ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Reading Fluency beyond English: Investigations into Reading Fluency in Turkish Elementary Students
Author: Yildirim, Kasim
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Fluency,Turkish,Language Proficiency,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Literacy,Role,Reading Instruction,Reading Comprehension,Elementary School Students

Reading fluency is one of the underlying factors of successful language curricula and it is also one of the defining characteristics of good readers. A lack of fluency is a common characteristic of struggling readers. There is a growing body of research that demonstrates proficiency in reading fluency is important for success in learning to read English. While the role of reading fluency is increasingly recognized as important for literacy acquisition in English, less is known about the role that fluency plays in literacy acquisition in other languages. The present manuscript aims to shed light on the impact of reading fluency in the Turkish language context, and also to provide some practical implications for Turkish stakeholders in education system to improve Turkish children`s reading fluency and thereby also improve Turkish children's overall reading proficiency.
Reading Fluency in the Middle and Secondary Grades
Author: Paige, David D.
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Fluency,Middle School Students,High School Students,English (Second Language),Secondary School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Word Study Skills,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Reading Comprehension,Suprasegmentals,Decoding (Reading),Reading Instruction,Second Language Learning,Oral Reading,Large Group Instruction,Cooperative Learning,Syllables,Morphemes

In this article we discuss the specifics of reading fluency and provide suggestions for identifying when reading is fluent and when it is not. We then discuss the important role that reading fluency plays in the attainment of literacy achievement and briefly review research results that highlight the relationship between fluency and comprehension. This is followed by a discussion of reading fluency and comprehension data gathered by one of the authors in India that highlight the possibilities for the acquisition of fluent reading in those learning English as a second language. Following a review of strategies to assist middle and secondary teachers with the development of fluent reading in their students, we conclude with a discussion of word study strategies that promote syllabic and morphemic analysis. Such strategies aid readers in the development of word automaticity and encourage the development of fluent reading.
Considering the Context and Texts for Fluency: Performance, Readers Theater, and Poetry
Author: Young, Chase
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Instruction,Reading Fluency,Teaching Methods,Theater Arts,Performance,Oral Reading,Poetry,Reading Aloud to Others,Speeches,Literary Devices,Interdisciplinary Approach

This article describes the importance of teaching reading fluency and all of its components, including automaticity and prosody. The authors explain how teachers can create a context for reading fluency instruction by engaging students in reading performance activities. To support the instructional contexts, the authors suggest particular text-types that are well-suited for reading fluency activities.
Predictors of Quality Verbal Engagement in Third-Grade Literature Discussions
Author: Young, Chase
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature Appreciation,Discussion Groups,Predictor Variables,Grade 3,Educational Quality,Verbal Ability,Verbal Communication,Learner Engagement,Student Participation,Investigations,Reading Ability,Personality Traits,Multiple Regression Analysis,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Extraversion Introversion,Protocol Analysis,Reading Tests,Reading Achievement,Personality Measures,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness

This study investigates how reading ability and personality traits predict the quality of verbal discussions in peer-led literature circles. Third grade literature discussions were recorded, transcribed, and coded. The coded statements and questions were quantified into a quality of engagement score. Through multiple linear regression, the researcher sought to determine the best predictors of verbal engagement in literature circle discussions. Results indicated that higher reading ability and extroversion along with lack of conscientiousness were significant predictors of quality verbal engagement in literature circle discussions. The researcher suggests that understanding literature circles through a lens of complexity may serve to promote more productive discussions. Finally, implications for instructional design are discussed.
The Integration of Personal Financial Knowledge into Multi-Disciplines: The First Step of Reinforcement
Author: Yates, Dan
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Money Management,Knowledge Level,Consumer Education,Longitudinal Studies,College Graduates,Interdisciplinary Approach,Debt (Financial),Conferences (Gatherings)

This study represents an extension of longitudinal studies regarding personal financial literacy. Graduating college students must have a financial plan in place as they enter the workforce along with a &quot;game plan&quot; on how to attack their college debt. A college personal finance course can help each student develop their personalized financial plans. However, other college or university disciplines can help reinforce sound financial principles in their courses. If you think about it, &quot;money&quot; is a common denominator that links everyone together in our society. Shouldn't our universities and colleges be responsible for helping their students become excellent &quot;money managing&quot; stewards?
A Logical Approach to the Statement of Cash Flows
Author: Petro, Fred
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Reports,Money Management

