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Personalisation of Moodle Learning Management System for Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of the State University of Zanzibar 高校有效教与学的个性化Moodle学习管理系统:以桑给巴尔州立大学为例

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2213597

A. Shaame, Umayra El Nabahany, S. Yunus, Tabu S. Kondo, Wadrine Maro

{"title":"Personalisation of Moodle Learning Management System for Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of the State University of Zanzibar","authors":"A. Shaame, Umayra El Nabahany, S. Yunus, Tabu S. Kondo, Wadrine Maro","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2213597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2213597","url":null,"abstract":"The Learning Management System (LMS) continues to persuade instructors and students that the use of the Moodle platform is the correct choice to meet their educational needs. This study presents the personalization of the Moodle LMS based on students’ needs and interest in meeting the intended course objectives. The study employed a quantitative method administered by a questionnaire. The data were analyzed quantitatively and discussed to meet the study objective. The study findings indicated that 61.3% of the respondents have confidence in the use of personalised Moodle LMS to improve their understanding of their lessons. The study also revealed that almost all respondents (95%) agreed that the personalised Moodle LMS motivated students’ learning. Further, and unexpected, the study findings revealed that the Moodle learning environment and pedagogical underpinning were minor challenges to students; instead, the major challenges were infrastructure challenges such as internet access and tools. The study recommends that instructors and students should make the Moodle LMS an essential asset for improving teaching and learning in Higher Learning Institutions. The originality of the contribution of this study is the conclusion that personalized Moodle LMS should be maintained to attract and motivate students in learning activities.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86189068","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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Changing structure of India’s exports with Africa: Where do the technology-intensive exports stand? 印度对非洲出口结构的变化:技术密集型出口在哪里?

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2222480

Mohd Fayaz, S. Kaur

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A gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in innovation platforms of Southwestern Nigeria 尼日利亚西南部创新平台采用木薯-豆科作物集约化技术的决定因素及其对家庭贫困状况的影响的性别方法

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-07-23 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2220637

A. Adesiyan, Imole Rafael Olaniyan, H. Gaya, A. Kehinde

{"title":"A gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in innovation platforms of Southwestern Nigeria","authors":"A. Adesiyan, Imole Rafael Olaniyan, H. Gaya, A. Kehinde","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2220637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2220637","url":null,"abstract":"The scourge of poverty has spread over Nigeria. Efforts to address the problem have yielded no tangible results. This study investigated a gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in innovation platforms. A multistage sampling technique was used in selecting 160 respondents. The adoption index, the Tobit regression model, FGT analysis, and the ordered probit regression model were used to analyze the data. The adoption intensity of cassava-legume intensification technology was relatively low (28.06%), with that of female gender households 3.20% higher than that of their male counterparts. The Tobit regression model revealed that the intensity of adoption of cassava-legume technology was positively and significantly influenced by the years of education, household size, credit accessibility and household gender participation, among other factors. In addition, the ordered probit regression model revealed that revenue generated from cassava-legume, adoption intensity of the technology, extension visits, and gender of the household head were significant factors positively affecting household poverty while household size negatively affected household poverty. This indicates that cassava-legume intensification technology can assist individuals in escaping poverty. Gender sensitivity should, however, be considered when adopting new technologies, and an enabling atmosphere should be developed to enable women to participate.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77217281","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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Argument mining from Amharic argumentative texts using machine learning approach 使用机器学习方法从阿姆哈拉语论证文本中进行论证挖掘

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-07-10 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2215664

Mikru Lake Melie, Debela Tesfaye, Alemu Kumilachew Tegegnie, Derejaw Lake Melie

{"title":"Argument mining from Amharic argumentative texts using machine learning approach","authors":"Mikru Lake Melie, Debela Tesfaye, Alemu Kumilachew Tegegnie, Derejaw Lake Melie","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2215664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2215664","url":null,"abstract":"Argument mining is an emerging science that deals with the automatic identification and extraction of arguments along with their relation from large, unstructured data that are useful for reasoning engines and computational models. Identification and extraction of argument relation from Amharic argumentative texts is a current challenge in Amharic language text processing. There have been many efforts tried on argument relation prediction for English and other European languages. This work is aimed at the design and implementation of an argument relation prediction for Amharic language using MLP, Naïve Bayes, and SVM algorithms. The study used 815 argumentative sentences collected from politically focused sources such as Amharic newspapers, weblogs, Facebook, and other social media, to evaluate argument relation prediction. The evaluation of this experiment was conducted using discourse markers, propositional semantic similarity, and a combination of these approaches, and resulted in the highest weighted average F-scores of 68%, 84%, and 88%, respectively, using Naïve Bayes, ANN and SVM. This shows that a combination approach with a SVM classifier is preferable for an Amharic argument relation prediction task. The authors tackled the problem of argument relation prediction (a subtask of argument mining) for the Amharic language, and annotated Amharic argumentative sentences (120 argument maps), making them publicly available for future research work.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77835115","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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A practical framework for technological learning in developing countries 发展中国家技术学习的实用框架

