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Determinants of Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students of Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan
Author: Oyelade, Aduralere Opeyemi
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Undergraduate Students,Distance Education,Foreign Countries,Predictor Variables,Influences

The study investigated the determinants of academic performance of undergraduate students of distance learning centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The methods used include descriptive statistics, cross tabulation, correlation analysis, ordinary least square (OLS) regression and probit regression.The result of ordinary least square OLS regression showed that home factor, school factor, work factor and religion factor are the factors that determine the academic performance of University of Ibadan distance learning students but home factor, work factor and religion factor exert a positive significant impact on academic performance of University of Ibadan distance learning students ([beta][Subscript 1] = 0.1473604, p = 0.078; [beta][subscript 3] = 0.1488303, p = 0.071 &amp; [beta][subscript 4] = 0.2043724, p = 0.049) while school factor exert a negative significant impact on University of Ibadan distance learning students ([beta][subscript 2] = -0.192849, p = 0.095). Also, the probit regression result showed that home factor, work factor, religion factor, management factor, peers group factor and caregivers' factor are the factors that determine the academic performance of University of Ibadan distance learning students but work factor, religion factor, management factor and caregivers' factor exert a positive significant impact on academic performance of University of Ibadan distance learning students ([beta][subscript 3] = 2.0499, p = 0.000; [beta][subscript 4] = 1.1501, p = 0.012; [beta][subscript 5] = 0.5809, p = 0.000 &amp; [beta][subscript 8] = 2.2194, p = 0.000) while home factor and peer group factor exert a negative significant impact on University of Ibadan distance learning students ([beta][subscript 1] = -1.6998, p = 0.000 &amp; [beta][subscript 6] = -1.0382, p = 0.160). The study recommended that distance learning Centre (DLC) students should not allow their work to intervene with their academic performance. They should create time for both their work and their academic so that both will not affect each other. Students of DLC should not allow their religion to affect their performance in school. Since majority of students under the DLC programme are working class, the management should put this into consideration for their students to perform very well.
Distance Higher Education and MOOCs in China
Author: Li, Xiaobin
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Distance Education,Large Group Instruction,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Program Effectiveness,Satisfaction,Attitudes,Barriers

China has the largest higher education system in the world. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the literature on distance higher education, including MOOCs, development in China, its accompanying practices, challenges, and opportunities. The study also offers recommendations derived from the literature on how to make distance higher education benefit more Chinese. This study is mainly a literature review and the related discussion. I conducted a review of Chinese literature on distance higher education and MOOCs. I also reviewed well-known English international journals for articles on distance higher education and MOOCs in China. In addition, I reviewed the relevant information available at the website of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The study summarizes all the literature reviewed and concludes with a note on the probable direction of the future development of Chinese distance higher education, particularly MOOCs.
The Effect of a Core Training Program Applied on Football Players on Some Performance Parameters
Author: Atli, Ahmet
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Team Sports,Training,Athletes,Young Adults,Psychomotor Skills,Program Effectiveness

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of a core training program that was applied on football players on some performance parameters. In total, 40 football players, aged between 18 and 24 years old, who regularly trained in football and were from various amateur football teams participated: 20 athletes in the training group and 20 athletes in the control group. It was taken the pre-test measurements of the athletes' vertical jump, 30-m speed, agility, and flexibility; after the 6-week core training program, which was applied three days a-week, and it was taken the post-test measurements of the athletes. The training group applied the core training in addition to football training for 6-week, whereas the participants in the control group did not apply any training program other than their ongoing football training. It was used the SPSS 22 statistics program to evaluate the data and Shapiro-Wilk test to determine the normality distribution of the data. Owing to the normal distribution of the data, it was used a paired t-test to compare the pre-test and post-test values within the groups and accepted the confidence interval for statistical processes as p &lt; 0.05. It was found a statistically significant difference in the vertical jump pre-test and post-test values of the training group (p &lt; 0.05). In the control group, there was no statistically significant difference in the vertical jump pre-test and post-test values (p &gt; 0.05). It was found a statistically significant difference in the 30-m speed pre-test and post-test values of the training group (p &lt; 0.05). In the control group, there was no statistically significant difference in the 30-m speed pre-test and post-test values (p &gt; 0.05). It was found a statistically significant difference in the agility pre-test and post-test values of the training group (p &lt; 0.05). In the control group, no statistically significant difference was found in the agility pre-test and post-test values (p &gt; 0.05). Considering the in-group flexibility pre-test and post-test comparisons, a statistically significant difference was found in the flexibility pre-test and post-test values of the training group (p &lt; 0.05). In the control group, there was no statistically significant difference in flexibility pre-test and post-test values (p &gt; 0.05). Based on the results of the present research, the 6-week core training program that was applied to football players improved the performance of vertical jump, 30-m speed, agility, and flexibility.
The Effects of Web-Based Technologies on Marketing Activities of Professional Sports Clubs
Author: Samur, Serdar
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Marketing,Advertising,Athletics,Clubs,Search Engines,Web Sites,Discussion Groups,Social Media,Electronic Mail,Internet,Web 2.0 Technologies,Foreign Countries,Influence of Technology

