{"title":"Motivational Styles and Instructional Practices in Teaching Mathematics: Their Impact on Students’ Learning","authors":"Catherine B. Pulumbarit","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.2.71-79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.2.71-79","url":null,"abstract":"The main concern of the study is to assess the impact of teachers’ motivational style and instructional practices on students' learning in mathematics. this study has utilized descriptive correlational method of research and the primary data gathering tools instrument was lifted from an educational research project, the third international mathematics and science study - repeat also known as (timss-r) which was sponsored by the international association for the evaluation of education achievement or the so called (iea). the respondents of the study were the 3500 junior high school students and 33 teachers of marcelo h. del pilar national high school. results of the regression revealed that the motivational styles of teachers in terms of autonomy-supportive and controlling produced b coefficients of 2.827 and 2.997. the data could mean that the motivational styles of teachers can directly affect the learning of students in mathematics, which means the better the teachers’ motivational style can yield higher students' learning in mathematics. the obtained f-value of .872 which was found non-significant at .05 alpha indicates that teachers' motivational styles did not form a very significant set of predictors for the students' learning. students with autonomy-supportive teachers, as compared with students in classrooms with controlling teachers, were more likely to stay in school. since motivational styles and instructional practices of teachers positively correlated with students’ learning in mathematics, teachers may continuously motivate and utilize instructional practices that will further improve the achievement of students in mathematics.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84998933","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}
Ernesto Pacheco, M. Robles-Cárdenas, Ricardo Thierry-Aguilera
{"title":"Building New Pedagogical Designs in the Pandemic Era","authors":"Ernesto Pacheco, M. Robles-Cárdenas, Ricardo Thierry-Aguilera","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.3.146-151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.3.146-151","url":null,"abstract":"From the beginning of the pandemic, many universities had to modify the traditional face-to-face educational system to a remote system where the students continue having a meaningful learning process. Simulators and serious games are effective learning techniques which existed before the pandemic and there is a continuously growing interest in them given the observed benefits and the highly likely possibility that the use of these techniques will continue to be adequate beyond the pandemic. This research focuses on the use of the GOAL platform and on LOST, a serious game designed to teach supply chain concepts where the students make non-trivial decisions to maximize profit. The GOAL platform has been used at our university and several other schools for more than 3 years. This work presents the details of how the GOAL platform has been implemented at our university and the effects on the students learning.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73595219","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":"Erasmus Country Ranking: Towards Quality Student Mobility","authors":"Sónia Rolland Sobral","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.1.31-38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.1.31-38","url":null,"abstract":"Erasmus is a European Commission program which has been a huge success: more and more higher education students decide to move to one of the 34 countries that belong to the program. This article begins by analysing the reasons behind why students take a semester at another university in another country, and what the motivations for their choices are. The literature review reveals that there are personal, destination and academic reasons. Students who decide to make Erasmus mobility do not know how to choose the higher education institution where they will do said mobility. This article aims to help these students by ranking Erasmus mobility countries following the reasons that are identified in the literature as the most important. To rank Erasmus mobility countries, we use two criteria: destination and academic. The destination was subdivided into 7 items: Adventure, Cultural and Heritage, Safe and Secure, Cost of Living, Geographic Localization, Weather, Language and Sustainable. The academic part was divided into 3 items: research, university quality and sustainable. For each of the items we use the strongest and most reliable indicators. We also compare our ranking with the real number of student mobility for each of the 34 countries.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"144 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72938541","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":"Effective Strategies for Organizing Undergraduate Internships","authors":"Kaitlyn Breiner","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.2.115-119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.2.115-119","url":null,"abstract":"Student engagement is critical for student success—particularly during an internship. To ensure students are routinely engaged and motivated in their studies and in their internship, it is paramount that they are involved in their placement process, in developing achievable goals, and in assisting with the facilitation of future students' placement by providing evaluative information about their internship experience. This evaluative information, coupled with open communication with community partners about students' perceptions of their learning experience as an intern, promotes quality learning experiences whereby the student succeeds throughout the course and feels ready for a career in that field. This report addresses the high impact practices that were utilized to work with community partners and students to ensure student interns achieved a quality learning experience and were prepared to succeed in a career in the field of their study.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81532245","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":"Creating an Interactive Environment for Learning Microplastics VIA a Board Game at the Museum","authors":"Riris Sejati Adjiningsih, N. Sriwattanarothai","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.2.93-98","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.2.93-98","url":null,"abstract":"A Museum is an important place to promote science literacy for people. Recently, museums have developed educational materials and exhibits for learning and raising awareness of global issues. Microplastics have become a global environmental issue. A board game has been used to implement many environmental problems effectively. This study, therefore, aimed to develop a board game with simple simulation in a spreadsheet to create an interactive environment to learn about microplastics and their impact on the environment. The developed board game was implemented at the natural history museum in Thailand with six undergraduates studying life science who voluntarily participated in the study. The multi-answer questions, mind map, and worksheet were used to assess the understanding of microplastics when the participants completed the first game. Data from observation of the participants’ interaction during the game was also used to support the result. Data pointed that the participants gained some information from the action and information provided in the board game. Participants could clearly state the sources of microplastics. They also demonstrated the knowledge of microplastics’ cause and effect on living organisms and how to manage microplastics concentrations in the environment. However, the concept of a microplastic pathway was missing, which would be discussed.