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The effects of reading strategy training on students’ reading strategy use and critical reading ability in EFL reading classes
User perspectives on library digitization and its impact on research capabilities
User perspectives on library digitization and its impact on research capabilities
by Elihaki Kanyika, Martin
Keep ReadingA strategy to enhance e-safety among first-year students at Zimbabwean universities: an action research
Predictors of current tobacco smoking by adolescents in Nigeria: Interaction between school location and socioeconomic status
Implementation of Competency-based Language Teaching in Speaking Skills Instruction
Implementation of Competency-based Language Teaching in Speaking Skills Instruction
by Gebisa Ayana Dersah
Keep ReadingThe interdisciplinarity. A necessity in the teaching-learning process in a Biology course
The interdisciplinarity. A necessity in the teaching-learning process in a Biology course
by Ndjava, Joao Domingos
Keep ReadingThe effects of reading strategy training on students’ reading strategy use and critical reading ability in EFL reading classes
by Mekuria, Asalifew
This research examined the impact of explicit reading strategy training on Ethiopian university students’ reading strategy use and critical reading ability in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Two intact classes, a control group (n = 35) and an experimental group (n = 45), participated in the study. The experimental group received 12 weeks of reading strategy training integrated into their English reading skills I classes. A mixed-method quasi-experimental design was employed, using a reading strategy questionnaire, a critical reading ability test, and a think-aloud technique for data collection. Students who received reading strategy instruction demonstrated notable improvements in reading strategy use and critical reading ability. The independent sample t-test and a paired sample t-test showed significant differences in both areas. Qualitative data highlighted compensation and memory strategies, which were not captured quantitatively. The think-aloud data revealed the predominant use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies, along with affective, social, memory, and compensation strategies. Cognitive strategies deepen understanding, and metacognitive techniques enhance interpretation in reading. These findings shed light on the responses of Ethiopian university students to explicit reading strategy training, emphasizing its significance in improving reading strategy use and critical reading ability in an EFL context. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
User perspectives on library digitization and its impact on research capabilities
by Elihaki Kanyika, Martin
This study assessed user perspectives on library digitization and its impact on research capabilities. A survey design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches was employed. Simple random sampling was used to select respondents whereas purposive sampling was used to select key informants. Data were collected using online questionnaires and interviews. MS Excel was used to analyze quantitative data while qualitative data was analyzed using thematic method. Findings show that the majority of the respondents utilize library resources frequently with statistical analysis (MS = 0.387998, t = −1.45939, p < 0.146074) indicating there is no significant difference between education level and the frequency of library resources usage. Also, the majority of respondents have positive perceptions towards the use of library resources with t-statistic (6.599663291, is above 1.649982976 for one-tail and 1.967956506 for two-tail) indicating a significant difference between age and perceptions towards the use of library resources. Moreover, findings show capacity of a single document to be used by many users at once and information to be accessed at a fingerprint are major impacts of library digitization. Furthermore, findings reveal issues related to licensing, subscription costs, and copyright and overwhelming volume of information available as the major challenges user face when utilizing digital library resources. This study marks the pioneering exploration into the impacts of library digitization on research capabilities. The study therefore, recommends a continuous training to students to be able to access and critically evaluate the overwhelming amount of online information. Also, users should be trained on how to navigate copyright issues when accessing digital library resources. Additionally, libraries should consider expanding their collections by incorporating more open access resources. Moreover, parent institutions should make sure that they increase the budget to their digital libraries so that libraries can increase the subscriptions of all useful resources. © The Author(s) 2024.
