bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
An approach to obtain the generalized mixed linear stress function for known owa weights with artificial bee colony algorithm
Authors: Coşkun Efsun , Nasiboglu Resmiye , Tezel Baris Tekin 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
OWA (Ordered Weighted Averaging) is a flexible aggregation operator which is come up with Yager to create a decision function in multi-criteria decision making. It is possible to determine how optimistic or pessimistic the decision maker's opinion with the value obtained from the weights of this operator. The determination of OWA weights cannot provide characterization by itself. If it is desired to aggregate various sized objects in terms of generalization and reusability of OWA weights, a more general form is needed. In this study, we propose the parameterized piecewise linear stress function and the approach to characterize OWA weights. The stress function is expressed by parameters which are obtained by artificial bee colony algorithm. Also the weights are approximately found by using parameters.
Keywords â€“ OWA operator, aggregation, artificial bee colony algorithm.
Conceptual analysis studies in Turkish tests and suggestions to solve the computer network terms lexicon
Authors: Aktas Yesim , Cakir Abdulkadir 
Published: November 2017

AbstractConceptual inference on texts with natural language processing is one of the most important topics of artificial intelligence. The meaning extraction process with artificial intelligence algorithms is frequently done in foreign languages, and in recent years studies for Turkish have been increasing. In this study, concept-meaning extraction studies made for Turkish have been researched and extraction algorithms which can be done on the computer network concept dictionary have been investigated.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, wordnet, algorithms, dictionary, network.
Pixel-sieve cryptographic primitives with LSB steganography
Authors: Incze Arpad 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThis paper contains a brief description of new approach regarding LSB steganography. The novelty of the method resides in the combination of LSB (Least Significant Bits) steganography with some primitives of the pixel-sieve/bit-sieve cryptographic method. In short, we propose to use two or more carrier images and the sieving algorithm, borrowed from the pixel sieve primitive, to determine which carrier image will receive the next set of bits of the secret message. While in classic LSB steganography the secret message must be encrypted prior to embed the information into the carrier image, in our proposal the message is scrambled between the shares in a pseudo random way. An attacker will need all the carrier images and the sieving key in order to reconstruct the original message. Also we recommend an alternative method in which instead of simply replacing the last bit/bits we use them as XOR keys to further enhance the security.
Keywords: steganography, cryptography, secret sharing; visual cryptography, LSB.
Study of the viewpoint of students about multicultural education in university
Authors: Nejad Bahareh Azizi , Akbari Masoumeh , Sayah Golestan 
Published: November 2017

Multicultural education is the most important subject that including psychological needs. University is the appearance of multicultural society that include teachers and students, so they should be aware from multicultural education. The main goal of this research is the study of the viewpoint of students about multicultural education in Urmia Payame Noor University. The method of research is descriptive survey. Statistical sample is including teachers with 30 individuals and all of students with 324 individuals. The research instrument is questionnaire with 38 question and its reliability is 0.81.The analyze of data is done by SPSS and t test. The main results showed that students donâ€™t aware from multicultural education and also teachers donâ€™t attention to multicultural education in their interactions with students in classes.Â Keywords: multicultural education, education, payame noor university
Negative and positive perfectionism as predictors of procrastination in female high school students in Tehran, Iran
Authors: Shirzad Galin 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Research has shown a relationship between procrastination and perfectionism, i.e. perfectionists generally tend to procrastinate. Therefore, the present study evaluated negative and positive perfectionism as predictors of procrastination in female high school students. This correlational study was conducted in 2015-16 academic year. The statistical population comprised all high school sophomores and juniors in Tehran, Iran. The research sample consisted of 300 female students. During the field data collection phase, the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale and Procrastination Scale were completed by the subjects. Perfectionism and its subscales were significantly related with procrastination in female high school students (P <0.001). Based on the calculated regression coefficient (0.001), negative perfectionism was a predictor of procrastination in high school girls. In addition, positive perfectionism had a negative relationship with procrastination. A combination of negative perfectionism, anxiety, and stress can predict procrastination and malfunction in female high school students. Therefore, in order to modify perfectionist behaviors, perfectionist students (especially negative perfectionists) need to be identified and encouraged to participate in psychological training and individual/group counseling programs. Such interventions will not only reduce the studentsâ€™ anxiety and tendency toward procrastination, but also improve their mental health and academic achievements.
Keywords: Negative and positive perfectionism, procrastination, students, girl.
Re-Think the Tanzimat Period and Its Inheritance in Context of Relationship between Education and Culture
Authors: Çiydem Erol , Özdemir Yavuz , Erturk Nevin Hilal 
Published: November 2017

