ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Teacher Accountability Model for Overcoming Self-Exclusion of Pupils
Author: Jamal, Abu-Hussain
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Student Relationship,Accountability,Inclusion,Models,Task Analysis,Educational Environment,Rewards,Performance Factors

Self-exclusion of pupils is one of the prominent challenges of education. In this paper we propose the TERA model, which shapes the process of creating formative accountability of teachers to overcome the self-exclusion of pupils. Development of the model includes elaboration and integration of interconnected model components. The TERA model involves the following components: Tasks, Environment, Reward, and Accountability. The &quot;Task&quot; component serves as the starting point for creating teacher accountability. The objective of the Task&quot; component is to form a structure of tasks, performance of which leads to overcoming self-exclusion of pupils. The task structure allows determining task significance for pupils' inclusion. The &quot;Environment&quot; component organizes an environment inducing the teachers toward productive and qualitative performance of the tasks directed toward overcoming self-exclusion of pupils. Such an environment fosters creating teacher reciprocal accountability for task performance results. The environment is organized by the conditions of adaptive performance of the tasks and adaptive rewarding of teachers. &quot;Accountability&quot; is the central component of the model. The objective of this component is to create formative accountability of teachers for task performance results. It is attained through self-assessment willingness, possibility, and desire of teachers to be emergent leaders or performers during tasks performance, and coordination of the self-assessment outcomes. The objective of the &quot;Reward&quot; component is to realize adaptive rewarding of teachers for taking accountability for task performance results. Adaptation of rewards is provided relative to task significance and a teacher's role in a task's performance.
A Dual Approach to Fostering Under-Prepared Student Success: Focusing on Doing and Becoming
Author: Shaffer, Suzanne C.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Success,Educational Practices,Educational Strategies,College Students,Models,Blended Learning,Instructional Innovation,Teaching Methods,Academic Ability,Capacity Building,Lifelong Learning,Reading Skills,Coaching (Performance),Reflection,Achievement Gains,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Pretests Posttests,Developmental Studies Programs,Learning Readiness,Underachievement,Statistical Analysis

A paired course model for under-prepared college students incorporates a dual instructional approach, academic skill building and lifelong learning development, to help students do more academically and become stronger lifelong learners. In a reading support course, students improved their reading skills and applied them directly to the paired content course. They also developed lifelong learning attributes through increased self-knowledge (using the Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory), reflection, and coaching. Students showed significant gains in lifelong learning, an 85% success rate in the paired content course, and a higher retention rate than students outside the project with similar SAT critical reading scores.
The Development of a Secondary School Health Assessment Model
Author: Sriring, Srinual
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary Schools,Models,School Health Services,Factor Analysis,Child Health,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries

The objective of this research was to: 1) involved a survey of information relating to secondary school health, 2) involved the construction of a model of health assessment and a handbook for using the model in secondary school, 3) develop an assessment model for secondary school. The research included 3 phases. (1) involved a survey of information relating to secondary school health, which was performed by analyzing the approach and reviewing the related literature. The phase also involved synthesizing the factors associated with health in secondary school. (2) involved the construction of a model of health assessment and a handbook for using the model in secondary school. (3) the health assessment model for secondary school was applied to large, medium, and small schools to evaluate the model's validity. In addition, the assessment model was evaluated based on its utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. The research findings suggested the following: 1) The health assessment model for secondary school consisted of 4 major factors, 13 sub-factors, and 68 indicators; 2) The health assessment model for secondary school was deemed by experts to have content validity; and 3) The health assessment model for secondary school was considered to have high levels of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. Considering each aspect, it was found that the aspects of utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy, were &quot;High&quot; for every aspect.
Negativity in Massive Online Open Courses: Impacts on Learning and Teaching and How Instructional Teams May Be Able to Address It
Author: Comer, Denise
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Negative Attitudes,Mixed Methods Research,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Case Studies,Writing (Composition),Writing Instruction,College Students,Feedback (Response),Peer Evaluation,Large Group Instruction

