Natalia Limantara, Meyliana, F. Gaol, Harjanto Prabowo
{"title":"Designing Gamified Learning Management Systems for Higher Education","authors":"Natalia Limantara, Meyliana, F. Gaol, Harjanto Prabowo","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1776","url":null,"abstract":"Gamification is the application of game elements in non-gaming situations such as education. This technique can be used to improve student learning motivation, engagement, and performance. In practice, this technique is part of the Learning Management System (LMS) that is used during the learning process. Using the prior literature review and observation approach, this research integrates gamification framework, type of player, and six steps of gamification into a gamification model that can be applied in university-level learning. This gamification strategy is expected to boost student learning motivation, engagement, and performance.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67490604","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":"Teacher-Made Videos as Learning Tool in Elementary Statistics during the Pandemic: A Developmental Research","authors":"Jahfet Naca Nabayra","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1774","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has affected education institutions around the world which has forced them to abruptly shift to online learning to address educational challenges with limited resources. Hence, this developmental research aimed to develop teacher-made videos as a learning tool for online learning in elementary statistics. This was utilized as an asynchronous lecture material during the pandemic and its acceptability was evaluated using the ADDIE Model. However, this paper focused only on the development and evaluation phase. It included 104 freshmen university students and five experts as participants of the study. Mean, standard deviation, frequency count, correlation analysis, and test of difference were used as data analysis tools. The developed videos consist of the following elements: title, learning objectives, overview, content discussion, assessment, and answer key. The teacher-made videos were highly acceptable in terms of learning objectives, content, organization and presentation, format and design, learning activities, and assessment as evaluated by the students and experts. In addition, when the participants were grouped according to sex and specialization, their overall acceptability mean did not exhibit significant differences. It was also found that the evaluation factors in the acceptability questionnaire all have a strong, positive correlation with the overall acceptability mean. Thus, technology-enhanced instructional materials like videos and other learning media are helpful learning resources in maximizing learning outcomes amid the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67490950","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. Fibriasari, W. Andayani, T. T. A. Putri, N. Harianja
{"title":"Learning Management System Now and in The Future: Study Case from the Indonesian University Students","authors":"H. Fibriasari, W. Andayani, T. T. A. Putri, N. Harianja","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1791","url":null,"abstract":"The need to study during the pandemic drove students of all grade levels to pursue online education. Some Indonesian schools and colleges developed the LMS platform to facilitate online learning. LMS (Learning Management Systems) is a novel concept for the majority of pupils. This study explored the experiences and expectations of students using LMS at an Indonesian government university. This is a qualitative study comprised of interviews. Twenty university students were recruited for interviews. The interview findings were then coded to identify major themes. The interview showed three primary themes: the benefits of employing an LMS, the difficulties of utilizing an LMS, and the future of LMS. The majority of students enjoyed using the LMS during their studies and encountered no operational difficulties. However, the biggest difficulty is the pupils’ poor internet connection, as they access the Internet from their rural homes. The findings suggested that in the future, following the COVID-19 pandemic, LMS could serve as a replacement for the traditional learning process, since many students have realized its benefits.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67491105","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}
Adriana Shamsudin, Siti Nurulhuda Mamat, Nur Farahah Mohd Pauzi, Mohd Syazwan Karim
{"title":"Adapting to Changing Expectations: Accounting Students in the Digital Learning Environment","authors":"Adriana Shamsudin, Siti Nurulhuda Mamat, Nur Farahah Mohd Pauzi, Mohd Syazwan Karim","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1792","url":null,"abstract":"As a developing nation, Malaysia is looking forward to transforming its direction towards the Industrial Revolution 5.0. Aligned with the transformation process that is mainly driven by the rapid modern industrial transformation, Malaysian education system is faced with a variety of challenges especially in equipping young adults with innovative, digitally literate, and high critical thinking skills to make them future-ready. Additionally, the growing digital world economy has resulted in the loss and transformation of jobs which necessitates the transformation of Malaysian education for future employability. Moreover, the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of the education sector. Hence, this study aims to explore, analyze, and evaluate first-year Bachelor in Accountancy students’ perspectives with regard to their online learning experiences in digitalized classrooms by looking at six dimensions: 1) Self-Directed Learning, 2) Learner Readiness toward Online Learning, 3) Learner Control, 4) Online Communication, 5) Computer/Internet Self-Efficacy, and 6) Motivation for Learning. Using a qualitative research design, online interviews via Google Meet involving 43 first-year students were conducted. The recorded interviews were then transcribed and analyzed using ATLAS.ti 8. The results of the study suggest that online learning has its advantages and disadvantages based on the respondents’ perspectives and experiences. A majority of the respondents reported that they enjoyed online learning and were well prepared for it while some of them perceived online learning as a complicated approach due to some factors. It can be concluded that these students were ready for online learning.