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ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT AROSE IN THE DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING THE PANDEMIC FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE GREEK PUBLIC VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
Authors: Panagiotis Anagnostou , Nikolova Nikolina
Published: July 2022

"The rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in early 2020 was an unexpected situation that affected all areas of human life, especially education and training. Distance education soon replaced classic, during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the necessary social distancing to maintain global health. Distance education is not an unknown form of education, as it is often used as educational tool at all levels of education. However, the sudden and exclusive use of distance education during the pandemic created concerns in members of the academic community and brought about radical changes at both, educational and psychosocial levels. The purpose of this research is to record the degree of acceptance of distance teaching and learning methods in vocational education and training in Greece, especially in students studying at Public Vocational Training Institutes (PVTIs) and to identify potential obstacles or benefits of online learning during COVID-19. Distance education in combination with distance e-learning is a form of distance education in which participants of the educational process, i.e., teacher and students, are in a different physical space and communicate with synchronous and/or asynchronous internet platforms. Due to the nature of e-learning and its rapid spread in the educational community during the current pandemic, there is insufficient research examining its effectiveness in vocational education. The rapid development of mobile devices and wireless networks does not automatically mean the successful utilization and sustainability of e-learning systems. In order to study the experience and problems of distance learning platforms, quantitative research took place among the PVTI students through questionnaire. The sample of the quantitative research consisted of 768 Greek PVTI students that have responded, and a pilot statistical processing of the received data has been done. To track the experience with the distance learning platforms, the sample has been asked to mention the potential issues faced with the platforms. Most of the respondents mentioned technical and accessibility issues. A variety of issues have been mentioned, either difficulties of the users or problems of the system. In parallel, they pointed out the advantages of personal contact and feedback from their professors. It is interesting that only a small part of the sample reported no problems at all. The research shows moderate percentages of satisfaction from the enhancement of students' skills and from the coverage of their educational needs, while highlighting the upgraded role of asynchronous education platforms e-class, Moodle and e-classroom and of synchronous platforms Webex and Zoom."
RENEWING THE CURRICULUM TO PROMOTE EPISTEMIC COGNITION IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: SOME PROCEDURAL PRINCIPLES
Authors: Tombolato Monica
Published: July 2022

"In our Knowledge Society, the division of cognitive labor, the specialization of knowledge and the brisk growth of new information and communication technologies provide a complex challenge for those tasked with selecting what is worth teaching and how to do it. The ease of access to information due to advanced and user-friendly technologies often gives us the illusion to know more than we actually do. This “epistemic disease” is a danger to both democracy and public health. The educational system must therefore encourage good epistemic habits consistent with responsible citizenship. From a didactic perspective, this requires updating the curriculum in the light of the educational challenge of the 21st century: making students aware of what knowledge is and what knowing means by fostering their epistemic cognition. Since epistemic cognition is concerned with the acquisition of a habitus, that is, a durable disposition to act in a certain way under certain circumstances (second-level curriculum objective), curriculum updating should not be reduced to a mere quantitative increase in the knowledge to be taught. On the contrary, this revision should address, on a qualitative level, how the selected disciplinary content is didactically transpose. In this contribution, we intend to propose some procedural principles – conceived as pragmatic patterns of behavior – that can help teachers design instructional activities consistent with the goal of promoting students’ epistemic cognition. These procedural principles will be formulated based on a conception of discipline as a correlated system of epistemic products and expert practices of knowledge construction, validation, evaluation and justification."
TRANSFERENCE OF TEACHERS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO STUDENTS DURING ADOLESCENCE
Authors: G S Padmashree , H K Mamatha
Published: July 2022

"Introduction. This study explores the impact of teachers’ emotional intelligence on the emotional intelligence of students aged between 14 to 16 yrs. studying in the 9th and 10th grade. The study is interested to understand the level of transference of teachers’ emotional intelligence to the students through the teacher-student interactions that happen at schools. This is the age where the students are highly vulnerable to their surroundings and need highest support from teachers and teachers’ way of behavior has huge impact is the hypothesis. Background. Adolescence is a very vulnerable age where the children need the support of an adult to identify and maneuver through life. School is one place where this is accomplished majorly. But are the teachers equipped enough to provide this support emotionally in this new generation with technological advancements? And how is the EI of teachers affecting that of the students? This study focuses on this question. Methodology. This is a quantitative analytical study involving administering of two questionnaires (one to teachers and one to students). Sample considered were students and teachers from schools from Karnataka state who consented to be part of the study. Each teacher was mapped to the students who were taught by the teacher. Emotional Intelligence of both teachers and students was measured using Bar-On EIQ. Results. There is no correlation between the teachers and students’ emotional intelligence. Analyses was performed using mean analysis, Anova and exploring correlations between the components of EI between teachers and students. Conclusion. This result of no correlation could be due to lockdown and further research (both qualitative and quantitative) needs to be conducted to see if this is the effect of the pandemic and the lockdown."
THE IMPACT OF “ROLE PLAY” AS A TEACHING APPROACH IN CIVIL TECHNOLOGY: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Mokhothu Khojane Geoffrey
Published: July 2022

