ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Implications of Learning Management System on Education Quality in the New Normal Era: Evidence from Islamic Higher Education
Author: Yawisah, Umi
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Integrated Learning Systems,Teaching Methods,Assignments,Networks,College Faculty,Content Analysis,Educational Benefits,Video Technology,Photography,Computer Software,Undergraduate Students,Religious Colleges

The implementation of the learning management system (LMS) in the New Normal period was investigated in this study. A qualitative research design with a descriptive approach was used to explore two main themes: the advantages of using LMS applications and the disadvantages of using LMS applications. The data collection technique used was a written interview method with 10 lecturers and 50 students analyzed using content analysis techniques. This study was conducted at the Islamic State Institute of Metro (IAIN), Metro City, Lampung Province. The advantages of using LMS applications in education were indicated by the suitability of the LMS applications with the needs of lectures in creating, distributing, and managing learning content anytime and anywhere. Students showed weakness in using the LMS application mainly because of poor signal problems, lack of interaction in learning, and the impossibility of uploading videos and photos for practical assignments. It is concluded from these findings that using the LMS requires strong network support throughout the region. The LMS application is required to update its capacity to send lecture assignments in the form of videos and photos so that learning is maximized. Interactive learning between lecturers and students is needed to support learning. The expected implication is that the government needs to consider supporting policies related to cooperation with the private sector to build Internet access throughout Indonesia. Additionally, stakeholders must focus on the availability of LMS support facilities, providing alternative offline classroom software, and the Merdeka Learning-Independent Campus (MBKM) program based on digital technology to reach better higher education.
Developing Future Teachers&apos; Digital Competence via Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Author: Yelubay, Yerkinay
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Teacher Competencies,Digital Literacy,MOOCs,Foreign Countries,Instructional Effectiveness,Distance Education,Computer Literacy,Student Motivation,Cognitive Processes,Ethics

This empirical study was conducted to develop third-year students' digital competence at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan and test the effectiveness of massive open online courses (MOOCs) to increase digital competence. Future teachers' digital competence was regarded as a combination of knowledge, skills, abilities, strategies acquired in their learning experience and improvement in integrated activities using digital and network technologies to solve professional issues. The relevance of developing future teachers' digital competence was associated with their insufficient knowledge and skills, which was reflected during the diagnostic stage analysis in using digital and network technologies in the educational process. Many approaches and tools have been adopted to develop future teachers' digital competence and one of them is MOOCs. In this study, mixed methods were used, for example, theoretical analysis of pertinent literature, generalization, systematization, specification of conclusions and statistical analysis of the pedagogical experiment. The primary data were collected through the researchers' pre- and post-experiment questionnaires. The findings of this study confirm that MOOCs as a distance learning technology have positively affected all participants and effectively improved future teachers' digital competence depending on four components (&quot;motivational, technological, cognitive, and ethical&quot;) and the indicators of future teachers' digital competence presented.
The Online National Intervener Training Pilot Project
Author: Probst, Kristi M.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Paraprofessional School Personnel,Program Effectiveness,Online Courses,Job Skills,Deaf Blind,Students with Disabilities,Certification,Staff Development,Training,Academic Persistence

Introduction: Interveners are paraeducators who have been trained in deafblind strategies. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online training project for intervener candidates. Methods: The training project utilized the Open Hands, Open Access (OHOA) Intervener Training Modules in conjunction with synchronous meetings and coaching. Results: Upon completion of the program, a survey was conducted to evaluate the participant's preparation to perform their job as an intervener, the most helpful parts of the program, suggestions for improvement, and overall satisfaction with the training. Additionally, participant attrition (17%) and pursual of intervener certification were examined. Discussion: The results of this study indicated that this type of program can successfully impart the knowledge and skills one needs to improve their skills as an intervener, reduce attrition of participants, and individuals can subsequently complete a rigorous certification process based on national standards. Implications for Practitioners: State deaf-blind projects as well as other entities engaged in professional development can use the materials from this project to train staff in deafblind strategies. The flexibility built into this training can be enticing for educators and paraeducators seeking professional development.
Exploring the Organization and Framing of the Literature Review of English Language Education Study Program Theses
Author: Andriani, Erina
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Literature Reviews,Theses,Content Analysis,Teaching Methods,Text Structure,Private Colleges,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Linguistics,Comparative Analysis,Writing Skills,English for Academic Purposes,College Second Language Programs

