ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Quantitative Development and Distribution of Zooplankton in Medium Lakes of the Kostanay Region (North Kazakhstan Region)
Author: Aubakirova, Gulzhan A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Water,Natural Resources,Ecology,Foreign Countries,Animals,Wildlife,Industry,Chemistry,Biology,Climate,Mineralogy,Biodiversity

The assessment of water resources plays an important environmental and economic role, since it allows developing an effective program of regional development with regard to the environmental load. The hydro-chemical regime of lakes includes water temperature, content of biogenic elements, total mineralization, oxygen regime, and other parameters (transparency, color, and smell). However, this assessment cannot be considered full, since it does not take into account the effect of human activity. Therefore, various systems of water monitoring have been developed, one of which is the assessment of zooplankton. The state of zooplankton is a universal marker. The quantitative and qualitative assessment allows monitoring the physical and chemical state of water resources and assessing their bio-production potential. This research investigated zooplankton communities in lakes Aksuat, Altybai and Taly (Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan). The qualitative composition and dominant species of zooplankton was determined; their population dynamic was monitored. The oxygen regime of lakes remained stable; no oxygen deficiency was found. The lakes have favorable conditions for the development of zooplankton. This also provides favorable conditions for commercial fish farming if the main diet of fish is zooplankton.
Comic Strips to Accompany Science Museum Exhibits
Author: Chung, Beom Sun
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cartoons,Museums,Exhibits,Science Teaching Centers,Science Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Questionnaires,Science Interests,Comprehension,Scientific Concepts,Elementary School Students,Parents,Secondary School Students,College Students,Student Attitudes

Science museums make the effort to create exhibits with amusing explanations. However, existing explanation signs with lengthy text are not appealing, and as such, visitors do not pay attention to them. In contrast, conspicuous comic strips composed of simple drawings and humors can attract science museum visitors. This study attempted to reveal whether comic strips contribute to science exhibitions. More than 20 comic strips were chosen that were associated with exhibits in a science museum. The individual episodes were printed out and placed beside the corresponding exhibits. A questionnaire was administered to museum visitors to evaluate the effects of the comic strips. Most visitors responded that the comic strips were helpful in understanding the exhibits and in familiarizing themselves with the science. Participants also described the comic strips' deficiencies which will be considered for future revisions. Comic strips are likely to enhance interest in and comprehension of science exhibitions. Furthermore, these strips are expected to enrich science museums in various ways such as establishing their uniqueness.
The Efficacy of Drama in Field Experience: A Qualitative Study Using MAXQDA
Author: Elaldi, Senel
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Preschool Teachers,Drama,Teaching Methods,Field Experience Programs,Student Attitudes,Role Playing,Creativity,Socialization,Group Activities,Independent Study,Student School Relationship,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews

This study attempted to evaluate the views of senior preservice preschool teachers on the efficacy of drama activities in their field experience in terms of the effect of students' learning, socialization, individual or group work skills and school connectedness and also disclosed the suggestions of senior preservice preschool teachers for faculty members who give drama lectures regarding the delivery of drama course. The study group included 51 (Female = 37, Male = 14) senior preservice preschool teachers studying in the Faculty of Education at Cumhuriyet University, Turkey in the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected through an interview form including five semi structured questions that were prepared in line with the aim of the study by the researchers. The data were analyzed using MAXQDA-11, qualitative data analysis software, and descriptive analysis technique. Main themes were generated and then the views were aligned under the themes. The findings revealed that senior preservice preschool teachers had positive views regarding the impact of drama activities in their field experience. In-service training programs were suggested to be designed systematically for professional development of preservice teachers.
Does 12-Week Latin Dance Training Affect the Self-Confidence of the University Students?
Author: Meric, Odemis
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dance Education,Self Esteem,College Students,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Comparative Analysis,Program Effectiveness,Pretests Posttests,Scores,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Student Surveys,Physical Activity Level

In this research, it is aimed to investigate the effect of 12-week Latin dance training on the self-confidence of university students. This research was conducted with a total of 60 students, including 30 students as control and 30 students as the working group. A 33-item self-confidence scale developed by Akin (2007) was applied to both control and working group. Latin dance training was carried out once a week (2 hours) for a total of 24 hours, in 12 weeks. SPSS 16.0 was used for the evaluation of the data obtained in the study. Percentage, frequency, Paired Sample and Independent t-test were used for the analysis of the data. When post-test scores of self-confidence were evaluated, the score of working group was found to be statistically significant compared to control group. According to the result of the research, it might be said that 12-week Latin dance training had increased the self-confidence of the participants.
The Effects of 5E Inquiry Learning Activities on Achievement and Attitude toward Chemistry
Author: Sen, Senol
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Inquiry,Science Achievement,Student Attitudes,Chemistry,Science Instruction,Quasiexperimental Design,Undergraduate Students,Learning Activities,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Science Tests,Pretests Posttests,Teaching Methods,Lecture Method