A strategy to enhance e-safety among first-year students at Zimbabwean universities: an action research
by Tsokota, Theo
The widespread use of ICT offers considerable opportunities to society. However, there is ample evidence that students are exposed to various e-Safety challenges and risks through the use of ICT. Most Zimbabwean students who are not adequately prepared for e-Safety are now entering universities and are thus exposed to the risks posed by ICT. Therefore, this action research developed a strategy to enhance e-Safety among first-year students in Zimbabwean universities. The overarching research strategy was action research, which used qualitative research methods to collect information on e-Safety, usage and risks students face, and how these risks can be mitigated. Data was collected using an online questionnaire, interviews, observation and netnography. The results showed that the understanding of e-safety issues is still in its infancy. Therefore, an e-safety strategy was formulated to clearly indicate what to report, to whom and how concerning safety. This strategy was based on the overall reflection of the research, which recommended that education plays a central role in e-safety, as perpetrators or victims may not be aware of the challenges of e-safety. Thus, this research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing a clear strategy for dealing with e-safety challenges in Zimbabwean universities. Furthermore, this research is important in understanding the future of ICT use in developing countries like Zimbabwe.
Predictors of current tobacco smoking by adolescents in Nigeria: Interaction between school location and socioeconomic status
by Ijeoma U. Itanyi
INTRODUCTION Tobacco smoking is the largest preventable cause of global mortality, with its prevalence increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among adolescents. We sought to determine the factors associated with tobacco smoking among Nigerian school adolescents and investigate the interaction between school location and socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS Using a cross-sectional study design, 4332 eighth to tenth grade students in rural and urban secondary schools in Enugu State, Nigeria, were selected by stratified two-stage cluster sampling. We collected data using a modified Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Core Questionnaire. Outcome measures were current smoking of cigarettes and other smoked tobacco. Multilevel mixed effects logistic regression models were used to determine factors associated with current tobacco smoking and were considered statistically significant at p<0.05. RESULTS Prevalences of current smoking of cigarettes and other smoked tobacco were 13.3% (95% CI: 11.3-15.7) and 5.8% (95% CI: 4.6-7.2), respectively. Possession of higher weekly allowance, exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco advertisements, having smoking parents, friends or classmates who smoke, and sale of cigarettes near school, were positively associated with current smoking of tobacco. Female sex, having both parents employed and being exposed to tobacco teaching in school were negatively associated with current cigarette smoking while increasing age and high father's SES were negatively associated with current smoking of other tobacco products. There was an interaction between school location and father's SES in the association with cigarette smoking. The higher odds of smoking in rural versus urban schools were much higher for students with fathers of high SES compared to low SES. In rural schools, high SES was associated with higher odds of smoking, but in urban schools low SES was associated with higher odds of smoking. CONCLUSIONS Environmental factors are associated with adolescent tobacco smoking. Tobacco control programs should use targeted strategies that vary depending on the local context. © 2020 Itanyi I.U. et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Implementation of Competency-based Language Teaching in Speaking Skills Instruction
by Gebisa Ayana Dersah
Competency-Based Language Teaching (CBLT) improves quality of learning and students' result when implemented properly. Consequently, it is implemented at primary schools' language instruction. This study aimed to investigate the implementation of Competency-Based Language Teaching in English speaking skills instruction. The study adopted a mixed methods approach and descriptive survey design. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 97 Grade Four English teacher respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire, observation, and interviews. While the qualitative data were analyzed verbatim, the quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The result showed that fewer activities useful for competency development in speaking skills were used; learners were provided insufficient activities leading to mastery of competency, teachers' use of multiple ways of teaching speaking in the CBLT context was limited and implementation of the CBLT varies among districts. The study recommends that teachers give students chances to practice speaking skills using sufficient activities leading to competency, and are required to use multiple ways of teaching speaking to meet mastery of competency.
The interdisciplinarity. A necessity in the teaching-learning process in a Biology course
by Ndjava, Joao Domingos
The work presented is developed on the basis of a social problem of science that manifests itself in the conception and execution of the teaching-learning process of biological sciences, where the appropriation of indispensable knowledge for the study of facts, phenomena and their application to life, with an interdisciplinary approach. The objective of this work is to present a methodological alternative for the interdisciplinary formation of the professional in formation of the Biology course at the Escola Superior Pedagogica de Kuanza Norte in the Republic of Angola. For this, theoretical methods were used, such as analysis - synthesis, induction - deduction; empirical methods such as observation and interview, which made it possible to base and propose solutions to the problem raised. The novelty consists of the presentation of alternatives, based on contemporary trends in Higher Education Didactics and the current model of the education professional.
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