"Civil Technology is one of the subjects in Technical and Technology that requires lecturers and student teachers to take full responsibility for class and workshop. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of role play as a teaching approach in Civil Technology safety as the topic. While the objective was to examine the impact of role play as a teaching approach that imparts sustainable knowledge and application in subject content. Participants in the study were thirty-two (32) third-year Civil Technology students from the University of Technology in the Free State province in South Africa. The Mix method, consisting of quantitative and qualitative components, was used to collect data. The findings of the study indicated that students have better construal and mastery of the content application when they are granted free role play to determine their own knowledge and application style."
PREPARING AFRICAN LANGUAGE STUDENT TEACHERS FOR THE WORKPLACE IN SCHOOLS: A STUDY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Mohatle Seabata A.
Published: July 2022

"There is considerable agreement that learning to teach African Languages (AL) is optimized when coursework learning is combined with quality practice learning experiences in schools. The importance of role of (AL) in teacher education programmes and in children's learning is of paramount importance. This study focuses on the use of the African Language (AL) as the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) and its impact on the language development of (AL) student teachers and AL learners. The main aim of this study was to explore the views of a group of student teachers on their practice learning experiences in a ‘teaching school’ (TS). Against the background of major theories in Home Language (HL) teaching and learning, this topic is contextualized within the South African education system. Through qualitative analysis of a dozen semi-structured interviews, this study identifies the issues that limit the ability of African Language Education (ALE) programmes to prepare student- teachers for teaching in South Africa. Based on the findings, a questionnaire was designed to determine the extent of the impact of student teachers’ limited on African Language Proficiency (ALP). A comparison of teacher and learner written errors was made. The findings of the questionnaire responses are presented. Recommendations are made on how student teachers can improve their teaching approaches to ensure quality AL teacher input and AL learner performance. Qualitative questionnaires and (focus group) data were collected, involving all the student teachers in the programme. The responses to the questionnaire were analysed descriptively. The study was conducted at an urban campus of a South African university."
CULTIVATION OF INNOVATIVE ABILITY OF TALENTS IN JOB TRAINING COURSES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM
Authors: Guo Xiaojun , Jiang Wei , Hong Huajie , Niu Yifeng
Published: July 2022

"Focusing on the cultivation of talents' innovation ability by the professional course system of unmanned aerospace vehicle (UAV) technology, we will explore the talent cultivation mode from the perspective of education ecosystem, analyze the low enthusiasm for independent learning in talent cultivation, how to reflect the job demand, closed-loop talent evaluation and lifelong learning how to implement and other issues. Innovative education models, curriculum system design, training quality assurance and other methods and mechanisms driven by job competency requirements are studied, which actively coordinate to ""producers"", ""decomposers"" and ""consumers"" in the innovative education ecosystem and ""inorganic environment"" and other major factors, aiming to explore the innovation ability training of high-quality innovative talents. Combining scientific literacy, innovative talents with ""knowledge-ability-quality"" are cultivated. Combined with the innovative education model of the education ecosystem, the innovation ability of talents will be improved. Combined with talent evaluation feedback and training exchange mechanism, the improvement of iterative education ecological cycle can be realized."
QUALIFYING MATHEMATICS TEACHERS TO DESIGN INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING ACTIVITIES OF MATHEMATICS AND MUSIC
Authors: Shriki Atara , Lavy Ilana
Published: July 2022

"Interdisciplinary learning of mathematics and arts is often acknowledged as supporting the development of students' problem-solving skills, encouraging student involvement in learning, and fostering students' creativity. However, for teachers to acknowledge the benefits of interdisciplinary learning of mathematics and arts, and express willingness to apply it in their classrooms, they must first experience such learning for themselves. To that end, they have to take part in dedicated training courses. The study described in this paper followed the experience of twenty-seven elementary school mathematics teachers who participated in an annual professional development program that took place once every two weeks and was designed to qualify them to implement an interdisciplinary approach to teaching mathematics and arts. The course included four interdisciplinary modules: math-music, math-painting, math-photography, and math-dance. None of the teachers had prior knowledge of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The mathematical topic chosen was fractions, as this topic entails numerous difficulties of various kinds both for the teachers and the students. In what follows we focus on the teachers' experience with module no. 1, math-music. Before we explicitly exposed the teachers to the rationale of interdisciplinary learning of mathematics and music, they were asked to design learning activities that integrate fractions and music. No specific instructions were given, as we aimed at allowing the teachers to examine their initial perceptions and interpretations regarding interdisciplinarity, and then adapting the contents of the professional development program to the teachers' early perceptions and knowledge. After completing the design of the activities, the teachers presented them, explained their considerations, and provided mutual feedback. They also rated the extent to which interdisciplinarity was expressed in the activity, according to criteria they had developed themselves. The study indicated that teachers who knew how to play a certain musical instrument and read notes produced more mathematically significant content. Moreover, activities based on considerations relating only to common student mistakes in performing arithmetic operations in fractions did not lead to the design of activities characterized as having a high extent of interdisciplinarity. In case the considerations included general mathematical knowledge and knowledge of the mathematics curriculum, the extent of integration increased. Following these findings, the professional development program focused on deepening the teachers' mathematical knowledge and musical knowledge relevant to the subject of fractions. This approach has proven to be effective in terms of teachers' ability to produce meaningful interdisciplinary math-music activities, thus indicating the feasibility of teacher training for implementing an interdisciplinary approach."
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN ECE THROUGH THE FIQ (FAMILY INVOLVEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE) IN SPAIN
Authors: Otero-Mayer Andrea , Vélaz-de-Medrano Consuelo , Expósito-Casas Eva
Published: July 2022

