ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Democratization of Learning through Thematic Assignment
Author: Medellu, Christophil S.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Thematic Approach,Assignments,Science Instruction,Parent Participation,Community Involvement,Educational Cooperation,Democracy,Environmental Education,Instructional Design

This article describes the results of research on learning democratization in Sangihe. This study is the first year of a five-year plan. Long-term goal of this research is to create the democratic science learning in schools. Democratic learning model was developed through thematic assignment, involving the participation of parents and communities. This study covers three main stages, namely designing and developing instruction, implementation and evaluation. Democratization of learning was analyzed based on indicators of student's activities, the role of teachers and parents. The results showed that the collaboration of teachers, students and parents in the development of the design can initiate the process of democratization. Implementation of thematic assignment instruction involving parent's role, can motivate students and encourage the activities of student groups to increase from the first to tenth meeting. Thematic assignment on environmental issues, were easily understood by students and allow parents act as learning partners, motivator and facilitator. Dialogical assessment was encourages student groups to improve the learning activity from the initial to the next meeting. The final evaluation results showed that the study group interaction in a democratic climate can reduce individual differences and establish an open collaboration, so the groups learning outcomes fairly homogeneous.
Implementation of the Biosphere Compatibility Principle in Urban Planning: How to Train Next-Generation Specialists
Author: Ivanova, Zinaida Ilyinichna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Urban Planning,Ecology,Environmental Education,Sustainable Development,Human Capital,Educational Quality,College Curriculum,Masters Programs

The co-authors address the relevant issues concerning the need to implement the principle of the biosphere compatibility as the core prerequisite for the symbiotic co-existence of man and nature. Caring treatment of the biosphere, termination of its excessive exploitation, analysis of the ratio between the biospheric potential of specific areas and the needs of their population represent the most relevant problems. Ecological problems are particularly grave in Russia. However, only the new generation of specialists, having the ecological awareness and applying nature preservation techniques to their activities, can meet the challenge. The authors provide the findings of the sociological survey into the state of the human capital in the Russian urban planning industry and propose a set of actions aimed at its improvement.
Study of Personal and Social Adjustment Ability of the Disabled Pupils
Author: Ryabova, Natalia Vladimirovna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Disabilities,Student Adjustment,Social Adjustment,Readiness,Summative Evaluation,Social Development,Maturity (Individuals),Knowledge Level,Social Influences,Cognitive Ability,Socialization,Foreign Countries,Mental Retardation,Interviews,Grade 3

The article presents the results of experimental work aimed at studying personal and social adjustment of a child with disabilities. Analysis of domestic and foreign psychological and educational literature allowed us to determine the key concept of the study, namely &quot;social and personal orientation&quot;, as a trait of a human's personality, providing the ability to perceive the social environment, be involved into this environment and to master a variety of activities. The availability of this trait helps a child with disabilities to adapt into present-day social medium, thus solving the problem of his socialization. The paper describes the structure of readiness for personal and social adjustment, represented by personal, cognitive and activity components. A methodology of summative assessment, aimed at exploring the level of maturity of each of these components, as well as their integrity in the overall readiness structure, was designed and developed with due consideration of these components. Criteria and evaluation indicators, as well as special techniques (survey, interview and practice-oriented task) were selected to identify the level of maturity of each readiness component (high, medium, low and immature). The article presents the results of summative assessment, conducted with the help of the developed technique. Generalization of the obtained results indicates that the majority of children with disabilities, who were tested in the experiment, have low level of personal, cognitive and activity readiness components for personal and social adjustment. This suggests that pupils with disabilities show interest in contemporary social and welfare changes in a society, but do not seek to cognize the social medium on their own; moreover, most of them are immature in terms of knowledge of objects and phenomena of social realm; they have no need to expand the sources of information that would allow them to explore the world and various types of social and personal activities. In this regard, there appears a necessity to develop and implement targeted correction pedagogic work, providing formation of such a socialization mechanism, as personal and social adjustment that must be implemented under conditions of educational institutions, where today are taught many children with disabilities.
Students' Perceptions of the Goal Structure in Mathematics Classrooms: Relations with Goal Orientations, Mathematics Anxiety, and Help-Seeking Behavior
Author: Federici, Roger A.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction,Goal Orientation,Mathematics Anxiety,Help Seeking,Correlation,Middle School Students,Structural Equation Models,Foreign Countries,Mastery Learning,Grade 9,Grade 10,Factor Analysis,Surveys,Statistical Analysis

