ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Synchronous Computer-Mediated Corrective Feedback and EFL Learners&apos; Grammatical Knowledge Development: A Sociocultural Perspective
Author: Mardian, Fatemeh
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Error Correction,Feedback (Response),Grammar,Accuracy,Theory of Mind,Sociocultural Patterns,Computer Mediated Communication,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Videoconferencing,Comparative Analysis,Teaching Methods,Teacher Student Relationship,Peer Relationship,Cooperative Learning,Synchronous Communication,Foreign Countries,Language Tests

Recent discussions in language communication indicate the effectiveness of technology and computer-mediated communication. Research also highlights the central role of synchronous and asynchronous modes of interaction in second and foreign language development. Gaining insights from Vygotskyan sociocultural theory of mind, the present study employed a mixed methods approach to explore the effect of synchronous computer-mediated corrective feedback on EFL learners' grammatical knowledge development. The participants were 40 Iranian EFL learners selected through a grammar-based pretest. Employing Skype software, the experimental group (N=20) was exposed to online text-based chatting. The purpose was to provide the participants with online technology-based corrective feedback on their grammatical errors. However, the control group (N=20) did not receive technology-enhanced corrective feedback during the experiment. The results highlighted: (a) the technology-enhanced, experimental group outperformed their counterpart with regard to grammatical accuracy, (b) the online Skype-based text chatting context played a mediating role in reinforcing the experimental group's grammatical knowledge, and (c) the participants displayed a high level of motivation to initiate and engage in L2 communication. The participants' experience of the Skype-based classroom emphasized themes of overcoming emotional problems in communication and fostering interpersonal relationship and rapport with the teacher and peers. Pedagogical implications focus on the potential of synchronous computer-mediated communication-based contexts as useful spaces for active collaborative learning and task engagement.
Views of Preservice Social Studies Teachers Regarding the Use of Virtual Tours during the Pandemic
Author: Er Türküresin, Hafize
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Social Studies,Tourism,Field Trips,Computer Simulation,Foreign Countries,Pandemics,COVID-19,Student Teacher Attitudes

This research aims to determine the views of preservice social studies teachers regarding the use of virtual tours during the pandemic period. The study was carried out with the phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs. 20 preservice Social Studies teachers studying at Kutahya Dumlupinar University participated in the study in the 2021-2022 academic year. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling types, was used to determine the research group. The criteria were being a preservice social studies teacher and participating in virtual tour application training. The research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and analysed with the content analysis technique. As a result of the data analysis, it was seen that the views of the preservice teachers about the virtual tour application were primarily positive. The data obtained from the interviews were divided into six themes: informative, persistent and embodied, attractive and entertaining, practical and easy, economic and providing equal opportunity, and negative opinions. The informative theme is divided into two sub-themes as giving preliminary information and explanation.
Teachers&apos; Burnout and Their Feedback-Ability
Author: Norouz Kermanshahi, Paria
Date: 2022-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Burnout,Feedback (Response),English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Language Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Foreign Countries,Burnout,Private Schools

The current study sought to investigate Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' willingness to receive feedback and its relation to burnout. To this end, Teachers' Willingness to Receive Feedback Scale (TWRFS), along with Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were administered to 200 English language teachers working at different private language institutes of Mashhad. The data was analyzed by means of Pearson Correlation Coefficient, SEM Path Analysis, and Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Considering the directionality of feedback, the obtained results indicated a significant negative relationship between willingness to receive direct feedback and burnout; the more willing teachers are to receive direct feedback, the later they might experience burnout. With regard to the valency of feedback, willingness to receive negative feedback significantly predicted teacher burnout; that is, teachers who are more open to negative feedback seem to be more prone to burnout. Ultimately, the implications of these findings for the training and support of teachers were discussed, and interventions to treat or prevent burnout were put forward.
The Effect of Child-to-Child Teaching Approach on Students&apos; Level of Social Responsibility in Social Studies
Author: Eryilmaz, Önder
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 5,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Teachers,Parents,Social Studies,Peer Teaching,Social Responsibility,Attitudes

