ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Spanish-Language Version of the Science Identity Survey (SISE): Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Evaluation
Author: Hernandez-Matias, Liz
Date: 2019-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Spanish,Translation,Self Concept,Factor Analysis,Puerto Ricans,High School Students,Science Instruction,Student Attitudes,STEM Education,Measures (Individuals),Scientific Attitudes,Protocol Analysis,Science Achievement,Grades (Scholastic),Student Characteristics,Parent Background,Educational Background

Multiple worldwide efforts, including research experiences and internships for students, have been developed to increase diversity in STEM. In order to understand the outcomes of these research experiences, instruments have become available, but surprisingly, Spanish instruments for these purposes are scarce. The evaluation of diverse scientific experiences and their influence on science identity is imperative. For this reason, we aimed to translate, and evaluate a Science Identity Survey for Puerto Rican high school students. A committee of experts evaluated the original survey of Science Identity and it was translated to Spanish using back-translation. Think-aloud results revealed that students' perception of their: (1) science competence is based on their grades, understanding, knowledge, and learning; (2) performance is based on design and completion of a scientific task; (3) recognition is based on the value that others give to science. The survey was analyzed to determine its dimensionality and reliability. A Cronbach's alpha of .857 was obtained, which suggests that the items have a good internal consistency. Exploratory factor analysis was performed and three factors; competence, performance and recognition were retained. This version of the survey was deemed to be an appropriate instrument to address student science identity.
Using Student-Generated Press Releases in a Vertebrate Physiology Course to Enhance Scientific Communication Skills
Author: Stover, Shawn K.
Date: 2019-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physiology,Animals,Communication Skills,Skill Development,Public Relations,Journal Articles,College Science,Writing Assignments,Scientific Research

This article describes an activity designed to hone students' lay communication skills. After carefully analyzing journal articles that highlight specific aspects of vertebrate physiology, students generate &quot;press releases&quot; to summarize experimental results and suggest potential applications of the research. By producing succinct, jargon-free summaries of current research, along with creative connections between the research and potential real-world applications, students develop skills that allow them to communicate more effectively with the general public.
Role of National Education Policy-2009 and National Professional Standards for Teachers in Developing Teachers&apos; Professionalism
Author: Khizar, Asma
Date: 2019-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Policy,Professionalism,Teacher Attitudes,Standards,Specialists,Policy Formation,Foreign Countries,Teacher Education,Faculty Development,Elementary Secondary Education

Teacher's professionalism is a social construct that is defined through educational policy, practice, and standards. These are considered inevitable for developing professionalism. This paper discusses the role of National Education Policy (NEP) and National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPSTs) for the development of professionalism based on the views of experts who had direct experience with the process of formulation of NEP and NPSTs. Six experts; three associated with the preparation of NEP (2009) and three of NPSTs were interviewed through a semistructured interview consisting indicators of professionalism, conducted, recorded and transcribed. The analysis showed that while preparing NEP (2009) and NPSTs, teachers' professionalism was not considered in true spirit. They declared that there was no mutual coordination between NEP and NPSTs experts for the development of teacher's professionalism and was also not included onto the agenda. It is recommended that teacher professionalism may be focused while developing National Education Policies.
Instructional Design and Material Development Progress to eLearning Environments: A Sample of Obstetrical Nursing Education
Author: Kadioglu, Merve
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Design,Material Development,Electronic Learning,Obstetrics,Nursing Education,Educational Technology,Birth,Multimedia Materials,Expertise

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the most delicate parts of eLearning material development process and tools from the Instructional Design (ID) perspective. In this context, the birth lesson eLearning material modules have been progressed in accordance with the design-based research approach. The selected two modules have been completed by the project team--3 instructional designer, 1 subject expert, 1 education technologist and 2 subject matter consultants--in 8 months. The ID process has been started with the education need analysis in order to determine the learners' needs, learning outcomes and other expectations. The explanatory storyboard has to be offered to the educational technologists and the learning theories has to be determined by the designer. After the several revised, the themes and modules have been developed via several eLearning material development tools. The ID process consists several work packages for the team. Correspondingly, eLearning development is of toilsome process that has been included in planning, storyboard, communication between instructional designers and subject experts, and time. Also, it has to be designed with an expert team, learning theories and other scientific methods.
Impact of Peer-Mediated Learning on Achievement and Motivation in Computer Science among Senior Secondary School Students in Minna Metropolis, Niger State
Author: Ohadugha, Rosemary Ogechi
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Peer Teaching,Peer Influence,Instructional Effectiveness,Academic Achievement,Student Motivation,Computer Science Education,Secondary School Students,Private Schools,Skill Development,Computer Literacy,Foreign Countries,Conventional Instruction,Teaching Methods

