https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs Dong Thap University Journal of Science Dong Thap University Journal of Science en-US Dong Thap University Journal of Science 0866-7675 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1592 In recent years, university administration has attracted considerable attention from theoretical and practice researchers since it plays decisive roles in school competitive advantage enhancement in globally challenging and competitive educational environments. Therefore, there is a high demand for professionals with new skills and competencies and high-quality leaders and managers in the context of globalization and international integration. Previous studies focused on developing skills and competences of teaching staff, evaluating teaching performance, and improving professional competences. Research on developing administrative and managerial competences for university leaders and managers, especially in Mekong Delta region was rare. Therefore, this study aims to (1) evaluate the measures and the performance of educating and training activities and (2) propose some potential solutions for developing university administrative and managerial competences for leaders and managers in public universities in Mekong Delta. The study employed a non-experimental mix research method (qualitative and quantitative) using a survey questionnaire. The survey samples included 110 leaders and managers in six Vietnamese public universities in Mekong Delta. The study outcomes are expected to provide decision-makers a general framework for cultivating university administrative and managerial competences among leaders and managers in Vietnamese public universities Tan Dat Truong Van De Nguyen Cam Thao Trang Huynh Thuy Nhu Phuong Tran Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 3 9 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1242 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1561 The 2018 General Education Program was issued under Circular No. 32/2018/TT-BGDĐT dated December 26, 2018 of the Ministry of Education and Training. The program has many new features and is built in an open direction, with the goal of developing student competence and qualities, giving autonomy to schools for the implementation. Accordingly, education administrators and teachers of schools need to be trained and given specific instructions to be able to master changes and know how to overcome barriers to implementing the program as required for quality insuarance. Since 2019 the Ministry of Education and Training has issued official documents guiding the implementation of the program; assigning Universities of Education and the Academy of Educational Management to train education administrators and teachers on implementing the 2018 General Education Program. However, after more than 3 years of implementing the program at all levels, there are still shortcomings to be removed. This article summarizes the implementation process and training results to implement the 2018 General Education Program, identifying issues to be resolved for improvements. TS Thi Tuyet Hanh Nguyen Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 10 17 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1243 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1516 Current advancements in information technology play an important role in our lives, bringing forth economic prosperity, happy societies and smart education. Information technology competence is defined as the ability to perceive today information technology knowledge, of training comparative, analytical thinking for association, judgment and reasoning for effective problem-solving tasks. This article presents our study on the major concepts and individual’s awareness of information technology competence to apply and improve information technology competence in education and training and in building models for pedagogical students, developing awareness for pedagogical students, contributing to improving the quality of education. Kim Nen Tran PGS Minh Gian Pham Copyright (c) 2023 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 18 26 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1244 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1342 Assessment and Grading website has been developed using a web-based platform, designed to facilitate the evaluation of extracurricular activities related to students’ academic performance at Cantho University of Technology. This approach has allowed the university to streamline its grading process with a centralized online application, encompassing all essential contingencies, including the consolidation, storage, and retrieval of transcripts from previous academic years, along with supporting evidence of student activities. This has resulted in increased transparency and flexibility in terms of time and location for processing. Users have highly praised the website's contribution and its supporting role, with satisfaction levels exceeding 90% across various criteria: (1) they highly satisfied with the website's utility and convenience. (2) The website has improved grading and review processes, reduced printing costs, facilitated document retrieval, allowed for the comparison of student activity evidence, optimized storage space, and streamlined procedures. (3) It has played a crucial role in enhancing accuracy and transparency in student grading, significantly contributing to the digital transformation efforts, making the management of student extracurricular activities at the university more essential and efficient. Xuan Ha Giang Nguyen Master Thanh Toan Lam Copyright (c) 2023 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 27 38 10.52714/dthu.13.32.2024.1245 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1544 For decades, researchers around the world have expressed concern about group autonomy outside the classroom. However, this topic has received little attention in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. To address this gap, a study was conducted with 107 first-year TESOL-major students in the Foreign Languages Faculty at Dong Thap University. They were invited to complete a set of questionnaires to explore their perceptions and practices regarding group autonomy behind class. The findings revealed that the majority of students understood the importance and role of group autonomy in their learning process. However, the results also indicated that just half of them could learn autonomously without teacher requirements, and group work frequency was quite low. This study provides valuable insights into the literature on autonomous learning in the local context. Ngoc Phuong Dong Pham Thanh Nguyet Anh Le Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 39 46 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1246 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1306 Scientific research helps enable students to access theoretical and practical knowledge in depth. However, stimulating student participation in scientific research is challenging for universities and colleges nationwide. This study was conducted on 224 students majoring in engineering at An Giang University to investigate the factors influencing student involvement in scientific research. The survey results showed that from 2018 to 2020, there were no student scientific research projects, while in 2021 there were 02 and in 2022 only 01. Among the 7 surveyed influencing factors, personal interest was the highest, accounting for 36.61%. Regarding the 4 levels of satisfaction surveyed, the majority of students were satisfied with their supervising professors, accounting for 38.83%. For accessing scientific research, understanding of scientific research accounted for only 8.93%. Therefore, we propose several solutions such as increasing bonus points for academic achievements, allocating more funding support, organizing research groups, and