ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Integrating Digital Literacy Skills and Technological Intelligence in the Higher Education Curriculum of India: A New Paradigm
Author: Varghese, Jijo
Date: 2022-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technological Literacy,College Curriculum,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,21st Century Skills,Curriculum Development,Educational Change

Background: The twenty-first-century learners can be termed as digital natives and therefore, any discussion on the pedagogies and curriculum must concentrate on integrating digital literacy skills and the teaching and learning materials must focus on the development of the technological intelligence of the learners. The principal apprehension for all the educationists and curriculum planners is how to transform and modify higher education for preparing the learners of this century to more effectively cope with the challenges of today's labor market. Purpose: The paper aims to answer two key questions facing higher educational educators are those of: (i) what is the present status of higher education in preparing the graduates with the necessary skills and competencies for 21st-century skills, and (ii) how can the present education system integrate the digital and technological intelligence in the curriculum? Methods: Exploration of the current Indian higher education curriculum and critically analyzing the results of various studies conducted in a similar area and by analyzing newspapers, educational policies, public survey results, and literature regarding the trends and developments in the higher education academia. Results: This disposition visualized the possible challenges and suggests practical measures to solve the problems and demand for a new paradigm where there is symbiotic integration of digital literacy skills and technological intelligence is highlighted. Conclusion: There is a great need for updating and transforming the curriculum and pedagogic approaches in tune with the learning styles and demands of the learners.
Millennials in Higher Education: Do They Really Learn Differently
Author: Goyal, Preeti
Date: 2022-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Age Groups,Generational Differences,College Students,Learning Processes,Student Characteristics,Comparative Analysis,Goal Orientation,Competition,Cognitive Style

Background: Effective skill development remains an important vehicle for national prosperity. As what appeared to work with their predecessor generation (Gen X) does not have the same results with Millennials many educators today are experimenting with pedagogies to effectively train Millennials. Globally, it is becoming evident that the Millennials in higher education learn very differently than their predecessors Purpose: Our study provides comparisons on three learning parameters of learning affectivity, goal orientation and competition between Gen X &amp; Millennials.. Methods: To study whether the learning attributes are similar or they differ across the two generations we compared the means of the three attributes under consideration. Results: We find Millennials to be different from Gen X across the three studied parameters suggesting that teaching pedagogies require a rethink for Millennials Conclusions: These results could be useful in designing appropriate teaching pedagogies that are likely to improve Millennials' learning.
Implementation and Barriers of Online Learning Based on TIPEC Framework: A Survey on Geography Teachers
Author: Sidauruk, Tumiar
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Program Implementation,Barriers,Electronic Learning,Technology Integration,Online Courses,Geography Instruction,High School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Learning Activities,Internet,Computer Security,Computer Software

Technology needs to be integrated with every learning process. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic situation does not allow face-to-face learning in class. Therefore, online education has become the primary choice. However, online learning itself comes with challenges from the perspective of the teachers and their students. This study aims to analyze the implementation and challenges of online learning in Senior High School on teacher perspectives. The study design adopted quantitative research with a survey approach. The respondents involved were 163 Geography Teachers from North Sumatra Province. Data were collected by using a google form questionnaire. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics. The results showed that the implementation of online learning in geography subject utilized various e-learning platforms and learning activities. Whereas, the barriers encountered in online learning based on TIPEC framework containing technological, pedagogical, individual and enabling conditions. The most barriers as follow: bandwidth issues and connectivity (technological factor), lack of feedback (pedagogical factor), inequality in access to internet connectivity (individual factor), and security (enabling conditions factor).
Physics Tutors&apos; Self-Efficacy and Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Research Activities in the Colleges of Education in Ghana
Author: Owusu-Sekyere, Kofi
Date: 2022-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physics,Tutors,Self Efficacy,Technology Uses in Education,Information Technology,Technology Integration,Research,Schools of Education,Science Instruction

