Blended teaching, which integrates the advantages of online and offline teaching, has become the main direction of higher education teaching reform. In the era of education big data, research on the online learners’ ...Blended teaching, which integrates the advantages of online and offline teaching, has become the main direction of higher education teaching reform. In the era of education big data, research on the online learners’ behavior based on data mining has attracted more and more attention from higher education researchers. However, in the field of foreign language teaching, research on the relationship between online learning behaviors and learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode is still at an early stage. Taking the course College English Listening in Zhejiang Yuexiu University (ZYU) as an example, this study conducted a comprehensive data analysis of online learning behaviors of 152 students of ZYU to explore the influence of online learning behaviors on learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode by utilizing Microsoft Excel and SPSS.20 statistic software. The result shows that the number of course login, the quantity and the quality of forum replies, the number of note submission, the quality of the notes, the average score of vocabulary tests, the number of the times of taking listening tests and the average score of listening tests are all significantly and positively correlated with students’ learning outcomes, while the study does not find a correlation between students’ learning outcomes and the number of the times of taking vocabulary tests, the total length of online learning and the length of video viewing. Based on the study results, implications are put forward to give reference for the teaching design and the management of the foreign language blended courses.展开更多
Objective:This study aimed to determine the relationships between e-learning quality,student satisfaction,and learning outcomes and the mediating effect of student satisfaction.Methods:A cross-sectional quantitative c...Objective:This study aimed to determine the relationships between e-learning quality,student satisfaction,and learning outcomes and the mediating effect of student satisfaction.Methods:A cross-sectional quantitative correlational study using a predictive design and multivariate analysis method was employed in this study.A sample of 241 nursing students were recruited through an online survey based on a stratified random sampling technique.The variance-based Par tial Least Squares Structural Modeling analysis method was used to test the possible relationship and mediating effect among the variables.Results:The findings revealed statistical y significant relationships between e-learning quality,student satisfaction,and learning outcomes.A mediating effect of 37.2%is predicted for e-learning quality on learning outcomes through student satisfaction.Conclusions:This study emphasizes the learning needs of working nurses and the impact on their learning outcomes in e-learning nursing undergraduate programs.Advances in e-learning education have assisted nurses to be more self-sufficient in their pursuit of lifelong learning.展开更多
As professors are subjected to teaching their classes online due to the recent COVID-19, our local Hong Kong students find it difficult to consult their teachers, and ultimately would fail to achieve the intended lear...As professors are subjected to teaching their classes online due to the recent COVID-19, our local Hong Kong students find it difficult to consult their teachers, and ultimately would fail to achieve the intended learning outcomes, especially for practical-based subjects. In this research, students having online classes of a practical-based fabric design subject were encouraged to self-study from Open Educational Resource (OER) materials for a further and better understanding of their subject. Additionally, online materials were developed to improve students’ understanding via skill of digital literacy. Their learning progress was evaluated and compared to the face-to-face version. The majority of students found online classes combined with self-studying OER materials, potentially be a substitute for face-to-face classes. Most of the students further opined different OER videos assisted them without any face-to-face instructions in practical works, to develop new fabric samples from the inspiration. Analysis of test results, and comparison of students’ final grades with different learning modes, supported these phenomena.展开更多
Objective:To assess the nursing curriculum and point out learning outcomes in Turkey.Methods:A cross-sectional design was used in this study.This study was conducted between May and June 2017 from 23 undergraduate nur...Objective:To assess the nursing curriculum and point out learning outcomes in Turkey.Methods:A cross-sectional design was used in this study.This study was conducted between May and June 2017 from 23 undergraduate nursing schools'education programs for one education and academic year's curriculum.The public information of the universities collected from their web sites and learning outcomes of the schools were classified as cognitive,psychomotor,and affective domains.Results:It appears that half of the basic nursing courses are in the psychomotor domain,and the majority of basic medical sciences courses are in the cognitive domain.Learning outcomes about the affective domain mostly take place in basic nursing courses.Conclusions:The findings of the results of this study can provide insight into current nursing education and guide new curricula to be developed.展开更多
