ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Constructs That Influence Students&apos; Acceptance of an e-Library System in Malaysia
Author: Hwee, Liow Thong
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Electronic Libraries,College Students,Private Colleges,Adoption (Ideas),Usability,Student Attitudes,Computer Interfaces,Vocabulary,Users (Information)

An e-library system provides convenience and extensive information to users. Although despite the use of advanced technologies and financial investment on electronic resources, previous researches on e-library system has shown that potential users may not use the systems in spite of their availability. In order to find out the causal relationship, this study was conducted to determine the constructs that influence the users' acceptance of e-library system. This case study research, conducted at a private university in Malaysia uses the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a theoretical framework. This study investigates the effect of the system characteristics such as the relevance, screen design and terminology toward the perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness on intention to use the e-library system. There are 140 students participated in this quantitative study. The results can improve the existing e-library system to attract more students to utilize e-library systems in their learning life.
A 3D Playful Framework for Learning the Components of a Wind Turbine Using Kinect
Author: Hernández Reyna, Martín
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Manipulative Materials,Educational Games,Equipment,Scientific Concepts,Interaction,Puzzles,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Video Games

In this paper, a playful 3D platform using Kinect as a natural means of user interaction to provide a useful teaching resource is described. This platform acquires knowledge of the components and overall operation of a wind turbine. This platform is implemented as an educational game with three levels. Level 1 is responsible for showing the names of the external parts of a wind turbine, level 2 shows the essential behavior of these external parts, and level 3 shows the internal parts and the operation of each of them, as well as the connection that exists between each part of the wind turbine. In addition, each level uses an educational strategy with three fundamental components: content, activity, and evaluation. The content shows the theoretical part of each level, the playful activity consists of a different and increasingly complex puzzle for each level, and the evaluation consists of a series of multiple-choice questions. The results obtained from the tests allow us to conclude that the platform is fully functional and intuitive due to the natural interaction of Kinect and also, the platform presents a safe and risk-free environment where users can learn about wind turbines.
The Discourse on ICT Teacher Professional Development Needs: The Case of a South African Teachers&apos; Union
Author: Dlamini, Reuben
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Unions,Teacher Associations,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Teacher Characteristics,Teaching Methods,Technology Integration,Institutional Characteristics,Influences,Teacher Attitudes,Faculty Development,Administrator Role

The prevalence and adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in education has often been guided by utopian perspectives without proper research to understand the schooling context and teachers' ICT development needs. This paper reports on the findings from a study of in-service teachers who are members of a teachers' union in South Africa. These teachers were surveyed using a questionnaire based on Second Information Technology in Education Study (SITES), which is an analytic framework that includes teacher characteristics, pedagogical practices and ICT use, school factors and system, and other external factors. This exploratory study was conducted within the framework of a teachers' union to understand members' preparedness to integrate ICT tools in their teaching practices. Findings indicate the need for in-service professional development activities in the use of ICT for teaching, in teaching in multicultural environments, and in classroom management. Equally important is the role of school management and administration in the adoption and integration of ICT tools in education. In addition, the research provided clear evidence that despite the huge investments into ICT infrastructure by government, inequalities in ICT competencies among teachers remain. The most important conclusion is that the investments being made are politically motivated and that teachers are being side-lined in the decision-making processes and preference given to political visions.
Information and Communication Technology Use in Higher Education: Perspectives from Faculty
Author: Dintoe, Seitebaleng Susan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Technology Integration,College Faculty,Teacher Characteristics,Teaching Methods,Student Centered Learning,Distance Education,Online Courses,Internet,Rural Areas,Teacher Attitudes

The paper discusses how the faculty finds it difficult to apply their experiences in teaching and use of information and communication technology (ICT) for teaching and learning at the University of Botswana. Although technology was available and accessible, adopters of technology at the University of Botswana find it hard to use technology in teaching and learning, little research has been done on faculty experiences from a micro level (Instrumentalist) Product Utilization theory's perspective based on diffusion of innovation theory. The study explores faculty demographic information finding the technologies, artifacts and teaching methods they used. Nine participants took part in the study from the Department of Adult Education, Faculty of Education, at the University of Botswana by means of responding to an interview based on interview guide. The findings from the study shows that the majority of faculty use teacher-centered as compared to student centered approach, they used specific compatible technologies relevant to their teaching experiences in responds to the university systems mandates, and distance education using technology ultimately to online learning was very low due to lack of infrastructure in rural areas. The university administration should take into consideration understanding faculty from a bottomup level as core effective implementers driving change.
&apos;A Double-Edged Sword. This Is Powerful but It Could Be Used Destructively&apos;: Perspectives of Early Career Education Researchers on Learning Analytics
Author: Mittelmeier, Jenna
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Researchers,Educational Research,Data Collection,Data Analysis,Attitudes,Workshops,Career Education,Foreign Countries