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67491196","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":"University Professors' Perceptions of Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study","authors":"Dorine Rakaj","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.1.1793","url":null,"abstract":"Higher education around the world has undergone significant transformation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This transition compelled Kosovar teachers at all levels to switch to an online mode right away. This study aims to investigate professors' perceptions of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative descriptive approach was used in this study. A questionnaire was used to elicit the responses of 20 professors at University ‘‘Ukshin Hoti’’ Prizren, Kosovo. The questionnaire used a 5-point Likert scale. The data were processed using simple statistical analysis. The findings of this study revealed that, on average, professors had positive perceptions towards online classes during the pandemic. This study also revealed that most of professors experienced several technical problems during online classes. Although they experienced some technical problems, the study showed that most of professors enjoyed the online teaching experience. The outcomes of this study will help policymakers and educational institutions design practical and useful online teaching methods and techniques for teachers in the post COVID world.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67491258","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":"Qualifications Framework of Essential Learning Outcomes for Computer Innovation and Digital Industry Professionals","authors":"Thamasan Suwanroj, Orawan Saeung, Punnee Leekitchwatana, Kanaporn Kaewkamjan","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1804","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed to study and analyze the factors of the qualification framework of essential learning outcomes for computer innovation and digital industry professionals. The factors consisted of indicators of essential competencies for undergraduates under the professional qualifications of Computer Innovation and Digital Industry Major based on the context of Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University (NSTRU). The sample group consisted of all teachers and experts in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Business Computer, and Computer Education, covering all undergraduate programs from public institutions of higher education across Thailand. The research instrument was the questionnaire about factors of the qualifications framework of essential learning outcomes for undergraduates in Computer Innovation and Digital Industry Major. The questionnaire used five levels of a rating scale. Content validity and reliability for the scale were 0.96–1.00, and the content validity and reliability for the factor were 0.97–0.99. Second-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed for data analysis. The research discovered new knowledge on the list of essential competencies for undergraduates under five factors of the qualifications framework of learning outcomes with 24 indicators. These 24 indicators were separated for each factor: six for Ethical and Moral Development and Knowledge, four for Cognitive Skills, Interpersonal, and Responsibility, Numerical Analysis, and Communication and Information Technology skills, respectively.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67491612","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 Mobile Application via Experiential Learning for Public Relations in Thailand","authors":"Pinanta Chatwattana, Supannee Wangsorn, Ploypim Promchai","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1807","url":null,"abstract":"The mobile application via experiential learning to promote news awareness and proactive public relations is a kind of tool in the form of a mobile application, which is used to both publicize and receive news within Broadcast Major, College of Industrial Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand so that all of the targeted users in Thailand, and especially in this major, have the same understanding. The application is compatible with a variety of display screens with different user interfaces (Responsive Web Design) in both iOS and Android operating systems. The 62 participants in this research, 41 males and 21 females, were derived by means of purposive sampling and divided into two groups: lecturers, current students, and staff at the College of Industrial Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, and the general public. Data gathered from these participants were accumulated during the second semester. The research tools consisted of 1) the mobile application via experiential learning to promote news awareness and proactive public relations, and 2) an evaluation form on the satisfaction towards the mobile application via experiential learning to promote news awareness and proactive public relations. The results of this research show that 1) the mobile application via experiential learning to promote news awareness and proactive public relations can be used practically for news awareness and public relations, as it allows users of both iOS and Android operating systems to instantly access information, anywhere and at any time; and it is compatible with a variety of display screens with different user interfaces (Responsive Web Design), and 2) the satisfaction towards the mobile application via experiential learning to promote news awareness and proactive public relations is at a very high level.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67491861","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}
