ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Effectiveness of Teaching Aids for Elementary Students' Renewable Energy Learning and an Analysis of Their Energy Attitude Formation
Author: Chou, Ying-Chyi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Energy Conservation,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Conservation (Environment),Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Comparative Analysis,Student Behavior,Attitude Change,Behavior Change,Positive Attitudes,Experiential Learning,Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Demonstrations (Educational),Science Activities,Likert Scales,Questionnaires,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation

As an examination of the influences of a renewable energy teaching activity employing teaching aids on elementary students' knowledge of, attitude toward, and behavior of energy saving and carbon reduction, this study designed a teaching experiment in which experimental group was subjected to the teaching with four teaching aids for students to practice whereas the control group was not. Results revealed that the teaching activity significantly improved the attitude and increased some knowledge items but did not affect the behavior. The behavior was more connected to attitude and knowledge for experimental group than for control group. The formation of the positive attitude could be related to the sensory stimulation generated by the teaching aids and associated affective responses when it was analyzed from a product-trial perspective. The analysis should inspire the understanding of the possible mechanisms of how learning experiences affect attitude.
History of Science and Medicine in Turkish History Secondary School Textbooks
Author: Karabag, S. Gulin
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Education,Textbooks,History Instruction,Science History,Medicine,Textbook Content,Content Analysis,Textbook Evaluation,Qualitative Research,Secondary School Science

In this paper, it is aimed to analyze the acquirements and topics in Turkish secondary school history textbooks that are published by the Ministry of National Education (MEB) and by the private sector to determine to what extend the place given to history of science and history of medicine. In the study, the document and content analysis techniques are used. The documents in this study are Turkish secondary school history textbooks to be taught across the country currently. Elaborates on the history of science and history of medicine acquirements in the textbooks, it can be said that Turkish secondary history textbooks' quantitative coverage of the HOS and HOM topics is 9.7 percent on average. Among the seven secondary school history textbooks, the 10th grade textbook is given the largest space (8.6 percent of the textbook) and again the 11th grade the revolution history of Turkish republic and the principles of Ataturk curriculum is given the smallest space (0.8 percent of the textbook).
How Healthy Are Our Children?
Author: Rosenbaum, Sara
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Child Health,Communicable Diseases,Infant Mortality,Accidents,Injuries,Social Influences,Environmental Influences,Stress Variables,Hazardous Materials,Diseases,Mental Disorders,Poverty,At Risk Persons,Minority Group Children,Public Health,Child Development,Health Services,Health Promotion,Social Justice,Safety,Prevention,Clinical Diagnosis,Death,Children,Adolescents,Family Influence,Genetics,Racial Differences,Government Role,Expenditures,Geographic Location,Federal Government,State Government,Role of Education,Federal Legislation,Foreign Countries

The past century has seen vast improvements in our children's health. The infectious diseases that once killed huge numbers of children have largely been conquered. Infant mortality has also fallen markedly, although the United States lags behind other industrialized nations in this and other measures of children's health. Accidents and injuries also kill fewer children than they once did. Today, write Sara Rosenbaum and Robert Blum, the greatest threats to U.S. children's health are social and environmental conditions, such as stress and exposure to toxic substances, which are associated with noncommunicable illnesses, such as mental health problems and asthma. Unlike the communicable diseases of the past, these are not equal-opportunity hazards. They are far more likely to affect poor children and the children of racial and ethnic minorities. And they have long-lasting effects, both for individuals and for the nation. For example, people who experience unhealthy levels of stress as children grow up to become less healthy, less productive adults. Rosenbaum and Blum also examine government spending on children's health. Though such spending has increased over time, the largest share of that increased spending has been for health care, while spending on other determinants of child health, which may be as or more important, has not kept pace. Investments in medical care alone can't overcome social and environmental threats to children's health that have their roots in historic levels of poverty and inequality. Rosenbaum and Blum argue that the best way to promote children's health today is to mitigate poverty, invest in education, and make our neighborhoods and communities healthier and safer.
Mathematical Meaning-Making and Its Relation to Design of Teaching
Author: Jaworski, Barbara
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sociocultural Patterns,Engineering Education,Concept Formation,Mathematical Concepts,Student Attitudes,Inquiry,Teaching Methods,Instructional Innovation,Courseware,Undergraduate Students,Mathematics Instruction

