ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Building Bridges That Change State Islamic Universities in Indonesia toward International Standard
Author: Hamami, Tasman
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Islam,Religious Colleges,International Cooperation,Standards,Organizational Change,College Faculty,School Personnel,College Environment,Leadership Responsibility,Educational Practices,Attitudes

The learning organization is a strategic process for every university as a public service institution to improve its performance. Learning organizations have an essential role in linking past experiences to future improvements in changing State Islamic Universities in Indonesia to achieve international standards. This study aimed to describe the State Islamic University's learning organization profile in Indonesia and reveal its readiness towards international standards. This study used a survey approach, collecting data through closed questionnaires and open-ended questions involving 300 respondents consisting of lecturers and employees of the State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. The data analysis technique used descriptive statistics with a benchmark scale and explanations. The results showed that the average score on all learning organization variables was low, below the benchmark scale. This result was in line with lecturers and employees' perception that most of them (68%) expressed pessimism about universities' readiness to achieve international standards. In conclusion, the State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga has not fully become a learning organization as a bridge of change towards an international standard.
Reform under Turbulence: Leveraging Accreditation to Improve Principal Preparation Programs
Author: Conrad, David L.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Administrator Education,Educational Change,Accreditation (Institutions),Program Design,Educational Quality,Failure,Program Improvement

One principal preparation program in Illinois experienced severe turbulence following the statewide redesign of all principal preparation programs. Myriad problems contributed to a cascading turbulence that negatively skewed stakeholder perceptions of program quality. In addition, the program failed two national accreditation submissions and faced the looming deadline for a final submission attempt. Using the conceptual framework of Turbulence Theory, this self-study illuminates how the program leveraged the accreditation process to quickly lower the turbulence level. Accreditation brought focused reflection and improvement, resulting in program stability, improved program outcomes, and full national recognition. Principal preparation programs are encouraged to use accreditation for collaborative reflection, study, and improvement.
Strategies for Boosting Students&apos; Enrolment into Business Education Programme of Colleges of Education
Author: Igberaharha, Clever Omovigho
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Recruitment,Enrollment,Business Administration Education,Teacher Education Programs,Foreign Countries,School Holding Power,College Students

A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students' enrolment into business education programme especially in the colleges of education. The situation is becoming worrisome considering the social implications it has on the education industry. Thus, the study was conducted to determine strategies for boosting students' enrolment into business education programme of colleges of education in Delta State. Design of this research was descriptive survey and 118 business education lecturers in the colleges of education in Delta State participated in the survey. Data were collected with questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that the respondents agreed that the attracting and retaining strategies considered in the study were necessary frameworks for boosting students' enrolment into business education programme. The test of hypotheses showed that irrespective of the years of work experience of the respondents, their responses did not differ significantly. This indicated that the examined attracting and retaining strategies were critical for boosting students' enrolment. It was concluded that the attracting and retaining strategies determined by the study are effective means of reversing the steady decline of students' enrolment experienced in recent years at the colleges of education in Delta State, Nigeria.
The Cloud Computing Systems&apos; Adoption in the Higher Education Sector in Oman in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Al-Hajri, Salim
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,College Students,Student Attitudes,Intention,Internet,School Closing,Online Courses,Usability,Value Judgment

The objective of the research was to find out the key factors that influence the acceptance and usage of cloud computing systems in the Omani higher education sector, with special emphasis on the COVID-19 outbreak. For this purpose, a quantitative research approach was conducted where 200 students from several Omani higher education institutions were surveyed, and by using Partial Least Square (PLS) to analysis the collected data. The findings revealed that the intention to use cloud computing in this context is significantly dependent on its perceived ease of use, usefulness, perceived reliability and responsiveness. It is noteworthy that this is one of the early studies that address the subject of cloud computing usage during times of crises, and specifically the COVID-19 outbreak. As such, it provides significant contributions in the area of technology adoption.
Social Capital for Social Change: Nine Tenths Mentoring Programme, a Solution for Education (In)Justice in South Africa?
Author: McCann, Claire
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Capital,Social Change,Social Justice,Mentors,Foreign Countries,Community Programs,Community Involvement,Intervention,Program Design

