ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Armenians' Dual Identity in Jordan
Author: Derderian-Aghajanian, Ani
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Identification,Cultural Background,Cultural Differences,Ethnic Groups,Global Approach,Cultural Maintenance,Language Maintenance,Indo European Languages,Churches,Clubs,Schools,Global Education

William Saroyan, a famous American Armenian writer states, &quot;For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia&quot;(video, google.co.uk, 2009). This quote assures that there exist Armenian individuals who are willing to work for the group and its future in a global society. It is this way they have, up to now, succeeded in maintaining their cultural identity, and reproducing it through the years no matter what has happened in their surroundings. For example, the strength of Jordanian-Armenians lies in their solidarity. Through maintaining their unique cultural heritage and the assets that have always belonged to them, the community has, through the years, created an identity that will live on as long as there exist individuals to maintain it. By keeping the group's infrastructure intact, this dual-identity Armenian and Jordanian in Jordan with different cultural differences, has continued to exist. This identity is reproduced within the group through global education, global socialization techno globalization and a common basis of values that sets it apart from new Diasporas.
A Study of Subject-Verb Agreement: From Novice Writers to Expert Writers
Author: Nayan, Surina
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Grammar,Verbs,Form Classes (Languages),English (Second Language),Sentence Structure,Punctuation,Writing Skills,Case Studies,English for Academic Purposes,Undergraduate Students,Writing Instruction,Teaching Methods,Writing Assignments,Writing Improvement,Error Patterns,Error Correction,Language Usage

Students in higher learning institutions need to write lots of reports based on the projects done. Since they are at the tertiary level of education, they are required to use English in their reports. This is to ensure that they are able to function well in English later at the workplace. Writing requires students to apply rules regarding sentence structures, grammar and also its mechanic that refers to punctuation and capitalization. However, many of the students have problems in applying these rules in their writing even though they have been learning English for about 12 years in school. This is a case study on BEL 311, semester 3 students at one local higher learning institution that comprises &quot;Bumiputra&quot; (a Malay term widely used in Malaysia, embracing ethnic Malays, Javanese, Bugis, Minang and other indigenous ethnic groups such as the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and the tribal peoples in Sabah and Sarawak) students regarding their problems with subject-verb agreement in their writing. These students are required to write a term paper that worths 30% out of their 100% total score. They are taking their BEL 311, English for Academic Purposes--an undergraduate diploma course. The researcher gathered information for this study through her observation, interview and written assignment given to students. The findings from the study are of significant important since this will help the lecturers to further enhance their teaching methods and find ways to help students improve their writing and avoid making errors in subject-verb agreement as possible.
Antecedents of Psychological Empowerment in the Malaysian Private Higher Education Institutions
Author: Ghani, Nik Azida Abd.
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Private Colleges,College Faculty,Competence,Personal Autonomy,Influences,Access to Information,Resources,Trust (Psychology),Teacher Empowerment,Correlation,Regression (Statistics),Educational Opportunities,Predictor Variables,Teacher Surveys

Psychological empowerment comprising four cognitive dimensions i.e. meaning, competence, autonomy and impact in the context of private higher education institutions is being validated. Five factors considered as antecedents i.e. access to information, resources, organizational support and opportunity to learn and develop, and trust were studied. This study examined on a sample of 312 lecturers from 25 private higher education institutions in three states (Penang, Kedah and Kelantan) in Malaysia. Survey data was analyzed using correlation and regression analyses to assess the relationship among the factors as well as the contribution of each factor to psychological empowerment. The study verifies that psychological empowerment comprised four dimensions as suggested by Spreitzer (1992). The results indicated that all antecedents under study have significant relationship with psychological empowerment at .01 significance level. It has also been found that access to opportunity to learn and develop and access to resources are significant predictors of psychological empowerment. It is recommended that management of higher education institutions use these findings to improve the level of psychological empowerment of lecturers.
Nurturing Writing Proficiency through Theme-Based Instruction
Author: Osman, Siti Rafizah Fatimah
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Instruction,Thematic Approach,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,College Students,Language Skills,Student Empowerment,Instructional Effectiveness,Action Research,Cooperative Learning,Collaborative Writing,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

