ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Association of Intended and Attained Curriculum in Science with Program for International Students Assessment
Author: Çil, Emine
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Achievement,Foreign Countries,Science Curriculum,Test Items,Measurement,Science Tests,Adolescents,Science Education,Theories,Cognitive Development,Secondary School Science,Selective Admission,National Standards,Qualitative Research,Documentation,Content Analysis,Admission Criteria,Screening Tests,Cognitive Ability,Grade 8

International examination results have already influenced many countries to make radical reforms in education system. According to these results countries have been categorized as high, middle and low achievement in education. Turkey has also taken these results into consideration quite seriously and started to investigate to what extent there are similarities among the nationwide examination questions and the international examination questions. This paper presents the findings obtained from the analysis of intended and attained curriculum in Turkish science context. Secondly, the paper analyses Level Determination Examination science questions according to Piaget cognitive development theory. Finally, the paper discusses the differences and similarities between the science questions in Level Determination Examination and Program for International Students Assessment. The results reveal that most Turkish students could not attain learning outcomes in intended curriculum. Level Determination Examination science questions are usually compatible with formal operational abilities of Piaget's theory of cognitive development and they are highly similar with the questions of Program for International Students Assessment.
Exploring Primary School Teachers' Conceptions of &quot;Assessment for Learning&quot;
Author: Rashid, Rosdinah Abdul
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Public Schools,Standardized Tests,Student Evaluation,Qualitative Research,Teacher Attitudes,Phenomenology,Semi Structured Interviews,Formative Evaluation,Feedback (Response),Student Role,Active Learning

This paper presents primary school teachers' conceptions of &quot;assessment for learning&quot; in government schools in Brunei Darussalam. The Ministry of Education in Brunei introduced a 21st century education system (codenamed SPN21) in 2007 and one of the initiatives brought by SPN21 was the implementation of School Based Assessment for Learning (SBAfL). Prior to SBAfL, assessment in primary government schools was highly examination oriented, which placed a great emphasis on &quot;assessment of learning&quot; rather than &quot;assessment for learning.&quot; The current study sought to explore teachers' experiences in implementing SBAfL in government primary schools in Brunei. A qualitative approach to research using phenomenographic methodology was applied to provide in-depth insights into the ways in which these teachers applied assessment for learning in their lessons, having been teaching for many years in an education system that was highly examination oriented. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used as the main data collection instrument. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed to form categories of description depicting the qualitatively different ways in which these teachers experienced assessment for learning (SBAfL). A total of four categories of description emerged from the data analysis, and the findings suggest variations in the ways in which assessment for learning is conceptualised by the teachers, which in turn, may affect the effective implementation of SBAfL in promoting a 21st century education system in Brunei.
Identity Crisis: A Leader's Image Is Worth a Thousand Words
Author: Barton, Craig
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Professional Identity,Instructional Leadership,Transformational Leadership,Communication Skills,Administrator Effectiveness,Creativity,Principals,Superintendents,Boards of Education,Stereotypes,Culture Conflict,Administrator Education,Interviews,Surveys

There is a short supply, yet tacit demand, for creative and effective communication training for educational leaders. A field of literature indicates that a leader's identity is a potent communication tool. A leader's image can frame expectations for followers, symbolically evoking a family of concepts and patterns of meaning (receiving). The mindset of the transformational leader is politically recognizing that he or she either defined or be defined. Research suggests that many educational leaders resist creative and effective symbolisms and that communication training is unsatisfactory. Eighty-three percent of study participants communicated their vision and/or mission through role modeling (sending), i.e., walking the talk. Paradoxically, 68 percent of these participants didn't know of or express interest in their identity as perceived by their target audiences; hence, the identity crisis and mindset are addressed in this study.
On Improving the Experiment Methodology in Pedagogical Research
Author: Horakova, Tereza
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Research,Educational Experiments,Research Methodology,Statistical Analysis,Information Transfer,Hypothesis Testing,Statistical Significance,Validity,Error of Measurement,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries,Experimental Groups,Control Groups

