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Universal Journal of Applied Science
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ISSN (Print) 2331-9674 - ISSN (Online) 2331-9690
Published by Horizon Research Publishing

[51 journals]

The Implementation of Vocational Skills in Teaching and Learning of People
with Disabilities in the Community-Based Rehabilitation Center (CBRC): A
Review from Ecological Environments Perspective
- Abstract: Publication date: Nov 2021
  Source:Universal Journal of Educational Research Volume 9 Number 11 Rahimah Jamaluddin Mur Fatehah Mat Sapak Suhaida Abdul Kadir Syahidatul Khafizah Mohd Hajaraih and Arasinah Kamis Vocational education for students with learning difficulties (SLD) emphasizes theoretical teachings and practical experiences among students, while teaching them the knowledge and skills required for an occupation. Studies on the teaching of vocational skills for SLD focus mainly on students in the mainstream educational system. The current study aims to explore the teaching and learning of vocational skills for SLD in a Community-Based Rehabilitation Center (CBRC), in Selangor, Malaysia from an ecological environment's perspective. Six teachers from the CBRC were interviewed and observed. Results show teachers focused mainly on microsystem and mesosytem environments through the various strategies to support TnL of vocational skills' education for SLD. Insufficient pedagogical skills and vocational training among teachers, and inadequate physical facilities and equipment compromised the execution of TnL in this context. We suggest CBRC teachers incorporate exsosystem and macrosystem environments in TnL of vocational skills among children with learning disabilities through a community-based or project-based approach involving corporate social responsibility (CSR) to improve vocational skills in both students and teachers. Implications to the current practice are also discussed.
  PubDate: Nov 2021
Using Lexical Phrases to Help with the Flow of Deliverance in Public
Speaking
- Abstract: Publication date: Nov 2021
  Source:Universal Journal of Educational Research Volume 9 Number 11 Sangrawee Donkaewbua Public speaking in Thailand especially in Thai youth who uses English as a second language still has lots of problems and needs some major development. The researcher noticed after weeks of observation that there were lots of problems in speaking of all the 45 students studying in the public speaking course since they paused too many times while speaking, each pause took a long time and they paused at the wrong places. This pausing manner made speaking sound unnatural even if it was accurate. Since the meaning of the message was disturbed by pausing wrongly, the researcher would like to try a new teaching method by teaching how to chunk their words while speaking by using lexical phrases as language input in order to help develop efficient lexical retrieval. This research aims at studying the effects that lexical phrases have on public speaking. The analysis of the study uses both quantitative and qualitative researching by analyzing through new teaching method in public speaking that is using lexical phrases as a means to keep the flow of deliverance in public speaking going. Lexical phrases were presented to language learners in several ways. Some are presented through mini lectures and some through simulated public speaking situations or activities. These include speaking connectors to buy time in speaking. There are three out of 45 research participants participating in this research because these three are advanced students which were chosen by their grades in the previous year in speaking class. The data were collected by individual elicitation interview by using descriptive statistics. As a result, lexical phrases offer language learners the opportunity of fluent production. Furthermore, lexical phrases offer less likelihood of producing deviant language because lexical phrases come ready made.
  PubDate: Nov 2021
Engineering Academics' Strategies of Teaching Mathematical Modelling in
Antenna Theory and Design
- Abstract: Publication date: Nov 2021
  Source:Universal Journal of Educational Research Volume 9 Number 11 Vojo George Fasinu Nadaraj Govender and Pradeep Kumar The poor performance of electronics engineering students in modelling their mathematical concepts when learning a practical antenna theory & design course is of concern. Despite the fact that these future engineers have been taught major aspects of prerequisite mathematics, some still find it difficult in interpreting and incorporating it in an antenna theory & design course. Possible reasons that contribute to conceptual difficulties have been traced to their inability to model and blend mathematical theories, concepts with systems' applications, and also to the disjointedness and lack of explicit teaching and learning approaches implemented in some universities. In this regard, the study takes its point of departure that the modelling of mathematical theories and concepts with clear strategies still remain an important area for engineering educational research and implementation of updated pedagogy. This study critiques the current teaching strategies and competencies of mathematical modelling in an electronics engineering department. It focuses on how engineering academics teach mathematical modelling in prerequisite mathematical courses for preparation of antenna theory & design. A qualitative approach was adopted in getting the naturalistic views of the engineering academics on the strategies of mathematical modelling they use in teaching. Existing mathematical modelling models formed the major theoretical framework that guided the study. The study reports the strategies that are commonly used by engineering academics teaching mathematical modelling in prerequisite mathematical courses related to an antenna theory & design course. The significant result of the study is a contextual and practical pedagogical mathematical model which can be implemented in teaching and learning antenna theory & design course.
  PubDate: Nov 2021
The Effectiveness of Teaching Factory Implementation in Vocational
Education: Case Studies in Indonesia
- Abstract: Publication date: Nov 2021
  Source:Universal Journal of Educational Research Volume 9 Number 11 Ida Nugroho Saputro Soenarto Herminarto Sofyan Maulida Catur Riyanita Purwita Sari Rebia and Anggita Listiana There is a gap between vocational high school graduates' competence with industry's needs. In overcoming this, the teaching factory develops an industry-based learning model. Learning in vocational high schools refers to standards and procedures that apply to the industry and are implemented according to actual industrial conditions. However, factory teaching and learning require careful preparation to meet its parameters. This study used a combination of questionnaires, interviews, and documentation to analyze the implementation of the teaching factory in Indonesia, especially at Vocational High School 5 Surakarta. From the results, it can be seen that seven of the eight parameters have been effectively implemented in the teaching factory. These parameters are management, workshops, training in learning patterns, marketing promotion, products and services, human resources, and legal aspects. Furthermore, it is known that industrial relations parameters are not yet effective enough because the technology transfer and investment have not been implemented between schools and industry. However, some parameters that have been said to be effective are still not evenly distributed for each sub-parameter. Therefore, evaluation and improvement are needed to increase the teaching factory in these vocational high schools.
  PubDate: Nov 2021
Examination of Pre-service Teachers' Error Analysis Skills in Teaching
Differential Calculus
- Abstract: Publication date: Nov 2021
  Source:Universal Journal of Educational Research Volume 9 Number 11 Chipo Makamure Error analysis has been considered indispensable in teaching mathematics in the classrooms worldwide. One of the greatest skills in mathematics teaching has been recognised as the ability to model learners' misconceptions through error analysis. The use of error analysis in the classroom has therefore made tremendous contribution to mathematics teacher knowledge. However, despite the acclaims about error analysis in teaching mathematics, researchers and teachers lack a detailed understanding of mathematics teacher knowledge as it is used in error analysis and the use of error analysis is still regarded as challenging for most teachers. This qualitative study therefore explored eight purposively selected pre-service teachers' ability to identify, interpret and remediate learners' error patterns as a result of misconceptions in differential calculus. The pre-service teachers' analyses were re-analysed by the researcher to ascertain their ability to handle learners' errors in mathematical calculus. The study established that though some pre-service teachers portrayed knowledge of the differentiation content as reflected by their ability to identify the errors made, most of them failed to identify the possible causes of the errors as well as providing appropriate instructional strategies that could be used to remediate learners' error patterns. This finding illustrates that the pre-service teacher's ability to diagnose, interpret and correct errors in learners' work, with targeted instruction is an essential and necessary skill for good mathematics teaching.
  PubDate: Nov 2021