The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching mathematics and students' knowledge, skills, and grades

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to secure public health, many processes have moved to the online space. The educational process is not an exception. Our main goal, which is presented in this article, was to re-design the educational process from face-to-face to distance learning in the Mathematics 1 course at the Technical University of Kosice. This article describes our approach to teaching, observations, and experience. This case study examines three factors: Firstly, the impact of distance education on overall assessments of students. Using descriptive statistics, the results of student evaluations were compared from the overall assessments for the last six academic years. It was found that distance learning does not affect excellent students and eliminates the number of students who do not pass. Secondly, the participation of students during online lessons, and thirdly, the use of electronic materials. The questionnaire survey and the data from the learning management system Moodle were used to examine the second and third factors. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the questionnaire survey data (frequencies, percentages and averages). An exploratory factor analysis was performed in order to assess the underlying key concepts regarding student evaluation of the teaching process. The exploratory factor analysis confirmed that this questionnaire followed the four key concepts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

On the Teaching of Natural Science and Electrotechnologically-Oriented University Course for Future Teachers in the Period of Covid 19 Pandemic

The closure of schools and urgent importance of distance education during the Covid 19 pandemic revealed a necessity to find suitable teaching methods that would help to maintain the continuity level of educational system in case of different possible critical periods of society's survival, such as viral and bacterial pandemics, war, climate, meteorological and other disasters. In this context, the need for possibilities of distance-oriented further education of teachers has also emerged. Moreover, it was very important to create a great amount of suitable teaching materials. All mentioned facts require serious didactic research. In fact, it would also help to identify the positives and negatives of previous teaching methods applied in each individual school subject before the Covid 19 pandemic in Slovakia. During the Covid 19 pandemic, the authors of this paper have implemented a natural science-technologically oriented university course for future teachers in the period of Covid 19 pandemic. The research was conducted by method of pedagogical experiment. Paper consists of 9 chapters altogether, also including introduction, conclusion, acknowledgement, and bibliography. The first chapters are theoretical. They directly present the process of creating FVCOVIDE = Distance forms of education (during Covid 19 pandemic, having the character of experimental forms of teaching). Chapter 3 is of pedagogical experiment nature, applying the above-mentioned models into school practice. It also includes research hypotheses, statistical data processing and results interpretation © 2023, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning.All Rights Reserved.

Situated and localised learning: examining the case of two English language teachers in multilingual settings in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic

This article describes the teaching practices of two K–12 English language teachers in the Philippines at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data used in the study came from the interview of the two teachers, and a content analysis of some modules that they used. The study utilised Canagarajah's critical pedagogy framework to describe the extent to which the teachers' reported teaching practices, and the modules they used localised the teaching of English. Results revealed that teachers localised mostly in the level of content and strategies, but considered the language of the texts they used in the classroom to make sure that the meaning and form of the texts were accessible to their students. Moreover, localising was done only as ‘praxis', and not as a ‘mode of inquiry', so students were not made aware of their social positioning. Implications for curriculum design and teacher development programmes are discussed. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Assessment of the joint delivery voucher programme for senior high school technical vocational livelihood in selected public schools in occidental Mindoro, Philippines

This paper assessed the Joint Delivery Voucher Program for senior high school technical vocational livelihood between 2017and 2021 in selected public high schools in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. The study employed survey research method. The sources of information were from primary and secondary data. Further, the project employed the cost sharing approach and educational institution approach. Result showed that face-to-face learning with result demonstration was the "always" preferred extension teaching methods before the COVID 19 pandemic. -learning, modules, IEC, instructional materials, mobile application and interactive computer assisted module were used during the COVID 19 pandemic implementation. The program implementation encountered "slightly serious problems." The students had acquired "adequate competency" in the program that enabled them to pass the national assessment and evaluated the JDVP implementation as "excellent.

Delivery anatomy kits help to keep practical veterinary classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To address the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to search for assistive learning tools for the subject of Animal Anatomy II and Applied Anatomy, 123 anatomical kits were prepared at the Animal Anatomy Laboratory for students of the Veterinary Medicine course at the University of São Paulo, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA/USP) in Pirassununga city, São Paulo, Brazil. The kits contained anatomical pieces for teaching splanchnology and topographic anatomy (two different classes), and they were elaborated based on effective preservation techniques for the preparation of animal anatomical pieces. At the end of each course, we sent an online questionnaire to the students for evaluation of the methodology used. Alternative methods were used to minimize the odour and non-generation of chemical or microbiological contaminants. The acceptance of the kits was unanimous with adherence by all the students, who had the opportunity to experience the Anatomy class in its entirety, without leaving their homes.

