ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Inclusive &amp; Quality Education for Tribals: Case Study KISS (Odisha)
Author: Ghadai, Sanjaya Ku.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Case Studies,Outcomes of Education,Gender Differences,Vocational Education,Health,Educational Quality,Indians,Females,Tribes,Foreign Countries,Equal Education,Educational Policy,Sustainable Development,Access to Education,Employment Opportunities,Educational Finance,Disabilities,Policy Analysis,Literacy,Poverty,Water Quality

The 12th Plan highlighted Equity, Access &amp; Excellence as the tripod of India's education policy. The RTE Act 2009 has ensured a high level of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER). However, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) present a dismal picture of the outcome dimensions of our schooling system. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) therefore, highlights the importance of quality as an important conjoint of universal access, as skill based education will ensure proper employment opportunity. Education is a major enabler for empowerment for all; and in particular for extremely vulnerable sections of the society like STs. The tribal students are handicapped multi-dimensionally, with education as a critical fault line. This paper analyses the policy initiatives to educate and empower them and brings out the bleak picture that bedevil this neglected segment. It contrasts the experience of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in terms of promoting gender parity, vocational training, health alleviation, dignity of the girl child and educational outcomes as compared to their counterparts in government and SC/ST schools. The paper also highlights the unique funding model of KISS and its potential for replication. Inclusive growth and quality can work how in hand. The paper strongly argues for government's handholding through &quot;Skill India&quot; initiative and funding unique initiatives as KISS.
Active Learning and Flipped Classroom, Hand in Hand Approach to Improve Students Learning in Human Anatomy and Physiology
Author: Entezari, Maria
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Anatomy,Physiology,Technology Uses in Education,Teaching Methods,Video Technology,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Comparative Analysis,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Active Learning,Tests,Student Satisfaction,Student Surveys,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Undergraduate Students,Quasiexperimental Design,Blended Learning,Scores,Statistical Analysis

Because Human Anatomy and Physiology (A&amp;P), a gateway course for allied health majors, has high dropout rates nationally, it is challenging to find a successful pedagogical intervention. Reports on the effect of integration of flipped classrooms and whether it improves learning are contradictory for different disciplines. Thus many educators are reluctant to explore the value of flipped classrooms. Therefore, in the present study we compare incorporating flipped classroom and minimal class discussion (control group) with flipped classroom and active learning activities (experimental group) in A&amp;P and their impacts on both students' exam performance and their satisfaction with the course. Assessments consisted of a survey of students' attitudes and a comparison of exam performance in experimental and control groups. Exam performance among the students in flipped-classroom and active learning activities improved significantly relative to the control group [Mean ± SD: (76.93 ± 18.33 vs 67.8 ± 18.81), p&lt;0.001. Student attitude, in which students rated the efficiency of pedagogical learning on a five-point Likert scale, was positive: the majority of students strongly preferred active-learning activities that were incorporated in the flipped-classroom. Students indicated that these activities helped them learn better and to connect the materials to the goals of their future careers (73.88% and 79.77% respectively). Therefore, we conclude that flipped classroom coupled with active learning strategies can improve students' performance and attitude in the introductory A&amp;P course.
The Comparison of the Skill of Understanding Complex Syntax at Children Attending to a Preschool Education Institution (TRNC-TR Sample)
Author: Yazici, Elçin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comparative Analysis,Preschool Children,Syntax,Comprehension,Preschool Education,Foreign Countries,Nonparametric Statistics,Statistical Analysis,Age Differences,Geographic Location,Differences

The current study was carried out to compare the skills of understanding complex syntax at children attending to preschool education institutions. In the current study, relational screening model, a model providing to determine the current study, was used. The working group of the study was made up of 224 children at the age of 4-5 attending to a preschool education institution in Turkey and Cyprus in the educational year of 2015-2016. In order to gather general information regarding the children and their families, &quot;General Information Form&quot; was used and &quot;The Instrument of Evaluating the Criteria Dependent Complex Syntax Understanding Skills (ECDCSUS)&quot;, which was developed by Akoglu and Acarlar (2012), was used to compare the skills of understanding complex syntax at children as a data collection instrument. So as to explain what level children's skills of understanding complex syntax, standard deviation and mean values of children's skills of understanding complex syntax were given in the study. In order to determine whether there was a difference between the skills of understanding complex syntax of the children attending to a preschool education institution in Turkey and Cyprus and the skills of understanding complex syntax of children at the age of 4 and 5, Mann Whitney U-Test was used in terms of the items of ECDCSUS. At the end of the research, it was found that the scores of the skills of understanding complex syntax at children attending to a preschool education had a statistically significant difference in terms of country and age variables.
Cognitive Presence and Effect of Immersion in Virtual Learning Environment
Author: Katernyak, Ihor
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Virtual Classrooms,Communities of Practice,Electronic Learning,Models,Cooperation,Online Courses,Foreign Countries,Learning Activities,Psychological Patterns,Workplace Learning

