The Role of Teacher with Research Motivation in Students |
Author : Najmeh Keshavarzi and Fatemeh Keshavarzi |
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Abstract :The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the role of teacher and the motivation of students’ research. The method of this research was correlation and statistical population of this study were all students of martyr Ayatollah Sadeghib during the academic year of 97-96. A randomized sampling method was used to collect information and data from a research motivation questionnaire. In this research, the bivariate correlation analysis method was used to analyze the data. Findings showed that the role of teacher with the motivation of student research is meaningful and the teacher can increase student motivation. |
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Population-Centric Counterinsurgency: The Conduit for Ending Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria’s North |
Author : Modu Lawan Gana, Ku Hasnita Ku Samsu and Mohd Mahadee Bin Ismail |
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Abstract :This concept paper analyzed the existing counterinsurgency approaches of Nigeria government in combating an Islamist insurgent Boko Haram in Nigeria. Boko Haram violent armed uprising for the Islamization of Nigeria state in 2009 have cooled bloodily murdered thousands of people and displaced millions of others from their settlements. This has resulted in serious humanitarian situations. To combat the insurgency Nigeria government in collaboration and support of foreign government have adopted numerous counterinsurgency measures. However, despite the consistent counterinsurgency measures, prevailing evidence suggests that the insurgency is far away from being defeated. In contrast, the group sustained its violence attacks unabatedly. Therefore, this paper explored that the sustenance of Boko Haram insurgency in spite of the successive counterinsurgency measures eventuated from the adoption of enemy-centric approach in the combating activities. The paper revealed the repressive military action coupled with draconian laws and policies by the state created public dissension toward the counterinsurgency campaign, therefore, undermine the successes of the campaign. In conclusion, the paper recommends that to effectively tackle the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigeria government need to deviate from the enemy-centric approach and to the population-centric paradigm that should focus on addressing the socioeconomic factors fuelling the insurgent recruitment and support. |
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Cultural and Social Identity in Clothing Matters “Different Cultures, Different Meanings” |
Author : Fatjri Nur Tajuddin |
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Abstract :This article is concerned with the matters of clothing as a cultural and social identity which is understood to be a part of symbol that can explain a person’s identity. This has been felt by humans since ancient times and developed along with the development of human culture and civilization. From this point of view, we can learn things related to clothing. Every country or region has different characteristics as an identity that is manifested in the form of traditional or distinctive clothing, customs, folk songs, and language. This can be used as a characteristic of every country or region that generally aims to be easily recognized by the wider community. One of the identities of a region is the form of clothing or clothing used. The need to know the characteristics of other regional or country cultures is very important in adding insight as well as citizens can recognize the culture or identity of other regions or countries so as not to be blind in insight and not favour selfishness to recognize the identity of other regions or countries. So many regions and countries have different characteristics. Possibly there are similarities that originate from where they came from like if a country once united and then divorced to establish its own country, this can create equality. |
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Spiritual Well-Being among College Students: Study in Java Province-Indonesia and Hangzhou Province-China |
Author : Achmad Sholeh, Hazhira Qudsyi, Fani Eka Nurtjahjo, Nyda Afsari, Hanifah Nur Fitriani, Shuang Geng, Jiayao Liu, Xin Wen and Mengyan Xu |
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Abstract :This study aims to determine to compare spiritual well-being among college students in Indonesia and China. This Study conducts a quantitative approach and performed in Java Province (Yogyakarta City and Surabaya City), Indonesia and Hangzhou Province, China. The subjects in this study are 50 Indonesia students and 50 China students. Measurement of spiritual well-being used The Spiritual Well-being Scale (SWBS) by Darvyri et al. (2014)This study used independent sample test to compare spiritual well-being among college students in both countries Indonesia and China. The results were consistent with the study hypotheses, indicate that there is different spiritual well-being among college students in Indonesia and China. It is shown from the value of t = 13.52 with the significance of p = 0.00. Spiritual well-being of Indonesia students is higher than China students. From the results, it can be concluded that there is a different level of spiritual well-being among Indonesia students and China students, this study identified both countries have a big difference related belief in life. |
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Developing Cognitive Assessment Objectives in Language Syllabus Design |
Author : Stephen McNamara |
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Abstract :As research begins to push syllabus developers more firmly towards a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) based approach to second language acquisition, content-focused courses and their development are a growing trend in Japanese tertiary education contexts. Actions by the Ministry of Education (MEXT) have reinforced this focus, and have created a need for syllabus designers to adapt their practices to incorporate content learning as a vehicle for driving second language acquisition. In turn, cognitive development, seen in CLIL theory as having a synergistic effect on linguistic and content mastery, is an area of interest for syllabus designers in Japan, especially as widely publicised context-specific teaching materials are still in earlier stages of dissemination.
This study looks in detail at the relationship between cognitive domain taxonomic indicators and how they interact with linguistic development, in a specific Japanese tertiary syllabus. This study aims to improve the efficacy of this syllabus and its assessment in the following ways:
1. By distinguishing students’ perceptions of difficulty in answering quiz questions based on Bloom’s and Anderson and Krathwohl’s taxonomies of the cognitive domain (1956, 2001), using a 12 item questionnaire;
2. By comparing these perceptions of difficulty to the difficulty levels implied by the hierarchical nature of the taxonomies;
3. To offer conclusions and suggestions made from the implications of one and two, in order to better develop course teaching and assessment for both language acquisition and content mastery. |
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Impact of Multiple Intelligence Based Intervention on Cognitive Abilities of Students |
Author : Hemant Nanda, Shruti Marwaha and Geetika Nanda |
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Abstract :As an enlightening process, the principal and global intent of education is to enhance students’ cognitive abilities. Cognitive abilities induce progressive attainment and retention of learning skills that enable children to apply the attained information. Cognitive abilities can be improved by providing the right training to children. An in-depth longitudinal study was conducted to analyze the impact of educational intervention based on Gardner’s multiple intelligence on the cognitive abilities of the respondents. Cluster sampling was followed to extract a sample including 3500 school going boys and girls aged between 11-14 years in India. The sample was primarily categorized into experimental and control groups. Both the groups were assessed in terms of their intelligence quotient, focus factor, decision making ability, creative quotient, cognitive capacity and estimation level thrice during the timeline of 12 months. Standardized cognitive ability assessment and multiple intelligence assessment were administered on them. Experimental group availed intervention whereas the control group was excluded from intervention. Intervention was provided in form of task-sheets based on the age and respective dominant multiple intelligence of each student. Eventually, a significant surge was notified in the cognitive abilities of experimental group while there was no such noticeable change in the cognitive abilities of control group. Therefore, it was concluded that the cognitive abilities of the children can be enhanced drastically if the educational instructions are imparted through their respective dominant intelligence. Hence, the educational system can become highly productive to bestow inevitable improvement in the development of cognitive abilities among students. |
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