Background: Self-efficacy in the use of ICT refers to a person's belief in their ability to succeed in the use of ICT in the teaching, learning and assessment process as well as research purposes. Purpose: The incorporation of ICT into teaching, learning and assessment, and for research purposes is a powerful tool that promotes the teaching-learning environment in several ways. This study was aimed at investigating Physics Tutors' self-efficacy (PTSE) level towards ICT integration into teaching, learning, assessment and research in the various Colleges of Education (CoE) in Ghana. Methods: A Four-point Likert Scale Questionnaire was used to obtain quantitative data from 16 physics tutors sampled from the 16 Science and Mathematics Colleges of Education in Ghana. The data obtained was analyzed based on a number of factors such as historical inclination towards the use of ICT among other things. Results: The findings from the study however reveled that most physics tutors accept and believe that the use of ICT in teaching physics significantly improves on teaching and learning. However, many of the Physics Tutors believe that there isn't enough support in terms of logistics and training from the various stakeholders such as institutional heads, supervisors and even colleagues in the usage of ICT in teaching and learning physics Conclusions: It is concluded that the overall PTSE towards ICT integration in the CoE is above average (2.6 on a scale of 4).
Academic Involvement in Children&apos;s Education: An Investigation into the Lives of Domestic Worker Parents of Kolkata
Author: Ghosh, Rupa
Date: 2021-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Service Occupations,Employed Parents,Child Care,Work Environment,Educational Attainment,Parent Background,Working Hours,Parent Participation,Elementary Education

Parenting holds tremendous significance in today's world as quality parenting facilitates the development of social and emotional competence in a child. The present study explores the dual role of domestic workers as workers and parents. Domestic Workers work from dawn to dusk to take care of their employees' families. The obvious question arises: who takes care of their children, back home? As a parent, Domestic workers with their odd working hours and low or no literacy rate are nowadays trying to overcome the socio-economic challenges as well as handicaps of the profession by getting involved in their children's academics. This paper investigates the effects of the length of working hours and education levels of domestic worker parents on their academic involvement with the children. The present study uses a descriptive survey research design to find out the relationship between academic involvement and work hours. The data was subjected to appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate a negative relationship between work hours and academic involvement. It is also revealed that higher education level to be associated with better academic involvement. The study thus calls for further intervention by schools and the government to motivate parents. Parent-teacher meetings may be of help in this respect along with workshops and government-sponsored programs to educate the parents to support them to climb up the socio-economic ladder through their children.
Students&apos; Readiness for Self-Regulated Smart Learning Environment
Author: Gambo, Yusufu
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Independent Study,Readiness,Undergraduate Students,Access to Computers,Internet,Goal Orientation,Time Management,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Computer Literacy,Foreign Countries

The increasing development in smart and mobile technologies supports transformation of learning environment into a smart learning environment to meet diverse learners' needs. Learning in an online environment requires motivation and skills to succeed. Self-regulated learning has been identified as one of the strategies for supporting students in an online learning environment. However, despite these innovations, there is a scarcity of well exploratory works to understand if students have skills, experiences, and technology resources for implementing a self-regulated smart learning environment. This study attempts to fill the gaps by investigating these experiences and technology resources. The study used mixed-method to investigate the readiness of 157 undergraduate students. The quantitative data used an online self-regulated learning questionnaire (OSLQ), and the qualitative data used focus group discussions. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlations, and the qualitative data used a thematic method to understand students' experiences. The investigations show that students understood the self-regulated learning process and its' role in their academic success. Moreover, they have access to mobile internet services and smart devices, mostly an android operating system. More so, goal setting, time management, and self-evaluation are among the top-level skills readiness, and there is a relationship between previous online learning experiences and these skills. Future research could investigate facilitators' readiness to develop a self-regulated smart learning environment for engaging online learning experiences and skills development.
School Closures: Facing Challenges of Learning Loss in India
Author: Singh, Chandra B. P.
Date: 2022-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,School Closing,Achievement Gains,Elementary Secondary Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Barriers,Online Courses,Family Environment,Parent Background,Resources,Educational Attainment,Community Involvement,Immunization Programs,Government Role,Hygiene,Disease Control

