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Factors Affecting on Students&apos; University Choice in the Tertiary Education in Sri Lanka
Author: Ranwala, Lakshmi
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Influences,College Choice,Foreign Countries,Decision Making,Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Predictor Variables

Education boosts any nation's economy. Sri Lankan higher education is competitive. Because only 15% of students who take the General Certificate Examination in Advanced Level (G.C.E A/L) are qualified to enter public universities, every student struggles to get into university. Some ineligible public college students attend private universities, vocational schools, or are migrant students. 15% of students qualify for public colleges, but their abilities and skills may limit their possibilities. These characteristics show that Sri Lanka doesn't assess students' talents, qualifications, and program interests when picking a university. Thus, this study seeks to understand how Sri Lankan students choose universities. The study uses student selection dimensional variables. Hossler (1999), Kotler and Fox (1995), Marketing Mix model for higher education, and Combined Complex Decision model (Holdswoth and Nind, 2005) to quantify student university choice. Convenient sampling selected 139 students from 150. Methods were quantitative and qualitative. Descriptive and inferential statistics examined data to attain study aims. HEM majors lost students due to employability. HEM programs' flexible financing options are the biggest factor in students' undergraduate choices. Female HEM majors are unemployed. According to the findings, Sri Lanka's tertiary education system needs a paradigm shift to properly select university students.
School Dropout and Early Marriage Affects Youth Agribusiness Employment
Author: Tembo, Komani Augustine
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dropouts,Marriage,Youth,Unemployment,Attitudes,Employment Opportunities,Agribusiness,Youth Clubs,Offices (Facilities),Age,Educational Attainment,Marital Status,Agricultural Occupations,Career Choice,Rural Areas,Children

This article focused on uncovering the background of the youth lamenting unemployment in the presence of agribusiness employment opportunities. A phenomenological qualitative design was employed to generate in-depth information. The sample frame was formed of youth agribusiness clubs from the district agribusiness office. Purposive and snowball sampling was used to recruit participants doing different agribusinesses. Photovoice, focus group discussions, and oral interviews were used to generate data, which was analyzed using content, discourse, and thematic approaches. The data revealed that background factors such as age, educational attainment, and marital status were key factors in explaining youth unemployment in agribusiness employment opportunities. The study found that most youths in rural areas marry soon after dropping out of school, followed by taking up agriculture as a livelihood. Those youth dropping out of school before they turn 18 are considered children and enter agribusiness without the necessary skills. Systematically, they are forced to engage in agribusiness at a very young age, such as 14, in order to survive and to take on family responsibilities. The study recommended the introduction of practical agriculture in primary and secondary schools so that school dropouts at least gain agribusiness skills for self-employment, as well as deploying new ways of reducing early marriages.
Developing Intentional Learning Skills among E-Commerce Student--Action Research in Metacognition through Reflective Learning Log
Author: Kheng, Yeoh Khar
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Management,Cognitive Style,Study Habits,Student Attitudes,Internet,Business,Undergraduate Students,Reflection,Writing Skills,Metacognition,Foreign Countries

Intentional learners are self-directed people who take charge of their education, whether in a setting or an informal setting. Learners who practice intentional learning skills choose their learning methodologies and organize their studies in accordance with their interests, preferences, and speed. This study embarks on the following objectives: (i) To look into ways how to scaffold intentional learning experiences among the student and ritualize the intentional learner's mindsets and best practice skills, (ii) To investigate the effects (through a reflective learning log) of intentional learning skill of student on their study habits and attitudes toward learning, and, (iii) To examine their critical reflection log while they are studying E-commerce module which is underpinned by the intentional learning paradigm and Hatton and Smith's framework. In this qualitative study, data from 140 students in three classes of E-Commerce were required to write reflections that would be used to determine final grades using the reflective learning log. In order to support students' purposeful learning development as they join the job market, the study's findings strongly imply that they urgently need to strengthen their reflective writing skills while enrolled in higher education. The undergraduate must also be given the fundamental tools necessary to shape them into purposeful learners through exercises in reflective learning. The Hatton and Smith reflective framework worked well for categorizing written reflections and making the reflective learning log evaluation less subjective. This study brought to light the fact that many business students were unfamiliar with the genre of reflective writing and that this genre needed to be explicitly taught in the relevant course. Hence, to support students' purposeful learning development as they join the job market, the study's findings strongly imply that they urgently need to strengthen their reflective writing skills while enrolled in higher education.
Extant Corpus on Intentional Learning Skill and Reflective Learning Log
Author: Kheng, Yeoh Khar
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Management,Cognitive Style,Reflection,Student Motivation,Self Efficacy,Learner Engagement,Accountability,Mastery Learning