The global market's economic growth has been boosted by the size of the sports industry, which now has a budget in the billions of dollars. Sports marketing has emerged as a result of this growth in the sports industry. Sports marketing has emerged as the most important feature of sports companies, having grown in importance as a scientific discipline. Inside the industry, sports clubs have started to search for ways to increase their market share in both national, and foreign markets. The industry's ongoing growth has resulted in an increase in the number of goods, and services available, as well as a competitive climate. The purpose of this study is to identify innovations in web-based technology used by sports clubs to market their goods, and services to target audiences. The research was carried out in accordance with the standards of qualitative research. Search engines, blogs, forums, podcasts, press bulletins, e-mail, and content sharing sites are the most commonly used web-based technologies by sports clubs, according to the results of the study.
The Opinions of Preservice Physical Education Teachers towards the Physical Education Teaching Field Knowledge Test
Author: Asan, Selim
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Physical Education Teachers,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Tests,Knowledge Level,Teacher Competencies,Test Content,Test Validity,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to examine the opinions of preservice physical education teachers towards the teaching field knowledge test (TFKT). The test, which constitutes half of the score required to be appointed as a teacher is believed to determine the level of knowledge of preservice teachers in their fields of teaching. Preservice teachers' opinions towards the field knowledge test are, therefore, noteworthy. The study was conducted with 18 preservice teachers (9 female, 9 male) who graduated from the physical education teaching departments of universities and took the teaching field knowledge test at least once. This study used the qualitative case design and the criterion sampling method, one of the purposive sampling types. Data were obtained using the interview technique, which included five semi-structured and non-directive, open-ended interview questions. MaxQDA 2020 qualitative data analysis program was used in the modelling of the research data. According to the results of the analysis, although the candidates stated positive opinions in relation to the function of the TFKT for discriminating between who is competent and who is not, choosing a well-equipped teacher, serving as a measurement tool and measuring professional competencies, the majority of the participants presented negative opinions about the field knowledge test in physical education teaching. The reasons for the negative opinions were that the test lacks a suitable distribution of questions, relies on memorization is too detailed, does not measure motor skills and does not match the undergraduate course content as well as having an excessively wide scope.
Document Delivery and OER Sharing Services Assessment in an ODL Library in Malaysia
Author: Chew, Bee Leng
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Dissemination,Shared Resources and Services,Access to Information,Open Education,Distance Education,Academic Libraries,Private Colleges,Search Engines,Integrated Learning Systems,Web Sites,Electronic Libraries,Scholarship,Student Satisfaction,College Students,Foreign Countries

