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Volume 73, Issue 10, Oct. 2017

A Comprehensive Survey on Combinatorial Testing

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.46

Abstract: These days various systems being developed involving software and hardware are quite complex. All types of systems have to be tested comprehensively to ensure delivery of high quality products. Such products will stand the market requirements. Testing has to be done comprehensively within minimum time and effort but without compromising on quality. It is always a challenge to find minimum test cases that will help testing the software comprehensively. The process of undertaking the actual testing using the minimal test cases is a challenge. Many methods and approaches have been presented in the litterateur for generating the test cases but not many have presented actual methods for undertaking the testing. ombinatorial testing methods have been proved to be effective that generates minimal test cases in limited time. The combinatorial testing methods are used for testing hardware/software that reveals failures in a given system based on input, output or both combinations. The combinatorial testing is employed to detect possible t-way combinatorial interactions.Extensive research in the field of combinatorial testing has led to invention of methods, approaches, models, architectures, strategies etc. Combinatorial testing can be used to test different types of applications which include applications implemented through embedded systems, WEB applications, WEB services oriented applications, enterprise applications etc. The contributions in the field of combinatorial testing are huge that it becomes difficult to select a method or model that best suits to testing a given application. As on date, as many as more than 452 papers have been published in the field of combinatorial testing. Several surveys have been presented covering two different periods [2003-2005] and [2005 -2011] that covers 300 papers. After these two surveys, many contributions (152) have been made since then. In this paper survey on testing software using combinatorial techniques is presented that covers all contributions made till date and also provides for multi indexing so that the researchers will be able to navigate quite easily and get the articles of their interest with ease.

Author(s): Lakshmi Prasad Mudarakola, JKR Sastry

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS OF THE CHASIDE BATTERY FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: STUDY WITH ECUADORIAN STUDENTS

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.41

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Abstract: Vocational guidance is directly related to the life project of a person, thus the development of instruments which provide the right choice for people in relation to their professional activity is a priority; is in this way that the current research work corresponds to a hypothetical-deductive method, mainly because of its experimental nature through a reliable and valid instrument for the vocational guidance in the Ecuadorian context, adapting the instrument for vocational guidance CHASIDE to this case study, which analyzes aptitudes and interests of students in their professional activity. CHASIDE was applied to 350 high school teens of third year of bachelor, between 16 and 17 years old, statisticians who support this research of results that were processed from a partial of 77% women and 23% men, at the same time equivalences such as: semantic, operational, and mediation were applied as well as reliability tools for the instrument and a positive correlation between the analyzed variables through the Spearman coefficient ratifying the correlation of the instrument items.

Author(s): Sonnia A. Heredia Galvez, Maria Fernanda Morales G., Cristina Paez Quinde, Victor Hernandez del Salto, Ruth Infante Paredes, Marina Castro Solorzano

OVERPOPULATION OF VICUNAS IN PROTECTED AREAS: Alternative or disadvantage for the tourist sustainability of moors

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.42

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Abstract: The current project is based on the necessities of the environment in the social environmental line, the Environment Ministry (MAE) as well as the national system of protected areas (SNAP) regulatory bodies in which the impact study of conservation management of reintroduced species inside the fauna production reserve of Chimborazo. This is a feasible project due to the problematic that it possesses and the importance of saving the moors ecosystem as well as the species that live in it not losing the sustainable tourist potential that the protected areas have in Ecuador. Through a study of environmental impact with a transect tool it is possible to measure the overpopulation of the camelid and make a management brochure with benefits for the communities to improve not only a sustainable tourism as the caring of the species but also domesticate this species which is the only one of the camelids family that has not been domesticated for a major benefit and a social environmental benefit too.