Literature reviews provide the literature that illustrates the common knowledge and the researchers' stand in their research. The literature review is designed with suitable organization and framing so the readers can build their knowledge. However, only few studies on the organization and framing of a literature review. Therefore, the researcher wanted to conduct a study on English Language Education Study Program (ELESP) theses. There are two research questions in this research: &quot;How are the literature reviews of the ELESP students' theses organized?&quot; and &quot;How are the literature reviews of the ELESP students' theses framed?&quot; The goal of this research is to explore the organization and framing of the literature review of the ELESP students' theses. This research used content analysis. The data were gathered from thirty theses in education and linguistic fields from batch 2016 to 2018. The instruments to gather the data were two structured observation sheets for the organization and framing. The result shows that for the organization, thirty theses used thematic organization, none of them used chronological organization, and combinations of organization existed. Regarding the framing, some elements, author, year, topic, and result, were always mentioned in every observed thesis.
Exploring the Potentials of Using Smartphones in Enhancing Learning English at University: The Case of Algerian Second Year Master Students of English, Mostaganem University
Author: Boudjelal, Mustapha
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Graduate Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Handheld Devices,Electronic Learning,Teacher Attitudes,Learning Experience

This research is a descriptive case study that investigates the status quo of mobile learning in Algerian EFL settings. It aims at examining the investment of smartphones' advantageous characteristics in enhancing English language learning processes. Thus, it attempts at evaluating second year master learners' of English understandings about mobile learning, gauging their perceptions about teachers' attitudes towards these devices, and most importantly, establishing a possible link between these two mentioned variables and learners' actual practices of using these mobile technologies in EFL classroom milieus. It adopts mixed method research approach to collect quantitative and qualitative data. To rigorously explore the afore-mentioned aims, a survey questionnaire was administered to 30 Algerian second year master students of English, specialized in Didactics and Applied Languages, Mostaganem University. The analysis of the collected data revealed that engaging in mobile learning in EFL classes is obstructed by various hindrances that can be summarized in learners' cursory understandings about mobile learning and its tools, which lead the learners to use their smartphones as means of communication and entertainment, neglecting their pedagogical potentials. In addition to this, the ineffective use of these devices was partly attributed to learners' negative perceptions about teachers' attitudes towards these devices.
Students&apos; Self-Regulation in English Reading Comprehension during Online Class in Yogyakarta Private Senior High School
Author: Sulistyawati, Klara Tyas
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,English (Second Language),English,Reading Comprehension,Self Control,Electronic Learning,Distance Education,Pandemics,COVID-19

The learning process in Indonesia has predominantly been conducted online since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This learning mode has also influenced students' motivation in learning, especially in comprehending reading texts. This study aims at investigating how the students regulated their comprehension in reading during an online class. This study used a mixed method. The data was collected using questionnaires from 30 students and interview involving four students. The results show not all of the students could regulate themselves in comprehending English text during the online class well. Students who could regulate themselves in comprehending the English texts during the online class developed the following procedure: (1) implementing learning autonomy, (2) implementing learning focus, and (3) using critical thinking. Meanwhile, students who could not regulate themselves well were inclined to perform minimally. Since students had different ways to regulate themselves, the teacher needed to monitor the students in the online learning process so that the students could achieve a meaningful learning process. To improve students' regulation in reading comprehension, the teacher can implement suitable learning activities.
The Role of Error Correction in Teaching and Learning of English from the Cognitive Load Perspective: A Case Study
Author: Virlan, Ayse Yilmaz
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Error Correction,Cognitive Ability,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,English (Second Language),Error Analysis (Language),Case Studies,Essays,Feedback (Response),Learning Processes,Writing Evaluation,Writing Instruction,Test Preparation,Language Tests,Foreign Countries,Adult Students,Inferences,Interference (Language),Grammar,Form Classes (Languages)

