ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Co-Teaching in the Academy-Class Program: From Theory to Practical Experience
Author: Nissim, Yonit
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Team Teaching,Preservice Teacher Education,Theory Practice Relationship,Comparative Analysis,Cooperating Teachers,Teaching Models,Student Teachers,Student Teaching,Elementary Secondary Education,Preschool Education,Teacher Attitudes,Student Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires

This study focuses on implementing co-teaching models in the practical experience of teacher training processes. It examines the experience models in terms of theory versus practice from the perspectives of students of education and training teachers (school and pre-school) who participated in the special &quot;Academy-Class&quot; program in the 2017 academic year at Ohalo College. 125 subjects participated in the study. The overriding goal of the research was to identify the dominant patterns in this unique practical experience in teachers training. The research questions sought to clarify the extent to which the six main co-teaching models described in the research literature are manifested in practical and educational terms in the Academy-Class program; offer a comparison between common teaching practices and the co-teaching models; and assess how common Synergetic Collaboration is as a co-teaching method relative to other low-level methods. Our findings show that the co-teaching models were more dominant than the traditional teaching models among all the sample groups. The greatest difference was found in the reports of the training teachers (0.79) at the school, while the smallest difference was found among students training to become teachers (0.13). We have seen that experiencing a clinical model of co-teaching involves shared work between a training teacher and of a student of education. There is a need to change training processes, as well as expanding the theoretical approaches that describe the wide range of shared co-teaching.
An Online Engagement Framework for Higher Education
Author: Redmond, Petrea
Date: 2018-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Educational Technology,Higher Education,Learner Engagement,Technology Uses in Education,Student Attitudes,Beliefs,Student Behavior,Comparative Analysis,Literature Reviews,Guides,Distance Education,Student Participation,Cooperation

Student engagement is understood to be an important benchmark and indicator of the quality of the student experience for higher education; yet the term &quot;engagement&quot; continues to be elusive to define and it is interpreted in different ways in the literature. This paper firstly presents a short review of the literature regarding online engagement in the higher education environment, moving beyond discipline-specific engagement. It then presents a conceptual framework which builds upon recurring themes within the literature, including students' beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. The framework was developed by adopting a constant comparison method to analyse the literature, and to search for and identify current and emerging themes. The framework identifies indicators for five key elements of online engagement, and the authors propose that the framework provides a guide for researchers and academics when exploring online engagement from a conceptual, practical and research basis. Finally, the paper provides recommendations for practice, outlining how the framework might be used to reflect critically upon the effectiveness of online courses and their ability to engage students.
Irrational Beliefs of Gifted Children&apos;s Parents in Turkey
Author: Ogurlu, Uzeyir
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Parent Attitudes,Beliefs,Academically Gifted,Misconceptions,Parent Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Training,Knowledge Level,Educational Attainment,Parent Background,Gender Differences,Children,Elementary Secondary Education,Special Schools,Social Attitudes,Educational Quality,Teacher Competencies,Student Behavior,Student Characteristics

This study examined the irrational beliefs of parents of gifted children. Ninety-nine parents of gifted children in Turkey participated in the study. Parent Irrational Beliefs Scale was used as a data collection tool. Mann-Whitney's U and Kruskal-Wallis Tests were used to compare the scores. Results revealed that parents who had no training about giftedness had scored higher on parent irrational beliefs than did trained parents. In addition to training, education levels of parents had a significant effect on parent irrational beliefs. With regard to the gender of their gifted children, there were no significant differences in parent irrational beliefs scores. Parents' explanation of their difficulties with their gifted children were related to irrational beliefs.
Breaking Barriers through Edmodo: A Qualitative Approach on the Perceptions of University of Malaya Undergraduates
Author: Mokhtar, Farha Alia
Date: 2018-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Software,Social Media,Undergraduate Students,Constructivism (Learning),Hermeneutics,Interaction,Interviews,Photography,Concept Mapping,Coding,Access to Information,Handheld Devices,Telecommunications,Barriers,Student Attitudes

