ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Image of Social Studies at Google
Author: Ozturk, Cemil
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Social Studies,Foreign Countries,Internet,Social Life,Course Content,Relevance (Education),Online Searching,Search Strategies,Search Engines,Visual Learning,Content Analysis,Illustrations,Instructional Material Evaluation,Cross Cultural Studies,Literature Reviews

Social Studies Course is a lecture that ensures the students to recognize their society and the world, to involve into the social life actively towards the solution of the problems they have faced with in this respect. However, the researches indicate that this course is one of the least favorite courses by the students. Although there are various reasons for the fact that the status of social studies is low among the students, it is also important how the content of the course is reflected to them. It is a common knowledge that in 21st century, the students spend most of their time on computer and internet. As well as they explore the facts those are challenging and within their field of interest, the students also do their homework, which is asked from them, through internet. Therefore, the image of social studies, that is introduced them via internet, comes into prominence. When the permanence and effect of the images on the human memory is regarded, the said images gain more value. Also, the images of social studies over the internet are important with respect to reflect the point of view towards this course. In this respect, within the scope of document analysis in this research, by making restriction from the detailed search option of the Google search motor, 300 visual images those are involved under the headlines of &quot;social studies&quot; in United States of America and &quot;social studies&quot; in Turkey, have been subjected to analysis. As the result of the research, it has been recognized that mostly geographical aspects of the social studies are brought into prominence over the images, and subjects and interdisciplinary structures those are included in social studies have not been reflected so much. (Contains 12 tables and 31 figures.)
Importance of the Various Characteristics of Educational Materials: Different Opinions, Different Perspectives
Author: Mazgon, Jasna
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outcomes of Education,Independent Study,Vocational Education,Foreign Countries,Content Analysis,Instructional Material Evaluation,Instructional Materials,Media Selection,Evaluation Criteria,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Educational Quality,Educational Technology,Performance Factors,Learning Processes,Questionnaires,Predictor Variables,Educational Practices

The article addresses the issues related to the use and evaluation of educational materials during the teaching process and independent learning. The first part defines the didactic function of educational materials, placing particular emphasis on the optimum explicitness of the educational contents under discussion, the improved rationalization and efficiency of the organization of the teaching process, and increasing students' activity during school instruction and independent learning. The authors argue that the selection of educational materials is influenced by a variety of factors, including educational goals, the educational contents under discussion, the developmental characteristics of learners and, last but not least, the design and availability of educational materials. They also discuss some of the &quot;main criteria&quot; according to which the didactic quality of educational materials can be assessed. The second part of the article presents the findings of the empirical research study conducted in Slovenia in 2010 and 2011. The research--which consisted of a random sample of 370 teachers and 552 students of three selected and reformed educational programs of vocational education and training--studied the importance that the teachers and students attach to the structural and content characteristics of the educational materials they work with during school instruction and learning. (Contains 10 tables and 6 footnotes.)
Improving Students' Chinese Writing Abilities in Taiwan with the &quot;Conditioned Writing System&quot;
Author: Liu, Yuan-Chen
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Writing Instruction,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Online Systems,Junior High School Students,Writing Ability,Writing Skills,Chinese,Essays,Grade 7,Handwriting,Writing Processes,Data Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Predictor Variables,Comparative Analysis,Instructional Design,Web Based Instruction,Computer Software Evaluation,Educational Technology,Outcomes of Education,Instructional Effectiveness

This research investigates students' performance while writing Chinese essays using an interactive online writing system. Participants include students from two seventh-grade classes of a junior high school in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. The experimental group uses the conditioned writing interactive online system, while the control group receives traditional paper-and-pencil writing instruction. Findings show that this writing system makes a significant difference in students' writing performance in the areas of &quot;argumentation&quot; and &quot;organization and structure&quot;, two essential elements of Chinese essay writing. This study proposes practical applications of the online interactive writing system for junior high school students' Chinese essay writing. (Contains 12 figures and 5 tables.)
Internet Shopping Behavior of College of Education Students
Author: Kiyici, Mubin
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Familiarity,Internet,Credit (Finance),Student Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Purchasing,Consumer Economics,Behavioral Science Research,Gender Differences,Income,Questionnaires,Demography,Age Differences,Access to Computers,Incidence,Anxiety,Online Systems,Foreign Countries