Nursing students' experiences of using flipcharts as a learning tool during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BACKGROUND: Building mastery of clinical skills is essential for nursing students to ensure readiness for clinical placements. During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, limited face-to-face teaching and student access to campus facilities, along with the rapid adoption of online methods, increased the need to develop innovative teaching tools to support students. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore nursing student perceptions and experiences of using Flipcharts for learning clinical nursing skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: This study used a qualitative descriptive design. METHODS: Second-year nursing students were invited to participate at the end of the semester to share their experiences of using Flipcharts in their clinical simulation laboratory. A total of 12 nursing students participated in individual semi-structured interviews conducted between December 2020 and February 2021. Data were analysed using Braun and Clarke's six-step method of thematic analysis. RESULTS: The findings of the study demonstrated that students considered Flipcharts to be beneficial in developing their clinical skills and were additionally valuable in supporting students with English as a second language. Three major themes were identified: the perceived value of Flipcharts during limited face-to-face teaching, the role of Flipcharts in supporting skills acquisition across learning domains, and the practicality and accessibility of this learning resource across different mediums. CONCLUSION: Students perceived the use of Flipcharts to be valuable in achieving mastery of clinical skills during COVID-19. The students' experience of using Flipcharts was positive overall and found the learning tool practical and accessible in supplementing learning.

The Digital Module to Improve Students' SEP Skills during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in learning activities that were originally carried out face-to-face in schools to turn into online learning. The implementation of online learning has several challenges, one of which is the development of student skills in the 21st century, especially SEP skills. SEP skills of students are needed in learning physics. Students' SEP skills are currently still in the low category. To support the improvement of students' SEP skills, teaching materials in the form of digital modules are applied. This study aimed to examine the role of digital modules in improving students' SEP skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method with a questionnaire technique using 38 items based on eight aspects of SEP skills. The participants in this study were 23 students in a high school in Karanganyar Regency, Indonesia. The results showed that the average SEP skill score after using the digital module was higher (102.34) than before using the digital module (90.58). Based on the value of N gain, the improvement of students' SEP skills in the initial three aspects is in the medium category and the other five aspects are in the low category. The digital module was proved to affect improving SEP skills, although the increase was not very significant. This is because the digital module is equipped with various novelties such as virtual laboratory activities, physics animations, and interactive videos that can help improve students' SEP skills. © 2022 Hunan University. All rights reserved.

Development of E-Module based on Phenomenon-based Learning in Thermochemistry to Facilitate Student during Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19 pandemic has affected psychological condition and alteration of human behavior. This also has an impact on education system in Indonesia. To continue the learning process, an effort is needed by conducting an online learning. To bolster up the implementation of online learning processes, e-module is needed to be used as online teaching material. This study aims to develop an e-module based on phenomenon-based learning in Thermochemistry material which is feasible to be implemented in the learning processes in school by offline and online. This study used a research and development (R & D) study using Plomp model. Data collection techniques used expert validation questionnaires and user response questionnaires. Feasibility level of e-module based on phenomenon-based learning in thermochemistry seen form the function aspect as a teaching source based on the experts and users' research is 98.3%;hence, the e-module based on phenomenon-based learning which developed is feasible to be implemented as the teaching sources. The e-module based on phenomenon-based learning is tested to 10 high school students, and then they are requested to fill out the respondent questionnaires and the results are 90.13%. The advantages of e-module based on phenomenon-based learning are: (1) equipped with a description of phenomena-based material found in everyday life;(2) equipped with critical questions to improve students' critical thinking skills;(3) equipped with learning videos as a support for students to repeat the teaching material;(4) and it can be used anywhere and anytime. © 2021 IEEE.

Flipbook in Learning: Bibliometric Analysis using Scopus Data and Google Scholar

This study aims to map articles that examine flipbooks as the variables. Scopus and Google Scholar are used to gather the data for this study. The selected articles are those published in international journals and proceedings indexed by Scopus and/or Google Scholar. The data collection applied is a documentation technique. The procedure for data documentation begins with Scopus data containing the article keyword "flipbook in learning". The data from Google Scholar is then cataloged in the Mendeley software. Furthermore, each data is mapped using the VOSviewer software. The data is limited according to the needs of the discussion of the results of the study, namely articles that discuss flipbooks in learning. The data analysis process uses a bibliometric approach. The results show that research on flipbooks in learning published in international journals and proceedings is increasingly in demand, particularly in 2020 and 2021. However, in terms of quantity, flipbook articles still need to be improved. This is following the need for teaching materials, especially teaching materials that can be used during the distance learning system during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021 IEEE.