Learning analytics has been increasingly outlined as a powerful tool for measuring, analysing, and predicting learning experiences and behaviours. The rising use of learning analytics means that many educational researchers now require new ranges of technical analytical skills to contribute to an increasingly data-heavy field. However, it has been argued that educational data scientists are a 'scarce breed' (Buckingham Shum et al., 2013) and that more resources are needed to support the next generation of early career researchers in the education field. At the same time, little is known about how early career education researchers feel towards learning analytics and whether it is important to their current and future research practices. Using a thematic analysis of a participatory learning analytics workshop discussions with 25 early career education researchers, we outline in this article their ambitions, challenges and anxieties towards learning analytics. In doing so, we have provided a roadmap for how the learning analytics field might evolve and practical implications for supporting early career researchers' development.
Divided We Test: Proficiency Rate Disparity Based on the Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status of Students on the Florida US History End-of-Course Assessment
Author: Furgione, Brian
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: United States History,Standardized Tests,Gender Differences,Racial Differences,Socioeconomic Status,Social Studies,Trend Analysis,Grade 11,High School Students,Scores,Achievement Gap

This research study was designed to explore the results of the Florida U.S. History EOC Assessment, and understand the potential demographic disparity amongst social studies standardized testing. To examine if there were trends in disparity, researchers examined countywide data from the Florida U.S. History EOC from 2012-2016. By using population data for 11th grade students, researchers were able to examine proficiency rates from 2012-2016 for comparative statistical measures. Emerging trends were identified via descriptive statistics and regression analyses which indicated disparity within race, gender, and socioeconomic status. (R[superscript 2] = 0.566 (2012-13), R[superscript 2] = 0.559 (2013-14), 0.579 (2014-15) &amp; 0.495 (2015-16)). Upon discussion of the findings, the conclusion and implications address the influence of standardized testing in U.S. History social studies education.
The Effect of Service Quality on Student Satisfaction and Student Loyalty: An Empirical Study
Author: Chandra, Teddy
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Satisfaction,College Students,Educational Quality,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Trust (Psychology),Correlation

The study aims to observe the influence of service quality on student satisfaction and student loyalty in higher education institutions in Riau. The participants were 1,000 students of 13 universities and colleges in Riau. This study employed service quality as an exogenous variable, while student satisfaction and student loyalty became an endogenous one. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with SPSS21 and AMOS 21. The result indicated a positive influence of service quality on student satisfaction and a positive influence of student satisfaction on student loyalty. However, no influences were found about student quality on student loyalty.
Developing Civicpedia as a Civic Education E-Learning Media to Improve Students&apos; Information Literacy
Author: Abdulkarim, Aim
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Civics,Citizenship Education,Encyclopedias,Electronic Publishing,Collaborative Writing,Electronic Learning,Information Literacy,Instructional Design,Junior High School Students,Foreign Countries,Instructional Materials,Material Development,Assignments,Critical Thinking,Web Sites,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes

The relevance of the research stems from the need to construct literacy information technology in the 21st century learning. The essential idea of this article was improving students` information literacy through &quot;Civicpedia&quot; as a civic education e-learning media (learning material on website, e-dictionary, video, poster, valued story, and interactive quiz). This research aims to describe: 1) the design of civicpedia as a civic education e-learning media to improve students' information literacy; 2) the intensity of the use of Civicpedia in the learning process, and 3) the responses of the civicpedia users. Qualitative and quantitative approach with research and development design was used in the study. The data were obtained through observation, documentation, interview, and questionnaire. Data collection, data reduction, and data presentation were performed to analyze qualitative data, and quantitative data analysis were shown in percentage. The participants of the research were 447 students from 11 Junior High School (SMP) and 1 Islamic Junior High School (MTs) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The following was results of studied: 1) the concept of the civicpedia design consists of home page, dictionary page, media page, quiz and contact page; 2) steps in developing teaching materials were designed based on Curriculum of 2013, compiled on the basis of the formal education level, and contextually formulated on the current real-life controversial cases, collaborated with authentic assignments, which enhanced the students' critical thinking, and related to unknown terms with suitable images and videos; 3) the students' responses regarding the implementation civicpedia in the learning process were positive. The program display was considered good and the interactivity aspect was deemed very good. Most students very positively perceived the use of Civicpedia in civic education learning to improve information literacy.
Intercultural Education in the System of Training Future Teachers
Author: Achaeva, Marina
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multicultural Education,Cultural Pluralism,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Cross Cultural Training,Intercultural Communication,Teaching Methods,Poetry

