign economic relations in their main areas in the Eurasian integration grouping for its leading countries.

The results of the study – in 2015-2019, there is an achievement of relative openness and an increase in the importance of trade in goods and services, a decrease in the importance of migration between Kazakhstan and the main participants of the EAEU. At the same time, the ﬂows of foreign direct investment to and from Kazakhstan within the union are characterized by positive changes.
Digital platform of the Vitebsk region as a mechanism of interaction of science, education and innovative entrepreneurship
Authors: Dubko N.
Published: August 2021

The article substantiates the need for the development of an entrepreneurial ecosystem, considers a mechanism for supporting young initiative people, taking into account the life cycle of a small enterprise, gives a characteristic of a digital platform as a way of cooperation between science, education and innovative entrepreneurship.
Methodological basis for evaluating the efficiency of the innovative process in the supply chains of organizations
Authors: Palchevskaya T.
Published: August 2021

The article discusses various approaches to assessing the innovation process and innovative projects of an organization, developed an algorithm for assessing the effectiveness of the innovation process in the organization's supply chains, identifies the main types of effects from innovation, and also identifies general quantitative and qualitative indicators for analyzing the innovation process in the supply chain, identifies capital and the current cost of innovation at each link in the supply chain.
Spatial factors for assessing the comfort of the urban environment of a large city
Authors: Sidorov V. , Sitnikov Yu.
Published: August 2021

The conditions and spatial factors of the implementation of national projects in the Russian Federation are considered. For example, in the city ofFactors of comfort of the urban environment of a large city are evaluated in Izhevsk. The variants of effective combination of spatial urban complexes are identified.
Results of slotted acetabular augmentation in adults with Crowe stage 1 and 2 hip dysplasia
Authors: Hacquart Thomas , Erivan Roger , Villatte Guillaume , Mulliez Aurélien , Boisgard Stéphane , Descamps Stéphane
Published: August 2021

To determine the survival of slotted acetabular augmentation in adult dysplasia, we reviewed all cases operated on between 2002 and 2020 with clinical and radiological assessment and a 2.63 year minimum of follow-up.

Twenty-three patients were included, with 91% of Crowe 1 hip dysplasia. Seven patients underwent THA at a mean 6.0 ± 3.5 years; 15 retained SAA without THA at a mean 9.5 years’ follow-up; 1 was lost to follow-up. There was a significant improvement in PMA and HHS scores, with decreased pain. WOMAC and SF12 quality-of-life scores were moderate due to frequent pain. The patients with preoperative osteoarthritis showed little progression at seven years ’follow-up.

We concluded SAA is a corrective treatment for residual hip dysplasia. Its goal is to normalize joint loading by increasing the contact area and improving the lever arm of the hip. Its postponed onset of osteoarthritis and reduced pain, thereby allowing to postpone THA.
Hormonal contraceptive use in Norway, 2006-2020, by contraceptive type, age and county: A nationwide register-based study
Authors: Furu Kari , Aares Ellen Barth , Hjellvik Vidar , Karlstad Øystein
Published: August 2021

Aim: Our aim was to study hormonal contraceptive use among women in Norway during 2006-2020 according to age groups and geography, including choice of contraceptive method, type of prescriber for long-acting reversible contraceptives, and prescriber’s adherence to the national health authority recommendations.Material and methods: We conducted a nationwide drug utilization study including all women aged 16-49 years in Norway during 2006-2020. The Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD) includes detailed information about all dispensed prescription medications from Norwegian pharmacies to individuals in ambulatory care, including year of dispensing, patient’s year of birth and county of residence, and the prescriber’s profession.Results: This study shows a slight increase in overall use of hormonal contraceptives among 16-49-year-olds during 2006-2018, increasing from 36% of the population to 40%. Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) was the most commonly used hormonal contraceptive method in all age groups. The use of COCs decreased during the period and the decline was greatest in those below 25 years. From 2016 80% of all new users of COCs received the recommended COC containing levonorgestrel. Use of estrogen-free contraceptives, long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) and gestagen pills, has increased. After 2014 the use of LARCs, especially subdermal implant, increased steeply among younger women. Oslo had the lowest proportion of users of hormonal contraceptives among teenagers and young adults during the whole period, while among 30-49-yearolds Oslo was more in line with the other counties.Conclusion: Combined oral contraceptives (COC) was the most used hormonal contraceptive method in all age groups. However, the use of COCs decreased during the period, especially in those < 25 years, where a corresponding increase in the use of LARC has taken place, mainly from 2014 onwards. Four out of five women who initiated COC received the recommended COC type and the steep increase in use of estrogen-free LARCs in recent years implies that Norwegian prescribers have high compliance with the recommendations from the health authorities.
A Retrospective Large Original Study of Cutaneous Melanoma
Authors: Eftekhari Hojat , Fahim Shabnam , Aryanian Zeinab , Goodarzi Azadeh , Sadeghinia Ali , Nourmohammadpour Pedram , Mazandarani Monireh , Pourali Ali , Khosravi Sepehr , Khodashenas Zohre , Nouralinejad Maisa
Published: August 2021

