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Record W2051284289 · doi:10.5339/qfarf.2012.csp6

Use of emerging mobile computer technology to train the Qatar workforce

2012· article· en· W2051284289 on OpenAlexaff
Mohamed Ally, Mohammed Samaka, John Impagliazzo, Adnan Abu‐Dayya

Bibliographic record

VenueQatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1 · 2012
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldSocial Sciences
TopicOnline and Blended Learning
Canadian institutionsAthabasca University
Fundersnot available
KeywordsWorkforceExcellenceInformation and Communications TechnologyMobile technologyPresentation (obstetrics)Government (linguistics)Test (biology)Mobile deviceComputer scienceMobile computingKnowledge managementMultimediaEngineering managementEngineeringMedical educationMedicineTelecommunicationsWorld Wide WebPolitical science

Abstract

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Background: According to the Qatar National Vision 2030, Qatar residents are encouraged to implement information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives in government, business, and education in pursuit of a knowledge-based society that embraces innovation, entrepreneurship, and excellence in education. This research project, which is funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) under the National Priority Research Program (NPRP), is contributing to this vision by investigating the use of innovative training technology to train Qataris so that they are prepared for the 21st century workforce. Specifically, this research project investigates the use of mobile computer technology--such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and handheld computers--to train Qatar residents on workplace English so that they can become more effective when communicating in the workplace. This presentation will share the results of a preliminary study that was conducted. This project will be expanded using the "Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education" (FRAME) model (Figure 1) that describes the convergence of mobile technologies, human learning capacities, and social interaction. Objectives: The research evaluates the effectiveness of the mobile computer technology training and transferability to the Qatar workplace environment. Methods: A total of 27 trainees participated in this study. They were given a pre-test followed by the mobile learning training and then a post-test. Results: Overall, the learners' performance improved by 16 percent after completing the training with mobile technology. Ninety four percent of subjects said that the quality of the presentation on the mobile technology was either excellent, good, or fair. One hundred percent of subjects reported that the mobile technology helped them learn. Conclusion: The delivery of training using mobile computer technology was well received by learners. They liked the interactive and innovative nature of the training.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.004
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesInsufficient payload (model declined to judge)
Consensus categoriesInsufficient payload (model declined to judge)
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Not applicable · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.838
Threshold uncertainty score0.999

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0040.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.002
Science and technology studies0.0010.001
Scholarly communication0.0000.002
Open science0.0010.000
Research integrity0.0000.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0030.002

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.080
GPT teacher head0.447
Teacher spread0.367 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; both teacher heads agree on what is shown here.

Study designNot applicable
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

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