Background: Learning losses does not mean forgetting only curricular learning but slipping back of fundamental learning abilities that learner would have acquired during schooling. School closures in India have severely disrupted learning processes of children resulting in learning losses and social gaps in academic outcomes. Though school closure is a global phenomenon, its adverse effects on learning outcomes are unevenly distributed in the society. Purpose: The paper aims to trace the phenomenon of learning losses resulting from a prolonged school closures during COVID 19 pandemic at the national level since march 2020.The study further is directed to trace accessibilities and uses of digital resources in India. Method: The study used secondary sources of data mainly of Bihar to ascertain the trend of learning losses. The data were regenerated to measure the emerging trend. Results: Learning loss was unevenly distributed in the society. Those who were digitally equipped had compensated their learning losses during school closures. The Bihar had mere 5 per cent computer and 15 internet facilities. The rural households had only 3 per cent computer and 13 per cent internet facilities. Primary grade children especially of disadvantaged groups in Bihar suffered more because they have very limited home learning resources. Learning crisis was more prominent at elementary school level where both the home resources and digital tools were inadequate. They spent hours in surfing social media for private purposes. The phenomenon of cyber loafing was widely seen among young students, showing a serious problem of internet abuse by secondary school students. Conclusion: Despite constraints Bihar managed to continue school learning programme during COVID 19. It had a largest force of digitally-equipped teachers (about 1.25 lakh) known as Potential Learning Community (PLC) who were ready to deliver e-contents to beneficiaries. Teachers established connectivity with parents and learners who had no android mobile. They started running Schools on Mobile (SOM) classes. The paper discusses learning recovery plan such as engaging community, reallocating resources for schools, etc.
Empowerment Influence on Turnover Intention of Public Secondary School Teachers in Katsina State Nigeria
Author: Yangaiya, Salisu Abba
Date: 2021-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Empowerment,Faculty Mobility,Public School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries

Background: Secondary school teacher's turnover is one of the problems bedeviling education sector in Katsina state. The sector can hardly be improved unless the situation is changed. To change the situation the stakeholders should focus on the need to enhance secondary school teacher's satisfaction, commitment and empowerment. Purpose: The study examines the influence of empowerment on turnover intention of teachers of public secondary schools in Katsina State Nigeria. In addition the study examines which dimension among the dimensions of empowerment best influences turnover intention of teachers of public secondary schools in Katsina state, Nigeria. Methods: Empowerment and Turnover Intention questionnaires were used to get the needed data. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data gathered using SPSS version 20.0. Results: The results show that the dimensions of empowerment significantly and negatively explain 40% of variance of turnover intention. Additionally, among the dimensions of empowerment namely; perceived control, perceived competence and goal internalization, perceived competence makes the largest contribution followed by perceived control; beta -0.35 and -0.31 respectively. Conclusion: the study establishes that empowerment significantly and negatively relates to turnover intention of teachers of public secondary schools in Katsina state Nigeria.
Financing of State Universities in India: A Case Study
Author: Krishnan, C.
Date: 2021-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Finance,Universities,Resource Allocation,Expenditures,Higher Education,Federal Aid,Grants,Educational Quality,Retirement Benefits,Teacher Salaries

The fiscal crisis facing the economy has led to withdrawal of the state from major sectors of the economy including education. With the advent of the liberalized economic policy the private sector has been playing a pivotal role in the economic development. Higher education ceases to be the 'merit good' and the universities are encouraged to mobilize resources by their own efforts rather than depending on government grants. This has impacted the financing of state and central universities across India. Actually, this paper evaluates the funding of state universities in India through a case study, taking into consideration the changing contours of financing higher education. The core idea of the study is to analyse the resource mobilization as well as its utilization by the selected university. The study is based on secondary data. The discussion on the funding pattern reveals that the university is highly dependent on state grants for their day-to-day functioning. Though the efforts to generate internal resources is picking up, the university has failed to address the long run financial crunch of the university. The study concludes that unless the universities explore alternative channels of resources mobilization, it would be difficult to offer quality education in this era of globalization.
Impact of Training on Perceived Stress of Parents with Intellectually Disabled Children
Author: Nandini, V.
Date: 2021-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intellectual Disability,Parent Education,Training,Program Effectiveness,Stress Management,Foreign Countries,Socioeconomic Status,Stress Variables,Place of Residence,Religion,Social Class,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Preschool Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Severity (of Disability),Special Education,Parent Role

The present study focuses on the perceived stress in 353 parents, whose Children with Intellectual disability underwent training in special education schools of (Bavitha Readiness Centres), Chittoor dist., Andhra Pradesh. The overall perceived stress (scale) score was measured through family assessment scheduled (FAS) developed by NIMHANS. The concerned mean scores were computed and compared at two stages of special training given to children i.e., at the time of joining and after two years of training with a paired t-test of significance. The overall findings reveal that the overall score, as well as its four sub-scales score of parent's perceived stress, have been reduced after providing 2 years of special training to their Children with Intellectual disability as compared to joining the school (training).
National Education Policy 2020 -- Mentoring of Faculty Members towards Excellence in Higher Education Institutions
Author: Gupta, Pratibha Bundela
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Mentors,Educational Policy,Outcomes of Education,College Faculty,Foreign Countries,Program Design