The paper shows how the methodology for a pedagogical experiment can be improved through including the pre-research stage. If the experiment has the form of a test procedure, an improvement of methodology can be achieved using for example the methods of statistical and didactic analysis of tests which are traditionally used in other areas, i.e. measuring the learning outcomes. In particular, we deal with measuring the impact of different text styles of educational texts on the rate of knowledge transfer. For this purpose we are using the methods of statistical and didactic analysis. Statistical methods allow us to determine working hypotheses on statistical significance of differences in didactic characteristics of tests used for measuring the learning outcomes. The working hypotheses, whose validity have not been rejected, show us the weak points of the experiment and allow us to improve it before the experiment has been run in the full scale.
The Rigor Mortis of Education: Rigor Is Required in a Dying Educational System
Author: Mixon, Jason
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Schools,High Schools,Advanced Placement Programs,Literature Reviews,Achievement Gap,Minority Group Students,Socioeconomic Status,Fear,College Preparation,Educational Research,Graduation Rate,Probability,Regression (Statistics),Educational Assessment,Educational Indicators,College Readiness,Academic Achievement,Test Score Decline,Academic Standards

In an effort to answer the &quot;Educational Call to Arms&quot;, our national public schools have turned to Advanced Placement (AP) courses as the predominate vehicle used to address the lack of academic rigor in our public high schools. Advanced Placement is believed by many to provide students with the rigor and work ethic necessary to participate and succeed in obtaining the education necessary to bring the United States back to the forefront of the world dominance in economy, state-of-the-art technology, and education. Examining contemporary research literature on Advanced Placement and College Graduation variables, this review of literature exposed two common themes that consistently appeared throughout multiple sources. The lack of rigor within the national educational system and the achievement gap among minorities and low-socioeconomic students materialized as the missing ingredient within our public schools.
Sustainability and Productivity Indicators with Sensitivity Truth Table for Unskilled Thai Labour Reverse Migration
Author: Panaingvait, Poj
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Unskilled Workers,Foreign Countries,Creativity,Retirement,Migration Patterns,Futures (of Society),Knowledge Management,Interviews,Taxonomy,Job Security,Sustainability,Productivity,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Semi Structured Interviews

Thailand, a developing country, had labours migrating from the agriculture into the industrial due to higher pay in the past. However the economic force has made the government policy to focus on creativity and developing technology towards automatic production. Unskilled Thai labours are facing a big challenge after retirement, which is called reverse migration. This is a rapidly increasing trend in the near future. The resolving of reverse migration problem can be done by developing unskilled Thai labour through the knowledge management concept. The workplace learning is in coordination with the sufficiency economy philosophy. The key development is for unskilled labours to attend the sufficient knowledge worker activities and become knowledge workers who have self-immunity is known as a &quot;Sufficient knowledge worker.&quot; Due to the evaluation of sufficient knowledge worker as social science being complex, the researcher has to indicate that the assessment of sufficient knowledge worker can be achieved by validating the result of the two major dimensions. The research was conducted in an industrial zone in Lamphun, Thailand. Data collection was collected from 32 samples. The result of knowledge and learning dimension was made in transcript from an in-depth interview using Bloom's taxonomy. Upon completing the study, the results had been analysed by using the sufficient knowledge workers truth table that relies on the sensitivity truth table concept. The results of the sufficient knowledge workers truth table have sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and a research methodology effectiveness of 92.86%, 0%, 0.96, 0.00 and 89.66% respectively. The outcome represents the improvement of sample group in both high level dimensions. Accordingly, they can manage their financial concern with saving and have their own reverse migration plan. Therefore, the idea enables the workers to have confident in their security in the working life.
Principals' Response to Change in Schools and Its Effect on School Climate
Author: Busch, Steve
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Educational Change,Educational Environment,Administrator Behavior,Statistical Analysis,Change Agents,Self Concept,Change Strategies,Correlation,Surveys,Leadership Styles,Stress Variables,Administrator Characteristics,Racial Differences,Interpersonal Relationship,Organizational Climate,Communication Skills,Goal Orientation,Power Structure,Educational Resources,Morale,Innovation,Professional Autonomy,Problem Solving,Adjustment (to Environment)

In this study, the researchers examined principal behaviors related with change in school climate. That is, the manner in which principals managed change within their schools and the impact of these change behaviors on the school climate was investigated. Through use of the Leadership Profile (Johnson, 2003) and the Organizational Health Inventory (Fairman, 1979), principals' Usual Change behaviors were statistically significant and positively related to the Organizational Health Dimensions of Resource Utilization and Innovativeness. Moreover, principals' Needs and Stress Change behaviors were statistically significant and negatively correlated to the Organizational Health Dimension of Goal Focus. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Determinants of Effective Communication among Undergraduate Students
Author: Anvari, Roya
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Communication Strategies,Correlation,Questionnaires,Student Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Information Dissemination,Communication Skills,Verbal Communication,Nonverbal Communication,Attitudes,Time,Context Effect,Observation

