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{"title":"A Proposed Unit Based on the STEM Approach: Developing 21st-Century Skills Among Middle-School Students","authors":"Amirah AlZahrani, Haifa AlOtaibi","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0046","url":null,"abstract":"This research aims to determine the effectiveness of a proposed instructional unit based on the integration of science and mathematics, following the STEM approach, to teach critical thinking and problem-solving as 21st-century skills. To achieve this goal, an experimental approach based on a quasi-experimental single-group design with a pre-test and post-test was used. The research sample consisted of 40 third-grade students in a middle school. A problem-solving skills test was developed, and the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Skills Appraisal was used, the results showed statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the participant group in the pre-test and post-test measurements for both critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The research concluded that the proposed unit helped students develop 21st-century skills. \u0000  \u0000Received: 11 November 2023 / Accepted: 17 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"118 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140079367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding Customer Satisfaction Factors: A Logistic Regression Analysis","authors":"Taulant Kullolli, Brunela Trebicka, Shkelqim Fortuzi","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0038","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In the dynamic landscape of modern business, understanding customer satisfaction is crucial for success and competitiveness. This research intends to analyze the various elements that affect customer contentment, concentrating on the impact of demographic characteristics, economic inclinations, and involvement in loyalty programs. Methods: Employing logistic regression analysis, this research analyzes data collected from a diverse customer base across various industries. The study explores the relationship between customer satisfaction (binary dependent variable) and key independent variables, including age, income level, and loyalty program participation. Model validation is conducted through the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, along with the assessment of model fit using Cox & Snell and Nagelkerke R² metrics. Multicollinearity is checked using the Variance Inflation Factor (VIF). Results: The logistic regression model reveals that age and income level significantly influence customer satisfaction, with younger customers and individuals with greater income levels being more probable to report satisfaction. Additionally, participation in loyalty programs emerges as a strong predictor of customer satisfaction. The model demonstrates good fit and predictive ability, as indicated by statistical tests and graphical analyses, including an ROC curve and a Predicted Probability Plot. Conclusions: The research offers significant understanding into the determinants of customer satisfaction, highlighting the importance of demographic factors, economic status, and loyalty programs. These findings offer both theoretical contributions to the field of customer satisfaction research and practical implications for business strategies focused on customer engagement and loyalty. \u0000  \u0000Received: 17 November 2023 / Accepted: 17 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"29 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140263928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survey on the Compliance of the Assumptions of Variance Analysis of Experimental Designs in Undergraduate Theses of Peruvian Universities","authors":"Iván Dennys Soto-Rodríguez, Frida Rosa Coaquira Nina, Jorge Chue Gallardo, Fernando René Rosas Villena, Rino Nicanor Sotomayor Ruiz","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0043","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of the research was to verify compliance with the assumptions of the analysis of variance, using some experimental design, in undergraduate theses from Peruvian universities. For this purpose, 200 undergraduate theses from professional degrees in Agricultural Sciences from 13 Peruvian universities were chosen at random. A descriptive textual analysis was carried out with the sentiment analysis classification algorithm and the text mining technique was used to discover patterns and trends. The result showed that, in almost all of the theses, the verification of the two most important assumptions of the analysis of variance, normality and homogeneity of variances, were not taken into consideration. Ignoring the importance of assumptions and the significance they have on the validity of research results, forces us to pay attention to the way in which the statistical methodology of experimental designs is being carried out in undergraduate theses. \u0000  \u0000Received: 20 December 2023 / Accepted: 26 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"29 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140264627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Korean Pre-Service Teachers' Experiences of Creating an Online Teaching Portfolio in the Teacher Preparation Course","authors":"Ji-Young Chung, Seung-Hoon Jeong","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0021","url":null,"abstract":"An online teaching portfolio is a digital collection of artifacts for a teacher's professional development and practice. This portfolio includes a teacher's skills, experiences, and achievements and can be used for professional growth, evaluation, and job search. Recognizing the importance of pre-service teachers' experiences of the portfolio, this study aims to understand the effectiveness of online teaching portfolios (e-portfolios) for Korean pre-service teachers. This study implemented mixed methods during the 2022 academic year, including an exit survey (n=62) and individual interviews (n=4). Study results indicated that the Korean pre-service teachers showed a positive learning experience because they could think about the connections between theory and practice while making the e-portfolio. In addition, making an