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EXAMINING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE NEWLY UPGRADED RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MUMBWA DISTRICT OF CENTRAL PROVINCE, ZAMBIA
Authors: Simpokolwe Derrick , Kabeta Rachel Mabuku 
Published: July 2022

This study examined the academic performance of the newly upgraded rural secondary schools in Mumbwa District of Central Province in Zambia. The study had a total of 90 participants. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods as a descriptive survey. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used. The findings of the study revealed that the upgraded rural secondary schools had poor learning and teaching environments due to shortage of classroom space, facilities such as libraries and science laboratories. Apart from that, the study revealed that these rural upgraded secondary schools lacked adequate teaching and learning materials coupled with inadequate and under-qualified teaching staff which contributed greatly to the poor performance of learners in these schools. The study revealed that the academic performance of pupils in the three years was below 50% pass rate. The study recommends that the Ministry of General Education and other stakeholders should build more infrastructure and improve the existing ones in these upgraded rural secondary schools. Apart from that, the Ministry of General Education should provide adequate and prescribed teaching and learning materials to these schools to avoid teaching learners using outdated materials which may be contributing to poor performance. Further, the Ministry of General Education should send more qualified teachers to these upgraded rural secondary schools. This would improve the performance of learners and hence meet the aspiration of the Ministry of General Education for all learners both in urban and rural secondary schools.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0950/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES PREDISPOSING LATENESS TO SCHOOL AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ESAN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Onolemhemhen P. E. , Akpede Mabel Omonigho 
Published: July 2022

The study examined psychosocial factors predisposing lateness to school among secondary school students in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether academic stress, depression or emotional stability is responsible for lateness to school among secondary school students in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study covers all the three thousand, two hundred and seventy two (3272) Senior Secondary School (SSS) students in the 16 secondary schools in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample of one hundred and sixty three (163) secondary school students was used for the study. The instrument used for this study was a questionnaire titled: psychosocial factor to lateness Survey Questionnaire (PFLSQ). The reliability of the instrument was done using the Cronbach reliability technique. The researcher personally administered the questionnaire to teachers after due permission was taken from the head teacher. Descriptive statistics such as mean (X ̅) and standard deviation (S.D) was used to analyze the research question. The data was analysed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS® version 20). The result showed that academic stress, depression and emotional instability predispose lateness to school among secondary school students in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. It was recommended that schools should operate a strict and functional punctuality policy whereby every student, teacher or any other staff of the school that resumes after a particular scheduled time will not be allowed into the school premises.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0968/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
ROLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN BUILDING WORLD CLASS INSTITUTIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TEACHING-LEARNING: A SURVEY
Authors: Gupta Adit , Rana Nishta , Raj Mool 
Published: July 2022

The study aims to understand the role of digital media in building world class institutions with special reference to teaching-learning in higher education institutions of Jammu city and their adjoining areas. A descriptive survey method was used for conducting the study. The sample consists of 1478 stakeholders i.e., students, teachers and administrators who were associated with the higher education institutions. The findings of the research reveal that stakeholders have a high level of awareness about various digital media initiatives such as SWAYAM, MOOCs, Swayam Prabha, e-PG Pathshala etc. Results show that 96.9% of stakeholders accessed YouTube for teaching and learning activities and 60.3% of stakeholders considered the SWAYAM Platform for pursuing MOOCs. The stakeholders faced several problems while using digital media in higher education. Lack of knowledge, skills, poor internet speed, the shift from one media to another, affordability of devices, accessibility of information, lack of effective collaborations, teacher’s reluctance and political influence on institutions are the problems which are currently being faced by more than 50% of the stakeholders.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0979/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
VISUAL ANALOGIES IN DERMATOLOGY: IMPACT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC ACUMEN OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS
Authors: Assunção Denise M. , Moura Alexandre S. , Ribeiro Lígia M. C. 
Published: July 2022