This study aims to investigate the effects of the child-to-child teaching approach on students' level of social responsibility in primary social studies courses. A mixed-method experimental intervention approach was adopted in this research. The study participants were 5th-grade students, students' parents, and a social studies teacher. The social responsibility scale, semi-structured interviews, unstructured observation, control list, video records, student products, anecdotes, and researcher's diary were used as data collection tools. The results revealed that the child-to-child teaching approach (CtC) applied in social studies courses statistically impacted students' social responsibility levels. Moreover, it was determined that the CtC contributed to the students' social responsibility development according to the students', parents', and social studies teacher's views. It was also determined that participants had positive views regarding the CtC, and they thought that the approach was useful and enjoyable.
Higher-Order Thinking Skills and Scientific Attitudes Components as Predictors of Scientific Creativity among Preservice Biology Teachers
Author: Kareem, Adeyinka
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Thinking Skills,Scientific Attitudes,Predictor Variables,Creativity,Preservice Teachers,Biology,Science Teachers

The study assessed preservice biology teachers' higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), scientific attitudes, and creativity in the study area. The study also evaluated how the components of HOTS and scientific attitudes predict scientific creativity to determine which elements were strong predictors of scientific creativity. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The population consists of all preservice Biology teachers in Southwestern Colleges of education, from which five hundred were randomly selected from five colleges of education. Three instruments, including Higher Order Thinking skills Test, Scientific Attitude questionnaire, and Scientific Creativity Test, were used to collect data for the study. The result showed that the HOTS scores of the respondents were low, with low mean scores of 2.54, 1.22, and 1.88 from a total maximum possible score of 9, 5, and 6, respectively, the cognitive (=20.00), emotional (=19.05), attitudinal components (=26.67). The mean score for fluency, flexibility, and originality were 14.00, 12.00, and 13.00. It was also seen that a correlation exists between sex and HOTS. The study finally showed that the Analysis (t=2.597, p&lt;0.05) and evaluation (t= 2.115, p&lt;0.05) components of HOTS predict scientific Creativity while cognitive component teachers (t=2.373, p&lt;0.05) of Scientific attitude predicts Scientific Creativity.
The Effectiveness of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Early Childhood Settings: A Mixed Model Research
Author: Melekoglu, Meral
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Program Effectiveness,Positive Behavior Supports,Early Childhood Education,Student Behavior,Foreign Countries,Early Intervention,Preschool Children,Interpersonal Competence,Behavior Problems,Parent Attitudes

It is important to support children's appropriate behaviors and social skills to extinguish problem behaviors at an early stage as much as possible. Therefore, researchers are in search of effective evidence-based interventions to deal with the problem behaviors of young children. The &quot;Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Approach&quot; seems to be the most widespread approach since the 2000s. PBIS aims to increase the quality of life of the child by making positive changes in the environment of the child. The study explores the effectiveness of the School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Turkish education model (SWPIBS-TR) on problem behaviors and social skills within the early childhood settings. The intervention was carried out in four main stages and 14 steps. The study was conducted with the school managers, teachers, school staff, primary caregivers, and all children with and without disabilities in a preschool/kindergarten in Turkey. The research is mixed-method research and the &quot;parallel convergent research&quot; model has been adopted. The findings indicated significant decreases in the problem behaviors of children and increases in the social skills level. So, researchers, policymakers, and teachers should put the SWPBIS-TR approaches in their curriculum in Turkey.
A Comparison of Secondary School Students&apos; Value Perceptions in Turkiye and the UK
Author: Çelebi, Celalettin
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Value Judgment,Secondary School Students,Cultural Differences,Gender Differences,Values,Altruism