Intentional learning consists of the ability to learn how to learn, develop critical self-awareness and exercise full accountability for learning. It is highly effective in producing effective learners in a loosely structured learning environment in line with today's student-centric teaching-learning paradigm. Intentional learning equips students with the necessary skills to actively participate in, self-direct, and regulate their learning so they can fulfill their goals. Through this metamorphosis, students develop intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy for learning, laying the groundwork for lifelong learning capability. The foundational framework of intentional learning is: (1) Learner's trust and confidence in their learning capacity; (2) Learner highly engage in one learning and possessed critical awareness of what and how to learn; (3) Learner begins with the learning outcome in mind, realize the efforts required to unlearn, learn and unlearn with high valence; (4) Leaner able to master the learning content and learning objectives; and (5) Leaner able to exercise self-regulation and accountability in learning.
Developing e-Modules Based on Scientific Literacy in Bamboo Ethno-Taxonomy
Author: Munawaroh, Siti
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Literacy,Science Instruction,Classification,Taxonomy,Electronic Learning,Plants (Botany),Rural Areas,Specialists,Teaching Methods,Junior High School Students,Foreign Countries

The development of e-module materials for the classification of living things based on scientific literacy and bio-ethnotaxonomy issues is still very limited. This study aims to develop e-modules for the classification of living things based on scientific literacy and bamboo ethnotaxonomy that are valid and suitable for use in learning. This research and development was carried out using a 4D model by Thiagarajan. This study involved three material expert validators, three media expert validators, and three language expert validators. The instruments used include questionnaires and interview sheets. Development trials are carried out in small-scale trials and large-scale trials. A total of 24 students were involved in the trial with a division of 5 students in the small-scale trial, and 19 students in the large-scale trial. The results showed that there were four species of bamboo found in Sungai Krawang Village, including &quot;Bambusa vulgaris,&quot; &quot;Bambusa multiplex,&quot; &quot;Gigantochloa apus,&quot; and &quot;Gigantochloa atroviolacea.&quot; The results of material and linguistic validation show that the product developed has fulfilled four and six indicators with a score of &gt;80% (very valid). Furthermore, the validation results of media experts are classified as very valid on three indicators including media size, cover design, and overall design with successive scores of 90.00, 83.33, and 84.76. These results indicate that the e-module of bamboo ethnotaxonomy is appropriate for use in learning about the classification of living things.
The Effective Learning Process in 5E Flipped Learning Environment: A Case Study of Medical Assistant Students
Author: Muniandy, Bala Krishnian
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Flipped Classroom,Teaching Methods,Medical Education,Student Attitudes,Teacher Student Relationship,Learning Processes,Allied Health Occupations Education,Undergraduate Students,Learning Experience,Diaries,Peer Relationship,Student Improvement,Cognitive Ability,Instructional Effectiveness,Foreign Countries

Different studies have addressed different aspects of flipped learning but its practices and issues with integrated 5E learning cycles in higher education in Malaysia context still need to be explored. This case study is an attempt to explore medical assistant undergraduate students' learning experiences in the 5E flipped learning environment (5EFL). Varied forms of data were collected, including (1) semistructured individual interviews with students, (2) student focus discussions, (3) participant learning journals, and (4) classroom observations. Thematic analyses were conducted to analyze qualitative data respectively. Multiple methods were employed to establish the trustworthiness of the study. The findings indicated that students valued real-time interactions with peers and the instructor. In addition, five themes emerged from the study a) Supportive Learning Process, b) Organized and Well-Structured Method, c) Enhance Teacher's Supportive Role, d) Facilitate Students' Role, and e) Enhance Perceived Competence Level in Learning. This study found learners improved their quality of work in 5EFL. Thus, this 5EFL environment played an important role in enriching learners' cognitive load in the learning process.
The Development of the Strategic Plan with Family, Community, and Buddhism to Build Social Protection against Drugs in Thai Vulnerable Youth
Author: Promsri, Prasong
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Buddhism,Family Involvement,At Risk Persons,Community,Adolescents,Socioeconomic Background,Strategic Planning,Social Capital,Drug Abuse,Program Effectiveness,Prevention,Knowledge Level,Attitude Change,Behavior Change