Internet is an important facilitator for human and humans use this medium almost every phase. As a shopping medium, internet attract human so attract researcher. Younger people can adapt newer technologies so they can adapt internet as shopping tool. In this research it is tried to define college of education students' online shopping behavior and online shopping activities. Research results show that male students teacher are more familiar and have more positive attitude than female student teacher. Teacher students, who have more monthly income and have more internet self efficacy have positive attitude and intension to shop online. Participants who have credit card, have more familiarity and less anxiety concerning internet shopping. (Contains 16 tables.)
Leveraging Open Source Software in the Education Management and Leadership Training
Author: Nordin, Norazah
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Information Technology,Leadership,Learning Strategies,Computer Software,Leadership Training,Open Source Technology,Administrator Education,Educational Administration,Courseware,Computer System Design,Cohort Analysis,Minimum Competency Testing,Participant Characteristics,Database Management Systems,Instructional Material Evaluation,Computer Software Evaluation,Technology Uses in Education,Foreign Countries

The development in information technology has now moved from the first wave that emphasises on computer technical skills to the second wave which focuses on the application and management aspects. This paper aims to investigate the use of learning management system among future school heads in education management and leadership. The study was conducted in two phases. The first phase focused on developing a learning management system using open source software--&quot;Moodle&quot;. This phase emphasized on the processes involved in designing and developing the learning management system prototype called &quot;E-Headship&quot;. The second phase evaluated participants' suitability in becoming future school leaders and managers through the use of E-Headship for the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) programme. &quot;E-Headship&quot; was then evaluated in terms of the applications of the learning management system. Sixty (60) participants from Institut Aminudin Baki (IAB)--an institute for training school administrators took part in the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistic focusing on reporting of the results in percentile, means, standard deviation and frequency. As it compared the performance results of two groups, a simple T-test was also performed. The results revealed that &quot;e-Headship&quot; has succeeded in promoting teaching and learning strategies to a higher degree. It is hoped that the use of such prototype will help the education institution in designing and developing better programmes that could benefit the participants at large. (Contains 4 tables and 5 figures.)
Mobile Learning Perceptions of the Prospective Teachers (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Sampling)
Author: Serin, Oguz
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Electronic Learning,Private Colleges,Student Teacher Attitudes,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Interdisciplinary Approach,Gender Differences,Attitude Measures,Predictor Variables,Knowledge Level,Learning Theories,Mixed Methods Research,Likert Scales,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods

The aim of this research is to analyze mobile learning perceptions and mobile learning levels of the prospective teachers at a university in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus according to their departments and gender. The research consists of 355 prospective teachers studying at a private university. The &quot;Mobile Learning Perception Scale&quot; was used for data collection. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, t-test and variance analysis were used. As a result of the research, it was found out that mobile learning perceptions and mobile learning levels of the prospective teachers showed no significant difference according to the department and gender variables. As a result it was found out that prospective teachers' mobile learning perception levels were low. (Contains 8 tables and 1 figure.)
Module for Learning Integral Calculus with Maple: Lecturers' Views
Author: Awang, Tuan Salwani
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Calculus,Mathematics Education,Lesson Plans,Engineering Technology,Student Centered Curriculum,Science Course Improvement Projects,Engineering Education,Mathematics Activities,Mathematics Curriculum,Curriculum Development,Curriculum Enrichment,Curriculum Evaluation,Learning Modules,Courseware,Teacher Attitudes,Instructional Material Evaluation,Teaching Methods,Educational Change

Engineering technology students can attain a meaningful mathematics learning if they are allowed to actively participate in hands-on activities. However, the current dissemination of knowledge in the classroom still focuses on teacher-centered paradigm of teaching. A study to explore lecturers' views regarding a newly developed integral calculus with Maple software module was conducted. Nine lecturers with at least eight years of teaching experience were involved in the evaluation of the module. They were brought to a computer laboratory at the university to evaluate the activities developed in the module using a newly developed manual. Within six hours, they attempted and evaluated the assigned activity in groups. Each of the lecturers wrote his or her comments on the activities, manual and lesson plans booklets. Their comments were qualitatively analyzed to provide a guideline in producing a meaningful module in teaching and learning of integral calculus. From their written comments, there were two main findings obtained. Firstly, they highlighted the importance of giving reflective questions at the end of each subtopic to train the engineering technology students to critically aware about their thinking skills. Secondly, some of the lecturers believed that by giving counter-examples, these students will develop a better conceptual understanding in each newly learnt topic. Apart from these two main findings, other comments were also considered in modifying the manual, lesson plans and set of six integral calculus activities. As a result, a module which emphasized on student-centered learning based on conceptual and procedural understanding and metacognitive awareness teaching approach will be produced. This module will be used to enhance students' procedural and conceptual understanding in learning integral calculus at the university. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.)
Neoliberal Mechanisation of Education
Author: Sancar, Can
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Neoliberalism,Educational Technology,Computer Assisted Instruction,Distance Education,Higher Education,Conventional Instruction,College Faculty,Semi Structured Interviews,Foreign Countries