This study explores relations between students' perceptions of the classroom goal structures, their personal goal orientations, mathematics anxiety, and help-seeking behavior in mathematics classes. The respondents were 309 Norwegian middle school students. The data were analyzed by means of structural equation modeling (SEM). The analyses revealed that a mastery goal orientation was associated with lower levels of anxiety and more use of help-seeking behavior whereas performance-avoidance orientation predicted higher levels of anxiety and less use of help-seeking behavior. We found no direct relation between goal structure and mathematics anxiety or help-seeking behavior. However, the perceived goal structure was indirectly related to these variables, mediated through personal goal orientation.
Influence of Gender and Other Factors to Final Grade
Author: Domeova, Ludmila
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grades (Scholastic),Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Mathematics Instruction,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Influences,College Students,Regression (Statistics),Hypothesis Testing,Mathematics Tests,Mathematics Skills,Biology,College Mathematics

The study focused on the relations between the partial evaluation and the final grade. The investigation has been done on a group of 269 students of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, in the course of Mathematical Methods, who have to go through a strictly defined evaluation scheme. The results of statistical analysis confirmed that there is no influence of gender and branch of study to the final grade. The analysis of the relations between the final grade and the partial evaluation during the semester and by the examination test showed that the final grade is mostly dependent on the oral exam, i.e. the face to face evaluation of the student is deciding for passing or failing the exam. The research proved that the partial evaluation including on-line testing does not replace the deciding role of the teacher.
Creating a Communicative Language Teaching Environment for Improving Students' Communicative Competence at EFL/EAP University Level
Author: Farooq, Muhammad U.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Communicative Competence (Languages),Teaching Methods,Teacher Attitudes,Language Proficiency,Questionnaires,Mixed Methods Research,Teacher Role,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Observation

The present research focuses on teachers' perceptions and practices regarding Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and its impact on communicative competency of the students. A questionnaire was used to collect the quantitative data from teachers. The results show that the EFL teachers are aware of the CLT characteristics, its implementation and impact on the communicative competence of the students. The results suggest that despite showing keen interest in change and being eager to implement CLT, they are not optimistic about the complete adoption of CLT due to the problems and challenges they face in the classroom, like overcrowded classes, non-availability of AV aids, students' low level of proficiency, time constraints, etc. They believe that only by overcoming the difficulties, and by establishing more favourable conditions for the implementation of CLT, they can truly benefit from CLT in their classrooms.
Integrating Technology: The Principals' Role and Effect
Author: Machado, Lucas J.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Integration,Principals,Administrator Role,Administrator Effectiveness,Administrator Attitudes,Technology Uses in Education,Surveys,Interviews,Faculty Development,Coaching (Performance),Mentors,Academic Standards,State Standards,Phenomenology,Mixed Methods Research,Demography,Barriers

There are many factors that influence technology integration in the classroom such as teacher willingness, availability of hardware, and professional development of staff. Taking into account these elements, this paper describes research on technology integration with a focus on principals' attitudes. The role of the principal in classroom practice was found to be substantial. The purpose of this research was to assess the current attitudes concerning technology integration in schools from the school principal's perspective. This research investigated the value principals place on using technology in student learning, what principals believe prevents teachers from succeeding in technology integration, what can best facilitate teacher development, and if principals perceive peer coaching or mentoring to be a viable option. The research herein consisted of a survey and an interview to help assess principals' attitudes regarding the importance of technology integration, the perceived challenges and whether or not teacher coaches are a viable option for the future. This examination concluded that most principals in this research study value technology in education, perceive teacher willingness and professional development to be the strongest obstacles, and think teacher coaches would be a viable option for success. This study sheds light on a couple of paths for future research.
Service Quality in Higher Education--A Case Study of Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Author: Alani, Farooq
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Educational Quality,Universities,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Questionnaires,Total Quality Management,Quality Assurance,College Administration,Role,Case Studies