Education and culture are two areas closely related to each other. Especially the changes and transformation in the field of education brought by the modern period radically changed the cultural characteristics of the societies. The Tanzimat Period means the reform period starting from 1839 with the proclamation of GÃ¼lhane Hatt-Ä± HÃ¼mayunu (Tanzimat Edict) to the year of 1876 in which the Ottoman Empire was proclaimed a constitutional monarchy. The reforms in the Tanzimat Period turned into a social modernization project. The Tanzimat Period means disengagement in the cultural area just like in many other areas from the previous period in the Ottoman Empire. This study analyzed the educational reforms in the Tanzimat Period where the first comprehensive initiatives toward modernization were launched in the Ottoman Empire, and the impacts of these reforms on the individuals and the social culture. The study also discussed what kind of legacy did this period leave to the Turkish Republic in the context of the relationship between education and culture. The study aims to re-evaluate the education-culture relationship in this period by breaking away from the existing stereotypes. Historical research were used as a method.
Key Words: Ottoman Empire; Education; Culture
Methods of post disaster accommodation in terms of project management; case of Isparta
Authors: Usta Pinar , Cevikbas Murat 
Published: November 2017

There are many faults in Turkey and %93 percent of land, %98 percent of population, %98 percent of industrial area, %95 percent of dams in Turkey carry the earthquake risks. Turkey has encountered with many earthquakes and obtained lessons learned to improve the process of project with respect to supporting rapid accommodation, health, education and any other requirements. Studies have been revealed that after earthquake, three stages have been applied namely, Emergency Stage, Rehabilitation Stage, Reconstruction Stage to help the victims. According to Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Process Group (PMPG) consists of initiation, planning, execution, controlling & monitoring and closing. Applying these stages are vital to provide support according to plan. To understand importance of this process group, witnessâ€™ comments are evaluated, and defined bottleneck throughout providing support. Moreover, efficiency and productivity shall be measured in order to ensure being within time and budget. In this study, after earthquake process is studied in terms of project management. Results are discussed and lessons learned are obtained in order to take measurement associated with post disaster for Isparta- Burdur zone located in the mid-west of Mediterranean, Turkey.
Methods of using onomastics in teaching language and culture
Authors: Agabekova Zhazira 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe Kazakh language is the state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Being in colonization for a long time Kazakhstani people had no need and chance to use the Kazakh language freely. With the independence proclaimed the opportunity to use the Kazakh language has increased: from primary schools to the universities. In the frame of European language teaching norms, special standards were developed to teach the Kazakh language in the functional-communicative direction. Its basics cover the national and cognitive directions. In this presentation the author shares the ideas of teaching national-cultural lexis, as well as using the onym units at the lessons. Proper names play a significant role in the Kazakh culture and the national mentality. They describe the long history of the Kazakh people through the centuries. The article considers languagesâ€™ description and importance of teaching them.
Keywords: Lingua culture, onomastics, methodology.
Effects of gender and nursery school variables on elementary second grade students' listening skills
Authors: Durmus Nazli , Gulec Selma 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of practices employed via the use of various methods and techniques with the aim of developing listening skills using children's literature products on elementary second grade students' listening skills according to the variables of gender and nursery school. The study group was composed of 23 students. In a process of twelve weeks, in a study in which a pre-test and post-test experimental model was employed. The "Listening Skill Evaluation Form" was used as pre-test and post-test and during the practices which lasted twelve weeks. At the end of the listening training, noticeable development was observed in the listening skills of the students. Moreover, this development observed in the elementary second grade students' listening skills showed differences according to the variable of gender and nursery school as well.