This paper aims at examining how neoliberalism actually functions in universities and whether human instruction can actually be replaced by computerized instruction. The study reported in this paper is a qualitative study since it takes reality as a subjective human experience happening in a social context, and in historical time. It mainly employs methods of qualitative research to uncover what academicians think and feel about neoliberal approaches to education and computerized teaching and distance education. The academicians involved in the study are mainly faculty members from Faculties of Arts and Sciences in North Cyprus. Arguments put forward by academicians participating in this study has shown that instruction in virtual environments hinders the reproductive nature of passing on and taking in information/knowledge, the emotive and intellectual exchange between the instructor and the student, does away with the instrumental elements of education such as humanly contact, expression of feelings through eye contact, gestures and mimics, and joking while learning in a delightful environment based on sharing. Learning in a virtual environment is being in contact with someone that one does not see and come to know as a person leading to indifference, which in turn will create individuality. Indifference may kill motivation of participating and sharing with others in a society. Information and communication technologies (ICT) which are said to be connecting the world are actually separating and disconnecting people from each other and from their environment. There is enormous research and study to conceptualize and understand social interactions and constructs within a classroom and their consequences on students' self-concept, self-esteem, and social relationships. However, there has been little work concerning the individual, social, attitudinal and cognitive results of online instruction serving neoliberal aims and objectives. This means that (a long) time is an important element to be able to see how the packaged instructional programs and online education in general will affect the society as a whole in the future.
Optimizing T-Learning Course Scheduling Based on Genetic Algorithm in Benefit-Oriented Data Broadcast Environments
Author: Huang, Yong-Ming
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Educational Technology,Handheld Devices,Educational Television,Time on Task,Programming (Broadcast),Mathematics,Computation

Ubiquitous learning receives much attention in these few years due to its wide spectrum of applications, such as the T-learning application. The learner can use mobile devices to watch the digital TV based course content, and thus, the T-learning provides the ubiquitous learning environment. However, in real-world data broadcast environments, the mobile learners are unable to continuously watch a digital course for a long time, because the power of devices and the user patient constrain available learning time. In this paper, we design an optimal watching mode for data broadcast T-learning environment, such that the learner can retrieve as many distinct courses as possible within given time. We then optimize the watching mode by using the genetic algorithm in order to reduce the computation cost of the optimization. Our experimental results show that genetic optimization process indeed reduces the computation cost, and still lead to a near optimal watching mode. (Contains 4 tables and 11 figures.)
Perceptions of University Students regarding Computer Assisted Assessment
Author: Jamil, Mubashrah
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Computer Assisted Testing,Questionnaires,Gender Differences,Preferences,Student Surveys,Student Evaluation,Intermode Differences,Teaching Methods,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education