The current study aims to investigate the effects of a strategic plan developed by the involvement of the family, community, and Buddhist institutions in Thai vulnerable youth knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral changes. The sample included 302 vulnerable adolescents from Khon Kaen, Thailand. The utilization of systematic sampling was observed based on income, marital status, and neighborhood. 10 governmental employees also took part in an interview designed to investigate the participants' changes in behaviors of drug abuse. The instruments include a strategic plan for the drug prevention of vulnerable children, a test of drug prevention knowledge, a satisfaction survey, and a semi-structured interview. The data were obtained by a pre-post-test on the samples' knowledge of drug prevention, an attitude survey, and an authorities' interview. Frequency, percentage, mean score, SD, and t-test were used to examine the data. The content analysis assessed qualitative data. The findings reveal how a strategic plan designed by institutions concerned with human development led to the development of knowledge, attitudes, and positive behavioral changes among at-risk teenagers.
Scenarios of Secondary School Management during the Digital Era in the Next Decade (2022-2031)
Author: Thasai, Sakdadach
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Administration,Secondary Schools,Futures (of Society),Educational Technology,Administrators,Administrator Attitudes,Foreign Countries

Nowadays, technological advances in providing transformations in the school scenario, and one of them are the drastic change in secondary school management during the digital era. The purposes of this research were 1) to study the current situations and problems of secondary school management during the digital era; 2) to study the scenarios of secondary school management during the digital era in the next decade (2022-2031). The research specifically looked into 4 core missions of secondary school: 1) management of teaching and learning 2) personnel management 3) budgeting and 4) educational management. The research was conducted in 2 phases. Phase I: studying the current situations and the problems of secondary school management during the digital era by using a questionnaire to collect data from a sample group of 230 secondary school administrators. Phase II: studying the scenarios of secondary school management during the digital era in the next decade (2022-2031) using Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research (EDFR) for 3 parts. Part 1: Interviewing 19 experts using a semi-structured interview form and then analyzing and synthesizing the future tenders (scenarios). Part 2: Assessing the feasibility and the appropriateness of the scenarios by using a 5-level scale questionnaire. The statistics used were median and interquartile range. Part 3: Confirm trend scenarios of secondary school management during the digital era in the next decade (2022-2031). The findings revealed that the current situations of practice are all at a high level and the problems of the management are all at a moderate level. The scenarios of secondary school management during the digital era in the next decade (2022-2031) consist of 4 key elements and 40 possible trends, namely: 1) management of teaching and learning in the digital era with 15 possible trends; 2) educational personnel in the digital era with 10 possible trends; 3) budget in the digital era with 6 possible trends; and 4) educational management in the digital era with 9 possible trends.
Impact of Multiple Intelligences and 21st Century Skills on Future Work Force
Author: Husain, Farhat Najam
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multiple Intelligences,21st Century Skills,Employment Potential,Futures (of Society),Labor Force,Taxonomy,Educational Benefits,Critical Thinking

In an era where the success of our schools is determined by standardized examinations, it is critical to allow students to utilize their creativity and the power of technology to enhance vital skills and learn in innovative ways. In today's fast-paced technological environment, we are on the verge of a technology revolution that will modify and unfold several professions in realm of education. It is critical that the educational system make an instructional transition in order for pupils to prosper as future innovators. In order to understand how students' talents may have been impacted by various intelligences by engaging in the real-world experiences that may boost confidence and self-esteem, this article examines the 4Cs of 21st century skills in relation with Bloom and Digital Bloom's Taxonomy. It also emphasizes how a 21st-century education will enable students to be creative and critically examine situations, allowing them to improve academic and social skills as they communicate and collaborate with others to organize their ideas, preparing these young minds for the workforce once they graduate. The intention of suggesting the 21st century plan to the school management and detailing the potential benefits of the educational system is to prepare the upcoming young generation for the future workforce in today's fast growing competitive and challenging environment.
Prospective Elementary Teachers&apos; Informal Mathematical Proof Using Geogebra: The Case of 3D Shapes
Author: Putra, Zetra Hainul
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Mathematical Logic,Validity,Educational Technology,Computer Software,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction

Mathematical proofs play a paramount role in developing 21st-century skills, and the use of technology in mathematics learning has widely paved the way in the instruction of mathematical proofs. In mathematics education, GeoGebra has a significant role as a dynamic mathematics software in supporting students' learning process. This study aims to use GeoGebra in supporting prospective elementary teachers' mathematical proofs of the volume of 3-D shapes. This research used a case study method with 23 first-year prospective elementary teachers as participants from a public university in Riau, Indonesia. The data were gathered by means of students' work recordings in the GeoGebra classroom and video recordings from their interactions in the course of small group and classroom discussions. The videos were transcribed using verbatim, and then the mathematical proofs were analyzed using praxeological analysis. The findings show that prospective elementary teachers still had challenges to connect the construction of the volume of 3-D shapes using GeoGebra to its informal mathematical proofs. However, GeoGebra provides an opportunity to learn informal mathematical proofs for prospective elementary teachers.
The Effect of Reading Questioning Answering Integrated with Creative Problem Solving on Critical Thinking
Author: Aisya, Naafi
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Critical Thinking,Problem Solving,Biology,Science Instruction,Learning Processes,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Comparative Analysis,Instructional Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,High School Students,Plants (Botany),Animals,Ecology,Environmental Education,Classification,Questioning Techniques,Skill Development,Thinking Skills,Foreign Countries

Although the empowerment of critical thinking (CT) has become an international concern that needs to be developed in the biology learning process for high school students, there still needs to be more relevant research literature. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of implementing reading, questioning, and answering strategies integrated with creative problem solving (RQA-CPS) with RQA, CPS, and discussion strategies. This method used the pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design for one semester using four classes. We designed that the experimental group was taught with RQA-CPS, the control-I group was taught with RQA, the control-II group was taught with CPS, and the control-III group was taught with DP. This research involved 129 high school students in four classes with the topics Plantae, Animalia, Ecology and Environmental Change. These four topics are classified as complex material that requires CT to be able to understand in depth. The results showed that high school students' CT increased in all four classes, but the RQA-CPS group experienced the most significant increase and was significantly different compared to the other three control groups. Thus, the RQA-CPS strategy should be used in learning to improve students' CT.
RME-Based Local Instructional Theory for Translation and Reflection Using of South Sumatra Dance Context
Author: Rawani, Dewi
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Indigenous Knowledge,Dance,Goal Orientation,Junior High School Students,Video Technology,Grade 9,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Mathematical Concepts,Concept Formation,Student Improvement,Mathematics Tests

A learning trajectory as a sequence of mathematical activities that could facilitate the growth of students' understanding of learning goals. This research aimed to produce an instructional sequence to learn the concepts of translation and reflection and to investigate how students develop their understanding informally using a South Sumatra dance context. The research employed the design research method, which consisted of three stages: preliminary design, design experiment (pilot experiment and teaching experiment), and retrospective analysis. This research involved six students who have the high, medium, low capability at the first cycle and 32 students ninth graders at the second cycle at Junior High School 1 Palembang. Data from observations, tests, interviews, and documentation were analyzed descriptively. The tests used were aimed to determine the improvement made by the students; while the classroom observations, interviews, and documentations were used to develop the local instructional theory. This study produced a learning trajectory with three activities include: the students watched a dance video to describe the dancer's' positions in relation to floor tiles; the students were asked to determine the starting points of the dancers in Cartesian coordinates to learn concepts; and the students developed a formal concept based on their own knowledge.
Foreign Language Reading Anxiety: Exploring the Experiences of EFL Students at a State University in Padang, Indonesia
Author: Fitrawati
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Anxiety,Reading Attitudes,College Students,Foreign Countries,Student Experience

This study investigates the levels of foreign language reading anxiety among EFL students at a state university in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, to identify the main factors contributing to this anxiety. The study included 30 participants who provided data through two questionnaires. The first questionnaire utilized the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) to assess anxiety levels, while the second questionnaire aimed to determine the primary factor behind this anxiety. The results indicated that 67% of the students experienced moderate anxiety, 20% experienced high levels, and 13% reported low anxiety. The study identified two main factors influencing foreign language reading anxiety: text features and personal factors. Text features encompassed unfamiliar vocabulary, topics, and culture, while personal factors included concerns about the effect of reading and fear of making errors. The second questionnaire revealed that unfamiliar language ranked as the most dominant factor, followed by concerns about the impact of reading, unfamiliar topics, fear of making errors, and unfamiliar culture. Recognizing that reading anxiety is a common experience among language learners is essential. However, with the proper support and guidance, students can overcome these challenges and succeed in their English language learning journey.