ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Enhance Academic Study in Vocational Education in China
Author: Sun, Ling
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Vocational Education,Investment,Government Role,Graduate Study,Blended Learning,Educational Research,Educational Cooperation,Partnerships in Education,Educational Practices,Educational Strategies

The increase in international trade and the information technology boom led us to begin to face the previously unthinkable of academic shortage towards vocational education. The main objective of this paper is to present the problem and find ways to solve it. The main finding included lack of investment from society and high degree involvement of government, the curricula is without of academic flexibility, students are sorted into different school types largely on the basis of their entering exam score, shortage of high-quality teachers and instructors. Thus this paper puts four ways to tackle the problem: decrease the involvement of government; setting hybrid curricula and providing technical research project; providing attractive option that the possibility to study further in university for vocational school graduates; emphasizing general and academic knowledge over industry and vocational skills by aligning academic institutions and firms.
Magnitude of Interaction between Language of Instruction of Prior Education and Learning Traits on Academic Achievement Scores of International Students
Author: Varughese, Varughese Kuzhumannil
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Language of Instruction,Prior Learning,Cognitive Style,Academic Achievement,Foreign Students,Scores,Statistical Analysis,Conventional Instruction,Problem Based Learning,Foreign Countries,College Students,Biology,Questionnaires

This paper investigates the magnitude of difference of academic achievement scores by language of instruction of prior education and the magnitude of interaction between language of instruction of prior education and students' preferred learning trait on academic performance of a group of international students in two teaching and learning practices. The magnitude of difference and magnitude of interaction were determined by using Cohen's &quot;d&quot; with Hedges &quot;g&quot; correction. Coe's spread sheet was used for the analysis. The study showed that the magnitude of difference of academic achievement score was found to be &quot;very small&quot; on Traditional method of Teaching and Learning (TTL) and small on Problem-Based method of Learning (PBL). However, the magnitude of interaction between language of instruction of prior education and learning traits varied from very small to large. It is a challenging task to accommodate international students from different language background and optimize the whole learning process in an English speaking teaching and learning environment.
Teaching Function and Practice Thinking of Psychological Movies
Author: Wu, Weidong
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychology,Films,Instruction

Psychology teaching was implemented in virtue of excellent psychological movies, which not only could help to stimulate students' interest, and make the abstract theory concretion and visualization, but also provide the scenes similar to the reality for students' learning with attempts to improve their learning achievement. However, as for the exhibition of psychological phenomenon, psychological movies had its own limitations, and the teaching process was relatively time-consuming. Therefore, it was only applied as one of the teaching assistant forms.
Culture Clash: Interactions between Afrocultural and Mainstream Cultural Styles in Classrooms Serving African American Students
Author: Rouland, Karmen
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African American Culture,Academic Achievement,Correlation,African American Students,Behavior Problems,Teaching Methods,Observation,Competition,Individualism,African Culture,Cultural Influences,Low Income,Reading Achievement,Mathematics Achievement,Classroom Environment,Teacher Attitudes,Interpersonal Competence,Urban Education,Culturally Relevant Education,Check Lists,Elementary School Students,Scores,Grade 5,Multiple Regression Analysis

This study examined the relation between classroom cultural and achievement-related characteristics and their influence on social outcomes in a sample of 74 fifth grade African American youth (41 girls; 33 boys) ages 10-13 years. Trained observers rated classrooms according to Boykin's (Boykin, Tyler, &amp; Miller, 2005) definition of mainstream (competition, individualism, bureaucracy) and Afrocultural (verve, communalism, affect, movement, orality) cultural styles. Classrooms in low-income schools and with more African American students had lower levels of Afrocultural styles. Significant interactions between mainstream and Afrocultural variables suggested that youth in classrooms with high levels of both tend to perform better in reading and mathematics than those in other groups. Afrocultural, but not mainstream, classroom cultural characteristics were positively related to teacher reports of social skills and negatively related to problem behaviors. Implications for instructional practice are discussed.
Correcting the Errors in the Writing of University Students in the Comfortable Atmosphere
Author: Lu, Tuanhua
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Writing (Composition),Error Correction,Error Analysis (Language),English (Second Language),Writing Instruction,Writing Teachers,Teacher Influence,Teaching Styles