With the advancement of digital technology, software and applications are overwhelmingly accessible to teachers and students. Digital designs for teaching and learning are highly encouraged by scholars as they prepare students of today for the demands of the future workforce. Thus, many educators use available social networks for their classrooms. However, the use of social networks in education presents disadvantages, as their invention is geared toward social networking purposes. Therefore, it's important to ask whether social learning platforms, such as Edmodo, provide a better alternative. The research aims to elucidate strategies for and advantages of executing Edmodo in education. The research employs purposive sampling, which led to sample of a total of four undergraduates from a prestigious Malaysian university. The research frameworks are on the theories of constructivism, hermeneutics, symbolic interactionism, and interpretivism, which focus on the process of meaning making and one's interpretation of a phenomenon. It aims to generate insights and sharing through in-depth interviews using interview protocol, photographs, and concept maps. The study executes open coding to identify emerging themes; axial coding, which focuses on finding the themes' consistency; and selective coding, whereby core categories are selected in order to illuminate Edmodo's effects. The findings are presented in a narrative manner. The pedagogical implications pertain to how Edmodo breaks barriers by enabling students to access learning resources beyond the classroom and empowering student-centered learning through novelty of tasks, suitable learning environment, and mobility.
The Development of a Scale to Measure Teacher&apos;s Self-Efficacy and Confidence in Teaching Compulsory K-12 Theology Courses
Author: Kocabas, Sezai
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Religious Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Self Efficacy,Test Construction,Self Concept Measures,Required Courses,Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Factor Structure,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Factor Analysis

One of the most important goals of education is to ensure the quality of teaching and learning. Sense of teacher's self-efficacy affects the quality throughout the contribution to all stakeholders in educational process. The right of religious education is one of the essential rights in the world. Moreover, it has positive effect on the society by helping to improve social relationship. Therefore, teacher self-efficacy belief based on religious groups is critical for stakeholders in religious education as well as other fields. The purpose of this study is to construct an instrument to measure teachers' sense of self-efficacy related to teaching compulsory K-12 theology courses. The result of the study indicates that the teacher self-efficacy scale towards religious groups is valid and reliable instrument. The instrument is going to be useful to look to peaceful future with confidence.
Comparing Student Performance on Proctored and Non-Proctored Exams in Online Psychology Courses
Author: Daffin, Lee William, Jr.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Online Courses,Psychology,Computer Assisted Testing,Supervision,Distance Education,Cheating,Integrity,Test Results,Time Factors (Learning),Multiple Choice Tests,Hypothesis Testing,Statistical Analysis,Instructional Design

As online education becomes a more popular and permanent option for obtaining an education after high school, it also raises questions as to the academic rigor of such classes and the academic integrity of the students taking the classes. The purpose of the current study is to explore the integrity issue and to investigate student performance on online examinations. Utilizing a sample of about 1,700 students who took online psychology classes of varying difficulty at Washington State University from spring 2015 to spring 2016, we found that students performed 10-20% better and took about twice as long on non-proctored versus proctored exams. The effect held when we compared our in-house proctoring service used during this time against ProctorU, used for one semester in fall 2012. To ensure the most robust design possible, we also rotated the proctored exam in each class at least once and then compared performance on an exam when it was proctored versus when the same exam was non-proctored. Results showed better performance when the exam was non-proctored than when it was proctored. Finally, since instructors changed over the four semesters our study ran, we wanted to ensure that the results were not due to differences in teaching style. This potential confounding variable was eliminated. We discuss possible reasons for the difference in performance, to include student academic misconduct, and offer suggestions for ensuring we have both academic rigor and integrity in online courses.
The Effect of Career Decisions on Entrepreneurial Intention Levels of University Students Studying Sport Sciences
Author: Yildiz, Kadir
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Career Choice,Entrepreneurship,Intention,College Students,Exercise Physiology,Sport Psychology,Student Surveys,Correlation,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,Predictor Variables,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

This study investigates the entrepreneurial intention levels and career decisions of a sample of 340 university students studying sport sciences. Entrepreneurship refers to a career-related choice that is driven by a risk-taking and innovation imperative. Entrepreneurs of the future are expected to make their career related choices well before they move into labor markets. In this context, this study attempts to designate young adults' entrepreneurial intentions which are considered to be highly related with their career decisions. The study also tests the potential effects of career decisions on entrepreneurial intentions. The findings of the study evidence the significant effect of conscious career choice on entrepreneurial propensity. A blind career choice is found to be also correlated with entrepreneurial intentions, albeit less so than the conscious career choice. The environmental factors subscale of career choice proves to be insignificant in terms of entrepreneurial propensity within the scope of this study's sample group. Findings are discussed with a view to practical implications.
Effects of 8 Weeks of Plyometric Exercise on Certain Physiological Parameters and Performance of Swimmers
Author: Gencer, Yildirim Gokhan
Date: 2018-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Exercise Physiology,Athletics,Preadolescents,Males,Program Effectiveness,Aquatic Sports,Foreign Countries,Body Height,Body Weight,Pretests Posttests