Author(s): Raul Tamayo Soria, Maria Fernanda Viteri, Diana E. Paez Q., Cristina Paez Quinde, Alicia Porras Angulo, Ruth Infante Paredes

THE HISTORY OF TOUCH-BASED SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRAILLE WRITING SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.43

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Abstract: In the process of reading and writing there also the process of thought that absorbs information through senses. However, not all individuals have sensory perfection. People with vision problems are known as disabled people with vision. They are not like the savvy saints. The acceptance of knowledge is limited by senses. In addition, they have the advantage of a strong sense of sensitivity and hearing as compared to those who have the perfect senses of perfection. Hence, this study is conducted to examine more closely the history of the existence of touch-based writing and the development of Braille in Malaysia. This qualitative study uses content analysis as a research design. The data collected from the literature were analyzed to get the results of the study. The result proved that limitations of sight do not prevent disabled people from thinking like other individuals because the person who creates Braille writing system; Louis Braille for his own visual impairment has created Braille in his blind condition that it is able to fill the Braille writing point and be able to read by the blind perfectly. \\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nKeywords: History, Touch-based System, Development, Braille, Writing System

Author(s): Ahmad Yunus Mohd Noor, Nurul Ainshah binti Muzamli Shah

THE USE OF UTAUT IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTSï¿½ USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN A MOZAMBICAN CONTEXT

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.45

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Abstract: Over the years, governments have invested in the implementation of information and communications technology within the education sector. The adoption and use of technology, particularly in developing countries, has been intended to assist academics in their teaching, thereby enhancing the quality of education. However, when deploying technology, the effective implementation and use of technology is dependent on various factors which must be taken into consideration. This study is focused on the identification of such factors and their relationship for the determination of user acceptance and use of technology in secondary schools in Mozambique. Factors related to performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions, are examined using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The findings reveal that the while the availability of facilitating conditions and the perceived ease of use are necessary conditions, additional factors are necessary for the effective use of technology in Mozambican schools.

Author(s): Irene Govender, Lucia Ginger

ORAL HISTORY OF THE PONTIAN GREEKS DEPORTED IN 1949 TO SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.40

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Abstract: This article is considered the deportation of the Pontic Greeks from their historical homeland to the territories of Southern Kazakhstan in 1949. The resettlement aspect of the national policy of the Soviet state in Kazakhstan is being revealed. Based on the materials of oral histories is investigating the living conditions of immigrants and their integration into the new socio-cultural space are explored. The article is considered the problems of preserving the identity of the Greek people in extreme social conditions. It was established that the Pontic Greeks had a beneficial effect on the economic development of the region, entered to the socio-cultural life due to the tolerance of the Kazakh people. The investigation is based on the materials of the field expeditions on the deportation of the Greeks, which were collected by the authors in the city of Kentau in 2017. Interpretations of the materials collected during the interview showed that they did not experience any discrimination from the local population, many of interviewer emphasized gratitude to the Kazakh people. The article offers advantages and possibilities of using oral history in the studies of deportation of peoples.

Author(s): Yerzhan Dzharkynbaevich Pazilov, Mambet Kuljabaevich Koigeldiev

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS CONCERNING ELDERLY SEXUALITY AMONG NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.38

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Abstract: Purpose: This study was investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs concerning elderly sexuality among North Korean defectors. Methods: This was a descriptive study. Data were collected from July to November, 2016. One hundred nineteen North Korean in were surveyed. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. Results: Mean scores on the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs measures were 10.53/29, 23.50/40, and 33.11/50 respectively. There were significantly differences knowledge according to age and marital status. There were also significant differences in attitude according to gender, and educational needs depending on marital status. Higher levels of knowledge of sexuality were significantly correlated with more permissive attitudes and higher educational needs. Conclusion: North Korean defectors had poor knowledge of elderly sexuality they tended to have rather permissive attitudes toward elderly sexuality. The findings also indicated that higher knowledge was associated with more permissive attitudes and greater education needs concerning elderly sexuality. Taken together, the results indicate that appropriate education about the healthy sexual activities of elderly people would be helpful for defectorsï¿½ stable settlement in South Korean society.

Author(s): In-Sook Lee, Hye-ja Han, Jeong-Hee Jeon

FUNCTIONS OF EXPRESSIVE FACILITIES IN HEROIC EPOS

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.34

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Abstract: In the article authors examine the functions of graphicly-expressive facilities in heroic epos of the Kazakh people. Heroic epos reflects the real historical events frequently, contains the elements of fantasy and realism, abundance of domestic details and deep psychological supervisions. In the Kazakh heroic epos, along with a keen plot, mastery of creation of characters striking, description of experiencing of heroes riches of language of the Kazakh epos are this first of all riches of expressive and vivid turns, well-aimed and winged words, that the metaphorical and hiperbolicity is characteristic for an epos.

