ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Improvisation Strategies in Online Drama Lesson
Author: Karaosmanoglu, Gökhan
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Drama,Electronic Learning,Role Playing,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Drama Education,Educational Technology,Educational Strategies,Creative Activities

In drama lessons based on improvisation and role playing, participants express themselves spontaneously, take on various roles and act out by pretending. With improvisation, which is one of the two basic strategies used together with role playing in drama, the participants act in accordance with the designed dramatic fiction. The goal of this research is to determine opinions of the participants about the improvisations performed in online drama lessons. It was attempted in this context to show the influence of participants and instructors on improvisation by determining which strategies were employed throughout the online drama lesson. In this study, interpretative qualitative research design was used and the experiences of the participants were tried to be explored, made comprehensible and interpreted. Participants consist of 21 undergraduate students studying in different departments who attended online drama lessons at Ankara University in 2021-2022 academic year. Participants answered the questions in the &quot;Assessment Form for Improvisations in Digital Platform&quot; online. The data obtained in the research were analyzed with the descriptive analysis, and the findings were explained in accordance with the determined themes and categories. The results showed that the participants used some strategies before and during the improvisation, and these strategies made improvisations more qualified. Participants also stated that while improvising on the digital platform, some situations have positive or negative effects, and they try to adapt themselves according to these situations. The research also reveals that the films watched and the topics discussed during lessons facilitate the participants to take roles while improvising, and the examples given about the elements of drama contribute to the improvisation. According to the results, it is recommended to inform the participants before the improvisations in online drama lesson, to create the dramatic fiction with the participants and to make the improvisations in accordance with this dramatic fiction. The elements of drama may be discussed, short films and feature-length films can be shown, examples can be offered, and improvisations can be made more qualified throughout the drama lesson.
Investigation of Turkish Elementary School Students&apos; Environmental Awareness
Author: Gül, Ayça Cirit
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Environment,Conservation (Environment),Knowledge Level,Grade 2,Grade 4,Student Characteristics,Grade 3,Family Income,Parent Education

This study aimed to examine the environmental awareness of Turkish primary school students in the context of some demographic variables. The study was carried out with the general survey method. An online questionnaire was used as a data collection tool due to the Covid 19 pandemic conditions during the study. The first part of this survey form included demographic questions about gender, grade, household income, mother's graduation, and father's graduation. The second part included the 5-Likert type 21-item Elementary School Environment Awareness Scale (ESEAS). The original ESAS developed by Yildiz Yilmaz and Mentis Tas (2017) consists of 31 items. As a result of a pilot study, it was decided to exclude 14 items from the original scale. The exploratory factor analysis result revealed that the scale showed a structure with five sub-dimensions (ecocentric, nature responsibility, anthropocentric, environmental knowledge, and hedonistic). Two hundred sixty primary school students at the 2nd and 4th-grade levels participated in the study. The present study's results, which examined elementary school students' environmental awareness levels, showed that the null hypothesis was accepted in most scores related to scale factors. These results show that the students who participated in the study tended to have information about the environment and the factors that threatened the environment, to be sensitive to nature, and to be ready to sacrifice to solve environmental problems. The analysis results show that the participants agreed with the statements in ecocentric, nature responsibility, ecological knowledge, and hedonistic sub-dimensions. At the same time, they disagreed with the views of the anthropocentric sub-dimension. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the groups in the context of some demographic variables.
Multimodal Differentiation for Allophone Pupils in First Language French Classroom
Author: Denizci, Can
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: French,Native Language,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Video Technology,Ethnography,Classroom Communication,Multimedia Instruction,Teaching Methods,Elementary School Students,Inclusion,Middle School Students,Teacher Student Relationship,Nonverbal Communication,Interpersonal Communication,Intonation,Suprasegmentals,Speech Communication,Class Activities,Foreign Countries

