ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Navigational Acts and Discourse: Fostering Learner Agency in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Author: Knight, Janine
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Instruction,Educational Technology,Computer Mediated Communication,English (Second Language),Virtual Universities,Synchronous Communication,Computer Simulation,Interaction,Adult Students,Navigation,Computer Assisted Instruction

Fostering learner agency is a primary goal of Integrative Computer Assisted Language Learning, a type of CALL (Warschauer, 1996) that encompasses networked learning and multimedia, including hypermedia. Although navigation has been a focus of attention in some more established CALL scenarios such as Intelligent Computer Assisted Language learning (ICALL) systems in second language acquisition (SLA) research, much less focus has been on more emerging CALL scenarios such as augmented reality, amongst others. Therefore, if learner agency is to be fostered, identifying how it manifests is important. This study focuses on 'directional agency' (Knight, Barberà and Appel, 2017) which is agency exercised in relation to navigational acts during language learning tasks. Using our own case study data as a starting point (where learners carry out navigation as part of the tasks), the paper draws attention to the somatic acts of navigation while using spoken language as part of the multimodal experiences learners can face. A specific literature review was carried out on other current and emerging CALL scenarios that were considered as cases in order to survey the presence of intentional navigational acts and talk, explore and understand it as a phenomenon in the field and to refine directional agency as a construct. Results suggest that directional agency is present across other CALL scenarios and task types; directional agency can be shared across learners and technological features; there are multiple forms of navigation including embodied navigation and whole or partial human body navigation that can occurr in the same task. Navigational acts can accompany learner-learner talk and they can also form part of learner-computer 'talk'. Learners and computers can act as &quot;semiotic initiators and responders&quot; (Coffin and Donohue, 2014), resembling sequential turn-taking of talk so that both learners and digital technologies can be understood as potential actors in the task discourse.
Why Does the Use of Social Network Site (SNS) Make Happy?: A Qualitative Analysis
Author: Dogan, Ugur
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Media,Psychological Patterns,College Students,Student Attitudes,Leisure Time,Interaction,Access to Information,Self Esteem

The aim of this study investigate to the reasons why the usage of Social Network Sites (SNS) makes users happy. To this end, the study was conducted with as a qualitative research method. The phenomenological design, which is a qualitative research method, was utilized for determining why SNS usage cause happiness and having a better to understand of how SNS users describe SNSs and what they feel about it. The study group was composed of 137 university students (60 males and 77 females) attending the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Literature, and Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at a university in the southwestern of Turkey. A structured, open-ended interview was used as the data collection instrument. The contributors were asked the question &quot;Why does SNS usage cause happiness?&quot; and their answers were retrieved. The answers were encoded and entered to the NVivo software to conduct analyses. Based on the most frequent answers of the participants, three different experts were consulted and seven themes were created accordingly. These seven themes include Need for Stroke, Self-Concealment, Ease of Interaction, Ease of Accessing and Disseminating Information, Ease of Shopping, Leisure Activity, and Fear of Missing Out. Subcategories were also created for these seven themes. It was concluded that the theme of FoMO is nourished by all other themes.
Strategies of High School Students to Cope with Stress through Leisure Time
Author: Altin, Mehmet
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Coping,Stress Management,Leisure Time,Age Differences,Family Income,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Institutional Characteristics,Gender Differences,Athletics,Friendship,Vocational Education,High Schools