e-portfolio could positively enhance the PSTs' technology integration ability in lesson planning and evaluations. Also, Korean pre-service teachers self-evaluated that they gained greater confidence in learning new technology applications in their lessons. Based on these results, several implications are discussed regarding the effective usage of online teaching portfolios for teacher preparation programs. \u0000  \u0000Received: 11 September 2023 / Accepted: 19 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"59 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140264707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing Independent Skills Using a Virtual Reality-Based Training Program for Children with Down Syndrome","authors":"Sherif Adel Gaber","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0037","url":null,"abstract":"Children with Down syndrome (DS) have difficulties developing independent skills (IS), which affects their ability to carry out daily tasks and social interaction. To develop these children’s skills and enhance their independence, this study aimed to develop the IS of children with moderate DS through a training program based on virtual reality (VR). The study sample consisted of 18 male students with DS at the “Obour Day Care” Center in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Their ages ranged from 8–12 years (mean age = 9.45, standard deviation ± 1.47). The study took a quasi-experimental approach, and the research tools were the Independence Skills Scale (ISS) prepared by Badawi (2018) and a training program developed by the researcher. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the mean ranks of the first experimental group (to which the VR program was applied) on the ISS for the pre- and post-measurements in favor of the post-measurement (z = -2.207, p = 0.027). There was also a statistically significant difference between the mean ranks of the second experimental group (to which the regular program was applied) on the ISS in the pre- and post-measurements in favor of the post-measurement (z = -2.201, p = 0.028). There was no statistically significant difference between the mean ranks of the control group (which was not exposed to any intervention) on the ISS in the pre- and post-measurements (z = -0.647, p = 0.518). In addition, there were statistically significant differences between the mean ranks of the three groups on the ISS in the post-measurement (x2 = 15.284, p < 0.001) in favor of the first experimental group, followed by the second experimental group. Based on the results, it is recommended that a training program based on VR be integrated into various training and educational programs targeting children with moderate DS, in order to enhance their independence and develop their skills. \u0000  \u0000Received: 2 January 2024 / Accepted: 27 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"112 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140079190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forms of Sexual Abuse Prevention Education for Primary School Students Based on Life Skills Approach","authors":"Nam Hoang Le, Loan Thi Bui, Anh Thi Van Dam, Tam Thi Phan, Yen Thi Hai Pham, Thang Van Le, L. Phan","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0049","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluates various forms of sexual abuse prevention education for primary school students in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, by examining the perspectives of teachers, parents, and students. Participants utilized a Likert scale to rate different prevention approaches, revealing nuanced insights. Integrating prevention education with regular teaching activities and collective educational efforts received positive responses, emphasizing the potential benefits of seamless integration within the curriculum. Organizing dedicated educational activities also demonstrated positive outcomes, emphasizing the efficacy of targeted interventions. Conversely, organizing school counseling and consultation received a lower mean score, indicating a less preferred approach among participants. The use of mass media in sexual abuse prevention education garnered a positive response with some variability in opinions, suggesting the importance of multimedia campaigns. Additionally, opening educational training courses on sexual abuse prevention displayed a slightly higher standard deviation, indicating a more diverse range of opinions. Specialized education topics and meetings revealed nuanced perceptions, with varying mean scores and standard deviations. Establishing a club for sexual abuse prevention showed more varied opinions among participants. Lastly, educational coordination between Family, School, and Society received a relatively uniform response. The overall mean score for the evaluated forms of sexual abuse prevention education was 2.14, with a standard deviation of 0.15, indicating moderate agreement among participants. This detailed evaluation provides valuable insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, contributing to the development of effective strategies to address the critical issue of sexual abuse prevention among elementary school students in Phu Tho province. \u0000  \u0000Received: 16 December 2023 / Accepted: 19 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"34 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140264916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of the Colonial Legacy on the Processes of Democratic Transition in the Arab Region during the Period (2011-2016)","authors":"Mohammad Ali Al-Rousan, N. A. Alatoom, Tarek Al-Azzam","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0045","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigates the role of the colonial legacy in establishing the official Arab system ruling within the framework of the state in the Arab region and focusing on its impact on the processes of ‘democratization’ since the beginning of the outbreak of the Arab popular revolutions, or what was termed the ‘Arab Spring. It relies on the historical descriptive approach and the analytical approach using the content analysis method to measure the extent of this impact by analyzing the dialectic of the relationship between the external variable as an