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Relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers' attitudes towards Iranian ''Prospect'' series and their TKT
Authors: Noormohammadi Behnam
Published: November 2017

This study aimed 1) to explore Iranian EFL teachers’ attitudes towards the different aspects of the English textbooks prospectused at the first three grades of high school in Iran 2) to probe any relationship between the teachers 'attitudes towardsprospect series and their TKT level. A questionnaire and a structured interview were utilized as instruments in this research.The questionnaire was structured in 3 units: The first unit was intended to record the respondents’ demographic informationsuch as their age, sex, field of study, university, and teaching experience; the second unit including 24 items was intended todiscover the respondents’ level of TKT; and the third unit including 28 items was designed to elicit the teachers’ attitudestowards the current high school textbooks. This questionnaire of attitude was designed in the form of Likert scale includingstrongly disagree, disagree, slightly disagree, agree, slightly agree and strongly agree. The data of the study were collectedthrough administering the questionnaire to 80 teachers from Amol, Isfahan and Tehran. Also, semi-organized interviews havebeen carried out with twelve teachers selected from the eighty to cross-check the results of the study. Due to the rate of theabsence, seventy of them completed the questionnaire. After administering questionnaire, the data were analyzeddescriptively and inferentially. The results of the Pearson Chi 2 and Fisher's Exact p-value were respectively o.516 and 0.642. Since they are above %0.05, we can conclude that there is no significant relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers' attitudestowards the Book series ''Prospect'' taught in Iran's Schools and their TKT. The results indicated that a) the participants hadpositive (high) attitudes towards the English series Prospect b) There is not any significant relationship between the teachers’positive attitudes towards the new text books and their TKT level.
Keywords: Iranian EFL teachers, attitude, textbooks, TKT.
How to assess information and communication technology knowledge and skills of the students
Authors: Alakurt Turgay , Ozturk Tugba , Karademir Tugra , Alper Ayfer
Published: November 2017

Abstract
 
Assessment of ICT knowledge and skills is as important as gaining these knowledge and skills. There are two commonly used assessment types as (multiple-choice) Test Based Assessment (TBA) and Practice Based Assessment (PBA) and the question that which one is better still remains controversial. In this research, the focus of the study was examining these factors in relationship with the academic achievement of the students. More specifically, impact of assessing the students with TBA and PBA types on the students' academic achievement scores based on the aforementioned factors was examined. For this purpose, two study groups consisting of 243 students who were assessed with TBA and PBA in a course titled as Computing I were included in the present research. The results showed that there is a significant difference in academic achievement scores of the students and that the students who took TBA are more successful. According to the results, students are more comfortable and more confident with TBA whereas students taking PBA believe that PBA is better to measure ICT knowledge and skills. Therefore, it could be concluded that these two different assessment types are complementary once students' positive opinions, expectations and feelings are pedagogically secured.
Keywords: Assessment, ICT, practice-based assessment, multiple choice tests.
Academic engagement and achievement orientation as correlates of reading culture of in-school adolescents
Authors: Adimora Dorothy Ebere , Ngwoke Dominic Ugwoke , Oyeoku Eke Kalu , Onwuka Gloria Tobechukwu
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe study investigated the academic engagement and achievement orientation as correlates of reading culture of in-school adolescents in Enugu State, Nigeria. Using correlational survey research design, the study made use of a population of 3469 senior secondary 11 (SS11) in-school adolescents. A purposive sampling and stratified random sampling techniques were used to draw a sample of 340 in-school adolescents. Four research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The three instruments used for data collection were in-school adolescentsâ€™ academic engagement scale (IAES), in-school adolescentsâ€™ achievement orientation scale (IAAOS) and in-school adolescentsâ€™ reading culture scale (IARCS). Research questions 1-3 were answered using means and standard deviation whereas research questions 4 and 5 were answered using Pearson r and R-square. The hypotheses were tested using analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that in-school adolescentsâ€™ academic engagement and achievement orientation significantly related with their reading culture. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that, the government, school administrators and educators put concerted effort to encourage students to be mastery oriented and academically engaged in order to prevent deleterious outcomes associated with poor reading culture since high academic engagement and high achievement orientation relates with positive academic outcomes.