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2221595

M. Nozari, R. Radfar, Soroush Ghazinoori

{"title":"A practical framework for technological learning in developing countries","authors":"M. Nozari, R. Radfar, Soroush Ghazinoori","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2221595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2221595","url":null,"abstract":"The important role of technological learning in the success of enterprises, especially in developing countries, is undeniable. Besides that, the complex nature of learning requires a comprehensive framework. So, developing countries need to have a learning strategy that can help them to increase learning through collaboration. In this research, a mixed method study, after reviewing the literature and previous research, the theoretical framework of the research was extracted and the protocol for the interview was formed. Then the dimensions and factors of technological learning were derived from interviews with managers and experts who were in the Iranian oil agreement writing and document reviewing teams. To form the framework presented in this study, it is necessary for developing countries to implement a transition from the control and prescription phase to the incentive and technology support phase. Motivational regulation can also lead to better results in industry. The results of this paper show that the realization of technological learning in the oil industry of developing countries depends on increasing the absorptive capacity of domestic enterprises as well as governments creating the necessary infrastructure. The results also show the dependency of technological learning on the cultural, social, and international relations of country.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84067913","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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Adoption of crossbreed dairy cows (Holstein-Friesian and Jersey) by smallholder dairy farmers in South-Western Ethiopia: Perception and adoption intensity 埃塞俄比亚西南部小奶农对杂交奶牛(荷斯泰因-弗里西亚和泽西)的收养:认知和收养强度

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2215663

Asmera Adicha, G. Ermias

{"title":"Adoption of crossbreed dairy cows (Holstein-Friesian and Jersey) by smallholder dairy farmers in South-Western Ethiopia: Perception and adoption intensity","authors":"Asmera Adicha, G. Ermias","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2215663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2215663","url":null,"abstract":"Evidence on the factors that influence crossbred dairy cow adoption decisions and intensity by dairy farmers in the Debub Ari district is limited. This study provides empirical evidence on the determinants, perceptions, and constraints of crossbred dairy cow adoption decisions and intensity by dairy farmers through primary data sourced from 204 dairy farmers using a multi-stage sampling approach. Heckman’s two-stage model, the perception index, and Kendall’s coefficient of concordances were used for data analysis. This study found that there is a positive perception regarding crossbred dairy cows and a good attitude among farmers. However, less than fifty per cent of the dairy farmers had adopted crossbred dairy cows. Besides, the adoption decision of crossbred dairy cows is influenced by training, feed shortages, credit service, vet service, age, and experience; adoption intensity is influenced by extension services, vet services, feed shortages, and credit services. Therefore, the livestock sector of the district or regional government should work on the mentioned policy variables mainly related to the full package (feed, vet services, and credit access) of crossbreed dairy production because breed introduction alone does not enhance the adoption and intensity of using the technology.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73564951","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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Information technology in supply chain management: Perspectives from key actors in the Nigerian petroleum sector 供应链管理中的信息技术:尼日利亚石油部门主要参与者的观点

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2221876

Baba Shehu Terab, U. Umar, A. N. Oyedeji

{"title":"Information technology in supply chain management: Perspectives from key actors in the Nigerian petroleum sector","authors":"Baba Shehu Terab, U. Umar, A. N. Oyedeji","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2221876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2221876","url":null,"abstract":"This research examines the potential impact of information technology (IT) on supply chain management (SCM) in the Nigerian petroleum industry. Specifically, the study seeks to identify the IT systems utilized by the key actors in the industry, the challenges facing SCM operations, and the potential benefits of IT for addressing these challenges. The field survey used 266 individuals, comprising regulators, production units, transporters, vendors, and customers. The study employed inferential statistics, and hypotheses were tested using the chi-square statistical test. The findings reveal that enterprise social networks, real-time track and tracking systems, warehouse management systems, and electronic invoice and fund transferring systems are the IT systems most commonly utilized by the key actors in the Nigerian petroleum industry. However, monitoring and evaluation remain the most challenging area for IT development in SCM operations. The study recommends that the government implement policies that encourage the adoption of IT in SCM operations, as well as incentives to encourage industry players to digitize data. The original contribution of this research is that it identifies the key IT systems utilized by the actors in the Nigerian petroleum industry and the challenges facing SCM operations, as well as proposing policy recommendations.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84298073","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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Impact analysis of innovation and gendered constraints in the fisheries sector of southern Ghana 加纳南部渔业部门创新和性别限制的影响分析