In second language teaching and learning, making errors is inevitable as language learning requires a lot of cognitive effort and concentration on the part of learners. Understanding the types and frequencies of student errors is, therefore, an important issue for ESL and EFL teachers to determine how students can be helped to improve their skills through instruction. This case study focuses on the frequency and types of errors and aims to identify any possible relationship between learner-based errors and the perceived cognitive load of the student. Data was received through 36 essays written by an adult learner of English who received 104 hours of formal instruction. The instruction was designed pursuing Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), and corrective feedback was provided. At the end of each month, a subjective cognitive load scale was applied to identify the perceived cognitive load of the learner. Errors were regarded as indicators of the student's developmental competence and were analyzed not as a failure but as a sign in reflecting the learner's progress. The results revealed that an improvement in the writings of the learner can be observed when the perceived cognitive load of the learner is lowered in the second language learning process.
Filipino ESL Learners&apos; Academic Efficacy, Thoughts and Achievements in the Blended Learning Modality
Author: Kabigting, Ryan P.
Date: 2022-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Blended Learning,Foreign Countries,Self Efficacy,Student Attitudes,Grades (Scholastic),Correlation,High School Students,Grade 10,Academic Achievement

This concurrent embedded strategy of mixed methods design described the ESL learners' academic efficacy, thoughts and experience and achievement in the BL delivery modality. Fifty learners were purposively selected based on the set criteria. To determine the learners' academic efficacy, the adapted survey questionnaire assessing the efficacy of learners academically developed by Mr. Angelo Reyes Dullas of Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Philippines was used, while a semi-structured questionnaire prompted the participants to describe their experiences during the blended learning modality. The collected quantitative information was investigated and interpreted using the mean, frequency counts, and Pearson r while coding and theming for the qualitative data. This found that the learners mean grades stood very satisfactory and outstanding during the first and second quarters, respectively. A calculated r-value of 0.78, strongly positively correlated, indicates that the learners' academic efficacy goes with their performance. This means that the high the academic efficacy, the better the performance in English. The researcher has also drawn at least five major themes based on the learners' narrations. These themes are the self-directed learning is the new trend, internet connection at loss during OL, academic motivation makes learners go on, web-based educational sites as the source of information, and the student-teacher collaborative learning. This strengthens that BL is an opportunity for learners to learn amid the country's health crisis.
Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic in the Sixth Semester Students of University of Muhammadiyah Tangerang
Author: Ishak
Date: 2022-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Electronic Learning,Distance Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,English Language Learners,Internet,Adjustment (to Environment)

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in various aspects of peoples' lives throughout the world. Its spread has shifted learning from face-to-face instructions into full online learning from home. The drastic change has motivated researchers to study the phenomenon through various viewpoints. This study aims to find out the impact of online learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the students of EFL learning among the students of Muhammadiyah University Tangerang. This research used a qualitative approach. The participants were 109 students from four classes of the Sixth Semester at the English Study Program Muhammadiyah University Tangerang. Data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation. The result of the research showed positive and negative impacts. One of the positive impacts of online learning during COVID-19 was the flexibility of time and places. The negative impact is related to the problem of internet connection.
Senior High School English Textbooks and Religious Aspects
Author: Ekasiwi, Alvia Nurrahma
Date: 2022-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Textbooks,English,Religious Factors,Religion,Illustrations,Content Analysis,Justice,Secondary Education,Textbook Bias

Indonesia is a diverse country consisting of various cultures and also religions. Currently, there are six official religions recognized by the Indonesian government, which are Islam, Protestant, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhi, and Confucianism. Thus, it is important for English book writers to design an English textbook that not only accommodates the needs of the students but also contains learning content which are representing all those varied religions and cultures in order to represent the background of the students. This study focuses on the portrayal of religious content found in the six Indonesian English textbooks published by the government and private sector. The purpose of the study is to assess, whether the six Indonesian English textbooks fairly distribute religious content through the textbooks' visual illustrations or not. Visual content analysis was used as the methodology of the study to answer the research question. Based on the findings of the study, it was revealed that all the six Indonesian textbooks did not fairly distribute the religious contents. Some religions were having little to no representation in the textbooks. The religions portrayed throughout the contents were Islam, Protestantism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
A Critical Discourse Analysis towards Utterances in Dentist-Patient Communication
Author: Ardishanti, Novia
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Discourse Analysis,Dental Evaluation,Dentistry,Patients,Undergraduate Study,Dental Schools,Relevance (Education),Physician Patient Relationship,Learning Experience