South Africa faces an education crisis that has significant implications for the freedom of citizens and development of the country. A context of government incapacity necessitates that other modes of improving the education system be explored. This paper examines the Nine Tenths Mentoring Programme to gauge the potential of community-based efforts as a possible solution for education injustice in South Africa. Using social capital theory, the paper examines how this community engagement programme builds human capabilities. A brief analysis of the improvement in pass rates and reflection on the lessons from the intervention sheds light on the enormous strides made over five years. Despite some limitations to this approach, the paper provides a compelling narrative of the way in which mentoring programmes such as Nine Tenths nurture the necessary social capital to bring about social change, which in turn supports the development of human capabilities in local contexts.
Meta-Intelligence: Understanding, Control, and Interactivity between Creative, Analytical, Practical, and Wisdom-Based Approaches in Problem Solving
Author: Sternberg, Robert J.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intelligence,Creative Thinking,Logical Thinking,Cognitive Processes,Problem Solving,Models,Executive Function,Metacognition

A deeper understanding of the processes leading to problem framing and behind finding solutions to problems should help explain variability in the quality of the solutions to those problems. Using Sternberg's WICS model as the conceptual basis of problem solving, this article discusses the relations between creative, analytical, practical, and wisdom-based approaches as bases for solutions to problems. We use a construct of &quot;meta-intelligence&quot; to encompass understanding, control, and coordination between these constructs. We propose that constraints can act at each of three levels--individual, contextual, and interactive. Individual constraints include the metacomponents (executive processes) that underpin each of the four kinds of solutions. Contextual constraints direct which of the four approaches are preferred under what circumstances. Finally, interactive constraints involve individual and contextual constraints directly impacting each other's actions. The model of meta-intelligence and its functioning helps to explain the variability in the ways that individuals frame problems and, as a consequence, in the solutions that are found. The model of meta-intelligence also helps explain why some solutions to problems are so much more comprehensive, and often better, than others.
Student Perceptions of Instructor Made Videos with Quizzes in an Asynchronous Online Course
Author: Kimbrel, Laurie A.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Teacher Developed Materials,Video Technology,Tests,Asynchronous Communication,Online Courses,Graduate Students,Leadership Training,Learner Engagement,Teacher Student Relationship,Instructional Effectiveness

The purpose of this study was to determine if graduate students enrolled in an Education Leadership program perceived the use of Instructor Made Videos (IMVs) with quizzes as a useful tool to increase student-to-instructor and student-to content engagement in asynchronous online courses. Additionally, this study sought to determine how graduate students describe their experience in an online course that included IMVs and quizzes. A convergent (one-phase) mixed-method design was employed in which both quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously using a survey embedded in the Learning Management System that included both Likert style and open-ended items. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed simultaneously and the results were compared to determine similarities and differences between the two data sets. The quantitative and qualitative results indicated that students perceived IMVs to be an effective strategy to increase student-to-content and to a lesser degree student-to-instructor engagement. Results also revealed that participants perceived quizzes as a positive addition to IMVs that held all students accountable for viewing the complete video. Given the increase in the numbers of graduate courses offered online, this study provides evidence that using Instructor Made Videos with quizzes is an effective strategy to enhance student engagement and student learning.
Improving Polytechnic Students&apos; High-Order-Thinking-Skills through Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics Classroom
Author: Abdurrahman, Muhammad Sani
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technical Institutes,Mathematics Education,College Students,Thinking Skills,Mathematics Skills,Inquiry,Active Learning,Instructional Effectiveness,Outcomes of Education,Scores,Student Improvement,Foreign Countries

Mathematics is one of the most emphasized subjects and has grown immensely to provide a strong base for programs in science, engineering and technology. Training students in this field will give them the opportunity to improve their high order thinking skills (HOTS). But the students' HOTS level is at low stage due to the learning approaches employed in classrooms. As a result, the study aimed at looking into the effect of inquiry-based learning (IBL) in improving polytechnic students' level of HOTS. Quasi-experimental design was used in this study involving two sampled National Diploma II classes. There were 73 students participated in this study (36 students for experimental group and 37 students for control group). HOTS questions and worksheets based on IBL are the instruments used for this study. At the [alpha]=0.05 (p=0.000) level of significance, the results of the independent-sample t-test revealed a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the experimental group and the control group. Moreover, the students' overall HOTS level was discovered to be (applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating) improving through this approach. In conclusion, IBL can have a positive effect on the HOTS of polytechnic students in mathematics classroom.
Advancing the Understanding of the Factor Structure of Executive Functioning
Author: Himi, Samsad Afrin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Factor Structure,Executive Function,Short Term Memory,Attention Control,Young Adults,Inhibition,Factor Analysis