"Family-school involvement in the education of children under 6 years of age is a complex and multidimensional area of study. In this regard, there is a great deal of research that examines the extent to which such involvement affects the development and learning of their children. The research consulted indicates that high levels of involvement and family-school collaboration in children are associated with better academic performance and socio-emotional functioning at school among other outcomes, but also with benefits for families and teachers. In the case of the present study, the Spanish adaptation of the FIQ (Family Involvement Questionnaire) (Fantuzzo et al., 2000) was applied to a sample of 659 parents of children who have attended ECE between 0 and 3 years of age in different autonomous communities of Spain during the 2020-2021 academic year. The FIQ is a specific questionnaire to study the Early Childhood stage, and collects information from parents on the ways in which they participate in their children's educational experiences, in order to establish different degrees of involvement in the three subscales that comprise it; Home-Based Involvement, School-Based Involvement and Home-School Conferencing. It is a 42-item self-report Likert scale, scored from 1 to 4, with 1 being rarely and 4 being always. The results of this study show that the subscale with the highest scores is ""home-school communication"", with a score of 60, which is rated as high, with item 1 (I attend meetings with my child's teacher to discuss my child's teaching or behaviour) and item 3 (I talk to my child's teacher about my child's daily routine) receiving the highest scores. The other two subscales show average scores, with items 16 (I participate in planning school trips for my child) and 26 (I go on class trips with my child) scoring the lowest. It can be concluded that, given the importance of family school involvement, it is important to know what actions can be implemented by Early Childhood schools to achieve greater and better family participation."
WHAT ABOUT “THE” SCIENTIFIC METHOD? A SURVEY APPLIED TO MIDDLE AND SECONDARY GEOSCIENCE TEACHERS
Authors: Vasconcelos Clara , Ribeiro Tiago
Published: July 2022

"The debate over whether there is a single unifying scientific method or a variety of methods, each of which is applied to a different discipline of science, is still a difficult one. Popper idea of refutation was a criticism to the inductive method and claimed the need to submit theories to falsification. His thesis ended up being a demarcation of science and pseudoscience. But the question remains: do all sciences follow the same scientific method? Namely because discoveries in geology have to overcome time and space enormous scales, geologist have been called by Lord Kelvin as “stamp collectors”. Having started as a field science, and even having been denied by Hutton as an experimental science, modelling in geology only took place at the end of the 19th century by the hand of Sir James Hall. The need to mirror scientists’ methods is a demand of inquiry-based teaching, but few geology teachers have correct knowledge about the method used by geologists. In the present study, a survey was undertaken online with the main objective of investigating what is teachers’ knowledge about the (geo)scientific method. Participants were 108 geology middle and secondary teachers in Portugal. The majority of respondents were women (n=79; 73.1%) and the average age was 46 years old. All participants were graduated, but 51 (47.2%) had a master and 5 (4.6%) had a Ph.D. The results showed erroneous conceptions that are commonly reflected in inquiry-based teaching classrooms, namely regarding the scientific method but also about investigative competencies and geology as an experimental science. The majority of the teachers’ said that there only exists one scientific method for all sciences (n=49; 45.4%) and that it has a fundamentally linear nature from observation to conclusion (n=54; 50.0%). The scientific method was claimed as needed to allow the confirmation of hypothesis by many teachers (n=44; 40.7%). Some participants referred Uniformitarianism as a principle that justifies the historical and interpretive reasoning of geologist (n=48; 44.4%), but not so many referred the analogic reasoning (n=28; 25.9%). Teachers also referred to critical and systemic thinking as scientific competencies (n=72; 66.7%) and gave less importance to others like observation and argumentation (n=27; 25.0%). Results analysis corroborate that an inquiry-base teaching methodology requires history of geology and an epistemological reflection to be integrated in teachers’ initial training and professional development. The epistemology behind geology classes has to be taught to eradicate alternative conception about the scientific method."
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS & VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN HOSPITALS: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS
Authors: Meneses Rute F. , Sani Ana , Barros Carla
Published: July 2022