It was aimed in this study to reveal and compare strategies of students of three types of high schools to cope with stress through leisure time. The research population consisted of high school students in Konya province, Turkey. The sample consisted of 280 male and 224 female vocational high school, Anatolian high school and sports high school students. In the study, the Demographic Personal Information Form was used to collect personal information. The &quot;Strategies to Cope with Stress through Leisure Time Scale&quot; (SCSLTS) was used to identify the leisure time strategies. This scale was developed by Iwasaki and Mannell (2000). It was translated into Turkish, and its validity and reliability studies were conducted by Çevik, Özcan and Munusturlar (2018). No difference was found in the strategies of the students to cope with stress through leisure time according to the grade level, income, and maternal and paternal educational level factors. Statistical variations were observed based on the gender and sporting factors (p&lt;0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the mood enhancement dimension depending on the school type factor. However, it was found that the mean scores of the vocational high school students in terms of the dimensions of leisure time friendship and temporary coping ability were higher than those of the students of the other schools, and these differences were also statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). The vocational high school students had higher mean scores in the leisure time strategies sub-dimension than the students of other schools. Accordingly, it can be said that the leisure time strategy scores may differ according to the school type and that the students receiving vocational education were more optimistic in determining leisure time strategies than the students of Anatolian high school and sports high school.
Achievement Motivation Analysis of Outstanding Students in Learning Writing at Primary Schools
Author: Kholisiyah, Ruksah Nur
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Student Motivation,Academically Gifted,Writing Instruction,Writing (Composition),Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Competence,Self Efficacy,Competition,Parent Influence,Teacher Education,Foreign Countries

This study aims to describe achievement motivation on outstanding students in learning to write at the fifth grade primary schools students. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. Subjects in this study were 18 achieving students. The data were collected through questionnaire, interview and observation. Analytical techniques used are interactive analysis consisting of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The results of this study indicate that the achievement motivation on outstanding students in learning writing is good, this happens because of several factors that support outstanding students in learning writing have good achievement motivation. There are factors of individuals (intern) and environmental factors (external), an individual factor which consists of (1) the competence of students; (2) belief to succeed, while environmental factors consists of (1) the competitive situation; (2) support from parents; and (3) schools, including how to teach teachers.
(Re)Inserting Charity in Education
Author: Meganck, Erik
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Sharing Behavior,Helping Relationship,Higher Education,Beliefs,Philosophy,Christianity,Reflection

Background: Recently, charity (re)appears in cultural discourse. It is no longer confined to (moral) theology. Objectives: The aim of this article is to defend the acceptance of charity as a major and fundamental category in the formulation of professional learning goals and in the transformation and development of curricula in higher education, using historical and philosophical arguments. Methods: I first offer a philosophical survey of modernity as instrumentalisation and of late modernity as where charity (re)appears. Then I translate this analysis into an educational challenge and its promising effects. The transition from a culture that hinges on strict instrumentalisation into one that opens up to charity has not yet been integrated in official pedagogical and didactical directives. Results: The philosophical exploration of the cultural field shows the possibility as well as a desirability of integrating charity in (not only) higher education. Though the effects of this integration can only be considered forthcoming, a promise without any evidence, this philosophical reflection argues the probability of positive pedagogical results. Conclusion: The reappearance of charity in culture urges education to also look beyond its modern formats. One possible initiative is the 'insertion' of charity. Reflection on a care experience is a pedagogically justifiable form of this insertion. What was deemed irrelevant, private and optional before becomes core educational challenges now. The new meaning of the world, without changing the world, is precisely this: let us keep teaching economy, engineering, law, medicine, etc., but always against the backdrop of charity.
An Integrated Model Approach: Exploring the Energy Literacy and Values of Lower Secondary Students in Japan
Author: Akitsu, Yutaka
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Energy,Sustainability,Environmental Education,Consciousness Raising,Structural Equation Models,Predictor Variables,Attribution Theory,Scientific Literacy,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,World Views,Teaching Methods,Student Attitudes,Behavior Change,Science Tests

Energy literacy is a minimum required capacity for developing a sustainable society that participates in and discusses on energy and environmental (EE) issues. Understanding the energy literacy structure is of significant importance for providing effective energy education to promote people's awareness of EE issues. In this article, an energy literacy structural model integrated with the Theory of Planned Behavior and Value-Belief-Norm Theory was investigated for 1070 lower secondary students (ages 13-15) in Japan. Structural equation modeling uncovered that the awareness of consequences is the most powerful predictor for the causality between basic energy knowledge and energy-saving behavior through the attitude toward the energy-saving behavior. A conditional process analysis elucidated that (1) the conditional effect of basic energy knowledge on the awareness of consequences depends on scientific literacy, critical thinking ability, and environmental worldview, and (2) the conditional direct and indirect effects in the mediation model of awareness of consequences on the attitude toward energy-saving behavior through the ascription of responsibility depend on environmental worldview or values and family discussion of energy-related issues. The energy literacy model proposed provides a theoretical contribution to the development of an effective energy education program.
Teachers&apos; Perceptions of Innovative Learning Model toward Critical Thinking Ability
Author: Munawaroh, Hamdah
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Instructional Innovation,Critical Thinking,Elementary School Students,Mathematics Education,Mathematics Tests,Scores,Low Achievement,Mathematics Skills