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2218772

E. Onumah, Martha Joycelyn Makafui Dogbey, Freda Elikplim Asem

{"title":"Impact analysis of innovation and gendered constraints in the fisheries sector of southern Ghana","authors":"E. Onumah, Martha Joycelyn Makafui Dogbey, Freda Elikplim Asem","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2218772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2218772","url":null,"abstract":"This paper adopts the multinomial endogenous treatment effect approach to analyze the impact of innovation choices on the income of 230 fish workers in the Greater Accra and Central regions of Ghana, while the Kendall’s ranking technique is applied to analyze the constraints to innovation. Findings show that technological and non-technological innovations available to fish workers have positive impacts on their income. Specifically, savings, credit access, and support service are identified to have positive impacts on income while gender and membership of a fish workers’ association have negative impacts on income. The most pressing constraints to innovation faced by female fish workers are cultural/ethnic restrictions, social exclusion, and time constraints. On the other hand, a high dependency ratio and discrimination in access to resources are the most pressing constraints faced by male fish workers. The paper recommends that stakeholders should continue to offer support services to fish workers. In addition, lending institutions should make credit accessible at lower interest rates. Interventions by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and development agencies that aim to solve constraints of fish workers should be approached from a gender dimension.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73647288","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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Knowledge, awareness, and perception of senior high school learners towards nuclear energy: A South African case study 高中学生对核能的知识、意识和看法:南非个案研究

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-06-13 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2213965

D. Ewim, Yasthil Nundlal, K. Govender, Nokubonga Lungile Nzuke, Mfanafuthi Vukani Mbatha, Nangamso Gwexa, Kelsi Naidoo, O. T. Laseinde, S. M. Abolarin

{"title":"Knowledge, awareness, and perception of senior high school learners towards nuclear energy: A South African case study","authors":"D. Ewim, Yasthil Nundlal, K. Govender, Nokubonga Lungile Nzuke, Mfanafuthi Vukani Mbatha, Nangamso Gwexa, Kelsi Naidoo, O. T. Laseinde, S. M. Abolarin","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2213965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2213965","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated senior South African high school students’ levels of knowledge, perception, attitude, and awareness toward nuclear energy using paper-based, semi-structured questionnaires and digital data collection instruments through online Google forms. The sample consisted of 100 high school students from two schools. Fifty students were chosen from a public school, and fifty students were selected from a private/independent school. It was found that regardless of the type of school, students showed little to no knowledge, low awareness, and significant ignorance of nuclear energy. The majority of students had never heard of nuclear energy. In terms of initial exposure to the concept of nuclear energy, private school learners seemed to have been exposed to the industry more through television. In contrast, for public school learners, educators were their main sources of introduction. Conversely, the perception of this form of energy is much more positive in private schools than in public schools. This study highlights the existence of a severe gap in high school education regarding the teaching and learning of nuclear energy. Hence, an energy-cognizant curriculum is needed to bridge the gap in both public and private schools.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89156276","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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Informal structures in knowledge and the effectiveness of the transfer process among construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆建筑工人的非正式知识结构和转移过程的有效性

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Pub Date : 2023-06-09 DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2023.2209479

Justine Mselle, Samwel Alananga, Sarah Phoya, Harriet Eliufoo

{"title":"Informal structures in knowledge and the effectiveness of the transfer process among construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania","authors":"Justine Mselle, Samwel Alananga, Sarah Phoya, Harriet Eliufoo","doi":"10.1080/20421338.2023.2209479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2023.2209479","url":null,"abstract":"The combination of both Structured Knowledge Transfer (SKT) and Unstructured Knowledge Transfer (UKT) processes is important for Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness (KTE) in construction workplace practices. However, the extant literature suggests that there is a high level of KTE in informal construction practices where UKTs are dominant while SKTs are rare as prevailing Knowledge Transfer Structures (KTSs). This study, therefore, analyzes the impact of knowledge transfer structures on the KTE in informal workplace practices. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data from 417 craftsmen under informal construction practices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Using correlation and binary logistics regression analyses, the strength of association between KTE under different KTSs was evaluated. The study suggests that both SKT and UKT positively influence KTE under different conditions, although the magnitude of effect is relatively higher in SKT than UKT, even when the overall process is considered informal. In addition, the increase in KTS increases KTE, providing some justification for planned and organized forms of knowledge transfer and sharing, even in informal workplace practices. In contrast to SKT processes, UKT processes are significantly influenced by codification, motivation, trade specialization and transferor-transferee agreement. The findings from this study contribute to the understanding of KTSs in informal workplace practices and that the transfer, though dominated by UKT processes, enables practitioners to internalise a high degree of structures well.","PeriodicalId":7557,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135099567","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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