ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Early Efficacy of Multitiered Dual-Language Instruction: Promoting Preschoolers&apos; Spanish and English Oral Language
Author: Spencer, Trina D.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bilingual Education,Oral Language,Language Skills,Vocabulary Skills,Narration,Receptive Language,Expressive Language,Listening Comprehension,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Preschool Children,Intervention,Standardized Tests,Language Tests,Teaching Methods,Disadvantaged Youth,Preschool Education,Faculty Development,Profiles,Pretests Posttests,Listening Comprehension Tests,Teacher Attitudes,Preschool Teachers,Outcomes of Education

The purpose of this cluster randomized group study was to investigate the effect of multitiered, dual-language instruction on children's oral language skills, including vocabulary, narrative retell, receptive and expressive language, and listening comprehension. The participants were 3- to 5-year-old children (n = 81) who were learning English and whose home language was Spanish. Across the school year, classroom teachers in the treatment group delivered large-group lessons in English to the whole class twice per week. For a Tier 2 intervention, the teachers delivered small-group lessons 4 days a week, alternating the language of intervention daily (first Spanish, then English). Group posttest differences were statistically significant, with moderate to large effect sizes favoring the treatment group on all the English proximal measures and on three of the four Spanish proximal measures. Treatment group advantages were observed on Spanish and English norm-referenced standardized measures of language (except vocabulary) and a distal measure of language comprehension. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED603565.]
Conducting Research in the 21st Century: How Life Scientists Conceptualize, Operationalize, and Value Interdisciplinary Research
Author: Gardner, Alexander C.
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Biological Sciences,Scientists,Scientific Research,Interdisciplinary Approach,Science Process Skills,College Faculty,Science Teachers

This study explores how life science researchers conceptualize, operationalize, and value Interdisciplinary Research (IDR). We interviewed a sample of 10 established life science faculty to understand the researchers' lived experiences and perspectives on participating in IDR. Six themes emerged from our data: (1) IDR requires the integration of insights from different disciplines, (2) IDR can occur within disciplines, (3) Collaborators should be intentionally selected, (4) Differences in languages must be reconciled, (5) Authentic and frequent collaboration is required, and (6) IDR is valued by life scientists because it broadens our understanding of complex scientific questions and produces great scholarly rewards.
The Relationship between Personality Traits, Academic Self-Efficacy and Academic Adaptation among University Students in Jordan
Author: Abood, Mohammed H.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality Traits,Academic Ability,Self Efficacy,Cognitive Style,College Students,Correlation,Gender Differences,Majors (Students),Foreign Countries,Student Adjustment,Measures (Individuals),Student Attitudes

The current study investigates the relationship between personality traits according to the big five personality factors model, academic self-efficacy and academic adaptation among Hashemite University students in light of gender and specialization. The purposive sample consisted of 546 under graduated students, 258 males and 306 females. Three scales are used: the Five Factor Model (FFM), for academic self-efficacy and for academic adaption. The results show statistically significant differences in the average of participants' degrees attributed to efficacy and academic adaption in favor of females and scientific specializations. They also show that agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, extroversion and neuroticism are most common among university students, with a statistically significant positive correlation between extroversion, openness to experience, academic self-efficacy and academic adaption and a negative correlation between neuroticism, conscientiousness, academic self-efficacy and academic adaption. No correlation was found between agreeableness and these two variables.
The Research-Teaching Nexus and Its Influence on Student Learning
Author: Gros, Begoña
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Instruction,College Students,Student Research,Foreign Countries,Research Skills,Student Attitudes,Legal Education (Professions),Engineering Education,Physics,Science Education,History Instruction,Medical Education

The relationship between teaching and research in universities has been widely studied in the higher education literature, but no clear relationship between the two has been identified. Nevertheless, in recent years, research has been linked to a form of teaching that is more focused on the development of competences and learning capacity through enquiry and the generation of new knowledge. In this context, it is important for teachers and students to work together on the design of shared spaces for research and learning. This work examines the case of the University of Barcelona to analyse whether there is enough connection between research and teaching to allow students to experience this link and to successfully develop research competences. Teaching plans of the academic year 2018-19 were screened to identify research-related competences, the modules they appear in, and the descriptions of the evaluation systems. This information was compared to the students' perceptions of the actual training they had received on these research competences. Results showed that teaching plans establish numerous competences related to research and generating new knowledge. However, students consider that this knowledge is not developed until the final year project.
Deportations near the Schoolyard: Examining Immigration Enforcement and Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Educational Outcomes
Author: Kirksey, J. Jacob
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Relocation,Achievement Gap,Minority Group Students,Mathematics Achievement,Attendance,Public Policy,Bullying,Academic Achievement,Elementary School Students,Middle School Students,Proximity