Sara Dias-Trindade, S. Henriques, Joana Duarte Correia
{"title":"Teaching during the Pandemic: An Exploratory Study in Portuguese and Brazilian Secondary Education Teachers","authors":"Sara Dias-Trindade, S. Henriques, Joana Duarte Correia","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1813","url":null,"abstract":"The present study takes as a starting point the COVID-19 lockdown to which Portuguese and Brazilian schools were confined during 2020, to trace the scenario regarding the training needs of secondary education teachers in terms of digital skills. The research questions seek, firstly, to understand how the transition from face-to-face environments to digital environments was carried out in those countries and, secondly, to assess how to improve digital skills in education when considering a post-pandemic future. The results, obtained from responses by 300 teachers to a questionnaire survey, are in line with the conclusions of the intense research that has been conducted in this area: the COVID-19 pandemic has made teachers’ digital training more urgent, and has highlighted the importance of integrating digital environments in education, both as a strategy for the continuity and sustainability of education itself, and as a fluid space that allows the development of practices that enhance quality learning. The analysis also allows us to perceive the differences and similarities in terms of education between two countries that share the same language and have historical proximity, but different socioeconomic indices.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67492291","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}
Nuwan Lakmal Hettiarachchi, Tamil Selvan Raman Subramaniam, M. Nurtanto, S. T. Palpanadan, Zachariah John A. Belmonte, A. Selvaraj, N. Kholifah
{"title":"Educating Financial Accounting: A Need Analysis for Technology-Driven Problem-Solving Skills","authors":"Nuwan Lakmal Hettiarachchi, Tamil Selvan Raman Subramaniam, M. Nurtanto, S. T. Palpanadan, Zachariah John A. Belmonte, A. Selvaraj, N. Kholifah","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.2.1817","url":null,"abstract":"The teaching and learning process of financial accounting (FA) has become a challenge in an ever-changing global perspective, and an important discussion is replacing classroom teaching with career-based requirements. Problem-solving skills (PSS) help determine the source of problems and find appropriate solutions in teaching FA topics. This study aimed to identify the need for problem-solving skills for FA students for job readiness and identify the appropriate technology-savvy platform to improve problem-solving skills. Undergraduate students at the College of Banking and Financial Studies (CBFS) in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, were selected as the research domain for data collection and analysis. This study reports a part of a preliminary study conducted using a survey technique on FA students. The main finding was that they had placed problem-solving skills as one of the important job skills in the modern financial accounting era. Furthermore, the needs analysis reflected the importance of the quiz-based learning (QBL) method embedded in Microsoft Forms (MFS) as a technology-based platform for teaching and learning about FA. Therefore, this study collected findings from the needs analysis phase with the help of QBL-MFS to improve the problem-solving skills of FA students to prepare them with life skills to be applied in the world place.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67492545","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":"Using of Distant Education Approaches to Introduce Cutting Edge Science into the Secondary School Classroom","authors":"Leonidas Xiros, A. Tsirigotis, A. Leisos","doi":"10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.4.1848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.4.1848","url":null,"abstract":"The μΝet (microNet) project aims to deploy and operate an extensive school network of educational cosmic ray telescopes in Greece. As part of the μNet project, an extended educational program will be conducted, focusing on the construction, testing, and operation of a Cosmic Ray Telescope, as well as the remote operation of cosmic ray detection stations and Astroparticle physics detectors deployed at the Hellenic Open University (HOU) campus. During the 2021–2022 school year, a preparatory phase of the program took place engaging 150 students and 21 science teachers from all over Greece. The high school teachers and students were trained to the experimental procedures of cosmic ray physics using distance learning methods. In this report, we briefly present the methodology we followed, the tools we developed to support the educational program, as well as the findings and results of this preparatory phase.","PeriodicalId":36846,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Education Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67493421","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}