This study aims to investigate the relationship between effective communication and transferring information. In the present correlational study, a cross-sectional research design was employed, and data were collected using a questionnaire-based survey. 46 students were chosen based on random sampling and questionnaires were distributed among respondents in four faculties located in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru. To analyze the descriptive statistics of the data, the Pearson coefficient was conducted. The findings of this study illustrated that communication dimensions including proxemics, paralinguistics, chronemics and kinesics have a moderate positive correlation with transferring information. It is concluded that training programs can increase the awareness of the students about the aspects of effective communication.
Foreign Language Learners' Motivation and Its Effects on Their Achievement: Implications for Effective Teaching of Students Studying Japanese at Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Author: Keaney, Minako
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Japanese,Student Motivation,Academic Achievement,Statistical Analysis,Factor Analysis,Popular Culture,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Student Interests,College Students,Questionnaires

An increasing number of students at the University of Brunei Darussalam are studying the Japanese language. However, research on the relationship between learners' motivation and their achievement has not been given sufficient attention in Japanese foreign language education compared to English in Brunei. The present study, which utilized a quantitative survey, attempted to address this information gap. Based on the Brunei university student sample, five main motivational factors were extracted by factor analysis, namely: (1) Interest in Japanese pop culture and traditional culture; (2) Interest in Japanese language orientation; (3) Understanding Japanese people and society orientation; (4) Career use of Japanese language orientation; and (5) Self-satisfaction orientation. Participants differed significantly in their Japanese language learning motivation by gender and age. Male students were more driven to study Japanese language by Factor 1-Interest in Japanese pop culture and traditional culture orientation while females were inspired mostly by Factor 5-Self-satisfaction Orientation. In addition, students placed in the oldest age-group category (24-27) scored significantly higher on Factor 3-Understanding Japanese people and society orientation, than members of the other two age-groups. Based on these findings, nine recommendations were made to improve the teaching and learning of Japanese language at the university. Further mixed-methods research was also recommended to gain additional insights.
A Case Study of Dispositions Addressed in Principal Preparation Programs as a Transition into the Internships
Author: Martin, Mary
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Case Studies,Internship Programs,Literature Reviews,Teacher Education Programs,Work Ethic,Conferences (Gatherings),Program Descriptions,Masters Programs,Evidence,Educational Administration,Administrator Education,Transitional Programs,Leadership Qualities,Incidence,Graduate Students,Educational Practices

Whereas researchers have examined dispositions in teacher education programs, literature to assist the field of principal preparation is limited. However, the Educational Leadership Constituency Council standards clearly delineate dispositions that are essential for the success of school leaders. The faculty at a southeastern public university currently requires an individual disposition conference before a principal candidate begins the internship. This conference, serving as one of the transition points in the Educational Leadership program, addresses areas of leadership the faculty believe crucial to strengthening professional growth. Data gathered during 76 conferences indicate that the most frequently addressed dispositional domain concerned professional demeanor and work ethic. Moral and ethical dispositions were presented least. Specific dispositions within each domain are discussed in the study.
Paradigms, Mental Models, and Mindsets: Triple Barriers to Transformational Change in School Systems
Author: Duffy, Francis M.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Barriers,Educational Change,Models,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Student Centered Curriculum,Learning Experience,Individual Development,Educational Needs,Behavior Patterns,Knowledge Economy,Transformative Learning,Change Strategies

For more than a century the American education system has been guided by the Industrial Age world view (the controlling paradigm) that delivers education services to children by teaching them in groups, by requiring them to learn a fixed amount of content in a fixed amount of time, and by having their teachers serve as center stage directors of their learning (the mental models supporting the paradigm). This paradigm and its allied mental models are stubbornly resistant to change. Yet, there is an inescapable consequence of this world view: It leaves some children behind. This world view is often called the Industrial Age Paradigm of education, and there is a growing movement in the United States to displace this world view by replacing it with a world view of teaching and learning better suited to the demands of our 21st Century society. The new paradigm is sometimes called the Knowledge Age paradigm of teaching and learning. More commonly it is referred to as the learner-centered paradigm. This paradigm is built on the heart-felt belief that each student is one child with one mind who deserves a learning experience that is tailored to his or her personal learning needs, interests, and abilities so that he or she can achieve required standards of learning and become a successful and productive citizen in society. Creating this kind of paradigm-shift, however, is so challenging that it is quite a bit like trying to get an entire religious community to convert to a new religion. Duffy has written this article for those who have an interest in creating paradigm shattering changes in American school systems. It is divided into three parts, and contains the following: (1) Part 1: Paradigms, Mental Models, and Mindsets In-Use; (2) Part 2: Why Mental Models Are Difficult to Change; and (3) Part 3: Behavioral Strategies and Observable Behaviors.
Multi-Dimensional Recruiting: Electronic Evidence Breaking Traditions
Author: Watkins, Paul
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Publishing,Portfolios (Background Materials),Teacher Recruitment,Teacher Selection,Internet,Teacher Effectiveness,Principals,Surveys,Student Evaluation