The aim of this study is to investigate teachers' perceptions about the importance of learning innovation toward critical thinking ability in learning mathematics. The subjects in this study are the teachers and the students of grade Vin Al-Islam 6 Al-Fajar, Muhammadiyah 23 and Cokroamino to Islamic Elementary School Surakarta. The research method used in this research is qualitative case study. The problem in the research is the students' mathematics score is low that is seen from the results of the daily test's students which showed 85% get grades below the minimal mastery criteria there is 60. The analysis technique used is triangulation. Validation used is qualitative descriptive. Based on the results of interviews to a number of teachers who teach mathematics in the fifth-grade in Pasarkliwon sub-district, it can be concluded that students' critical thinking ability in mathematics is low so that it is required innovative learning model used by the teachers.
The Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Undergraduate Students&apos; Faith Development and Spiritual Formation: Outcomes of an Organization and Administrative Behavior Course
Author: Helm-Stevens, Roxanne
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outcomes of Education,Service Learning,Undergraduate Students,Religious Factors,Spiritual Development,Christianity,Business Administration Education,Praxis

Spiritual growth and development is frequently cited as an outcome of participation in service-learning projects. However, little research has focused on measuring the students' ability to understand the connection between the service-learning experience and their personal faith and the ability to live out their Christian values in the field. Notably missing from this particularly limited area of study is the Christian values convergence of being able to understand the worth of all people and a desire to be engaged in serving the community. Encompassing both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this study investigates undergraduate business students' perceptions of the impact of a semester-long urban service-learning project on their spiritual lives and faith formation. Specific attention is given to exploring the students' perception of faith as demarcated by the Christian praxis of the students' relationship with God and with others.
The Effect of the Layered Curriculum on the 6th Grade Students&apos; Learning Styles in Science Lesson
Author: Koc Akran, Sevda
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cognitive Style,Secondary School Students,Science Instruction,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Diaries,Student Attitudes,Learning Activities,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Gender Differences,Pretests Posttests,Teaching Methods,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills

This study mainly aims to determine the effect of the layered curriculum on the 6th grade students' learning styles in science lesson. The study group consists of students in the 6/A and 6/D at Fevzi Cakmak Secondary School in the city center of Siirt-Turkey in the academic year of 2015-2016. &quot;Learning Styles Inventory&quot; developed by Kolb and translated into Turkish by Askar and Akkoyunlu, diaries of students and semi-structured interview form developed by researchers and examination of the documents were used as data collection tools. As for data analysis, percent (%) and chi-square techniques were used to determine the learning styles of students, but in the analysis of students' opinions the descriptive analysis was used. During the study, students were also asked to express their experiences and considerations about learning activities via a diary. The thoughts and feelings reflected in the diaries of students were directly quoted in findings. As a result of the analysis, in pre-test results of the students in the experimental group exposed to the layered curriculum, a significant difference was found in terms of gender; however, no significant difference was found in their post-test results.
The Promising Roles of Augmented Reality in Educational Setting: A Review of the Literature
Author: Yuliono, Tri
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Simulation,Teaching Methods,Higher Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Teachers,Students,Disabilities