Background: The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) has increased continuously during recent decades among many populations of the world. Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma is a malignancy with a demographic and ethnic disparity located in the skin and mucous membranous. The objective of this study is to determine Cutaneous Melanoma (CM) characteristics in Iran. Methods: This is a retrospective cross sectional study. We used data from Razi Hospital, Tehran University Melanoma Cancer Registry. The cases included in this study met the following criteria: primary CM, in situ or invasive, diagnosed in the recent past ten years. We have evaluated prognostic factors in addition to basic demographic data. Result: A total of 193 melanomas (99 males (51.3%) and 94 females (48.7%)) were included. The mean age was 58.3±15.8years. The most frequent location for melanoma was lower extremity (75 patients, 38.9%). The most frequent subtype for melanoma based on histopathology was the Acral Lentiginous Melanoma (ALM) (74 patients, 38.3%). There was statistically significant difference between histological subtypes of melanoma and Breslow thickness (p˂ 0.00 1). Conclusion: Present study showed risk factors such as age and pre-existing nevus are important factors in CMM incidence in Iran. Early detection of melanoma is a key factor in improving patients’ survival. Keywords: Cutaneous Melanoma, Malignant Melanoma, Cancer, Epidemiology, Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, Histology, IHC, Original study, Skin cancer
Survey of changes in ovarian and uterine artery blood flow and indexes by transvaginal Doppler sonography in POI patients and effect of acupuncture on their fertility
Authors: Babaei Mohammad Reza
Published: August 2021

Background: Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a common cause of infertility and usually defined by the triad of amenorrhea, estrogen deficiency, and elevated luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in women < 40 years of age. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between uterine and ovarian blood flow with acupuncture and fertility ratio in patients of the Firoozgar Hospital Infertility Clinic. Methods: Twenty-nine patients with POI were included in this clinical trial. FSH, LH, estradiol (E2), and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels were measured. Patients with Turner syndrome were identified and excluded from the study. Selected patients were evaluated using transvaginal color Doppler sonography used to measure ovarian volume, endometrial thickness, flow rates, and uterine and ovarian artery indexes. Patients were treated with acupuncture twice a week for 5 weeks. After the end of treatment, hormonal assays and an ultrasound examination were repeated to check the changes. Results: Indexes of the uterine arteries (Resistance Index, Pulsatility Index) before versus after the intervention were significantly different (P < 0.00) and uterine vascularity increased after treatment in 22 patients (75.8%). LH and FSH hormone levels were significantly decreased after the intervention (P < 0.00), while AMH and E2 levels were significantly increased after treatment (P < 0.00). The post-intervention right ovarian reserve was significantly increased (P = 0.02), whereas there was no significant difference in left ovarian reserve before vs. after treatment (P = 0.39). Spontaneous menstruation was detected after acupuncture in 16 patients. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated changes in vascularity, hormone levels, menopausal symptoms, and menstrual induction in patients after acupuncture intervention. Keywords: POI, acupuncture, arterial indexes.
AA6061 T6 Alüminyum Alaşımında Bilyeli Dövme İşleminin Mekanik Özelliklere Etkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: KOCAMAN Ayşe , DEMİRER Ahmet
Published: August 2021