An electronic performance portfolio can lift a candidate off the resume page and on to a virtual stage. A principal can literally watch as the teacher candidate performs on the classroom stage. Internet recruitment and candidate selection is becoming an important tool to make hiring decisions. To a great degree electronic performance portfolios have the capacity to demonstrate charisma, innovative personalities, and positive values that fit the instructional environment (Kennedy's dimensions of qualified competent teachers). Understanding and interpreting student assessment results is another criterion that electronic portfolio examination allows the principal to determine. Administrators filling classroom vacancies cannot afford to ignore the importance of teacher assessment skill in their content area. The online performance portfolio works for both the teacher candidate and the employer to accomplish a quality hiring decision.
The Superintendent Search: Who Are the Consultants and What Are the Barriers
Author: Glenn, Jeremy
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Superintendents,Recruitment,Consultants,Personnel Selection,Faculty Mobility,Barriers,Demography,Sex,Ethnicity,Age,Educational Attainment,Employment Experience,Occupational Aspiration,Leadership Qualities,Surveys

Superintendent search consultants are often used to assist school boards in finding the top leaders of a district. The role of superintendent search consultants suggest that they have an understanding of board perceptions that may help or hinder employment in this position. This paper addresses research on the demographic composition of superintendent search consultants in Texas, as well as these consultants' perceptions of barriers into the superintendency.
Accreditation: A Standards-Based Model for Aligning Learning Outcomes in a Master's Degree Educational Leadership Preparation Program
Author: Koonce, Glenn
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accreditation (Institutions),Teacher Education Programs,Masters Programs,National Standards,State Standards,Leadership Training,Alignment (Education),Curriculum,Course Descriptions,Professional Development,Competence,Accountability,Instructional Leadership

This document examines specific elements found in a curriculum guide for learning outcomes in a university master's degree educational leadership preparation program. Each element is presented as a sample for formatting of a matrix that aligns specific curriculum components. The matrix design is a framework for connecting the program's logic and identified elements to national standards, national accreditation, and state program approval. This is especially important for faculty in educational leadership preparation programs who are interested in Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) as a means to obtain national accreditation. The opportunity is provided to observe samples generated from an existing program and how they might aligned to meet TEAC quality standards and principles. The guide can be used for improvement in principal preparation program design and accountability for 21st Century learners.
An Introduction to Student Quality Circle at College of Business Administration, Salman Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia--An Empirical Study
Author: Faridi, Mohammad Rishad
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Business Administration Education,Undergraduate Students,Quality Control,Educational Quality,Competence,Foreign Countries,Communities of Practice,Questionnaires,Student Characteristics,Student Attitudes,Computer Simulation,Student Participation,Student Role,Problem Solving,Program Effectiveness,Heuristics

Catch 'em young for imparting hands-on rigorous academic training. This is what has been relentlessly pursued while dealing with the undergraduate students of business management who are to be thoroughly exposed to the whole gamut of quality work life. Whether they opt for corporate career or pursue masters or choose be an entrepreneur, their exposure to the dynamics of quality management must be ensured most likely at student level. Needless to say that the student is more adaptive to change of attitude, behavior, learning etc., and is prone to imbibing the changes without any resistance. One of the collaborative approaches gaining popularity globally is the Student Quality Circle (SQC), an initiative for raising the bar of quality learning and quality teaching. To the best of our knowledge, Quality Circle very much in the vogue, does exist at scores of manufacturing units in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but this has not yet taken roots in the academic field. This research is essentially a pilot study done at College of Business Administration, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz University, Al-Kharj. The concept &quot;student's quality circle&quot; has been proved quite effective to a larger extent and its encouraging findings will prompt other colleges to opt for it. The study has done an objective analysis of pre and post session implementation of student quality circle and it has carefully measured its empirical impact on student's traits, attitude, learning, extracurricular activities, individual versus team chemistry, leadership, incubation of quality mind set, total quality environment, and student faculty relationship etc.