This paper presents the approach to successful application of two knowledge management techniques--community of practice and eLearning, in order to create and manage a competence-developing virtual learning environment. It explains how &quot;4A&quot; model of involving practitioners in eLearning process (through attention, actualization, attraction and action) can be exploited to overcome urgent knowledge gaps and master skills through both social and cognitive presence (cooperation and co-creation). In our case, each e-course or specific learning activity is viewed as an essential and topical event, which arouses certain emotions in the practitioners who take part in it, can feel immersed and get involved. 40% of e-course participants can feel arousal, &quot;drive&quot; and have positive memorable eLearning experience, while almost every fourth practitioner can be &quot;actively immersed&quot; in the virtual learning environment. The findings indicate that implementation of eLearning as event in the community of practice can be considered as successful approach to workplace learning.
The Role of Teacher Morale and Motivation on Students' Science and Math Achievement: Findings from Singapore, Japan, Finland and Turkey
Author: Abazaoglu, Ilkay
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Motivation,Statistical Analysis,Hierarchical Linear Modeling,Achievement Tests,Secondary School Students,International Assessment,Elementary Secondary Education,Mathematics Tests,Science Achievement,Mathematics Achievement,Science Tests,Teacher Morale,Cross Cultural Studies,Cultural Differences,Comparative Analysis,Teacher Influence,Income,Grade 8

Teacher motivation is one of the factors that affect the realization of the teaching objectives, motivation and academic achievement of student. This study aimed to answer to the question &quot;How is the relation between the students' academic (sciences and mathematics) achievement and teachers' morale/motivation in Singapore, Japan, Finland and Turkey?&quot; by using PISA 2012 data and TIMSS 2011 data. The researchers used descriptive statistics and hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) in order to study the effects of the morale and motivation qualities of the sciences and mathematics teachers on students' academic achievement. Moreover, comparisons were made in this field according to the obtained results. The results showed that the teacher factor was more effective in countries with different income balance while the teacher morale and motivation generally has a positive effect according to both PISA and TIMSS data. For example in Turkey and Singapore, teacher motivation has more effect on the academic achievement of the students. It was found that school principals express a high morale and motivation for their teachers in high performer countries. Students' achievements were mostly effected in Turkey by teacher morale. In the light of the findings, recommendations were made to increase the sciences and mathematics achievements of students.
Author as a Corporal Subject of A. Huxley's Works
Author: Falaleeva, Svetlana S.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Authors,English Literature,Human Body,Realism,Vision,Age,Sexual Identity,Fear,Narration,Twentieth Century Literature

The relevance of the problem studied in the article is conditioned by the fact that A. Huxley's works are regarded in the context of the modern theory of mimesis for the first time. The aim of the article is to analyze the author's problem as a corporal subject of Huxley's works in the context of the modern theory of mimesis. The leading method for studying this problem is the analytical anthropology of literature which allows describing mimetic features and the author's image as a corporal subject of Huxley's works. The main attention in the article is paid to the artistically embodied forms of the author's corporality. The article may be useful for philologists, philosophers, for developing courses and seminars on the history of the English literature, and also within courses on the anthropology of literature.
The Investigation of the Relationship between the Level of Metacognitive Awareness, Self-Directed Learning Readiness and Academic Achievement of Preschool Teacher Candidates
Author: Dagal, Asude Balaban
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Independent Study,Learning Readiness,Academic Achievement,Preschool Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Grade Point Average,Scores,Regression (Statistics),Self Management,Learning Motivation,Self Control