Modern society is characterized by multidirectional, complex interacting processes of unification, diversification, globalization and multiculturalism. These processes cause significant changes in the education system. One of them is multicultural education. The relevance of research on various aspects of multicultural education in modern Russia has led to the emergence of multidimensional works. The multicultural orientation is reflected in the Federal educational standards of general education, in the standards of vocational education for bachelors and masters of pedagogical and psychological specialties. The objective of this work is to identify and theoretically substantiate the pedagogical conditions for the effectiveness of the formation of cultural pluralism of young professionals working at schools of a new type. The solution of the stated goal and verification of the proposed assumptions were provided by a set of complementary methods: retrospective, systemic, interviewing, included observation, conversation, testing, questioning, modeling, statistical method etc. The source of empirical data for this study was the questionnaire of students, teachers of new type schools during the International School Teachers Festival in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, teachers and students of the North Caucasus State HumanitarianTechnological Academy, Karachayvo-Cherkess State University after U.D. Aliyev. As a result of the survey, the questionnaires were analyzed and problems encountered by young teachers were diagnosed. The authors of the article offer a number of recommendations for a more effective cross-cultural education for future bachelors, young English language specialists. Special emphasis should be laid on the role of the pedagogical university in modern society, in the formation of competencies of future teachers and young specialists in the polyethnic region. Polycultural education promotes harmonization of relations between representatives of different civilizations and cultures. The main directions of multicultural education are bilingual education, multicultural education, accompanied by measures against ethnocentrism. The presence of a multicultural environment allows stimulating the interest of learners in new knowledge and at the same time it offers different points of view on the world around us.
Developing Delta Internal Quality Assurance to Evaluate the Quality of Indonesian Islamic Universities
Author: Choiriyah, Siti
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Quality,Quality Assurance,Islam,Institutional Evaluation,Universities,Foreign Countries,Validity,Reliability,Evaluation Methods,Accreditation (Institutions),Higher Education,Benchmarking

The purpose of this study is to examine aspects of internal quality assurance to evaluate Indonesian Islamic universities, develop Delta Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA), and provide empirical evidence for using DIQA as a standard model of evaluation. It is a research and development (R&amp;D) endeavor in the context of the input, process, and product. This study applies four cycles, namely exploration, preliminary testing, main field testing, and main operational testing, and the development process took place through a two-round Delphi method. In terms of findings, the study presents a prototype instrument named DIQA, which is subsequently refined though the main field and operational testing phases. It is then processed using CFA and LISREL statistical analysis to determine its validity and reliability. The final version of DIQA accommodates seven dimensions of evaluation, 10 sorts of questionnaire, and 477 question items. The implication is that DIQA will help face the challenge of aligning with the national accreditation system set by the government. It follows that DIQA should be publicly and disseminated, and Islamic universities should be encouraged to use DIQA confidently. In terms of originality and value, DIQA has the special property of promoting Islamic values in the internal quality assurance, which is important to the specific properties of Islamic universities in Indonesia.
Literary Development of Schoolchildren as an Important Issue of Modern Educational Curriculum
Author: Maydangalieva, Zhumagul A.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Literature,Humanities Instruction,Secondary School Curriculum,Teaching Methods

The paper considers the questions associated with the opportunities of teaching literature at school using variable models of methodological system of schoolchildren's literary development. Literature teaching packages for grades 5 to 11 currently used in Russian schools--the ones edited by Belenkiy (2006), Korovina (2009), Kutuzov (2007, 2010) and Marantsman (2005)--have been analyzed. For the analysis, 13 author criteria were singled out that allow characterizing the variability extent of the teaching models employed for ensuring successful literary development of schoolchildren within the educational curriculum of contemporary school. The results of the research presented give convincing evidence about the necessity of upgrading the current teaching packages in literature for grades 5 to 11 in relation to their variability, which will allow enhancing the quality of school social and humanitarian education.
The Messages We Miss: Banned Books, Censored Texts, and Citizenship
Author: Lycke, Kara
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Censorship,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Citizenship Education,Methods Courses,Social Studies,Reflective Teaching,Lesson Plans,Reading Material Selection