Language classroom interactions can be characterized as multimodal, since teachers may resort to a variety of resources provided by their body or by their immediate space in order to convey meaning, manage activities and assess pupils' performances. Furthermore, teachers' multimodal practices constitute an essential component for the differentiating process aiming to resolve especially linguistic problems some pupils may face. In this perspective, this study examines the implementation of multimodal differentiation by the same teacher in the case of allophone pupils following first language French courses alongside with native pupils of 3rd grade within the context of inclusion classroom in a middle school in France. More specifically, it was aimed to analyze a teacher's adaptation of kinesic and proxemic behaviors within the differentiation process, such as the use of hand gestures, gaze and facial expressions as bodily resources but also the control of interpersonal distance with respect to allophone pupils. For this purpose, a micro-ethnographic research strategy was applied, and data was collected through video-recorded sessions of the teacher in inclusion classroom. Our qualitative analysis of the data revealed a differentiated use of prosodic, kinesic and proxemic elements by the teacher, such as the reduction of speech rate, the accentuation of words, the production of deictic and iconic hand gestures as well as facial expressions, the orientation of gaze, the forward leaning posture, the isolated seating arrangement, and the reduction of interpersonal distance. All these elements either follow or overlap each other, especially within the framework of teacher instructions during classroom activities.
Student Evaluation of the Features of Learning Management Systems Used by Universities in Distance Higher Education
Author: Koç, Ebru M.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Learning Management Systems,Usability,College Students,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,COVID-19,Pandemics,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education

The aim of this study is to examine the opinions of university students in higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic period about the basic features that a learning management system (LMS) should have, in nine dimensions: communication and interaction, productivity tools, collaboration tools, management tools, course delivery tools, content development tools, hardware compatibility, reporting, and language support). A total of 125 university students studying in different faculties and departments of 12 universities in various regions of Turkey participated in the study. The data were collected using various social media tools via a questionnaire prepared in Google Forms. According to the results of the study, although some students stated that they did not have any knowledge about the features of the LMS that they used, they stated that they were able to use all the features of the LMS effectively. The percentage of students who expressed a positive opinion about the nine features of the LMS they used varied between 36.8% and 53.6%. Some students also stated that they had no knowledge of the features of the LMS they used. The results of this study reveal that there is still a lack of knowledge and use regarding the functions of LMSs used by students. These results highlight the importance of making more effective use of LMSs, which play an important role in distance education.
Students&apos; Nature of Science Understandings: A Phenomenological Study
Author: Duruk, Umit
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Principles,Science Education,Student Attitudes,Phenomenology,Educational Change,Science Curriculum,State Universities,Teacher Education Programs,Graduate Students,Difficulty Level,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation,Foreign Countries

The efforts shown in recent years related to the reform movements in science education have focused on the assertion that informed nature of science understandings (NOS, hereafter) should be developed. In line with this idea, NOS has become the central component of numerous science curricula. In the study, therefore, it was aimed to determine science education master students' NOS understandings. The study was conducted in a state university in Turkey during the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year and included six science education master students who had taken science methods course. The data were collected through interviews and analyzed by content analysis under phenomenological method. As a result, the students had various and mixed understandings related to the definition of science and characteristics of scientific knowledge. In addition, it was observed that the students handled science with a narrow scope, that they had difficulty in the distinction between theory and law, and that they could not develop informed understandings in the component of theory-laden NOS. In light of these results, the implications and the directions for further study were provided.
Assessment of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profiles and Nutritional Knowledge Levels of Pre-Service Physical Education and Science Teachers: A Comparative Study Example
Author: Korkmaz, Cihat
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Promotion,Nutrition,Life Style,Physical Education Teachers,Science Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Knowledge Level,Foreign Countries,Eating Habits,Interpersonal Relationship,Physical Activity Level,Stress Management,Gender Differences,Smoking,Health Behavior

