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Assessing Instructors’ Usage of Emojis in Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The research assessed instructors’ usage of emojis in distance education for high diploma students. A quantitative approach was employed comprising an e-survey consisting of 11-items, one closed-ended question, and two open-ended questions. The participants were a randomly selected sample of 343 high diploma students, 243 attending Al al-Bayt University (AABU) in Jordan and 100 students attending the Arab Academic College in Haifa (AAC). The results indicated that instructors’ usage of emojis in distance education was moderate in both universities. All students strongly preferred instructors to use emojis to express what is on their minds as an alternative to facial expressions, and female instructors were more active in using emojis in virtual lectures. The emoji used most frequently by distance education instructors for the sample was the thumbs-up emoji. Based on the results, several recommendations are put forth that will be of value for researchers and workers in this field.

Published

Al Zou’bi, R., & Shamma F., (2021). Assessing instructors’ usage of emojis in distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cypriot Journal of Educational Science. 16(1), 201-219.
DOI https//doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v16i1.5520

Investigating Attitudes and Feelings Towards Volunteering – A Comparison of Arab and Non-Arab Students

Volunteer activities play an important role in shaping students with various skills including self-identity and soft skills. The study aimed to explore the attitudes of outstanding students at the Arabic Academic College for Education in Israel and Students at Other Colleges in Israel towards voluntarism Methodology There were two questionnaires used in the study to collect data from 100 students selected through the purposive sampling technique. The first included 34 items, which collected data on the motives of volunteers and the second involved 9 items on their perception about volunteerism. The descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data, Findings The results indicate that Arabic College students perceive volunteer activities as more helpful in their future career in comparison with the perception of the students from other colleges. However, no significant differences were found between the Arabic College students and students at other colleges in terms of their feelings and attitude toward the volunteer activities they perform. Implications to Research and Practice. This research would be a useful reference to volunteering individuals and organizations planning to volunteer in Israel or the surrounding regions.

Published

Shamma, f., & Kassem, A. (2021). Investigating attitudes and feelings towards volunteering a comparison of Arab and non-Arab students. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 96, 1-13.