A mentoring approach towards excellence is proposed in this paper. This approach should be followed to develop educational leaders and faculty members to prepare HEIs to build capacity and capability to implement the provisions of the national education policy (NEP) 2020. The approach includes designing the mentoring programme at the institute level, selection and orientation of mentors, selection and orientation of mentees, mentoring process, mentees and mentors' outcomes, and ultimate outcomes of the mentoring programme-academic, research, and excellence. The authors have noted recommendations to make the mentoring programme successful.
The Level of Psychological Burnout of Vocational Education Teachers Compared to Ordinary Teachers in Jordan
Author: Rababa, Elham Mahmoud
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychological Patterns,Teacher Burnout,Vocational Education Teachers,Foreign Countries,Individual Differences,Gender Differences

The purpose of this study was to determine the psychological level of combustion of education teachers' professional compared to ordinary teachers in Jordan, with a sample size of 160 teachers including (80) vocational education teachers (40) males and (40) females, and (80) teachers and teachers ordinary (40) males and (40) females in the classroom semester first of the academic year (2019-2020). And, in order to achieve the objectives of the study, the two researchers devised a study tool, which is a measure of psychological burn out appropriate for the purposes of the study. As the result of the study, after conducting the necessary statistical treatment, it was observed that there were statistically significant variations in the level of psychological burnout between vocational educators and conventional teachers, favoring vocational educators.
Systematic Review of Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Hard Skills Training in Virtual Reality Environments
Author: Laine, Joakim
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intelligent Tutoring Systems,Computer Simulation,Industry,Job Skills,Work Environment,Job Training

Advances in immersive virtual reality (I-VR) technology have allowed for the development of I-VR learning environments (I-VRLEs) with increasing fidelity. When coupled with a sufficiently advanced computer tutor agent, such environments can facilitate asynchronous and self-regulated approaches to learning procedural skills in industrial settings. In this study, we performed a systematic review of published solutions involving the use of an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) to support hard skills training in an I-VRLE. For the seven solutions that qualified for the final analysis, we identified the learning context, the implemented system, as well as the perceptual, cognitive, and guidance features of the utilized tutoring agent. Generally, the I-VRLEs emulated realistic work environments or equipment. The solutions featured either embodied or embedded tutor agents. The agents' perception was primarily based on either learner actions or learner progress. The agents' guidance actions varied among the solutions, ranging from simple procedural hints to event interjections. Several agents were capable of answering certain specific questions. The cognition of the majority of agents represented variations on branched programming. A central limitation of all the solutions was that none of the reports detailed empirical studies conducted to compare the effectiveness of the developed training and tutoring solutions.
The Global Research Trends on the Growth of Remote Learning in Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis
Author: Ndibalema, Placidius
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Trends,Distance Education,Higher Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Foreign Countries,Bibliometrics,Authors,Journal Articles,Educational Research,Publications,Equal Education,Productivity

Remote learning has rapidly emerged as one of the most fundamental approaches in facilitating self-directed learning in Higher Learning Institutions. The purpose of this paper was to conduct a bibliometric study on the global trends in research about remote learning during 1961 to 2021 period. A bibliometric analysis of 719 research articles from the Dimensions database was carried out. The VOSviewer1.6.16 software was used to carry out visual analysis of the publications to establish the network and overlay visualization maps. The results indicate that there has been a steady growth of research articles on remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic of which „Polytechnic Institute of Porto? was the leading organization in terms of publications. Countries which are most productive include the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom while &quot;Corter&quot; and &quot;Kreijns&quot; were the most cited authors and &quot;Lima? and &quot;Viegas&quot; were the authors with highest links in terms of collaboration. Regarding the cooccurrence of key words, it was found that keywords such as &quot;experience&quot;, &quot;COVID?, &quot;internet&quot; &quot;poverty&quot; &quot;interaction&quot;, &quot;inequality&quot;, &quot;social emotions&quot; and &quot;online interactions&quot; had strong association with remote learning. The findings suggest the need for developing countries to allocate adequate funds on remote learning.