The purpose of this research is to compare value perceptions of secondary school students studying in Türkiye and the UK. In this study, the cross-sectional method was adopted. 249 Turkish students studying in the UK, and 253 students studying in Türkiye participated in the research. The Positive Values Scale developed by Huang and Cornell (2016) was used as a data collection tool. Since the research data were not normally distributed, in the analysis, such techniques as arithmetic mean, standard deviation and Mann Whitney U tests have been used. According to the findings, a statistically significant difference was found in favor of the students studying in Türkiye. Also, a statistically significant difference was determined in favor of female students studying in the UK in the concern for others factor. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the value perceptions of students in the UK and Türkiye in the overall scale and in its factors as far as gender was concerned. New researches comparing value perceptions of different samples can be done.
The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility between Foreign Language Learning Motivation and Foreign Language Anxiety of University Preparatory School Students
Author: Çetin, Çaglar
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Role,Cognitive Ability,College Preparation,Undergraduate Students,Anxiety,Language Proficiency,English (Second Language),College Second Language Programs,Measures (Individuals),Likert Scales,Communication (Thought Transfer),Learning Motivation,Prediction,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to reveal the mediating role of cognitive flexibility of university preparatory students between their foreign language learning motivation and foreign language anxiety. The sample of the study consists of 314 volunteer students over the age of 18 and from different language levels who are studying in the English preparatory program of the Department of Foreign Languages of Eskisehir Osmangazi University in the spring term of the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of the study were collected with the &quot;Foreign language classroom anxiety scale FLCAS)&quot;, &quot;Cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI)&quot;, &quot;Foreign language learning motivation scale (FLLMS)&quot;. According to the mediation test findings; It has been found that cognitive flexibility has a statistically full mediator role in the relationship between Foreign Language Learning Motivation and foreign language anxiety. Accordingly, foreign language learning motivation negatively predicts foreign language anxiety through cognitive flexibility. Preparatory students with high motivation to learn foreign languages also have high cognitive flexibility and as a result, their foreign language anxiety is lower.
Parents&apos; Metaphors about Outdoor Play
Author: Tunçeli?, Hi?lal Ilknur
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Play,Recreational Activities,Figurative Language,Parent Attitudes,Positive Attitudes,Young Children

The aim of this study is to examine the parents' perceptions about outdoor play through metaphors. The study is conducted with 107 parents, 96 mothers and 11 fathers, with children between 0-72 months. The data has been collected via an online questionnaire. Parents completed the prompt &quot;Playing outside is like…Because...&quot; to indicate their conceptualization of outdoor play. In addition, interviews were conducted to obtain more in-depth data about parent's views about outdoor play. Content analysis technique is used in the evaluation of the data obtained in the research and eight conceptual categories were identified. The metaphors developed about outdoor play are, in order of frequency, freedom, healing, need, fun, instruction, happiness, peace, and exploration. As a result, it has been found that parents of preschoolers have positive perceptions towards outdoor play. Also, parents are aware of the benefit of outdoor play for the child, perceive it positively, but limit their children's outdoor play opportunities, or try to structure it especially because of their concerns about security and health. Thus, it will be possible for children to benefit from outdoor play at the maximum level by eliminating the difficulties faced by parents and increasing their awareness about outdoor play.
An Investigation of the Integration of Blogs into EFL Classes: Learners&apos; Views toward Blogs and Preferences for Writing Classes
Author: Bal, Samet
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Writing Instruction,Student Journals,Web Sites,Electronic Publishing,Student Attitudes,Writing Skills,Technological Literacy,Self Esteem

Writing is especially considered to be a difficult language skill to master for beginner learners. However, this century offers innovations in language education through Information and Communication Technology tools. For instance, blogging platforms like Tumblr, Blogger, and WordPress can be employed in writing classes. At this point, the present research aimed to investigate the views and preferences of English as a Foreign Language learners after they practiced their writing skills with blogs for eight weeks. The research utilized WordPress blogs, and a group of 28 learners attended the study. These students were supposed to start a blog and write an essay each week on their blogs. The research was designed as a qualitative exploratory case study. To collect the data, semi-structured interviews with ten randomly chosen learners were conducted to understand their views toward blogs and preferences for writing classes at the end of the treatment. The content analysis method was instrumented to analyze the qualitative data inductively; thus, the data was first coded, and themes emerged. Unlike the previous studies in the field, these findings have revealed the learners' views towards their self-confidence, digital literacy, and writing habits, which changed in a positive manner. Besides, it was also understood that the participants made their preferences in favor of blogs rather than paper-based activities.
An Evaluation of Psychological Counselling and Guidance Services&apos; Efficiency in Regards of School Administrators and Students
Author: Eren, Ergun
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Counseling,Guidance Programs,Public Schools,Efficiency,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Gender Differences,School Administration,Administrator Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The objective of this study is to determine the efficiency of psychological counselling and guidance services carried out at public schools regarding the remarks of the school administrators and students. This research was conducted in line with instant survey model which is one of the general survey models. 372 school administrators and 938 students participated in the research. The participants of the study determined via random sampling method. &quot;School Guidance Services Scale&quot; and &quot;Student Scale&quot; were used in data collection. The data obtained in the research was understood to show normal distribution. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test and ANOVA tests were used in analysis of research data. According to school administrators' remarks, psychological consultation, consultancy, individual recognition services are at good level; data collection and dissemination, orientation, monitoring, environment-parent relations, guiding and emplacement, research and evaluation services are carried out at medium level. Students receiving education in primary and secondary grades were seen to utilize from psychological counselling and guidance services than the students in high school grade. Besides, the finding that female students desire to utilize from psychological counselling and guidance services more than male students was obtained.
An Application for Gaining the Habit of Cleaning as a Value in Primary School Students: Clean Child - Dirty Child
Author: Tahiroglu, Mustafa
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Hygiene,Health Promotion,Student Attitudes,Child Health,Values Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Grade 3,Science Education,Daily Living Skills,Communicable Diseases,Program Effectiveness