With the continuous development and improvement of educational concepts,the effectiveness of learning outcomes and the achievement of curriculum has become an important way to change the present situation of teaching....With the continuous development and improvement of educational concepts,the effectiveness of learning outcomes and the achievement of curriculum has become an important way to change the present situation of teaching.This paper explores the construction of the curriculum achievability evaluation system based on learning outcomes from three aspects,namely,phased learning outcomes,graduation requirements,graduation design requirements and employability requirements,which are closely related to learning outcomes,in order to contribute to the promotion of education reform and the improvement of teaching effectiveness.展开更多
Objective:To evaluate the effect of the sandwich teaching model on the learning effect of nursing students.Methods:The Chinese and English databases of CNKI,WanFang,Vip,superstar,and PubMed were searched by computer,a...Objective:To evaluate the effect of the sandwich teaching model on the learning effect of nursing students.Methods:The Chinese and English databases of CNKI,WanFang,Vip,superstar,and PubMed were searched by computer,and the data were analyzed by Rev Man 5.3 software after literature quality evaluation.Results:Meta-analysis showed that the theoretical and operational performance of the nursing students in the sandwich teaching method was better than that of the traditional teaching group.Conclusion:The sandwich approach was superior to the traditional teaching method in the learning outcomes of nursing students.展开更多
Objective: Clinical environment remains an important aspect in the development of student's compe-tence, confidence and fulfillment of their expected learning outcomes. Preceptors and clinical teachers play a sign...Objective: Clinical environment remains an important aspect in the development of student's compe-tence, confidence and fulfillment of their expected learning outcomes. Preceptors and clinical teachers play a significant role in preparing students to achieve their professional goals through continuous support and resource provision. This study explored the students' perception of using clinical preceptors to improve their clinical learning outcomes.Methods: The researchers used semi structured interviews to collect qualitative data. A total of 48 stu-dents were purposively and conveniently sampled from 8 hospitals to participate in the study. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings: Two themes emerged from the study findings namely: creating a positive clinical learning environment and facilitating academic clinical collaboration. Conclusions: The findings of the study revealed that students gained more confidence and competence in clinical practice when supported by preceptors as well as achieved clinical learning outcomes. These findings suggest the need to train more clinical preceptors for improvement of students' clinical learning outcomes.展开更多
Personal Learning Environment(PLE)enables a knowledge-based,learner-centered lifelong learning which could be successfully integrated with formal education when taking educators’supervision into consideration.But do ...Personal Learning Environment(PLE)enables a knowledge-based,learner-centered lifelong learning which could be successfully integrated with formal education when taking educators’supervision into consideration.But do learners’preferred Learning Styles matter in PLE?To investigate the relationship among learners’Learning Styles,learning outcomes and satisfaction towards the PLE platform,the study constructed and applied a supervised-PLE-IELTS platform.57 sophomores majored in Business in Wenzhou University took part in a 16-week project.Data were collected by Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles questionnaire for the Learning Styles,post-test of IELTS reading,listening and vocabulary for the cognitive learning outcomes,and Distance Education Learning Environments Survey(DELES)for the satisfaction towards the PLE platform.The results showed:(1)Learning Styles have positive relationship with the cognitive learning achievements in PLE;(2)Learning Styles had no direct effect on satisfaction,and learners of all Learning Styles enjoyed PLE-IELTS platform;and(3)learners who spent more time on PLE platform achieved better cognitive learning outcomes.The paper shed light on the future construction of supervised-PLEs.展开更多
This mixed methods study investigates learning outcomes resulting from college attendance in the Chinese mainland.Data for this study is derived from undergraduate survey responses at 21 universities and interviews wi...This mixed methods study investigates learning outcomes resulting from college attendance in the Chinese mainland.Data for this study is derived from undergraduate survey responses at 21 universities and interviews with 64 seniors at five universities.Factor analysis reduced learning outcome items to two factors,and 19 categories of learning outcomes were distilled from interview data.These categories were then reduced to four domains:knowledge,skills,intrapersonal awareness,and interpersonal competence.Compared with literature generated in the West,intercultural competency as well as quantitative and computer literacy are missing in the Chinese higher education context.Student learning is an integrated whole and takes place in diverse settings in and outside the classroom.展开更多
While images are central to the discipline of art history, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the uses of digital environments for teaching in the discipline. Over the past decade, more studies have em...While images are central to the discipline of art history, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the uses of digital environments for teaching in the discipline. Over the past decade, more studies have emerged considering the egalitarian space that can be used by students and teachers in web-based applications and social media. A body of literature has begun to emerge out of a small network of scholars and educators interested in digital humanities and art history, providing examples of how new tools can be integrated into the standard slideshow and lecture format of the field. At the same time, the latest technology that proves revolutionary for the field has had very little study-virtual reality (VR). Additionally, sensory evidence for digital art history and the creation of immersive interactive and multimodal environments for knowledge production is still underexplored. As multiple educational metaverses are currently under development, understanding best practices and pedagogical use of VR has never been timelier. This study seeks to review the pedagogical use of VR in art history current in the field and introduces results from a study of the most effective ways to use these immersive experiences using Bloom’s revised taxonomy. Results confirm that the most effective method to structure VR assignments is to provide training on the technology, provide students with the necessary instructional material to introduce the concept, skill or technique to be learned, create or select an immersive experience that reinforces that topic, and conclude with a debrief or discussion about major takeaways from the experience.展开更多
More and more researchers are becoming involved through a variety of actions and programs, which divides assessment into different branches(such as formative, summative, normative assessment, etc). In the present pape...More and more researchers are becoming involved through a variety of actions and programs, which divides assessment into different branches(such as formative, summative, normative assessment, etc). In the present paper, I will try to emphasis that collaborative assessment is positive to high school students' learning outcome, and cooperative and competitive assessment should be mixture implemented in Chinese education process rather than only using competitive assessment to evaluate students' achievement. I hope that Chinese students and teachers could teach or test in the less pressure by reforming the educational evaluation system.展开更多
Self-regulation is crucial to learners’learning outcomes in a blended education context.This paper first discusses its definitions and importance,then explores factors affecting self-regulation,and finally puts forwa...Self-regulation is crucial to learners’learning outcomes in a blended education context.This paper first discusses its definitions and importance,then explores factors affecting self-regulation,and finally puts forward several ways to improve learners’self-regulation.展开更多
This paper proposes a teaching model based on the concept of outcome-based education(OBE).OBE is meant to be a student-centered learning model.Based on OBE,the characteristics of project-based learning(PBL)and lecture...This paper proposes a teaching model based on the concept of outcome-based education(OBE).OBE is meant to be a student-centered learning model.Based on OBE,the characteristics of project-based learning(PBL)and lecture-based teaching approach are analyzed.Then,a combined teaching model is constructed based on Acharya’s research findings and PBL.This proposed model integrates PBL and lecture-based teaching approach to help achieve ideal learning outcomes.It enhances learners’learning initiative and creativity while ensuring holistic and systematic learning outcomes.展开更多
In personalised medicine,the goal is tomake a treatment recommendation for each patient with a given set of covariates tomaximise the treatment benefitmeasured by patient’s response to the treatment.In application,su...In personalised medicine,the goal is tomake a treatment recommendation for each patient with a given set of covariates tomaximise the treatment benefitmeasured by patient’s response to the treatment.In application,such a treatment assignment rule is constructed using a sample training data consisting of patients’responses and covariates.Instead of modelling responses using treatments and covariates,an alternative approach is maximising a response-weighted target function whose value directly reflects the effectiveness of treatment assignments.Since the target function involves a loss function,efforts have been made recently on the choice of the loss function to ensure a computationally feasible and theoretically sound solution.We propose to use a smooth hinge loss function so that the target function is convex and differentiable,which possesses good asymptotic properties and numerical advantages.To further simplify the computation and interpretability,we focus on the rules that are linear functions of covariates and discuss their asymptotic properties.We also examine the performances of our method with simulation studies and real data analysis.展开更多
文摘Blended teaching, which integrates the advantages of online and offline teaching, has become the main direction of higher education teaching reform. In the era of education big data, research on the online learners’ behavior based on data mining has attracted more and more attention from higher education researchers. However, in the field of foreign language teaching, research on the relationship between online learning behaviors and learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode is still at an early stage. Taking the course College English Listening in Zhejiang Yuexiu University (ZYU) as an example, this study conducted a comprehensive data analysis of online learning behaviors of 152 students of ZYU to explore the influence of online learning behaviors on learning outcomes in the blended teaching mode by utilizing Microsoft Excel and SPSS.20 statistic software. The result shows that the number of course login, the quantity and the quality of forum replies, the number of note submission, the quality of the notes, the average score of vocabulary tests, the number of the times of taking listening tests and the average score of listening tests are all significantly and positively correlated with students’ learning outcomes, while the study does not find a correlation between students’ learning outcomes and the number of the times of taking vocabulary tests, the total length of online learning and the length of video viewing. Based on the study results, implications are put forward to give reference for the teaching design and the management of the foreign language blended courses.