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 5E inquiry learning activities on students' achievement, attitude toward chemistry. A non-equivalent control group design was used to the quasi-experimental research in this study. A total of 34 (8 males and 26 females) undergraduates in Turkey voluntarily participated in the study. The 5E Inquiry Learning Activities were applied to the experimental group and lecture-based traditional activities were applied to the control group. The both two groups were taught by the same instructor and used same books. The Chemical Equilibrium Concept Test (CECT) and the Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry Inventory (ASCI) were applied to both groups as pre-test and post-test. The results of the study revealed that 5E inquiry learning activities were more effective in improving the achievement in chemical equilibrium compared to lecture-based traditional activities. In addition, the results showed that there was no statistically significant mean difference between experimental and control groups with respect to attitude toward chemistry.
Psycho-Pedagogical Research of Emotional and Estimative Mental States of Students Who Are Prone to Addictions
Author: Gryaznov, Alexey N.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Addictive Behavior,Student Characteristics,Alcohol Abuse,Drug Abuse,Emotional Response,Self Concept,Psychological Patterns,Questionnaires,Secondary School Students,College Students,Foreign Countries,Mental Health,At Risk Persons

The relevance of the investigated problem is conditioned by the fact that one of the negative factors, which prevent favorable socialization and successful personal-professional development of students, is the tendency of youth to be prone to addiction the formation of which is affected by various mental states. The paper is aimed to explore the characteristics of emotional and estimative mental states of the students who are prone to alcohol and drug dependencies. The leading methods to the study of this problem are psychological testing and analysis of statistically processed data obtained. In the course of empirical research it is found that students with a high propensity to both alcohol and drug addiction possess the emotional perception of self-image is significantly more negative than the students with low propensity. Their dominant mental negative emotional and estimative state that contributes to the high level of addiction to psycho-active substances is a condition which is caused by the insufficient adequacy of self-esteem and the failure of themselves. These article data can be used to improve the psycho-pedagogical activity on reducing the level of addiction to substance abuse among students, to develop effective prevention programs.
Analyzing Foreign Language Test Anxiety among High School Students in an EFL Context (Note 1)
Author: Gursoy, Esim
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Language Teachers,Test Anxiety,Grade 9,High School Students,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Student Attitudes,Semi Structured Interviews,Mixed Methods Research,Foreign Countries,Student Surveys,Grade 10

With the increasing need to learn languages as a result of globalization there is a great demand on the part of the learners to communicate in a second/foreign language, which is also supported downwards by the governments and upwards by the parents. Among the many aspects of foreign language learning, affective factors are researched a lot as they are dependent on contexts, individual differences, cultural background, teaching methodology, etc., which cause a variation in the results. The current research focuses on test anxiety as one of the major affective factors. Thus it aims to identify the level of test anxiety and its relationship with gender, grade level, and academic achievement. Moreover, the causes of test anxiety were investigated according to students' own perceptions. A test anxiety scale and semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather the qualitative and quantitative data. The overall results showed that the participants had a moderate level of test anxiety. Females were found to be more anxious than males only in some aspects; low achievement scores provoked test anxiety with regard to a few items, and 9th graders were found to be more anxious than the 10th graders. According to participants' own perceptions, test validity, time limit, teacher attitudes, test techniques, proctors, length of the test, testing environment and clarity of test instructions were the causes of test anxiety.
Social and Emotional Learning with Families
Author: Dinallo, Anna Marie
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Participatory Research,Mothers,Parent Attitudes,Parent Participation,Literacy Education,Social Development,Emotional Development,Child Development,Parent Role,Change Agents,Cultural Background,Curriculum Development,Family Programs,Hispanic Americans,Immigrants,Barriers,Race,Language,Stereotypes,Elementary Education,Family Literacy,Questionnaires,Data Analysis,Early Childhood Education,Self Control,Parenting Styles,Parenting Skills,Self Esteem,Interviews

A Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) framework was used in this study to gather and analyze the perceptions of mothers involved in a critical family literacy program designed to foster social and emotional development. Through narrative inquiry, participants discussed perceptions of their children's social-emotional development and the expanded use of existing parenting tools. Even though parents are primary agents of change, the cultural backgrounds of families has too often been a missing ingredient in both the curriculum development and participation phases of and social and emotional learning within school-based programs. Family engagement programs are particularly important for Latino parents who are recent immigrants, as they have the additional burden of contending with such stressors in school settings as race, language barriers, and stereotypes afflicting educators. All participants in this study had existing knowledge in the area of emotional development and were able to discuss the value of self-care and self-regulation with respect to parenting their children. This research contributes to studies in the fields of family engagement and popular education pedagogy besides providing the reader with an examination of the implications of effective socio-emotional curriculum in elementary school settings.
Particular Features of Interrelation of Motivation, Values and Sense of Life's Meaning as Subjective Factors of Individualizing Trajectory in the System of Continuous Education
Author: Zavodchikov, Dmitry P.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Motivation,Questionnaires,Professionalism,Values,Attitude Measures,Goal Orientation,World Views,Quality of Life,Correlation,Nonparametric Statistics,Statistical Analysis,Positive Attitudes,Universities,Foreign Countries,Engineering,Part Time Students,College Students,Educational Psychology,Psychological Characteristics

The relevance of the problem under study is based on the fact that, as regards methodological and theoretical aspects, the problem of value and motivational sphere is poorly elaborated regarding the interrelation between professional education and professional activity and on the empirical level there is no clear understanding of how the sense of purpose of life and own professional values is related to the professional motivation. The aim of the article is to identify the specific features of the interrelation and effects of meaning of life to the professional values and motivation. The leading method of research is questionnaire method which makes it possible to identify the following: level of sense of life's purpose--method of life-meaning orientations, specific features of professional motivation--method &quot;Motivation of professional activity&quot; and method &quot;Level of correlation between value and availability of value&quot;. The article presents and discusses the results of empirical study of the interrelation between professional values, professional motivation and life-meaning orientations, as well as the effects of the level of life's meaning on professional motivation. The practical value is the possibility to use the results of the research in developing programs for correcting and increasing professional motivation, as well as for developing technologies of psychology-pedagogical assistance to sense-making and professional self-identification in projecting and implementing individual educational trajectories in the continuous vocational education system. The article can be useful for specialists in professiology, teachers of technical subjects and professional consultants for forecasting professional development of a person.
Interdisciplinary Studies: A Site for Bridging the Skills Divide
Author: Everett, Michele C.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Cognitive Ability,Skill Development,Likert Scales,Pretests Posttests,Student Surveys,Outcomes of Education,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Skill Analysis,Statistical Significance,College Programs,Introductory Courses,Student Attitudes,Matched Groups

This study explores student learning outcomes from an Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies course. The article focuses on students' perceptions of cognitive abilities, skills and attributes developed through participation in an interdisciplinary research and design project. Participants were 50 students enrolled in the course. A pre-post survey matched pairs design was used to analyze data generated from Likert scale responses. Content analysis was used to analyze responses to open-ended survey questions. The study's findings illustrate the potential interdisciplinary studies programs have for fostering the development of skills required for success in the workplace and for good citizenship.
Undergraduate Students' Infractions and the Administration of Social Justice in Nigerian Universities
Author: Igbineweka, V. O.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Student Behavior,Behavior Problems,Discipline,Social Justice,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Data Analysis,Antisocial Behavior,Crime,Aggression,Bullying,Rape,Negligence,Cheating,Educational Malpractice,Crowding