Bilyeli dövme işlemi malzemenin mekanik ve yüzey özelliklerini iyileştirme amacıyla uygulanan bir prosestir. Dövme işlemi ile birlikte malzeme yüzeyi plastik deformasyona uğrar. Bu çalışmada otomotiv, savunma ve uçak sanayisi gibi birçok alanda kullanılan AA6061 T6 alüminyum alaşımına; farklı Almen şiddetlerinde S230 (0.6 mm) ve S330 (0.84 mm) çelik bilyeler ile dövme işlemi uygulanmıştır. Bu işlem sonucunda malzemenin mekanik ve yüzey özellikleri incelenmiştir. AA6061 T6 alüminyum alaşımının bilyeli dövme ile (%100 yüzey örtme oranında) çekme dayanımında %1 ile %3.8 arasında artış meydana gelmiştir. Yüzey örtme oranı 6 bar püskürtme basıncında %200’e çıkartıldığında %100 yüzey örtme oranına göre çekme dayanımı; küçük bilyede (S230/0.6 mm) %2.3, büyük çaplı bilyede (S330/0.84) %0.7 artış göstermiştir. Püskürtme basıncının artması ile her iki bilye çapında yüzey pürüzlülük değerleri artış göstermiştir. Çalışmada ayrıca yüzey özelliklerinin incelenmesi için SEM görüntüsü ele alınarak bilyeli dövmenin malzeme yüzeyindeki plastik deformasyonu incelenmiştir.
BİR ÜNİVERSİTE HASTANESİNDE HASTALARIN HASTA HAKLARINI KULLANMA TUTUMUNUN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: OKTAY Ayşe Asli , TAŞ Filiz , GÜLPAK Merve , YEL Fadime
Published: August 2021

Amaç: Bu araştırma, hastaların “Hasta Hakları Yönetmeliği”nde yer alan kendi haklarına ilişkin tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla planlanmıştır.

Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı olarak planlanan bu araştırma Nisan 2017-Haziran 2017 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Hastanesinde yatarak tedavi gören ve çalışma kriterlerini yerine getiren 326 hasta ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler;Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Hasta Haklarını Kullanma Tutumu Ölçeği(HHKTÖ) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t testi ve varyans analizi kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hastaların %46.3’ü kadın, %53.7’si erkek olup, yaş ortalaması 51.5±17.5’tir. Hastaların hastanede kalış süreleri ortalama 9.4±17.8 gün olup, bu hastaların %48.2’si dahili kliniklerde, %51.5’i cerrahi kliniklerde tedavi görmektedir. Çalışmaya katılan hastalardan %52.8’i hasta hakları konusunda bilgisinin olmadığını ifade ederken, %54.0’ı hastanede hasta hakları birimi olduğunu bilmediğini belirtmiştir. Hastaların ölçekten aldıkları toplam puan ortalamasının 122.0±14.8 olduğu saptanmıştır. Cinsiyet ile ölçeğin toplam ve alt boyutları karşılaştırıldığında sadece organ nakli alt boyutunda kadınların puan ortalaması istatistiki olarak anlamlı derecede(p=0.00) yüksek bulunmuştur. Hasta hakları hakkında bilgisi olan ve hastanede hasta hakları birimi olduğunu bildiğini ifade eden hastaların ölçekten aldıkları puan ortalaması daha yüksek bulunmuş olup aradaki farkın istatistiki olarak anlamlı olduğu saptanmıştır. Eğitim durumu, yaş grubu, yaşadığı yer, ekonomik durum, kronik hastalığın varlığı ve daha önce yatarak tedavi görme durumu hasta haklarını kullanma tutumları üzerinde etkili olmadığı saptanmıştır.

Sonuç: Hastaların haklarını kullanma tutum ölçeği puan ortalamasının yüksek olduğu ve dolayısıyla da hastaların hasta hakları kullanmaları konusunda tutum geliştirdikleri sonucuna varılmıştır.
HEMŞİRELERİN İŞ YAŞAM KALİTESİ VE ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN BELİRLENMESİ
Authors: TAMER Ezgi , ÖZTÜRK Havva
Published: August 2021

Amaç: Hastanede çalışan hemşirelerin iş yaşam kalitesini ve iş yaşam kalitelerini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir.