This paper analyzed the common errors in university students' writing. At the same time, it showed some methods based on activities designed to give students practice in these problem areas. The activities are meant to be carried out in a comfortable, non-threatening atmosphere in which students can make positive steps toward reducing their errors and increasing their motivation to write in English.
Perspectives on Culturally and Linguistically Responsive RtI Pedagogics through a Cultural and Linguistic Lens
Author: Montalvo, Ricardo
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cultural Awareness,Response to Intervention,Cultural Differences,Special Education,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,At Risk Students,Academic Failure,Cognitive Style,Culturally Relevant Education,Educational Practices,Academic Achievement,Educational Legislation,Disproportionate Representation

Response to intervention (RtI) originates from national legislation and critical research of evidence-based practices for low performing students and students at-risk of failing or receiving special education services. RtI proactively facilitates culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy for culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. With evidence-based practices, RtI when infused with culturally responsive pedagogy, has the potential to decrease the over-representation of CLD students in special education. This article examines RtI through a cultural and linguistic lens, addresses implementation challenges for CLD students, and emphasizes the importance of a culturally and linguistically responsive RtI approach that connects students' cultural knowledge, experiences, and learning styles to the academic and performance skills they need to learn and know.
Impacts of Learning Management System on Learner Autonomy in EFL Learning
Author: Dang, Tin Tan
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Integrated Learning Systems,Web 2.0 Technologies,English (Second Language),Personal Autonomy,Foreign Countries,Independent Study,Undergraduate Students,Interviews,Educational Benefits,Computer Assisted Instruction,Educational Technology

The integration of interactive online communication into different educational settings has been widely researched since the emergence of Web 2.0 technology. It has been particularly identified to give EFL students more opportunities to express ideas, enhance their engagement in learning activities and promote their confidence during virtual interactions. These benefits coincide with attributes of a learning environment that can foster learner autonomy. Therefore, this paper reports on an investigation into the impacts of the employment of a web 2.0 Learning Management System (LMS) in an EFL course. Data extracted from individual interviews with four undergraduate students in a Vietnamese university was analyzed to illustrate possible effects of LMS in students' ability to initiate, monitor and evaluate their learning process. The presentation continues with a discussion on the cyclic relationship among these three capabilities. It also addresses the local students' perspective on socializing and academic activities as well as the relationship between them in the socio-cultural context of Vietnam. It then concludes with implications for EFL teaching practices with the adoption of LMS and puts forward suggestions for further research.
Business Students' Views of Peer Assessment on Class Participation
Author: Tiew, Fidella
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Class Activities,Classroom Environment,Student Participation,Tutorial Programs,Marketing,Business Administration Education,Peer Evaluation,Learner Engagement,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Student Surveys,Educational Practices,Student Experience,Action Research,Likert Scales,Self Evaluation (Individuals),College Students,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this project was to introduce peer and self assessment on tutorial class participation to a marketing unit at Curtin Sarawak. This assessment strategy was introduced with desire to improve class participation and increase student involvement in assessment. At the end of semester, a questionnaire was used to gather responses from a sample of 77 students about their opinions on the peer assessment practice. Students agreed that the practice promotes a sense of ownership, engagement and personal responsibility of the learning experience. But at the same time, many experienced some stress in the assessment process and found it not easy to evaluate their peers. The study found students do not reject peer assessment strategy.
The Use of Practitioners as Part-Time Faculty in Postsecondary Professional Education
Author: Chan, Joseph
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Part Time Faculty,Professional Personnel,Foreign Countries,Professional Education,Masters Degrees,Journalism,Architecture,Communications,Design,Interviews,Student Attitudes,College Students,Teacher Attitudes,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Competence,Problem Based Learning,Qualitative Research,Technological Literacy,Practicums,Case Studies,Teaching Methods

Donald Schon's theory of reflective learning (1983, 1987) has been the model of professional education for decades. Yet little research is done to examine the role of practitioners as part-time teachers in professional education in light of his ideas. This research investigated four programmes of professional education in Hong Kong: (a) a master degree in journalism, (b) a top-up degree in architecture, (c) a professional diploma in architecture, and (d) a higher diploma in visual communication (design). Interviews were conducted with teachers and students. The results confirm Schon's (1983, 1987) concepts about the experiential and artistic nature of professional education, in which coaching and mentoring in practicum are the most effective pedagogy. As development of Schon's theory, the role of practitioner-educators, in the use of professional experience and knowledge rather than textbook in helping students to develop reflective practice, is critical in bridging the gap between the academic and professional worlds. These findings indicated the importance of a restructuring of curriculum and pedagogy and the institutionalization of the role of practitioners as part-time teachers, in order to improve professional education.
Teaching Reform and Practice of the Provincial-Level Quality Course: Quantum Mechanics
Author: Wang, Hongmei
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Change,Physics,Quantum Mechanics,Teaching Methods,Course Content,Course Descriptions,Science Instruction,Foreign Countries