In this study, it is aimed to review the effects of 8 week plyometric exercises on certain physiological parameters and freestyle swimming performance of swimmers of age 10-11 who practice swimming with a licence in city of Van. Study group has been created by 24 male volunteer swimmers who practice swimming with a licence in city of Van. 24 volunteer athletes aged 10-11, who are licenced swimmers for two years and who exercise regularly 5 days a week have been selected for the study. The athletes are randomly divided into experimental and control groups of 12. Throughout the study, in addition to swimming exercises, experimental group is scheduled to 3 days a week plyometric exercise program. Control group is not given any additional exercise except from the swimming exercises. It is seen that the obtained data does not show normal distribution and non-parametric tests of Mann Whitney U and Wilcoxon Test are used for data analysis. Significance level is taken as p&lt;0,05. As per obtained data, pretest and post test data of male swimmers of experimental group show that horizontal and vertical leaps, anaerobic power, 30m sprint, hand grip right and left, 25 and 50 m freestyle swimming parameters showed statistical significant difference; whereas for control group, weight, height, body mass index, anaerobic power and right and left hand grip force parameters showed statistical significant difference (p&lt;0,05). When the pretest and posttests of experimental and control groups are compared, only vertical leap parameter showed significant difference in favor of the experimental group (p&lt;0,05) and for the other parameters, no statistical significant difference is seen (p&gt;0,05). As a result, it is seen that the 8 week plyometric exercise has a significant effect on vertical leap and even though not statistically significant, it is pondered that it has a positive effect on freestyle swimming duration of experimental group, compared to that of control group.
Prediction of the Performance of Elite Male Trampolines Based on Body Composition Indices
Author: Ercis, Sertaç
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,Athletes,Athletics,Body Composition,Body Height,Body Weight,Adolescents,Competition,Correlation,Muscular Strength,Exercise Physiology,Predictor Variables,Questionnaires,Age Differences,Physical Activity Level,Multiple Regression Analysis

Main purpose of this study was Prediction of the performance of elite male trampolines based on body composition indices. To this aim, 45 male athletes (age 14.17 ± 2.86 yrs, athletic experience 7.22 ± 3.64 yrs and competitive experience 3.31 ± 2.44 yrs), who participated in the national trampoline team's preparation camps for participation at the 2014 Asian Games in four age categories included Children (ages 11 and 12 yrs), Juniors (ages 13 and 14 yrs), Adolescents (ages 15 to 17 yrs) and Seniors (ages 18 yrs &lt;) were selected using targeted sampling. Variables of study included 24 body composition indices which were measured using standard procedures and instruments. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression models at the 0.05 significance level. Results of study showed that, among all relationships between variables, only the relationships of the shoulder belt muscle strength (r = 0.294) with performance are statistically significant and in other cases, observed relationships were not statistically significant (p&gt;0.05). Findings of this study suggest that, in the high competitive level of trampoline body composition indices have not predictive role in preparation programs of elite male trampolines.
The Effect of Body Composition and Physical Fitness Factors on Performance Prediction of Elite Male Trampolines
Author: Uçan, Izzet
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,Athletes,Athletics,Body Composition,Body Height,Body Weight,Competition,Correlation,Muscular Strength,Exercise Physiology,Predictor Variables,Questionnaires,Age Differences,Physical Activity Level,Adolescents,Multiple Regression Analysis