This paper explores the effectiveness of theme-based instructional (TBI) method as a means of honing the writing skills and the motivation for writing of 36 pre-degree ESL learners in a Malaysian tertiary institution. The method which focused on development of language skills through discussion of themes provided the teacher a direct and effective way in guiding the learning processes the learners underwent in terms of how information was shared and kept and how the outcomes were ensued in pursuing writing. What surfaced as the semester progressed was that most learners had developed enthusiasm due to the empowerment entrusted to them and were more competent in writing due to the amount of research, reading, reviewing and conferencing they had done. Thus, this article discusses the concept of theme-based instruction and presents some remarks gathered from six selected students.
Enhancing the Critical Role of Malaysian Institute of Higher Education from Ivy League American Universities Research Culture Experiences
Author: Jusoff, Hj. Kamaruzaman
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Universities,Selective Admission,Higher Education,Entrepreneurship,Educational Change,Educational Improvement,Foreign Countries,Excellence in Education,Innovation,College Administration,Educational Experience,Research and Development

Emulation by example is an old adage that has been a pragmatic initiative in great endeavors. To create a dynamic research culture too requires revisiting eminent personality and renowned organization by which one can copy in order to establish credibility. This paper explores the practicality of the emulation activities that help to establish this dynamic research culture. Here, the writers address the American Ivy League universities as the exemplary institutions of knowledge that have been long established and that Malaysian institutions of higher education can continue to learn and adapt in order to continue achieving academic excellence, particularly in research practices. Pertinent areas covered are the current research and innovation taking place in the US tertiary education, nurturing academic entrepreneurship, the need for effective research leaders, creating talent pool for researchers' succession planning and internationalization, just to state a few. Simultaneously, establishing the research infrastructure and capacity is also another exploration that provides insights into the pertinent scope of academic establishment. This needs undivided attention by the leadership in the university. Through this sharing which is part of the experience acquired by the first author being an associate of an Ivy League institution, invaluable information in the paper can assist readers in understanding what is needed to establish a dynamic research culture for tertiary community.
Logic Analysis of Painting Modeling Rules and Avoiding Narrative Viewing
Author: Zhu, Feng
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Painting (Visual Arts),Models,Logical Thinking,Art Expression,Visual Perception,Critical Viewing

Painting modeling rules are constructed based on objective representing with material substances as the main body and the construction methods and orders are mostly limited to narrative viewing and expression, which, obviously, is not the best method. Logistic thinking in virtue of modeling art could gender a more &quot;painting-like&quot; cognitive order. The modeling elements extracted from dots, lines and planes lead us to the door for painting context and by way of personalized organization with explicit aims, we could be able to obtain &quot;selective&quot;, &quot;comparative&quot;, &quot;holistic&quot; and &quot;sole&quot; (creative) modeling and viewing principles.
Preparing Tomorrow's School Leaders with a Standards-Based, Prescriptive Curriculum
Author: Gray, David L.
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Administrator Education,Standards,Instructional Leadership,Educational Change,Educational Legislation,Federal Legislation,Academic Achievement,Sanctions,Principals,State Boards of Education,Accountability,Curriculum Development

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 holds public schools in the United States accountable for increased student achievement and adequate yearly progress (AYP). Schools that do not make AYP for three consecutive years are subject to stringent sanctions. Principals, teachers, and students are under tremendous pressure to demonstrate increased achievement each year. State Boards of Education are insisting that school leaders have knowledge about curriculum and instruction in addition to the managerial skills that were the hallmarks of educational administration programs in years past. Colleges that prepare prospective principals are redesigning their instructional leadership programs to ensure that they are prescriptive, standards-based, and curriculum-focused to meet NCLB's rigorous requirements.
On the Cultivation of Innovative Talents in Colleges and Universities
Author: Yu, Changli
Date: 2009-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Talent Development,Innovation,Student Development,Personality Traits,Creativity,Barriers,Educational Policy,Training

It is the sure pursuit for the Colleges and Universities to cultivate the innovative talents for the society. The cultivation of innovative talents in Colleges and Universities plays a crucial role not only in economic and social development, but also in schools' and personal development. The internal quality of innovative talents includes the spirit of innovation, creativity and innovative personality. What constrains the cultivation of innovative talents includes the quality of students, the policy level, the educational practice and etc. It needs the policy, school leaders and teachers to make more practical efforts to promote the cultivation of innovative talents.
Understanding the Technology Enhanced Learning Environments from a Cognitive Perspective
Author: Kok, Ayse
Date: 2009-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Cognitive Processes,Multimedia Instruction,Theories,Interactive Video,Teaching Methods,Models,Visual Stimuli