The study examined the Impact of Peer-Mediated Learning on achievement and motivation in computer science among senior secondary school students in Minna metropolis, Niger state. The study adopted a randomized pre-test, post-test control group design. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four (4) Private Secondary Schools from Minna, Metropolis. Eighty (80) Students were drawn from the four Secondary Schools as sample size through stratified random sampling technique. Validated Test Instrument; Basic Computer Skills Acquisition Test (BCSAT) and Questionnaire: Motivated Strategy for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) vetted by experts from Computer Science and Educational Technology Departments were used for data collection. The BCSAT was made up of 20 items multiple-choice objective test questions to test students' cognitive knowledge and 5 practical questions, each comprising steps that tested students' computer practical skills while MSLQ, a Likert scale with 31 items was used to determine the motivational beliefs of students taught computer skills. ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis H test was used for data analysis and was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of students taught using Peer-Mediated Learning (PML) than those taught using conventional method. The study further revealed that students' motivation towards PML were significantly positive when compared to the students taught using conventional method. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended that Secondary Schools should adopt PML for effective teaching and learning of computer skills related concepts in Computer Science.
&apos;Amplifier&apos; Platforms and Impact: Australian Scholars&apos; Use of &quot;The Conversation&quot;
Author: Osman, Kim
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Information Dissemination,Electronic Publishing,Research,Authors,Program Effectiveness,Higher Education,Writing for Publication,Evidence

Digital and social media have grown exponentially to become highly influential spheres of public communication -- increasingly crowded, contested, and corrupted, and increasingly in need of scholarly engagement. Alternative metrics ('altmetrics') that are generated from social and digital media platforms have become more important as indicators of impact and engagement for scholars. In AUR 61/2, we reviewed the growth of amplifier platforms and the academic and contextual reasons for their growth. In this article, we investigate how scholars frame their practices of engagement and impact, how they use 'amplifier platforms', in particular &quot;The Conversation,&quot; and to what extent institutions are supporting their staff in these activities. We find that scholars frame engagement and impact as an ethical imperative and place importance on evidence-based messaging; that they are not only interested in seeing their own research amplified, but in amplifying other quality research; that this benefits their other academic activities; that open access models promote republication and increase reach and engagement; and that institutional support for engaging on amplifier platforms is uneven and underdeveloped.
ASD in School: From Theory and Research to Educational Practice
Author: Borca, Claudia-Vasilica
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Intervention,Educational Practices,Evidence Based Practice,Teaching Methods,Inclusion,Children,Adolescents,Young Adults,Asperger Syndrome

As a result of increase of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) prevalence, teachers are experiencing real difficulties such as, the curriculum, social, emotional, and behavioural development of these students. The main purpose of this paper is to analyse how the effectiveness and quality of educational and therapeutic practice in ASD are influenced by research in the field, by identifying those interventions and effective, scientifically validated treatments for students with ASD. Initially, we will present the current conceptualization of ASD, the review of scientific literature, analysis of research studies, identification and analysis of practices. We want to find out what is the link between educational practices and studies that provide empirical support for those practices. A range of effective scientifically validated interventions and treatments for children with ASD, evidence-based practices (EBPs), school-based instructional interventions research, research-based principles and practices are presented.
Bullying in Schools: An Interdisciplinary Approach from the Legal and Psycho-Pedagogical Perspective
Author: Gradinariu, Tudorita
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bullying,Foreign Countries,Childrens Rights,Victims,Teacher Role,International Law,At Risk Persons,Prevention,Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to analyze bullying behaviors from an interdisciplinary perspective: legal, psychological and pedagogical. From a legal point of view, the Romanian legislative framework on respect for children's rights has undergone a number of changes in recent years with the accession of Romania to the European Union in 2007. International legislation on respect for children's rights requires countries that have ratified these provisions to ensure that they are respected and to take measures to ensure that they are not prejudiced. Aggressiveness in students is a predictor of antisocial behaviors in adolescence and adulthood. The psychological perspective of bullying refers to the consequences of this type of behavior. Students involved in aggression are at increased risk of developing a range of psychosomatic symptoms, involvement in delinquency, alcohol and drug abuse, absenteeism. The consequences of these behaviors on the victims are associated with anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. Through the pedagogical approach to bullying, we focus on the role of teachers in addressing the issue of aggressive behavior in students. The perceived gravity and teacher's response to bullies and victims of bullying are important indicators to be taken into account in making a successful intervention.
What Will Follow the International Student Boom? Future Directions for Australian Higher Education
Author: Calderon, Angel
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Students,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Barriers,Demography,Equal Education