There has been considerable debate and interest regarding the factor structure of executive functioning (EF). Therefore, the aim of the current study was to delve into this issue differently, by investigating EF and other cognitive constructs, such as working memory capacity (WMC), relational integration, and divided attention, which may contribute to EF. Here, we examined whether it is possible to provide evidence for a definite model of EF containing the components of updating, shifting, and inhibition. For this purpose, 202 young adults completed a battery of EF, three WMC tests, three relational integration tests, and two divided attention tests. A confirmatory factor analysis on all the cognitive abilities produced a five-factor structure, which included one factor predominately containing shifting tasks, the next factor containing two updating tasks, the third one predominately representing WMC, the fourth factor consisting of relational integration and antisaccade tasks, and finally, the last factor consisting of the divided attention and stop signal tasks. Lastly, a subsequent hierarchical model supported a higher-order factor, thereby representing general cognitive ability.
Decision-Making Style Profiles of Pre-Service Biology Teachers in Socio-Scientific Issues
Author: Genisa, Marlina Ummas
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Decision Making,Preservice Teachers,Undergraduate Students,Student Characteristics,Correlation,Science Education,Science and Society,Biology,Cognitive Style,Gender Differences,Geographic Regions,Public Colleges,Private Colleges,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Foreign Countries

This study aimed to describe the decision-making style regarding the socioscientific issue (SSI) of pre-service Biology teachers in four regions of Indonesia as a guide in designing active, varied, and creative learning involving students in each learning session. Data were collected using a questionnaire to 514 participants and analyzed descriptively-quantitatively. The results showed that each student's decision-making style is influenced by cognitive dimensions and processes during learning. Analytical decision-making styles also have a positive effect on gender, grade, region, and university.
Unity Is Intelligence: A Collective Intelligence Experiment on ECG Reading to Improve Diagnostic Performance in Cardiology
Author: Ronzio, Luca
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Medicine,Equipment,Clinical Diagnosis,Medical Services,Error Patterns,Intelligence,Artificial Intelligence,Accuracy,Decision Making

Medical errors have a huge impact on clinical practice in terms of economic and human costs. As a result, technology-based solutions, such as those grounded in artificial intelligence (AI) or collective intelligence (CI), have attracted increasing interest as a means of reducing error rates and their impacts. Previous studies have shown that a combination of individual opinions based on rules, weighting mechanisms, or other CI solutions could improve diagnostic accuracy with respect to individual doctors. We conducted a study to investigate the potential of this approach in cardiology and, more precisely, in electrocardiogram (ECG) reading. To achieve this aim, we designed and conducted an experiment involving medical students, recent graduates, and residents, who were asked to annotate a collection of 10 ECGs of various complexity and difficulty. For each ECG, we considered groups of increasing size (from three to 30 members) and applied three different CI protocols. In all cases, the results showed a statistically significant improvement (ranging from 9% to 88%) in terms of diagnostic accuracy when compared to the performance of individual readers; this difference held for not only large groups, but also smaller ones. In light of these results, we conclude that CI approaches can support the tasks mentioned above, and possibly other similar ones as well. We discuss the implications of applying CI solutions to clinical settings, such as cases of augmented 'second opinions' and decision-making.
Binding Costs in Processing Efficiency as Determinants of Cognitive Ability
Author: Goecke, Benjamin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intelligence,Cognitive Processes,Short Term Memory,Reaction Time,Task Analysis,Measurement,Models,Factor Analysis,Recall (Psychology),Correlation,Individual Differences,Comparative Analysis,Computer Assisted Testing,Foreign Countries,Scoring

Performance in elementary cognitive tasks is moderately correlated with fluid intelligence and working memory capacity. These correlations are higher for more complex tasks, presumably due to increased demands on working memory capacity. In accordance with the binding hypothesis, which states that working memory capacity reflects the limit of a person's ability to establish and maintain temporary bindings (e.g., relations between items or relations between items and their context), we manipulated binding requirements (i.e., 2, 4, and 6 relations) in three choice reaction time paradigms (i.e., two comparison tasks, two change detection tasks, and two substitution tasks) measuring mental speed. Response time distributions of 115 participants were analyzed with the diffusion model. Higher binding requirements resulted in generally reduced efficiency of information processing, as indicated by lower drift rates. Additionally, we fitted bi-factor confirmatory factor analysis to the elementary cognitive tasks to separate basal speed and binding requirements of the employed tasks to quantify their specific contributions to working memory capacity, as measured by Recall-1-Back tasks. A latent factor capturing individual differences in binding was incrementally predictive of working memory capacity, over and above a general factor capturing speed. These results indicate that the relation between reaction time tasks and working memory capacity hinges on the complexity of the reaction time tasks. We conclude that binding requirements and, therefore, demands on working memory capacity offer a satisfactory account of task complexity that accounts for a large portion of individual differences in ability.
Systematizing Audit in Algorithmic Recruitment
Author: Kazim, Emre
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychology,Individual Differences,Artificial Intelligence,Intelligence,Personality,Recruitment,Employment Interviews,Computer Mediated Communication,Videoconferencing,Psychometrics,Governance,Accountability,Automation,Mathematics,Audits (Verification),Measurement,Bias,Compliance (Legal),Privacy