Yöntem: Araştırmanın evrenini, Trabzon’daki kamu ve üniversite hastanelerinde çalışan toplam 1752 hemşire oluştururken, örneklemini hastanelere göre tabakalı örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen 315 hemşire oluşturmuştur. Veriler; bilgi formu, hemşirelik iş yaşam kalitesi ölçeği ile toplanmış, ANOVA, t-testi, korelasyon ve regresyon testi ile analiz edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Hemşirelerin %57.8’i lisans/lisansüstü eğitime sahip, %77.1’i 4A kadrosunda ve %58.7’si kamu hastanelerinde çalışmaktadır. Hemşirelerin iş yaşam kalitesi ölçeğinden aldıkları toplam puan 2,85±0.46’dır. Ayrıca 6-10 yıl arasında mesleki deneyime sahip, dahili ve cerrahi servislerde çalışan, mesleğinden ve çalıştığı kurumdan memnun olmayan, iş yaşam kalitelerini genel olarak kötü bulan ve yönetici-ast ilişkilerini iş yaşam kalitesi faktörü olarak değerlendiren hemşirelerin toplamda iş yaşam kalitesi ölçek puanları diğerlerinden daha düşüktür ve bu bulgular istatistiksel olarak anlamlıdır (p
Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek Menggunakan Senam Transformasi dan Tetris Geogebra untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa
Authors: Abror Muhammad
Published: August 2021

The ability to think creatively is an important ability in mathematics to deal with the demands of the 21st century. One learning model that can improve students' mathematical creative thinking skills is Project Based Learning. This study aims to determine the improvement of students' mathematical creative thinking abilities through Project Based Learning using Transformation Gymnastics and Tetris GeoGebra. Research instruments used in this study is a test in the form of description, consisting of pretest and posttest that measures the ability of mathematical creative thinking including fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Data analysis includes tests of normality, homogeneity, and t-test using SPSS application assistance. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the value of students' creative thinking abilities, both in classrooms with Project Based Learning using Transformation Gymnastics and in classrooms with Project Based Learning using Tetris GeoGebra. There was no significant difference between the average posttest in the two classes. Thus, the two project tasks used in this Project Based Learning can be used in learning Transformation material.
Perbandingan Cara Mencacah Banyak Lintasan Terpendek antara Dua Titik pada Grid
Authors: Wiworo Wiworo
Published: August 2021

The problem of counting the number of shortest paths between two points on a grid is a combinatorial problem that is often found in mathematical competitions or enrichment problems for various levels of school. There are several ways to count, namely by drawing a figure (visual representation), by the number pattern in the Pascal Triangle, and the combination formula. This paper discusses a comparison of each ways related to the problem at hand. On a simple grid all of the three methods can be used. On complex grids the combination formula is the only method can be applied, in some cases the technique of number pattern in Pascal Triangle is still applicable.  On the grid with varied obstacles, foresight and flexibility is needed in the selection of the counting methods.
Augmented Reality dalam Pembelajaran
Authors: Saputra Hendra Nelva
Published: August 2021

Augmented reality is one of the developing technologies and has a good potential to apply in the teaching and learning process. Augmented reality facilitates and improves the quality of teaching and learning process because of the combination of virtual objects with real environments by taking advantage of the use of technology. Augmented reality visualizes abstract concepts for understanding and the structure of an object model. A main characteristic for a medium classified as an augmented reality is combining real and virtual objects, integrated in real and virtual objects, and a real-time interaction. The use of augmented reality in teaching and learning has already been applied to many subjects, such as the concepts of space and geometry in mathematics, the human digestive system of biology, the introduction of traditional houses in social science, and the introduction of wudhu procedure in early childhood education or kindergarten (PAUD/TK) kids.
Kebermanfaatan Penggunaan Geogebra dalam Pembelajaran Matematika
Authors: Purnomo Joko
Published: August 2021