Keywords: adolescence, academic engagement, cognitive engagement, achievement orientation, reading culture.
Is the metabolic syndrome associated to childhood obesity and lifestyle?
Authors: Serra-Paya NoemÃ­ , Ensenyat Assumpta , Hernandez Erica , Castro-ViÃ±uales Ivan , Mur Jose MarÃ­a
Published: November 2017

Although the metabolic syndrome (MS) has usually been associated to adult health diseases, nowadays it also observed in overweight-obese (OW/OB) children. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of metabolic syndrome in OW/OB children in Lleida. The study is an observational study, where 46 OW/OB children between 10-12 years old have participated. Anthropometric and MS related parameters in children population were measured in accordance with the IDFcriteria. Free movement was assessed by accelerometry. Participants that presented at least two risk factors for metabolic syndrome showed lower overall physical activity (effect size (ES): -1.0) and spent more time in sedentary behavior (ES:0.9) and less time in MVPA (ES:-1.1) than participants with only one. Having in mind this situation, we think it is essential to carry out urgent actions to prevent and treat overweight and obese children as well as to avoid suffering from MS at an early age.Â Keywords: metabolic syndrome; overweight-obese; children; accelerometry; physical activityÂ
The association between vividness and verbal and figural creativity
Authors: Balgiu Beatrice Adriana , Adîr Victor
Published: November 2017

Research on creativity in the technical field considers that one specific skill in the domain is spatial visualization, seeing with the eyes of the mind. One of the essential characteristics of visualization with high value in creativity is vividness. Studies that took into consideration the implication of vividness in creativity show contradictory results. The present article analyses the vividness of visual imagery (using the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire - VVIQ) in verbal creativity (measured with “Unusual uses” test for creative thinking) and figural creativity (measured with Creative Mental Synthesis Tasks consisting in the mental assemblage of geometric figures). The correlational analysis shows a significant and positive, although moderate, connection between vividness and originality in creative mental synthesis tasks. There were no correlations between vividness and other parameters of verbal and figural creativity. Results make us believe that the role played by vividness in creativity is not as important as claimed by empirical studies or historical evidence provided by individuals who reported on the use of mental imagery in creativity.
Keywords: Vividness, mental imagery, verbal creativity, figural creativity
The importance of listening in communication
Authors: Yavuz Fatih , Celik Ozgur
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Listening skills have been a great concern for both researchers and teachers trying to promote communicative competence. The purpose of this study is to find out to what extend listening is important in gaining communicative competence. 100 university level preparatory class students were chosen as subjects of the study. Students took formal listening and speaking classes for one term and at the end of the term they took a written exam for listening class and an oral exam for speaking class. The data obtained from the exam results were analyzed and interpreted.

Keywords: Listening skills, communication, preparatory class students, formal listening, communicative competence.
The prediction of extra marital relationships based on identity status
Authors: Mujembari Adis Kraskian , Namin Sima Babazadeh
Published: November 2017

Abstract                                                                          

 

The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between extra marital relationships and identity status. The samples were comprised of 117 female prisoners and 68 male prisoners from Selected prison's who were selected through available sampling Darigotas questionnaire of extra marital relationships and Adams et al. questionnaire of identity status were used in the study. The results indicated that there is direct relation between moratorium and diffusion identity status and extra marital relationships. There is a reverse relation between achievement identity status and extra marital relationships as well. These three identity status can predict 15% of changes in extra marital relationships.

Keywords: Extra marital relationships, identity status, prisoners.
Modeling Azerbaijan’s action process concerning Nagorno-Karabakh and the occupied territories
Authors: Aplak Hakan Soner , Sari Gokhan
Published: November 2017

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was caused by the warring sides’ claims of land possession or their struggle to maintain possession of their land. Despite the historical reasons for the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the primary factor for Karabakh's occupation by Armenia was the collapse of the Soviet Union. A limited ceasefire was achieved in 1994; however, lasting peace could not be sustained. During the tentative ceasefire, rising tensions at the Azerbaijan-Armenian border bring the countries back to the brink of war. Lack of a permanent solution to the conflict via diplomatic means has resulted in an increase in tensions since 2014. This study aimed to provide a systematic analysis of Azerbaijan’s perspective concerning the conflict, in terms of the political, economic, geographic, and military factors, as well as the other elements of national power. Using decisional analysis techniques of the factors mentioned above, the action process of Azerbaijan is modelled.
Keywords: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, influence diagram, decision analysis
War and peace metaphors of the 7th grade students
Authors: San Selda , Yilmaz Ali
Published: November 2017