According to the actuality of Dezhou University, some useful reforms in teaching content, teaching method, and teaching measure are introduced, combining with the characteristics of the course of quantum mechanism in this article.
An Investigation on Moving Rural Secondary Schools to Town in New Countryside Construction: Taking Ling County in Shandong Province as an Example
Author: Li, Shuang
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Rural Schools,Secondary Schools,Foreign Countries,Urban Areas,Geographic Location,Educational Quality,Educational Environment,Student Characteristics,Secondary School Students,Financial Support,Barriers,Migrant Workers,Educational Change,Resource Allocation,Teaching Conditions,Rural Urban Differences,Educational Administration

Based on some problems lying in current rural secondary education taking Ling County as an example, this paper proves the necessity and feasibility of moving rural secondary schools to town in the current condition: it is an objective demand by the changes in students; it is a necessary demand to optimize resource allocation and to improve educational quality as well as to improve teachers' welfare and to optimize staff quality; it is a necessary demand to narrow the disparity between the urban and rural areas and to realize education equality; preferential national policies have offered guarantee for moving rural secondary schools to town; the improved rural conditions has provided it with basic guarantee; the physical and psychological characteristics of students in secondary schools have also provided precondition for it and the development of rural economics has also provided financial support.
Research and Practice on Basic Composition and Cultivation Pattern of College Students' Innovative Ability
Author: Xu, Zhenhui
Date: 2010-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Innovation,Creative Thinking,Thinking Skills,Skill Development,Independent Study,Educational Strategies

Facing the increasingly fierce international competition, it has been the core of higher education to explore how to cultivate college students with innovative ability. College students' innovative ability is mainly composed of basic ability, innovative thinking and innovative actions. In conformity to the above composition, the cultivation pattern should include learning basic knowledge, training innovative thoughts and learning innovative skills. The learning and practice in school, students' independent learning and social practice serve as the three main sections in the development of innovative ability. In addition, some effective methods are beneficial for college students' innovative thoughts and practice including schools providing optional courses on innovative education, teachers conducting researches on education and teaching and applying innovative education theories and practical innovative skills to professional courses.
Reflections on the Internationalization of Higher Education in Jiangxi
Author: Fang, Hong
Date: 2010-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reflection,Higher Education,Global Approach,International Educational Exchange,Foreign Workers,Student Exchange Programs,Enrollment Rate,International Cooperation,Teacher Improvement,Educational Environment,Educational Practices,Educational Policy,Foreign Countries

The internationalization of higher education in Jiangxi Province is not only the internal requirement of the development of higher education but the actual demands of Jiangxi's economic development. However, quite a few problems are hindering it, such as laggard ideas about education internationalization, low level of staff internationalization, dissatisfying overseas enrollment, poor international cooperation in running schools, small scale of the international exchanges of information and so on. As a result, in order to promote the internationalization of Jiangxi's higher education, some countermeasures should be taken: enhancing understanding, updating ideas and accelerating relevant projects; sorting out relations and perfecting systems according to actual demands; confirming objectives, giving guidance according to different types and developing individuality; improving teaching quality and developing programs; expanding channels and creating conditions in accordance with local conditions.
The Role for an Evaluator: A Fundamental Issue for Evaluation of Education and Social Programs
Author: Luo, Heng
Date: 2010-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Evaluators,Role,Program Evaluation,Comparative Analysis,Evaluation Methods,Evaluation Utilization,Responsibility

This paper discusses one of the fundamental issues in education and social program evaluation: the proper role for an evaluator. Based on respective and comparative analysis of five theorists' positions on this fundamental issue, this paper reveals how different perspectives on other fundamental issues in evaluation such as value, methods, use and purposes can result in different roles for evaluators, and how such difference can affect evaluators' responsibilities in different stages of an evaluation. Then the paper proposes its own resolution of the issue of evaluator's role and discusses its implication and limitations.
Reasons and Methods to Learn the Management
Author: Li, Hongxin
Date: 2010-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Administrator Education,Theory Practice Relationship,Case Method (Teaching Technique),Student Attitudes,Learning

