ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Investigation of the Compassion Levels of Faculty of Sports Sciences Students
Author: Dogar, Yahya
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Altruism,Team Sports,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Gender Differences,Withdrawal (Psychology),Family Income,Psychological Patterns,Exercise,Age Differences,Place of Residence,Prosocial Behavior,Foreign Countries,College Students,Sports Medicine,Metacognition

The aim of this study was to examine the compassion levels of Faculty of Sports Sciences students who study at Inonu University. The sample of the study consisted of 508 students, 191 women and 317 men who voluntarily participated in the study. Compassion Scale (CS) consisting of 24 items and five-point Likert type with six subscales developed by Pommier (2010) and adapted to Turkish by Akdeniz and Deniz (2016) was used to determine the levels of compassion of the students in the study. Independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA test was used to examine the difference between independent variables and levels of CS. It was found that compassion levels of students were medium. At the end of the study significant differences were found in the indifference and withdrawal subscales according to gender; kindness, indifference, common humanity, separation and disengagement subscales according to the department and kindness, indifference, separation and disengagement subscales according to the income level of families and the exercise habits of the students. There was no significant difference between level of compassion and variable of age and place where the families of students live. As a conclusion, it is useful to examine compassion in various aspects with regard to sports, which is one of the common languages of humanity, with broader and different samples. Thus, it is clear that people who do sports with compassion feelings and thoughts will have positive contributions in reducing violence in sports environments.
Teacher Mentoring: Experiences from International Teacher Mentors in Kazakhstan
Author: Schulleri, Phillipa
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mentors,High School Teachers,Foreign Nationals,Gifted,Teacher Attitudes,Educational Benefits,Barriers,Teacher Collaboration,Teaching Experience,Coaching (Performance),Troubleshooting,Modeling (Psychology),Interpersonal Relationship,Metacognition,Teacher Motivation,Dialogs (Language),Faculty Development,Foreign Countries,Educational Change,Social Change,Sharing Behavior,Guidance

In this paper, a closer look at mentoring in education is presented. The research sample was a team of eleven international teachers who were engaged in mentoring local teachers in a high school for gifted students in Kazakhstan. The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of international teachers, as they relate their experiences of mentoring local teachers. The author sought the stories of the international mentor teachers and the meaning they placed on these experiences. Answers were sought to questions of how mentors defined mentoring, what they perceived as benefits of mentoring, and how they dealt with mentoring difficulties. Face to face semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from eleven volunteering international teachers. Seven categories of mentoring were found to be: Leading, guiding, modelling advising, and exposition; Supporting, challenging and suggesting, exploration and experimentation; Sharing, collaboration, Improving, passing on information; Coaching, change and improving, passing on information; Challenging and suggesting, exploration and experimentation; Sharing, collaboration; and Trouble-shooting. Benefits of mentoring were discussed under six categories: Dialogue and new ideas; self-awareness and motivation; emotional benefits; and professional improvement; mutual benefit; emotional betterment, modelling and emulation; and sharing, experimentation, dynamism. All mentors experienced difficulties in mentoring at some part in their employment. Mentoring pairs did something to resolve mentoring difficulties when they arose. The mentee holds the key to the success of the mentoring relationship.
Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Personality Traits
Author: Kuyulu, Ihsan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Personality Traits,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Student Attitudes,Addictive Behavior,High School Students,Team Sports,Physical Education,Measures (Individuals),Student Characteristics,Institutional Characteristics,Grades (Scholastic),Gender Differences,Foreign Countries

The study was realized to examine the personality traits and smartphone addiction levels of high school students. The research group consists of totally 239 students, including 139 males and 100 females studying in Sports High School, Anatolian High School and Vocational High School in Sanliurfa during the &quot;2019-2020&quot; academic years. &quot;Smartphone Addiction Scale&quot; and &quot;Five Factor Personality Inventory&quot; were used to obtain data for the purpose of the research. The students participating in the study were asked personal information questions regarding their demographic characteristics. The study was carried out in SPSS 22 statistical package program and the degree of significance was taken as 0.05. Independent Sample T (IndependentSample) and Mann Whitney-Utest in binary comparisons, One-Way Variance Analysis (OneWayAnova) in multiple comparisons and Kruskal Wallis Analysis in non-normally distributed data, and correlation (Pearson) test to determine the relationship between variables. According to the responses given by the students who participated in the study, there was a significant difference between the groups according to the type of school, the state of doing sports, the purpose of using the smartphone, the average grade and the daily usage of the smartphone, while the use of the smartphone and the grade only in the personality characteristics levels. There was a significant difference between the groups in mean variables. According to the results of the correlation analysis, a significant relationship was detected between the personality traits of the students and their smartphone usage levels.
Use of Origami in Mathematics Teaching: An Exemplary Activity
Author: Kögce, Davut
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Secondary School Mathematics,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness,Paper (Material),Manipulative Materials,Geometric Concepts,Foreign Countries,Art Activities