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between the level of metacognitive awareness, self-directed learning readiness and academic achievement of preschool teacher candidates. The study group of the research, which was designed in survey method, included 151 teacher candidates from Atatürk Education Faculty, Preschool Teaching Department at Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. All of the candidates volunteered to participate to the study. The Demographic Form, The Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) and The Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) were used as the data collection tools. The academic achievement was determined by looking the grade point average of teacher candidates. The results of the research indicated that there was not a significant relationship between the level of metacognitive awareness and self-directed learning readiness with academic achievement of teacher candidates. A moderate relationship between the total scores of the metacognitive awareness and self-directed learning readiness was found.
Data Systems and Reports as Active Participants in Data Interpretation
Author: Rankin, Jenny Grant
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Evidence Based Practice,Data Interpretation,Information Utilization,Standards,Information Systems,Accuracy,Decision Making,Educational Technology,Student Records,Documentation,Data Collection,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

Most data-informed decision-making in education is undermined by flawed interpretations. Educator-driven interventions to improve data use are beneficial but not omnipotent, as data misunderstandings persist at schools and school districts commended for ideal data use support. Meanwhile, most data systems and reports display figures without supporting guidance concerning the data's proper interpretation, and data reports often do not reflect best design practices for effective communication of data. Yet there are strong evidence data systems and reports, if modified to adhere to research-based best practices, can play an active role in supporting understanding of the data and appropriate use of the data. This paper features examples of how Over-the-Counter Data Standards can be applied to data systems and reports in order to report data to educators in ways most likely to render appropriate interpretation. These standards are derived from a quantitative study of 211 educators and a qualitative study of over 300 studies and other expert sources investigating how to best improve data systems and reports. This paper's examples involve enhancing data with labels, supplemental documentation, a help system, effective package/display, and adequate content. Educators' data interpretations were 205 to 436 percent more accurate depending on the standard applied to their data reporting tools.
Concept Attainment Teaching Methodology (CATM)--An Effective Approach for Training Workers on Chemicals Health Hazards
Author: Suleiman, Abdulqadir Mohamad
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Hazardous Materials,Risk Management,Concept Formation,Teaching Methods,Sanitation,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Pretests Posttests,Knowledge Level,Scores,Retention (Psychology),Comparative Analysis,Training Objectives,Instructional Effectiveness,Workplace Learning,Vocational Education,Statistical Analysis

Workers handling chemicals need to understand the risk to health involved in their work, and this requires training. In this study effectivity of concept attainment teaching methodology (CATM) as training strategy for cleaning workers was assessed. CATM was used to train workers on chemicals information and health hazards. Pictures, illustrations, and hazards/precautionary statements presentations were used in reception-based strategy, while printed pictures and information cards on chemicals health hazards were used in selection-based strategy. The experimental group was given a pre-training test which was repeated on completion of the training (post-test1). The test was repeated after a month to determine level of knowledge retention. Cleaner (n = 307) from hospitals, a municipality and from a privately-run company took part. Certified cleaners and supervisors, the control group, were also tested. The tests scores were compared to assess for learning attainment and knowledge retention. Compared mean scores showed improved scores after training. ANOVA of the group means showed the differences were statistically significant. The objectives of the training were met, and with good knowledge retention as indicated by the improved scores in the post-tests. This indicates the efficacy of the method in training cleaning workers.
Realization of a Desired Future: Innovation in Education
Author: Findikoglu, Fuat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Innovation,Educational Technology,Educational Change,Educational Strategies,Educational Environment,Transformative Learning,Teacher Role,Teacher Education,Curriculum Design

Today and tomorrow, the world needs individuals who can manipulate critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems as a team. With technology, the way knowledge is obtained, constructed and communicated have completely transformed and altered. When it comes to education, it is a matter of question whether education is capable of creating critical and creative thinkers who can answer the needs of social and economic world of today and tomorrow. On the other hand, computers and smart devices are threatening the integrity of knowledge and knowing by damaging the authority of teachers in classrooms changing the way teachers are perceived. Therefore, terms such as guide, facilitator or coach have started to sound interchangeable with the word teacher. It is a widely known fact that schools are the learning environments for children. However, it is not certain how much they learn and how much of the content is supported by the ICTs. At an age when people are surrounded by technology all the time at work, in schools and everywhere, technological tools and smart devices have advanced too fast. The advances in technological devices used every day have gone faster than the advances in educational research and pedagogical approaches which incorporate educational technologies. This being the case, innovation in educational activities can be ensured through an understanding of the benefits of using technologies in education. This study is aimed at presenting that innovation in education is to be handled carefully. In order for this, this paper reviews the previous studies regarding innovation as a prerequisite for novel learning environments and revising strategies for successful adaption of technology to education, thus creating innovative learning environments. In conclusion, innovation is of vital importance in transforming and reconstructing the learning environments along with the curricula, the role of the teacher and teacher training.
What Factors Affect Nursing Students' Decisions of Whether to Take Rural Jobs: An Exploratory Interview Study in China
Author: Tao, Yuexian
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Nurses,Nursing Students,Nursing Education,Foreign Countries,Rural Areas,Rural Economics,Semi Structured Interviews,Research Methodology,Qualitative Research,Recruitment,Females,Young Adults