There are many positive aspects of teaching and learning in Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), for both instructors and students. However, there is also a considerable amount of negativity in MOOCs, emerging from learners on discussion forums and through peer assessment, from disciplinary colleagues and from public discourse around MOOCs. Through mixed-methods case-study research of two diverse MOOCs (one focused on general, introductory-level content and one designed for specialized graduate students and professionals), we consider the following questions: What are the various forms that negativity takes in MOOCs? How might MOOC negativity vary among disciplines? How does negativity impact MOOC instructors and learners? We present evidence suggesting that MOOC negativity poses a serious problem that may be responsible for instructor/ learner disengagement and instructor burnout, and that anticipating and addressing such negativity can improve MOOC learning communities. Lessons learned from these two MOOCs can be beneficial not only to those involved with MOOCs, but also to those involved in other online educational contexts where faculty and learners seek to manage existing and anticipated negativity.
Using Technology-Nested Instructional Strategies to Enhance Student Learning
Author: Lumpkin, Angela
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Instructional Innovation,Educational Strategies,Investigations,Student Motivation,Active Learning,Action Research,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Class Activities,Learning Strategies,Undergraduate Students,Student Surveys,Likert Scales,Graduate Students,Database Management Systems,Learning Activities,Multimedia Materials,Teaching Methods

Students today expect the use of technology in their classes, rather than have to listen to less-than-engaging lectures. College students are connected electronically and incessant technology consumers. As a result, they may prefer the infusion of technologies to help them learn and enjoy the process of learning, rather than having to listen exclusively to lectures. To investigate this, the authors solicited student perceptions to assess the importance of learning through technology-nested instructional strategies. Student perceptions give direction to and affirm the benefits of instructional strategies that increase student motivation to engage more actively in their learning. Based on quantitative and qualitative responses through action research in multiple courses, students perceive their learning as more engaging and enjoyable when technology-nested instructional strategies are infused into their classes.
Online Course Quality Assurance: Development of a Quality Checklist
Author: McGahan, Steven J.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Educational Quality,Check Lists,Quality Assurance,Course Evaluation,Academic Freedom,Case Studies,Evaluation Methods,College Faculty,Teacher Student Relationship,Scoring Rubrics,Compliance (Legal),Unions,Contracts,Teacher Attitudes

The University of Nebraska at Kearney's Online Course Checklist is the main instrument for assessing the quality of online courses at UNK. A number of issues were faced when developing and deploying this quality assurance checklist at a small four-year university. The process including development, implementation, and revision is discussed along with the need for faculty buy-in. Special considerations included how to assess the quality of an online course while ensuring academic freedom in accordance with a union contract. The purpose of this case study is to provide a roadmap for institutions that are developing an instrument of their own.
Empowering Communities in Educational Management: Participatory Action Research
Author: Ruechakul, Prayad
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Research,Action Research,Participatory Research,Empowerment,Program Development,Sampling,Sustainability,Foreign Countries,Community Needs,Secondary Schools,Questionnaires,Observation,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

The participatory learning and action: PLA was the process used for empowering in this program. This process has four steps: 1) create awareness, 2) specify problems or needs, 3) act and 4) present and reflect or monitor. The purposes of this study were: 1) to investigate the conditions of communities in terms of context and problems or needs in educational management in their secondary schools 2) to develop community empowerment program and 3) to examine the results of each program in 4 empowerment levels: individual level, team level, organization level and community level. The research was carried out with two teams: a 19-member Ban-chiang community team; 19 subjects and a 17-member Thung-fon community team. These 36 participants were chosen using a purposive sampling technique that led to outcomes of 4 empowerment levels in every indicator. This program, therefore, should be supported and promoted in order to empower them and create sustainability.
A Good Supervisor--Ten Facts of Caring Supervision
Author: Määttä, Kaarina
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Caring,Supervision,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Doctoral Dissertations,Graduate Students,College Faculty,Best Practices,Time Management,Criticism,Feedback (Response),Writing (Composition)

This article describes the elements of caring supervision of doctoral theses. The purpose was to describe the best practices as well as challenges of supervision especially from the supervisor's perspective. The analysis is based on the author's extensive experience as a supervisor and related data obtained for research and developmental purposes. Caring supervision is summarized into ten facts that illustrate the multidimensional nature of a supervision relationship. The findings can help supervisors develop in their important work of supervising doctoral theses.
Role of Social Networks in Developing Religious and Social Values of the Students of the World Islamic Sciences &amp; Education University
Author: Al-Mosa, Nosiba Ali
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role,Social Networks,Validity,Reliability,Questionnaires,Social Values,Religious Factors,Statistical Analysis,Islam,Culture Conflict,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Islamic Culture