Although it is known that there are people who are anti-war in the world, the sound of war is still increasing from the world. The concepts of war and peace which are seen as an action with mankind's existence now they are gaining meaning increasingly both in the world and in Turkey. The analysis of the seventh grade students' (sharing the same class, school or district with Syrian children escaping from the war and often facing with the news of death) war and peace metaphors can also reflect the students' point of wiev for today's date in the education system. In this study it is purposed to find that which the students' stated war and peace metaphors are and in which categories these metaphors can be placed. This study is a qualitative research. It has done with 65 students at a secondary school in İstanbul, in Turkey. Containing the phrase of "war/peace is like ... because ..." the papers aiming to collect data were distributed to the students. The data, obtained documents, were analyzed by descriptive and content analysis which are in document analysis. In accordance with the justification 47 war metaphors and 36 peace metaphors were detected. While war metaphors were incorporeted under 10 categories, peace metaphors were incorporeted under 5 categories. As a result, war and peace metaphors are noted with opposite contents for each other. War is descriped through neative metaphors on the other hand peace is descriped through positive metaphors. In this study, being less the metaphors evoking war related with Syria has been a point of attention.
Keywords: Peace, war, metaphor
The views of music education teaching candidates in the field of music technology usage
Authors: Arici Ismet
Published: November 2017

Problem Statement Music Technology that has been progressing continious, contributes to music studies significantly with hi-tech hardwares and softwares. Having benefits of such technological capabilities in music education process is quiet possible through strengthening of technical background, good teaching of softwares and use by effective manner. Purpose of Study In this sudy, questions in line with expectations in the educational process have been asked and opinions were assessed about music teachers’s knowledge on the use of technology in music education, how they can use the technology, how they were open to innovation and development. Methods Screening model has been used in this qualitative research, literature search was conducted and a survey prepared by the researcher was applied to music teacher candidates. Findings and Results It is seen that the students stated at the result of research data analysis, 67,2 % of students provided convenience to themselves during music software educations, 13,1 % of students did not provided convenience to themselves during music software educations, 9,7 % of students have provided partial convenience to themselves during music software educations. Conclusions and Recommendations Considering demographic information, it is seen that most of the students (80,3 % ) have come from Fine Arts High School which are at the position of source for universities which provide music education. It is seen that the 63,9 % of the students have studied music note software education, 14,8 of the students have studied arrange software education in these institutions. For the purpose of extending music technology education to the ground, developing technical substructure of these high schools for Music Technologies education (Laboratory – software) and field teachers, course programs will be beneficial. In addition, in universities which give music education, strengthening the courses for music technology in terms of physical substructure and increasing the opportunities will provide teaching this education as more common and powerful.
Keywords: Music technologies, computer based music education, music education.
The role of user research in design process in product design education
Authors: Yalman Zeynep , Yavuz Cemil
Published: November 2017

Building product usage scenario of products, building product-user relationship, thinking like users and empathizing with users are the most frequently encountered problems in project-based studio courses in current undergraduate education of Industrial Design and Industrial Product Design departments in Turkey.In this research, undergraduate second and third year programs of Industrial Design departments of 13 different universities in Turkey are examined. Learning outcomes, contents and objectives of the product design courses are compared and contrasted. Thus the similarities and the differences are obtained. Consequently, the two main reasons for the ignorance of user research during design process are; the absence of theoretical courses about user research and the absence of practical and supportive reflection of these courses on product design studio courses. Application of these concepts in design process could be one of the solutions for current problems. As a result of this study, integration of the new methods such as; participatory design, co-design and collaborative design approaches to design process in product design education is suggested. Besides, the importance and the necessity of user participation experience are emphasized.
Keywords: Design education, design process, user research, participatory design, co-design
The effect of led lighting design on visual arts Led
Authors: KOYUNCU Samet
Published: November 2017

LED is abbreviation of Light Emitting Diode in English. LED lighting applications become an essential part of lighting designs in which visual arts come to forefront. LED systems, which gain an important role with multicolor options in lighting applications, draw attention with its long-lasting, durable, and efficient features. Because of that, it provides opportunity to perform designer’s creative ideas easily in indoor and outdoor lighting. LED lighting applications can be seen in shopping malls, stores, hotels, plazas, and conference centers.Moreover, LED systems are more preferred than standard lighting applications in such places like art galleries, museums, historical artifacts, etc. where visually stands out. Because LED lighting applications do not contain UV and IR light, they do not damage the objects in the lighting a field. Thus, they become an ideal solution for lighting designs that have visual richness. In this research, efficiencies of LEDs, which are used in indoor and outdoor lighting, compared to other lighting systems and effects on visual arts.
 