With increased tensions and political rhetoric surrounding immigration enforcement in the United States, schools are facing greater challenges in ensuring support for their students of immigrant and Latino/a origin. This study examined the associations between deportations near school districts and racial/ethnic gaps in educational outcomes in school districts across the country. With data from the Stanford Educational Data Archive, the Civil Rights Data Collection, and the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, this study used longitudinal, cross-sectional analyses and found that in the years when districts had more deportations occurring within 25 miles, White-Latino/a gaps were larger in math achievement and rates of chronic absenteeism. No associations were found for gaps in English language arts achievement or rates of bullying. Implications for researchers, policymakers, and school leaders are discussed.
Psychological Features of the Personality of Students of Different Specialties
Author: Tarabrina, Natalia
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality Traits,Psychological Patterns,Individual Differences,Correlation,Student Adjustment,College Readiness,Medical Students,Law Students,Engineering Education,Computer Software,Student Characteristics,Personality Measures,Goal Orientation,Occupational Mobility,Anxiety,Self Esteem,Decision Making,Psychosis,Occupational Aspiration,Achievement Need,Self Concept,Interpersonal Competence,Positive Attitudes,Western Civilization,Comparative Analysis,Foreign Countries

The objective of the article is the correspondence of individual and typological features of the student to the chosen direction, which promotes successful adaptation to study at the university and readiness for future professional activity. The aim is to reveal psychological features of personality of students: doctors, engineers, and jurists. Materials and methods are the following: 180 students of 1-3 year (17-25 years old): future doctors (n=80), jurists (n=50), and engineers (n=50). We studied the psychological characteristics of personality. The program «Mini-mult» of the medical diagnostic hardware and software complex «Biomysh Research» («Neurolab», Russia) was used. The statistical analysis was performed by parametric method using the Student's t-test. The results are the following: students of different specialties have intergroup and individual differences in neurodynamic and cognitive functions. The most significant difference was found on scales 1, 2, 6, 7 (??0.05-0.01). The personality pattern of students (future doctors and jurists) has a «peak», three-phase pattern, and no reliable differences between the contrasting ones. The average psychological profile of the personality of students, future engineers is «linear», all its indicators are between 45T and 55T. Such profile is found in persons referred to the concordant norm. Conclusions are the following: students of all studied groups are characterized by high openness and desire to present themselves in a more favorable light on indicators of three evaluation scales (L, F, K). The psychological profiles of doctors and jurists are similar. Contrasting «peaks» are on scales of hysteria, paranoia and schizoidity. It testifies to constant dissatisfaction and indomitable aspiration to the set goal. Determination, flexibility of behavior with low level of anxiety, and confidence in decision making are inherent in future doctors and jurists. Engineering students are confident, satisfied with themselves and their surroundings, sociable, optimistic, and cheerful. However, their level of anxiety is higher than the level of jurists. It is recommended to create a system of organizational and pedagogical conditions for the formation and development of «western components of professional mobility» for students of various specialties.
Vindicating Service Quality of Education through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM): International Students&apos; Perspective
Author: Osman, Abu Rashed
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Quality,Foreign Students,Structural Equation Models,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Student Satisfaction,College Students,Reputation,Education Work Relationship

