ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Relationship between Principals Administrative Strategies and Student Disciplinary Problems in Secondary School, Bayelsa State
Author: Omemu, Felix
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Discipline Problems,Administrative Principles,Leadership Styles,Principals,Administrator Effectiveness,Secondary Schools,Student Behavior,Discipline Policy,Administrator Surveys,Correlation,Administrator Attitudes,Change Strategies,School Administration,Questionnaires

This study examined the relationship between administrative strategy by principals and their effectiveness in tackling disciplinary problems. Three research questions were asked and one hypothesis was raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Ninety-five randomly selected principals from Bayelsa State constitute the sample. The instrument for the study is made up of three parts-first part is biodata of the respondents; second part solicits information on administrative strategy, while the third part solicits information on disciplinary problems. It has a test re-test validity. The r-value for this instrument is 1.96. This measures internal consistency. The findings reveal a significant relationship between principal's administrative strategy and their effectiveness in handling disciplinary problems. It also shows that there is a significant relationship between Administrative Strategy and their assessment of students' behavioural outcomes. It was recommended that there should be re-orientation by way of counselling to fight against manifested disciplinary problems also there should be adequate provision of funds, instructional--Disciplinary committees should be set up by school administrators and orientation programmes organized which include campaign enlightenment strategies, seminars, etc as a tool in tackling indiscipline in schools.
Effect of Group Counselling on Attitude of Senior Secondary School Students' towards Schooling in Federal Government College Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Author: Audu, Amos
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Group Counseling,Secondary School Students,Student Attitudes,Public Schools,Educational Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Gender Differences,Hypothesis Testing,Counseling Effectiveness

The study investigated the effect of group counselling on attitude of senior secondary school students' towards schooling in Federal Government College, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Two objectives were stated and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Experimental design was used for the study. The target population for the study comprised all the 356 (SS1) students in Federal Government College, Maiduguri. However, 30 students were drawn through random sampling technique as sample for the study. Three stages were used in collecting the data: pre-treatment, treatment and post-treatment phases. Students Attitudes Towards Schooling Scale (SATSS) developed by the researchers was used for data collection. Pilot study was conducted to determine the reliability of the instrument. The data collected was tested using a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient and reliability coefficient of 0.76 was obtained which showed that the instrument was reliable for the purpose of this study. t-test of independent samples was used to test hypotheses one and two. The results were considered at P&lt;0.05 level. The findings of the study showed that group counselling had significant effect on the attitude of senior secondary school students' towards schooling in Federal Government College, Maiduguri. It was further found that gender has no significant effect on the attitude of senior secondary school students' towards schooling in Federal Government College, Maiduguri. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that group counselling promoted favourable attitude of students towards schooling. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Federal Government College Maiduguri should re-orient the students through information service on the benefits of positive attitude towards schooling.
Effects of Gender and School Location on the Ekiti State Secondary Schools Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension in English Language
Author: Akinwumi, Julius Olaitan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Gender Differences,School Location,Reading Comprehension,Reading Achievement,English (Second Language),Quasiexperimental Design,Pretests Posttests,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Rural Urban Differences,Semantics,Intervention

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of gender and school location on the Ekiti State secondary school students achievement in reading comprehension in English language. The study adopted pre-test, post-test and control quasi-experimental research using two experimental groups and one control group. The sample for the study comprised 270 Senior Secondary class two students (SSSII) selected from nine public senior secondary schools across the three senatorial district of the State using multi-stage sampling procedure that incorporated stratified random sampling and purposive sampling (with sex and location of school as stratification variables). The selected schools were assigned into three major groups, with each group made up of three schools of 30 students per school (two experimental groups and one control group). The instruments adapted for the study were: Morphological Production Task on Students' Academic Ability (r = 0.74), Morphological Analysis Task of Students' Academic Ability (r = 0.83) and Achievement Test in Comprehension (0.75). Experimental group 1 and 2 were taught with (Problem-Solving and Eclectic methods) with Morphological Instructional Packages respectively; while Conventional Teaching Method Guide was used by the research assistants to teach the control group. Data collected were analysed using Mean, Standard Deviation, Analysis of Covariance, (ANCOVA), Scheffe post-hoc and Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA). The study showed that there was no significant difference in the achievement of males and females between the experimental and control group. The study found that students in urban schools performed better than the rural schools in reading comprehension, inferring word meanings between the experimental and control groups. Based on the research findings, it was recommended that rural schools should be improved upon in terms of social facilities that could aid teaching. Also, students should be encouraged to read wide irrespective of school location and gender.
Concept Map Technique as a New Method for Whole Text Translation
Author: Krishan, Tamara Mohd Altabieri
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Concept Mapping,Translation,Teaching Methods,English,Semitic Languages,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Intermode Differences,Conventional Instruction,Instructional Effectiveness,Pretests Posttests,Scores,Vocabulary Skills,Achievement Gains,English (Second Language),Performance Based Assessment,Statistical Analysis