Students' attitudes and motivations toward mathematics decrease as they intensively confront cognitive information along the process of mathematics teaching in general. One of the most important reasons for this is the lack of activities for affective and psychomotor domains in the mathematics teaching process. One way to overcome this problem is to include activities through which students can participate effectively in the teaching process. For example, activities performed using origami can be one of them in teaching the attainments covered by the field of geometry learning in mathematics curriculum. Therefore, this study was carried out to present an exemplary activity about how origami can be used when teaching mathematics in secondary schools and to identify preservice teacher opinions on this activity. The activity presented in this study was performed with 32 preservice elementary mathematics teachers attending the faculty of education at a university and taking the Mathematics Teaching with Origami course, and their opinions were taken afterwards. At the end of the application, the preservice teachers stated that such activities would have very positive contributions to students' mathematics learning. In addition, the preservice teachers communicated and exchanged ideas with each other during the application. It is therefore recommended to use such activities in mathematics teaching.
Investigation of Attitudes of University Students towards Turkish Language Course and Distance Education
Author: Çocuk, Halil Erdem
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Turkish,Distance Education,Student Attitudes,Comparative Analysis,College Freshmen,State Universities,Validity,Reliability,Attitude Measures,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Native Language Instruction

Turkish language course in Turkish higher education is compulsory for all programs. Being taught for two semesters, this course has started to be given in many universities through distance education in recent years. This new situation brings about the problem as to whether there is a relationship between attitude towards distance education and attitude towards Turkish language lesson. It was aimed in this study to examine and compare the attitudes of university students who take Turkish Language courses through distance education towards this course and distance education system in terms of various variables. In this descriptive research, a survey model was used to obtain data. The study group consists of the 181 freshmen attending a state university located in the south of Turkey and taking Turkish language lessons in the 2018-2019 academic year. Data were collected with attitude scales whose validity and reliability was tested. Difference tests between means were performed in data analysis. It was concluded in the study that the attitude of undergraduate freshman students towards Turkish Language course and distance education is above average, but not very high. It can also be foreseen according to findings of this study that university students' attitudes towards Turkish language course will improve as their attitudes towards distance education increase.
The Investigation of the Self-Efficacy Levels of Camp Leaders Working in the Youth
Author: Tufekci, Sakir
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Recreational Activities,Camps,Youth Programs,Leaders,Self Concept Measures,Foreign Countries,Work Experience,Age Differences,Marital Status,Family Characteristics

This study was conducted to investigate the self-efficacy (SE) levels of camp leaders working in the youth camps under the Ministry of Youth and Sports. While the population of this descriptive type cross-sectional study was constituted by 1217 active camp leaders working in the youth camps, the sample was constituted by 400 active camp leaders. The personal information and the questionnaire form which composed of SE scale adapted into Turkish by Gözüm and Aksayan (1999) were used as data collection tools. Pearson's chi-square, independent-samples t-test and one-way ANOVA were used in the analysis of the data. Of the youth camp leaders 57.8% were over the age of 24, 64.0% were male, 47.3% of their parents graduated from regular high school, 85.3% had social security, 68.5% came from core family structure, and income of 53.8% of the camp leaders was equal to their expenses. The mothers of 52.8% and fathers of 42.5% of the camp leaders graduated from primary school. 75.3% of camp leaders have been working in youth camps for 0-4 years. It was determined that SE levels of the camp leaders were higher than the mean score and age, marital status, education level of the parents, income level of the family, duration of duty in the youth camp and status of doing sports were also the efficient factor. As a conclusion, it is advisable to organize activities and training programs to improve the SE levels of camp leaders.
Analysing Motivations for Sports Consumption of Students at School of Physical Education and Sports
Author: Aygun, Murat
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Education,Athletics,College Students,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Place of Residence,Young Adults,Departments,Social Behavior,Consumer Economics,Motivation,Participation,Psychological Needs,Marketing