independent variable and the internal variable as a dependent variable within the course of the Arab Spring. This study is conducted in terms of the extent of this impact, positively or negatively, and the processes of democratic transition. It indicates that the course of the \"Arab Spring\" and the accompanying democratic transformation has resulted in its realistic practical findings in the fall of some Arab regimes and the change of others by renewing their regimes. while others remained self-preserved, not far from the external presence in the Arab political reality, despite the continuity of democratic interactions and transformations in Arab countries, whether radical or reformist. \u0000  \u0000Received: 16 December 2023 / Accepted: 24 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"126 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140078803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors Associated with Student Dropout in Latin American Universities: Scoping Review","authors":"Rosa Candelaria Ramirez Heredia, Wilfredo Carcausto-Calla","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0026","url":null,"abstract":"Dropping out of university studies is present all over the world and is considered a problem of social impact that affects the student's economy, the family and the State. In recent years, the health crisis due to COVID-19 and socio-political problems have increased university dropout in some countries. The present study systematically and comprehensively explored primary studies on the factors and variables involved in dropping out of university students. The research was reviewed in the Latin American context in the last ten years, in the following databases: Scielo, Web of Science, and ProQuest. The selection and inclusion of the 21 studies was carried out according to the scoping review methodology. The findings show a positive trend in the last three years in the production of articles; the factors and associated variables were grouped according to the recommendations of the ALFA-GUIA project for a better understanding. It is concluded that factors and variables such as: Academic: academic performance, Individual: lack of motivation, Economic: family economic support, and Institutional: academic and psychological support are the main factors when deciding to abandon a university career. \u0000  \u0000Received: 11 November 2023 / Accepted: 25 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"37 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140263509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effectiveness of The Concept Mapping Strategy in Developing of Digital Concepts Among Students at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University","authors":"Huda Saad Mohammad Alharbi","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0042","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to explore the efficacy of concept mapping in enhancing digital concept development among female undergraduate students enrolled in a computer skills course. A total of 70 participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group instructed through concept mapping, or a control group taught using traditional methods. The experimental group, utilizing concept mapping, significantly outperformed the control group in posttest assessments of digital concepts (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that concept mapping can effectively boost digital literacy within computer skills education. Recommendations encompass the integration of concept mapping in computer and digital skills courses, offering training to both educators and students on the use of concept mapping, and the active incorporation of this strategy across educational levels. In summary, this investigation underscores the significance of concept mapping as a potent instructional approach for cultivating fundamental digital competencies. \u0000  \u0000Received: 19 December 2023 / Accepted: 16 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140263714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental Protection through Criminal Law Practical Parallelism Between Directive 2008/99/EC and Albanian Criminal Law","authors":"Blerina Reci Xhakolli, Lirime Çukaj (Papa), Iris Pekmezi","doi":"10.36941/jesr-2024-0044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0044","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental crime is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world, after drug trafficking, human trafficking and falsification, growing between 5%-7% per year (Assessment from Interpol of the United Nations Environment Programme). Our criminal code provides numerous of offenses with a focus on environmental protection. These criminal acts, regardless of the immediate needs for investigation and prosecution, have been not taken seriously rather in investigation and further in judgment. This is due to various factors, among the most important being the neglect from almost all responsible structures on environment protection. Today, as the consequences of these crimes have taken an unstoppable consequence, the focus of policymakers and legislative body, must turn to environmental protection through various mechanisms, but especially through criminal sanctions. Within this protection, which has already reached the levels of a challenge, there is a need for new legal provisions. In this regard, in this paper, we address shortly the legal regulation and evolution of environmental crimes in Albania, various aspects of the investigation and prosecution of environmental crimes in Albania, referring to statistics, analyzing them and drawing recommendations, which are still valid and more, taking into consideration the initiation of work for drafting the New Penal Code, as well as the practical parallelism between Directive 2008/99/EC on environmental protection through criminal law and Albanian criminal law in environmental protection. \u0000  \u0000Received: 20 December 2023 / Accepted: 29 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024","PeriodicalId":15617,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Educational and Social Research","volume":"129 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140078980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}