No one doubts the value and importance of quality education, and quality assurance is one major driving force to achieve this. Measuring the performance of service quality of education services of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), as part of the quality assessment, was assessed based on Parasuraman's five Servqual dimensions. The assessment was obtained from the undergraduates' perspectives across four faculties, and data was collected using e-questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 400 students via email, but only 268 responded. Faculty-wise and university-wise rankings of the means of individual item scores from the questionnaire revealed some consistency in students' evaluation of quality at UBD. The analysis of variance findings rejected the hypothesis of equality of the mean scores across the four faculties of UBD. Post-hoc analysis and Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) reported significant differences between &quot;science-based&quot; and &quot;social sciences-based&quot; students' needs and perception of quality. Overall, the results of the study showed that the quality of education services provided by UBD was only satisfactory among all students, rather than being exceptional. Teamwork, communication skills, creativity and innovation indicated by the students signaled the need of TQM implementation in UBD. The study also stressed the role of the university's administration and management to vigorously improve the quality of services they provide to the students and continue to increase the overall organisational performance.
English for Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in Malaysian Schools: A Comparative Study on Perception between Different Ethnics
Author: Kasmo, Mohd Arip
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Attitudes,Comparative Analysis,Language of Instruction,English (Second Language),Science Instruction,Mathematics Instruction,Ethnic Groups,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis

This paper reports a study on the perception of the people toward the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics using English. Altogether, 641 respondents obtained randomly from all over Malaysia participated in the study. The respondents, male and female from the age of 20 to 55 were given a set of questionnaire, containing statements on various issues of Science and Mathematics. Each statement is accompanied with five choices of responses in the form of Likert type scale ranging from 1. Strongly disagree, 2. Disagree, 3. Not sure, 4. Agree, and 5. Strongly agree. One of the statement of the questionnaire analysed was &quot;It is easier to learn science and mathematics in English&quot;. The raw data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and also ANOVA. The result of the study shows that 45.7% of the respondents rejected the statement, 24.4% accepted the statement and 29.3% were not sure. There is significant difference of means between the respondents with academic background in science compared to respondents with non-science academic background.
The Impact of Text Genre on Iranian Intermediate EFL Students' Writing Errors: An Error Analysis Perspective
Author: Moqimipour, Kourosh
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Error Patterns,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Writing (Composition),Indo European Languages,Interference (Language),Language Teachers,Grammar,Sentence Structure,Error Analysis (Language),Form Classes (Languages),Language Styles,Writing Instruction,Teaching Methods,Undergraduate Students,Teacher Education,Majors (Students),Classification

The present study aimed at analyzing writing errors caused by the interference of the Persian language, regarded as the first language (L1), in three writing genres, namely narration, description, and comparison/contrast by Iranian EFL students. 65 English paragraphs written by the participants, who were at the intermediate level based on their performance on a quick placement test, were analyzed by using Error Analysis (EA). The ideas of 15 teachers with more than six years of teaching in the field of TEFL were also sought through interview to validate the collected data. The results revealed that the first language interference errors fell into 12 categories: &quot;singular/plural form,&quot; &quot;modal auxiliary,&quot; &quot;subject-verb agreement,&quot; &quot;verb tense,&quot; &quot;infinitive gerund,&quot; &quot;pronoun,&quot; &quot;article,&quot; &quot;verb form,&quot; &quot;prepositions,&quot; &quot;sentence structure,&quot; &quot;word choice,&quot; &quot;comparison structure,&quot; respectively, and the number of frequent errors made in each type of written tasks was apparently different with regard to text genres. In narration, the five most frequent errors found were singular/plural form, modal auxiliary, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, and infinitive gerund, respectively, while the five most frequent errors in description were article, subject-verb agreement, modal/auxiliary, verb tense, and prepositions. The category for that of comparison/contrast comprised verb tense, singular/plural form, preposition, and subject-verb agreement respectively. The three errors of singular/plural form, verb tense, subject-verb agreement were the most frequent errors. The results reveals that different structural features required in a genre influences the writing errors made in the genre. Moreover, some pedagogical implications are provided based on the results.
Incorporating Computer-Mediated Communication in Project Work
Author: Musa, Faridah
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Mediated Communication,Social Networks,Internet,Student Projects,Group Activities,Undergraduate Students,Student Surveys,Action Research,Instructional Effectiveness,Content Analysis,College Instruction,Foreign Countries

