University students’ perspectives on the benefits and challenges of emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic in GhanaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 28 - Trang 6093-6113 - 2022
Emmanuel Boakye Omari, Joana Salifu Yendork, Ebenezer Ankrah
The advent of Covid-19 changed how education is carried out at the tertiary level in Ghana. Despite the lunch of emergency remote teaching at the University of Ghana in 2020, little research has been done on students’ experiences. Using a qualitative descriptive design, this study explored students’ experiences regarding the benefits, challenges, and the influence of emergency remote teaching on t...... hiện toàn bộ
Computational thinking in compulsory education: Towards an agenda for research and practiceSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 20 - Trang 715-728 - 2015
Joke Voogt, Petra Fisser, Jon Good, Punya Mishra, Aman Yadav
Computational Thinking is considered a universal competence, which should be added to every child’s analytical ability as a vital ingredient of their school learning. In this article we further elaborate on what Computational Thinking is and present examples of what needs to be taught and how. First we position Computational Thinking in Papert’s work with LOGO. We then discuss challenges in defini...... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of the blended learning model on preservice teachers’ academic achievements and twenty-first century skillsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 26 - Trang 35-48 - 2020
Cihad Şentürk
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a blended teaching-learning approach on academic achievement and twenty-first century skills of preservice teachers who took the teaching principles and methods course. The implementation was carried out over a period of ten weeks with preservice teachers who were enrolled in pedagogical training at the Faculty of Education at Karamanoğlu Meh...... hiện toàn bộ
The webcam and student engagement in synchronous online learning: visually or verbally?Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 27 - Trang 10405-10428 - 2022
Marion Händel, Svenja Bedenlier, Bärbel Kopp, Michaela Gläser-Zikuda, Rudolf Kammerl, Albert Ziegler
Given that video conferencing serves as a crucial means for remote teaching, the current study investigated higher education students’ (non)use of webcams and engagement in synchronous online courses. Three phases were studied: (1) A state of engagement; (2) antecedents that influence it; and (3) consequences of engagement. The cross-sectional online survey encompassed 3,610 students. Results ind...... hiện toàn bộ
Enhancing software engineering education through open source projects: Four years of students’ perspectivesSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 18 - Trang 381-397 - 2012
Pantelis M. Papadopoulos, Ioannis G. Stamelos, Andreas Meiszner
This paper presents the results after four years of running of an instructional method that utilizes free/libre open source software (FLOSS) projects as tools for teaching software engineering in formal education. In the last four academic years, a total of 408 juniors majoring in Informatics (in a 4-year program) participated in the study, assuming the roles of requirements engineers, testers, de...... hiện toàn bộ
E-learning services acceptance in higher educational institutes: A case study in BruneiSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 23 - Trang 2341-2361 - 2018
Aqilah Nawwarah H.A. Rajak, Dk. Nurul Najiah Pg Abu Bakar, Nur Dina Azyyati Lajim, Nurul Hikmatull Su’aidah Haji Kamarulzaman, Siti Nur Fakhrinah Haji Karim, Mohammad Nabil Almunawar
This research studies on the e-learning services acceptance in higher education institutions in Brunei Darussalam. This research has seven hypotheses, relating to independent, intermediary, and dependent variables. The independent variables include lecturer’s characteristics, design of learning contents, teaching materials, and playfulness; while the intermediary variables are perceived benefits a...... hiện toàn bộ
The use of immersive technologies in distance education: A systematic reviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 28 - Trang 16041-16064 - 2023
Zeynep Turan, Sinem Cilligol Karabey
This study aims to conduct a systematic review that includes studies on the use of immersive technologies in distance education. For this purpose, 132 studies detected by searching Web of Science, Eric, Taylor & Francis and Education Full Text (EBSCO) databases were examined. The studies were analysed using the content analysis method. As a result of the analyses, it was observed that the first st...... hiện toàn bộ