"Ideally, all individuals should be involved in the sustainable development goals attainment. Even though frequently ignored, Psychology can have a considerable impact in this context. Psychology students can also make an important contribution as such. Additionally, an area in desperate need of attention, even before the hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic, is violence prevention in healthcare settings. Consequently, the aim of this study is to present the rationale, process and results of a project on violence prevention in hospitals undertaken by Psychology undergraduates. The 61 students enrolled in a 3rd-year compulsory course enthusiastically accepted the challenge to develop a brief training session for violence prevention in a hospital setting as part of their grading system. The theme and the possibility to develop a training session were proposed and not imposed. A total of 22 work groups were formed: 4 decided to focus on patients, 4 on nurses, 3 on mental health professionals/psychiatrists, 2 on psychologists, 2 on obstetrics/gynecology; almost all of the remaining groups chose health professionals in general. Only 4 groups decided to take the challenge one step further and direct their training for outside of the class, via Zoom. The sessions were scheduled to begin on the 7th December 2021. Among the sub-themes chosen by the groups (with no constraints from the teacher), there is: burnout (3 groups), psychological well-being, depression, communication, resilience, and optimism. Globally, the groups were keen on complementing the psycho educational component with a skills training approach. Consequently, during undergraduates’ skills training, students can become more aware of the sustainable development goals and experience simple ways they can contribute to them (e.g., Goals 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, and 17)."
PECULIAR NUTRITIONAL HABITS IN ROALD DAHL WORKS: A STORYTELLING INTERVENTION ON PROMOTING PRESCHOOLERS’ DIETARY SELF-REGULATION
Authors: Kalaitzi Christina
Published: July 2022

"One of the recurring motifs in Roald Dahl works whether leading to the plot’s unfolding or not, is the peculiar nutritional habits and, by extension, everything connected with it, such as socio-emotional behaviors and concepts of the dietary rules’ infringement. Looking at The Twits’ distorted dietary hygiene, George’s Marvellous Medicine’s disorientated nutritional advices and The BFG’s disgusting essential goods, it can be observed that the food as an act and its processes, are cultural notions identifying current concepts of not only the excesses and the adult’s control upon children, but also the pedagogically proper nutrition. A reading of the interpretations carried by food’s humorous representations in Dahl’s aforementioned classics is ventured. The ways of how children’s literature depicts the characters’ nutritional attitudes and their possible implications on their behavior are analyzed. While proceeding, the design of a storytelling intervention on promoting dietary self-regulation is proposed for kindergarten. A series of narrative and creative writing activities of subverting and parodying Dahl’s works, which aim to familiarize preschoolers with notions such as nutritional balance, food hygiene and eating habits, is presented. Dahl’s humorous and extreme carnivalesque depiction of nourishment, followed by an exaggerated deviation of normal eating habits, is what could provoke and motivate preschoolers to shape a healthy nutritional attitude and a dietary self-regulation. The contribution of this particular study is to highlight children’s literature significant role as a means of influencing children’s thinking on fundamental issues related with their health, and to demonstrate storytelling’s dynamics as a teaching tool for shaping their attitudes towards life matters."
SPORT AND PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
Authors: Rickels Austin , Montebello Matthew
Published: July 2022

"The mission of sport and performance psychology is to facilitate psychosomatic resolutions to help boost performance and well-being in those individuals who participate in sports. The incorporation of these performance-enhancing concepts in mental training is especially important for high school student-athletes with a negative mindset. Unfortunately, at the secondary level, there are a limited number of educational processes available which formally guide student-athletes through their psychological development in sport. As a result, many student-athletes are left without the mental skills needed to cope with the physical, psychological, and socioemotional demands of competition. The development of sport and performance psychology courses in schools could help facilitate positive improvements in how student-athletes think, act, and ultimately play, by merging the informal setting of extracurricular sports with the formal setting of the classroom. In this paper, we employ a mixed methods case study to demonstrate how a high school sport psychology class could impact the mindset of student-athletes. Course curriculum and pedagogy, grounded in a number of learning theories, was designed to utilize educational and psychological principles to create a course anchored in sport and performance psychology concepts. Specifically, this case study demonstrates course effectiveness at building mental skill through the cognitive-behavioral system of ‘Event + Response = Outcome’ in 14 different self-actualizing constructs like goal-setting, mental toughness, and leadership. We present our results on mental skill development and draw a number of conclusions alongside several recommendations for those wishing to incorporate an innovative sport psychology course at the secondary level."
CORRELATION BETWEEN PASSIVE REST AND THE APPEARANCE OF FATIGUE IN A GROUP OF PUPILS FROM BOTOSANI COUNTY
Authors: Albu Adriana , Crăcană Alexandra Ioana , Dima Florin
Published: July 2022

