ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Celebrating Students&apos; Diversities through Understanding Students&apos; Characteristics
Author: Astuti, Desi Antri
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Diversity,Student Characteristics,Foreign Countries,Private Schools,English Teachers,English (Second Language),Teacher Student Relationship,Beliefs,Children,Elementary School Students,Second Language Learning,Student Needs,Classroom Design,Instructional Effectiveness

Dealing with different students' characteristics cannot be avoided by the teacher in everyday teaching. It is well-known that teaching English to young learners is different from teaching an adult. Therefore, teachers are required to understand the characteristics of the students in order to know the students' needs so that learning goals can be achieved effectively. Research under the case study design had been done at a private school in Surakarta which used interview and observation to collect the data from 2 English teachers in that school. This research aims at investigating the teachers' beliefs on understanding characteristics of students and exploring how those beliefs are reflected in the teaching-learning practices. The result shows the two participants believe that understanding the characteristics of students is important for teachers because it can help them to develop their teaching-learning strategy and achieve learning objectives effectively. This research also reveals the way the participants reflect their beliefs in teaching-learning practices.
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Practicum Experience: From the View Preservice EFL Teachers
Author: Kosar, Gülten
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Language Teachers,Case Studies,Practicums,Preservice Teacher Education,Diaries,Student Attitudes,Educational Change,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Teaching Methods

Practicum is regarded to be a pivotal component of initial teacher education programs and such a considerable significance taken on by practicum necessitates more research regardless of the abundance of research on it. This case study explores a) how eight preservice EFL teachers (PEFLTs) evaluated the overall effectiveness of the practicum they took in the last term of the English language teacher education program they were enrolled in, b) the impact of keeping diaries and filling out self-evaluation forms on their professional learning, c) to what extent the courses offered at the program supported them in real teaching, and d) what they would change in the structure of practicum if they had the chance to do so. The results yielded by the inductive analysis of the data drawn from focus group interviews, the data from diaries and self-evaluation forms showed that PEFLTs deemed practicum experience crucial for both their professional learning and putting subject knowledge into practice while stating a set of negative experiences they had in practicum. The findings also reported that reflecting on practicum experiences helped them enhance their professional learning. Besides, the courses taken at university were not recognized as adequate to prepare PEFLTs for real teaching.
Content Analyses on the Use of Technology in Dyslexia: The Articles in the Web of Science Data Base
Author: Adamu, Idris
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dyslexia,Journal Articles,Assistive Technology,Research Methodology,Foreign Countries,Children,Students,Teaching Methods,Data Collection,Educational Research,Medical Research

Articles published in the Web of Science database between 2014 and 2019 (March) were screened in this research. This is because of its respected position in the field of technology and the peer-reviewed secured structure of this database. From a total of 56 articles within the scope of the screening, 46 articles were included in the study. As a result of this research, particularly children and students were selected as the sample group of the researches. It has emerged that questionnaires were predominantly used as the research instrument. Quantitative data collection tools were used most frequently as the means of data collection medicals area as the research fields through traditional teaching methods. It was observed that assistive technology is the most widely used field in technology for dyslexia. It is seen that optometric neuropsychological assessments, digital tools and adaptive mobile learning as devices were used the most in research. The lecture-based method is seen to be the most used teaching method in the present study.
Investigation of Students&apos; Level of Leadership and Creativity Studying at the School of Physical Education and Sports
Author: Tasdugen, Burcu
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Leadership,Creativity,Physical Education,Athletics,College Students,Thinking Skills,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Parent Background

The aim of the study is to investigate students' level of leadership and creativity studying at the School of Physical Education and Sports. The research group was made up of 115 females and 85 males, 200 in total, studying at the Physical Education and Sports School of Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University. To achieve the purpose of the research, 'A Scale of Achievement Leadership' and 'Adaptation-Innovation Inventory (KAI)' were applied to the students who were participated in the research. In the analysis and assessment of the data, Kolmogorov--Smirnov test, t-test and one-way ANOVA test were used, and the significance was taken as p &lt; 0.05. In the evaluation of the data and the determination of the calculated values, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences package program was used. At the end of the study, it is revealed that it is important to develop creative thinking skills through successive remediation and creative reaction so that students' level of leadership gets higher. [This research was presented at the 8th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2016) held between 04 and 06 February 2016 in Madrid, Spain.]
A Corpus Analysis of Argumentative Structures in ESP Writing
Author: Bercuci, Loredana
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computational Linguistics,Native Language,Romance Languages,English for Special Purposes,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction

One of the challenges in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classrooms is teaching writing genres, especially to students who come from fields that are taught in L1. This is presumably &quot;not only because different languages seem to have different ways of organizing ideas and structuring arguments but because students' prior writing experiences in the home, school or elsewhere do not prepare them for the literacy expectations of their university or professional workplace&quot; (Hyland, 2013, p. 95). In our study, we analyze 36 argumentative essays written by students of Political Science and International Relations in an English for Social Sciences (ESP-adapted) course taught at the West University of Timisoara in Romania. The essays are written in English and the students' L1 is Romanian. The aim of the study is to find out to what extent argumentative structures in English are influenced by Romanian academic writing genre norms. For our analysis, we use corpus linguistics methods, looking at frequencies and phraseology patterns as well as prominent rhetoric features related to argumentation. We argue that translations of Romanian structures feature prominently when descriptive moves (description, definition, enumeration) are employed.
The Drawing Development Characteristics of Gifted and Children of Normal Development
Author: Metin, Sermin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gifted,Freehand Drawing,Childrens Art,Children,Age Differences,Elementary School Students,Foreign Countries,Child Development,Gender Differences,Self Expression

This study was conducted in a survey model in order to compare the drawing development of gifted and children of normal development in the Scheme Period (7-9 years). A simple random sampling method has been included in the study of 122 gifted children with 135 children of normal development. In the study, the data were collected via the drawings of the children, and as a data collection tool, the Drawing Evaluation Form, was used. The pictures that the children made were evaluated by the researcher and a painting teacher using the Drawing Evaluation Form. The data analysed using descriptive statistics and 2 × 2 analysis of variance showed that drawing characteristics of gifted and children of normal development are similar; it was also found that the difference between boys and girls was not significant, and that the drawings of children who showed non-gifted differed according to the age. [This study was presented as a verbal presentation at the V. International Congress of Gifted and Talented Children and Education Held on 4-6 May 2018.]
Contribution of the ELP Use on Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language
Author: Sentürk, Burcu
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Turkish,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Universities,Positive Attitudes,Language Attitudes,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Language Processing,Portfolios (Background Materials),College Students,Personal Autonomy,Student Evaluation

The study explored the contribution of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) on students' attitudes towards learning Turkish. The study was carried out with 30 foreign students studying at Bartin University the Language Education and Instruction Application and Research Center in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data collection instrument used in this study was semi-structured interviews which were administered to thirty students and an attitude survey designed on a five-point Likert scale with 43 items. The analysis of the interviews indicated that the ELP can boost self-assessment and as a consequence, the students support having more positive attitudes towards learning Turkish. Additionally, it was declared that the students felt positive towards the ELP. And also according to the results of the questionnaires, they had positive attitudes towards learning Turkish since the purpose of their learning is to survive in Turkey and to pursue their education and career. Furthermore, the findings of the study indicated the students admitted that the ELP was a tool for self-assessment; however since the students were learning Turkish, they sometimes had some problems comprehending the sentences which later turned into an advantage giving them a chance to practice their Turkish.
Developing a Framework for the Integration of 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills into Pre-Service ELT Teachers&apos; Practicum
Author: Bedir, Hasan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: 21st Century Skills,Practicums,Language Teachers,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Teacher Education Curriculum,Faculty Development,Skill Development,Innovation,Correlation,Outcomes of Education,Preservice Teachers,Student Participation,Program Development,Foreign Countries

Research has shown that teacher education programs are ineffective in preparing teachers for 21st century skills so there exists a need for professional development to improve teachers' knowledge and practices which improve student learning outcomes. Teachers' Professional Development (PD) has been intriguing researchers in the 21st first century more than the previous century since the skills students need to learn in preparation for further education are more sophisticated in this century. This paper aimed to develop a framework to integrate 21st century learning and innovation skills (4Cs) into pre-service ELT teacher education curriculum framework for 21st century learning and skills. The framework was developed through a full evaluation of the related research and analysis of a 12-week teaching practicum data. It was intended to be a guide for those who are developing professional development programs for 21st century skills. The developmental process revealed positive casual relations between the framework developed and the probability of having positive and significant results. Regarding the focus of the framework, we also observed more positive outcomes for the intervention of 21st century skills, mainly learning and innovation skills due to the active participation of the pre-service teachers.
Measuring Spoken Vocabulary Load on Medical English Students: A Learner Corpus Evaluation
Author: Rudy, Muhammad
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Speech Communication,Medical Students,Medical Education,English for Special Purposes,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Vocabulary Skills,Computational Linguistics,Computer Software,Word Frequency,Textbooks,Physician Patient Relationship,Language Usage,Foreign Countries