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a variety of educational activities creates lots of conveniences, increases effectiveness and efficiency. It is believed that the use of ICT in the educational process makes learning more interesting, enables explaining the concept more clearly, foster creativity, collaborative skills and many more. Due to the fact that the students are millennial generation, who is quite familiar with ICT in their daily life, the use of ICT is important. In learning mathematics, GeoGebra which is dynamic open source software can be used as a teaching and learning tool for mathematics. However, some are still unaware of the benefits of using GeoGebra to learn mathematics. This article discusses the various benefits of using GeoGebra in mathematics teaching and learning, and several studies that support it. The advantages of using GeoGebra in mathematics teaching and learning are as follows: GeoGebra might be used to demonstrate or visualize mathematical concepts, as well as a means of constructing mathematical concepts. The use of GeoGebra in mathematics learning can foster mathematical reasoning, creativity, support collaboration, involve students more in the learning process. And, the more involved, more effective and efficient the learning is.
Keterampilan Dosen Model Matematika dan Hasil Belajar Mahasiswa dalam Praktik Lesson Study
Authors: Ikram Zul Jalali Wal , Azis Najmawati
Published: August 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan keterampilan dosen model matematika dan hasil belajar mahasiswa dalam praktik lesson study. Kegiatan lesson study memiliki tiga tahapan, yakni perencanaan (plan), praktik pembelajaran (do), dan observasi dan refleksi (see). Kegiatan refleksi sangat penting dalam aktivitas lesson study, karena sangat menentukan langkah perbaikan berikutnya. Kegiatan refleksi membutuhkan keterampilan mengajar dari dosen model. Pengumpulan data dilakukan bersamaan dengan kegiatan ongoing pada Kajian Praktek Lapangan (KPL) yang melibatkan 3 dosen model matematika dan 36 mahasiswa angkatan 2017 offering C Pendidikan Matematika, Universitas Negeri Malang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) keterampilan mengajar dosen model berkembang seiring dengan praktik lesson study, (2) praktik lesson study membantu dosen model dalam mengembangkan pembelajaran dan meningkatkan hasil belajar mahasiswa.
closure-complement-frontier problem in saturated polytopological spaces
Authors: Canilang Sara , Cohen Michael P. , Graese Nicolas , Seong Ian
Published: August 2021

Let $X$ be a space equipped with $n$ topologies $\tau_1,\ldots,\tau_n$ which are pairwise comparable and saturated, and for each $1\leq i\leq n$ let $k_i$ and $f_i$ be the associated topological closure and frontier operators, respectively. Inspired by the closure-complement theorem of Kuratowski, we prove that the monoid of set operators $\mathcal{KF}_n$ generated by $\{k_i,f_i:1\leq i\leq n\}\cup\{c\}$ (where $c$ denotes the set complement operator) has cardinality no more than $2p(n)$ where $p(n)=\frac{5}{24}n^4+\frac{37}{12}n^3+\frac{79}{24}n^2+\frac{101}{12}n+2$. The bound is sharp in the following sense: for each $n$ there exists a saturated polytopological space $(X,\tau_1,...,\tau_n)$ and a subset $A\subseteq X$ such that repeated application of the operators $k_i, f_i, c$ to $A$ will yield exactly $2p(n)$ distinct sets. In particular, following the tradition for Kuratowski-type problems, we exhibit an explicit initial set in $\mathbb{R}$, equipped with the usual and Sorgenfrey topologies, which yields $2p(2)=120$ distinct sets under the action of the monoid $\mathcal{KF}_2$.
Enhancing the learning performance of passive learners in a Financial Management class using Problem-Based Learning
Authors: Sugeng Bambang , Suryani Ani
Published: August 2021

This study aims to implement a problem-based learning method and investigate how this method enhances students’ learning performance, specifically in self-regulated learning and higher-order thinking skills for a Financial Management class, involving highly passive learners. The study adopted mixed methods, quasi-experimentally, by comparing a problem-based learning method with a conventional method, i.e. lecture-based learning. The results indicate that, alongside obtaining positive acceptance from the class, problem-based learning outperforms the conventional method by enhancing both students’ self-regulated learning and their higher-order thinking skills, although it lagged behind in maintaining students’ lower-order thinking skills. Future research into problem-based learning implementation in a similar learning context to this study should incorporate some adjustments, such as a more efficient curriculum design and a lower level of problem-based learning to ensure as many participants as possible, including slow learners, benefit optimally from learning through problem-based learning methods.
What do Master’s students’ structured reflections say about the learning processes involved in commencing a research project?
Authors: Warner Richard , Picard Michelle
Published: August 2021