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78622891","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-Solving Multiple-Response Tests: Guessing is not a Favourable Strategy","authors":"P. Photopoulos, D. Triantis","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.1.64-70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.1.64-70","url":null,"abstract":"This publication proposes an objective examination format for assessing students' ability to solve problems in Analogue Electronics. It suggests that a problem asking more than one question can take the form of a Problem-Based Multiple-Response (PBMR) item. Depending on the inter-relationship between the questions addressed in the stem, this paper identifies four types of items and suggests a scoring rule for each one of them. Issues related to the time slot given per item are also discussed. Examination results show that both the facility (F.I) and the discrimination (D.I) indices improve, and much guesswork is discarded whenever the scoring of an item considers the inter-relationship between the questions addressed in the stem. PBMR items addressing two or more fully inter-related questions are more suitable for testing the students' ability to solve problems when an objective examination is desirable. Such problem items give a more realistic picture of the student's actual knowledge.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82178258","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":"Management Skills of Academic Leaders and Teaching Effectiveness of Faculty in MIMAROPA SUC’s: Basis for 21st Century Management Framework","authors":"Rosalinda P. Magararu","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.1.44-48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.1.44-48","url":null,"abstract":"This study focused on the management skills of the academic leaders, its effects on teaching effectiveness of the faculty of the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in (MIMAROPA) Region IV-B which include (1) Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology; (2) Occidental Mindoro State College; (3) Marinduque State College; (4) Romblon State University; (5) Palawan State University, basis for 21st century management framework. The respondents of the study were 98 school academic officials comprising the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Deans, Directors, Program Head/Programs Coordinators; and 256 regular faculty members of the five (5) State Universities and Colleges in the MIMAROPA region. Result shows significant difference on the management skills of the academic leaders of SUCs in MIMAROPA across indicators. It is reflected in the computed F value (3.605) which exceeds at 1.97 at .05 level of significance, the null hypothesis is rejected. This finding implies that management skills of the academic leaders in MIMAROPA differ in terms of technical, interpersonal, conceptual, diagnostic, communication, decision making and time management skills. Meanwhile, an overall mean score of 4.39, implies that faculty of SUCs in MIMAROPA was effective in their teaching performance. Furthermore, the academic leaders’ management skills described as moderate extent in technical, interpersonal, conceptual, diagnostic, communication, decision making, and time management as revealed by the overall mean of 3.47. However, there are still some skills needs to improve both by the academic leaders and teachers of State Universities and Colleges for the continuous development of their organization. Based on the result the proposed 21st Century management framework is recommended.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79166887","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":"Comparative Analysis of Undergraduate Tutorial System in Military and China Local Universities and Implement of Military Academy Enlightenment","authors":"Zhu Min, Xu Zijian, Wu Wufei, Xie Xin, Huang Huang","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.3.190-194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.3.190-194","url":null,"abstract":"At present, many military and local universities in our country have carried out or are carrying out the undergraduate tutorial system. However, as an \"imported product\", the undergraduate tutorial system has not played its due role. By analyzing the development of the undergraduate tutorial system in local and military colleges at home and abroad, this paper summarizes the problems found in the implementation of the undergraduate tutorial system, which has some enlightenment and reference for optimizing the cadet tutorial system in military colleges and promoting the innovation of first-class undergraduate education. The tutorial system for undergraduate students in military academies should be based on a clear orientation and cultivate talents who can fight and be competent for military posts, expand and enrich guiding force through various channels, perfect the guidance method according to the actual situation, cultivate the campus concept of tutorial system, try to overcome the constraints of teacher dimension, system guarantee, cultural background and so on, establish undergraduate tutorial system suitable for the characteristic and development path of military academies, improve the quality of undergraduate training.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85165063","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":"What We Learn in Later Life? Policy, Practice, and Future in China","authors":"Jinglin Dai","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.4.267-270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.4.267-270","url":null,"abstract":"Population aging has been a global phenomenon. In 2050 it is expected that one in six people will be aged 65 years or over in the world. With a large population, China chooses to implement the elderly education policy to respond to the challenge of population aging. In the policy system, China absorbs international ideals, such as lifelong learning, and active aging, into the national policies. However, in the practice, the elder’s curriculum exists an unbalanced state. The situation on rural elderly education lags far behind urban elderly education. This paper takes a chronological and historical approach to examine policies and practice in elder education in China. Recommendations are: (1) the national standard of curriculum for elderly education should be promoted. (2) the rural elderly should be paid more attention.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84897013","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":"Game Design in TBLT Classes: Exploring Pragmatics","authors":"Heng Wang","doi":"10.18178/ijlt.8.4.261-266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlt.8.4.261-266","url":null,"abstract":"Based on reviews of various types of research, it is possible to generalize that combining TBLT and GBLL would promote language pragmatics. Pragmatics is critical in developing learners' ability to communicate effectively in the target language. As a result, it is possible to conclude that the combination of TBLT and GBLL would be beneficial and meaningful for second language learners learning their target language. Furthermore, task-based games in language learning have the potential to motivate and engage learners in meaningful learning while promoting autonomy and reducing anxiety, particularly among second language learners. It was also discovered that digital game-based learning is more effective than non-digital game-based learning because non-digital game-based learning cannot cover all critical elements of TBLT during implementation. Therefore, this essay will explore the possibility of implying game design to TBLT classrooms to achieve students' language pragmatics. Finally, some potential shortcomings and future developments will also be mentioned.","PeriodicalId":93451,"journal":{"name":"International journal of learning and teaching","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78779168","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}