Author(s): Bakyt M. Aitbayeva, Bazar A. Rakhmetova, Asemgul M. Maulenova, Zhanar B. Akhmetzhanova, Anar C. Smailova, Berik C. Rahimov

SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES APPLICATION BY TEACHERS WITHIN THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.37

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Abstract: The article presents the research results of the specific aspects of the information and communication technologies application by primary school teachers working with children with physical disabilities. The answers quality was assessed according to the following criteria: the completeness of the elementary knowledge of the computer, the knowledge level of computer programs and the electronic products created on their basis, the degree of independence and frequency of their application in practice. It was revealed that the use of modern information technologies is associated with certain difficulties, connected not only with the lack of computer and special software, but also with a low level of inclusive education subjects expertise, knowledge and skills of working on the personal computer.

Author(s): Larisa Evgenievna Babushkina, Svetlana Vladimirovna Arkhipova, Olga Valeryevna Bobkova, Antonina Nikolaevna Gamajunova, Evgeniya Vyacheslavovna Zolotkova, Natalya Gennadyevna Minayeva, Natalya Vladimirovna Ryabova

STUDY ON DACWAH PERCEPTION TOWARDS PREACHERS OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY (PIC) IN MALAYSIA

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.36

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Abstract: The main goal of Islamic propagation is to ask for people towards Islamic belief and accepting Islam as their way of life. This research aims to identify the perception of Preachers of Indigenous Communityï¿½s readiness, self attitude and motivation, convenience infrastructures, dacwah challenges and approaches in relation to dacwah towards the Indigenous community. In this study, a quantitative methodology research was applied which include a survey of a set of questionnaires with the total number of respondents of 120 people in Malaysia and the data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows version 22. The result shows that PIC has enough preparedness in the context of implementing dacwah towards the Indigenous which is at high level with a mean value of 3.98. PIC motivation lies at very high levels with a mean score of 4.24. Regarding the PICï¿½s convenience infrastructure in the Indigenous villages is at high level with a total mean value of 3.46. However, dacwah challenges shows a moderate level of scores with a total average mean 3.32 and dacwah approaches is extremely high level with a mean value 4.24.

Author(s): Abdul Ghafar Don, Anuar Puteh, Zulkefli Aini, Badlihisham Mohd.Nasir, Marlon Guleng

A PHENOMENOGRAPHIC APPROACH TO PRESERVICE STUDENTSâ€™ UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF ALGEBRAIC SIGNS WITH REGARD TO CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY IN PHYSICS

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.32

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Abstract: Physics preservice studentsâ€™ understanding and use of of positive (+) and negative (â€“) algebraic signs applied to conservation of mechanical energy in 1-dimensional motion were explored using three everyday familiar contexts in physics. All 19 students in a class were interviewed about their understanding and use of algebraic signs as applied to high school physics notions of conservation of mechanical energy. The data were analysed using the phenomenographic approach. Eight different conceptions and hierarchical relations of the different ways that preservice students understand and use algebraic signs linked with conservation of mechanical energy were identified. The data highlights the need for physics educators to take cognizance of the mix of conceptualizations of algebraic signs compounded with concepts in vector-kinematics and dynamics concepts with regard to conservation of mechanical energy for 1-dimensional motion. The study has implications for the way mechanics is taught at high schools and in tertiary foundation physics.

Author(s): Nadaraj Govender

INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EMPOWERMENT, AND TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (SMK) IN INDONESIA

