ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Students' Perception on Library Service Quality: A Qualitative Study of IIUM Library
Author: Ahmed, Selim
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Libraries,Library Services,College Students,Student Satisfaction,User Satisfaction (Information),Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Semi Structured Interviews,Phenomenology,Data Analysis,Educational Quality,Use Studies

Academic libraries are currently facing their greatest challenge since the explosion in tertiary education and academic publishing, which began after World War II. The global digital revolution is affecting both the traditional forms of the creation, organisation, and dissemination of knowledge, and the world of tertiary education itself. In the challenging environment, academic library only one way can survive in the volatile competitive market to improve their service quality to meet their customers' expectations. In this qualitative research explored the students' perceptions on IIUM library service quality from the perspective of five students' respond at the main campus of IIUM. Research data were collected through face to face interviews near to the IIUM library. In this study, three important issues were considered regarding the student's perception on IIUM library service quality: (i) Positive and negative perception on library service quality (ii) Perception on technology and human context and (iii) Satisfaction. These three key issues were analyzed based on Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) procedures
A New Model for the World of Instructional Design: A New Model
Author: Isman, Aytekin
Date: 2005-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Design,Models,Constructivism (Learning),Input Output Analysis,Feedback (Response),Needs Assessment,Educational Planning,Student Educational Objectives,Readiness,Lesson Plans,Curriculum Implementation,Curriculum Evaluation,Knowledge Level,Course Objectives

Like all models, the new model is also based on a theoretical foundation; constructivism, which emphasis is placed on the learner or the student rather than the teacher or the instructor. Students learn by fitting new information together with what they already know. People learn best when they actively construct their own understanding. The new constructivist based model is composed of four processes; input, process, output, and feedback. In the first step of this model, input activities are designed. At the beginning, the needs of the students are planned by using needs assessment. Needs assessment is an important process in constructivist approach. After the identification of the needs of the students, the units are started to be planned. The topics are stated from easier to the difficult one. After the aims are stated, the objectives are written, by considering the conditions. The teacher uses his/own teaching methodology by considering the characteristics of the students. The selection and preparation of the media is determined after stating the aims and objectives. In the second stage, the process begins with pre-assessment. In other words, the units, which are planned in the previous stage, are assessed before getting started of the instruction. From the results of the pre-assessment, the instructor gets an idea about the students' readiness, and the level of prerequisite skills. After the teacher reorganized the lesson by taking into consideration of the results, he/she implement his lesson by considering all of the previously mentioned aspects. During the implementation process, the weaknesses, and the strength points are considered. In the third stage, the units are taught, and the questions of the students are answered. In this model, the teacher is not only teaching, but facilitating the lesson for his/her student. In order to understand whether the students learn the units or not, during the semester, the teacher gives quizzes. With the formative evaluation, in this constructivist based approach, summative evaluation is used. After all the evaluation process is done, as the fourth stage, the teacher gets the feedback of the students' knowledge on the lessons. In constructivist approach experiencing is important, so the teacher should create authentic environment in order to let the students to experience it. If something is practiced, then it means it has a meaning for the learners. If the students doesn't practice the knowledge, or if that knowledge doesn't have a meaning for the students, it means the instructor, or the teacher should go at the beginning of the model, and does the same thing from the beginning to the end.
Teacher-Student Interactions in Distance Learning
Author: Terzi, Serdal
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Student Relationship,Interaction,Distance Education,Internet,Web Based Instruction,College Students,College Faculty,Educational Benefits,Teacher Role,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Improvement,Data Analysis,Correlation,Outcomes of Education

Rapidly developing distance learning models which are connected to development of Internet Technology, has brought a lot of easiness for both students and teachers. There are three considerable topics must be taken into consideration for a distance learning study: teacher roles, education goals and student learning. In this study, especially for university students, the importance of teacher-student interaction on knowledge and aptitude improvement by distance learning in isolated environments has researched. As a consequence, not only the solution of this problem for a distance learning practice, but also the problems that will be faced in the future distance learning training has been suggested.
A Study about Students' Misconceptions in Force and Motion Concepts by Incorporating a Web-Assisted Physics Program
Author: Demirci, Neset
Date: 2005-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Misconceptions,Motion,Physics,Scientific Concepts,Web Based Instruction,Conventional Instruction,Integrated Curriculum,Blended Learning,Pretests Posttests,Statistical Significance,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,High School Students,Science Achievement,Reliability,Statistical Analysis