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Visual analogies are much used in medical education; however, their effect on the development of clinical reasoning has yet to be investigated. In fields such as dermatology in which reasoning is predominantly based on the recognition of visual patterns, analogies may be even more useful. <strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the effects of the use of visual analogies on the accuracy of undergraduate medical students in diagnosing skin disorders. <strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-four fourth-year medical students were divided into two groups to train in diagnosing skin diseases, either using visual analogies (study group) or from descriptions of elementary lesions (control group). The accuracy of the groups in diagnosing skin disorders was evaluated at 30 and 90 days after training, with their ability to create analogies also being tested at the 90-day evaluation. <strong>Results: </strong>Diagnostic accuracy improved in both groups when the students’ performance before training was compared with their accuracy 30 days later (study group: 7.24±1.71 versus 8.76±1.83 respectively, p&lt;0.001; control group: 7.42±2.02 versus 8.27±1.42, respectively, p&lt;0.001). Results were similar 90 days after training. There was no statistically significant difference in diagnostic accuracy between the groups at 30 or 90 days following training (p=0.378). The study group performed better than the control group at making analogies (p&lt;0.001), but there was no statistically significant correlation between diagnostic accuracy and the ability to make analogies (r- -9,15; p=0.437). <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Diagnostic accuracy improved similarly in both groups. Other formats of visual analogies should be evaluated to clarify their role in developing diagnostic skills in dermatology.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0947/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
SERIAL MULTIPLE MEDIATION OF SELF-TRANSCENDENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR OF COVID-19 AND SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: Anlı Gazanfer , Bilgin Okan 
Published: July 2022

During COVID-19 period, positive psychology and positive aspects of human nature become important. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of self-transcendence and psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective happiness in university students during the COVID-19 period. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, Self-transcendence Scale and Subjective Happiness Scale were completed online by 437 university students. According to the results of correlation analysis, positive significant correlations were found between psychological resilience, self-transcendence and subjective happiness and fear of COVID-19 was negatively related to these variables. The mediating roles were examined by using the bootstrap method with Hayes’ PROCESS template. As a result of this analysis, the serial multiple mediation of self-transcendence and psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective happiness was statistically significant. Obtained findings were discussed in line with the literature and suggestions were made to the researchers.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0555/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
EXPLORING THE USE OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN ORAL COMMUNICATION
Authors: Zamani Nur Fadzilah Muhamad , Rahmat Noor Hanim , Sim Mok Soon , Bithiah Susanna Bithiah Varma , Ghani Madaha Hanafi@Mohd , Azram Aina Athirah Rozman 
Published: July 2022

<p>There are many types of oral communicant, and they serve different functions. In the classroom settings, one-to-one communication between students and instructors or even between students and their peers are important interactions. For effective communication to take place, the speakers need to use communication strategies. What are some aspects that hinder or encourage effective communication? This study is done to explore the communication strategies used by learners in the classroom context. In the context of this study, two views of communication strategies are investigated, and they are (a) Interactional view, which is used to avoid disruptions in communication, and (b) Psycholinguistic view which is used to solve the communicator’s problem to fill in the gaps in communication. The instrument used in this study is a survey with two main sections: interactional view and psycholinguistic view. The interactional view is measured by 12 items while the psycholinguistic view is measured by 14 items. Findings revealed interesting discoveries about the interactional and psycholinguistic views when it comes to the use of communication strategies to help language learners reduce their fear of learning the language. The findings bear interesting implications in the teaching of language to provide learners with a positive learning experience.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0905/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES OF A COOPERATIVE MANAGER: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES CONTEXT
Authors: Cuevas Rotsen T. , Murcia John Vianne B. 
Published: July 2022

<p>The decision to the selection of managers comes with the consideration of several factors, especially in a cooperative organization. With this, the study was conducted to provide a scenario on how cooperatives perform when it comes to the recruitment of a manager and identify the relative importance of the features or attributes (management style, educational attainment, experience, and areas of expertise) in determining cooperatives’ best and least-preferred manager. A total of 400 members of the cooperative Board of Directors responded to a survey which employed 20 software-generated placards. Using a metric conjoint analysis, this study found out that as far as cooperatives in Mindanao are concerned, the areas of expertise of a manager is the most important attribute, while the educational attainment of a manager is the least important attribute. On aggregate, a manager with expertise in member relations is most preferred, while a manager that has educational attainment of a doctoral degree is the least preferred attribute level. The additive model of conjoint analysis further revealed that the most preferable manager is one that has a democratic style of management, holder of bachelor’s degree, with two to four years of experience and has an expertise in member relations, while the least preferred combination is a manager that has a management style by walking around or listening type, holder of bachelor’s degree, one year or less experienced, and has an expertise in marketing and promotions. Implications of this study are also discussed.</p><p> </p><p><strong>JEL</strong>: J24; O15; L20</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0958/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
AN IDEAL COMMONWEALTH: JUST A MYTH OR A POSSIBLE OPTION?
Authors: Šabec Tina 
Published: July 2022