The prime objective of this paper is to identify the factors that influence service quality of education mediating by institutional image in tertiary education perspective. To reach this aim, the Nordic model was applied as a theoretical base of the study. Program quality as a technical quality as well as industrial link and student satisfaction as functional quality were postulated to positively influence image toward the service quality education. Data (n=294) were collected from foreign students studying at University Utara Malaysia located in northern Malaysia through convenient sampling procedure. The structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized for analyzing the data. Analysis of the data indicates that image has a full mediating role in the relationship between industrial link and service quality education. To uphold service quality in education, the academic authorities need to nurture earnestly industrial link and image of the institution because image occupied full mediation role between industrial link and service quality of education. Moreover, program quality and student satisfaction have shown direct significant impact on image and service quality of education and can be regarded as critical factors for certifying image and service quality in higher education. The conceptual model of this study would give more recognition if any tertiary level institution addresses this in order to increase their image and overall ranking. This study incorporated institutional image as a mediating variable, which is an outstanding effort in tertiary level studies for inspiring existing body of literature in perspective of international students.
The Determinant of Organizational Culture and Its Impact on Organization: A Conceptual Framework
Author: Aryani, Rita
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Organizational Culture,Organizational Development,Models,Transformational Leadership,Employee Attitudes,Job Performance,Job Satisfaction,Organizational Communication

This research was conducted to find a conceptual framework of organizational culture that can be relied upon to build and develop organizations. Research methods use a literature review by relying on data sourced from various relevant literature, both books, and journals. The data were analyzed by critical analysis. The results of the study found a conceptual framework of organizational culture mediating the effect of transformational leadership and organizational communication media on motivation, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, engagement, job involvement, innovation, OCB, productivity and performance. This conceptual framework can be utilized by academics, researchers and practitioners in the future as an effort to build and develop highly competitive organizations.
The Effect of Remediation Program in Preparing Nursing Students for Licensure Examination
Author: AlMekkawi, Mohamed
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Nursing Education,Remedial Programs,Test Preparation,Licensing Examinations (Professions),Exit Examinations,Program Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Evaluation,Formative Evaluation,Student Improvement,Academic Achievement,Scores

The challenges encountered by nursing graduates to pass the licensing exam entail considerable emotional and financial implications due to delayed employment and loss of employers' investment in graduates' preparation during orientation programs. The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the remediation program by comparing students' performance in two comprehensive Exit Exams delivered before and after the program. A descriptive time-series evaluation design was followed to determine the effectiveness of the remediation program on students' performance. The study showed that students' overall performance improved after the delivery of the remediation program interventions. In conclusion, the use of interactive teaching strategies and formative assessments improves student nurses' overall academic performance and learning.
Academic Performance, Employment, and Sleep Health: A Comparison between Working and Nonworking Students
Author: Chiang, Yu Chih
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Employment,Academic Achievement,Sleep,Work Environment,Service Occupations,Health,Health Behavior,Undergraduate Students

Interest in overall health and well-being of students in higher education has grown. Retention and success in college has been linked to various health aspects including sleep and alcohol usage. The purpose of this study is to: 1) assess sleep health and related behaviors, 2) examine relationships between sleep health and work conditions, and 3) determine if there is a relationship between sleep health and academic performance. Because many students work in service industries due to the flexibility of these jobs, comparisons are made between students working in service industries, students working in other industries, and non-working students. The online survey data from 736 participants, representing six U.S. universities, was analyzed. Findings indicated that average grade point was associated with sleep, work hours, and household income; student employees working in the service industry had a sleep score slightly lower than students working elsewhere.
The Future of Higher Education in the Light of Artificial Intelligence Transformations
Author: Aldosari, Share Aiyed M.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Futures (of Society),Artificial Intelligence,Foreign Countries,Educational Change,Transformational Leadership,College Faculty,Technology Uses in Education

This study discussed the potential effects of artificial intelligence on higher education at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University. To achieve this goal, a qualitative research methodology was used by asking an open question on a sample of academics. The results of the analysis showed that there is a decrease in the level of awareness of the mechanisms of applying artificial intelligence, and that there is a need to further spread awareness in The Saudi environment on the possibilities of using artificial intelligence applications in education.
Action Research as Perceived by Student-Teachers in the Field Training Program at Hashemite University/Jordan
Author: Al-Shudaifat, Sadeq Hassan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Action Research,Student Teachers,Theory Practice Relationship,Student Teaching,Student Teacher Attitudes,Student Research