The aim of this study was to incorporate a web-assisted program to normal traditional classroom instruction and study about students' misconceptions in force and motion concepts in physics. The Web-based physics program was incorporated with the traditional lecture. Specifically, 30% of class time was allocated for using this tutorial program, and 70% of class time was used for normal lecture. The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) was used as pre- and posttest. Although there were not any significant results between FCI post test scores and group memberships, and gain scores and group memberships (F[subscript 1,123] = 2.023, p&gt; 0.05); relative to FCI pre-and post-test mean difference scores, group membership (being control and treatment groups) was statistically significant at 0.05 (F[subscript 1,123] = 4.307, p&lt; 0.05).
User Satisfaction Evaluation of an Educational Website
Author: Akilli, Goknur Kaplan
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,User Satisfaction (Information),Web Sites,Web Based Instruction,Usability,Undergraduate Students,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Evaluation,Statistical Analysis,Student Attitudes

This study focuses on one particular aspect of usability, namely, user satisfaction, for an educational website used as a supportive tool for various courses by employing only one specific usability testing technique, a questionnaire. The researcher aimed to find out whether eighth semester undergraduate students of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) Department at the Middle East Technical University (METU) Ankara, Turkey, are satisfied with the website that is used as a supportive tool for a traditional classroom. Students enrolled in &quot;CEIT 419 Internet for Teachers&quot; undergraduate course were invited to participate in a study designed to understand the user satisfaction levels of a website used as a supportive tool for a course in a traditional classroom. The researcher administered the questionnaire during two hours of the ninth week of the semester due to the nature of the questionnaire, since the questionnaire is typically offered to users after they have completed a session of work with a particular system or program. Participants consisted of 33 out of 37 (30% female, 70% male) students ranging in age from 20 to 24 with a mean age of 22 (SD = 0.92). The researcher employed the Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction (QUIS) based on OAI (Object-Action Interface) model, developed by Shneiderman in the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland and refined by Norman and Chin (Schneiderman, 1998). The results of the study indicated that the users were initially impressed and satisfied with the website. Additionally, they found the website easy to use and powerful, in spite of the lack of flexibility and stimulating attributes of the website.
Developing a Technology Attitude Scale for Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers
Author: Yavuz, Soner
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,Science Teachers,Science Instruction,Science Education,Visualization,Attitudes,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Internet,Computer Assisted Instruction,Technological Advancement,Computer Attitudes,Student Interests,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,College Students,Likert Scales,Student Attitudes,Factor Analysis

Technological tools, which meet the needs of the society, have become more addictive for people with the rapid development of technology. These tools have also been used in the field of education and improved through the Internet where there is continuous information exchange. Educators needed the attitudes of the students towards technological tools, especially the Internet, and have developed scales in various structures. The aim of this study is to develop a &quot;the scale of attitude towards technology&quot; in order to assess the attitudes of pre-service chemistry teachers towards technological tools. In the light of the examined data, a 5-point Likert type scale consisting of 50 items was developed and administered to 162 students, who formed the sampling. At the end of the analysis, a scale with a reliability coefficient of 0,8668 consisting of 19 items and 5 subscales called &quot;not using technological tools in education, using technological tools in education, the effects of technology in educational life, teaching how to use technological tools and evaluating technological tools.&quot;
Toward an Effective Integration of Technology: Message Boards for Strengthening Communication
Author: Altun, Arif
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Technology Integration,Computer Mediated Communication,English (Second Language),Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Attitude Change,Electronic Mail,Preservice Teachers,English Instruction

This paper reports on preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on the integration of multimedia and the internet technologies into language teaching. Phase I of the study included novice computer users' approaches to multimedia design. Phase II explored the correlations between their attitudes and cognitive styles; and Phase III focused on their attitudes and beliefs about the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools. The current paper discusses and reports the findings from the last phase. A total of 53 students from the department of English Language Teaching (ELT) at Abant Izzet Baysal University (AIBU) voluntarily participated in the study. An integrated message board system was designed and adopted for an elective computer assisted language learning course (CALL) for students in the ELT program. 26 students were enrolled in this course. The data was collected through several sources. One source was an attitude questionnaire toward computer-mediated communication. Students' asynchronous correspondences constituted the other part of the data. Also, students' personal reflection journals were gathered as another source of data. The data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings of the study indicated that students generally tended to develop positive attitudes toward using asynchronous communication tools in their language teaching program. Also, no attitudinal changes in their attitudes toward CMC were observed. Finally, students expressed positive reflections about the use of CMC tools and their integration into teaching.
Gender Association with Stringed Instruments: A Four-Decade Analysis of Texas All-State Orchestras
Author: Baker, Vicki D.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Music,Musicians,Musical Instruments,Professional Associations,Sex Stereotypes,Music Teachers,Sex Role,Gender Bias,Females,Males,Data Interpretation,Research,Trend Analysis,Data Analysis