Teaching from Multiple Angles: Aligning the Teaching Materials and Activities with Preferred Learning Styles of the Students

In this case study, student groups in three Civil Engineering courses (i.e., Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid Mechanics) are surveyed to identify the dominant learning preferences of each group. The survey of the student groups in this study shows that visual, sensing, active, and sequential learning are the most dominant learning preferences in each study group. The teaching materials and activities for these courses are revised to align with the identified learning preferences of each group respectively. The impact of these revisions on the final exam (summative assessment) performance of the groups and Students' Evaluations of Educational Quality (SEEQ) scores is measured. The preliminary results show some improvement in the final exam performances and SEEQ scores compared to the previous two years. The COVID effect in Fall 2020 and 2021, as well as relatively small group sizes, undermine the reliability of the results. More data from larger group sizes and without the impact of extraordinary factors such as pandemic is expected to be collected in the following years to supplement the results and achieve a conclusion with higher confidence. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022.

An analysis about the curriculum of Data Journalism in China

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, media widely used big data technology to produce various news, and data journalism has become an essential part of the news. Systematic data journalism education is a crucial guarantee for the output of relevant talents to the industry. At present, domestic academic circles pay more attention to the theory of data journalism. However, there are little researches on data journalism teaching, and no systematic teaching methods and strategies have been formed. The research achievements of this paper summarize the existing situation of data journalism through course characteristics, teachers' backgrounds, professional settings, teaching materials, and other issues. Make conclusions about the systematic teaching plans and resources, provide optimization advice to enhance data journalism education's quality, and better promote data journalism's development. © 2022 ACM.

Issues and solutions on Inventive Problems-Solving Skills (IPSS) in invention course

Inventive Problem-Solving Skills (IPSS) is the ability to solve difficulties efficiently and without hindrance. The aim of this study is to identify issues, importance, and solutions in identifying the causes of inventive design problems among students and teachers of Invention. In addition, there are two objectives of the study (1) to identify the differences in the importance and issues of IPSS among students and teachers of Invention, and (2) to identify the importance, issues and proposed solutions of IPSS by Invention’s teachers. This study has a used mixed-method an approach that includes quantitative and qualitative methods. For the first objective quantitative will be used by making a questionnaire while for the second objective, the mixed method was used by using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The survey covered a total of 133 students and 30 Invention teachers from a secondary school in Johor. In this study, SPSS software was used to obtain the data. As a result, there was no significant difference in significance [t (133) = 2.915;p = .194, (p > .05)] or problem [t (133) = .142;p = .09, (p > .05)] for gender, according to t-test findings. The level of significance was then determined using a two-way ANOVA test. Subsequently, two-way ANOVA tests revealed that importance (F (30) = 2.874, p = .061) and problem (F (30) = 6.846, p = .112) abilities were not influenced by teacher gender or teaching experience. To identify the root cause of inventive problems, the majority of teachers prefer to use Functional Analysis to apply the Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving Skills (TRIZ). As a result, the creation of self-learning modules is offered as a teaching resource to help students use their abilities in the Invention course. Thus, the objective has been well achieved to (1) identify the differences in importance and issues of IPSS among students and teachers of Invention, and (2) identify the importance, issues and proposed solutions of IPSS by Invention’s teachers. Among the challenges faced in this study was that communication between students and teachers was done virtually on deck due to the Covid-19 issue that struck. © 2022, author.

Comics Contains Traditional Ecological Knowledge as a Learning Media in Rural Primary School During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Tawangmangu is thought to have been forgotten by the community, so it is important to maintain its sustainability. The purpose of this study was to identify TEK materials needed by teachers and primary school students as teaching materials presented through comic media. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. The participants consisted of 21 teachers and 102 primary school students in Tawangmangu. The results show that all TEK materials are considered important and needed by almost all teachers because they contain positive educational values, have relevance to the themes and sub-themes of primary school materials, have relevance to all subjects, and some teachers are not native Tawangmangu foreigners with local TEK. The most interesting TEK material for students is folkltales about the origin of corn and vegetables. The teacher and students stated that the TEK material in all comics (volumes 1-4) was presented in a clear and interesting manner. They also support the development of the comic because it can work as a medium of learning and entertainment while participating in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021 ACM.