The study aimed to identify the role of Social Networks in the social and religious values of The World Islamic Sciences &amp; Education University students. The study applied the survey and descriptive Approach. The population of the study represents all BA students who enrolled in the first academic semester for the year 2014-2015. The sample of the study, which was selected, using stratified random method, consisted of 334 male and female students. A questionnaire was used to collect data after its validity and reliability were checked. To answer the study's questions, means and standard deviations for every field of the study's field in addition to One-Sample T-test were used. Results showed statistical significant differences in the social and religious values attributed to means of social media. In light of the results. The study recommended the necessity of highlighting the value aspect of means of social media, studying the problems that hinder the activation of the role of Social Networks in the youth value reforming and conducting similar studies with different variables.
Determining e-Portfolio Elements in Learning Process Using Fuzzy Delphi Analysis
Author: Mohamad, Syamsul Nor Azlan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Portfolio Assessment,Portfolios (Background Materials),Electronic Publishing,Learning Processes,Delphi Technique,Art,Design,Expertise,Educational Technology,Validity,Interviews,Surveys,Decision Making,Best Practices,Data Collection,Metacognition

The present article introduces the Fuzzy Delphi method results obtained in the study on determining e-Portfolio elements in learning process for art and design context. This method bases on qualified experts that assure the validity of the collected information. In particular, the confirmation of elements is based on experts' opinion and consensus. The consensus survey constructed based on the emergent themes the experts raised from the conducted interview. For this purpose about 23 experts in instructional technology involved in the interview and responses the survey. As resulted, the Fuzzy Delphi will interpret the decision making made by experts based on priority as a guideline to the best practices and mechanism of implementing e-Portfolio as methodological tool.
A Critical Examination of Postmodernism Based on Religious and Moral Values Education
Author: Forghani, Nooshin
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Postmodernism,Religious Education,Moral Values,Values Education,Cultural Pluralism,Criticism,Learner Controlled Instruction,Philosophy,Epistemology,Educational Objectives,Educational Theories,Educational Principles

Postmodernism, born under western secular conditions, has the following characteristics: it emphasizes pluralism and relativism and rejects any certain belief and absolute value; it conflicts with essentialism, and considers human identity to be a social construct; it rejects the idea that values are based on developmental realities and also rejects the essential influence of human actions on human destiny. Using a descriptive method, this research will provide a critical examination of postmodernism based on moral and religious values education. In educational goals, postmodernism emphasizes the institutionalization of pluralism, the strengthening of self-organized morality in learners and in educational principles, avoiding dogmatism, fighting against systematicity and emphasizing on individual freedoms. In educational methods, it emphasizes learner-centered discourse, serious attention to the marginalized people, and the denial of pattern-based ability. Postmodernism, despite enjoying a series of strong points, such as &quot;fighting against globalization&quot;, &quot;fighting against scientism&quot; and &quot;emphasizing dynamism&quot;, has many weaknesses too. The most important one of them is the intellectual failure and an overt contradiction with thought, ignorance of certain realities and knowledge, and the existence of intrinsic and constant values.
Effective Tutorial Ontology Modeling on Organic Rice Farming for Non-Science &amp; Technology Educated Farmers Using Knowledge Engineering
Author: Yanchinda, Jirawit
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Tutorial Programs,Sustainable Development,Agricultural Occupations,Models,Information Transfer,Social Sciences,Knowledge Representation,Technology Transfer,Taxonomy,Knowledge Management

