Binti Muchsini Binti Muchsini, S. Siswandari, G. Gunarhadi, Wiranto Wiranto
{"title":"Exploring college students’ computational thinking in accounting spreadsheets design activities","authors":"Binti Muchsini Binti Muchsini, S. Siswandari, G. Gunarhadi, Wiranto Wiranto","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i6.7715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i6.7715","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to investigate the extent to which computational thinking can be developed through constructionism-based accounting spreadsheets activities. This study design used a mixed-method approach, namely a participatory qualitative approach and a quantitative descriptive approach. Data were collected through documentation (college students’ artefacts) and classroom observations. The results showed that constructionism-based accounting spreadsheets design can build and facilitate computational thinking development. The college students’ emotional and social engagement when executing a design plan can foster curiosity and high enthusiasm to complete the design together. This engagement can reduce the cognitive load that students feel in understanding programming languages when utilising visual basic for application excel. This study contributes and suggests to learning practitioners to improve the students’ quality so that they can compete in this digital era. This research can be used as a basis for conducting further research where researchers empirically investigate the impact of computational thinking development. \u0000Keywords: Computational thinking, cognitive load, emotional engagement, accounting education;","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89638462","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":"Analysis of the opportunities offered by mobile learning tools to improve students’ academic performance","authors":"E. Polyudova, O. Butylchenko, Elena Yushchik","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7862","url":null,"abstract":"Education systems around the world are changing rapidly to keep up with the latest technology and pedagogical innovations that have become a strategic topic for many educational institutions. The study determines the impact of M-learning tools on the non-technical learners’ achievements in Information Science and offers recommendations to educators for improving M-learning. The proposed tool had a positive impact on the students' academic achievements. The results of students actively used mobile Web 2.0 technology are statistically significantly higher in comparison with students studying the traditional way The results obtained can be used in the development of an improved program for the rationalization of the educational process for students so that their academic achievements can reach a new level. \u0000Keywords: academic achievements; digitalization; M-learning; motivation; Web 2.0.","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"129 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76548661","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}
Albertus Dwiyoga Widiantoro, Cecilia Titiek Murniati, H. Hartono
{"title":"Examining user acceptance and satisfaction of HE’s E-learning platform","authors":"Albertus Dwiyoga Widiantoro, Cecilia Titiek Murniati, H. Hartono","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7200","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to determine the determinants of user satisfaction (USat) and continuance intention (CoIn) to use e-learning platforms in Indonesian universities. More specifically, this study examines the effects of system quality (SisQua), information quality (InfQua), confirmation, perceived usefulness (PU) and self-efficacy (SE) on USat and CoIn to use e-learning platform. The expectation-confirmation model and technology acceptance model were used to test the hypotheses with 340 students. This research uses purposive sampling. Surveys were administered for 340 college students. To test the correlation among the variables, the structural equation model was used. This study showed that InfQua, PU, SE, service quality and SisQua positively affected USat. The data analysis indicates the positive effect between SE and USat and CoIn to use e-learning. However, InfQua had a negative effect with USat. This study has several implications for higher education (HE). First, to increase USat, universities should provide excellent services, technical support and user training and workshops for their e-learning platforms, including new features and functionalities so that students can take utmost advantage from them. Students who are contented with their e-learning platform are more likely to keep using it.\u0000Keywords: self-efficacy; e-learning; satisfaction; continuance intention","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77375074","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}
Zharkynay Yesmakhanova, G. Zhussipova, Kalampyr Abjapparovna, Sergey Sumatokhin, Z. Saparova, Baktygul Assilbekova
{"title":"Formation of digital competencies of future teachers of biology in a blended learning environment","authors":"Zharkynay Yesmakhanova, G. Zhussipova, Kalampyr Abjapparovna, Sergey Sumatokhin, Z. Saparova, Baktygul Assilbekova","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8123","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research is to get the opinions of future biology teachers on the creation of digital competencies in a blended learning environment. This research was created with the qualitative research method. The study group of the research consists of 80 biology teacher candidates studying in biology teaching departments at various universities in Kazakhstan. The data collection tool of the research is the semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. The descriptive analysis method was used in the analysis of the research data. As a result of the research, it has been determined that the vast majority of future biology teachers find blended learning environments useful. In addition, the majority of pre-service teachers stated that they found their digital competencies somewhat sufficient. The majority of biology teacher candidates participating in the research stated gaining the ability to use digital technologies, gaining competencies in using digital tools, preparing applications that will enable the student to reinforce the subject in the digital environment and gaining the habit of following the innovations in digital technology as their expectations regarding the digital competencies to be created in relation to the blended learning environment. \u0000Keywords: Blended learning, digital competencies, prospective teachers","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85454344","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}
Shynar Mejanova, Marina V. Lebedeva, Leila Assylbekova, G. Ldokova
{"title":"Personalized distance-learning experience in determining students’ performance","authors":"Shynar Mejanova, Marina V. Lebedeva, Leila Assylbekova, G. Ldokova","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7086","url":null,"abstract":"One way or another, students face certain difficulties and disadvantages of distance learning. This can affect students physically and emotionally if appropriate measures are not taken. The solution might be the personalization of distance learning process, which implies the application of individual approaches to learning. The article aims to determine the academic performance of students who use the system of personalized distance learning Quiz Guide. For this study, 140 students were selected. The results of the performance analysis showed that the experimental group scored higher on the final test, indicating that students using the Quiz Guide learning system had significantly better academic achievement than those who took the traditional approach to learning. According to the post-test results, the control group scored (average) 65.14 points, the experimental group, 74.71.\u0000Keywords: Academic performance, computer learning system, individualized approach, personalized distance learning, Quiz Guide system.","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76220107","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}