Keywords: LED, lighting, visual art, efficiency, electricity.
Support Vector Machine working on FPGA and the segmentation method of brain MR screening
Authors: Sisik Fatih , Sert Eser
Published: November 2017

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array) are devices containing programmable digital blocks and connections and have the capabilities to work in a fast and flexible way. Complex designs can be easily developed with these programmable digital Gates. FPGA’s are small in size and can work as mobile, independent from the computer,at higher speeds.Support vector machine which are important machine learning algorithms is developed to solve the classification problems. In the literature, Support Vector Machines are one of the important machine learning algorithms which are one of the tasks of data mining developed for the solution of the classification problem . Tumor analysis, face recognition, topics such as creating a robotic eye are some of the current, important and difficult problems which researchers are working on intensively in the field of image processing. In tumor analysis performed on the computer, problems of being slow in processing of graphics and pictures and being not mobile are overcome with the FPGA hardware image processing. In this study, it is aimed to find the presence of the tumor region and demonstrating the results of the required analysis by performing more realistic tumor analysis using support vector machines running on the FPGA Hardware. Thus the design of a useful hardware that can be used in the field of health will be carried out. Generally, these processes are done by computers because it is more easier. Therefore, because the number of work is very few which performs the process as described with embedded systems, this project carries originality value. In addition, VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language) , which is one the hardware description languages specific to FPGA will be used. For evaluation of segmentation results Uniformity Measure (UM) it is used.
Keywords: Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA, very high speed ıntegrated circuit hardware description language, vhdl, segmentation, support vector machine
Message from editor
Authors: Ozcinar Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra
Published: November 2017

Message from Editor

Dear Readers,

It is a great honor for us to publish fourth volume, third issue International Journal of Innovative Research in Education (IJIRE).

International Journal of Innovative Research in Education welcomes original empirical investigations and comprehensive literature review articles. The journal aims to promote new innovative ideas in all fields of education.

The journal provides an international platform for researchers, managers, scientists, professionals and professors of educational sciences to publish high quality refereed papers comprising comprehensive leading trends of education.

Topics on the the effect of Hadith instruction and learning on Muslims and Non-Muslims, studentsâ€™ views on DNR-based instruction, Support Vector Machine working on FPGA and the segmentation method of brain MR screening, identification of the perceived family support of patients treated by hemodialysis therapy due to chronic kidney failure in North Cyprus, Comparative examination of RSA and SEA algorithms for computer engineering education, ceramic wall panels in architecture, Performance analysis of AES, DES, and RSA Algorithms for computer science education and content analysis on the orientations of place-based/outdoor environmental education are included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. We will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in the next volume.

A total number of fifteen (15) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of eight (8) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication for this issue.

We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.

Best regards,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra Ozcinar

Editor â€“ in Chief
Measuring learning quality by Moroccan university students
Authors: SOUBHI Fatima Zahra , Aitdaoud Mohammed , Lima Laurent , Talbi Mohammed
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The evolution of teaching is currently considered a very important task, both from an institutional and a moral viewpoint. The evaluation of such a domain, and its conduct, has been reported by several research studies in the literature. "Who? What? How? Drawing from which references? Which clues? Should the people assessed take part in the process? To what extent should the results be publicized?" (Demailly, 2001). For that reason, we will first draw some guidelines for the evaluation of teaching and try to define its possible objectives. Three main domains may be contemplated: teachers' activity (teaching), the learning process (learning), and the effects of the teaching/learning process. These draw upon an enquiry carried out in three different faculties by our research team.
This study is related to the VOLUBILIS project "Moroccan and European students: a comparative approach", which aims to identify the challenges and expectations of Moroccan students. The purpose of this research is to indicate how students at Hassan II University of Casablanca judge the quality of their studies. We will be able to show that an evaluation of courses by students is both possible and profitable. As a matter of fact, this enquiry has brought up valuable information about higher education pedagogy that concerns the three fields mentioned earlier, and it also offer some suggestions to generate improvements.
Keywords: evaluation, teaching, students, quality, higher education, ACP.
Ethical issues in training future literary translators
Authors: KASSYMOVA Gulnara M.
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The article is dedicated to consideration of ethical issues in training translators, revealing pedagogical opportunities for developing future literary translators' ethics. Literary translation was chosen as an object of our investigation because the ethical questions within this kind of translation are not elaborated enough and becoming more controversial ones which cause many problems for translation trainee and trainer. Based on these views we've searched and analyzed how the ethical issues are built into the curriculum of Kazakhstani Translation Studies departments, whether students are acquainted with new tendencies of professional ethics or do they continue to perceive numerous code of ethics and behavior presented by some authorities and translation associations as indisputable truth, are they provided with critical thinking strategies on ethical issues and what are potentials for developing reflection skills in ethical training for Kazakhstani literary translation.
Keywords: accuracy, competence, controversial issues, ethics, literary translation, reliability, curriculum
The Influence of existentialism on teaching methods
Authors: Yahyaei Davood , Mahini Fakhteh
Published: November 2017

