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Identification of Educational Gaps in Data Science Training Across Agricultural Genomics 确定农业基因组学数据科学培训的教育差距

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.153

G. R. Dodd, Cedric Gondro, T. Taxis, Margaret Young, B. Fragomeni

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Serving to Learn: Increasing Agriculture Students Self-Efficacy Through Service-Learning 服务于学习：通过服务学习提高农业专业学生的自我效能感

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-18 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.136

J. McKibben, Amanda Hyjeck, Christopher Clemons, Garrett Hancock, Ashley Yopp

{"title":"Serving to Learn: Increasing Agriculture Students Self-Efficacy Through Service-Learning","authors":"J. McKibben, Amanda Hyjeck, Christopher Clemons, Garrett Hancock, Ashley Yopp","doi":"10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.136","url":null,"abstract":"Service learning is a form of experiential learning that helps students be able to both apply concepts and provide a benefit to an organization, individual, or group other than the learner. The lack of efficacy of our students with the complex skills learned in many agriculture courses brings about a sense of fear and trepidation in students that can cause them to either not engage with the material/skill or do so in an ineffective manner. Service learning was used in a course that has had low levels of efficacy associated to help motivate students to learn and practice the skills being taught. Students in an agricultural mechanics course engaging in activities with Habitat for Humanity progressed through Bandura’s four types of learning experiences integral to the efficacious establishment of a behavior in two directions. Using Constant Comparative method to analyze the reflections of the students it was determined that they progressed through the activity from the perspective of students, moving from the least to most efficacious. They then, with no prompting, reflected backwards from the perspective of most to least efficacious as they began to reflect on how they would facilitate communicating or teaching these same concepts to novices.","PeriodicalId":473062,"journal":{"name":"NACTA Journal","volume":"125 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125139","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}

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Gendered Differences in Acknowledgements for Doctoral Advisors at a Land-Grant University 一所州立大学博士生导师致谢中的性别差异

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-18 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.177

Carolyn Copenheaver, Thomas Meacham, Bryan Black

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Maximizing Livestock Project Learning Experiences: A Discussion Guide for SAE Visits 最大化畜牧项目学习体验：SAE访问讨论指南

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68itt.194

Rebecca Mott, John Tummons

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Teaching Tips -IFAT!! Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique in Undergraduate Course Review Settings 教学技巧 -IFAT!本科课程复习中的即时反馈评估技术

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68itt.192

Vanaja Kankarla

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Does Autonomy Improve Satisfaction and Performance? A Case on Learner Choice 自主能提高满意度和绩效吗？学员选择案例

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-04 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.178

Clay Hurdle, Laura L. Greenhaw, Rachel Biderman

{"title":"Does Autonomy Improve Satisfaction and Performance? A Case on Learner Choice","authors":"Clay Hurdle, Laura L. Greenhaw, Rachel Biderman","doi":"10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56103/nactaj.v68i1.178","url":null,"abstract":"Autonomy has been identified as an essential attribute of learner-centered teaching. Allowing learners some choice regarding their learning can positively impact motivation and performance. Some concepts can be illustrated more clearly through film, including agricultural leadership concepts such as the stages of small group development. In this study, we examined differences between learners given autonomy to choose a film for an analysis essay assignment and learners not given a choice. Learners in two sections of an agricultural leadership course focusing on teams and group development were taught the stages of group development. Learners analyzed the development of a team in film. Additionally, learners responded to questions regarding their satisfaction with and perceptions of the assignment. Findings revealed that learners in both sections perceived the assignment as enjoyable. Learners in both groups indicated a preference for their respective treatment in future similar assignments. Both groups performed well on the assignment. Recommendations include replicating this study with an additional measure of motivation, a standardized measure for student satisfaction with learning, and a larger sample size. Given that both groups of learners indicated satisfaction with learning, we recommend instructors consider incorporating films or other media when possible and appropriate. ","PeriodicalId":473062,"journal":{"name":"NACTA Journal","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141014503","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}

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Comparing Online Soybean Processing Module Including a Laboratory Component to On-Campus Module 包括实验室内容的在线大豆加工模块与校内模块的比较

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.141

Janae Brown, Kelly Getty

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Implementation of a Group Quiz Format in an Introductory Meat Science Course 在肉类科学入门课程中采用小组测验形式

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.120

Samuel C. Watson, Lisa K. Karr, Gary A. Sullivan

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Dr 博士

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.154

Alfred Tsikati, Ncobile Dlamini

{"title":"Dr","authors":"Alfred Tsikati, Ncobile Dlamini","doi":"10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.154","url":null,"abstract":"Self-regulation is essential to the learning process as it enhance student performance. However, there is very little research on the self-regulatory strategies employed by students. Therefore, this study sought to identify self-regulatory learning strategies used by senior secondary agriculture students. The study used a descriptive survey design, and targeted agriculture students in senior secondary schools in Eswatini. Consequently, there were ten schools sampled using cluster sampling; which produced 356 respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics. Three experts from the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension at the University of Eswatini ensured the validity of the questionnaire. A pilot study using 30 students indicated that the instrument was 72% reliable. Findings revealed that the senior secondary agriculture students used all the self-regulatory learning strategies. The most commonly used strategies were self-evaluation, structuring the environment, keeping records and monitoring, and organizing and transforming. The study also revealed that teachers were equipping students with self-regulatory strategies. Therefore, the study concluded that the senior secondary agriculture students used self-regulatory learning strategies. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teacher training institutions should equip agriculture teachers with self-regulatory strategies which will enable them to assist the students. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":473062,"journal":{"name":"NACTA Journal","volume":"38 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139961838","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}

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Editor Meetings: A Pathway to Advancing Students’ Media Writing Skills 编辑会议：提高学生媒体写作能力的途径

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-19 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67itt.155

H. Leggette, Shannon Norris-Parish, Jean Parrella

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