This study aims to unpack the reflective learning processes involved in developing a Masters’ research project proposal as part of a multidisciplinary Research Design course. Using inductive analysis, we explored students’ reflective blogs written over a period of a semester and defined the reflections according to an adaptation of Hatton and Smith’s (1995) framework. Our findings are that the nature of each individual blog topic affected the quality and level of reflection, which in turn is affected by the ‘learning ecology’ (Harvey, Coulson, & McMaugh, 2016 p. 12). More highly scaffolded blogs showed greater evidence of reflective practice. Likewise the nature of the practice (starting research) influenced reflection, since many processes are internal rather than requiring explicit practice to reflect on. In addition, as nascent practitioner researchers, the students are also involved in reflexivity rather than reflection and therefore some topics encouraged this form of reflection more than others did. This study is significant in that it explores reflection in research and practitioner contexts, focuses on early career researchers/practitioners and brings a multidisciplinary perspective.
Investigating students’ experiences of Students as Partners (SaP) for basic need fulfilment: A self-determination theory perspective
Authors: Kaur Amrita , Noman Mohammad
Published: August 2021

There is sufficient evidence that suggests Student as Partners’ (SaP) practices promote student motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes. This study attempts to understand the underlying mechanism of SaP and its potential to provide the motivational foundation for the students who engage in it and produce quality outcomes. We employ the self-determination theory’s (SDT) framework to explain how the processes of partnership lead to students’ psychological need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) in order to develop and maintain motivation. The data for this proposition was utilised from the two case studies (Author et al 2018; Author et al., 2017) that were conducted in partnership with students. The three constructs, autonomy, competence, and relatedness served as the framework that guided the data analysis. The findings establish that the social contextual factors posited by SDT for students’ need satisfaction fittingly resonate with the principles and practices of SaP. Implications for SaP practitioners are discussed on how SaP can motivate students and sustain engagement
Towards the co-identification of threshold concepts in academic reading
Authors: Morley Craig
Published: August 2021

This paper seeks to identify threshold concepts in academic reading. It builds on existing research on the subject by working in collaboration with three groups of academic readers (1: academic staff and subject lecturers; 2: learning developers and librarians; 3: students) to co-identify a list of potential threshold concepts of academic reading. The Delphi Method was used to build a consensus between the different groups. Throughout the study, participants were invited to suggest and discuss threshold concepts across three rounds of asynchronous online surveys, which resulted in the identification of eight threshold concepts. It is hoped that these threshold concepts will enable and empower the teaching and learning of academic reading in a more transparent and explicit way.
Why and how educators use exemplars
Authors: Hawe Eleanor , Dixon Helen , Hamilton Richard
Published: August 2021

A valued goal of Higher Education is the furthering of students’ ability to monitor and regulate their performance. When exemplars are purposefully integrated into teaching they have the potential to cultivate knowledge and skills that develop this ability. As the voices of educators have been largely silent in exemplar-focused studies, the current study sought to canvas educators’ views about why and how they use exemplars. This paper draws on data from 44 educators who responded to prompts in a Likert-scale survey and 14 educators who completed individual interviews. Findings identified three explicit and one implicit reason for using exemplars, with educators using these tools in ways that facilitate realization of each purpose. Educators appeared to hold an implicit expectation that as a consequence of working with exemplars, students would inevitably apply insights gained to their own work. Further, educators did not make any explicit reference to using exemplars to develop student self-monitoring or self-regulation. We concluded the full potential of exemplars can only be realized when educators acknowledge self-regulation as the overarching rationale informing use, and use exemplars alongside works-in-progress with the intention of facilitating the transfer of evaluative and productive knowledge and skills to current and future tasks.
During and beyond a pandemic: Publishing learning and teaching research through COVID-19
Authors: Crawford Joseph
Published: August 2021

The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has been a prevailing topic in contemporary higher education literature over the past year. The initial and emerging responses will be ongoing sources of critical reflection and future research. This commentary seeks to reflect on three types of manuscripts we are reviewing frequently within the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, and those published elsewhere. Despite our best efforts, many publications overemphasize the present context without contextualising previous insights, or retain previous knowledge without application to contemporary practice. This commentary provides a brief review of manuscripts with pre-COVID-19 data, COVID-19-specific data, and future focused reflections. The objective is to posit mechanisms by which these manuscripts can serve as a practical account, be useful to current practitioners, and create ongoing opportunities to imagine a future higher education that serves the broad academic community well.
Short, multi-modal, pre-commencement transition programs for a diverse STEM cohort.
Authors: Larsen Amy , Cox Sarah , Bridge Christopher , Horvath Deanna , Emmerling Michael , Abrahams Carmel
Published: August 2021