This paper addresses the design of teaching to promote engineering students' conceptual understanding of mathematics, and its outcomes for mathematical meaning-making. Within a developmental research approach, inquiry-based tasks have been designed and evaluated, through the use of competencies proposed for their potential to promote conceptual learning. A sociocultural frame draws attention to interactions between different cultural elements to address challenges to teaching related to student perspectives and the mathematical meanings they develop. The paper recognizes tensions between design of inquiry-based practice and the outcomes of that practice, and demonstrates the need for new research to address mathematical meanings of a student community within a sociocultural frame.
Role of the Mentor's Comments in the Performance of Mathematics Teachers
Author: Gómez, Pedro
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mentors,Mathematics Teachers,Correlation,Feedback (Response),Regression (Statistics),Mathematics Education,Graduate Study,Secondary School Mathematics,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Competencies,Teacher Collaboration,Blended Learning,Distance Education,Cognitive Processes,Writing (Composition),Curriculum Development,Mixed Methods Research,Coding,Knowledge Level

We study the relationship between mentors' and mathematics teachers' performance in an education program. To this end, we characterize the relationship between the changes made in the written productions of three groups of teachers and the characteristics of their mentors' comments that could motivate those changes--type of comment, content, and knowledge type. The analysis of these relationships was performed with the help of contingency tables and logistic regressions. We found that, for the whole group of teachers, the changes made by them depend on the type of knowledge and on the content to which the comments refer.
Relationship between Graduate Students' Statistics Self-Efficacy, Statistics Anxiety, Attitude toward Statistics, and Social Support
Author: Perepiczka, Michelle
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Graduate Students,Statistics,Self Efficacy,Mathematics Anxiety,Student Attitudes,Social Support Groups,Schools of Education,Masters Programs,Doctoral Programs,Questionnaires,Anxiety,Multiple Regression Analysis

Statistics plays an integral role in graduate programs. However, numerous intra- and interpersonal factors may lead to successful completion of needed coursework in this area. The authors examined the extent of the relationship between self-efficacy to learn statistics and statistics anxiety, attitude towards statistics, and social support of 166 graduate students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs within colleges of education. Results indicated that statistics anxiety and attitude towards statistics were statistically significant predictors of self-efficacy to learn statistics, yet social support was not a statistically significant predictor of self-efficacy. Insight into how this population responds to statistics courses and implications for educators as well as students are presented.
Silent Suffering: Children with Selective Mutism
Author: Camposano, Lisa
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Anxiety Disorders,Children,Communication Problems,Intervention,Behavior Modification,Cognitive Restructuring,Psychotherapy,Family Counseling,Drug Therapy,Etiology,Identification,Staff Role,School Personnel

Despite increasing awareness, the childhood disorder of selective mutism is under-researched and commonly misdiagnosed. The purpose of this article is to highlight current issues related to this disorder as well as describe various treatment approaches including behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, family, and pharmacological interventions. Suggestions for counselors working with children with selective mutism and implications for future research are offered.
Changes in Occupations? A Commentary and Implications for Practice
Author: Sampson, James P., Jr.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Occupations,Change,Career Counseling,Counseling Effectiveness

Fundamental changes occurring in the nature of work have led some authors to contest that established approaches to delivering career services may no longer be efficacious. This article challenges such notions and examines the idea of changing occupations and how these changes may influence the delivery of career services. While important changes have occurred, occupations remain a viable unit of analysis for the assessment and information resources used in delivering career services. The article concludes with clinical implications for career counselors and service providers.
The Effect of Parenthood Education on Self- Efficacy and Parent Effectiveness in an Alternative High School Student Population
Author: Meyer, Becky Weller
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Statistical Analysis,Nontraditional Education,Self Efficacy,Control Groups,Adolescents,At Risk Persons,Parent Child Relationship,Parenting Skills,Parenting Styles,Secondary School Students,Parenthood Education,Child Abuse,Early Parenthood,Measures (Individuals),Parent Role,Poverty,Employment Patterns,Experimental Groups,Program Descriptions,Program Evaluation