The rapid evolution of the Internet, technological innovation and increased flow of information (information overload) has modernized academic libraries and it is difficult to keep up with the virtual delivery of scholarly information. It is to be relevant within this digital economy ecosystem, improvement as change is vital. The purpose of this paper is to show case two case studies carried out in a private open distance learning (ODL) University's library in Malaysia. The first case study refers to how the integration of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) federated search engine widget into the Moodle virtual learning environment (VLE) has significantly provided wider access to library learning resources and improved the document delivery services provided by the library. The second case study relating to the developing two open access repositories on open educational resources (ROER) using a Japanese open source system, WEKO can support collaboration on resource sharing across the university and other academic libraries. On the first case study, the author co-worked with the Moodle system's stakeholder from the Educational Technology and Publishing Unit to integrate the EDS widget into the university's virtual learning environment platform as another library learning spaces for users to retrieve and request learning resources. As for the second case study referring to building ROERs, a pull to push design approach strategy was used whereby metadata of scholarly open access materials were harvested using an Open Archives Initiatives Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) method into another open knowledge platform (WEKO) for discovery by other users. Library leverages digital solutions to improve and facilitate customer requests, delivery and sharing of information. This approach coincides with the University's quality philosophy of delivering the right and sustainable scholarly information. Document delivery and resource sharing services of OERs are inter-related for libraries through the use of new technologies and information supply techniques. It has also increased inter-department cooperation and local-international libraries. This paper provides value addition to the library personnel in advancing knowledge dissemination and building institutional repositories services as the sharing and preservation of knowledge.
Effect of Demonetisation in the Ambit of Distance Education Institutions in India
Author: Dorothy, J. S.
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Distance Education,Educational Policy,Decision Making,Educational Finance,Money Management,Banking,Information Technology,Guides,College Applicants,Travel,Older Adults,Disabilities,Foreign Countries,Public Policy,Social Change,Academic Support Services

Distance Education Institutions (DEI) being a part of the society and has the legal binding to abide by the policy changes. During demonetisation, a Distance Education Institutions (DEI) has to take certain decisions to ensure that crunch for cash do not exist, in spite of the fact that most of the public Distance Education Institutions (DEI) resort either to fund transfer or to cheque payment. In India, demonetization of bank notes took place for the third time on 8th November, 2019. This paper enumerates the Procedure Adopted on the eve of demonetization, Financial literacy Awareness campaigns conducted on the use of digital money/cashless transactions upon demonetization, Employee movement to ATM/Bank for cash withdrawal, Facilitating withdrawal through a single person due to limited hard cash, Written circular to all the Learner Support Centres (LSC) about the procedure to handle cash, procedure of Petty cash transactions, Sale of Student Hand book and Prospectus containing the admission application form, Special Counter for Senior Citizens and Differently abled, Payment towards Travelling Allowance/Conveyance for participants in Meetings/Orientation Programme.
Innovative Learning and Innovative Learning Spaces
Author: Ossiannilsson, Ebba
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Innovation,Educational Environment,Educational Quality,Electronic Learning,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Information Technology,Open Educational Resources,Computer Simulation,Flipped Classroom,Authentic Learning

The purpose of this article is to identify, analyze, and discuss the current state of the art in innovative learning spaces and next-generation learning spaces. The article focuses on the ongoing efforts to combine space, technology, and pedagogy to ensure learner success. The concept and characteristics of innovative learning spaces are discussed and elaborated. So are global challenges to the educational sector. In the discourse of rethinking traditional learning spaces, aligning them with learners' expectations and the joy of learning are highly emphasized worldwide. Learning is ubiquitous today. It can take place anywhere, anytime and in many formats--formal, informal, and non-normal. Space, whether physical or virtual, can have a significant impact on learning. Those who create learning environments, such as faculty, learning technologists, librarians, estates, and administrators, understand that learners' expectations influence such spaces. These learning environments creators also understand the principles and activities that facilitate learning, and the role of technology and digitization in learning. However, the most important stakeholders are the learners, who in the 21st century are co-producers, controllers, and orchestrators of their own learning. In the 21st century, from the pedagogical perspective, to offer and implement innovative learning spaces is a matter of taking into account the rights of learners. This means that the learners can expect and have the rights to modern, and high-quality environments which facilitate and empower learning in and for the 21st century.
Learning Emotions in E-Learning: How Do Adult Learners Feel?
Author: Ch'ng, Lay Kee
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychological Patterns,Electronic Learning,Adult Students,Emotional Development,Learning Processes,Technology Uses in Education