A ‘quantum leap’ (Kift, 2015) in our understanding of the transition to university studies has brought about a reimagining of the role of transition programs from attempting to remediate deficiencies in ‘underprepared’ students, to instead using engagement with the curriculum to instil success-oriented behaviours and attitudes in them. In particular commencers from non-traditional backgrounds are confronted by greater sociocultural incongruities when starting higher education (Devlin, 2013), and face greater challenges in developing their new student identity. While affective change of this kind may necessarily be long-term in nature, semester or year-long ‘foundation’ or ‘bridging’ programs create barriers themselves in terms of time, cost, and stigma. This study provides evidence that significant results can be achieved with short, accessible, manageable, pre-commencement transition programs, that are situated in the curriculum, but also focussed on nurturing those behaviours and attitudes in at-risk students that are associated with greater likelihood of success and retention.
The double-edged sword of ‘best aspects’ and ‘needs improvement’ in student experiences: A qualitative analysis
Authors: Arasaratnam-Smith Lily , Coetzee Narelle , Hodson Courtney
Published: August 2021

Improving student experiences in higher education is of ongoing interest to colleges and universities across the globe. Non-university higher education institutions (NUHEIs) have outperformed universities in Australian national surveys on student experience. The present study examines qualitative responses of the Student Experience Survey within the context of Alphacrucis College (AC), a faith-based, private NUHEI to provide a contextualised understanding of NUHEIs as well as to explore reasons why NUHEIs outperform universities in most student experience categories. Content analysis revealed several themes in areas of ‘best experience’ and ‘needs improvement.’ Results were examined across AQF levels and three study modes, namely online, blended, and on-campus. Findings are discussed in terms of the NUHEI student experience, lecturer training, lecturer performance indicators, and institutional infrastructure.
DIY assessment feedback: Building engagement, trust and transparency in the feedback process
Authors: Smith Matthew , Lowe Cassie
Published: August 2021

This study evaluates a novel assessment and feedback process in which students were tasked with actively engaging in the feedback process in a ‘DIY’ – do-it-yourself – assessment feedback workshop. The research team set out to explore how an active participation in the construction of the assessment criteria and utilisation of that co-constructed criteria would affect the students’ engagement with assessing their own work. Through providing the space in which students were encouraged to use criteria to mark their own work, the research team aimed to build the students’ trust and confidence in the transparency of the assessment process. The main findings of this study have shown the value of this DIY assessment feedback workshop, as it has proven to encourage a deeper level of reflection in the student participants and catalysed a greater connection between the learning process of assessment feedback with both their past and future assessments.
Technology enhanced learning environments in higher education: A cross-discipline study on teacher and student perceptions
Authors: Downie Sue , Gao Xiaoping , Bedford Simon , Bell Kenton , Kuit Tracey
Published: August 2021

Teacher and student perceptions of using technology enhanced learning (TEL) in higher education have received growing attention, particularly during COVID-19, however existing studies are mainly discipline-specific. This study adopts a holistic cross-disciplinary approach. It compares teacher and student perceptions on defining TEL, promotors and barriers for its use, and solutions offered for better use of TEL in the future. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from an Australian university. A total of 75 teachers and 48 students completed an online survey, and of these participants, 24 teachers and 29 students participated in follow-up focus group interviews that included Kahoot! surveys. Quantitative results show that teacher and student perceptions on TEL were generally aligned except that self-reported technology savviness and confidence was rated higher than how students and staff rated each other. Qualitative analyses reveal that both teachers and students identified the main promoters for TEL as being: modern and expected in higher education, while being equalising, efficient, engaging, authentic, collaborative and flexible. The common barriers for using TEL were identified as fear, time, organisational culture, knowledge and technical/support issues, along with the perceived pitfalls of distraction, and superficial student learning. Solutions offered for TEL in the future from staff focused on the institution and a desire for strategic, pedagogical and holistic approaches, while students focussed on the accessibility, flexibility and collaborative potential of TEL. This cross-discipline pre-COVID-19 study of TEL perceptions offered by teachers and students has contributed to knowledge in this area by identifying barriers and solutions for TEL common to all disciplines that have the potential to be applied to whole of institution strategic approaches for the more effective use of TEL in teaching and learning in higher education. Student accessibility to TEL and the development of pedagogically sound digital learning resources bringing together educational developers and discipline experts are of particular relevance during and post-COVID-19.
Improving students’ performance with time management skills
Authors: Wilson Robert , Joiner Keith , Abbasi Alireza
Published: August 2021