"Introduction: fatigue is a physiological phenomenon that disappears when lowering effort levels and when sleeping. Young people need at least nine hours of sleep per day. Material and methods: the study was carried out on a group of 246 high schoolers (9th and 11th grade) from three schools in Boto?ani County. Pupils completed a questionnaire with questions about the daily time spent sleeping at night, the presence of fatigue, the time of day and the day of the week when it occurs and the presence of sleep during the day (naps). The results were processed using Pearson’s chi-squared test. Results and discussions: most pupils sleep for 6-7 hours (37.80%) or 7-8 hours (33.73%) per night, with statistically insignificant differences between the two classes (p>0.05). Fatigue is often present in 46.34% of cases with insignificant differences between classes (p>0.05). The correlation between night sleep and fatigue shows significant differences (p?0.05). When waking up in the morning, 44.30% of young people feel tired, with statistically significant differences (p?0.01). The correlation between the time allotted for nighttime sleep and the presence of morning fatigue shows statistically significant differences (p?0.01). Most pupils in the 11th grade feel tired at the end of the week, while those in the 9th grade show signs of fatigue at the start of the week, the differences being statistically significant (p?0.05). The correlation between nighttime sleep and the occurrence of fatigue during the week highlights statistically insignificant differences (p>0.05). Napping is rarely present in most cases (46.74%), the calculated differences being insignificant between classes (p>0.05) Conclusions: insufficient sleep during the night is associated in most cases with the appearance of fatigue, an aspect that must be carefully studied and monitored from a medical point of view."
GENIUS LOCI: THE RIGHT CONCEPT FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION?
Authors: Musil Jan
Published: July 2022

"The paper deals with the phenomenon which, when grasped in a suitable way, can become an integral part of teaching in Czech schools: it is genius loci and related instruction. In the context of ongoing discussions on the new form of the curriculum, on the rapid changes in society over the past two decades and especially on the outlook for the future development of (not only) the Czech natural environment, we recognize the importance of the development of knowledge of the landscape. All existing processes, phenomena and landscape in general provide wide range for evaluation and cognitive part of children‘s personality. The environmental dimension, ranging from local aspects to global challenges and problems, also extends the personal and subjective conception of the place. Finally, practical experience and the development of competencies, in addition to knowledge, complete the use and application of the place by pupils in the intentions of locally grounded learning. The paper is divided into two parts, the first is devoted to the theoretical background, introduction of the key factors of both phenomena and their risks, and the second follows the context of curricular documents, teaching and place-based education on examples of pedagogical practice. Finally, the paper focuses on the view of outdoor education and place-based education as tools for student participation in the formation, consolidation and preservation of the genius loci in the level of knowledge, values, community cooperation, shared memory and common traditions."
EMOTIONAL AWARENESS OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. ANALYSIS OF NEEDS AND INTERVENTION PROPOSALS
Authors: Filella Gemma , Barreiro Felicidad , Berastegui Jon , Méndez Maria José , Priego-Ojeda María , Ros-Morente Agnès
Published: July 2022

"The ability to master emotional vocabulary is evidenced to enhance emotional expression, as well as broaden knowledge of the world and facilitate interpersonal relationships. Also, it helps to develop critical thinking, promotes abstraction, deepens self-knowledge, emotional regulation, forge solid social relationships and improves emotional competencies: emotional awareness, emotional regulation, emotional autonomy, social competence and competences for life and well-being. Some of them are mediated by language, such as emotional awareness which is the first step towards becoming aware of one’s own emotions and the emotions of others as well as capturing the emotional climate of a particular context. This study aims to be a needs analysis to detect the level of emotional vocabulary that primary students know differentiating between positive, negative and ambiguous emotions. Consequently, the differences between gender and grades had been explored. The sample of this study was constituted of 551 primary students (335 boys and 216 girls). An instrument developed ad-hoc was implemented to measure the emotional vocabulary. A quantitative analysis was done with the program IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0 software. The results showed that as participants' ages increased, more positive emotions were detected. Apart from that, a greater number of negative and ambiguous emotions were noticed in the older participants. On the other hand, the younger participants reported an increased number of positive words. As compared to the boys, the girls reported more positive words. To explain these results, a variety of explanations and arguments could be considered. According to previous research, studies have demonstrated how relevant is to carry out emotional competence’s programmes based in emotional education in primary schools at early ages, since then exists major flexibility and capacity to acquire emotional vocabulary. These interventions also prevent bullying and aid in conflict resolution, in addition to improving emotional vocabulary."
ASSESSING E-PORTFOLIO ACCEPTABILITY IN AN ONLINE COURSE
Authors: Ouherrou Nihal , Auli-Giraldo Margarita , Metz Stéphanie Mailles Viard
Published: July 2022