Adolescents defined as at-risk typically lack healthy models of parenting and receive no parenthood education prior to assuming the parenting role. Unless a proactive approach is implemented, the cyclic pattern of dysfunctional parenting-- including higher rates of teen pregnancy, increased childhood abuse, low educational attainment, intergenerational poverty, and lack of steady employment--will continue. Parenthood education seeks to remediate this recurring cycle with at-risk youth before they become parents. Eighty-two alternative school students, grades 7 through 12, were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. After the experimental group completed a 16-session parenthood education program, differences between the two groups were tested using two measures: the Self-Efficacy Scale and the Parent Effectiveness Measure. Two-way ANOVA analyses showed statistical significance between the primary caregivers in the experimental and control group on the social self-efficacy and parent effectiveness measures. Implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.
Counselor Preparation in England and Ireland: A Look at Six Programs
Author: McCarthy, John
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Counselor Training,Accreditation (Institutions),Graduate Students,Graduate Study,Interviews,Instructional Materials

Academic preparation is essential to the continued fidelity and growth of the counseling profession and clinical practice. The accreditation of academic programs is essential to ensuring the apposite education and preparation of future counselors. Although the process is well documented for counselors-in-training in the United States, there is a dearth of literature describing the academic preparation of counselors in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This article describes interview findings from six counseling programs at institutions in England and Ireland: Cork Institute of Technology; the University of East Anglia; the University of Cambridge; the University of Limerick; The University of Manchester; and West Suffolk College. It also discusses common and differentiating themes with counselor training in the U.S.
A Phenomenological Investigation of Adolescent Dating Relationships and Dating Violence Counseling Interventions
Author: Hays, Danica G.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Phenomenology,Adolescents,Adolescent Attitudes,Dating (Social),Investigations,Violence,School Counseling,Intervention,Incidence,Females,Definitions,Mental Health Programs,Intimacy,Focus Groups,Semi Structured Interviews,Social Attitudes,Middle School Students,Victims of Crime,Social Experience

Despite the prevalence of dating violence, incidences often go unreported due to a lack of awareness among students as to appropriate dating behaviors. This phenomenology investigated how adolescents conceptualize and experience dating relationships. We explored adolescent females' definitions of healthy and abusive relationships, experiences with unhealthy relationships, and responses to dating violence in order to develop effective strategies to intervene with this population. Implications for school counseling and mental health counseling practice, training, interventions and future research are discussed.
Infusing Coteaching into the General Education Field Experience
Author: Bennett, Deborah J.
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Team Teaching,General Education,Field Experience Programs,Inclusion,Team Training,Assignments,Teacher Education Programs,Teacher Collaboration,Learning Activities,Group Discussion,Observation,Modeling (Psychology),Undergraduate Students,Secondary School Curriculum,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Student Participation,Learner Engagement,Scores,Rating Scales,Learning Experience,Teaching Methods

With the proliferation of inclusion, teacher education programs must prepare general education candidates to work collaboratively in a coteaching environment. This study addresses a coteaching assignment introduced into the general education field experience course for secondary content majors. The candidates enrolled had no previous preparation in coteaching. The findings revealed that combining minimal reading, a focused observation assignment, and an online discussion forum that required writing and reflection enabled candidates to engage in a meaningful discussion of the challenges and benefits of coteaching. The study also revealed that these activities inspired some candidates to reframe discussions to benefit candidates observing negative models of coteaching.
Evaluating Mental Health Literacy and Adolescent Depression: What Do Teenagers &quot;Know?&quot;
Author: McCarthy, John
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Depression (Psychology),Adolescents,Mental Health,Vignettes,At Risk Persons,Suicide,Psychological Patterns,Young Adults,Questionnaires,Well Being,Coping,Coding,Youth Problems,Statistical Analysis,Help Seeking,Family Role,Counselors,Friendship,Teacher Role,Multivariate Analysis

The prevalence of depression increases markedly during adolescence, yet many youth are not receiving the support that they need. One factor that has been speculated as contributing to low rates of care is a lack of mental health literacy about depression and viable sources of support. This pilot study focused on mental health literacy as it relates to adolescent depression and suicidality and represented a pseudo-replication of Burns and Rapee (2006). Overall, participants (N = 36) in this study were able to differentiate depressed vignettes from non-depressed vignettes and identify common symptoms of depression in their assessments. Also, sources of optimal help identified by participants varied upon the perceived degree of seriousness of the difficulties. Such results offer implications regarding the potential benefit of including adolescents in a more direct way when providing outreach or offering services.
Are Black Girls Not Gifted? Race, Gender, and Resilience
Author: Evans-Winters, Venus E.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African Americans,Females,Resilience (Psychology),Academically Gifted,Racial Bias,Gender Bias,Disproportionate Representation,Educational Policy,Feminism,Self Esteem,Academic Achievement