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teaching urges the students to have a deep understanding of specific vocabularies. Specifically, in medical English class, spoken diagnosis explanation involves specific vocabularies. This corpus study was aimed to reflect the students' achievement of spoken vocabulary during speaking practice on explaining the diagnosis. Computer software was utilized to calculate frequency and range of words. The students' vocabularies were compared with listening tapescript corpora from a medical English textbook to evaluate vocabulary pattern. Additionally, the students' spoken corpora were contrasted with 2000 high-frequency words and other three word lists to assess word distribution. This study revealed that medical students used few specialized vocabularies in order to deliver their explicable message to the patient. The analysis of students' vocabulary can be used as a reference to contemplate the success of language instruction and future betterment, particularly spoken diagnosis explanation at medical English program.
Can I? Dare I?
Author: Sivenius, Ari
Date: 2020-02-06
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Youth Programs,Workshops,Art Activities,Writing Assignments,Painting (Visual Arts),Diaries,Foreign Countries,Self Expression,Change Strategies,Self Disclosure (Individuals),Aesthetics

This article describes the role of an arts-based research project in the lives of young people participating in a youth workshop. The participants shared stories about their past, present and future with words and pictures. We sought to answer the question: What is the meaning of looking at one's own life story in the context of a communal art project? We familiarized ourselves with a youth workshop via staff interviews, observation and through documents. The goal of the project was to produce a work of art in eight weeks. During the two months, the young people in the project described their lives in written assignments, made paintings of their lives so far, wrote working diaries and were interviewed. The paintings together formed a larger whole, which was on display at a shopping mall. The study opens new points of view by analyzing the meanings produced by those who participated in the project.
Validity and Reliability Study of the Scale to Be Used in Auditing Turkish Language and Literature Teachers
Author: Yagci, Emine
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Language Teachers,Correlation,Reliability,Turkish,Factor Analysis,Goodness of Fit,Foreign Countries,Audits (Verification),Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Teacher Characteristics,Content Validity,Construct Validity,Teacher Effectiveness,Teacher Evaluation,Evaluation Methods

The objective of this study is to develop a scale related to the auditing criteria of Turkish language and literature teachers. The study group consisted of 120 Turkish language and literature teachers who were working in Northern Cyprus. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis were performed to determine the construct validity of the scale. As a result of the EFA, a two-factor structure emerged, namely field knowledge competences and proficiency in professions. The variance rate explained by two factors was 54.00%. This structure was confirmed by DFA; A 5-point Likert-type scale with 2 factors and 27 items was developed. The goodness of fit indexes calculated by CFA are as follows: 762 / SD = 2.011, GFI = 0.903, RMSEA = 0.076, CFI = 0.901, NFI = 0.849. An examination of the reliability analysis results of the score showed that the Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was 0.94. The Spearman-Brown Coefficient and the Guttman Split-Half Coefficient were both found to be 0.79. When the item-total correlation coefficients were examined, it was determined that the correlation coefficients of the scale items with the total ranged between 0.48 and 0.70. Resultantly, it is thought that the scale related to the criteria of the Turkish Language and Literature Teachers' Audit Criteria developed in this research will resolve a significant deficiency in the literature.
Use of Film Scripts and Their Translations in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Author: Zengin, Bugra
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Films,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Translation,Scripts,Visual Aids,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Language Usage,Language Variation,Turkish,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Advanced Courses,Phrase Structure,Linguistic Input,Literature