"E-portfolios play an important role in the success of online courses in higher education. They help universities to provide a more effective and efficient teaching-learning process by enabling students to track their skills and proceed towards their future career goals. In view of the rapid expansion of e-portfolios in French universities, a challenging problem arises regarding its acceptance and use by higher education students, particularly in the context of online courses. Indeed, using new technology can be considered as a process that implies the evolution of judgment over time. To address this gap, the present study has two objectives. First, it explores the key factors of acceptability (before use) and acceptance (after first use) of the e-portfolio Karuta according to the literature and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Second, it aims to generate appropriate assumptions and validate research instruments for a new experiment (e.g., questions, items). This is a quantitative and qualitative survey with a descriptive scope. Data were collected from 10 Master students in pedagogical and digital engineering at Aix-Marseille University, France. The research instrument is a questionnaire consisting of open and closed-end questions including: 41 items using a 7 points Likert Scale, which covers Self-Regulated Online Learning (SRSOL), UTAUT’s factors and the perceived enjoyment variable administered before and after use; 2 open questions to gather more explanations from participants about their reasons to continue to (or not to) use the e-portfolio in the future; and 1 question about their feelings regarding the reflexive activity implemented when they completed or used the e-portfolio within the Karuta tool. The results showed that students seem to have the intention to continue to use the e-portfolio as part of their learning process. Besides, it appears that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence predict behavioral intention to use and to continue to use the e-portfolio."
PEDAGOGICAL EVALUATION PHASES – LESSON STUDY SURVEY
Authors: Bényei Rita Sápiné , Csernoch Mária
Published: July 2022

"The results of international cooperation in the field of vocational education and training are reported in the Erasmus+ international project LS4VET (Lesson Study for VET, 2021) and the implementation of the lesson study theory of Stigler and Hiebert has been explored. Our pilot lesson study on classroom evaluation in primary schools fits into this line of research and explores further aspects of the theory. The project was launched in Hungary, in the academic year of 2021/2022. Our action research was conducted in the fields of sciences, humanities, and physical education in Grades 5–8. We wanted to find out how assessment methods and tools in these areas are adapted to the age group, the situation, and the curriculum. We must highlight that the focus of the project was not on the measurement of the growth of the learners’ learning ability, but rather on the teacher-student-student interactions. During the research, different lessons and lesson segments were visited and video recorded, then discourse analysis (Burgess and Cargill, 2013) – a new approach to content analysis – was applied to investigate the evaluation methods in the lessons. Our main research questions are: (1) What are the consciously used evaluation methods? (2) What is the distribution of the evaluators? (3) Are there subject or science specific tools applied in the evaluation process? (4) How personal, supportive, and tactful is the evaluation? (5) What is the quality and quantity of verbal and non-verbal feedback? (6) What activities are emerged to support learners’ self-evaluation skills?"
SPEAKING IN A LANGUAGE VERSUS SPEAKING A LANGUAGE IN COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE ATTAINMENT
Authors: Qhobosheane Motsamai Edward , Phindane Pule
Published: July 2022

"This article aimed to promote speaking skill as part of communicative competence acquisition, under the auspices of Communicative Language Teaching approach in English as a First Additional Language in intermediate phase (Grade 4-6) in Free State province township primary schools. Moreover, this article aimed to ensure that proficient learners in English are produced for the senior phase, and that the conducive communicative environment is created as well as to be sustained by all stakeholders, to enable the learners’ communicative competence acquisition, hence English is adopted as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) in most Free State township primary schools. In the same vein, this article seeks to promote the adoption of English as LoLT in foundation phase, for better communicative competence acquisition in intermediate phase. English beyond the classroom approach, and English across the curriculum, are the two approaches advocated by this article to make communicative competence to be the goal and the responsibility of all the stakeholders inside and outside the teaching and learning classroom environment. For the intensive and the extensive knowledge regarding speaking as part of communicative competence, scholarly articles were consulted by the researcher."
PHILOSOPHICAL GAMES IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Authors: Anagnostou Maria , Lazou Anna , Mele Enea , Ktena Aphrodite
Published: July 2022

"Philosophical games provide an innovative transformative structure in the learning process for all levels of formal education. The motivation is to provide elementary school teachers with an innovative methodology for Game-based-Learning of Philosophy/in Philosophy teaching. A combination and attentive collaboration of Philosophy, Art and games/ Game-based Learning provides new tools in approaching and solving the problems that education faces today. Since Game-based Learning constitutes a strong trend in technologically enhanced learning, is the, where/with the employment of gaming elements both in learning content and learning pathways, the proposed methodology leads to a series of novel applications about teaching philosophy that enable young agents to cultivate hypothetic-deductive and critical thinking with a positive attitude towards others and developing feelings of constructive antagonism. The teaching scenario proposed aims at cultivating hypothetic – deductive and critical thought/moreover, enhances the linguistic ability in the vocabulary of ancient Greek philosophy as well. The scenario is part of a game suite entitled “Entering the Socratic school” and targets 10–12-year-old children. It is easy to implement on any digital platform with open-source tools used by almost every teacher. The game elements rely on the structure of the learning content rather than on the digital tools themselves. The methodology consists in designing a concept map and defining the game narrative, the game levels and transitions between levels, the mechanics to be used, such as polls, badges, and leaderboards. Online activities include digital games such as quizzes and crossword puzzles, student generated comic stories, and a digital guide. They are complemented by physical activities involving movement and dialogue using fishbowl techniques and Socratic circles. The proposed teaching scenario will be implemented in the classroom in the following academic year and our work team applies interdisciplinary approaches inspired by at least three different fields of expertise."
INVESTIGATING CHALLENGES FACED BY INTERMEDIATE PHASE EDUCATORS IN THE TEACHING OF READING IN ENGLISH FAL. A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT
Authors: Kodi Zodwa , Phindane Pule
Published: July 2022