The main purpose of this study was the effect of body composition and physical fitness factors on performance prediction of elite male trampolines. So, 45 male athletes, who participated in the national trampoline team's preparation camps for participation at the 2014 Asian Games in four age categories included Children, Juniors, Adolescents and Seniors were selected using targeted sampling as subjects. Variables of study included 24 body composition indices and 20 physical fitness factors which were measured using standard procedures and instruments. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression models at the 0.05 significance level. Results of study showed that, the relationships of the shoulder belt muscle strength (r = 0.294) with performance are statistically significant and in other cases, there was no significant relationships (p&gt;0.05). Results of study showed the relationships of the shoulder belt muscle strength (r = 0.294), aerobic power (r = 0.351), relative minimum anaerobic power (r = 0.256), with performance are statistically significant.and in other cases, observed relationships were not statistically significant (p&gt;0.05). Findings of this study suggest that, in the high competitive level of trampoline body composition indices do not have predictive role in preparation programs of elite male trampolines, but physical factors have predictive role in preparation programs of elite male trampolines.
The Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Change of Direction and Reactive Speed Performance
Author: Adigüzel, Büsra
Date: 2018-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Athletics,Athletes,Exercise,Physical Education,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of the study was to examine the acute effects of open and closed skill warmings on change of direction and reactive speed performance. 113 high school students participated in the study voluntarily. The students were divided into three groups as general warming (GW), open skill warming (OSW) and closed skill warming (CSW). Reactive speed and change of direction test was performed after the general warming (GW), open skill warming (OSW), and closed skill warming (CSW) protocols were applied in our study. In this study, general warming protocol was designed as control application and other warming protocols were designed as experimental application. In terms of the change of direction performance, with general warming the difference between OSW (p&gt; 0.01) and CSW (p&gt; 0.01) was found significant. However, the difference between closed skill warming and open skill warming was not significant. The difference between general warming and open skill warming (p &lt;0.01) was found to be significant in terms of the reactive speed. However, the difference between closed skill warming (p&gt; 0,097) and open skill warming (p&gt; 0.0212) was not significant. In our study, in which we examined the acute effects of on and off skill warmings on different speeds and reactive speeds of different warm-up protocols, it is thought that if warming includes open and closed skills, both change of direction performance and reactive speed performance can be increased.
The Influence of Persistence Factors on American Indian Graduate Students
Author: Heavy Runner-Rioux, Aislinn
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: American Indian Students,Graduate Students,Disproportionate Representation,Academic Persistence,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Student Surveys,Barriers,Student Responsibility,Predictor Variables,Cultural Influences,Graduation,Family Influence,Teacher Influence,Student Personnel Services,Self Concept,Well Being,Student Experience,College Environment,Student Satisfaction,Regression (Statistics),Multivariate Analysis

The underrepresentation of American Indian students continues to exist at the undergraduate and graduate levels of postsecondary education despite increases of American Indian student enrollment. The purpose of this quantitative study is to identify correlations between academic factors and graduate student persistence, as well as to understand how likely graduate degree completion is based on known academic factors for American Indian students. The analyses of the data included survey results, descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation, and multivariate regression. A sample of n = 63 American Indian Graduate students represented 41 tribes and villages with over 32 unique tribal languages. The respondents indicated a challenge to balance graduate school, family and cultural responsibilities, however most felt a personal responsibility to complete their graduate degrees for their communities. Although academic factors, American Indian programs, and self-awareness are not significant predictors of American Indian Graduate student persistence, the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable were statistically significant. Implications for academic institutions include strategic planning with American Indian representation throughout the entire process. Recommendations for future research include further development of measurable concepts of indigenous theories and recognition of dual conclusions for American Indian and non-American Indian researchers.
Adaptation of the Mathematics and Technology Attitudes Scale (MTAS) into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Studies for Middle School Students
Author: Tabuk, Mesut
Date: 2018-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Attitude Measures,Mathematics Instruction,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Likert Scales,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Factor Structure,Middle School Students,Psychometrics,Student Attitudes,Factor Analysis,Statistical Analysis

The paper aims to present the adaptation study of &quot;The Mathematics and Technology Attitudes Scale (MTAS)&quot; into Turkish. The original form MTAS was developed by Pierce, Stacey and Barkatsas (2007) in order to investigate the effect of five different variables in learning mathematics with technology. The original form of the attitudes scale consists of 20 items that are rated on a Likert-type 5-point scale. The MTAS also comprises five factorial dimensions in order to measure five different variables. The data were gathered from 1990 middle school students in order to show validity and reliability of MTAS. The analyses are completed in two phases. In the first stem EFA and CFA was conducted. Then the reliability coefficients were calculated. According to the findings of applied analyses, it was found that Turkish form of MTAS, that has completely similar factor structure to original form, is a reliable and valid scale for assessment of middle school students' attitude towards learning mathematics with technology.