Field Training plays a key role in narrowing the gap between theory and practice in the preparation of teachers. University professors and in-service teachers who work in cooperative schools coordinate their efforts to help student-teachers at the Hashemite University link teaching theories to practice. Student-teachers, sometimes, find themselves isolated from theories learned at the universities and feel the gap between theory and practice. As a result, they tend to use traditional teaching methods in the same way they were taught in the past. One of the important requirements of the Field Training Program is asking student-teachers to do action research to clarify issues they face during training. Student-teachers face different problems related to action research: selecting issues, preparing, modeling, implementing, and evaluating the results of the research. Therefore, this study attempts at investigating the student-teachers' weakness in carrying out Action Research from the students' own perspective. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher administered a test on (47) student-teachers, and interviewed (6) others. The majority of responses conveyed that student-teachers know how to design action research theoretically but they lack the ability and necessary skills to put this into practice. Based on these findings, this research concludes with some suggestions and recommendations to solve the problem.
The Information System Development Based on Knowledge Management in Higher Education Institution
Author: Mukhtar, Mukhneri
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Knowledge Management,Higher Education,Management Information Systems,Computer Uses in Education,Needs Assessment,Foreign Countries,Doctoral Programs,College Faculty,Doctoral Students,Administrator Education,Educational Administration

The purpose of this study is to express the experiences, ideas, needs, and the use of information technology for the development of management information systems in a higher education institution. This study is a qualitative approach research using the case study method. The research data collection uses the techniques of observation, interview, and documentation study. The research procedure used in this research consists of several research steps utilizing the case study method of Robert K. Yin: research planning, research design, research preparation, research data collection, research data analysis, and doing the research report. The research analysis is done by pattern matching. The data validity testing through data source triangulation and technique triangulation. The result of the study presents: (1) the analysis of management information system based on tacit and explicit knowledge through the process of exchanging experience, idea, and initiative, (2) the management information system design based on the needs analysis, and (3) the development of management information system using information technology.
Change of the Higher Education Paradigm in the Context of Digital Transformation: From Resource Management to Access Control
Author: Gafurov, Ilshat Rafkatovich
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Universities,Management Systems,Computer Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Educational Equipment,Educational Facilities,Educational Resources,College Administration

Digitalization and transition to a new technological structure bring humanity to another level of development. The changing technological structures, industry and society progress, enhance the importance of improving the university development model. The existing management system and infrastructure in universities are often outdated and unable to ensure their competitive and adequate functioning. Hence, the need to improve the processes of using the university infrastructure through digital technology. The composition and range of the resources should also be reviewed and supplemented with new components. The purpose of this work is to reveal the principles and requirements for improving the university infrastructure using digital technology. The methodology is based on modeling the university management system, with the concept of infrastructure logic as a core, meant to include new elements in the university management infrastructure: university stakeholders, cultural values, investments and translation. The management model transformation implies a transition from structural to infrastructural approach, from infrastructure management to managing the infrastructure logic. The digital network platform incorporating the information on all the infrastructure facilities, their status, will provide effective user access management to each university resource. The recommendations formulated to improve the university infrastructure using digital technology will make higher education more effective.
Holding It Down? The Silencing of Black Female Students in the Educational Discourses of the Greater Toronto Area
Author: George, Rhonda C.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,African American Students,Foreign Countries,Gender Bias,Racial Bias,Educational Research,Research Methodology,Student Experience,Social History,Educational History,Discipline,Crime,Disproportionate Representation,Social Attitudes

This article grapples with the ways in which Black female students tend to be obscured from the discourses around the educational experiences and outcomes of Black students in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). I employ intersectionality as a theoretical frame, using content analysis and case study approaches to elucidate the mechanics of how these absences and silences persist in the national, provincial, and local contexts in which they occur. Despite the necessity and validity of research on the various educational experiences of Black GTA students, I find that the research tends to focus primarily on Black males, often using their narratives to define the experiences of all Black students in the region. I also find that it is in the very methodological questions and applications of those methodological approaches, that this exclusion of Black female students takes place, creating and maintaining gaps and silences in the scholarship, resulting in the absence of vital sociological knowledge. The implications and potential negative effects of the normalization and perpetuation of this exclusion on Black female students and their mental and physical well-being is also explored. I conclude by calling for reflexivity and a rethinking of current methodological approaches in this context in order incite more inclusive and fulsome engagement with the educational experiences of Black female students.