Of the three financial statements in financial reporting, the Statement of Cash Flows (SCF) is perhaps the most challenging. The most difficult aspect of the SCF is in developing an understanding of how previous transactions are finalized in this document. The purpose of this paper is to logically explain the indirect approach of cash flow whereby an understanding is established together with the mechanics of preparing the statement.
The Norwegian Educational System, the Linguistic Diversity in the Country and the Education of Different Minority Groups
Author: Özerk, Kamil
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Norwegian,Language Variation,Foreign Countries,Multilingualism,Dialects,Language Minorities,Minority Groups,Immigrants,Second Language Learning,Language Planning,Educational Policy,Bilingualism,Cultural Pluralism,Finno Ugric Languages,Educational Principles

Linguistic diversity has always been and still is one of the current issues in the Norwegian educational system. Norwegian is the official language of the country, but, there have been several distinct dialects and two official written Norwegian languages in the country since 1885. One of them is &quot;Bokmål&quot; and the other is &quot;Nynorsk.&quot; There has also been an indigenous Sami people with three different Sami languages in the country: Northern Sami, Lulesami and Southern Sami in the country. At the same time there are two national minority groups, Kvens and the Roma people, who have their own languages. In addition about 200 languages are represented among linguistic minority children with immigrant parents/grandparents. This linguistic diversity means that almost 15% of Norway's population of 5 million has another first language than Norwegian. This paper gives a brief account of policies and challenges related to multilingualism and multilingual education in the Norwegian educational system.
Teaching, Technology, and the Art of the Deal
Author: Schieberl, Jeffrey
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Negotiation Agreements,Teaching Methods,Teaching Styles,Learning Experience,Computer Mediated Communication,Technology Uses in Education,Case Method (Teaching Technique),Business Skills,Business Administration Education,Educational Strategies,Instructional Innovation,Learning Activities,Assignments,College Students,Educational Cooperation

This paper illustrates a teaching innovation that took a traditional role playing exercise based on a case study and added some nuances that amplified the learning experience. The example illustrated in this paper was a didactic negotiation exercise intended to teach simple, basic negotiation principles like zone of possible agreement (ZOPA), opening gambit, and the &quot;feel of the deal,&quot; but this innovation can be applied to many different types of interactive cases. Traditionally, an exercise like this is conducted in one class; however, in this case study, we enhanced the exercise by using two different classes in two different geographical locations taught by two different professors with different styles of teaching negotiation. Additionally, students had a choice of technology by which to perform the negotiation and technology was used to bring both classes together for a debriefing session. The end result was an exponential increase in the learning experience. Not only did the students accomplish the key learning objectives of the case, the negotiation principals, but they also were able to experience different negotiation styles taught by the two professors and experience the impact technology has on communication effectiveness.
&quot;Welcome to Sweden...&quot;: Newly Arrived Students' Experiences of Pedagogical and Social Provision in Introductory and Regular Classes
Author: Nilsson, Jenny
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Participant Observation,Semi Structured Interviews,Municipalities,Teaching Methods,Secondary School Students,Introductory Courses,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Mainstreaming,Student Responsibility,Foreign Countries,Second Language Learning,Academic Discourse,Swedish,Language of Instruction,Native Language,Transitional Programs,Literacy,Social Integration,Longitudinal Studies,Ethnography

Education for newly arrived students in Sweden is commonly organised in introductory classes, providing a basis for transition to the mainstream system. Focusing on the hitherto underinvestigated question of how newly arrived students experience the time in and transition between introductory and regular classes, we analyse the social and pedagogical resources these two contexts provide based on interviews with students who arrived during the last years of lower secondary school. The research was conducted during 15 months at three schools in municipalities of different sizes, comprising 82 days of participant observation, 16 interviews with teachers and 61 semi-structured interviews with 22 students. Pointing to the tendency of allocating responsibility for newly arrived students' education solely to the introductory class or the individual student, we argue that social and pedagogical provision also needs to be made in the mainstream system in order for school to fulfil its inclusive and educational aim.
Classroom Tandem--Outlining a Model for Language Learning and Instruction
Author: Karjalainen, Katri
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Longitudinal Studies,Swedish,Finno Ugric Languages,Language of Instruction,Native Language,Classroom Communication,Teaching Methods,Video Technology,Oral Language,Class Activities,Foreign Countries,Language Usage,Bilingualism