In this study, the objective is to analyse the motivation for sports consumption of university students. The study group consists of 178 students in School of Physical Education and Sports. As data collection tool in the research, Personal Information Form and Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption&quot; developed by Trail and James (2001) and adapted into Turkish by Tok (2004) have been used. Independent samples t-test and variance analysis are used for independent groups. There are significant differences in favour of female in the sub-dimension of family and in favour of students studying at sports management in the sub-dimension of knowledge and skills on the scores of motivation scale for sport consumption. While the averages are high at people living in the cities in the sub-dimension of social, the averages are low at people living in towns. According to findings of the research, it has been thought that consumption requirement arising with motives and motivation phenomenon plays an active role in motivation behaviour of the sports in line with the requirements of the individuals such as socialization, self-proofing and self-acceptance.
Effects of Health-Related Knowledge and Aerobic Exercise on Lower Secondary School Students&apos; Obesity Awareness and Physical Activity Levels
Author: Ertan, Gizem Akgül
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Exercise,Secondary School Students,Obesity,Physical Activity Level,Females,Early Adolescents,Health Education,Nutrition Instruction,Knowledge Level,Program Effectiveness,Wellness,Foreign Countries

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of health-related knowledge and aerobic exercise on lower secondary school students' obesity awareness and physical activity levels. A total of 50 obese and 20 normal-weight female students, ranging in age from 12-14 (mean 12.10±1.7), participated in the study. Obesity awareness was determined using the Obesity Awareness Scale, which also incorporates awareness of nutrition and physical activity. Physical activity levels were determined using a pedometer. The participants were divided into one obese experimental group and 2 control groups, obese and normal weight. The obese experimental group received instruction in health and nutrition and followed an aerobic exercise program, while the control groups received no such instruction and did not participate in an exercise program. The health education program was conducted once a week, while the aerobic exercise program was performed three times a week, with each session lasting 45-60 minutes. At the conclusion of the study, the obesity awareness, nutrition awareness, and physical activity awareness scores of the students in the obese experimental group increased significantly compared to those of the obese control and normal control groups. Similarly, the physical activity levels of the students in the obese control group increased with respect to those of the obese and normal-weight control groups. These findings suggest that health-related knowledge and aerobic exercise were effective in increasing obesity awareness and the physical activity levels of lower secondary school students.
Chinese Learners Learning Thai Language with an Application: Evidence from an Acoustic Study and a Perception Test
Author: Teeranon, Phanintra
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Acoustics,Auditory Perception,Language Tests,Thai,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Intonation,Native Language,Comparative Analysis,Teaching Methods,Pronunciation,Computer Software,Pronunciation Instruction,Pretests Posttests,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Mandarin Chinese,Native Speakers,Computer Assisted Instruction

This research analyzes the acoustic characteristics and conducts a perception test of Thai tones produced by Chinese learners learning Thai through the &quot;Thai Tone Application&quot;. A comparison of Thai tones pronounced by 40 Chinese learners learning Thai at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University with 40 Thai native speakers was also conducted. The acoustic characteristics studied in this research were the fundamental frequencies analyzed with the Praat program version 6.0.9. The F0 values were then converted to semitone values. Statistical analysis was used. The perception test was conducted before and after using the application. The results showed that the Thai Tone Application promoted better tone pronunciation and perception in Chinese learners learning Thai as a foreign language. After utilizing the Thai Tone Application with the Chinese learners, they could clearly pronounce the mid and the low tones, which is linguistically classified as the problematic level tones for Chinese learners. The application helped expedite contour tones such as the high tone and the rising tone, but not the falling tone. The minimal pair approach used to create the application was discussed.
Critical Library Instruction, Causing Trouble, and Institutionalization
Author: Seale, Maura
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Library Instruction,Critical Theory,Institutional Characteristics,Activism,Information Literacy,Librarians,Academic Libraries,Racial Bias,Neoliberalism