Knowledge of the appropriate technologies for sustainable development projects has encouraged grass roots development, which has in turn promoted sustainable and successful community development, which a requirement is to share and reuse this knowledge effectively. This research aims to propose a tutorial ontology effectiveness modeling on organic rice farming as an appropriate technology based on sustainable development projects for non-science and technology educated farmers using knowledge engineering approach, using Phrao District in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand as a case study. The effective tutorial ontology model focuses on social science and technology ontologies based on Thai's curriculum of lower secondary school which provides biology, chemistry, math and physics concepts in order to effectively represent knowledge of the organic rice farming. The additional social science ontology knowledge developed in this research provides such a support to vocational learning and used by rural community in the case study to effectively navigate and utilize the appropriate technological knowledge of the sustainable development project knowledge to enhance their communities. The effectiveness of tutorial social science ontology in learning process was measured by counting and validating the average throughput of organic rice farming domain knowledge in learning process in terms of practicing domain knowledge, appropriate domain knowledge with their community and acquiring knowledge by themselves in both control and experimental groups. This study concludes by emphasizing the benefits of effective tutorial ontology modeling on organic rice farming for supporting knowledge transfer technique for non-science and technology educated farmers using knowledge engineering in the community of the case study to enhance their vocational lifelong learning. Ultimately, the tutorial ontology modeling in appropriate technology provides a knowledge transfer for non-science and technology educated farmers effectively.
Development of Effective Teacher Program: Teamwork Building Program for Thailand's Municipal Schools
Author: Chantathai, Pimpka
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Effectiveness,Professional Development,Teamwork,Program Effectiveness,Team Training,Teaching Conditions,Teacher Collaboration,Urban Schools,Research Methodology,Questionnaires,Pretests Posttests

This research is aimed to formulate the effective teacher teamwork program in municipal schools in Thailand. Primary survey on current situation and problem was conducted to develop the plan to suggest potential programs. Samples were randomly selected from municipal schools by using multi-stage sampling method in order to investigate their organization's situation and problem. Program for effective teamwork is an approach to enhance their working condition using collaboration of all teachers. Data analysis was the descriptive data using direct observation and questionnaire as data collection tools. Effectiveness of the program was reported in high satisfaction level due to its various applications for certain context. Collaboration was a key factor to enhance program effectiveness because of core values that participants held to achieve mutual goals. Suggestion in future study related to this research deals with administrators and organization's sponsorship for their teachers' awareness in team building for organizational effectiveness. Moreover, application of this research method on other types of organization may yield different research findings worth for investigation.
The University Illustration Merged in Thailand
Author: Puangyod, Paithoon
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Universities,College Administration,Organizational Change,Case Studies,Personnel Management,Information Technology,Institutional Mission,College Faculty,Futures (of Society),Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Surveys

This research aimed to reflect the merged university's scenario: the case study of Nakhon-Phanom University in 4 aspects: administration, personnel management, technology management and missions. It was divided into 2 parts. The research results were as follows: Part 1: Nakhon-Phanom University's education arrangement in light of the administration, personnel management, technology management and missions was explored. The education quality was found at a good level. Besides, its personnel viewed that the overall conditions and certain aspects of Nakhon-Phanom University were at an immediate intermediate level. Nonetheless, the mission, technology management, personnel management and administration were found according to the priority order. And Part 2: The pictures reflected by the experts for the development of Nakhon-Phanom University's fifteen-year scenario were as follows: the administration--Nakhon-Phanom University was an autonomous university that adopted flat organization structure with the application of moral system in the recruitment of senior- and middle-level administrators; the personnel management--good, knowledgeable, ethical and smart persons were expected. Moreover, the networks with other countries were developed. The instructors were also supported to further Ph.D.; the technology management--the networks and connectivity with the ASEAN member countries were created along with the development of the e-learning-based materials and classrooms; and the missions--the graduates with the desired characteristics were produced in response to the needs of the society, country and ASEAN member countries.
The Development of Reflective Undergraduate Students: Assessing the Educational Benefits of Reflective Learning Logs in Entrepreneurship Module
Author: Kheng, Yeoh Khar
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Reflection,Entrepreneurship,Student Attitudes,Writing (Composition),Formative Evaluation,Critical Thinking,Writing Skills,Skill Development,Higher Education,Futures (of Society),Labor Market,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Business,Case Studies

The objective of this paper is to analyze written reflections on learning log of among the third and final year students undertaking an entrepreneurship module. Data was collected in the form of written reflection taken from the learning log of 140 students from 3 classes. At the end of the collection only 136 students' responses were managed to be collected given 4 students failed to hand in the learning log. A thematic approach was utilized to present the reflections of the students and all data was recorded in a verbatim format. Findings show that most students have never written a reflective log or essay in the formative assessment. As a consequence, they had difficulty in writing the reflection when being requested to do so. This has resulted in their reflection being written descriptively which lacks in critical analysis and deep thinking. The results of this investigation have strongly suggested the need to urgently develop among the students the skills in writing reflectively as they go through the process of higher education which be useful in molding their future professional and entrepreneurial behavior as when they entered the job market which requires a critical reasoning ability. The limitation and future were discussed.