This conceptual paper discusses some principles for powerful learning environments based on a cognitive perspective. Throughout the paper, it is argued that the accommodation of different individual cognitive preferences is crucial for its alignment with the human cognitive architecture. The paper concludes that in order to be aligned with the human cognitive architecture, TEL (technology enhanced learning) environments should provide supportive visual and interactive multimedia, self-assessment tools, instructional guidance about the purpose of the learning environment and how to operate it. Based on the prior research undertaken in this area, the paper concludes that a more evidence-based model for deriving the positioning would allow the learning professionals to move from a framework to a genuine taxonomy.
A Tentative Study on Teaching Arts in Vocational English Class
Author: Wang, Juan
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Educational Improvement,Educational Quality,Drama,Dialogs (Language),Handwriting,English (Second Language),English for Special Purposes

Nowadays, it is a vigorously-developing project to improve teaching arts in English class. As a result, this article focuses on how to improve English teaching efficiency, how to improve English teaching quality, how to encourage students to participate in studying activities actively as well as how to deal with teaching links at class.
Effects of Students' Approaches to Learning on Performance in Two Pedagogical Environments
Author: Varughese, Varughese Kuzhumannil
Date: 2009-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Cognitive Style,Learning Processes,Foreign Students,Student Diversity,Second Language Learning,Cultural Background,Cultural Differences,Effect Size,Biology,Undergraduate Students,Science Instruction,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Statistical Analysis,Problem Based Learning,Conventional Instruction,Outcomes of Education

This paper investigates various approaches to learning and their effect on performance of a cohort of international students in two different pedagogical environments. The effect of approaches to learning on performance was determined by using Cohen's &quot;d&quot; with Hedges &quot;g&quot; correction. Coe's spread sheet was used for the purpose. The study showed that the magnitude of difference in the effect of approaches of learning on performance varied from &quot;very small&quot; to &quot;medium&quot;. Teaching international students from diverse educational, linguistic and cultural backgrounds is a complex task. Students from different cultural backgrounds tend to exhibit greater diversity in their approaches to learning. Appropriate teaching strategies are suggested to use to enhance the learning process of international students. An understanding about the magnitude of difference in performance of students with various approaches of learning helps to optimize the learning environment.
Applying Group Work to Improve College Students' Oral English
Author: Jiang, Yongmei
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Skill Development,Oral Language,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Groups,Self Esteem,Second Language Instruction,Interpersonal Relationship,Asian Culture,Cultural Context,Teaching Methods,Confucianism,Foreign Countries,Peer Evaluation,Language Proficiency,Group Dynamics

After a brief introduction, this paper dwells on the merits of group work, and then suggested the evaluation methods of group work. The author also mentioned the Demerits of group work and how to avoid them.
A Spreadsheet-Based Approach for Operations Research Teaching
Author: Munisamy, Susila
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Spreadsheets,Operations Research,Introductory Courses,Statistical Analysis,Models,Skill Development,College Instruction,Undergraduate Students

This paper considers the use of spreadsheet for introducing students to a variety of quantitative models covered in an introductory Operations Research (OR) course at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. This approach allows students to develop skills in modeling as they learn to apply the various quantitative models in a spreadsheet. Indeed, imparting spreadsheet and modeling skills with OR skills will make students highly sought after in the modern workplace. This paper goes on to report on the experience in using spreadsheet in the Introductory OR course and students evaluations.
Debunking EHEA Myths: Common ECTS Misconceptions and Why They Are Wrong
Author: Pérez Cañado, María Luisa
Date: 2009-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,College Credits,Transfer Policy,Misconceptions,Instructional Innovation

The present article seeks to overcome some of the most common misconceptions which are currently proliferating in the application of the &quot;European Credit Transfer System&quot; (ECTS) at tertiary level. It presents and unpacks seven false myths affecting all the main curricular and organizational levels of the implementation of the new credit system -competencies, types of groupings and learning modalities, methodology, teacher and student roles, evaluation, and coordination-, expounding on why they are wrong and providing concrete examples of how to surmount them. The latter stem from five governmentally-funded pedagogical innovation projects and two investigations into the practical application of the &quot;European Higher Education Area&quot; (EHEA). Perhaps the most significant conclusion at which the paper arrives is that there is a pressing need to overcome misguided conceptions regarding the EHEA and to usher in a new era in the application of the ECTS based on accurate information and findings as opposed to perceptions.
On the Problems Existed in Chinese Art Education and the Way Out
Author: Yue, Youxi
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Art Education,Problems,Educational Change,Higher Education,Elementary Secondary Education