This study discusses the use of concept map tool as a new method for teaching translation (from English language to Arabic language). This study comprised 80 students divided into two groups. The first group was taught the new vocabulary by using the concept tool method, whereas the second group was taught the new vocabulary by the traditional method. Pre-test and test of homogeneity was administered in order to ensure the equivalence of the students. During the training, the two groups were subjected to evaluation tests (first, second and final) in which the students were asked to summarize text into a paragraph by translation. The differences between the two methods were compared by using t-test. Results of pre-test indicated that the difference between the two groups was not significant and the scores were linearly distributed. Results of students' scores between the two groups for the first exam was not significant, however, the difference between the two groups for second, final and total scores was significant. It was seen that the introduced method of text translation improves the student skills compared with the traditional method.
Impact of CNG Crisis on Student's Academic Life
Author: Azeem, Kiran
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Fuels,Statistical Inference,Statistics,Anxiety,Depression (Psychology),Energy,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research

The goal of this study is to determine the impact of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) crisis on Student's Academic Life of Karachi Pakistan. This research helps in observing the behavior of students and their educational progress includes depression and anxiety, rate of absenteeism and undesirable results in exams threatens due to CNG crisis and suggest the beneficial ways which helps to reduce the problem of CNG crisis and boosts student's academic life. This research is based on qualitative and empirical data. Inferential statistics techniques are used to determine the impact of variables include widespread use of CNG, demand and supply gap of gas, gas theft and irresponsible attitude of government on student's academic life. The collection of data is done from students, teachers, psychologist and economist through random sampling. SPSS software is used to verify the results of the study. This research is useful for educational institutions, government and psychologist as well as for the researchers who want to research in this area because this research provides clear direction towards the factors which threatens student's academic life.
Comparative Study on the Senior Secondary School Mathematics Curricula Development in Ethiopia and Australia
Author: Meleta, Fufa E.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Comparative Education,Comparative Analysis,Secondary School Mathematics,Curriculum Development,Semi Structured Interviews,Content Analysis,Qualitative Research,Position Papers,Web Sites,Needs Assessment,Curriculum Implementation,Progress Monitoring,Student Evaluation

The main objective of this study is to compare the process of the senior secondary school mathematics curricula development in Ethiopia and Australia. The study was investigated qualitatively with document analysis and semi-structured interview research methods. The documents were collected from Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Education website and Australian curriculum website. The documents were analyzed and supported by interviews. The study was conducted based on four themes needs assessment, developing/writing the curriculum, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The study revealed both similarities and differences. The considerable differences in the senior secondary school mathematics curriculum development process are (1) emphasis given to international research results and contemporary issues on mathematics education as inputs for curriculum development (2) the underlying principle of content standard organizations (3) trialing the curriculum before implementation initiated, and (4) monitoring and evaluation strategies. Even though substantial differences exist, the similarities are (1) conducting needs assessment and (2) the adoption of the constructivism approach. Depending on the findings of the study, the suggested recommendations were presented under conclusion section.
Teacher-Student Relationships, Satisfaction, and Achievement among Art and Design College Students in Macau
Author: Tsai, Kuan-Chen
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Student Relationship,Design,Foreign Countries,Art Education,Academic Achievement,Regression (Statistics),Student Attitudes,Student Satisfaction,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,College Students,Teacher Behavior