Keywords: Listening, listening training, communication skills, listening activities.
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 third volume, fourth 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 environmental interest, choir management, childhood games, physical activity, music technology, listening skills, wellness, multicultural competence and war and peace metaphors 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 seventeen (17) 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 nine (9) 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
Violence against women and reasons
Authors: Masarogullari Nicel , Uzunboylu Huseyin 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Since the early ages it has shown its presence in various forms and species; the phenomenon of violence, which is also shaped by the period and collecting in it, still maintains its existence and many people continue to be bleeding wounds. Even today, equality is being promoted between women and men within the framework of legislation, but it is revealed through studies that violence cannot be avoided. In this study, the types and causes of violence to which women from the most important victims of violence, which have a history as long as human history, are detected using the descriptive survey model. Although legislation has been developed for the protection of women in Turkey, the fact that violence against women still retains its existence and the existing laws developed are inadequate, a qualitative research method is used in order to demonstrate that both laws are inadequate and violence is preserved and awareness is raised in this regard.
Keywords: Violence, violence against women, resons of violence.
The construction and representation of social stereotypes of peasants and the rural world: A comparative research from historiography to classrooms
Authors: Gómez Carrasco Cosme J. , González Francisco García 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the construction and transmission of social stereotypes when teaching history through a specific topic; the rural world of Spain and France in the Early Modern Age. The starting point is the study of the historiographic reconstruction based on this topic found in the main scientific journals. This is followed by seeing how this knowledge is transmitted in the classroom through the curriculum and textbooks. Finally, we analyse students' perception of the social stereotypes related to the topic. The findings show that historiography is advancing in the opposite direction to the history knowledge taught in the classroom. There is also a noticeable difference between the representation of the urban and the rural world, which is due to the persistence of the theory of modernization in historical explanations.
Keywords: social stereotypes, history education, textbooks, peasantry, historiography.
Editor message
Authors: Keser Prof. Dr. Hafize 
Published: November 2017

Dear Readers,

It is the great honor for us to publish ninth volume, second issue of International Journal of Learning and Teaching .

International Journal of Learning and Teaching (IJLT) is an international and multi-disciplinary which aims to provide a platform for the publication of the most advanced scientific research in the areas of learning, development, instruction and teaching. The journal welcomes original empirical investigations. The papers may represent a variety of theoretical perspectives and different methodological approaches. They may refer to any age level, from infants to adults and to a diversity of learning and instructional settings, from laboratory experiments to field studies. The major criteria in the review and the selection process concern the significance of the contribution to the area of learning and teaching. IJLT covers all aspects of education; trends in education, the emerging and educational settings, instructional design, learning-teaching methods and applications, instructional multimedia, new education environments, theoretical principles, assessment and evaluation and related fields.

metacognitive awareness levels of univiersity students based on program types and grades, assessment of studentsâ€™ learning outcomes in engineering mathematics, a holistic learning approach for education for sustainable development, theory of mind skills in Turkish Children with autism and typically developing children and organizational implication in EFL writing experienced by Iranian students with learning difficulties topics have been included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. You can make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in 2017 Volume.

A total number of eleven (11) 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 five (5) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.