H. Tawarah, Omar M. Mahasneh, Walaa A. Al-Shuaybat
{"title":"The effect of Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) on the performance of undergraduate students and their perceptions towards it","authors":"H. Tawarah, Omar M. Mahasneh, Walaa A. Al-Shuaybat","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8059","url":null,"abstract":"Interactive Whiteboard (IWB)captured the interest of faculty members in view of facilitating the teaching process at universities through stimulating dialogue and discussion during the lecture in addition to attracting students’ attention and concentration throughout the lecture. For the purpose of identifying the contribution of the IWB in improving students' performance; a comparison between the scores in the IWB exams and retrieval exercises with their scores in the exams of three semesters taught through traditional lectures for a Vocational Education Technology course alongside with evaluating questionnaires for the students' perception. It was revealed that students' performance in the IWB exams was in general better than in conventional lectures. The two researches used the Empirical Researchmethod for a study sample of (64) students where the results concluded that students who used the IWB in their lectures excelled in comparison with the performance of the conventional lectures students; they also diplayed positive feedback about the use of IWB in teaching. \u0000Keywords: Interactive Whiteboard (IWB), Vocational Education Technology.","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87168798","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":"Distance education in a digital age","authors":"F. Sabirova, A. Gura, E. Belyanova, A. Sukhorukih","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8051","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to review the present state of digital distance education, assess the problems associated with transitioning to the online space, and determine the priorities of online education. The study draws on the analysis of surveys, monitoring studies, and statistical information from state services. It examines the technical capabilities of educational institutions, the information technology skills of instructors and students, and their motivation. On top of that, it identifies the main problems encountered during the implementation of digital technologies in the education process while paying special attention to the role of online education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a psychological portrait of a modern young student, the authors provide some recommendations for the learning content to increase the interactivity of the learning process and improve students’ motivation. The article ends with outlining key areas for digital learning development that would improve the overall effectiveness of the education system transformation. \u0000Keywords: Digitalization, distance learning, Generation Z, information environment, Internet technologies","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87566923","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}
K. Bogdanov, Dmitry Gura, Dustnazar Khimmataliev, Yulia Bogdanova
{"title":"Teaching students to use Decision trees (Dt) for unstructured data","authors":"K. Bogdanov, Dmitry Gura, Dustnazar Khimmataliev, Yulia Bogdanova","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.7335","url":null,"abstract":"The research aims to analyze the importance of teaching to use unstructured data methods that students generate from the learning activities and examine the relative efficiency of the decision trees within load conditions and self-efficacy of each learner. The present research collected the data using a questionnaire to analyze self-efficacy and cognitive load among students. The sample included 150 students divided into two groups. The research revealed no significant differences in self-efficacy between the two groups participants (F = 0.01, p> 0.05). According to the results, no differences were identified between the students who worked with unstructured data using decision trees and those students who analyzed the unstructured data using association rules. The research uses an independent t-test for the analysis of cognitive load within the academic environment. No significant differences were detected concerning cognitive load between the two groups of participants.\u0000Keywords: unstructured data, decision trees, association rules, self-efficacy, cognitive load, SDGs.","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"2014 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88201959","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":"Problem-situation training of future teachers for heuristic information transformations in thinking","authors":"N. Tsankov","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.6892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.6892","url":null,"abstract":"The research seeks an optimal design of the educational environment in university education, ensuring the priority and sustainable development of cognitive skills underlying the research competence of students and their relationship with heuristic transformations in thinking as an opportunity to integrate information and develop information models within the constructivist paradigm. The main types of problems in problem-situation learning are reviewed and a relationship between students’ preferences for problems of different degrees of structure and information transformations in thinking, as a segment of the core research competence is tested. In the course of the empirical study, a system of practical problems was applied, using a transition approach from solving well-structured to solving unstructured or poorly structured problems, and the possibility of student choice was implemented. Thus, based on the tendency towards initiative and independence, heuristic transformations can be explored and used to form pathways towards the development of students' research competence.\u0000Keywords: future teachers, heuristic information transformations, problem-situated learning, research competence, university education.","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86498355","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":"Teaching children's literature to school children through digital educational resources","authors":"Zhaina Yerahmetkyzy, Akimbekova Shyryn, T. Kulgildinova, Adilbekova Lazzat, Alashbayev Yerlan, Ibragimova Ulbala","doi":"10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i5.8093","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to provide and use literature education with digital educational resources for students and was designed according to this purpose. In this context, it is aimed at carrying out a study in the school environment. The research was created and implemented in the 2021–2022 spring academic year. 184 volunteer students participated in the research. In the research, the study group participating in the study was given a 3-week online education with digital education resources and literature education. In order to collect data in the study, the ‘Digital Education and Literature’ data collection tool, which was developed by the researchers and whose validity and reliability were obtained, was used. The data collection tool used in the research was delivered and collected by the online method. The analysis of the data was made by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences programme, frequency analysis, t-test, and the results were added to the research in the presence of tables. As a result of the research, it is seen that the working groups participating in the research have achieved the results that digital education technologies and education literature subject teaching bring success.\u0000 \u0000Keywords: Students, digital education technology, literature education;","PeriodicalId":36811,"journal":{"name":"World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues","volume":"2006 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90215927","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}