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.31

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Abstract: This study aims to analyze the effect of individual capacity and empowerment towards the professionalism of teachers and the capacity of individuals towards empowerment. The focus of this research is teacher professionalism. This research uses quantitative method with path analysis technique. The samples in this research are 470 teachers who have been working for at least 2 (two) years at Vocational High School (SMK) in Tangerang City, Banten Province, were gathered by purposive random sampling technique. Data collection technique was done by spreading the questionnaires, and measurement of respondent perceptions on all variables was done by using Likert scale. Prior to hypothesis testing, a normality test, significance test, and linearity test were performed. The results show that individual capacity and empowerment have direct positive effect on teacher professionalism as well as individual capacity has on empowerment. Increased professionalism of teachers can be conducted through the development of individual capacity and effectiveness of empowerment. Development of individual capacity in the level of organization can be attained by having policy on enhancing teachers knowledge and skills through education and training activities. Empowerment of teachers at the level of organization can be attained through delegating authority to set up objectives, approaches, strategies and methods of autonomous learning, and can also be achieved through power sharing, delegating authority, expertise, and self-control to teachers in choosing the right way to solve problems at school. Professional teachers will be able to build sustainable quality of education through a process of learning that introduces values, raises awareness, and encourages the application of those values for present and future lives.

Author(s): Eliana Sari, Jl. Rawamangun Muka

COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTIVE CRABS SPAWN COMMERCIALISED IN LANGKAT, NORTH SUMATERA-INDONESIA

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.33

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Abstract: This conceptual paper was to explore how the illegal fishing rules understood by using a community-based social marketing approach. Regulation is an essential instrument for the sustainability of marine and fisheries policy. Marine and fisheries conservation laws effectively will achieve by integrating regulatory, and community-based social marketing. The regulation works for a limited range as a trigger of human behaviour in having an adherence to the rule prevailing in society, where the beliefs, values, and habits will influence the human behaviour. The community-based social marketing approach is an alternative to support the prevention campaigns of crabs spawn commercialised. The research design will be using a qualitative approach. Primary data using in-depth interviews, and participant observation. Focus Group Discussion will be used to obtain a draft model of problem-solving that related issues. The research located in the district of Langkat, North Sumatera. The analysis will work simultaneously with using the ongoing analysis. The new information will describe the inferences that could be used to create and sharpen the questions in the next session. The study will be carried out following the process include the presentation of the data and describe conclusions based on data presented during the data collection process.

Author(s): Mhd. Dharma Tuah Putra Nasution, Yossie Rossanty, Vita Cita Emia Tarigan, Onny Medaline, Siti Nurhayati

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROGRAM THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT IN REDUCTION OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOR

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.35

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Abstract: Problem behaviors are frequently seen in students with developmental delays. One of the effective methods to reduce problem behaviors is to apply a behavior modification program. In this study, the applications of behavior modification program by means of differentiated reinforcement are investigated in terms of the changes and changes that are made by applying to a student with behavioral problems. A student with a developmental retardation and special education teacher participated in the study. The work was carried out at the Nicosia Special Education and Employment Training Center of TRNC. The single-study research models (EU model) was used in this study. Data on participant behavior was collected for the effectiveness of the study. When study findings are examined, it can be said that the behavior change program applied to reduce problem behaviors is effective. Moreover, it was observed that the target behaviors of the students decreased and the target behaviors were attained as a result of the behavior change program.\r\nKey words: Problem behavior, behavior change, student with developmental retardation

Author(s): Mukaddes Demirok, Soner Oyken

An Overview of Personal Guidance in the Workplace: A Content Analysis Study

Volume 73, Oct 2017
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.39

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Abstract: This study has been prepared to determine the scientific research trends related to personal guidance and more specially it is a content analysis evaluation of previous studies on personal guidance. This research is a descriptive study based on screening models. The research data was obtained by the document review method whereby 3 postgraduate theses and 87 articles published between 2010-2014, obtained from the Board of Higher Education National Thesis Archives and from the ULAKBIM (National Academic Network and Information Center) Database by TUBITAK were examined. The data obtained from the research studies has been classified through 10 different parameters, the results of which are displayed in the frequency and percentage tables in this study. It has been determined that the studies were mainly journal article published in 2010 and the majority were published in \'Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidanceï¿½. Most of the time experimental studies with quantitative methods were exercised, as scales were mostly used for data collection, work groups were mostly selected from the suitable articles fort his research, predominantly had two authors, most of the authors were from Hacettepe University, the articles mostly contained 4 tables and they used 20 to 29 references. \r\nKeywords: Personal guidance, psychology, psychological counseling and guidance, guidance, education.

Author(s): Gizem Oneri Uzun, Huseyin Uzunboylu