<p>This study discusses an ideal commonwealth as presented in Thomas More’s socio-political satire Utopia. The book has two parts, in Book two More gives a detailed description of the island of Utopia, a self-sufficient state that produces everything necessary for its inhabitants. Furthermore, the island, people, cities, customs, laws and other special characteristics are described. Finally, the study seeks to examine today’s view of More’s humanistic ideas. The question arises to what extent is the idea just a myth or is there realistic options to implement this in today’s world.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0966/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
A POSTCOLONIAL READING OF AMA ATA AIDOO'S ANOWA AND MAISHE MAPONYA'S THE HUNGRY EARTH
Authors: Rouabhia Ridha 
Published: July 2022

Literature has always been read in a variety of ways, some of which struggle to uncover the latent ideologies behind its aesthetics. Postcolonial theory is, by definition, the best in this regard. This study aimed to approach Ama Ata Aidoo's Anowa and Maishe Maponya's The Hungry Earth, and establish a comparison between them in the light of postcolonial perspectives. The method used in this study is qualitative, and the texts are taken from Gilbert's Postcolonial plays, which include a collection of contemporary plays considered by critics as masterpieces of postcolonial literature. This analysis showed that Anowa and The Hungry Earth are anti-colonial plays par excellence. They both mirror the cruelty and oppression of Western colonialism in Africa and reveal some of its colonial discourse and ideologies. They condemn and document the horrible aspects of discrimination and exploitation. Moreover, they both imply different strategies to resist colonialism, among which mimicry, hybridity, and armed fighting are the most highlighted. This study could be beneficial to students of postcolonial literature to build on it in their future studies. This study recommends the application of other literary theories in the analysis of these two plays, amongst them Feminism and Marxism. In addition to the postcolonial-oriented themes covered in this article, a sense of patriarchy, social inequality, and class distinction is also developed.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0936/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARD BLENDED TEACHING
Authors: Hieu Hua Hong , Yen Phuong Hoang 
Published: July 2022

Under the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, it is a must for education institutes all over the world to incorporate online teaching into their teaching program. In Vietnam, high school teachers and students are now familiar with blended teaching in which students will learn from at least 30% of their lessons online and 70% face-to-face. This research aims at investigating Vietnamese high school students’ perceptions toward the benefits and challenges of blended teaching. Two research questions will be answered (1) “What are high school students’ perceptions toward the benefits of blended teaching?” and (2) “What are high school students’ perceptions toward the challenges of blended teaching?”. There were 200 sciences students (72 participants majoring in Physics, 60 in Chemistry, and 68 in Biology) from 3 high schools for the gifted in Vietnam who participated in the study. The results of the research show that the majority of participants agreed on the benefits and challenges of blended teaching in the context of high school for the gifted in Vietnam. The current study suggests that teachers should have an effective lecture design to help their students acquire science knowledge better in blended classes.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0934/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
THE REALITY OF GRADUATES OF DA NANG UNIVERSITY OF SPORTS FROM 2011 TO 2015, WORKING IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS IN SOME CENTRAL PROVINCES OF VIETNAM / THỰC TRẠNG SINH VIÊN TỐT NGHIỆP TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC THỂ THAO ĐÀ NẴNG TỪ NĂM 2011 ĐẾN NĂM 2015 CÔNG TÁC TRONG LĨNH VỰC THỂ THAO Ở MỘT SỐ TỈNH MIỀN TRUNG CỦA VIỆT NAM
Authors: Long Nguyen Van , Binh Nguyen Thanh 
Published: July 2022

<p>Da Nang Sports University is always deeply aware that human resource training is very important in the new situation. Over the years, the University has promoted its internal resources, enlisted the support from the outside, and at the same time implemented many measures to improve the quality of training in a modern and positive direction. The results achieved are significant, but a long-term stable path is needed to be able to reap higher results.</p><p> </p><p>Trường Đại học thể thao Đà Nẵng luôn nhận thức sâu sắc công tác đào tạo nguồn nhân lực là rất quan trọng trong tình hình mới. Những năm qua, Nhà trường đã phát huy nội lực, tranh thủ sự hỗ trợ từ bên ngoài, đồng thời thực hiện nhiều biện pháp nhằm nâng cao chất lượng đào tạo theo hướng hiện đại và tích cực. Kết quả đạt được là đáng kể, nhưng cần một lộ trình ổn định lâu dài để có thể gặt hái hiệu quả cao hơn.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0847/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
EVALUATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MALE ATHLETES AGED 15-16 FROM THE MUAY TEAM IN DISTRICT 2, HOCHIMINH CITY, VIETNAM / ĐÁNH GIÁ SỰ PHÁT TRIỂN THỂ LỰC CHUYÊN MÔN CỦA NAM VẬN ĐỘNG VIÊN ĐỘI MUAY LỨA TUỔI 15-16 TUỔI QUẬN 2, THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH, VIỆT NAM
Authors: Huong Tran Thi Kim , Nhat Nguyen Duong Trieu 
Published: July 2022

