Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Hawai’i K-12 Public School Teachers’ Level of Computer Self-Efficacy and Their Acceptance of and Integration of Technology in the Classroom
This study sought to determine the relationship between K-12 Public School teachers’ level of Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE) and their acceptance of and willingness to integrate technology in the classroom. CSE is defined as “an individual’s perception of efficacy in performing specific computer related tasks” (Karsten, 2012). CSE is indicative to the educational field due to …
The Importance of Standardized and Structured Demonstration in Clinical Teaching, Particularly, in Highly Diverse Tertiary Contexts
Many nursing students and practising nurses have differing views and practice different methods of acute wound dressings thereby confirming on a national scale, a lack of standardisation in the field. This study thus aimed to determine whether as a strategic part of the clinical teaching method, structured demonstration is most effective in educating nursing students …
Issues in the Implementation of 21st Century Learning Skills in Malaysian ESL Classrooms
Implementing 21st century learning skills in the English language classrooms requires both teachers and students to learn and adapt new knowledge and approaches in the teaching and learning process. This research seeks to identify the issues related to the implementation of 21st century learning skills in the Malaysian ESL classrooms. Five ‘School Specialist Improvement Coach …
Reaching the Unreached Children in Education: Perception of Parents of Special Need Children Towards Special Need Education
In theory the state of Indonesia ensures that the right to education is applicable to all citizens including children with special needs.Due to various obstacles not all disability children have access to education.There are at least three factors of children with special needs have not received education, namely economic, cultural and school availability.Economic barrier is …
Mentorship, Global Readiness, and Student Success at South Carolina State University: Stories of the New Student Mentor
Tenured associate professors and professors can help create a new kind of student leader or re-engineer the making of the New Student Mentor on the college campus. These professors will be able to help the student create a plan of effective communication with students. In fact, with the use of effective interpersonal communication strategies and …
Assessing the Impact of Teaching the “Simple” Strategy to Address Student Learning and Diversity Challenges at a Caribbean University
This study employed a mixed methodology with a, quasi-experimental, grounded theory research design whereby, from a population of 108 tertiary students who were identified and flagged on entry (Time 1 at the beginning of the semester) as having an External Locus of Control, a sample of 54 was split into one Control and one Treatment …
Effects of Cooperative and Problem-Based Teaching Methods on Performance of Business Education Students in Corporate Accounting in Nigerian Universities
The study was carried out to determine effects of cooperative and problem-based methods on performance of business education students in corporate accounting in Nigerian universities. The study answered the research question: What is the effect of cooperative problem-based learning and traditional method on the performance of business education students in corporate accounting in Nigerian universities. …
Residential Mobility in Indonesia (Case Study Bandung City)
Residential mobility creates urban regeneration once the households have moved. Mix population within the various background and life course stage accumulate in the city that generates the new generation. Residential mobility likewise connects with the human life cycle and family composition, for example, individual and family characteristics, aging household, marital status, and family size expansion …
Biologically Active Filtration as a Sustainable Water Treatment Process in a Changing Global Climate
Due to climate change, nutrients (including carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen) as well as anthropogenic contaminants are expected to increase in lakes and rivers. As a result, drinking water treatment facilities may struggle to achieve water quality regulations; treatment process improvements are needed to address these changes (especially those which rely on chemical additions). Biologically active …
Post-Project Sustainability: Case Study on Pakistan’s Agricultural Investments and Services Projects After Natural Disasters
There are countless new social projects and programs realized worldwide every year. However, social programs that seem to be effective and needed at the time are designed; but do not last beyond the initial stage, disappointing the hopes placed in them and wasting the human and financial investments made in the projects. This study looks …