This paper highlights some of the challenges being faced by Australian higher education which are likely to have an impact over the next ten years and beyond and opportunities to deal with them. In doing so, the policy settings from the Dawkins reforms in the late 1980s to the present which have shaped the higher education landscape are described, bringing into perspective the operating context for Australian universities. Two key themes are discussed: universities' reliance on international students, and demographic shifts. The discussion that follows is how these drivers are likely to shape demand for higher education and what impact these will have on universities over the next ten years.
What Ongoing Staff Can Do to Support Precariously Employed Colleagues
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Temporary Employment,Adjunct Faculty,Teaching Conditions,Educational Improvement,Teacher Selection,Accountability,Teacher Recruitment,Access to Information,Information Dissemination,Contracts,Compensation (Remuneration)

There is a growing divide between ongoing and precarious academics in Australia. Precarious academics are often exploited, underpaid, and have little hope of gaining permanency. In this article we offer suggestions to ongoing academics on how to improve the working lives and conditions of precarious colleagues. Our suggestions range from easy and straightforward to more challenging. We offer them to encourage discussion and action, and to inspire ongoing academics to consider how the circumstances of precarious academics today may differ from their own experiences as 'early career' academics. [This article was written by the Academic Precariat.]
Disciplines in Their Organisational Context: Mapping Australian Faculty Structures to the ASCED and ANZSRC Fields of Education and Research
Author: Hider, Philip
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Intellectual Disciplines,Higher Education,Colleges,Classification,Alignment (Education),College Faculty,Taxonomy

In this study, we investigated the extent to which the national classifications of disciplines reflect the organisational structures of Australia's universities. The names of faculty units of ten universities were mapped onto the fields of education set out in the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) as well as the fields of research in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC). The results show a fair degree of alignment between the faculty structures and both classification schemes, but also reveal much variation in the degree of alignment amongst the universities sampled. Schools and other second-level units are slightly more aligned to ASCED than to ANZSRC. Several units covering more specific fields are not represented in the current ASCED and ANZSRC classifications, though most non-alignment is due to divergent ways of dividing and compounding broader disciplinary areas. The degree of alignment to the research classification has changed little, overall, since the time of ANZSRC's predecessor, the Australian Standard Research Classification.
Losing Faith in the Classification and Evaluation of Research: A Meta-Metrics Approach to Research on Religion in Australia
Author: Possamai, Adam
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Religion Studies,Educational Research,Peer Evaluation,Citations (References),Higher Education,Philosophy,Colleges,Evaluation Methods,Educational Quality

This article uses a meta-metrics approach to research the research in Religion and Religious Studies (Field of Research (FoR) Code 2204) in Australia. Comparing and contrasting various results from the data provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) on its Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) process, as well as global rankings data, the findings point to a reported drop of quality of research in this field. In this article we argue that this loss of quality could be due to the way this FoR Code is constructed and we call for its revision. This research also points to a considerable disparity between peer review disciplines such as FoR Code 2204 and citation disciplines.
Organisational Narratives vs the Lived Neoliberal Reality: Tales from a Regional University
Author: Rogers, Marg
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Organizational Communication,Position Papers,Strategic Planning,Organizational Culture,Organizational Theories,Neoliberalism,Higher Education,Theory Practice Relationship,Group Structure,Administrative Organization,Universities,Foreign Countries