Current research and theoretical models that address racial inequity or gender disparities in gifted education often overlook the underrepresentation of Black girls in gifted programs. Race-based conceptual frameworks and methodologies that focus on gifted education often fail to critically examine and interpret the multiple identities of Black female students thus, overlooking Black girls' underrepresentation in gifted programs as well as their potential to thrive academically in these programs. Similarly, policies and procedures often only consider gender disparities in gifted education from a White middle class female perspective. In this article, a call for theoretical and methodological models are put forth that place Black girls' gender and racial identities at the center of discussions on gifted education reform.
Revitalizing Educational Counseling: How Career Theory Can Inform a Forgotten Practice
Author: Reardon, Robert C.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Counseling,Specialization,Intervention,Educational Needs,Educational Practices,Educational Change,Secondary School Curriculum,Postsecondary Education,Personality Traits,Social Theories,Educational History,Educational Environment,College Choice,School Choice,Career Choice,Majors (Students),Student Adjustment,Academic Achievement,Student Evaluation,Education Work Relationship

Educational counseling has declined as a counseling specialization in the United States, although the need for this intervention persists and is being met by other providers. This article illustrates how career theories such as Holland's RIASEC theory can inform a revitalized educational counseling practice in secondary and postsecondary settings. The theory suggests that six personality types--Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional--have varying relationships with one another and that they can be associated to the same six environmental areas to assess educational and vocational adjustment. Although educational counseling can be viewed as distinctive from mental health counseling and/or career counseling, modern career theories can inform the practice of educational counseling for the benefit of students and schools.
Psychosocial Prevention Education: A Comparison of Traditional vs. Thematic Prevention Programming for Youth
Author: Newgent, Rebecca A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Prevention,Youth Programs,Intervention,At Risk Students,Individual Development,Elementary School Students,Skill Development,Interpersonal Competence,Behavior Problems,Bullying,Self Esteem,Program Evaluation,Comparative Analysis,Correlation,Counseling Services,School Counseling,Delivery Systems,Group Counseling,Peer Relationship,Self Concept Measures,Measures (Individuals),Self Disclosure (Individuals),Pretests Posttests,Outcomes of Treatment,Participant Satisfaction,Grade 4,Grade 5

Group counseling has been highlighted as one effective intervention for at-risk students, yet debate remains as to the comparable efficacy of traditional interventions versus thematic interventions. This study compared two psychosocial educational programs, the PEGS and ARK Programs, designed to help elementary school students with social skills development, problem behaviors, bullying, and self-esteem with 15 elementary-aged students. Results revealed no differences between the programs and improvement on many indicators. Implications for school counselors are presented.
Educating Black Males with Dyslexia
Author: Robinson, Shawn Anthony
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,African American Students,Dyslexia,Teaching Methods,Achievement Gap,Student Needs,Racial Differences,Racial Bias,Culturally Relevant Education,Evaluation Methods,Culture Fair Tests,Classroom Environment,Classroom Techniques,Vignettes

Much of the scholarship on Black males in the educational literature focuses on the achievement gap; their underrepresentation in gifted and advanced placement programs; their overrepresentation in special education programs and their high rates of school suspensions and expulsions. Although overrepresented in special education, Black males with dyslexia are seldom given attention in scholarly works; and an extensive review of the literature yields a lack of empirical research or articles on Black males with dyslexia. This article focuses on Black males with dyslexia and provides recommendations for appropriate classroom practice based on the author's lived experiences.
Perceptions of Professional Counselors: Survey of College Student Views
Author: Wantz, Richard A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Counselors,Professional Identity,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Counseling Effectiveness,Work Attitudes,Primary Sources,Questionnaires,Counselor Qualifications

Numerous sources of information influence how individuals perceive professional counselors. The stressors associated with entering college, developmental differences, and factors associated with service fees may further impact how college students view mental health professionals and may ultimately influence when, for what issues, and with whom they seek support. Individual perceptions of professional counselors furthermore impress upon the overall identity of the counseling profession. Two hundred and sixty-one undergraduate students were surveyed regarding their perceptions of professional counselors' effectiveness and sources of information from which information was learned about counselors. Overall, counselors were viewed positively on the dimensions measured. The sources that most influenced perceptions were word of mouth, common knowledge, movies, school and education, friends, books, and television.