基金partially extracted from a PhD project at Asia-e University,Malaysia。
文摘Objective:This study aimed to determine the relationships between e-learning quality,student satisfaction,and learning outcomes and the mediating effect of student satisfaction.Methods:A cross-sectional quantitative correlational study using a predictive design and multivariate analysis method was employed in this study.A sample of 241 nursing students were recruited through an online survey based on a stratified random sampling technique.The variance-based Par tial Least Squares Structural Modeling analysis method was used to test the possible relationship and mediating effect among the variables.Results:The findings revealed statistical y significant relationships between e-learning quality,student satisfaction,and learning outcomes.A mediating effect of 37.2%is predicted for e-learning quality on learning outcomes through student satisfaction.Conclusions:This study emphasizes the learning needs of working nurses and the impact on their learning outcomes in e-learning nursing undergraduate programs.Advances in e-learning education have assisted nurses to be more self-sufficient in their pursuit of lifelong learning.
文摘As professors are subjected to teaching their classes online due to the recent COVID-19, our local Hong Kong students find it difficult to consult their teachers, and ultimately would fail to achieve the intended learning outcomes, especially for practical-based subjects. In this research, students having online classes of a practical-based fabric design subject were encouraged to self-study from Open Educational Resource (OER) materials for a further and better understanding of their subject. Additionally, online materials were developed to improve students’ understanding via skill of digital literacy. Their learning progress was evaluated and compared to the face-to-face version. The majority of students found online classes combined with self-studying OER materials, potentially be a substitute for face-to-face classes. Most of the students further opined different OER videos assisted them without any face-to-face instructions in practical works, to develop new fabric samples from the inspiration. Analysis of test results, and comparison of students’ final grades with different learning modes, supported these phenomena.
文摘Objective:To assess the nursing curriculum and point out learning outcomes in Turkey.Methods:A cross-sectional design was used in this study.This study was conducted between May and June 2017 from 23 undergraduate nursing schools'education programs for one education and academic year's curriculum.The public information of the universities collected from their web sites and learning outcomes of the schools were classified as cognitive,psychomotor,and affective domains.Results:It appears that half of the basic nursing courses are in the psychomotor domain,and the majority of basic medical sciences courses are in the cognitive domain.Learning outcomes about the affective domain mostly take place in basic nursing courses.Conclusions:The findings of the results of this study can provide insight into current nursing education and guide new curricula to be developed.
基金Key project of Education and Teaching Reform of Daqing Normal University research on Curriculum Development Integrity Evaluation System of Reverse Design Teaching(No.JY1904).
文摘With the continuous development and improvement of educational concepts,the effectiveness of learning outcomes and the achievement of curriculum has become an important way to change the present situation of teaching.This paper explores the construction of the curriculum achievability evaluation system based on learning outcomes from three aspects,namely,phased learning outcomes,graduation requirements,graduation design requirements and employability requirements,which are closely related to learning outcomes,in order to contribute to the promotion of education reform and the improvement of teaching effectiveness.
文摘Objective:To evaluate the effect of the sandwich teaching model on the learning effect of nursing students.Methods:The Chinese and English databases of CNKI,WanFang,Vip,superstar,and PubMed were searched by computer,and the data were analyzed by Rev Man 5.3 software after literature quality evaluation.Results:Meta-analysis showed that the theoretical and operational performance of the nursing students in the sandwich teaching method was better than that of the traditional teaching group.Conclusion:The sandwich approach was superior to the traditional teaching method in the learning outcomes of nursing students.
文摘Objective: Clinical environment remains an important aspect in the development of student's compe-tence, confidence and fulfillment of their expected learning outcomes. Preceptors and clinical teachers play a significant role in preparing students to achieve their professional goals through continuous support and resource provision. This study explored the students' perception of using clinical preceptors to improve their clinical learning outcomes.Methods: The researchers used semi structured interviews to collect qualitative data. A total of 48 stu-dents were purposively and conveniently sampled from 8 hospitals to participate in the study. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings: Two themes emerged from the study findings namely: creating a positive clinical learning environment and facilitating academic clinical collaboration. Conclusions: The findings of the study revealed that students gained more confidence and competence in clinical practice when supported by preceptors as well as achieved clinical learning outcomes. These findings suggest the need to train more clinical preceptors for improvement of students' clinical learning outcomes.
基金This paper is part of the research results of Wenzhou basic scientific research project"Research on the mode and Countermeasures of coordinated development of Regional Higher Vocational Education and industrial agglomera-tion"(R2020023)。
文摘Personal Learning Environment(PLE)enables a knowledge-based,learner-centered lifelong learning which could be successfully integrated with formal education when taking educators’supervision into consideration.But do learners’preferred Learning Styles matter in PLE?To investigate the relationship among learners’Learning Styles,learning outcomes and satisfaction towards the PLE platform,the study constructed and applied a supervised-PLE-IELTS platform.57 sophomores majored in Business in Wenzhou University took part in a 16-week project.Data were collected by Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles questionnaire for the Learning Styles,post-test of IELTS reading,listening and vocabulary for the cognitive learning outcomes,and Distance Education Learning Environments Survey(DELES)for the satisfaction towards the PLE platform.The results showed:(1)Learning Styles have positive relationship with the cognitive learning achievements in PLE;(2)Learning Styles had no direct effect on satisfaction,and learners of all Learning Styles enjoyed PLE-IELTS platform;and(3)learners who spent more time on PLE platform achieved better cognitive learning outcomes.The paper shed light on the future construction of supervised-PLEs.