The interaction between dentists and patients has been a common issue. Nevertheless, the study regarding the Critical Discourse Analysis on utterances used by dentists when taking care of patients remains unknown. This study aims to discover: (1) the experience of fresh-graduate dentists in learning how to interact or communicate with patients in their undergraduate program (past experience); and (2) how they use utterances in taking care of patients (current experience). In achieving the goals of the study, researchers employed narrative inquiry as the design of this study and used open-ended questions as a means of collecting data. The collected data was then analyzed in regard to the Critical Discourse Analysis to find whether the utterances used in taking care of patients were relevant to the knowledge they obtained in the undergraduate program. The outcome of this study reveals that the experience regarding communication between dentists and patients, both in the undergraduate program and in current practice, are interconnected to each other.
An Analysis of Students&apos; Reading Comprehension Difficulties during COVID-19 Pandemic with Online Classes in Junior High School
Author: Hayati, Hersagita Anissa
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Junior High School Students,Electronic Learning,Distance Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Reading Comprehension,Reading Difficulties,Student Reaction,Student Motivation,Vocabulary Skills

This study aimed at finding out the junior high school students' difficulties in reading and students' attempts to overcome their reading difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The research participant took from six students in junior high school in Karawang with different levels from high, middle, and high levels, each level took from two students. The data on students' reading comprehension difficulties were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results show that students' reading comprehension difficulties were affected by internal factors and external factors. and the use of the internet became the media for students' attempts to deal with reading difficulties.
Students and Teacher&apos;s Challenges in Distance Learning Implementation in EFL Context in SMK Nusa Dua Toya Anyar Kubu, Karangasem
Author: Sutami, Ni Kadek
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Distance Education,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Barriers,Teacher Attitudes,Language Teachers,Student Attitudes,Guidelines,Classification,Individual Differences,Teacher Role,Language Skills,Learning Motivation,Grade 11,High School Students,Foreign Countries

This study aims to investigate students' and teachers' challenges in learning EFL in a distance learning context for 162 eleventh-grade students and one English teacher in SMK Nusa Dua Toya Anyar Kubu, Karangasem in the academic year of 2020/2021. This study used a mixed-method as the data were collected through questionnaires for the quantitative data and interviews for qualitative data. The quantitative data were analyzed by using SPSS to find the mean score and used TCR guidelines of categorization developed from Sugiyono (2017), while the qualitative data were analyzed according to the steps by Miles and Huberman (1994). The result of students' challenges is found that the challenges related to instructional variables (lack of explanation from teachers and limited opportunity to practice four English basic skills) were categorized as the highest challenges experienced by the students compared to institutional and individual variables. In addition, the result of the teacher's data analysis found that the evaluation and assessment variables are the highest challenges compared to access and motivation variables. Understanding the role of a teacher as the instructor in distance learning is important to improve students' ability and can minimize the students' challenges in distance learning.
Students&apos; Perception of Using Storytelling Technique to Improve Speaking Performance at SMPN 143 Jakarta Utara
Author: Natasia, Greta
Date: 2022-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Story Telling,Speech Communication,Positive Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Student Interests,Learning Motivation,Undergraduate Students,Educational Benefits

Speaking is an essential skill to master in every foreign language learning. It even can be used to measure a foreign language learner's success. However, learning to speak a foreign language, particularly English, is extremely difficult for beginners and to help them using storytelling is highly recommended (Haven, 2000; Caine, et al., 2005). However, learners' perception is one of the most important success factors in any learning technique, including storytelling, because they are among the main stakeholders of learning. This study aims at exploring students' perception of storytelling techniques use to improve speaking. Involving 74 students of SMPN 143 North Jakarta, the data was collected using a set of questionnaires. The results show that the participants had a positive perception of the use of storytelling technique. They found the technique interesting, beneficial, and easy to use.
A Reflection on Harnessing Learned Optimism, Resilience and Team Growth Behaviour in Order to Support Student Groups
Author: Chadwick, Melinda
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reflection,Psychological Patterns,Resilience (Psychology),Group Behavior,Social Support Groups,Foreign Countries,Student Experience,College Students,Learner Engagement

Change is all around us at universities, and learned optimism is a skill that is much sought after. Our rapid rate of change at Macquarie University has identified the opportunity for the Student Engagement team to implement learned optimism in their training and work practices in order to enhance the student experience. This article will explain the current challenges and how our response to change can set the standard for future challenges. With learned optimism we are able to facilitate positive changes to practices that support the needs of student groups.