Existential theories and Humanistic psychology are widely used in education. According to existentialists, fundamental problem of philosophy is Valuation and choice. Making existential methods in the classroom requires a balance in which both teachers and students as human beings preserve its identity. Existentialist philosopher and humanist psychologists advocate the kind of teaching and learning methods that focus on the learner and Care about individual differences. The research objective was identifying the teaching methods and the characteristics of each one supported by this approach. This research was done using qualitative content analysis and reviewing literature on the subject was published. The method of data analysis was thematic coding by using deductive category application. The results showed that the existentialists emphasized on the relation "I - you" between teacher and student thus support the teaching methods that consider individual patterns and indirect instructions. These methods cause growth of efficient relations and positive self-concept. Such methods are dialogue; Learner-centered method and developing positive self-concept. existential education goals cannot be predetermined and cannot the teacher and the educational system impose to students. Everyone assumes responsibility for its education. So, the teaching methods which develop concepts related to individual growth or focus on the learner are supported by this sect.

 
Keywords: existentialism, existential Education, dialogue, Learner-centered method, Positive self-concept;
Through the eyes of Asa; the role of integrated conservation development programs in Ghandruk, Nepal
Authors: Heil Ellison John
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) is growing in popularity as Nepalâ€™s largest protected area. The National Trust for Nature Conservation uses the sustained revenue generation from the tourism industry to implement Integrated Conservation Development Programs (ICDP). These programs focus on promoting participatory interaction with the local villages of the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) in an attempt to develop them into sovereign and self-sustaining communities. When ACAP was first established in Ghandruk to control the rapid rate of deforestation caused by increases in population and tourism, the development efforts and empowerment activities were targeted toward hotel owners. This served to marginalize the farmers and communities unrelated to the tourism industry. This studyâ€™s purpose is to examine the impact that the tourism industry has in promoting â€˜people orientedâ€™ conservation and the attitudes of Ghandrukâ€™s marginalized populations towards ACAPâ€™s ICDP developments, with a focus on conservation awareness. Information was gathered through semi-structured and unstructured interviews with ACAP officials, local management committee staff and marginalized populations of women and Dalits. This information was used to focus on understanding how ACAP has incorporated participation of marginal groups in Ghandruk into conservation programs. Ultimately the felling of trees for guesthouse construction resulting in the loss of natural habitat for apex predators, the absence of scientific research, and the disregard for the environmentally oriented marginal groups of Northwestern Ghandruk has placed an emphasis on tourism based development that overshadows the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources in the Annapurna Conservation Area.

Keywords: Development studies, natural resources and conservation, natural resources management policy.
The importance of simulation in nursing education
Authors: Eyikara Evrim , Baykara Zehra Gocmen
Published: November 2017

Nursing education involves a practice-oriented curriculum in which emphasis is placed on both theoretical knowledge and psychomotor skills. In skill-based education, where learning through practice occupies a central role, it is important to ensure the integration of theoretical knowledge into practice. In this context, simulations represent an innovative teaching method that stimulates a number of senses at the same time among learners. Simulation is a method which can be designed to reflect real-life conditions, and which provides the opportunity to work in contexts that are closer and more representative of real settings. Depending on the clinical situation or scenario; the simulation method will involve a student or a group of students performing a number of patient care activities on a manikin, player or standardized patient. The simulation method allows students to repeatedly practice their clinical skills until they develop a sense of proficiency; to learn at their own pace; and to freely make mistakes. Simulations is an educational process that can replicate clinical practices in a safe environment. Nursing students who take part in education programs involving simulations perform less medical mistakes in clinical settings, and are able to better develop their critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills. For these reasons, we recommend that simulations, which represent an interactive learning method, are rendered more common in institutions providing nursing education.Â Keywords: Simulation; nursing education; nursing students
Transforming digital reputation of universities to the reputation of knowledge
Authors: Seker Sadi Evren
Published: November 2017