Module to support independent learning of elementary school students in the pandemic period

Lost learning during a pandemic causes students' learning outcomes to drop. An alternative solution to the child's learning problem is learning with modules. Learning modules suitable for elementary school students need to be developed. Therefore, the study aimed to: (1) Discover the condition of elementary school students learning during the pandemic period;(2) Investigate the importance of independent learning;(3) Examine the use of modules as a supporting tool;(4) Delivering module illustration that can be developed for students. Furthermore, this study used a qualitative method with a phenomenology approach, and elementary school students, parents, and teachers serve as informants. The data were collected by interview and document, using the citation technique known as snowball citation, while the data was analyzed using data triangulation. The following conclusions were drawn: (1) Students felt uncomfortable learning during the pandemic;(2) Independent learning was important for elementary school students;(3) All parents agreed that the module could facilitate independent learning during the pandemic period;(4) The module illustration developed for elementary school students was completed by examples or real-life application. In cooperation with relevant individuals, the learner can make the decisions necessary to meet their learning needs and comprises internal and external components. Reflective skills are a combination of the learner's cognitive, metacognitive, and affective abilities, which we will refer to as their "internal components." The learner's "external environment" refers to the learning facility, time available, and peer and facilitator interaction. It contained learning material, objectives, question model, and evaluation and was understandable, attractive, and pleasing to learn. Also, this was completed by video link, adapted to the learning needs, and contained character development.

Quo vadis: teaching during the SARS CoV-2 pandemic - changes in teaching of food hygiene subjects at the universities / faculties of veterinary medicine in German speaking countries

Due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many areas of public life had to respond. That also included the university teaching. The veterinary universities / faculties of Germany, Austria and Switzerland have a common catalogue of teaching objectives, which was created and established by the working group: "Teaching in the food hygiene subjects of the German-speaking countries". This allowed the authors to guarantee uniform and efficient teaching. After the first SARS-CoV-2 wave in spring 2020, a summary of the first semester within the pandemic is summarized within this work from the lecturers' point of view. It showed that e-learning elements in the form of videos, pictures, case reports etc. have great potential to embrace teaching. Due to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it became necessary to switch to complete distance learning. The available resources (Blackboard, Webex etc.) can be used specifically to convey the necessary learning objectives. At the same time, however, the strong limitations of this type of teaching were recognized. The physical presence at the educational establishment is and remains indispensable to prepare students for their future work as a veterinarian in the field of food safety and food hygiene.

Educational comics: a change in the attitude of 3M children aged 10-12 years during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: Covid-19 is a disease caused by a new type of Coronavirus namely Sars-CoV-2 which is transmitted through close contact and droplets. Symptoms are acute respiratory disorders such as cough, shortness of breath and fever above 38 degrees C. Attitude change is a stimulus or stimulus received by a person, either in the form of a positive or negative response. Educational comics are pictures and writings that make up a story, then packaged into a book. The comic "Kitorang Lawan Corona" is more interesting for the readers.