The rapid development of technology and the Internet accessibility have expanded the learning opportunities to everyone who has access to technology and the Internet. Higher education institutions have begun to integrate the use of technology into their education system, and this includes adult education. The experience of adult learners using technology to learn is an important knowledge to the field of adult learning. For decades, learning was mainly examined from the cognitive and motivational aspects and the affective processes have been ignored in the learning theories (Hascher, 2010; Kim, Park, &amp; Cozart, 2014). The analysing of the functions of emotions among the middle-aged group for e-learning is necessary. Fourteen new students from first semester of a first-year programme in a private university, with ages ranging from 40-55 years, participated in the study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted and the participants have also submitted their journals about their emotions, learning process and experience, weekly. This study pointed out adult learners to be self and emotionally-conscious.
Student Engagement and Its Impact on Achievement in a Blended Learning Environment in Malaysia
Author: Emmanuel, Jasmine Selvarani
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learner Engagement,Academic Achievement,Blended Learning,Integrated Learning Systems,Computer Software,Learning Motivation,Learning Activities,Intervention,Course Descriptions,Foreign Countries,Open Universities,Access to Education,Educational Quality,Distance Education,Higher Education,Barriers,Academic Persistence,Student Attitudes,Computer Mediated Communication,Student Participation,Students,Correlation

Wawasan Open University (WOU) provides working Malaysians access to quality higher education via Open Distance Learning (ODL). As admission of students involves students from diverse backgrounds, including diversity of ability, age groups and educational backgrounds, WOU faces the real challenge of effectively engaging and supporting these students so that they are retained in the system and are successful in their studies. Krause (2005) explains that when students are not receiving targeted assistance, they may fail to engage, ultimately resulting in failure to persist and succeed. Engagement is closely aligned with student dissatisfaction and potential to withdraw from study. The purpose of this paper is to share the efforts made by Wawasan Open University to enhance the levels of student engagement in five factors in terms of participation in Tutorial classes, Learning Management System (LMS), WhatsApp Groups, and Communication with the tutor through mails and telephone, and motivation and Interest in learning activities. This intervention was carried out for a starter (enabler) course called Learning Skills for University Studies. About 600 students enroll in this course every semester. The tutors who are the first contact persons in Open Distance Learning were oriented about the student engagement process and the process of rating the students on a 10-point scale on the 5 factors stated above. The findings indicate that three factors (Students' participation in tutorial classes, participation in the Learning Management System and motivation and Interest) out of the five factors had significant relationships with all the three components of assessment.
SWAYAM-Indian MOOCs: An Insider&apos;s Perspective
Author: Singh, Nisha
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Integrated Learning Systems,Distance Education,Barriers,Usability,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Educators

MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses were called disruptive technology in 2012. MOOC has proved to be game changer for educational practices. Study Webs of Active -- Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) is an Indian MOOC initiative and is fast catching up in the MOOC world. SWAYAM is designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The SWAYAM course delivery follows 4 quadrant approach. SWAYAM aims to make anytime anywhere learning and uses pedagogical approach of ODL and Online learning. The Course Coordinators (CCs) have to develop MOOCs as per SWAYAM guidelines. A Questionnaire was designed on Google forms which were used to collect the data. The data received was analyzed and it was observed that most of the CCs were satisfied with the learning platform of SWAYAM. CCs did not find all features useful and thus, did not use features they were not comfortable with, like the features of insight; assessment was not being used effectively by CCs. Many suggestions were given by CCs like making learner complete profile mandatory, a short training for the CCs, options of Virtual classes, etc.
Usefulness of Teleconferencing for Nursing Distance Students in India
Author: Kour, Jatinder Jit
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teleconferencing,Nursing Education,Distance Education,Foreign Countries,Electronic Learning,Teaching Methods,Nursing Students,Undergraduate Students

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system is an educational method; a teaching and learning methodology characterized by the distance that separates the educator from the learner. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India, is mandated to provide higher educational opportunities to one and all, a principle that aims to democratize higher education. In its effort to provide student support services and to deliver open and distance learning programmes it employs a diversified delivery system. One of the delivery systems used is the Gyan Darshan channel which is an exclusive satellite based TV channel to provide education both through recorded programmes as well as through live teleconferencing. The objective of the study was to find out the usefulness of the teleconference to the students of Nursing Programme offered by School of Health Sciences (SOHS) and to examine the methods adopted by counselors to interact with the students. This study is expected to throw light on the usefulness of teleconferencing and provide new directions to design and develop such programmes for the students.