A number of studies have found that teacher-student interaction plays a significant role in student learning and in the quality of teaching. A number of studies have found that teacher-student interaction plays a significant role in student learning and in the quality of teaching. However, studies of teacher-student interaction on art and design college students are missing. As a result, The purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationships among students' perceptions of instructor-student interactions, students' satisfaction, and students' achievement outcomes. The sample for the current study consisted of 104 second-year art and design students from five sections of an Introduction to Animation course in Macau. The present study found support for associations between specific teacher-student relationships, levels of student satisfaction and engagement, and academic performance. Based on a stepwise regression analysis, however, &quot;strict&quot; was the sole predictor of academic performance (with stricter teacher behavior leading to lower student performance), and only 8% of the variance in academic performance could be explained by our model. Limitations and suggestions were also discussed.
Realizing the Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities: An Overview of Inclusive Education in Cameroon
Author: Cockburn, Lynn
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Children,Disabilities,Inclusion,Foreign Countries,Elementary Secondary Education,Special Education,Special Needs Students,Literature Reviews

All children deserve access to education, including those in low income countries. Educators and teachers share a desire to promote inclusive education, and can came together, such as the current group of authors did, to educate themselves about current developments. This paper examines published research relevant to inclusive education in Cameroon to contribute to understandings of inclusive education in Africa. An extensive review of published and grey scholarly literature since 2002 yielded 22 documents. Analysis, framed around a human rights perspective, focused on three areas: the legal context for inclusive education; the situation of children with disabilities in inclusive education settings; and the organizations providing inclusive education. Findings indicate that there is emerging attention to inclusive education for children with disabilities in Cameroon yet many children are still not able to realize their educational and social rights. It appears that most children with disabilities are not included in schools, and points to a need to address teacher attitudes and pedagogy. This paper initiates a discourse into the strategies to increase awareness and promote change among teachers, principals, school administrators, parents, and other stakeholders in Cameroon, and concludes with cautious optimism that inclusion in schools in Cameroon is beginning to take place.
Difficulties Encountered by Academicians in Academic Research Processes in Universities
Author: Yalçin, Sinan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Research Problems,College Faculty,Case Studies,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Faculty Publishing,Access to Information

This present research, aimed to determine the occasions, which the academicians encountered during the academic research process and how these affect the research process, was prepared as a case study pattern among the qualitative research methods. 34 academicians, who were working in a university in Turkey, participated in the research. The data of the research were collected with a semi-structured protocol form. 10 open-ended research questions were included in the data collection tool to determine the difficulties that the academicians encountered during the research process. The data gathered during the research were analysed with the descriptive analysis. A thematic pattern was constituted with the data gathered with the responses to the each question stated in the protocol form and the number of the pre-service teachers stressed on these themes with their views was given in brackets. In order to reflect the opinions of the academicians, direct quotations were done from the expressions of these academicians. The responses of the academicians to the questions of the protocols were separately examined and coded by the researcher and an expert from the field and necessary arrangements were made. According to the results gathered from the research, during the research process, it was determined that the academicians had foreign language problems, difficulties in the data analysis process, problems in publishing their researches, time problems in their researches, problems in collaborative works with their colleagues and difficulties in reaching international resources.
An Investigation of the Teaching Approach Used by Tutors to Prepare Science and Mathematics Teachers during Training at Morogoro Teachers' College
Author: Mungure, Daudi Mika
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teacher Education,Teaching Methods,Teacher Educators,Science Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Secondary Education,Science Process Skills,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Interviews,Focus Groups,Content Analysis

This paper investigated the teaching approach used by tutors to prepare science and mathematics teachers during training at Morogoro teachers' college. For six years consecutive the performance of science and mathematics in secondary school has become very poor even though the training colleges produce science and mathematics teachers every year to teach secondary schools. This brought a doubt on the teaching approach used by science and mathematics tutors in teachers' colleges to prepare science and mathematics teachers during training. The researcher conducted the study to see if the Science Processes Skills (SPS) are well applied during training of the prospective science and mathematics teachers.The study employed qualitative approach with a case study design. Key informant interview and focus group discussion were the main methods of data collection whereby 32 respondents were purposively involved in data collection. Content analysis was used to analyze data thematically. The study found that the science and mathematics teachers during training were not prepared by using scientific approach which was science process skills such as problem and inquiry. Other methods contrary to science process skills and competence based curriculum were used such as lecture method and rare question and answers.
The Influence of Religious Awareness Program in Scaling down Death Anxiety among Children Sample in Late Childhood Stage; 9-12 Years Old in Al Shobak Province
Author: Al-Mohtadi, Reham Mohammad
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Consciousness Raising,Death,Anxiety,Gender Differences,Correlation,Program Descriptions,Experimental Groups,Statistical Analysis,Religion,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Elementary School Students,Measurement Techniques,Foreign Countries,Statistical Significance

This study drives at identifying the influence of religious awareness program in scaling down the death anxiety among sample consisted of (50) students; (30) males and (20) females, at the late childhood stage. The sample distributed randomly into (25) students representing main group and (25) students as experimental group. Religious Awareness Program applied to reduce death anxiety scale. Also, the religious awareness program has been applied as well which was prepared to scale down the death anxiety on the experimental group.The results show there is significant differences of the sample performance on death anxiety scale which are attributed to the group, in the favor of experimental group. On other hand. no statistical significant differences were showed that are attributed to gender or interaction between group and gender. Such results were discussed thoroughly and the study was concluded by some recommendations.
Character and Local Wisdom-Based Instructional Model of Bahasa Indonesia in Vocational High Schools
Author: Anggraini, Purwati
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Vocational High Schools,Values Education,Indigenous Knowledge,Grade 10,High School Students,Qualitative Research,Instructional Effectiveness,Models

This research aimed at establishing a character and local wisdom-based instructional model of Bahasa Indonesia. The learning model based on local wisdom literature is very important to prepared, because this model can enrich the knowledge and develop the character of students. Meanwhile, the textbook can broaden the student teachers about the importance of local knowledge and how learning model application literature in schools.The objects of this current research were the tenth graders of senior high schools. This research was conducted in SMK Muhammadiyah located in Tlogomas Malang. This research yielded character and local wisdom-based instructional model of Bahasa Indonesia. There were some driven conclusions: 1) the students were able to identify the local wisdoms and try to present them when the instructional materials were well-suited to the students' daily lives; 2) the students could follow the instructional activities successfully when the teachers chose appropriate instructional strategies; 3) the content of local wisdoms could be inserted into reading texts as well as students' activities so that the students could find them familiar and preserve the existence of such local wisdoms; and 4) the character and local wisdom-based instructional model of Bahasa Indonesia could enrich the students' mindfulness regarding the local wisdom in addition to being able to strengthen the students' characters.
Problems in Learning of Electronic Filing at Vocational School in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia
Author: Sutirman
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Filing,Vocational Education,Qualitative Research,Vocational Education Teachers,Problems,Curriculum Implementation,Instructional Materials,Readiness,Educational Facilities

This study aims to investigate the learning implementation of electronic filing and problems faced by teachers in learning implementing of electronic filing. This study is a descriptive research with qualitative approach. Collecting data used interview and documentation techniques. The research subjects consisted of 29 teachers who teach Filing subject at Office Administration Vocational Schools in Yogyakarta Special Region. The results showed that all of teachers there has been no to teach the electronic filing material. There are four problems faced by teachers so that they do not teach the electronic filing material, namely: 1) the scope of electronic filing material in the curriculum is not yet clear, 2) there are no teaching materials for learning of electronic filing in vocational schools, 3) teachers do not have the knowledge and skills that enough to teach the electronic filing materials, 4) limited learning facilities.
Students' Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations
Author: Punyanunt-Carter, Narissra
Date: 2015-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Bias,Teacher Evaluation,Student Attitudes,Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,Introductory Courses,Gender Differences,Communications,Likert Scales,College Students,Surveys

The goal of this study was to investigate if there is gender bias in student evaluations. Researchers administered a modified version of the teacher evaluation forms to 58 students (male = 30; female = 28) in a basic introductory communications class. Half the class was instructed to fill out the survey about a male professor, and the other half a female professor. Researchers broke down the evaluation results question by question in order to give a detailed account of the findings. Results revealed that there is certainly some gender bias at work when students evaluate their instructors. It was also found that gender bias does not significantly affect the evaluations. The results align with other findings in the available literature, which point to some sort of pattern regarding gender bias in evaluations, but it still seems to be inconsequential.