This essay considers the institutionalization of critical library instruction in the decade since the publication of &quot;Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods.&quot; Drawing on the work of Sara Ahmed and Rod Ferguson, I suggest that because library instruction is marginalized within librarianship, critical library instruction can and has become institutionalized within the profession. The institutionalization of critical library instruction represents the management of the wider-ranging and more troublesome critiques of critical librarianship. The marginality of critical library instruction, however, means that it continues to function as a site of troublemaking.
That Was Then, This Is Wow: A Case for Critical Information Literacy across the Curriculum
Author: Torell, Mary Rose
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Literacy,Library Instruction,Writing Across the Curriculum,Undergraduate Students,Critical Theory,Librarian Teacher Cooperation,Research Skills,Critical Literacy,21st Century Skills,Expertise

This article applies a writing across the curriculum approach to critical library instruction. The information landscape has drastically shifted over the past ten years, altering the ways we perform, interact with, access, and understand research. These changes call for critical library instruction programs that are more robust and sustained than the one- or two-shot critical library instruction lesson I had described in 2010. However, college classroom practices, due to a variety of challenges, have been slow to adapt to this need. In this article written from my perspective as an English teacher, I identify the central place of critical information literacy (CIL) in higher education, aligning it with calls for a new educational approach for the 21st century. As one possible way forward, I draw on insights from writing across the curriculum to recommend a collaborative critical information literacy across the curriculum model that would provide students with sustained and increasingly advanced exposure to CIL throughout their undergraduate years.
Building a Critical Culture: How Critical Librarianship Falls Short in the Workplace
Author: Ferretti, Jennifer A.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Library Science,Library Instruction,Equal Education,Librarians,Minority Groups,Work Environment,Information Literacy,Teacher Student Relationship,Power Structure,Racial Bias

Critical librarianship, or critlib, has made its way into the mainstream of library and information science through conferences, scholarly publications, social media, and other outlets. Over the past 10 years critical library instruction specifically has continued to be a much presented and published topic. Classes and other groups that come through our libraries are opportunities for us to teach, learn, and empower. The care and critical perspectives we bring into the classroom are necessary, but are we also fostering this type of environment in the workplace? Are we doing enough to turn the critical lens on ourselves? As a woman of color in a predominantly white profession, it is difficult to not feel as though critical librarianship is performative. There is a time and place to refer to theory and another to engage in practice. Throughout this article I will illustrate that while critical pedagogy in librarianship has changed the way we teach information literacy and think of the teacher/student relationship, it's been slower to change power relations between library colleagues. We ask our students to critically examine a resource and to see what is being left out of the conversation. It's time to not only ask the same of us and the profession but also for us to take action.
Moving from Critical Assessment to Assessment as Care
Author: Arellano Douglas, Veronica
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Critical Theory,Feminism,Evaluation Methods,Library Science,Ethics,Caring,Holistic Approach,Value Judgment,Librarians

In &quot;Teaching Against the Grain: Critical Assessment in the Library Classroom,&quot; Maria Accardi sought a critical, feminist approach to assessment that questioned power structures, celebrated learners, and found strength in diverse perspectives and voices. This article expands on Accardi's work to explore a care-based assessment framework rooted in the foundations of critical assessment, relational-cultural theory, and critical generosity. This includes a critique of the current language of assessment in library and information science literature and higher education; an examination of models for more caring versions of assessment (particularly those from other feminized professions); and a reframing of the conversation around assessment from one of demonstrating value to one of embodying a value of care and connection in learning for both students and librarians.
Rethinking the Neoliberal University: Critical Library Pedagogy in an Age of Transition
Author: Coleman, Jason
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Neoliberalism,Critical Theory,Library Instruction,Educational Change,Academic Libraries,Information Literacy,Educational Objectives,Educational Theories,Social Theories

In the chapter we wrote 10 years ago for &quot;Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods&quot; we asked instructors to free themselves from the stifling heritage of positivism that privileged tools and instrumentality above meaning. Drawing on Henry Giroux and Oscar Wilde, we urged our peers to embrace dialogue that respects the individual and draws connections between information literacy and the students' authentic goals and experiences. In this essay we describe numerous changes over that past decade that embrace the central themes of our chapter. We then explain that these examples coexist within a vast edifice of antithetical, neoliberal institutions. We summarize Giroux's recent work decrying the influence of neoliberalism on universities, describe how pressures to deliver instruction economically while demonstrating wide impacts are affecting the adoption of critical approaches, and discuss how the trend toward increasing specialization is giving new life to traditional, noncritical instruction. We conclude by repeating our call for library instructors to use dialog to help learners become more reflective and capable.