Use of digital game based learning and gamification in secondary school science: The effect on student engagement,learning and gender difference     

Amna Khan  Farzana Hayat Ahmad  Muhammad Muddassir Malik 《Education and Information Technologies》2017,22(6):2767-2804

This study aimed to identify the impact of a game based learning (GBL) application using computer technologies on student engagement in secondary school science classrooms. The literature reveals that conventional Science teaching techniques (teacher-centered lecture and teaching), which foster rote learning among students, are one of the major concerns in Pakistan Education system. This leads to student disengagement in science lessons eventually resulting in student absenteeism and dropouts from the schools. This study consisted of five stages: (1) examining the impact of Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) and gamification on engagement, learning and gender difference, and literature related to using DGBL models for instructional design; (2) planning learning activities and developing a GBL application based on a specific content in Science; (3) conducting an intervention with a sample of 72 participants of 8th grade (aged 12–15) in a low cost private school of Pakistan following quasi-experimental research framework; (4) observing behaviour and emotions of the participants during science lessons; (5) conducting pre and post tests to assess the learning outcomes of participants followed by focus groups discussion. Analysis from Friedman test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test show that the GBL application has a positive influence on student engagement. However, GBL application was not equally effective for all students since girls outperformed boys in terms of engagement and learning outcomes. This study gives insights into the development of better educational games to promote student learning.  相似文献   

Examining Multimedia Competencies for Educational Technologists in Higher Education     

Muhammad Nazil Iqdami  Robert Maribe Branch 《TechTrends》2016,60(4):365-373

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Personal Review： Sources of sulfide in waste streams and current biotechnologies for its removal   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

MAHMOOD Qaisar ZHENG Ping CAI Jing HAYAT Yousaf HASSAN Muhammad Jaffar WU Dong-lei HU Bao-lan 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2007,8(7):1126-1140

Sulfide-containing waste streams are generated by a number of industries. It is emitted into the environment as dis- solved sulfide (S2- and HS-) in wastewaters and as H2S in waste gases. Due to its corrosive nature, biological hydrogen sulfide removal processes are being investigated to overcome the chemical and disposal costs associated with existing chemically based removal processes. The nitrogen and sulfur metabolism interacts at various levels of the wastewater treatment process. Hence, the sulfur cycle offers possibilities to integrate nitrogen removal in the treatment process, which needs to be further optimized by appropriate design of the reactor configuration, optimization of performance parameters, retention of biomass and optimization of biomass growth. The present paper reviews the biotechnological advances to remove sulfides from various environments.  相似文献   

What really matters for students’ school satisfaction in Bangladesh?     

Saira Hossain  Sue C. O&#x;Neill  Iva Strnadov 《Psychology in the schools》2019,56(5):670-689

School satisfaction is the reflection of students’ comprehensive evaluation of their school experience. This study reports the level of school satisfaction among students in Grades 6 and 8 in Bangladesh to perceive and the factors that might contribute to it using a cross‐sectional research design. A 61‐item survey questionnaire was utilized to collect data. The students’ mean score on the school satisfaction subscale of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale equated to a slightly positive attitude towards school. Three demographic factors including students’ academic achievement, gender, and grade level; and two school climate factors of perceived teacher–student relationship, and perceived academic support, emerged from the multiple regression analysis. The study findings are discussed from the perspective of self‐determination theory with implications for practice and avenues for future research offered.  相似文献   

Pursuing higher education: adaptation challenges and coping strategies of rural students at urban universities in Bangladesh     

Ali  Shoukot  Sarker  Md Fouad Hossain  Islam  M. Saiful  Islam  Md Kabirul  Al Mahmud  Rafi 《Tertiary Education and Management》2021,27(2):91-106

Tertiary Education and Management - This study examines how students from rural areas in Bangladesh face particular challenges in adapting to university dormitories in urban areas. There has been...  相似文献   

Depressed Mothers' Touching Increases Infants' Positive Affect and Attention in Still-Face Interactions     

Martha Peláez-Nogueras  Tiffany M. Field  Ziarat Hossain  Jeffrey Pickens 《Child development》1996,67(4):1780-1792

The effects of depressed mothers' touching on their infants' behavior were investigated during the still-face situation. 48 depressed and nondepressed mothers and their 3-month-old infants were randomly assigned to control and experimental conditions. 4 successive 90-sec periods were implemented: (A) normal play, (B) still-face-no-touch, (C) still-face-with-touch, and (A) normal play. Depressed and nondepressed mothers were instructed and shown how to provide touch for their infants during the still-face-with-touch period. Different affective and attentive responses of the infants of depressed versus the infants of nondepressed mothers were observed. Infants of depressed mothers showed more positive affect (smiles and vocalizations) and gazed more at their mothers' hands during the still-face-with-touch period than the infants of nondepressed mothers, who grimaced, cried, and gazed away from their mothers' faces more often. The results suggest that by providing touch stimulation for their infants, the depressed mothers can increase infant positive affect and attention and, in this way, compensate for negative effects often resulting from their typical lack of affectivity (flat facial and vocal expressions) during interactions  相似文献   

Service learning in higher education: a systematic literature review     

Salam  Maimoona  Awang Iskandar  Dayang Nurfatimah  Ibrahim  Dayang Hanani Abang  Farooq  Muhammad Shoaib 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2019,20(4):573-593

Asia Pacific Education Review - In the last few years, adoption of service learning in higher educational institutions has emerged as a modern teaching and learning strategy. This study is aimed to...  相似文献   

香草醛缩色氨酸与稀土镧、钕、钐、铈配合物的合成及表征     

阿米娜·买买提 《喀什师范学院学报》2002,23(6):39-42

合成了香草醛缩色氨酸席夫碱(简写为L)及其稀土La(III)、Nd(III)、Sm(III)、Ce(III)配合物,通过元素分析、摩尔电导、差热-热重分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱等手段.确定配合物为KRe(H2O)(NO3)·2H2O(Re=La,Nd,Sm,Ce).  相似文献   

Microbial control of diamondback moth,Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) using bacteria (Xenorhabdus nematophila) and its metabolites from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae     

Mahar  Ali Nawaz  Munir  Muhammad  Elawad  Sami  Gowen  Simon Richard  Hague  Nigel Graham Meckenzi 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2004,5(10):1183-1190

Cells and cell-free solutions of the culture filtrate of the bacterial symbiont, Xenorhabdus nematophila taken from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae in aqueous broth suspensions were lethal to larvae of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella. Their application on leaves of Chinese cabbage indicated that the cells can penetrate into the insects in the absence of the nematode vector. Cell-free solutions containing metabolites were also proved as effective as bacterial cells suspension. The application of aqueous suspensions of cells of X. nematophila or solutions containing its toxic metabolites to the leaves represents a possible new strategy for controlling insect pests on foliage.  相似文献   

Segmentation techniques for recognition of Arabic-like scripts: A comprehensive survey     

Saeeda Naz  Arif I. Umar  Syed H. Shirazi  Saad B. Ahmed  Muhammad I. Razzak  Imran Siddiqi 《Education and Information Technologies》2016,21(5):1225-1241

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