The purpose of this study was to track the gender makeup of the five string sections (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, and String Bass) of Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Orchestras from 1971 to 2010, to determine if a clear gender stereotype was evident in any of the sections and if there had been a trend towards a change in gender and instrument association over the past four decades. Data were extracted from the &quot;All-State History Rosters&quot; located on the Texas Music Educators Association website (www.tmea.org). The list of All-State members was sorted by instrument, ensemble, and year, and then students were categorized by gender based on their names. Androgynous names were omitted. Results were tabulated in percentages and displayed in bar graphs, grouped by decades. This study indicates that gender and instrument association has changed in some sections but has remained consistent across the past four decades in others. The Violin 1 section demonstrates the greatest amount of change, moving from a clear female majority for a span of three decades before shifting to a male majority since 2001. Likewise, there has been an increase in the percentage of male Violin 2 members over the last decade, claiming a 56% majority in the Symphony Orchestra. These data signify trends among the most gifted string players in the state of Texas and may not be representative of the general student population. It is important to note that, according to Green (2002), students who possess exceptional music talent are more likely to cross gender lines. Because this study has a limited demographic, it would be beneficial to examine the gender-instrument relationship among All-State orchestras and the general population of string players in other states to determine if the trends noted in this study are consistent in string programs across the United States. Results of this investigation provide pre-service and in-service music educators with data demonstrating the trends towards students in orchestra programs successfully crossing gender lines in instrument selection, and hopefully diminishing the role gender bias plays in instrumental selection. [Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Music Educators Association (San Antonio, TX, Feb 2012).]
An Alternative Approach to Logo-Based Geometry
Author: Karakirik, Erol
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Software,Graphing Calculators,Geometry,Mathematics Instruction,Educational Technology,Geographic Concepts,Secondary School Mathematics,Elementary School Mathematics

Geometry is an important branch of mathematics. Geometry curriculum can be enriched by using different Technologies such as graphing calculators and computers. Logo-based different software packages aim to improve conceptual understanding in geometry. The goals of this paper are i) to present theoretical foundations of any compute software developed to enrich primary and secondary school geometry curriculum, ii) to introduce main features of Logo, iii) to introduce a new version of Logo called LogoTurk, and iv) to present some recommendations for future research.
Understanding Faculty Adoption of Technology Using the Learning/Adoption Trajectory Model: A Qualitative Case Study
Author: Sahin, Ismail
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Qualitative Research,Adoption (Ideas),Technology Uses in Education,Models,Technology Integration,Interviews,Classroom Observation Techniques,Content Analysis,Expertise,Caring,Helping Relationship,Usability,Access to Computers,Access to Information,Appropriate Technology,College Faculty

Using a technology adoption model, the Learning/Adoption Trajectory model, and this study aimed to identify the technology adoption level of a faculty member, Mary. In addition, I examined how Mary arrived at her technology adoption level. Finally, using Mary's path to technology leadership as a guide, I offered several recommendations about how colleges and departments can encourage faculty members to integrate technology effectively. To be able to get enough data and to strengthen the internal validity and the reliability of this qualitative case study, the triangulation strategy or the multiple data collection method was used. In this basic interpretive qualitative study, the data were collected through interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis.
Improving Teacher Quality, a Keyword for Improving Education Facing Global Challenges
Author: Jusuf, Husain
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Global Approach,Teacher Improvement,Teacher Effectiveness,Educational Quality,Professionalism,Competency Based Teacher Education,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Teacher Selection,Selection Criteria,Technology Planning,Faculty Development,Compensation (Remuneration),Performance Factors,Change Strategies