Computer assisted assessment (CAA) is a common technique of assessment in higher educational institutions in Western countries, but a relatively new concept for students and teachers in Pakistan. It was therefore interesting to investigate students' perceptions about CAA practices from different universities of Pakistan. Information was collected through a questionnaire, completed by 1877 students. It was concluded that overall sampled students were aware of CAA. Comparatively, female students were found to be more highly inclined towards CAA. Sampled students from different departments (i.e., Commerce, Mathematics and Pharmacy) and from universities D and E showed a particularly positive attitude towards CAA. However, overall sampled students felt that CAA overburdened them, and created some administrative and managerial problems, so teachers should probably avoid using this technique of assessment as routine. Prominent advantages regarding CAA referred to by the students included time saving, being more interesting, and being unbiased. Disadvantages included hardware and software related problems during examination. (Contains 2 tables.)
Pre-Service Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Digital Storytelling in Diverse Classrooms
Author: Condy, Janet
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learner Engagement,Active Learning,Teaching Methods,Learning Strategies,Student Projects,Qualitative Research,Student Diversity,Student Teacher Attitudes,Social Psychology,Electronic Learning,Story Telling,Technology Integration,Classroom Environment,Classroom Techniques,Focus Groups,Interviews,Media Literacy,Learning Experience,Reflection,Phenomenology,Professional Development,Teacher Education Programs,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this paper is to analyse an innovative teaching and learning practice in which pre-service student teachers at the CPUT used digital stories to reflect on their experiences of diversity in their classroom. Managing diverse classrooms is one of the main challenges for all teachers. Digital storytelling can help manage such classrooms. It facilitates the convergence of four student-centered learning strategies: student engagement, reflection for deep learning, project-based learning, and the effective integration of technology into teaching. A qualitative research approach was employed whereby twenty-nine written stories and a recording of a focus-group interview with purposively selected participants from the group was the data collection technique. The results indicate that the digital storytelling approach exposed the students to new media literacies which prepared them for the rich and diverse contexts which they will encounter in their teaching.
Saudi Secondary School Teachers Attitudes' towards Using Interactive Whiteboard in Classrooms
Author: Isman, Aytekin
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Skills,Structured Interviews,Secondary School Teachers,Classroom Techniques,Courseware,Technology Uses in Education,Quasiexperimental Design,Attitude Measures,Teacher Effectiveness,Technology Integration,Electronic Learning,Knowledge Level,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Computer Assisted Instruction

The research aims at investigating the Saudi Secondary school Teachers' Attitudes towards using Interactive Whiteboard in the classrooms. The research uses the Quasi- Experimental approach, with one group (100) teachers, and limited to the Secondary school Teachers that enrolled in the first semester of (2011/2012) academic year. The research uses Interactive Whiteboard Attitude Survey, observation skill card for using Interactive Whiteboard in the classrooms and structured interviews with students. The results indicated that there were appositive attitude towards using Interactive Whiteboard. But a few number of teachers used effectively the Interactive Whiteboard effectively in the classrooms. These results indicated that the teachers need a professional development program for effective using of Interactive Whiteboard effectively to help them in improving their Teaching skills and the students learning. More details of the results are discussed in the study. (Contains 3 tables.)
Storytelling Supported by Technology: An Alternative for EFL Children with Learning Difficulties
Author: Lee, Sy-ying
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Problems,Action Research,Questionnaires,English (Second Language),Visual Aids,Language Acquisition,Learning Motivation,Motivation Techniques,Student Motivation,Technology Uses in Education,Influence of Technology,Story Telling,Multimedia Instruction,At Risk Students,Educational Improvement,Improvement Programs,Foreign Countries,Intervention,Behavior Change,Attitude Measures,Interviews,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Pretests Posttests,Observation

This action research aims to investigate how technology improves the conditions of storytelling to help enhance the learning attitude and motivation of EFL children with learning difficulty using power point designs and an online recording system--VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com/). The use of power point designs is to assure children of clear illustrations and print during storytelling. VoiceThread is used to present the story with audio and visual aids to help children review keywords and read aloud simple summarizing sentences. By online practicing, children were more involved in the storytelling and language acquisition process, chances rarely available in the regular class. Twenty Taiwanese EFL children determined learning-at-risk took part in this one-year project; survey questionnaires, storytellers' ethnographic notes, and teacher interviews were collected to examine the progress in terms of their changes in attitude, motivation, and responsiveness to storytelling and English learning. Results showed that the improvement in the task of reading aloud was of small magnitude; their attitude and motivation, however, did improve noticeably in their more active responses to the stories presented using technology and more cooperative behavior in related activities. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Students' Age Difference of Confidence in Using Technology for Learning in Higher Education
Author: Yau, Hon Keung
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Age Differences,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Cognitive Structures,College Students,Questionnaires,Student Surveys,Self Esteem,Learning Strategies,Mail Surveys,Use Studies,Educational Technology

Some past studies find that older students have more confidence in using technology for learning than younger students but some other studies find the opposite result. However, it is found that there are a few researches studying on the age difference in the perception of using technology for learning in Hong Kong. Therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the age difference of confidence in using technology for learning in the Hong Kong higher educational institutions. In this study, it employed a survey methodology to collect a total of 211 questionnaires from one of the universities in Hong Kong. The findings show that older students had more confidence in using technology for learning than younger students. (Contains 3 tables.)