Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion
Numeracy skills is one of the required skills in the Malaysian Qualification Framework (MQF) for tertiary education in Malaysia. Numeracy skills is recognised as one of the must-have daily skills because it develops logical thinking and reasoning strategies in one’s daily activities. Numeracy ski...
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| author | Raziana Che Aziz, Chiam Chooi Chea, Zulaihan Ismail, |
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| description | Numeracy skills is one of the required skills in the Malaysian Qualification
Framework (MQF) for tertiary education in Malaysia. Numeracy skills is
recognised as one of the must-have daily skills because it develops logical
thinking and reasoning strategies in one’s daily activities. Numeracy skills is a
quantitative skill and living skill needed to solve problems and make sense of
numbers, time, patterns, and shapes for daily activities. Having an adequate
level of numeracy can improve many aspects of our life, including social life,
education, and employment opportunities. Nevertheless, numeracy courses
are also one of the most difficult courses and hence, it is vital to instill this skill
for graduates. It will pose a greater challenge to adult learners in the open
distance learning (ODL) environment. This study is carried out to explore the
effectiveness of online forum discussion for Numeracy topic in Learning Skills
for 21st century course (OUMH1603) using three essential elements in the
online learning process – teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive
presence. The outcome of this study will be useful to facilitate effective and
quality teaching and learning processes for this topic. (Abstract by authors) |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:14102022-03-21T06:15:05Z Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion Raziana Che Aziz, Chiam Chooi Chea, Zulaihan Ismail, LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education LC5800 Distance education Numeracy skills is one of the required skills in the Malaysian Qualification Framework (MQF) for tertiary education in Malaysia. Numeracy skills is recognised as one of the must-have daily skills because it develops logical thinking and reasoning strategies in one’s daily activities. Numeracy skills is a quantitative skill and living skill needed to solve problems and make sense of numbers, time, patterns, and shapes for daily activities. Having an adequate level of numeracy can improve many aspects of our life, including social life, education, and employment opportunities. Nevertheless, numeracy courses are also one of the most difficult courses and hence, it is vital to instill this skill for graduates. It will pose a greater challenge to adult learners in the open distance learning (ODL) environment. This study is carried out to explore the effectiveness of online forum discussion for Numeracy topic in Learning Skills for 21st century course (OUMH1603) using three essential elements in the online learning process – teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence. The outcome of this study will be useful to facilitate effective and quality teaching and learning processes for this topic. (Abstract by authors) 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1410/1/library-document-1410.pdf Raziana Che Aziz, and Chiam Chooi Chea, and Zulaihan Ismail, (2021) Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion. In: ICE 2021 : Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, 20-21 September 2021, Virtual Conference. https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1410/ |
| spellingShingle | LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education LC5800 Distance education Raziana Che Aziz, Chiam Chooi Chea, Zulaihan Ismail, Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion |
| title | Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning:
A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion |
| title_full | Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning:
A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion |
| title_fullStr | Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning:
A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning:
A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion |
| title_short | Nurturing Numeracy Literacy Via Online Learning:
A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Online Forum Discussion |
| title_sort | nurturing numeracy literacy via online learning:
a case study on the effectiveness of the online forum discussion |
| topic | LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education LC5800 Distance education |
| url | https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1410/ |