Nigeria, situated in the West African sub-region of the African continent has an estimated population of over 170 million people with 146 universities. The demand for these universities in the recent past has been unprecedented with an average of 1.5 million applicants for placement annually, the highest anywhere in the world. Regrettably, public funding of the university is grossly inadequate with public expenditure per students as low as N168,000.00 or $1000 (given an exchange rate of N282 to $1). The consequences of the seeming inadequate funding manifest in overcrowded classrooms, inadequate facilities and unfriendly school climate with the attendant restiveness characterizing the behavior of students in the universities. It is the concern expressed by stakeholders about fairness in the administration of social justice that provides the motivation for studies. Three research questions were raised to guide the study perceived to be significant to university administrators, students' union governments, security agencies and the society at large. The survey research design was chosen to observe and describe the situation of students' disciplinary problems and the ability of university authorities to fairly administer justice to sanctioning infractions. A questionnaire titled: Students' Infractions and Administration of Social Justice Questionnaire (SISAQUE) was designed and administered on 454 students and 146 members of Students' Disciplinary Committees (SDCs) in the sampled schools bringing the total sample size for the study to 600. Data collected were analyzed with percentages, means and standard deviation. The result of data analysis showed that stealing, fighting, involvement in examination mal-practices, battery, intimidation, bullying, cyber crimes and involvement in cultism were the commonly reported infractions in the universities. It was also found among others that students have concerns about fairness in the administration of social justice in the universities. Based on the findings, it was recommended that other tertiary institutions such as polytechnics and colleges be fully developed to attract students with the belief that the unprecedented demand for university education in Nigeria will reduce drastically. It was also recommended that the culture of the rule of law be institutionalized in the process of administering social justice in the universities.
An Analysis of the Mother and Child Education Program's Effects on the Relationship between Mothers and Their Five- or Six-Year-Old Children
Author: Ulutas, Aysegul
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Program Effectiveness,Parents,Young Children,Parent Child Relationship,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Pretests Posttests,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Nonparametric Statistics,Surveys,Scores,Parent Education,Likert Scales

This study aims to analyze the effect of the Mother and Child Education Program on the relationship between mothers and their five- or six-year-old children. The study used an experimental design of pretest-posttest-monitoring test with a control group. The participants consisted of 50 preschool children aged five or six along with their mothers. Twenty-five were in the experimental group and 25 were in the control group. Members of the experimental group participated in the Mother and Child Education Program once a week for ten weeks. The study data were collected using the Child-Parent Relationship Scale developed by Pianta in 1992 to evaluate the parent-child relationship and adapted to Turkish language by Akgün and Yesilyaprak (2010). The NCSS 2007 (Number Cruncher Statistical System-Kaysville, Utah, USA) was used for statistical analyses. The Independent Samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Paired Samples t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to compare quantitative data. Significance was evaluated at the levels of p &lt; 0.01 and p &lt; 0.05. The findings of this study showed a difference between the mother-child relationship scores of the experimental and control groups in favor of the experimental group (p &lt; 0.05), and that the effects of the education program continued long-term.
An Investigation of the Variables Predicting Faculty of Education Students' Speaking Anxiety through Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis
Author: Bozpolat, Ebru
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Anxiety,Public Speaking,Preservice Teachers,Self Efficacy,Surveys,Gender Differences,Intellectual Disciplines,Instructional Program Divisions,Speech Communication,Communication Skills,Regression (Statistics),Student Surveys,Likert Scales,Factor Analysis

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Education students' levels of speaking anxiety are predicted by the variables of gender, department, grade, such sub-dimensions of &quot;Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale for Pre-Service Teachers&quot; as &quot;public speaking,&quot; &quot;effective speaking,&quot; &quot;applying the speaking rules,&quot; &quot;organizing the speech content,&quot; and &quot;evaluating the speech.&quot; Correlational survey model is employed in the study. While the dependent variable of the study is students' &quot;speaking anxiety&quot;, its independent variables are gender, department, grade, and such sub-dimensions of &quot;Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale for Pre-Service Teachers&quot; as &quot;public speaking,&quot; &quot;effective speaking,&quot; &quot;applying the speaking rules,&quot; &quot;organizing the speech content,&quot; and &quot;evaluating the speech.&quot; The research population consists of 2983 students studying at seven departments of Faculty of Education of Cumhuriyet University in the 2015-2016 academic year. The research sample, on the other hand, is composed of 1057 students from seven departments of Faculty of Education of Cumhuriyet University. Data were collected via &quot;Scale of Speaking Anxiety for Prospective Teachers&quot;, which was developed by Kinay and Özkan (2014) to determine pre-service teachers' speaking anxiety, and &quot;Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale for Pre-Service Teachers,&quot; which was developed by Katranci and Melanlioglu (2013) to determine pre-service teachers' speaking self-efficacy. Data were collected through ordinal logistic regression analysis as the dependent variable was made three-category and ordinal through cluster analysis. According to the logistic regression analysis results, gender, department, such sub-dimensions of &quot;Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale for Pre-Service Teachers&quot; as &quot;public speaking&quot; and &quot;applying the speaking rules&quot; have a significant influence on speaking anxiety.