Teaching Expert Development Project by KOSEN Security Educational Community

Cyber-attacks are on the rise, and the advent of COVID-19 has changed work styles, leading to an increase in cyber-attacks targeting remote workers. This situation is the same in the world and in Japan, and the development of cyber security personnel and their training to face the attackers who can respond to the social situation is desired all over the world. The National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) is known not only in Japan but also in the world as the only institution of higher learning in the world where students can freely study engineering for five years from the age of 15. The technical framework of cybersecurity and the KOSEN education, which is based on the acquisition of practical skills, go hand in hand, and KOSEN is an important higher education institution that plays a part in the cybersecurity human resource development strategy in Japan. In 2015, KOSEN launched the KOSEN Security Educational Community (K-SEC) to initiate cybersecurity education for KOSEN students. This project has two objectives: one is to develop excellent cyber security personnel for qualitative improvement. The second is to develop a large number of KOSEN students who have systematically acquired security knowledge for the purpose of quantitative expansion. In 2019, a new project, Highly Advanced Cybersecurity for KOSEN (HACK), was launched within K-SEC to accelerate the achievement of the two objectives of K-SEC. HACK is a project based on a simple idea: to strengthen KOSEN faculty in order to develop strong students with practical cybersecurity skills. Participating faculty members will develop cyber range materials. The development of the cyber range will contribute to the understanding of both attacker and defender scenarios and the acquisition of advanced security knowledge and skills. In the previous paper, we reported on the results of the first year of HACK (2019). The faculty development plan, which mainly focused on cyber range development, contributed to the motivation and skill development of the faculty. The cyber range as a deliverable was also obtained. This paper reports on the outcomes of the second year (2020) of HACK activities. Within the faculty development plan, which mainly focused on cyber range development as in the first year, we used the deliverables of the first year to give lectures to KOSEN students to measure the educational effects. During the cyber range development, there were some knowledge and skills that the faculty intended to have the KOSEN students improve their skills. Therefore, the focus of the study was to see if the faculty members' intended skills would be improved when they gave lectures to the KOSEN students using the teaching materials. As it turned out, we were able to achieve this goal, and we were able to improve the skills of the KOSEN students as intended by the faculty. Furthermore, it was not only possible to control the skills to be improved by the content of the teaching materials, but also by the way the lectures were delivered. In addition, by selecting the theme of the cyber range development, we were able to achieve the intended skill improvement for the faculty. Through the implementation of HACK until the second year, we were able to identify many factors for skill improvement. In the third and fourth years of the program, we will continue to look for factors that can be used to further improve specific skills, and at the same time, we will explore the relationship with motivation, which is expected to contribute greatly to educational effectiveness. © 2022 IEEE.

Development of E-Modules Based on Learning Style to Facilitate Study during Pandemic

During pandemic covid-19, the government has been implemented distance learning. Distance learning is carried out using technology assistance. The teacher must package the learning to be more attractive and recognize the student's character. One of strategy from the teacher is that provide the teaching material based on student learning style. So this research has the purpose of developing an e-module based on the student learning style to facilitate study during the pandemic. Types of this research are Research and Development (R&D) that use the 4D model. 4D models are defined, designed, developed, and disseminated. The participants are composed of 103 students of grade 8th to analyze types of learning style and 20 of grade 8 students to analyze student's responses toward e-module. The types of data in this study are qualitative and quantitative data-the Collecting data in this study uses a questionnaire by Google form to analyze learning style. Based on the research, the student tends to use auditory and kinesthetic learning, E-module gets 81% for validity test with excellent categorize. The average results for students' responses toward e-module are 87.68%, with excellent categorize that means the developed e-module is practical to use and facilitates the independent learning process. © 2022 ACM.

Preferences for studying materials: What has covid-19 changed

In a multimodal world the contact time between the teacher and the students is not always sufficient to ensure the effectiveness of the learning process. For the assimilation of concepts, students often endeavor on a search for the materials that best suit their learning needs. With the application of new technologies in teaching, study materials and support platforms are increasingly abundant and diverse. Additionally, recommendation algorithms overwhelm students with several options, sometimes hard to resist and select, especially after the COVID-19 restrictions, where the amount of connected time as increased. In this context, it is important for the teacher, to know which methods and materials the students use when they are autonomously developing their knowledge and skills. A survey was conducted within a group of engineering students at a Portuguese higher education institution with the main goal of characterizing the study habits and the materials that students. The obtained results are here reported and analyzed and compared with previous results from pre-pandemic study. © 2021 IEEE.

Methods for Diagnosing the Standards-Compliance Status of Latent Teaching Materials

With the diversification of learning needs, the enhancement of e-learning teaching materials has become more and more important for both authors and users. The expansion of opportunities for e-learning influenced by COVID-19 further strengthened this importance. Despite the existence of international standards such as SCORM, the distribution and utilization of e-learning teaching materials has not progressed as expected. Due to the heavy burdens on authors to create standards-compliant teaching materials, non-compliant teaching materials continue to be used individually only around authors. This problem also makes it difficult for users to obtain the required teaching materials. In this research, we have been working on the development of methods for generating a repository of teaching materials including latent ones that do not conform to the standard. To achieve this goal, we initially developed methods for automatically collecting e-learning materials from the Web. We also developed methods for diagnosing the standards-compliance status of teaching materials. For non-compliant teaching materials, we extract the lacking factors for compliance with the standards and accumulate them in the repository together with the outline and location of the teaching materials. This repository enables to provide the hints that supports the creation of compliant teaching materials by authors. This paper mainly describes the methods for diagnosing the standards-compliance situation of teaching materials. Finally, an experiment on the diagnosis of standards-compliance is described and the validity of our methods is discussed on the basis of the results. © 2021 IEEE.