The aim of this paper is to outline classroom tandem by comparing it with informal tandem learning contexts and other language instruction methods. Classroom tandem is used for second language instruction in mixed language groups in the subjects of Finnish and Swedish as L2. Tandem learning entails that two persons with different mother tongues learn each other's native languages in reciprocal cooperation. The students function, in turns, as a second language learner and as a model in the native language. We aim to give an overview description of the interaction in classroom tandem practice. The empirical data consists of longitudinal video recordings of meetings of one tandem dyad within a co-located Swedish-medium and Finnish-medium school. Focus in the analysis is on the language aspects the informants orient to and topicalize in their interaction. The language aspects vary depending on what classroom activities they are engaged in, text-based or oral activities.
Olympus Imaging Fraud Scandal: A Case Study
Author: Elam, Dennis
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Deception,Governance,Corporations,Disclosure,Ethics,Social Responsibility,Investment,Business Administration Education,College Students,Case Method (Teaching Technique)

This case examines the two decade long tobashi scheme by Olympus Imaging Executives to hide $1.7 billion in losses. In the 1980s, a soaring yen and falling dollar caused bottom line income problems for many Japanese companies. Some companies sought to offset the declining revenue with zaiteku, a form of speculative investment. While early activities generated profits in 1987, by 1991 Olympus recorded 2.1 billion losses in yen. Rumors circulated that by the late 1990s, losses had grown larger. Rather than come clean and admit the losses, management continued to &quot;double down&quot; with riskier investments. Olympus created a tobashi scheme to shift losses off the Olympus balance sheet. Olympus created a tobashi scheme to shift losses off the Olympus balance sheet. Companies located in the Cayman Islands were purchased via exorbitant Management and Acquisition Fees. When the first Western President, Michael Woodford, questioned these practices, he was fired after two weeks on the job. Woodford became perhaps the first CEO ever to blow the whistle on his own firm. The subsequent scandal brought arrests of the executive team, an 80% decline in share price, the threat of de-listing on the Tokyo Exchange, and an international look at Japanese Corporate Governance. A detailed list of questions along with extensive teaching notes, bibliography, and references are provided. The case should be of interest in an accounting audit, ethics, governance, or international accounting class.
Fluency Matters
Author: Rasinski, Timothy
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Instruction,Reading Fluency,Teaching Methods,Reading Difficulties,Decoding (Reading),Word Recognition,Phonics,Reading Skills,Reading Rate,Modeling (Psychology),Technology Uses in Education,Drills (Practice),Elementary School Students,Figurative Language

Although reading fluency has been dismissed and overlooked as an important component of effective reading instruction, the author makes that case that fluency continues to be essential for success in learning to read. Moreover, many students who struggle in reading manifest difficulties in reading fluency. After defining reading fluency, the article explores proven methods for improving reading fluency, and finally explores questions regarding fluency that when answered may lead to a greater emphasis on and understanding of reading fluency as a necessary part of teaching reading.
Cooking and Hammering: Primary School Pupils' Concepts of Their Craft Skills
Author: Müürsepp, Mare
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Handicrafts,Fundamental Concepts,Elementary School Students,Skill Analysis,Skill Development,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservation,Teacher Education Curriculum,Gender Differences,Freehand Drawing,Definitions,Teacher Competencies,Elementary School Mathematics,Methods Courses,Childhood Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The aim of the study is to clear the significance of craft skills for the pupils in age nine and twelve years. More than 200 pupils were asked to define, what are the most important skills for the pupils of their age. The results bring out that category of the skills related to craft subject is of the most presented categories in pupils' self description. Thus the primary school pupils essentially defined themselves by the activities they could do practically (building, cooking, repairing of things). The most undefined relation to craft activities is reflected in the answer of smaller boys in our study. A suspicion arisen from the analysis of pupils' sayings, that the craft lessons in the 1st school stage tend to be organized kind of poorly was asserted by the teachers who pointed out the need for special rooms and materials to implement different techniques.
Using Television Commercials as Video Illustrations: Examples from a Money and Banking Economics Class
Author: Bowes, David R.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Television Commercials,Teaching Methods,Banking,Economics Education,Monetary Systems,Video Technology,Internet,Microeconomics

Video clips are an excellent way to enhance lecture material. Television commercials are a source of video examples that should not be overlooked and they are readily available on the internet. They are familiar, short, self-contained, constantly being created, and often funny. This paper describes several examples of television commercials that can be used to illustrate concepts taught in Money and Banking and Microeconomics courses. Sources of television commercials available on the internet are also presented.
U.S. Accounting Education: Misalignment with the Needs of Small and Medium Companies
Author: Burke, Megan M.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Small Businesses,Curriculum Design,Questionnaires,Telephone Surveys,Interviews,Curriculum Development,Higher Education