Research at the University of New South Wales with Defence Force Academy students found time-management skills significantly improve the academic results of male students but not female students when controlling for the usual effect of prior academic ability. While much previous research has revealed a positive link between time management and academic results within civilian environments, there is a lack of research on this link in dual-military or employment and academic settings. Our research also extends on many national and international studies’ by researching the efficacy of a direct training intervention in time-management skills. The study is unique in evaluating the size of the likely effect on academic results. This study used a mixed-methods evaluation design and a standardised questionnaire to compare two groups of 70 first-year undergraduate students. The experimental group were taught time-management skills in a workshop setting, while a control group did not attend time-management workshops. While the time-management workshop interventions did not improve the academic performance of female students, female students did benefit comparably to males in fewer subject failings and improved attitudes towards time-management attributes. The findings confirm an effect between time-management skills and academic success that offers substantial savings from fewer lost students. Recommendations are made to improve time-management skills and academic performance for all transitioning university students and examine if this significant effect translates to other initial training employment.
The effect of problem-based learning on students’ learning attitude in tertiary level education: A case study of the college system in Bangladesh
Authors: Mohamad Hanefar Shamsiah Banu , Muhammad Toab Hussain Abu Rusho , Jarvis Adrian
Published: August 2021

This study was initiated to explore the effect of problem-based learning on learners’ attitudes among tertiary level students. The decision to concentrate on a sample from Bangladesh was motivated largely by that country’s poor record to date in pedagogical innovation, meaning that the experiment could take place in the closest thing to an uncontaminated laboratory as this type of research permits. That students’ attitudes towards learning were positively influenced by PBL to a statistically significant degree can be taken as a decisive endorsement of the method as a vehicle for teaching and learning. Clearly, the students who made up the sample have an appetite for constructivist approaches that place them at the center and redefine the teacher as a facilitator, rather than an orator. As a contribution to the debate about future educational directions in Bangladesh, this is highly persuasive.
Student belongingness in higher education: Lessons for Professors from the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Tice Dianne , Baumeister Roy , Crawford Joseph , Allen Kelly-Ann , Percy Alisa
Published: August 2021

‘To learn about X, observe what happens to the system when X is removed.’ What happens to the higher education student experience when, during a pandemic, so many of the avenues for building a sense of belonging are radically and fundamentally disrupted? How should we respond as individuals, a collective and a sector, to redress this? The national student survey data in Australia has highlighted a significant drop in learner engagement and their sense of belonging as a result of the pandemic. Indeed, the pandemic has been a significant point of anxiety for students, educators, and universities globally. We see the pandemic as a unique opportunity to critically examine belongingness among university students in a climate where their normal avenues to feel they belong need to establish a new kind of normal. In this article, we seek to articulate what can be learned from the pandemic experience about student belongingness and what instructors can do to improve it, even under difficult circumstances. We found opportunities to strengthen a students’ sense of belonging in online environments, when necessary, and how responses within the constraints of lockdown and emergency remote teaching can still support student success.
Enhancing assessment literacies through development of quality rubrics using a Triad based peer review process
Authors: Grainger Peter
Published: August 2021

Peer review is viewed as a valid quality assurance mechanism in higher education. Peer review of teaching is common practice at universities in Australia. However, peer review of assessment is a relatively new innovation in tertiary education. Peer review of assessment in a Triad structure utilised data, via interviews with academics and students, to develop a peer review of assessment framework. This project was modelled on a Triad based peer review of teaching process at a major university in Brisbane Australia. A 10 question framework was used initially to facilitate conversations between assessors in a range of undergraduate courses (teacher education, business, visual arts, occupational therapy, outdoor education). The benefits for all stakeholders were widespread and significant, impacting students and assessors and provided a response to sector wide, national and international criticisms of tertiary assessment by students, who are driven by successful assessment experiences and shaped by the clarity of assessment rubrics.