This paper is mainly about the digital reputation of universities, the correlation between the productivity of the universities and the reputation of the knowledge produced in the universities. Paper starts with the affect of social media and other web 2.0 entities on the universities and education. In the second part the difficulty of measuring knowledge level is discussed and problem is defined in a two dimensions including big data problems, together with the knowledge level. The third part discusses the concept of knowledge shareholders and the impact of reputation to the knowledge shareholders. Finally a methodology for correlating the online reputation of the universities and the reputation of knowledge produced in the universities. The data sources, methodology and results are published. As a result, there is a high level of correlation, about 80%, between the digital reputations of universities and reputation of the knowledge produced in the universities. The study also splits universities into two groups as the public and private universities and the correlation factor of public universities is a bit higher than the private universities.Â Keywords: Higher Education, Knowledge Mangement, Digital Reputation, Universities, Turkey, Web-o-metrics
Determination of university students' most preferred mobile application for gamification
Authors: Bicen Huseyin , Kocakoyun Senay
Published: November 2017

In this digital age of technological advancement, mobile applications are fastly approaching acme of development. In order to increase the efficiency of the developed applications, mobile applications which are suitable for gamification have become a contemporary issue. In this study, the applications of Kahoot, ClassDojo, Classcraft and Socrative which are suitable for gamification were examined. The study was conducted with the students in the department of preschool education at Near East University. 130 students participated in this research. The data were collected with survey method and analyzed with the SPSS program. According to the results, it was revealed that Kahoot was the mostly preferred application by students who used applications designed or suitable for the gamification method and Android was the mostly preferred operating system in the mobile devices of the students. Future research should determine the achievements, motivations and opinions of the students related with the gamification method. Besides, it can be inferred that Kahoot would be the learning platform of the future and it should be integrated into classroom activities.Â Keywords: Gamification, Kahoot, mobile device, operating systems.
ICT security curriculum or how to respond to current global challenges
Authors: Poboroniuc Marian Silviu , Naaji Antoanela , Ligusova Jana , Grout Ian , Popescu Dorin , Ward Tony , Grindei Laura , Ruseva Yoana , Bencheva Nina , Jackson Noel
Published: November 2017

The paper presents some results obtained through the implementation of the Erasmus LLP â€œSALEIEâ€ (Strategic Alignment of Electrical and Information Engineering in European Higher Education Institutions). The aim of the project was to bring together experts from European universities to enhance the competitiveness of Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE) education within Europe, especially in relation to modern global technical challenges and to provide higher education models in a few EIE fields in accordance with these challenges. One of the outcomes of the project was a new ICT (Information and Computer Technology) Security curriculum for bachelor and master levels. The research methodology comprised such stages as: identifying the most important current global challenges, conducting a survey related to existing EIE programs in order to establish the top-level criteria for an EIE curriculum, analyzing the results of the survey, obtaining the industry feedback related to technical and non-technical skills required for the specific field, and proposing a new curriculum for ICT Security programmes to respond to the modern technical challenges and to meet the needs of the industry, students, academics and graduates. As future work we will focus on stakeholder assessment in the EIE field and, based on the resulting feedback, on improving the ICT Security curriculum.
The opinions of nursing students regarding the first implementation of distance education
Authors: Ozturk Deniz , Eyikara Evrim , Gocmen Baykara Zehra
Published: November 2017

With rapid developments being made in science and technology, there is also an increasing need for different educational methods. Distance education allows increased access to education and more flexibility for the students. This descriptive study was conducted to establish the opinions of nursing students about distance education being adopted for the first time. The study comprised 261 nursing students, who were applied a data collection form in class. Of these students, 55.6% stated that they had problems while taking courses through distance education, 83.1% stated that it was not beneficial, 90.8% stated that distance education could not be used for applied vocational courses. It was found the mean scale scores were lower for the students who thought that distance education was not beneficial, who would like to take these courses through formal education and who believed that the applied vocational courses could not be provided through distance education. The students had difficulties in accessing the internet during the courses. The students' attitudes towards distance education were at moderate level and the negative conditions adversely affected the students' opinions. In addition, the majority of the students thought that the vocational courses could not be made through distance education, and this is considered to be a positive finding.
Development of Producing and Using E-books Competencies of Teachers in Chachengsao, Thailand
Authors: Plangsorn Boonrat , Poopan Siwaporn
Published: November 2017

The purposes of this research were to develop the competency of producing and using E-books of teachers in Chachengsao and study effects of using e-books in instruction of teachers in Chachengsao. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The findings revealed that the components of E-Books comprised three key components: E-Book structure; multimedia; and hyperlink. The procedures of the designing and development of E-books were divided into 11 steps. The overall competency of teachersâ€™ producing E-Books was evaluated in the high level. The effects of using e-books of teachers in Chachengsao are as follows: (1) studentsâ€™ attention and (2) studentsâ€™ learning behavior.
So What Is Street Law Anyway – A U.S. Perspective
Authors: Fisher Margaret E.
Published: November 2017