Organisational narratives are foundational to inform the actions and directions of an organisation. Modern organisations often place great weight and invest significant time crafting their narratives that are communicated through mission statements, strategic plans, policies, directives and self-promotion. Sometimes these narratives align with the lived reality of the workers and those who deal with the organisation, but at other times there is a significant gap, or even chasm, between the portrayed ideal and the reality. This paper situates such narratives, and the lived experiences within critical organisational theory and a neoliberal framework. Utilising autoethnographic accounts of four academics within a higher education context, it highlights this gap and the need to voice concerns about this misalignment. The paper raises awareness of both organisations and workers to the importance of being true to narratives and ensuring they are an accurate representation of what happens. It offers ideas for resisting the disjunction between narrative and reality and a way of challenging neoliberalism within higher education.
Aggressive Coping Strategy in Situations of Social Conflict. An Attempt to Determine Personality Predictors
Author: Borecka-Biernat, Danuta
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Aggression,Coping,Conflict,Personality Traits,Predictor Variables,Adolescents,Self Esteem,Self Concept Measures,Stress Variables,Interpersonal Relationship,Emotional Response

The purpose of the study was to find personality predictors of aggressive coping strategies in adolescents in situations of social conflict. The empirical studies have been conducted in junior high schools on a sample of 893 adolescents (468 girls and 425 boys) aged 13-15. The study employed the following instruments: the Stress Assessment Questionnaire (Kwestionariusz Oceny Stresu, KOS) designed by D. Wlodarczyk and K. Wrzesniewski, The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), the Spielberger Three-Factor Inventory of Personality States and Traits (TISCO), as well as the Questionnaire for Analysis of Coping Strategies in Adolescents in Situations of Social Conflict (KSMK) designed by D. Borecka-Biernat. The results of the studies indicate that the assessment of a situation of conflict as a threat increases the implementation of the aggressive coping strategy in young people in situations of social conflict. Participation of adolescents in a situation in which the realization of their goals is under threat increases negative emotions. Aggression is a form of coping with anger experienced in a situation of social conflict.
An Ecological Approach of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Predescu, Mihai
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Intervention,Context Effect,Social Environment,Family Environment,Allied Health Personnel,Friendship,Community,Educational Environment,Professional Personnel,Cultural Influences,Social Attitudes,Role of Education,Student Needs,Counseling,Models

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most researched topics in the last decades. The research led to a better understanding of the field and raised the number of children properly diagnosed. But also, the ASD became a social topic because it affects both families and society as a whole. In this paper, we propose an innovative ecological approach of ASD, based on a holistic approach of it. We recognize the fact that sectorial approaches, such as intervention in school, or family therapy are not sufficient to overcome the ASD. Instead, we propose an ecological model, in which the assessment and interventions are made at individual, family, school and societal level in order to structure a support network for the child and family.
Why Teach Biology if It Is Rejected? How to Teach Evolution so That It Can Be Accepted
Author: Laidlaw, Clinton
Date: 2019-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Biology,Science Instruction,Evolution,Student Attitudes,Barriers,Correlation,Teaching Methods,Misconceptions,Role of Religion,Teacher Competencies,Constructivism (Learning),Active Learning,Student Journals,Reflection,Relevance (Education),Social Influences

There exists a disconnect between instruction about biological evolution and acceptance of evolution by students. This disconnect prevents students from applying the theory to their lives or to their understanding of the field of biology. We examine the literature for common barriers to the acceptance of evolution, correlates with acceptance of evolution, and potential means by which education might result in increased levels of acceptance among students. We find that by changing the way that teachers themselves are taught, and by altering the methods teachers use to teach, it is likely that student acceptance of evolution can increase from instruction.
Quality of Life for Children with Autism. Legislation and Public Policies
Author: Onitiu, Atalia
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Children,Quality of Life,Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Federal Legislation,Access to Health Care,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Civil Rights,Disability Discrimination,Disability Identification

The present contribution discusses the legislation referring to persons diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). From international documents (The Charter for Persons with Autism, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities), to national legislation (The Law on Autism, The Methodological Norms for Applying the Law on Autism), we show these are still perfectible. We underline although there is a Romanian legislation for people with ASD, this is insufficiently known by parents of children with ASD, thus affecting the chances of children's evolution. Some legislation articles are partially or incomplete respected in our country, and the equality of chances for autistic adult is missing, with no access to specialized services or labor market. Romanian legislation insufficiently regulates and does not establish any clear procedure to ensure access to specialized recovery services (medical, social, educational) for persons with ASD, the screening for early detection of ASD symptoms and periodical evaluations for children are not performed, and more, legislation infringes the right to education and work for people with ASD.