This present study imparts a literature review focusing on Augmented Reality (AR) in the field of education. The writers reviewed the published manuscripts by centering on types of manuscripts, research designs, types of participants, and the promising roles of AR in educational setting. A total number of 18 articles were thoroughly analyzed. The results showed a diverse type of manuscripts published in the journal databases including research articles, reviews, technical notes, features, and news. Types of research designs also varied such as Research and Development, Experimental, Content Analysis, Exploratory, Action Research, Descriptive Study, Survey, Mixed Method, and Design-Based Research. Types of participants embraced a diverse range of participants including university students, primary students, secondary students, teachers, and children with special needs. The most prominent role of AR was that it improved students' knowledge and understanding of the materials. Current gaps in AR-related studies in educational setting are recognized, and several recommendations for conducting upcoming studies are proposed.
The Perspectives of Medical Students in China to Undergo Short-Term Training Abroad
Author: Huang, Yu-zhuang
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Medical Students,Study Abroad,Foreign Countries,International Educational Exchange,Student Exchange Programs,Medical Education,Medical Schools

Jinan University in Guangdong province has several years experience of sending medical students abroad for short-term training, based on the schools' agreement with international universities. Currently, we analyze the problems and experience including the medical students' favorite countries, timing, purposes, academic marks, and expenses etc., which came forth from medical students of Jinan University who had participated in the short-term training in the past several years. Our survey suggests that the choices of Chinese medical students about the host universities vary, although the universities in Western countries are still the most popular. The optimal timing the students prefer for short-term training abroad is during vacation especially after grade 2. Broadening the horizons, learning the different knowledge and increasing their academic experience are the major objectives for most exchange students. Furthermore, the survey shows that students hope to improve exchange students' status management and credit acknowledgement system among interschool administrations. This study could supply useful information for the upcoming exchange students for Chinese medical universities/schools and meanwhile, for the host universities receiving Chinese medical students in the world. Hence, both universities and medical students will benefit for more efficiently implementing the exchange programs in the future.
Examining Factors That Shape Technical Vocational Education and Training Engineering Students&apos; Understanding of Their Career Choices
Author: Sibiya, Anthony T.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Vocational Education,Engineering Education,College Students,Student Attitudes,Career Choice,Knowledge Level,Employment Qualifications,Employment Potential,Demand Occupations,Barriers,Unemployment,Academic Aspiration,Job Skills,Employment Opportunities

Background: This article seeks to examine factors that shape Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) engineering students' understanding of their future career choices. Moreover, given the promising and ambitious vision for growth in both TVET and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), as envisaged by the policy framework, White Paper on Post School Education and Training (PSET) aimed at addressing the challenges, amongst others, of youth unemployment. Objectives: The objective of this article is to ascertain factors that inform students' understanding of their future career prospects. Methods: In this research, qualitative self-administered, open-ended questionnaires were employed as a data collection tool to gather facts about students' beliefs, feelings and experiences regarding certain engineering programmes and services offered at TVET colleges. Consequently, purposive sampling was utilised to sample 113 engineering participants who voluntarily completed the questionnaires, which were organised to gather the required data. Results: The findings of the study point to divergent views, where some students felt very strongly that TVET engineering qualification leads to full employment because of the demand for this skill, while other students argued that the high rate of unemployment in South Africa is so deep such that even graduates irrespective of qualification are not guaranteed employment in South Africa. Conclusion: Consequently, the researchers believe that the TVET's learning programmes should be repositioned to articulate as a poor response to poor schooling in relation to labour market, amongst others, to ease school leavers into jobs or self-employment under conditions of widespread youth unemployment.
Prevalence of Educational Malpractice among University Students as Perceived by Lecturers of Delta State University, Abraka
Author: Onoyase, Anna
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Educational Malpractice,Incidence,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes

The study examined the prevalence of educational malpractice among University students as perceived by lecturers of Delta State University, Abraka. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The study is a descriptive survey research. The purposive random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 92 lecturers for the study. The instrument for this study is the questionnaire. The instrument has face and content validity through expert judgement and instrumentation. The Cronbach alpha procedure was used to assess the internal consistency of the items. The value obtained was 0.73. The results revealed that there is a high prevalence of educational malpractice among undergraduates of Delta State University, Abraka. The findings also revealed that there is no significant difference between lecturers in their perception of the prevalence of educational malpractice among students. Lastly, the result showed that the status of lecturers has no impact on their perception of the prevalence of educational malpractice among students. Implications for counselling practice and education were discussed.