Reasons for learning the management include (1) perfecting the knowledge structure, (2) the management is the base of all organizations, (3) one person may be the manager or the managed person, (4) the management is absolutely not simple knowledge, and (5) the learning of the theoretical knowledge of the management can not be replaced by the practice. Methods for learning the management include (1) thinking about the management problems from multiple angles, (2) understanding the management theory from the management practice, (3) learning in cases, (4) having humble and serious attitude, (5) paying attention to the background of the theory, and (6) paying attention to the learning of subsequent theories.
An Analysis of Student Self-Assessment of Online, Blended, and Face-to-Face Learning Environments: Implications for Sustainable Education Delivery
Author: Castle, Sidney R.
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Blended Learning,Conventional Instruction,Educational Technology,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Technology Uses in Education,Sustainability,Statistical Analysis,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Teaching Methods,Likert Scales,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness

Online delivery has the potential to offer significant benefits in achieving multiple goals related to sustainable education. For example, students from a variety of backgrounds can access educational opportunity, allowing for vast dissemination of education. In addition, the methods employed in online learning are generally much lower in carbon intensity, providing an added operational benefit to online education. Beyond these stated benefits, we must also identify what components of online education are deemed effective from the student's perspective. This article summarizes a recent study conducted by the authors on overall student self-assessment of learning at a major online university, and compares these results with general pedagogical assumptions regarding the perceived benefits of online learning. The goal is to highlight what factors students find important in ensuring quality learning outcomes in the online learning environment. The extension of this work is to link successful components of online delivery to the general achievement of sustainability in education delivery methods.
A Psychological Profile of Acculturation, Ethnic Identity and Teaching Efficacy among Latino In-Service Teachers
Author: Tong, Fuhui
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Acculturation,Ethnicity,Teacher Effectiveness,Self Efficacy,Hispanic Americans,Minority Group Teachers,Minority Group Students,Bilingual Teachers,Teacher Certification,Teaching Experience,Whites,Cultural Differences,Alternative Teacher Certification,Classroom Techniques,Behavior Problems,Educational Attainment,Bilingual Education,Teacher Characteristics,Teacher Surveys,Rating Scales

This study examined psychological constructs of acculturation, ethnic identity, and teaching efficacy among 89 Latino in-service teachers serving minority students. Results showed significant differences in these constructs in relation to certification, program taught, and years of teaching. First, bilingual teachers were less likely to be assimilated to White-American culture compared to traditionally/alternatively prepared ESL teachers. Second, traditionally certified ESL teachers were more efficacious in controlling disruptive behavior than alternatively prepared ESL teachers. Finally, higher acculturated teachers were associated with university route and ESL program while low acculturation individuals were more likely to hold alternative certification and teach in bilingual program. Educational implications were discussed.
The Orientation and Development of the Public Affair Management Specialty
Author: Li, Chenghui
Date: 2010-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Public Affairs Education,Specialization,Public Administration Education,Higher Education,Nongovernmental Organizations,Employment,Education Work Relationship,Economic Development,Social Development,Teacher Role,College Faculty,Teaching Methods

Though the specialty of the public affair management has been developed for ten years, but it is still facing the actuality that the orientation and development are difficult. Only by confirming the cultivation target and the development orientation, the development of the specialty could find the development approach and method. According to the actuality of the public affair management of China and the public management education, this specialty should orientate to cultivate public management and service personnel for the establishment units, and cultivate startup and service personnel for the non-governmental organizations, and cultivate the modern citizens with public thought, public responsibility, and public ability, and cultivate the builders with modern public spirit for the local economy and the social development. Based on that, to fully perfect the course system and the teaching mode, and enhance the power of teachers, could really develop and stably enhance the specialty of the public affair management.
Folklore and Culture as Literacy Resources for National Emancipation
Author: Olajide, Stephen Billy
Date: 2010-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literacy Education,Folk Culture,Cultural Influences,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Educational Environment,Indigenous Knowledge,Reading Instruction,Writing Instruction,Language Skills,Listening Skills,English (Second Language)

Literacy counts a lot for development and progress. Efficient literacy induces and sustains good governance. Hence, all nations strive to attain balanced literacy. However any literacy programme that ignores the context of operation is not likely to be very successful. This paper canvasses that folklore and culture are essential ingredients for revitalizing literacy for national emancipation.