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

Best regards,

Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser

Editor â€“ in Chief
Email as a mode of communication among Tunisian postgraduate students
Authors: Ben Amor Imen Aribi 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Emails have great potential in facilitating academic communication. However, writing effective academic emails depends on many factors including students' knowledge, experiences and perceptions about emails. According to Brown and Levinson (1987), people use certain politeness strategies to enhance face between themselves and their interlocutors. Yet, the underlying processes of email communication may be poorly understood, especially as far as politeness is concerned. This study seeks to examine the perceptions, practices and attitudes of 38 postgraduateTunisian students towards email communication through a questionnaire. The aim is to reveal whether the sociolinguistic and pragmatic dynamics of writing emails in English are adequately understood by Tunisian postgraduate students. The questionnaire comprises four parts which include email use, participants' attitudes towards emails, email practices and social factors. Each section includes closed and open-ended questions. The findings show that the informants have a positive attitude towards the use of emails in their academic life. However, their perceptions concerning politeness and their comment on the effect of social factors show a relative variability. A possible avenue for pedagogical intervention with regard to the instruction of pragmatics in general and politeness routines in particular in email communication is presented.
Keywords: Emails, politeness, pragmatic competence, social factors.
Allowing Schools Access to Affordable Computers. How Schools Can Benefit From Switching to Inexpensive, Cloud-Based Computing Technologies
Authors: Abdugulova Zhanat 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Nowadays schools own computer labs and laptop carts developed to be shared among a large quantity of students and this task requires buying desktop computers and other necessary inventory that create opportunities for them to achieve skills in basic computer programming, internet browsing, etc. Unfortunately, schools cannot afford expensive desktop computers, which require maintaining services and software updates and Chromebook become a real life solution for that issue, because it does not require any expensive maintaining operations and it uses Cloud- Based System for all data that students have.

Keywords: Cloud computing; Technology Education; Non-Cloud-Based Computer Systems; Cloud- Based Computer;
Creating a positive learning environment for adult
Authors: Roshdi A.Mostafa Amal 
Published: November 2017

The key requirements for creating a positive learning environment do not come readily packaged. Instructors can then implement the concepts to keep students motivated and engaged in the learning process. The aim of study is to Creating a Positive Learning Environment for Adults; by assessing Nursing Students perceptions regarding Clinical Learning Environments in Beni – Suef University (actual and expected). A sample of 127 students in nursing faculty, Beni–Suef University from third and fourth grade in the first semester of the academic year 2014/2015.Tools: Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet, which include: Tool (1): Socio demographic data, Tool (2): the Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI) originally developed by Professor Chan (2001).Results: The results indicated that there were significant differences between the preferred and actual form in all six scales. In other word, comparing with the actual form, the mean scores of all items in the preferred form were higher. The maximum mean difference was in innovation and the highest mean difference was in involvement scale. Conclusion: It is concluded that nursing students do not have a positive perception of their actual clinical teaching environment and this perception is significantly different from their perception of their expected environment
Keywords: Adult learner, positive learning environment, clinical learning environment, nursing education, nursing students.
The relationship between perceived learning and student attainment: lectures and problem-based learning sessions
Authors: Wills Alison P. , Swanson James 
Published: November 2017

There has been a paradigm shift in higher education towards the utilisation of problem-based learning sessions instead of the traditional lecture format which is considered obsolete by detractors and simply convenient by its advocates. This move coincides with research highlighting that active learning strategies promote profound rather than superficial learning, encourage critical thinking and increase student attainment. However, there are limited studies quantifying the attainment of undergraduate students presented with varied pedagogical techniques, and still fewer that assess student perceptions of their own learning. Over four different teaching sessions (two lectures and two problem-based learning), n=94 students completed a 10 question questionnaire comprised of Likeart style questions assessing how advantageous they perceived the teaching strategy implemented to be to their own learning. In addition, n=64 of the students also completed short quizzes at the completion of three out of four of the sessions (one lecture, two problem-based learning sessions) assessing their knowledge of the content covered. There was no significant difference in attainment (quiz score) between the two delivery methods (p = 0.113), however there was a significant difference between individual sessions (p<0.05). Student ratings (total questionnaire score) did not differ between the two delivery methods (p=0.487) or between individual sessions (p=0.748). There was a trend for increased attainment in the problem-based sessions and a decreased student rating in these classes. Findings were in agreement with prior work and highlight the need for a varied approach to teaching in the biological sciences alongside the judicious interpretation of student feedback.

Keywords: problem-based learning; lectures; feedback; attainment; student perception