基金This study was supported in part by a Humanities and Social Sciences Grant(13YJC880002)from the Ministry of Education of China.
文摘This mixed methods study investigates learning outcomes resulting from college attendance in the Chinese mainland.Data for this study is derived from undergraduate survey responses at 21 universities and interviews with 64 seniors at five universities.Factor analysis reduced learning outcome items to two factors,and 19 categories of learning outcomes were distilled from interview data.These categories were then reduced to four domains:knowledge,skills,intrapersonal awareness,and interpersonal competence.Compared with literature generated in the West,intercultural competency as well as quantitative and computer literacy are missing in the Chinese higher education context.Student learning is an integrated whole and takes place in diverse settings in and outside the classroom.
文摘While images are central to the discipline of art history, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the uses of digital environments for teaching in the discipline. Over the past decade, more studies have emerged considering the egalitarian space that can be used by students and teachers in web-based applications and social media. A body of literature has begun to emerge out of a small network of scholars and educators interested in digital humanities and art history, providing examples of how new tools can be integrated into the standard slideshow and lecture format of the field. At the same time, the latest technology that proves revolutionary for the field has had very little study-virtual reality (VR). Additionally, sensory evidence for digital art history and the creation of immersive interactive and multimodal environments for knowledge production is still underexplored. As multiple educational metaverses are currently under development, understanding best practices and pedagogical use of VR has never been timelier. This study seeks to review the pedagogical use of VR in art history current in the field and introduces results from a study of the most effective ways to use these immersive experiences using Bloom’s revised taxonomy. Results confirm that the most effective method to structure VR assignments is to provide training on the technology, provide students with the necessary instructional material to introduce the concept, skill or technique to be learned, create or select an immersive experience that reinforces that topic, and conclude with a debrief or discussion about major takeaways from the experience.
文摘More and more researchers are becoming involved through a variety of actions and programs, which divides assessment into different branches(such as formative, summative, normative assessment, etc). In the present paper, I will try to emphasis that collaborative assessment is positive to high school students' learning outcome, and cooperative and competitive assessment should be mixture implemented in Chinese education process rather than only using competitive assessment to evaluate students' achievement. I hope that Chinese students and teachers could teach or test in the less pressure by reforming the educational evaluation system.
文摘Self-regulation is crucial to learners’learning outcomes in a blended education context.This paper first discusses its definitions and importance,then explores factors affecting self-regulation,and finally puts forward several ways to improve learners’self-regulation.
文摘This paper proposes a teaching model based on the concept of outcome-based education(OBE).OBE is meant to be a student-centered learning model.Based on OBE,the characteristics of project-based learning(PBL)and lecture-based teaching approach are analyzed.Then,a combined teaching model is constructed based on Acharya’s research findings and PBL.This proposed model integrates PBL and lecture-based teaching approach to help achieve ideal learning outcomes.It enhances learners’learning initiative and creativity while ensuring holistic and systematic learning outcomes.
基金Research reported in this article was partially funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute(PCORI)Award[ME-1409-21219]The second author’s research was also partially supported by the Chinese 111 Project[B14019]the US National Science Foundation[grant number DMS-1612873].
文摘In personalised medicine,the goal is tomake a treatment recommendation for each patient with a given set of covariates tomaximise the treatment benefitmeasured by patient’s response to the treatment.In application,such a treatment assignment rule is constructed using a sample training data consisting of patients’responses and covariates.Instead of modelling responses using treatments and covariates,an alternative approach is maximising a response-weighted target function whose value directly reflects the effectiveness of treatment assignments.Since the target function involves a loss function,efforts have been made recently on the choice of the loss function to ensure a computationally feasible and theoretically sound solution.We propose to use a smooth hinge loss function so that the target function is convex and differentiable,which possesses good asymptotic properties and numerical advantages.To further simplify the computation and interpretability,we focus on the rules that are linear functions of covariates and discuss their asymptotic properties.We also examine the performances of our method with simulation studies and real data analysis.