promoting scientific conferences within the university to enhance student participation in scientific research. ThS Thi Thanh Truc Huynh TS Thi Hong Trinh Nguyen Ngoc Han Ly Copyright (c) 2023 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 47 54 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1247 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1393 The project proposes solutions to improving the application of Google Earth, Earth Pro, and Maps in teaching Physical Geography to Geography Pedagogy students, Dong Thap University. On surveying and assessing the current situation, some solutions are proposed such as: For lecturer: Chossing software and integrated contents; Coordinating with other teaching software, forms and media; Practicing regularly; Promoting student autonom; For students: Raising awareness; Participating in thematic reporting sessions; Enhancing self-study and research; Frequently deloying software; Other solutions: Increasing investment in facilities, references; Sharing thematic reports. The survey results for lecturers, subject students and geography experts outside the school were mostly rated at Quite Agree (Important) and Totally Agree (Very important) for the solutions that we have implemented. Thai Duong Phung Copyright (c) 2023 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 55 67 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1248 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1403 For the 2018 General Education Program in, creating interest in teaching and learning Mathematics has important in fostering students' attitudes and feelings. The article presents 3 solutions in this regard to learning Geometry 10. Experiments show that, creating academic interest helps to improve teaching and learning Mathematics, and students are more active in learning and enhancing their capacity. Duy Thanh Hang Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 68 73 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1249 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1525 Developing students’ creative thinking is to incorporating creative-thinking characteristics into teaching activities. That means converting from psychological activities into educational activities. The article clarifies the concept and characteristics of creative thinking, expressions of creative thinking of 5th graders in learning Geometry and Measurement content, thereby proposing procedure of designing teaching activities related to this content towards developing 5th-graders’ creative thinking. Thi Truc Minh Nguyen Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 74 82 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1250 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1512 Within the dynamic realm of competency-based education, the establishment of meaningful and engaging learning environments is crucial. Consequently, there has been an increasing scholarly interest in exploring the utilization of games in teaching and learning. However, most games in recent research aim to engage students in practice-and-drill activities. Our research focuses on the application of manually designed learning games, based on the Experiential Learning Theory, within a primary school in Ho Chi Minh City, involving 208 third-grade students. Using a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post intervention evaluation, the study aims to assess the impact of these games on students' academic performance in mathematics and their motivation towards the subject. The findings, derived from quantitative data analysis, reveal significant improvements in both academic performance and motivation post-intervention. This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on gamified learning and offers practical methods to integrate student engagement. It underscores the value of well-structured, theoretically grounded learning games as an effective tool in modern educational practices, especially for complex subjects like mathematics at the elementary level. Ngoc Dan Nguyen Bao Chau Tuong Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 83 95 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1251 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1539 This article studies the use of visual teaching aids in supporting Khmer students at some primary schools in Soc Trang, An Giang, and Dong Thap provinces to learn Vietnamese well. Specifically, the article points out the influence of mother tongue on pronunciation and word use of Khmer students at some primary schools in Soc Trang, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces in learning Vietnamese. It also shows that visual teaching aids can facilitate stundents learning to read, write, speak, and narrate in Vietnamese language, and makes clear the demand for visual support of Khmer students in some schools when learning Vietnamese. From those results, the author proposes the measure related to using visual teaching aids in teaching reading, writting, speaking, and storytelling in Vietnamese for Khmer students at some surveyed primary schools. This study used theoretical research methods to find out the influence of mother tongue on learning Vietnamese of Khmer primary school students, collected information about mispronunciation and the need for visual support of 80 Khmer students in Soc Trang, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces. The results show that students' pronunciation and word use errors are related to the similarities in sounds and meanings of the two languages, and the rate of needing visual support to learn Vietnamese is very high. Therefore, the article proposes to use visual teaching aids to support Khmer primary school students at the above provinces in learning Vietnamese with some specific instructions and examples. The study has limitations on the size of the survey sample and will be improved in next studies. My Linh Huynh Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 96 105 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1252 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1335 Surveying compound-sentence exercises types in the Vietnamese-Language subject of the 2006 Primary School Program and those currently in some primary schools, Dong Thap province, the article clarifies a number of issues on building compound sentence exercises teaching 5th-graders for competency development. In particular, the article focuses on those exercises aligned with 3 lesson types in the cognitive-level order: awareness, understanding and application. These exercises provide teachers with more resources to apply to teaching; thereby, helping students identify the structural features of compound sentences and use them effectively in communication. ThS Thanh Hai Dang Copyright (c) 2023 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 106 114 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1253 https://dthujs.vn/index.php/dthujs/article/view/1361 This article investigates the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and American weddings. Two articles “Vietnamese Weddings: From Marx to Market” by Nguyen and Belk (2012) and “Our Family Functions: Functions of Traditional Weddings for Modern Brides and Postmodern Families” by Barnes (2014) are used to analyze as evidence of traditional weddings in each country because of their detailed records of wedding components. Based on these records of wedding rituals, ceremonies, and practices, the author has highlighted the similarities and differences in the two wedding cultures, which may provide a great contribution to second language learners and teachers to avoid embarrassing cross-cultural situations in life, especially in weddings of these two cultures. Thi Tuyet Nguyen Copyright (c) 2024 Dong Thap University Journal of Science https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2024-04-10 2024-04-10 13 3 115 120 10.52714/dthu.13.3.2024.1254