Research shows that teachers are the single most important factor in student learning in schools. Students who have access to highly qualified teachers achieve at a higher rate, regardless of other factors. Teachers to be highly qualified must be well prepared, especially in improving the quality of education facing global challenges. For this purpose, we need teacher education reform that aligns teacher preparation with the demands of an emerging information society and an increasingly interdependent world at the end of the 20th Century. One concern focused on the quality of students who plan to enter the teaching profession. Generally, teacher profession is not attractive both for the prospective students and for the qualified experienced teachers, because of the low of teachers' welfare. As the result, the good potential students prefer to enter the other profession than enter the teaching profession, while the qualified experienced teacher, draw away from teaching profession and then enter the other profession that ensure better welfare whenever they have the opportunity for doing that. For the teaching profession to be attractive there is a need to improve teachers welfare by increasing their salary and providing good work condition that support them to carry out their task professionally. The second issue is program reform, which led to the development of standards of teacher preparation in various fields, and changes the curriculum itself. Changing the curriculum must be competency-based, point out the teacher competency. According to Heil (2003), &quot;... a key role for higher education institutions must be to graduate future teachers who think globally, have international experience, demonstrate foreign language competence, and are able to incorporate a global dimension into their teaching&quot;.
Recommendations towards Developing Educational Standards to Improve Science Education in Turkey
Author: Keser, Ömer Faruk
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Education,Academic Standards,Standard Setting,Change Strategies,Educational Objectives,Educational Practices,Evaluation Criteria,Educational Research,Research Proposals,Institutional Role,Educational Technology

Obtaining technological and scientific knowledge process change incredibly and rapidly in today's society as individuals continuously must construct and reconstruct their expertise in a process of lifelong learning. For this reason, scientific literacy is also of increasing importance in individuals' workplace. So, suggested approaches to promote the quality of human life by the educators should be adopted in the process of accomplishing these goals. In this respect, the United States is known to follow certain standards in the content of National Science Education Standards (NSES) project for all activities aimed at improving science education about fifteen years. This study investigated and presented basic features of the NSES project in terms of objectives, practices, and evaluation criteria. Consequently, some suggestions were made to acquire different approaches to educational research in developing countries such as Turkey.
New Information and Communication Technologies in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Strategies and Measures
Author: Nsomwe-a-nfunkwa, Banza
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Information Technology,Technology Planning,Change Strategies,Barriers,Public Policy,Standard Setting

This article will primarily allow a definition of the strategic development of ICT in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to be put forward. For the most part it involves the precision of many types of measures and strategies (such as institutional, regulatory, infrastructural measures), human resources, the development of content and partnerships, all of which do not yet exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While encouraging an active and sincere partnership between public and private sectors, with all the difficulties this implies, this article will also allow for the recognition of the role that ICT can play in the development of Democratic Republic of Congo, if correctly integrated and adequately used, as well as conform to the Democratic Republic Congo's norms and realities. Taking into account the near absence of laws and regulations about the use of ICT in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we have put forward several pertinent strategies and measures and have suggested appropriate ways of executing them.
An Innovative Approach on Holistic Analysis of Interview Data: The Case of Iowa State University's Simultaneous Renewal of Teacher Education
Author: Özkan, Betul C.
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Constructivism (Learning),Teacher Education Programs,Elementary Secondary Education,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Educational Innovation,Data Interpretation,Generalizability Theory,Formative Evaluation,Context Effect,Research Methodology,Professional Development Schools

In this study, we discuss the use of generative evaluation as an innovative approach in the analysis of qualitative interview data for evaluating simultaneous renewal of Iowa State University's PT3 grant. Goodlad's (1994) simultaneous renewal framework forms the basis of our argument. We focused on the CREATER+ model designed to explain the complexities of understanding simultaneous renewal in this multifaceted university/K-12 partnership.
Mining What We Know about Handheld Computers: A Review of the [Anecdotal] Evidence
Author: Ray, Beverly B.
Date: 2005-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature Reviews,Handheld Devices,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Technology Integration,Elementary Secondary Education,Productivity,Student Centered Learning,Evaluation Methods,Research Skills,Data Collection

Handheld computers have gone beyond the world of business and are finding their way into the hands of teachers and students. The empirical evidence suggests that the integration of handheld technology into the K-12 classrooms promotes 1) teacher productivity and 2) student-centered learning. Despite a wealth of anecdotal evidence little research has been conducted to date.