This study looks to answer the question, &quot;Does the current accounting educational system in the United States focus too heavily on the requirements of large (and SEC registered) companies at the expense of small companies and individuals who comprise the primary clientele of most practicing CPAs?&quot; This investigation surveys CPAs regarding their perceptions of the focus of their accounting education. The results of the survey suggest that the current accounting curriculum does not focus enough on the accounting needs of small businesses. Suggestions for improvement in the curriculum include adding small business coverage in accounting courses, including more general business courses, requiring more hands-on practice with the material and adding internships with smaller firms.
Using the Student Research Project to Integrate Macroeconomics and Statistics in an Advanced Cost Accounting Course
Author: Hassan, Mahamood M.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Research,Research Projects,Accounting,Advanced Courses,Undergraduate Students,Majors (Students),College Seniors,Macroeconomics,Statistics,Integrated Curriculum,Costs,Regression (Statistics),Active Learning,Core Curriculum,Questionnaires

This paper discusses a student research project that is part of an advanced cost accounting class. The project emphasizes active learning, integrates cost accounting with macroeconomics and statistics by &quot;learning by doing&quot; using real world data. Students analyze sales data for a publicly listed company by focusing on the company's growth rates in sales, and their growth rates in real sales by adjusting for inflation using the various consumer price indices or producer price indices that are available, and regressing the sales growth rates against macroeconomic variables such as gross domestic product and the various types of personal consumption expenditure items.
Teaching MBA Students Teamwork and Team Leadership Skills: An Empirical Evaluation of a Classroom Educational Program
Author: Hobson, Charles J.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Leadership Qualities,Teamwork,Masters Degrees,Business Administration Education,Graduate Students,Video Technology,Group Discussion,Student Evaluation,Feedback (Response),Coaching (Performance),Statistical Significance,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Racial Differences,Student Attitudes,Positive Attitudes,Self Esteem,Assignments,Demography,Multivariate Analysis

A comprehensive educational program for teaching behavioral teamwork and team leadership skills was rigorously evaluated with 148 MBA students enrolled at an urban regional campus of a Midwestern public university. Major program components included (1) videotaped student teams in leaderless group discussion (LGD) exercises at the course beginning and end, (2) behavioral assessment of student teamwork and team leadership in the LGD's, (3) peer and instructor performance feedback and coaching after each LGD, (4) informational modules on teamwork and team leadership, and (5) multiple opportunities (classroom and field) to practice teamwork and team leadership skills. Prominent findings indicated (1) a statistically significant increase in overall teamwork and overall team leadership scores of, respectively, 14% and 8%, (2) no demographic differences in student improvements as a function of sex, age, or race/ethnicity, and (3) very favorable student responses to end-of-course questions concerning teamwork and team leadership skills improvement, self-confidence, and attitudes.
The Development and Validation of an End-User Satisfaction Measure in a Student Laptop Environment
Author: Kim, Sung
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Satisfaction,Student Attitudes,Laptop Computers,Factor Analysis,Measures (Individuals),Questionnaires,Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Reliability,Validity,Models,Delphi Technique

The purpose of this paper is to present the development and validation of a measurement model for student user satisfaction in a laptop environment. Using a &quot;quasi Delphi&quot; method in addition to contributions from prior research we used EFA and CFA (LISREL) to identify a five factor (14 item) measurement model that best fit the data. The structural model identified two factors related to overall student satisfaction. Suggestions and implications for how to use this measure are provided.
Accounting Control Technology Using SAP: A Case-Based Approach
Author: Ragan, Joseph
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Method (Teaching Technique),Accounting,Technology Uses in Education,Information Systems,College Programs,Business Administration Education,Financial Audits,Teaching Methods,Business Skills,Risk Management,Compliance (Legal),Educational Practices,Learning Activities

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) revolutionized the accounting and audit industry. The use of preventative and process controls to evaluate the continuous audit process done via an SAP ERP ECC 6.0 system is key to compliance with SOX and managing costs. This paper can be used in a variety of ways to discuss issues associated with auditing and testing of internal controls. A case study is provided to effectively teach SAP system controls in undergraduate/graduate courses in auditing and information systems.
Student Learning Styles and Performance in an Introductory Finance Class
Author: Seiver, Daniel Alan
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Cognitive Style,Personality Traits,Introductory Courses,Business Administration Education,Money Management,Personality Measures,Regression (Statistics),Gender Differences,Hypothesis Testing,Predictor Variables,Grade Point Average

Many academic disciplines have examined the role that variation in Jungian personality types plays in the academic performance of college students. Different personality types tend to have different learning styles, which in turn influence student performance in a variety of college courses. To measure the impact of learning styles on student performance in the introductory finance course, we administered an online Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test to students and then used regression analysis to measure the effects of different learning styles on course performance. We found several significant effects, which have implications for the teaching of introductory finance.