"Reading challenges by learners has been a widely researched topic by a lot of researchers. Poor teaching of reading by educators result in learners not being able to read. English is mostly used as a language of teaching and learning and that has influenced the rational for this research project. The purpose of this study was to investigate challenges faced by the English Intermediate Phase educators. learning cannot be successful without mastering reading as it is a basic tool for learning, it is not only in South Africa whereby English educators are not English speakers, yet learners are expected to master to English. Educators seem not to have good instructional practices as learners struggle to understand in English on its own. The study used a qualitative research approach with case study research design. The researcher used purposive samples, and selected 5 primary schools in which the population comprised of English Departmental Heads, and 3 English educators from each of the selected primary schools. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, documentations and note-taking. The theory of Rosenblatt, who believes in a relationship between the text and the reader, has been followed on the premise that, what the reader already knows will determine how much he interprets or understands in the text. Thematic approach was used to analyse data. The study found that teachers who are not thoroughly trained are unable to produce good performing learners and that has influenced the whole system of education. Overcrowded classes to practice good reading strategies, no proper reading assessment strategies, and no monitoring and moderation of reading by SMT. The study recommended extensive training of and teachers through in-service-training for lengthier periods, clear guidelines of teach reading, monitoring and moderation. Mostly, educators indicated their desire to be trained in technology as learners prefer it rather than books and chalkboard."
Evcil Tavşanlarda Sindirim Sistemi Parazitlerinin Yaygınlığının Araştırılması
Authors: GÖKPINAR Sami , AKDENİZ Sinem , AKKUŞ Gözde Nur
Published: July 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı Kırıkkale ve Ankara yöresinde yetiştiriciliği yapılan evcil tavşanlarda sindirim sistemi parazitlerinin yaygınlığının araştırılmasıdır. Çalışma sırasında 100 adet tavşan kafesinden dışkı örnekleri alınmıştır. Her kafesten alınan dışkılar kafes içerisindeki tavşan sayısına bakılmaksızın tek örnek olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Alınan örnekler Fülleborn flotasyon tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Muayene sonucunda incelenen 100 dışkı örneğinin 44 tanesinin (%44) en az bir parazit türü ile enfekte olduğu saptanmıştır. 44 pozitif örneğin 40 tanesinin tek, 4 tanesinin ise iki parazit türü içerdiği tespit edilmiştir. İncelenen dışkı örneklerinde protozoonlardan Eimeria spp. ookistlerine, helmintlerden Passalurus ambiguus ve Trichostrongylus spp. yumurtalarına rastlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada Eimeria spp., %34, P. ambiguus, %2, Trichostrongylus spp., %4, Eimeria spp.+ Trichostrongylus spp., %3 ve Eimeria spp.+P. ambiguus %1 oranında tespit edilmiştir. İki veya daha fazla tavşanın bir arada bulunduğu kafeslerden alınan örneklerde parazit varlığı (%88.1), tek tavşanın barındırıldığı kafeslerden alınan örneklere göre (%12.1) istatistiki olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Bu çalışma ile yörede hobi ya da ekonomik kazanç amacıyla yetiştiriciliği yapılan evcil tavşanlarda sindirim sistemi parazitlerinin yaygınlığı ilk defa belirlenmiştir.
Editorial
Authors: Cavalari Junior Octavio , Nardi Julio Cesar
Published: July 2022

EDITORIAL

Revista Ifes Ciência – ISSN: 2359-4799

Volume 7, n. 2 – 2021
Los retos de la historiografía actual: el caso de la literatura hispanoamericana entre los siglos XX y XXI
Authors: García Plancarte Galicia
Published: July 2022

Las grandes historias de la literatura hispanoamericana de mediados de siglo XX, se adscribieron al modelo hegemónico decimonónico, que les proporcionó las bases para la conformación y categorización, del canon hispanoamericano de la primera mitad del siglo; sin embargo, mientras que las publicadas entre las décadas de los sesenta y los ochenta, además de reproducir la sistematización anterior, parecen detenerse después del boom, como si este fuera la última gran manifestación aglutinante en la literatura hispanoamericana.  Ante el boom, como una representación “exotizada” de la realidad americana, en las historias de la literatura más recientes, se contrapone el Posboom, originado en la academia norteamericana y ligado a la noción de posmodernidad, según el cual la narrativa hispanoamericana desde los setenta hasta el fin de siglo, busca insertarse en “tendencias” no regionales o, en su defecto, “universalizar” lo regional. Si bien es cierto que esta oposición al boom dio lugar en los noventa, al surgimiento de movimientos como el del Crack, en México, y McOndo en Chile; el posboom como categoría constructiva en la conformación del canon, no da cuenta de la totalidad de tendencias temáticas, discursivas y de representación de la literatura hispanoamericana de las últimas décadas del siglo XX. De ahí que se señale la necesidad de revisar la configuración del joven canon contemporáneo, a partir de las historias literarias, para tratar de ver, desde lo posnacional, sus posibles preocupaciones temáticas y estéticas desde las cuales se dibujan los nuevos rasgos de un canon literario hispanoamericano finisecular.
Fernanda Melchor y el mercado editorial de la literatura de entretenimiento
Authors: Serrato José Eduardo
Published: July 2022