This article briefly explores the current problems surrounding young people’s knowledge, skills and engagement in the civic life of the democracy in the United States and the contributions that public legal education or civic learning<a title="" href="file:///X:/Academic%20Library%20Services/Research%20Support%20Team/Scholarly%20Publications/OJS/International%20Journal%20of%20Public%20Legal%20Education/05%20Margaret%20Fisher.docx#_ftn1">[1] can make to improving youth engagement as members of a democracy. The article will acknowledge the contribution made by the law-related education movement of the 1950s. More specifically, the article will explore the history of a law school based program - Street Law -- that describes the most important way that law schools in the United States contribute to civic learning. Finally, the article will reveal the actual source of the term “Street Law” and the ongoing impact that Street Law has on the young people and the law students who teach it.

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Indícios de resiliência na prática de professoras
Authors: Rezende Enivalda Vieira dos Santos , Machado Laeda Bezerra
Published: November 2017

Neste artigo, discutimos as características de resiliência manifestadas por professoras no exercício da docência. A noção de resiliência consiste na capacidade de resistir aos obstáculos e reagir diante de uma situação de risco. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa desenvolvida com 15 professoras de escolas municipais de Recife, PE. Utilizamos como procedimento a entrevista, cujos depoimentos foram organizados por meio da técnica de análise de conteúdo. As principais características de resiliência reveladas pelo grupo entrevistado foram: persistência; superação; fé em Deus, na capacidade dos alunos e nas possibilidades de mudança; bom humor e alegria; boa convivência no ambiente de trabalho; amor pelo trabalho e crianças; criatividade e esperança. As professoras demonstram superar limites, enfrentar desafios, romper preconceitos e sobressair-se aos infortúnios da profissão. Frente ao exposto, é possível afirmar que esses indícios de resiliência interferem de maneira positiva no contexto escolar.
Usos e abusos do discurso da importância da avaliação
Authors: Lobo Silvia Lapa , Nogueira Eliete Jussara
Published: November 2017

A avaliação no contexto escolar representa um dispositivo de poder, independente de seus instrumentos e ou discursos que apontam para melhoria de ensino, eficiência, entre outros argumentos, ainda assim, a avaliação em especial na educação infantil é uma forma de controle. Este artigo apresenta a defesa de uma educação infantil sem vigiar e sem punir, a favor do resgate da liberdade de ter experiências singulares na infância. Para tanto, apresenta uma pesquisa em documentos das diretrizes para as escolas municipais de Sorocaba/SP, em que implantaram, em 2008, uma ficha de avaliação na educação infantil em concordância a um Programa de Gestão de Excelência. Foram envolvidos nesse programa, diretores de escola, equipe gestora para treinar e estabelecer as metas e instrumento de avaliação dos alunos, crianças. Os resultados dessa análise confrontam o discurso empresarial com o cotidiano escolar, e apontam para um desvio de função da escola, que deveria oportunizar experiências e apoiar a criança nas suas descobertas, para o controle e estabelecimento de metas que as rotulam e controlam.
O Ginásio Osvaldo Cruz de Dourados nas páginas do jornal estudantil ABC: ensino secundário no sul de Mato Grosso nos anos 1960
Authors: Moreira Kênia Hilda , Passone Rodrigues Eglem Oliveira
Published: November 2017

Analisam-se os discursos em torno da criação e consolidação da instituição escolar Osvaldo Cruz de Dourados, em Dourados, sul de Mato Grosso, durante a década de 1960, veiculadas nas páginas do jornal estudantil O ABC (ou ABC Literário), que circulou em 1961, 1962 e 1968, tendo sido criado e mantido pelos alunos secundaristas da referida instituição. Questionam-se as representações estabelecidas sobre a instituição no periódico em questão, considerando os referenciais teórico-metodológicos sobre história das instituições, o impresso como fonte de pesquisa para a história da educação e o conceito de representação. Conclui-se que o periódico em análise, enquanto jornal estudantil, tem grande potencial de fonte e permitiu, com o auxílio de outros documentos, contribuir para apresentar um itinerário de vida da referida instituição escolar.
Phospholipids of Animal and Marine Origin: Structure, Function, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties
Authors: Lordan Ronan , Tsoupras Alexandros , Zabetakis Ioannis
Published: November 2017