In line with the new trend of using computer-mediated communication (CMC) as an innovative technique in teaching and learning at higher institutions, Facebook as a channel of CMC was employed in carrying out a project work in an Academic Communication Course. For this project, students worked in groups to discuss their work and share information using both CMC and face-to-face interactions. An open ended questions survey was administered to these undergraduate students who were assigned to investigate a specific community issue involving a non-governmental organization (NGO) and to produce a report on the findings of the issue identified. This paper presents findings of an action research that aims to investigate the effectiveness of using CMC channel, Facebook, in the project work. It also aims to find out the challenges faced by students in using CMC. The content analysis of students' responses to the survey indicates the effectiveness of using CMC over face-to-face interactions in the completion of the project work despite the problems and challenges they faced.
Two Different Epistemologies about Limit Concepts
Author: Kim, Dong-Joong
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,High School Students,Grade 5,Grade 10,Epistemology,Mathematics,Mathematical Concepts,Experiments,Interviews,Qualitative Research

The purpose of this study is to investigate characteristics of limit concepts through the simultaneous use of historical and experimental epistemologies. Based on a historical epistemology which is an investigation of historical developments in a mathematical concept raised in the history of mathematics, four different developments of limit concepts were considered. Through an experimental epistemology which is an analysis of students' different stages in the development of their understanding of the mathematical concept, diverse developmental levels were scrutinized to find out how the students performed. Nine pairs of students in total were recruited and three representatives were presented. Results indicate that both historical and experimental epistemologies are useful methods for teaching mathematics along with the unpacking process and that experimental epistemologies are effective because mathematics learning is continuous.
Pedagogical Management of Learning Activities of Students in the Electronic Educational Environment of the University: A Differentiated Approach
Author: Toktarova, Vera Ivanovna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Learning Activities,Electronic Learning,Educational Environment,Higher Education,Pilot Projects,Mathematics Education,Educational Quality,Professional Development,Classroom Techniques,Educational Practices,College Students,Mixed Methods Research

The present study considers issues related to the planning and implementation of the system of pedagogical management of learning activities of students in the context of modern electronic educational environment of the higher education institution. As a methodological basis considered a differentiated approach based on flexible individual learning paths. The study provides the results of the pilot testing of students studying on the faculty &quot;Applied Mathematics and Informatics&quot; carried out to evaluate and determine the degree of influence of pedagogical management in the electronic educational environment on improvement of the quality of professional training of students in the university.
Organizational-Pedagogical Conditions to Form the Foreign Competence in Students with the Features of Linguistic Giftedness
Author: Panfilova, Valentina Michailovna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Gifted,Language Proficiency,Second Language Learning,Communicative Competence (Languages),Learning Motivation,Language Acquisition

The study of foreign competence at the present stage of the higher education development becomes more relevant. The article emphasizes the organizational-pedagogical conditions, providing the formation of foreign competence in students with the features of linguistic giftedness. The way to reveal the students, who have the features of linguistic giftedness, is presented. Experimental teaching showed the increased level of independent behavior in the process of foreign language study; the work in small groups on solution of linguistic tasks to the fullest extent actualizes potential linguistic abilities of students; the satisfaction with the learning process of subject &quot;Foreign Language&quot; has also increased.
Liberal Humanism and Its Effect on the Various Contemporary Educational Approaches
Author: Yousefi, Zargham
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Humanism,Political Attitudes,Freedom,Individualism,General Education,Educational Methods,Qualitative Research

Liberalism is one of the main western doctrines which have originated from the ideologies of ancient Greece. The concept of humanism has been under the influence of liberal ideas in different political, social, economic and especially educational field. Since the educational field concerned with liberal ideologies, the study of different factors affecting liberal humanism helps distinguishing the concepts explained by each approaches and their similarities and differences. In this qualitative research, it has been endeavored to determine each of these aspects and factors and their effect on various contemporary educational approaches. The results indicate that some of the main factors of liberal humanism have not been considered and in the cases that they have been considered, the understandings of common subjects are different. Each of these approaches tends to study and define the aspects and principles from a certain point of view.