En este trabajo se estudia la manera en que la industria del entretenimiento controla el mercado editorial a través de nichos de mercado, los cuales son disfrazados por medio de un discurso cultural que relaciona la obra promovida con la literatura del boom latinoamericano. Al hacer un análisis de la ideología de estos nichos de mercado encontramos que se explota el morbo del lector(a) por medio de ficciones seudofeministas. Este tipo de literatura fomenta el mercado de la pornomisieria y el consumo de estereotipos machistas que denigran la problemática de la violencia de género.
Pelatihan Mengembangkan Ide Bisnis dengan Menggunakan Bisnis Model Canvas pada Kelompok Karang Taruna di Mekarjaya Kota Depok
Authors: Herwati Kanaria , Suyahya Indra , Asikin Iin
Published: July 2022

Kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat imemberikan pelatihan dalam mengembangkan ide bisnis bagi anggota karang Taruna RW.18 Keluraha Mekarjaya kota depok. Target rencana kegiatan ini adalah salah satu dari Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi yaitu Pengabdian Kepada  Masyarakat. Diharapkan dengan diadakanya kegaiatan pelatihan ini , anggota karang taruna yang mengikuti pelatihan dapat menemukan ide bisnisnya dengan mengunakan Bisnis Model Canvas, sehingga dapat membut keguatan usaha berbasis UMKM yang dapat membantu mengataasi kesulitan ekonomi  masayarakt dalam menghadapi era pandemic covid 19 saat ini.
Kajian Penyerapan CO2 Menggunakan Kanopi dengan Tanaman Rambat di Univeristas Presiden
Authors: Hulu Berkat Juniaslina Debora
Published: July 2022

Udara merupakan salah satu komponen yang dibutuhkan oleh organisme, terutama manusia. Kualitas udara dapat mempengaruhi manusia. Salah satu yang mempengaruhi kualitas udara adalah meningkatnya jumlah kendaraan yang menghasilkan emisi CO2 dan berbahaya bagi kesehatan manusia. Efek rumah kaca juga terjadi akibat meningkatnya CO2 di bumi sehingga jejak karbon di udara menjadi berbahaya dan lapisan ozon semakin menipis. Dari permasalahan tersebut maka respon yang akan dilakukan adalah mengaplikasikan kanopi tanaman rambat di area parkir kampus untuk menyerap CO2. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi penyerapan CO2 oleh pohon eksisting menghitung total ukuran kanopi dan jumlah tanaman rambat yang dibutuhkan kanopi, mengetahui perkiraan luas total dan jumlah tanaman rambat yang dibutuhkan untuk menyerap sisa emisi. Tanaman merambat yang digunakan adalah tanaman markisa (Passiflora) dan pohon trembesi (Samanea saman) sebagai tanaman yang dominan di area kampus. Metode yang digunakan adalah data sekunder dari tinjauan pustaka dan data kuantitatif dengan analisis matematis dalam pengumpulan data dan perangakat lunak seperti Google Eart, QGIS, dan QCAD untuk merancang desain rekomendasi kanopi tanaman rambat. Hasil dari simulasi penelitian ini adalah perencanaan kanopi tanaman rambat dapat membantu menyerap CO2 di udara dan total emisi tahuanan dari 134,789,89.8 ton/tahun akan menjadi 134,788,520 ton/tahun setelah penerapan kanopi tanaman rambat markisa.
Peningkatan Pemahaman Konsep Siswa Melalui Implementasi Media Interaktif e-book Selama Pembelajaran Daring di SMK Patriot Peterongan Jombang
Authors: Prihatiningtyas Suci , Nofitasari Dwi , Pertiwi Novia Ayu Sekar
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan pemahaman konsep siswa dengan menerapkan pembelajaran daring menggunakan e-book. Metode penelitian menggunakan pra-eksperimental.Adapun desain penelitian menggunakan One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Teknik pengambilan data dengan menggunakan tes pemahaman konsep sebanyak 15 soal essay. Uji normalitas (N-gain) digunakan untuk mengetahui peningkatan pemahaman konsep dari hasil pembelajaran sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan menggunakan e-book. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan uji normalitas terdapat perubahan nilai Pretest-Posttest setelah pembelajaran dengan memakai e-book sebesar 0,47 dengan kriteria sedang. Hal ini membuktikan adanya pertambahan pemahaman konsep IPA oleh siswa SMK. Secara keseluruhan, siswa memberikan respons positif terhadap pembelajaran daring berbantuan e-book untuk meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa