ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Implementation of Agile Methodologies in an Engineering Course
Author: Pócsová, Jana
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Software,Engineering Education,College Students,Mathematics Education,Skill Development,Program Administration,Cooperative Learning,Algebra,Teaching Methods

At present, a new generation of students is studying at universities with their specific abilities and skills. In addition to hard skills, potential employers also require significantly developed soft skills from their employees. The school, and not just the university, is entering this process in a different position than in the past due to the changing requirements placed on it. Activities in the school environment must adapt to emerging trends. This article explains how present-day requirements on graduates and specifics of the new generation of students challenge the approach to education. In order to increase the efficiency and attractiveness of the educational process, the SCRUM framework has been implemented into course Mathematics 1. The re-designed course was implemented and validated by an experimental group of students in the academic year 2019/2020. Two questionnaire analyses and a comparison of learning outcomes were conducted to find out the answers to research questions. The results of students indicate that agile methodologies are useful for increasing the efficiency of the educational process. The paper offers our proposal for the introduction of agile methodology into the educational process and our first-hand experience with this way of teaching and its impact on the studying results of the experimental group and, last but not least, suggestions for possible improvements.
Exploring Multiple Intelligence Theory Prospects as a Vehicle for Discovering the Relationship of Neuroeducation with Imaginative/Waldorf Pedagogy: A Systematic Literature Review
Author: Mavrelos, Manos
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multiple Intelligences,Cognitive Development,Teaching Methods,Nontraditional Education,Holistic Approach,Early Childhood Education,Curriculum Development,Neurosciences,Imagination,Developmental Stages

Waldorf Education follows a holistic approach of children's development, where the fundamental characteristics are creative/artistic activities, integrating imagination-based teaching methods to support and enhance the development of children's and adolescents' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Neuroeducation provides the most relevant level of analysis for resolving today's core problems in education. Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory investigates ways of using the theory as a framework in school for improving work quality, collaborations, opportunities for choice, and a role for the arts. To that end, we provide a systematic literature review that critiques and synthesizes representative literature on these three topics in order to reveal new perspectives towards a novel transformative educational paradigm in a digitized society. A comprehensive analysis of theoretical and empirical articles between 2000 and 2019 is provided. The search included five main academic databases (ERIC, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and Scopus) using predefined selection criteria. In total, 321 different articles were screened, from which 43 articles met the predefined inclusion criteria. The results indicate a correlation between pedagogical practices of Waldorf schools and MI theory compatible teaching practices and between Waldorf schools and . Further empirical research examining different facets of this relationship is still needed to establish live and effective schools as Learning Organizations.
Responding to Global Learning Needs during a Pandemic: An Analysis of the Trends in Platform Use and Incidence of COVID-19
Author: Utunen, Heini
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Educational Trends,Incidence,Electronic Learning,Online Courses,Large Group Instruction,Public Health,Epidemiology,Web Sites,Open Education,Instructional Materials,Native Language,Users (Information),Delivery Systems,Foreign Countries

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a pandemic. As a result, the OpenWHO.org online platform, which serves as WHO's learning hub for emergencies, was tested for the first time on its core purpose of scaling up trusted public health information in a global emergency. This descriptive study examines and documents the WHO learning response in the early months of the pandemic by comparing epidemiological information and OpenWHO.org use in the countries with the highest COVID-19 cases. Statistical datasets from OpenWHO.org and WHO's COVID-19 dashboard were overlaid for the period 11 March--22 May 2020. During this period, for most of the 24 countries with the highest COVID-19 cases, platform use showed a corresponding trend. Courses published in the official languages spoken in these countries were well utilized, indicating a need to produce materials in languages spoken by affected communities. Of the countries with the highest number of users on OpenWHO, only half were top users of the platform before the pandemic. The existence of an established online platform for health emergencies assisted WHO in massively and quickly scaling up the dissemination of essential learning materials for COVID-19.
Mathematics Applied to the Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: A Necessary Relationship of Dependence
Author: Lafuente-Lechuga, Matilde
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sustainable Development,Problem Solving,Economics Education,Mathematics,College Instruction,Foreign Countries,International Programs,College Students,Student Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction,Assignments

Higher education must include training in sustainability to make all actors aware of the serious problems our planet is facing. Mathematics plays an important role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and at the same time these allow working with real situations in the subject of mathematics, providing the student with active learning. Sustainability is used to make the student see the usefulness of mathematics while instilling values and attitudes towards it. A set of problems have been raised during the academic year that are solved with the developed mathematical techniques, and through a survey, the students' perceptions about the usefulness of mathematics to reach the goals established in the SDG has been evaluated. The results show that, regardless of the student's gender, the student's assessment of the usefulness of this subject in solving real problems improved. It has been observed that this teaching methodology has helped to motivate students and even those who do not like this subject have improved their appreciation of it.
The Interaction between Higher Education Institutions and Professional Bodies in the Context of Digital Transformation: The Case of Brazilian Accountants
Author: Bonzanini, Osmar António
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Business Administration Education,Global Approach,Professional Education,Higher Education,Professional Associations,Administrator Attitudes,Institutional Autonomy,Government School Relationship,Foreign Countries,Course Content,Decision Making,Curriculum Development

The business economy experienced major changes during the last three decades. The social and economic globalization associated with the fourth revolution put the accounting profession under great pressure toward harmonization and convergence. Still, the route to become a qualified professional accountant varies from country to country all over the world. This paper seeks to understand the evolution of the accounting profession in Brazil and focus on the interaction between higher education institutions (HEIs) and professional bodies, in the context of digital transformation. It is an exploratory study. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data about the perception of the directors of first-degree programs regarding the autonomy of HEIs in defining the curricular contents intended to qualify accounting professionals. The findings show that HEIs are highly influenced by the professional order and Ministry of Education. The limitation associated with this research is that it focusses on one particular professional group in one country.
The Relevance of Mobile Applications in the Learning of Physical Education
Author: Vega-Ramírez, Lilyan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Physical Education,Teaching Methods,High School Students,Computer Oriented Programs,Program Effectiveness,Student Motivation,Knowledge Level,Student Interests,Foreign Countries

Mobile telephony has developed exponentially, offering a multitude of services that could be optimal for the educational field of physical and sports activity (PSA). The objective of this research was to analyze the use of smartphone by 40 Spanish teenagers and assess the degree of satisfaction of the Polar Beat application within the subject of physical education in high school. The instruments used were two quantitative questionnaires and the data were analyzed with the statistical package SPSS 24.0. The teenagers recognized that they use the smartphone for instant messaging, telephone calls and downloads of games and tunes. The Polar Beat application in physical education classes has allowed them a better understanding of the content developed; the students affirmed that their motivation towards PSA increased with the knowledge and use of the Polar Beat app and that smartphones are innovative and effective tools. With all this, the mobile phone could be an educational tool that awakens interest in teenagers and teachers.
Where Are We Going? International Views on Purposes, Practices and Barriers in School-Based Outdoor Learning
Author: Waite, Sue
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outdoor Education,School Activities,Barriers,Comparative Education,Outcomes of Education,Alignment (Education),Early Childhood Education,Field Studies,Conservation (Environment),Wildlife,Gardening,Well Being,Life Style,Physical Health,Creativity,Interpersonal Competence,Self Management,Self Esteem,Foreign Countries

Popular demand for school-based outdoor learning is growing throughout the world, but there is relatively little use of international comparisons to inform the development and support of this growth. Motivations for providing outdoor learning may vary within and across countries/areas. Through understanding how different purposes are being approached internationally, we can learn how outdoor learning might best be supported to achieve particular outcomes. Eighty expert commentators on outdoor learning from 19 countries/areas responded to a short online survey about motivations for and practices in school-based outdoor learning, based on their experience working in this field. The survey was designed using a conceptual framework of student outcomes from outdoor learning, derived from policy analysis and five major reviews of the field. The three most frequently reported forms of outdoor learning practiced in schools were field studies, early years outdoor activities, and outdoor and adventure education. Among identified purposes for outdoor learning provision within schooling, supporting environmental awareness and action and pupil health and well-being were the most common. Some alignment of forms of outdoor learning and specific outcomes are discussed and implications for future policy, practice, and research considered.
University Students&apos; Readiness for Using Digital Media and Online Learning--Comparison between Germany and the USA
Author: Küsel, Julian
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Readiness,Electronic Learning,Comparative Education,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Online Courses,Student Characteristics,Time Management,Technological Literacy,Communication Skills,Computer Mediated Communication,Competence,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Self Esteem

The year 2020 brought many changes to our everyday life but also our education system. Universities needed to change their teaching practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Words like &quot;digital media&quot;, &quot;online teaching&quot; and &quot;online learning&quot; were present in all of the discussions. The main issues here were the technical infrastructure of students and universities all over the world. However, to have good technical infrastructure does not mean that everybody is also ready to use it. Thus, the present study focused on the issue of university students' readiness for online learning. The quantitative research goal was to evaluate German university students' readiness for using digital media and online learning in their tertiary education and compare them with students from the United States. Overall, 72 students from the researchers' university in Germany and 176 students from multiple universities in the United States completed the Student Readiness of Online Learning (SROL) questionnaire. Results show substantial differences between the two groups of students, with U.S. students being more ready for online learning. The results and limitations were discussed, and practical implications and further ideas were provided.
Presence of New Forms of Intercultural Communication in Higher Education: Emojis and Social Interactions through WhatsApp among Graduate Students
Author: Veytia-Bucheli, María Guadalupe
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intercultural Communication,Graduate Students,Nonverbal Communication,Computer Mediated Communication,Social Media,Interpersonal Relationship,Foreign Countries

Communication processes are part of human life. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and, especially, the use of smartphones have generated new forms of interaction and communication, both synchronous and asynchronous, in formal and informal spaces. One of the most used applications is WhatsApp, which allows the sending of text, documents, images, and emojis. It is important to study these new forms and languages of communication in higher education because any educational or training process is essentially communicative. This research was carried out using a mixed approach, with a nonexperimental, descriptive, and transversal design, using a technique of a survey made up of 30 items. It was applied to postgraduate university students to determine their use and value among people with a consolidated university academic career, which would allow us to determine the presence of these new languages in this context. The basic objectives were to identify the frequency of use of emojis through WhatsApp amongst Mexican graduate students and to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of their use. The results confirmed the increase of emojis in conversations conducted by WhatsApp among fellow students. As positive elements, it was determined that they favor the development of a pleasant environment, confidence, and empathy, in addition to expressing emotions, feelings, and reactions. However, emojis also have drawbacks and disadvantages. Among them is the risk that they are misunderstood since their meaning is not shared, that they divert attention from a central idea, and, in general, that they sometimes have an addictive character that implies a waste of time in a study context, such as at the university. In conclusion, it can be argued that ICTs are profoundly transforming the processes of written communication in today's society, including the university world. New languages that present intercultural, dynamic, dialectic, and ecosystemic alternatives to speech or writing have appeared. Emojis, in the context of higher education, would be an example of this trend.
Approaches to Learning: Does Medical School Attract Students with the Motivation to Go Deeper?
Author: Mansfield, Kylie J.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Medical Schools,Medical Students,Premedical Students,College Freshmen,Science Education,Health Sciences,Learning Motivation,Learning Strategies,Achievement Need,Goal Orientation,Preferences,Student Characteristics,Foreign Countries,College Applicants

Graduate-entry, following a science degree, is the preferred pathway into many medical schools, however little is known about how the learning approaches of medical students compare to those of science students. This study compared the learning approaches and achievement orientations of science students with those aiming to enter graduate-entry medicine programs. The two factor study process questionnaire and the achievement goal orientation survey were used to compare students in; stage one: third year science students (n = 86) to graduate-entry medicine students (n = 158); stage two: applicants to graduate medicine (n = 84); stage three: first year science students (n = 363) to first year pre-medicine students (n = 68). Medical students and applicants to medicine demonstrated a greater preference for deep learning than third year science students (p &lt; 0.0001). Pre-medicine students were similar to medical students. Medical students, applicants to medicine and pre-medicine students also all had a greater preference for a learning goal orientation. The preference for a deeper approach to learning and stronger learning goal orientation in students enrolled in medicine or aiming to gain entry to graduate medicine indicates a motivation towards the acquisition of knowledge. Medical educators need to ensure that students continue to develop positive and beneficial styles of learning to assist them to develop into life-long learners.
Transversal Competences in Engineering Degrees: Integrating Content and Foreign Language Teaching
Author: Oksana, Polyakova
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Engineering Education,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Experience,Language Proficiency,Needs Assessment,Skill Development,College Students,Student Attitudes,Student Surveys,Instructional Design,Teaching Methods,International Cooperation,Educational Cooperation,Student Mobility,Language Usage,English (Second Language),Work Environment,Employment Potential,Foreign Countries,Business English,Cross Cultural Studies,Task Analysis

There has been a constant advance of the labour markets and permanent reorientation towards digital Industry 4.0. Yet, the environments for learning remain unchallenged when it comes to the provision of new professionals across the globe. Therefore, this has created a gap in transversal competences, which has compelled students of higher learning institutions to pursue them. The majority of higher learning institutions have emphasised transversal skills among learners and developed curriculums to accomplish these demands. The primary focus of the study was to attain integration and fusion of transversal skills into the development of specialised curriculum training for foreign language proficiency. The study applied mixed methodology techniques, which combined qualitative and quantitative methods in the study. To guarantee cohesion of the study, four research and monitoring techniques such as course dossiers, needs analysis, task-based activities and adapted competences scales were used. The outcome of the research shows findings provided by the piloting stage of the teaching experience and emphasises the need for student-based skill training.
Teacher Crisis: Critical Events in the Mid-Career Stage
Author: Cawte, Katie
Date: 2020-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Experienced Teachers,Career Development,Teacher Persistence,Faculty Mobility,Job Satisfaction,Teacher Motivation,Career Choice,Career Change,Decision Making

To understand the ways in which teachers in the mid-career stage might be retained and maintained in the classroom and the profession, this article identifies the critical events in the journey of the mid-career teacher. The findings of a qualitative study that drew on narrative inquiry are used to explore the reasons why 20 midcareer teachers in Queensland, Australia, exited or remained in the classroom and/or profession. The article concludes with a profile of the mid-career teacher which helps to understand how to provide and/or develop job satisfaction and motivation and retain the knowledge, experience and skills of experienced teachers.
Teacher Perspectives on the Use of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as Part of Their Evaluation Process
Author: Barry, Damien
Date: 2020-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Evaluation,Teacher Effectiveness,Secondary School Teachers,Standards,Professional Development,Evaluators,Program Implementation,School Culture,Formative Evaluation,Summative Evaluation,Feedback (Response),Rewards,Foreign Countries

Teacher effectiveness has a powerful impact on student performance and a teacher evaluation process that supports professional growth can be a key lever for improving teaching quality. The purpose of this study was to examine teacher perspectives on the use of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, when used as part of their evaluation process, and, to determine what other factors may need to be considered in the design and implementation of such a process. A single case study of a school in Victoria, Australia was conducted, using a pre and post interview approach with six teachers. Responses were analysed using a thematic network methodology. Findings reveal that the inclusion of The Standards as part of any evaluation mechanism is secondary to a range of other factors, including the relationship the teacher has with their evaluator; the skills of the evaluator; and the addition of a developmental plan post evaluation.
The Structure of Entrepreneurial Team Members&apos; Competencies: Between Effectuation and Causation
Author: Stankiewicz, Katarzyna
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,Competence,Teamwork,Business Administration Education,Business Administration,Causal Models

A conscious shaping of entrepreneurial competence is a relevant element of entrepreneurial education. In order to recognize which of the competencies regarded as entrepreneurial are characteristic of members of entrepreneurial teams, which is crucial for the work of those teams, it is necessary to identify the structure of those competencies. This quantitative study was conducted with the use of a survey method and involved 111 entrepreneurs working within 48 entrepreneurial teams. The main objective of the research was to verify the compliance of entrepreneurial competence with the effectual vs. causal approach, which would allow us to answer the question regarding which of these approaches characterizes entrepreneurs to a greater extent. This study aimed to examine which entrepreneurial competencies characterize entrepreneurs working in entrepreneurial teams, to verify them with the effectual vs. causal approach, and to define their internal structure. The results of this research revealed that the competencies related to the effectual approach are indicated to more frequently and strongly characterize the surveyed entrepreneurs. Additionally, an exploratory factor analysis enabled the identification of three main, internally consistent groups of elements forming the competence structure of the surveyed entrepreneurs. Our results may be used in the development and modernization of curricula and courses in entrepreneurship education.