The study aimed to examine pre-service physical education and science education teachers' health-promoting lifestyle profiles, nutrition habits, knowledge of nutrition levels, and their relationships with some demographic variables (gender, department, smoking, physical activity level). The study is a descriptive study conducted in a government university in Türkiye. The samples consisted of fourth-year pre-service physical teachers (N=37) and pre-service science teachers (N=32). Nutrition Habits Assessment Form, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II instrument (HPLP II), and Nutrition Knowledge Level for Adults Scale, which consisted of two parts, &quot;Basic Nutrition Scale&quot; and &quot;Food Preference Scale,&quot; were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics and parametric tests analyzed data. Considering differences in the physical activity subscale between different departments, a significantly higher score was recorded among pre-service physical education teachers compared to pre-service science teachers. A significantly higher score was observed in the subscales on interpersonal relations and stress management and Basic Nutrition Scale Score among pre-service science teachers compared to pre-service physical education teachers. A significantly higher score was observed in the subscales on physical activity and interpersonal relations among male compared to female students. The HPLP II scores of the preservice teachers, which exercised three times more than three times a week, were higher than those who exercise once a week and didn't exercise.
Practices of Promoting Professional Identities of Female English Teachers through Professional Organizations
Author: Kadel, Purna Bahadur
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English Teachers,Females,Professional Identity,Professional Associations,Teacher Behavior,Secondary School Teachers,Language Teachers,Professional Development

This study is an attempt to explore the existing practices in promoting the professional identities of female English teachers through professional organizations. Nine female English teachers were selected as a sample using a purposive non-random sampling procedure from Kathmandu district. This is a narrative inquiry research design in which I used in-depth interview as a tool to collect the required data to address the research objectives of this study. Using interpretive research paradigm, I analyzed and interpreted the data of the study. This study was conducted to find out the actual practices of female English teachers in promoting their professional identities through professional organizations. The findings of this study show that participation in ELT conference for professional identity, conducting action research for professional identities, use of resources for promoting professional identities, use of ICT embedded ELT skills for professional identities, and use of reflective practices in classroom for professional identities were the main practices in developing the professional identities of female English teachers. More importantly, professional organizations became remarkable platforms to promote the professional identities of female English teachers. This study would be a blueprint for all female English teachers to develop their professional identities.
Why Read the Masters?
Author: Manolescu, Dan
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Instruction,Classical Literature,History Instruction,Ethical Instruction,Philosophy

The present article is a plea for the value and the obvious relevance of reading in the formation of every generation of students and teachers. Reading brings us knowledge and it usually comes as a pleasant surprise. It helps us and it guides us in our quest for knowledge, especially when we break open different kinds of texts -- scientific, philosophical, literary, historical, to name a few. Are there any lessons to be learned? Can we really find role models? What is the main thing that reading can do to make us better people? A quick introduction about history, followed by quotations from various scholars like C. S. Lewis, takes us back to the experience of (re-)reading Plato and Aristotle. When recent or contemporary scholars continue the conversation, we segue into the concepts of a good character and the value of virtue, which lead us to moral education and moral imagination. They all confer reading a unique quality that eventually gives us a chance to savor its greatness and at the same time hope to achieve something equally rewarding.
Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Secondary School Students Regarding Speaking Skills
Author: Kemiksiz, Ömer
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Secondary School Students,Speech Skills,Language Skills,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Turkish,Family Structure,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Siblings,Foreign Countries

The current study aims to investigate the self-efficacy perceptions of secondary school students regarding speaking skills according to various variables. The study was designed in the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The study group consisted of 434 students, 212 females and 222 males, studying at the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades of Bartin Borsa Istanbul Secondary School. The self-perceptions of secondary school students regarding speaking skills were examined according to gender, grade level, success in Turkish lessons, number of siblings, and educational status of parents. To this end, &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; and the &quot;Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale&quot; developed by Hasirci Aksoy, Arici and Kan (2021) were employed for data collection. The data of the study was analyzed via SPSS 21.0. As the data was distributed normally, parametric tests were employed in the analyses. Independent groups t-test was applied for two variables and one-way analysis of variance was applied for more than two variables. According to the research findings, secondary school students have high level of self-efficacy perceptions towards speaking; there is no significance in these perceptions in terms of gender, grade level, number of siblings and mother's education level; yet there is a significance in terms of the success in the Turkish lesson and the educational status of the father. Accordingly, it was found that as the course achievement of the participants and the father's education level increased, self-efficacy perceptions towards speaking increased.
Self-Regulation Skills of Children within the Context of the Meanings That Mothers Attribute to the Concept of Child
Author: Ün, Burcu
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mothers,Young Children,Kindergarten,Foreign Countries,Self Control,Parent Attitudes,Child Development,Preschool Children,Beliefs