Business psychologists study and assess relevant individual differences, such as intelligence and personality, in the context of work. Such studies have informed the development of artificial intelligence systems (AI) designed to measure individual differences. This has been capitalized on by companies who have developed AI-driven recruitment solutions that include aggregation of appropriate candidates (&quot;Hiretual&quot;), interviewing through a chatbot (&quot;Paradox&quot;), video interview assessment (&quot;MyInterview&quot;), and CV-analysis (&quot;Textio&quot;), as well as estimation of psychometric characteristics through image-(&quot;Traitify&quot;) and game-based assessments (&quot;HireVue&quot;) and video interviews (&quot;Cammio&quot;). However, driven by concern that such high-impact technology must be used responsibly due to the potential for unfair hiring to result from the algorithms used by these tools, there is an active effort towards proving mechanisms of governance for such automation. In this article, we apply a systematic algorithm audit framework in the context of the ethically critical industry of algorithmic recruitment systems, exploring how audit assessments on AI-driven systems can be used to assure that such systems are being responsibly deployed in a fair and well-governed manner. We outline sources of risk for the use of algorithmic hiring tools, suggest the most appropriate opportunities for audits to take place, recommend ways to measure bias in algorithms, and discuss the transparency of algorithms.
English Language Learning Motivation and English Language Learning Anxiety in Saudi Military Cadets: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Author: Alqahtani, Ali Falah
Date: 2018-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Anxiety,Student Attitudes,Military Schools,Student Motivation,Parent Influence,Religious Factors,Self Concept,Intention,Males,Postsecondary Education

This study aims to investigate English language learning motivation and English language learning anxiety in Saudi military cadets. Some 174 Saudi military cadets completed a questionnaire specifically developed to be used in the context of Saudi Arabia. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse a proposed model using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) version 21. The study found that the students' language learning effort was determined by their Ideal L2 Self and their positive attitudes towards their immediate learning environment. However, the students' imposed social ideal-self as well as their negative attitudes towards their immediate learning environment contributed to their Ought-to L2 Self, which in turn increased their English learning anxiety. Parental encouragement and religious interest impacted on the Saudi L2 learners' Ideal L2 Self and their language learning attitudes, which might have helped them to see themselves as future L2 users and to adopt positive attitudes to their immediate learning environment. This in turn motivated them to invest more effort and be more persistent in learning English.
Development and Validation of Year Five Geometrical Measurement Skills Instrument
Author: Nasser, Siti Nur Annisa Mohd
Date: 2021-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Construction,Test Validity,Geometric Concepts,Elementary School Mathematics,Mathematics Skills,Spatial Ability,Foreign Countries

Geometrical measurement is one of the most difficult fields in primary school mathematics and regularly found to be an area of weaknesses. The factors affecting the low understanding is due to the lack of valid and reliable assessment instruments. Thus, this study aimed to develop and validate a Geometrical Measurement Skill Instrument (GMSI) to assess Year Five National school pupils' geometrical measurement skills in geometrical measurement. GMSI was developed by applying the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) Taxonomy and was constructed in the super item format which consisted of 24 items altogether. This study applied a survey approach to assess 132 Year Five pupils' geometrical measurement skills. The content validity was examined using the content validity index (CVI) analysis. For the construct validity, data were obtained and analyzed using the Rasch analysis. From the CVI analysis, the results showed that GMSI could be used for the pilot study. Results for the construct validity indicated that GMSI fulfilled the psychometric properties and is valid and reliable. Hence, the results could help teachers and pupils to diagnose the strength and weaknesses of geometrical measurement and help them to plan systematic remedy to improve teaching and learning.