In this review paper, the latest literature on the functional properties of phospholipids in relation to inflammation and inflammation-related disorders has been critically appraised and evaluated. The paper is divided into three sections: Section one addresses the relationship between the anti-inflammatory bioactivities of different phospholipids in relation to their structures and compositions. Sections two and three are dedicated to the structures, functions and anti-inflammatory properties of dietary phospholipids from animal and marine sources. Most of the dietary phospholipids of animal origin come from meat, egg and dairy products. To date, there is very limited work published on meat phospholipids, undoubtedly due to the negative perception that meat consumption is an unhealthy option due to its putative associations with several chronic diseases. These assumptions are addressed with respect to the phospholipid composition of meat products. Recent research trends indicate that dairy phospholipids possess anti-inflammatory properties, which has led to an increased interest into their molecular structures and reputed health benefits. Finally, the structural composition of phospholipids of marine origin is discussed. Extensive research has been published in relation to ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and inflammation, however this research has recently come under scrutiny and has proved to be unreliable and controversial in terms of the therapeutic effects of ω-3 PUFA, which are generally in the form of triglycerides and esters. Therefore, this review focuses on recent publications concerning marine phospholipids and their structural composition and related health benefits. Finally, the strong nutritional value of dietary phospholipids are highlighted with respect to marine and animal origin and avenues for future research are discussed.
Integrative Bioinformatic Analysis of Transcriptomic Data Identifies Conserved Molecular Pathways Underlying Ionizing Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects (RIBE) 
Authors: Yeles Constantinos , Vlachavas Efstathios-Iason , Papadodima Olga , Pilalis Eleftherios , Vorgias Constantinos E. , Georgakilas Alexandros G. , Chatziioannou Aristotelis
Published: November 2017

Ionizing radiation-induced bystander effects (RIBE) encompass a number of effects with potential for a plethora of damages in adjacent non-irradiated tissue. The cascade of molecular events is initiated in response to the exposure to ionizing radiation (IR), something that may occur during diagnostic or therapeutic medical applications. In order to better investigate these complex response mechanisms, we employed a unified framework integrating statistical microarray analysis, signal normalization and translational bioinformatics functional analysis techniques. This approach was applied to several microarray datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) related to RIBE. The analysis produced lists of differentially expressed genes, contrasting bystander and irradiated samples versus sham-irradiated controls. Furthermore, comparative molecular analysis through BioInfoMiner, which integrates advanced statistical enrichment and prioritization methodologies, revealed discrete biological processes, at the cellular level. For example, negative regulation of growth, cellular response to Zn2+- Cd2+, Wnt and NIK/NF-kappaB signalling, which refine the description of the phenotypic landscape of RIBE. Our results provide a more solid understanding of RIBE cell-specific response patterns, especially in the case of high-LET radiations like α-particles and carbon-ions.
Vibrotactile Displaying of Flight Attitude with Combination of Multiple Coding Parameters
Authors: Ouyang Qiangqiang , Wu Juan
Published: November 2017

Vibrotactile displays have been reported effective in enhancing awareness of flight attitude for pilots and releasing other heavily loaded sensory channels. Although some work have been done on vibrotactile coding of flight altitude, there is lack of a systematic investigation into coding methods with combination of multiple coding parameters. In this paper, seven coding methods with combinations of multiple coding parameters (location, rhythm, intensity, and mode) were systematically studied to cue flight attitude for pilots with a vibrotactile vest. We conducted two psychophysical experiments in a static tactile sensory environment in which the attitude commands in the form of vibrotactile feedback are presented randomly, and quantitatively evaluated the effectiveness of the vest according to the users’ recognition accuracy, reaction time and information transfer rate. The results show that vibrotactile vest is effective to cue attitude information. The preferred coding method with combinations of location, rhythm and mode allowed users to perform with lowest reaction time and highest recognition accuracy and yield about 255 bits/min of information transfer rate. Overall, the presented work provides valuable insights and guidance for the design of haptic displays for vibrotactile aids for the pilots.
Information Entropy Production of Maximum Entropy Markov Chains from Spike Trains
Authors: Cofre Rodrigo , Maldonado Cesar
Published: November 2017

Experimental recordings of the collective activity of interacting spiking neurons exhibit random behavior and memory effects, thus the stochastic process modeling the spiking activity is expected to show some degree of time irreversibility. We use the thermodynamic formalism to build a framework, in the context of spike train statistics, to quantify the degree of irreversibility of any parametric maximum entropy measure under arbitrary constraints, and provide an explicit formula for the information entropy production of the inferred Markov maximum entropy process. We provide examples to illustrate our results and discuss the importance of time irreversibility for modeling the spike train statistics.