This study aimed to determine the meanings that mothers attribute to the concept of child and examine the self-regulation skill levels of their children within the context of the meaning attributed to the child. The research was carried out with a mixed method design entitled &quot;Completely Mixed Sequential Equal Status Design&quot;. The study group of the research, which was determined by using the maximum variation sampling method, was composed of 297 mothers with 60-72 months-old children studying in private and public kindergartens in Efeler District of Aydin province in the 2020-2021 academic year. As the data collection tools in the study, Self-regulation Skills Scale for the Children Aged Between 4-6 (Mother Form) and structured interview questions were used. The qualitative data on the meaning that parents attributed to the concept of child were analyzed by using descriptive analysis. The quantitative data on the self-regulation skills of their children and the analysis of these variables within the context of the meanings attributed to the concept of child were performed by using SPSS 21 package program. As a result of the research, it was determined that the children were interpreted as investment tool, development, property, individual with rights, and innocent, respectively; and it was also revealed that little adult, sinner, God-given, and reflective categories present in the literature were not among the meanings attributed to children. When the self-regulation skills of children within the context of the meaning attributed to the child were examined, it was found out that the self-regulation skills of the children who were only interpreted as investment tool were high, and those of the children who were interpreted as development, property, individual and innocent were at a moderate level.
The Role of Quality Standards in Preparing Nutrition Fact Sheets for School Feeding
Author: Zerrougui, Riad
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Lunch Programs,Foreign Countries,Nutrition,Child Health,Dietetics,Standards,Information Dissemination,Guides,Food,School Health Services

Building on the achievements of the programs of the African Union Commission on school nutrition on the one hand, and striving to achieve the quality standards approved by the United Nations included in the program &quot;Changing the education&quot;, and through a review of the health and nutrition literature, using a content analysis guide to extract implications for school feeding, and consultation with nutritionists to develop practical mechanisms that take into account of the peculiarity of Algerian nutrition, using and a semi-directed interview guide. This study aims to strengthen efforts to improve school feeding in Algeria by creating a model of technical sheets for school feeding in order to prepare healthy meals (lunch / collation), of high quality for school children all over Algeria.
Incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge in the Mathematical Geometry Discipline at a TVET College
Author: Mademabe, Makhosi P.
Date: 2022-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geometric Concepts,Vocational Education,College Students,Mathematics Instruction,Indigenous Knowledge,Relevance (Education),Foreign Countries,Concept Formation,Teaching Methods,Mathematics Skills,Visualization,Social Influences,Cultural Influences,Visual Aids,Evaluation Methods

Mathematical geometrical (MG) concept is often perceived as abstract and difficult to understand by students at the TVET College. Students are unable to perform well in Mathematic Assessments Tasks specifically on this concept. Drawing from this is the declining percentages of student enrolments in mathematics at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 2. The aim of this study was to enhance the teaching and learning of Mathematical Geometry through the integration of indigenous knowledge in the form of a pilot-practical assessment task (PAT). The research team made use of focus group discussions to gather empirical data. Students were given the practical assessment task that incorporated indigenous knowledge to close the gap of students being unable to relate the mathematical geometry taught in the classroom to their everyday lives that seemed to prevail amongst mathematics students at a TVET College. Ten co-researchers were homogeneously selected based on their level of experience in teaching mathematical geometry at a TVET college located in the Afromontane communities of Thabo Mofutsanyane municipality, South Africa. The result indicated that indigenous knowledge can be utilized as an effective way of learning and teaching mathematical geometry at the TVET college.