Although millions of EFL learners benefit from watching subtitled/captioned movies and TV shows in non-instructional settings, one almost untouched area is the development of strategies in benefiting from film scripts and their translated versions as well as audio language-subtitle combinations. This paper reports research subsequent to the researcher/teacher's guided work on the use of film scripts and their translated versions. The students guided were required to notice and list chunks as well as technical and creative use of language in these scripts with their immediate contexts. This was carried out comparing the original scripts and those translated in Turkish and do creative dialogue/anecdote writing focusing on appropriacy and variety in language use. However some students' self-reported lack of focus on the jargons and formal language. The research was conducted with 1-5 Likert type questionnaires and closed-ended yes/no questions. The participants, the students of the research/teacher of the present paper, are the undergraduate students taking advanced language skills course as part of the curriculum of their major, the English language and literature. The results demonstrated that the film scripts can be used to convert the input provided by the film scripts to intake and uptake and provide good examples regarding the application of own language use in ELT.
The Relation between Classroom Management Skills and Empathic Tendencies of High School Teachers&apos; Classroom Management Skills and Empathic Tendencies
Author: Sorakin Balli, Yasemin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Classroom Techniques,Empathy,High School Teachers,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Personality Traits,Teacher Attitudes

This research was conducted to investigate the relation between the empathic tendencies and classroom management skills of high school teachers. The study aims to examine whether there is a relation between the classroom management skills and empathic tendencies of high school teachers. The participants of this study include teachers who worked at high schools in Northern Cyprus during the academic year 2015-2016. 30 teachers participated in this research. The research data was collected with &quot;Empathic Tendency Scale&quot; and &quot;Classroom Management Skills Scale&quot;. The scale consisted of three parts. The first part of the scale consisted of personal information the second part included 20 attitude statements to measure the empathic tendency, and in the third part, 40 evaluation statements were used to measure classroom management skills. The data obtained from the scales were coded and analyzed in computer environment by using statistical package program. In the analysis of the data obtained, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and correlation analysis were used. As a result of the analysis, there was no significant difference between high school teachers' classroom management skills and empathic tendencies. Therefore, no study supporting this result was found. Therefore, more studies needs to be done. Due to the small number of the participants, the connection between variables such as gender, age, and marital status and the variables dealt with in this study could not be evaluated.
Viewpoints and Self-Efficacy of Teachers Participated in Project Training towards Project-Based Learning
Author: Mirici, Semra
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Self Efficacy,Active Learning,Student Projects,Foreign Countries,Consultation Programs,Science Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Program Effectiveness,Science Process Skills,Inservice Teacher Education,Teacher Characteristics

This research focuses on how teachers' self-efficacy changes as a result of a project consultancy training and their views on project-based learning. The study group of the research consists of 47 teachers working in Ministry of National Education who participated in &quot;2237 coded Project Consultancy Trainer Training&quot; program organized in 2019 in cooperation with The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Ministry of Education. In this research, mixed method was used in which qualitative and quantitative data were used together. In the quantitative stage of the research a semi-experimental design without a control group; in the qualitative stage, a case study was adopted. As the data collection tool, &quot;Self-efficacy scale related to project based teaching&quot; developed by Mutlu and Yildiz Fidan (2018) and &quot;Teacher view form related to project based teaching&quot; developed by the researchers were used. As a result of the study, it was concluded that there was a statistically significant increase between the pre-test and post-test scores. In addition, it was determined that there was no significant difference according to the variables of gender, branch and making project status. From the teachers' views on project-based teaching, the most difficult stage of the project was &quot;finding a project subject&quot;; and it was understood that &quot;writing reports&quot; was the stage that they thought they could easily do while they were doing the project. However, it was found that the views of teachers such as &quot;my deficiencies were completed&quot; and &quot;my self-confidence/motivation increased&quot; were formed as a result of the training.
Unemployment Anxiety of Last Year College Students
Author: Yasar, Onur Mutlu
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Seniors,Anxiety,Unemployment,Athletics,Physical Education,Foreign Countries,Departments,Employment Potential,Student Characteristics

The negative effects of anxiety on people, such as lack of self-confidence, deterioration of sleep order and social relations skills, feeling of failure, have been stated in many scientific studies. Youth unemployment is very high in the World and Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the anxiety levels of the last year university students in sports science education. The research was carried out using quantitative research method. A total of 226 students from the School of Physical Education and Sports (fourth grade) of Kastamonu University participated in the study. In the research, Unemployment Anxiety Scale consisting of 5 sub-dimensions and 21 items was used as a measurement tool. In addition, it was observed that there was no statistical difference between men and women, but according to the variable of education department, it was determined that students of the sports management department have higher levels of unemployment anxiety.