<p>Evaluation of the training effectiveness of the men's Muay team in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, aged 15-16 through the development of professional fitness; contribute to improving training efficiency and competition performance at tournaments. After one year of practice, all tests have grown at the threshold of probability P&lt;0.05.</p><p>Nghiên cứu này nhằm đánh giá hiệu quả tập luyện của đội tuyển Muay nam Quận 2, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh lứa tuổi 15-16 qua công tác phát triển thể lực chuyên môn, từ đó góp phần nâng cao hiệu quả tập luyện và thành tích thi đấu tại các giải đấu. Sau một năm thực nghiệm cho thấy, tất cả các test đều phát triển ở ngưỡng xác suất P &lt;0,05.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0998/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
THE ACTUAL SITUATION OF TESTING AND ASSESSING PHYSICAL EDUCATION RESULTS POINT IN THE DIRECTION OF DEVELOPING QUALITY AND CAPACITY FOR STUDENTS AT DPA PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE, VIETNAM
Authors: Tu Tran Thi , Yen Nguyen Thi Kim 
Published: July 2022

Testing and evaluating learners' learning outcomes is an important part of the teaching and educational management process. It is also a motivation for students to be active and proactive in learning, and at the same time, it helps teachers and the management department grasp the educational effectiveness of the school to direct, adjust the content, and apply methods teaching methods as well as appropriate testing and assessment to achieve educational goals. This article examines the current situation of testing and assessing learning outcomes in teaching Physical Education towards capacity development at DPA primary school in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam. The results of the survey are the basis for the adjustment of testing and assessment of learning outcomes in the direction of developing students' qualities and abilities, contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of education to meet the goals of the 2018 general education program at the school.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0945/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
THE IMPACT OF GIVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS A VOICE USING THE TEACHING GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING MODEL IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Authors: Dimmick Damien 
Published: July 2022

The impact of the teaching games for understanding model (TGfU) in education has mainly focussed on mainstream children who have not been diagnosed with having an additional or specific educational need (SEN). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the TGfU model by focussing on the feedback of the children about their learning journey. The activity of Table Tennis was used as the teaching medium in which to enact this student’s voice and then the children reviewed their learning by completing a questionnaire after each lesson. The questionnaire was adapted from the previous research of Cervelló et al., (2007) who originally devised a twenty-four-point questionnaire which was shortened to twelve questions for the purpose of this study. The research problem was whether the TGfU model and its principles could be adopted and adapted after giving the SEN students a greater sense of ownership of their own learning. In total, twelve children aged 11-16 from one special school institution were involved in this study and they all had additional learning needs. After a comprehensive literature review, there have been very few research papers which have looked at this specific topic with only one article on this subject coming from Malaysia (Ibrahim, 2021). The findings of this study show that there was a positive change in the levels of communication and control over the learning, social interaction and activity levels as a result of using a models-based approach to learning physical education with SEN children.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0938/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
ACUTE EFFECT OF INSPIRATORY MUSCLE WARM UP PROTOCOL ON DYNAMIC AND STATIC BALANCE PERFORMANCE
Authors: Bilgiç Adem , Özdal Mustafa , Vural Mehmet 
Published: July 2022

The aim of this study is to examine the acute effect of inspiratory muscle warm-up protocol on dynamic and static balance performance. For this purpose, 17 sedentary individuals participated whose ages were between 20-26 years old. On different days, right static, left static, right dynamic and left dynamic tests were applied to the subjects randomly after control, placebo and experimental protocol. PowerBreathe brand inspiratory training device was used for inspiratory warming and Biodex Balance SD isokinetic balance test mechanism was used for measurement. The data obtained as a result of the test were analyzed by using the SPSS package program version 22.0. The data obtained were analyzed separately for General balance, Anterior-Posterior (A-P) balance and Medial-Lateral (M-L) balance groups. According to the result obtained, while the inspiratory warming protocol created a significant positive effect in some balance groups, it did not create a significant effect in some balance groups. Therefore, it can be said that the inspiratory warming protocol affects some balance parameters but this effect is not a level that can directly benefit the performance.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0938/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>