Effectiveness of Digital Health Services: Challenges and Constraints for Society

This article discusses the effectiveness of digital health services by looking at the challenges and obstacles for society. One form of public services implemented by the government for the community is meeting the need for quality public services and having an orientation to the effectiveness of services to the community that are needed. In the health sector itself, advances in information technology have greatly supported health services. This online system is of high quality to be implemented because the public and members of the medical system can receive and provide detailed and fast information with the help of computerized technology. Information technology has reached various fields of life including the health sector to help the efficiency and effectiveness of health services. Information technology that is properly implemented can support the management process to be effective and efficient. The corona pandemic is changing people's habits in visiting and consulting doctors at hospitals. However, digital-based health services have not been effectively accepted by the public from various service units. They still need improvements in terms of connectivity, content and clarity of regulations.

Learning Mathematical Rules With Reasoning

This research focused on students' learning of mathematical rules with reasoning. This includes studying the process of students' learning, how they make meanings of the mathematical rules they have learnt, how they relate, and the factors which enhance learning with reasoning. I worked with four students (grade six) with mixed ability from a private school. I engaged them in mathematical tasks for one hour outside of their classroom situation. Sessions were planned for twice a week for five weeks using the tasks designed on four basics rules of fractions, addition of fractions, subtraction of fractions, multiplication of fractions, and division of fractions. My role was dual in nature, that of a researcher as well as teacher. After determining the student’s prior knowledge of fractions in introductory sessions, I designed activities pertaining to the four rules of fractions. I used qualitative approaches for generating data. The main sources of data generation were field notes, audio tapes, observations, and students' work. My analysis started from the first day in form of analytical memos. I categorized themes through 'mapping method'. My biggest learning during this study was to learn about the factors which enhance students' leaning of mathematical rules with reasoning. This particular study provided me important insights, which influenced students learning. For example, role of teachers' questioning, role of concrete material and pictorial representations, role of conducive environment in the classroom and the role of students misconceptions and their prior knowledge. This study also discusses some of my learning as a teacher, teacher educator and as a researcher. On the basis of the findings the study makes significant recommendations to the community of teachers and teacher educators.