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore factors that effect nursing students' decisions of whether to take rural jobs in China. Methods: An exploratory interview study was conducted in China during May and June 2011. Eleven final year nursing students were purposively recruited from four nursing schools in one eastern area in China. The semi-structured interviews were audiotaped, transcribed and then analysed using thematic analysis approach. Findings: Four major themes emerged from these interview data: (a) students' perspectives on rural nursing posts; (b) student's perspectives on rural communities; (c) students' background and personal concerns; and (d) government recruitment policies of rural nurses. Participants viewed rural nursing posts as positions with lower financial rewards, lower social status and fewer opportunities for professional development. They also perceived rural nursing as less demanding and less stressful. Rural background and altruistic personality contribute to students' intentions to take a rural job. Family members' disapproval of rural jobs was a major barrier to nursing students taking a rural job. Conclusions: The perceived low social status of rural nurses and family members' disproval of rural work were unique factors revealed in Chinese context that had negative impacts on students' intentions to work in rural places.
Communication Skills and Learning in Impaired Individuals
Author: Eliöz, Murat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communication Skills,Disabilities,Athletes,Life Style,Cognitive Ability,Males,Visual Impairments,Hearing Impairments,Athletics,Late Adolescents,Young Adults,Interviews,Statistical Analysis,Scores,Correlation,Emotional Response,Behavior,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

The purpose of this study is to compare the communication skills of individuals with different disabilities with athletes and sedentary people and to examine their learning abilities which influence the development of communication. A total of 159 male subjects 31 sedentary, 30 visually impaired, 27 hearing impaired, 40 physically impaired and 31 athletes doing individual sports (wrestling and judo)- living in Samsun and aged between 18 and 22 participated in the study voluntarily. The participants signed informed consent forms and the data were collected by the researchers through interviews with the participants. Communication skills inventory which consisted of 3 sub-dimensions of mental, emotional and behavioral and the validity and reliability of which was conducted by Ersanli and Balci (1998) was used [1]. The data were analyzed with one way variance analysis (ANOVA) test. The results of the study showed that sedentary subjects had higher scores than impaired subjects and athletes in mental, emotional and behavioral sub-dimensions. In addition, it was found that hearing impaired subjects had lower scores than the scores of other groups. As a conclusion, it can be said that as a result of the negative effects of their impairment on their learning processes, impaired individuals' communication skills learning development is hindered. In addition, considering the results of the study, we believe that habits of doing individual sports are not as effective as team sports in developing communication skills. We believe that eliminating the obstacles that weaken learning skills and developing learning skills will have positive effects on communication skills.
Stakeholders Perceptions of a Universal Sustainability Assessment in Higher Education--A Review of Empirical Evidence
Author: Maragakis, Antonios
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Attitudes,Stakeholders,Sustainability,Higher Education,Comparative Analysis,Sustainable Development,Universities

The progress of sustainability within higher education has steadily increased in focus over the last decade and has increasingly become a topic of academic research. As institutions investigate, implement and market sustainability efforts, there is a myriad of sustainability assessment methodologies currently available. This assortment of standards being used by institutions do not help students and faculty assess the level of sustainability uniformly between institutions. A universal framework was proposed for facilitate stakeholder's review of comparing sustainability assessments in higher education. This research reviews the creation of the framework and results from testing in an online environment. The lack of data collected during the testing phase provides some anecdotal evidence regarding what stakeholder consider important in terms of sustainability within higher education and may also indicate that there is no need for a universal sustainability assessment in higher education to be used directly by stakeholder.