According to today's understanding of health, the most important responsibility for the protection of one's health falls on him. For this, it is necessary to develop a positive attitude and value towards the subject. Considering this, the importance of bringing cleanliness, hygiene and being healthy to our children as a value, especially in epidemic conditions, increases even more. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to apply and test the effectiveness of the activities developed by using value education methods in order to help students who have negative or low attitudes towards cleanliness and being healthy to gain an understanding of hygiene and cleanliness as a value. For this purpose, experimental design with pretest posttest control group, which is one of the quantitative research designs, was used. In the collection of data, a scale form was used for cleaning, hygiene and COVID-19 pandemic measures. In the analysis of the collected data, Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison between groups. As a result, it was seen that the application of the activities developed in accordance with the values education methods significantly increased the attitude scores of the experimental group students towards cleanliness and being healthy. No significant change was observed in the control group.
Can Drama Lessons Be Given Online? Perspectives of Drama Teachers during the COVID-19
Author: Karaosmanoglu, Gökhan
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Drama,COVID-19,Pandemics,Online Courses,Teacher Attitudes,Web 2.0 Technologies,Foreign Countries,Teacher Education,Teacher Background,Elementary Secondary Education,Preschool Education,Postsecondary Education

In the COVID-19 pandemic, people's opportunities for face-to-face education have been limited, and the way they access educational content has changed. During the pandemic, both institutions providing drama lessons and drama instructors had the opportunity to rethink drama education and adapt drama studies in different ways. During the pandemic, different opinions emerged about whether creative drama classes should continue if they continue, what changes will be made in drama studies, drama education programs, and which applications will be used. This research aims to determine the changes in drama lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital platforms where online drama lessons are held, and the Web 2.0 tools used by taking the opinions of drama teachers. The interpretive qualitative research design was used in the study. The Online Drama Lessons Evaluation Form was used as a data collection tool to determine the opinions of drama teachers working in private or public institutions. 58 drama teachers answered the form. The qualitative data in the research were analyzed by descriptive analysis, the findings were first coded line by line, and the common codes were classified under appropriate categories and themes. According to the results of the research, it can be said that the drama teachers adapted the drama education programs by social distance (face-to-face studies) and transformed the drama activities to be applied on digital platforms. It can be said that the necessary changes were made in the drama activities and the drama education program while giving the drama lessons online, and the Zoom digital platform was mainly used in the online lessons. Drama teachers stated that they used Web 2.0 tools such as Padlet, Menti, Kahoot to evaluate online lessons, get or give feedback, and determine readiness/preparedness.
Enhancing Pre-Service Computer Teachers&apos; Online Teaching Ability through Blended Distance Learning with Competency-Based Classroom Simulation Activities
Author: Sinlapaninman, Unyaparn
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teacher Education,Computer Science Education,Online Courses,Teacher Competencies,Preservice Teachers,Program Effectiveness,Distance Education,Foreign Countries,Learning Activities,Blended Learning,Academic Achievement,Teacher Effectiveness

This research aims to 1) study remote learning activities with competency-simulated classroom to promote the online teaching abilities of computer teacher students, 2) assess the suitability of learning activities, and 3) find out the effectiveness of learning activities according to the criteria of 80/80. Participants were 24 third-year students from one university in Thailand. Research instruments include remote learning activities with competency-simulated classroom, achievement test, and online teaching proficiency assessments, statistics in data analysis include percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results showed that remote learning activities with competency-simulated classroom, consisting of 3 preparation stage, teaching stage, and evaluation stage. The appropriate evaluation of learning activities is at the highest level, and the effectiveness of learning activities improved with efficiency is 80.85/81.15 which is met the requirement of criteria.