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe preservice teachers' views on the use of banned or censored texts and taboo topics in the classroom. The study sought to discern how elementary and secondary teacher candidates enrolled in methods courses at a Midwestern university thought about issues of censorship, citizenship, and curricular materials they may or may not decide to use. The study found that, when introduced to banned and censored texts related to citizenship, teacher candidates conceptually appreciated the notion of exploring controversial citizenship issues with students.
The Influence of Pedagogical Leadership on the Construction of Professional Identity. Systematic Review
Author: García-Martínez, Inmaculada
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Leadership,Professional Identity,Teacher Collaboration,Teacher Empowerment,Faculty Development,Educational Improvement,Trust (Psychology)

This article corresponds to a systematic review that analyzes the relationship of pedagogical leadership with professional identity, both concepts highly demanded by international research. Methods: The process has followed the guidelines recommended by the PRISMA statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyzes), to predict its systematic nature. During the same, a thorough search was made of articles located in the databases Scopus and Web of Science, during the period 2007 to 2017. After the application of the inclusion criteria, 24 articles constituted the sample of the present article. Results: the selected articles highlight the strong influence of leadership in the construction of the professional identity of both the management and the teaching staff. In turn, the selected studies also contemplated the impact of professional identity on the figure of teachers as school leaders. Discussion: There is a certain coincidence in highlighting the importance of certain factors such as teacher collaboration, greater flexibility of organizational structures or the empowerment of teachers as a way to potential the professional capital of the professional while generating internal changes in the organization leading to a school improvement.
Assistance for Women with Disabilities on the Victims of Sexual Abuse in Gunungkidul, Indonesia
Author: Sriharini
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Sexual Abuse,Disabilities,Victims,Lawyers,Counselor Attitudes,Psychologists,Social Work,Caseworkers,Nongovernmental Organizations,Females,Advocacy,Networks,Affirmative Action,Safety,Prevention

This article aims to describe protection assistance provided for victims of sexual abuse with disabilities. This article is the result of research gathered by using the qualitative method. This method described data with interpretative and flexibility for the contextual meaning of the data. It can be found of data than for analysis with comprehensive; for that, this research used an interview to stakeholders of object data in the field with snowball technic. Key informants in this research were lawyers, psychologists, and social workers--Sapda NGO, Sigab NGO, and the Disabilities Communication Forum of Gunungkidul (&quot;Forum Komunikasi Disabilitas Gunungkidul&quot;--FKDG). For the argument, or we can mention triangulation, I was searching for field data by using the observation and documentation method. Based on the data with narrative and description of grows, so that, we can be knowing of assistance women with disabilities of sexual abuse to do which of ways, social advocating and association, psychologist treatment, transforms of netw orking &quot;'Komunitas Disabilitas' (Community of Disabilities)&quot;, and support for the regulatory affirmative action.
Curriculum and Instructional Challenges in Clinical Legal Education of Indonesian Law Schools: Breaking the Legacy
Author: Hamzah
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Legal Education (Professions),College Curriculum,College Instruction,Law Schools,Competency Based Education,Curriculum Development,Politics of Education,Law Students,Graduate School Faculty,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes

Clinical Legal Education (CLE) has recently been accepted as the pedagogic model in most Indonesian universities since the Asia Foundation Collaboration authorized eight universities to pursue this program. The objective of this study was to identify curriculum and instructional challenges in clinical legal education of Indonesian law schools, as well as how new models can be implemented. The case method was applied, and observation and in-depth interviews were utilized to collect information. Document analysis was employed to clarify interviews and observational data. The implications of this study are significant for legal academicians, law framers and law students. This study indicated that CLE is a meaningful implementation, and that the faculty and students desire legal education that is free from the influence of political elites and bureaucratic practices. It is also suggested to remove labels given to governments in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial regime such as the Old Order or New Order. Another suggestion is that law schools in Indonesia should teach graduates the skills that are useful in the long-term. Future studies can be carried out to introduce new study programs in various fields of CLE in all universities across Indonesia.