Investigation of version 1 and 2 of the educational network for students (Shad) in terms of educational capabilities, design and appearance, performance and technical features
Subject Areas : Virtual Learning
1 - Faculty member, Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Keywords: E-Learning, educational network for students (Shad), educational capabilities, program design and appearance, performance and technical features,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to examine the quality of versions 1 and 2 of the educational network for students (Shad) in terms of features such as educational capabilities, program design and appearance, and performance and technical features. A survey method was used to conduct the research. The statistical population of this research was the teachers of Khuzestan province. For this purpose, in the academic year of 1398-1399, 1127 and in the academic year of 1399-1400, 1588 teachers were selected from different academic courses by simple random sampling method. Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using the Lawshe index (CVR) and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha test (α=0.78). Data were analyzed using descriptive (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential (independent t-test) statistical methods.The findings showed that in general, Shad2 network has a higher quality compared to Shad1. Also, the quality of Shad 2 is higher than Shad 1 in terms of educational capabilities, program design and appearance, and performance and technical features. Therefore, it can be said that the educational network for students (Shad) has improved.
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Shafii, S; Akbari Burang, M; Pourshafi, H; Rostaminejad, M. (2021). Teacher-student interactions in the students' social network (Shad): a qualitative approach. Teaching Research, 9(4), 116-92 [in Persian]
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_||_Abbasi, F; Hijazi, E; Hakimzadeh, R. (2019). Primary school teachers' lived experience of the opportunities and challenges of teaching in the educational network of students (Shad): a phenomenological study. Teaching Research. 8(3), 1-24 [in Persian]
Ahmad, M.F; Hamzah, N; Wan Hassan, W.A.S; Shukri, S; Razali, H, and Mansor, A.H. (2020). Google Classroom M-Learning Readiness for Culinary College Diploma Students of Langkawi Vocational College in Facing Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of critical reviews. 7(13), 1829-1835.
Akbari Burang, M; Rostaminejad, M. ; Mohammadzadeh, I; Mahmoudi Burang, M. (2022). Examining the level of students' sense of presence in remote learning (Shad network and Training TV channel) in the second semester of the academic year 98-99, Education Research, 8(29), 15-23 [in Persian]
Alizadeh, I. (2018). Evaluating the educational usability of Telegram as an SNS in ESAP programs from medical students’ perspective. Educ Inf Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-018-9731-5
Al-Maroof, R. S., Salloum, S. A., Hassanien, A. E., & Shaalan, K. (2020). Fear from COVID-19 and technology adoption: the impact of Google Meet during Coronavirus pandemic. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2020.1830121
Azzi-Huck, K. and T. Shmis. Managing, (2020). the impact of COVID-19 on education systems around the world:How countries are preparing, coping, and planning for recovery. World Bank blogs. https://rb.gy/wlzdhj
Beirghi Fard, A; Kargar, F; Salari, S, Kargar, M. (2019). educational network for students (Shad). Quarterly Journal of Applied Studies in Social Sciences and Sociology. 3(3), 53-66 [in Persian]
Biswas, B., Roy, S. K., & Roy, F. (2020). Students Perception of Mobile Learning during COVID-19 in Bangladesh: University Student Perspective. Aquademia, 4(2), ep20023. https://doi.org/10.29333/aquademia/8443
Buckler, T. (2012). Is there an app for that? Developing an evaluation rubric for apps for use with adults with special needs? The Journal of BSN Honors Research, 5(1), 19-32.
Dai, D; Xia, X. (2020). Whether the School Self-Developed e-Learning Platform is More Conducive to Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic?. Best Evid Chin Edu, 5(1):569-580. Doi: 10.15354/bece.20.ar030.
Day, T., Chang, I. C. C., Chung, C. K. L., Doolittle, W. E., Housel, J., & McDaniel, P. N. (2020). The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Postsecondary Teaching and Learning. The Professional Geographer, 73(1), 1-13.
Eskandari, H. (2017). Standards of e-learning courseware. Tehran: Madreseh. [in Persian]
Gunawan, G; Suranti, N; Fathoroni, M. (2020). Variations of Models and Learning Platforms for Prospective Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period. Indonesian Journal of Teacher Education, 1(2) 61-70
Guo, J., Huang, F., Lou, Y., & Chen, S. (2020). Students’ perceptions of using mobile technologies in informal English learning during the COVID-19 epidemic: A study in Chinese rural secondary schools. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 4(4), 475-483.
Haji, J; Mohammadi Mehr, M; Mohammad Azar, H. (2021). Representation of educational problems in virtual space using Shad application during the corona pandemic period: a phenomenological study. Information and communication technology in educational sciences. 11(3), 153-174 [in Persian]
Hamzelu, Z; Rahimi, S. (2019). Investigating the quality of teaching and learning in the Shad e-learning platform from the point of view of elementary school students in the second semester of the academic year 2018-2019. Journal of new developments in psychology, educational sciences and education. 3(29), 1-14 [in Persian]
Hasani, R, and Saidi, F. (2022). Analyzing the online teaching of Sanandaj primary school teachers in the context of the Shad network during the Corona crisis: a qualitative research. Information and communication technology quarterly in educational sciences. 13(1), 137-158 [in Persian]
Hash, P.M. (2021). Remote Learning in School Bands During the COVID-19 Shutdown. Journal of Research in Music Education, 68(4), 381–397
Ismailzadeh, E. (2019). A short review on education in the Shad network. Roshd magazine of Chemistry Education. 34(1), 44-45 [in Persian]
Karimian, J (2019). Education in the era of Corona outbreak: evaluation of the quality of virtual distance education and investigation of the dimensions of the establishment of the Shad network. Research project report, presidential strategic research center [in Persian].