Nowadays Chinese art education has mostly four problems: The first one is to make art education skilling; The second is to make art education moralization; The third is to make art education mechanization; The fourth is to make art education marginalization. The root of the problems has two aspects: First, the actuality of education system affects current art education; second, the lag of art education development affects current art education. Chinese art education has the only one way out--the eco-style art education that has the fundamental characters of intercourse and dialogue.
Influence of Demographic Factors on Students' Beliefs in Learning Mathematics
Author: Tahir, Izah Mohd
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Student Attitudes,Student Characteristics,Mathematics Achievement,College Students,Business Administration Education,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,Drills (Practice),Teacher Role,Relevance (Education),Difficulty Level,Correlation,Gender Differences,Institutional Characteristics,Secondary Education,Majors (Students)

Learning mathematics has been recognized by many as important. It does not only develop students' ability to think in quantitative terms but can also enhance skills such as analytical and problem solving skills. However, to enable us to tell our students how important mathematics is we have to understand students' beliefs in learning mathematics so as to find ways to improve students' performance in mathematics. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between business students' beliefs in learning mathematics and demographic factors. Data were collected from three hundred and seventy six students in three higher learning institutions enrolled in business mathematics class. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the sample and Pearson chi-square test will be used to test students' beliefs and the relationship between students' beliefs and demographic factors (gender, institutions, previous mathematics grade, secondary education and major). Our results suggest that students' beliefs are positive and significant in learning mathematics. Using Pearson chi-square test, generally the results suggest that there are significant differences in means between students' beliefs based on institutions and mathematics grade. In addition, we find that overall there are no significant differences in means between beliefs based on gender, secondary education and major.
Stereotypes Communication
Author: Zhang, Shuli
Date: 2009-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Stereotypes,Intercultural Communication,Communication Problems,Communication Strategies,Cognitive Processes,Social Cognition,Anxiety,Misconceptions,Influences,Accuracy,Inferences

We live in a world, which is becoming a Global Village in which information and communication attract people's attention more than ever before. Our desire to communicate with strangers and our relationships with them depend on the degree to which we are effective in communicating with them. There are so many factors restricting or improving people's communication. This essay gives an analysis based on one factor called stereotypes. In intercultural research, the influence of stereotypes on people's behaviors in communication is a very important issue to take into account. This paper aims to illustrate stereotypes from the aspects of their social and psychological perspectives, great influence on people's communication, the problems they may cause, and some solutions.
Reflection into China's Business English Teaching Practices Based on GDUFS Graduates' Employment Status
Author: Zhu, Wenzhong
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Business English,Teaching Methods,Second Language Instruction,College Graduates,Education Work Relationship,Employment Level,Employers,Educational Change

GDUFS, as one of China's top three foreign language universities with the longest history in business English teaching, has accumulated over 20-year experiences in this discipline. This research reflects into its business English teaching practices based on its graduates' employment status in recent years, and concludes that the students of business English major tend to have higher level of employment status than those of other majors, and their employers are more likely to be consultancy MNCs, commercial banks and other firms. It is suggested that new efforts for reform should be made in disciplinary development, teaching development, curriculum designs and teaching methods.
A Case Study of Faculty Development through Distance Education: Teaching Early Childhood Students in the United States and South Korea
Author: Oh, Eunsoon
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Faculty Development,Distance Education,Early Childhood Education,College Faculty,Graduate Students,Undergraduate Students,Teacher Education,Seminars,English (Second Language),Language Skills,Cultural Education,Technology Uses in Education

This unique format of distance education instruction was executed between multiple faculty, staff and graduate students at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and the faculty and undergraduate students at Kongju National University in South Korea. The method of instruction allowed for visual presentation from one country while only one person at a time was able to react from the other country. The purpose of the seminar was to test the use of distance education for a course in early childhood education in Korea and the United States. The undergraduate students at the Korean university also increased their ability to speak and write in English. This case study indicates a possibility for delivering cultural and curricular expertise for university faculty and staff development in a much needed area of cultural education. As a result of this course, the American and Korean faculty and students are much more knowledgeable of each other customs, history and early childhood curriculum as well as English language skills. This knowledge in turn, will enable them to better understand in their own classes. The course was a success as indicated by continued faculty and student engagement.