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Khojasteh, S. (2021). The effectiveness of virtual education using the Shad application on students' progress motivation and time management during the corona pandemic. Journal of technology and scholarship in education. 1(2), 45-54 [in Persian]
Kostick, K.M.; Blumenthal-Barby, J.S.; Wilhelms, L.A.; Delgado, E.D.; Bruce, C.R. (2015). Content Analysis of Social Media Related to Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Circ. Cardiovasc. Qual. Outcomes, 8, 517–523.
Lee, C.-Y., & Cherner, T. S. (2015). A comprehensive evaluation rubric for assessing instructional apps. Journal of Information Technology Education Research, 14, 21–53.
Lubniewskia, K; McArthur, C; Harriott, W. (2018). Evaluating Instructional Apps Using the App Checklist for Educators (ACE). International electronic journal of elementary education. 10(3), 323-329. DOI:10.26822/iejee.2018336190
Mailizar, A; Maulina, S; Bruce, S. (2020). Secondary School Mathematics Teachers’ Views on E-learning Implementation Barriers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(7), em1860 ISSN:1305-8223 (online) https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/8240
Mohammadi, M; Keshavarzi, F; Naseri Jahormi, R; Naseri Jahormi, R; et al. (2019). Analyzing the experiences of the parents of the first year elementary school students about the challenges of virtual education with social networks during the outbreak of the Corona virus. Educational research. 40, 74-101 [in Persian]
Moradi, A; Zarghami, S. (2021). Barriers and strategies of using the student social network (Shad) in teaching and learning of students during the Corona outbreak: a phenomenological study. Educational Innovations, 20(2), 35-60. [in Persian]
Mukhtar K, Javed K, Arooj M, Sethi A. Advantages, Limitations and Recommendations for online learning during COVID-19 pandemic era. 2020;36(COVID19-S4):COVID19-S27-S31. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/ pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2785
Nowruzi, D; Velayati, E; Vahadani Asadi, M. (2016). Advanced educational technology. Tehran: SAMT. [in Persian]
Rajabian De Zireh, M; Gharibi, F; Darbandi, M; Bashirnejad Dastjardi, H. (2021). Evaluation and prioritization of virtual education components based on the Shad network in the Corona era from the students' point of view. New strategies for teacher training. 7(12), 1-20 [in Persian]
Razavi, S. A. (2018). New topics in educational technology. 4th edition. Ahvaz: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. [in Persian]
Razavi, S. A. (2021). From Shad 1 to Shad 2, a comparative study of teachers' performance and attitudes during the Corona pandemic. The second national m-learning conference in the age of Corona and post-corona. Tehran: Allameh Tabatabai University. [in Persian]
Razavi, S. A. ; Kalbaali, M; Rahimidoost, G. (2018). Comparison of the effect of group discussion through social media and group discussion in the classroom on the knowledge, attitude and health behavior of adolescent female students. Research in curriculum planning. 2(33), 145-158 [in Persian]
Razavi, S.A, (2011). The use of social media in education. Educational Technology. 22(3), 4-7 [in Persian]
Shafii, S; Akbari Burang, M; Pourshafi, H; Rostaminejad, M. (2021). Teacher-student interactions in the students' social network (Shad): a qualitative approach. Teaching Research, 9(4), 116-92 [in Persian]
Shereen, M. A., Khan, S., Kazmi, A., Bashir, N., & Siddique, R. (2020). COVID-19 infection: Origin, transmission, and characteristics of human coronaviruses. Journal of Advanced Research. 24(7), 91–98
Skiba, D. (2017). Evaluation Tools to Appraise Social Media and Mobile Applications. Informatics, 4, 32; 1-8. doi:10.3390/informatics4030032
Tajik Esmaili, S; Irfan, S. (2018). The relationship between how schools deal with students' use of virtual social networks and the reduction of harmful use of these networks among high school students in Tehran. News Sciences Quarterly. 8(32), 163-182 [in Persian]
Toquero, C. M. (2020). Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Philippine Context. Pedagogical Research, 5(4),1-5
Verawardina, U et al. (2020). Reviewing Online Learning Facing the Covid-19 Outbreak. Talent Development & Excellence. 12(3s), 385-392
Walker, H. (2010). Evaluating the effectiveness of apps for mobile devices. Journal of Special Education Technology, 26(4), 59-66.
Wilder-Smith, A., & Freedman, D. O. (2020). Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Journal of travel medicine, 27(2), 1-4
Williamson, B., Eynon, R., & Potter, J. (2020). Pandemic politics, pedagogies and practices: digital technologies and distance education during the coronavirus emergency. Learning, Media and Technology, 45:2, 107-114, DOI: 10.1080/17439884.2020.1761641
Zhang, W; Wang, Y; Yang, L; Wang, C. (2020). Suspending ClassesWithout Stopping Learning: China’s Education Emergency Management Policy in the COVID-19 Outbreak. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 13, 55; doi:10.3390/jrfm13030055, www.mdpi.com/journal/jrfm