ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Introducing and Evaluating the Behavior of Non-Verbal Features in the Virtual Learning
Author: Dharmawansa, Asanka D.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Virtual Classrooms,Nonverbal Learning,Nonverbal Ability,Nonverbal Communication,Cues,Simulated Environment,Pictorial Stimuli,Human Body,Motion,Eye Movements,Visualization,Experiments

The objective of this research is to introduce the behavior of non-verbal features of e-Learners in the virtual learning environment to establish a fair representation of the real user by an avatar who represents the e-Learner in the virtual environment and to distinguish the deportment of the non-verbal features during the virtual learning session. The eye blink and the head pose, which can be considered as important non-verbal cues are detected by using a web-camera utilizing mainly the geometric method. Then the detected non-verbal cues are transferred to the virtual environment. When the e-Learner blinks eyes or/and moves his/her head, the movements are appeared in the virtual environment through an identical avatar. The result of the experiment depicts that the avatar appearance which can detect the real user non-verbal behavior has got a notable impact on the viewers' impression. In addition to that, the successful establishment of the real user's non-verbal behavior in the virtual environment enhances the effectiveness of the communication since avatar is able to facilitate the fair representation to the real user with visualizing the real user non-verbal behavior in the virtual environment. The analysis of the non-verbal behavior during the virtual learning activity specified that the eye blinking rate has decreased by 35% during the problem based learning session than the relaxing time in virtual learning due to low stress level, attractive environment and visual fixation. Furthermore, results demonstrate that there is a relationship between the internal statuses of an e- Learner with the rate of eye blinking.
Organization a Culture of Self-Education of Music Teachers
Author: Dyganova, Elena Aleksandrovna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Teachers,Music Education,Specialists,Independent Study,Faculty Development,Definitions,Fundamental Concepts,Questionnaires,Case Studies,Creative Activities,Task Analysis,Educational Practices,Training Methods,Experimental Programs,Foreign Countries

The article discusses the culture of self-education of music teacher as a professionally necessary quality of a modern specialist in the field of music education. The author proposes finalized definitions of basic concepts; consistently reveals the essence, structure, criteria and indicators of self-culture of music teacher; reveals the potential of conducting and choral disciplines as pedagogical tool. As the mechanism of formation of pedagogical culture of self-education of the future music teacher the author's model is suggested. The results of its experimental testing in terms of educational practice prove the effectiveness of the study.
Adaptation of Foreign Students to the Foreign Culture Learning Environment Using the Six Thinking Hats Method
Author: Stanislavovna, Vershinina Tatiana
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Foreign Students,Study Abroad,Russian,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Interpersonal Communication,Student Adjustment,Interpersonal Competence,Intercultural Communication,Multicultural Education,Cultural Pluralism,Communicative Competence (Languages)

The contemporary life is characterized by various ways and forms of communication, sometimes but not always successful and leading to conflict situations. When a man occurs in the environment, alien to him, he meets misunderstanding and is overwhelmed with incomprehensible emotions as if he were covered with an avalanche. He has to solve problems that seem quite unnecessary, not reasonable to him. As a result--the increased state of anxiety, which is warmed up by weak knowledge of the foreign language and cultural and social aspects. A foreign language teacher, whose task is to search for optimal teaching methods, oriented to the expectations of the group and facilitating favourable adaptation of each student with mental and social experience, characteristic only of him, is very helpful in this case. A set of methods, as a teaching approach offered in this article, has shown itself to good advantage as one of the rational and optimal methods used by a teacher who is not afraid of risking. The method assists foreign students in being involved in the university learning environment enabling them to use the most of interpersonal activity potential and basic motivation to perceive a foreign culture in the shortest possible time and with minimum losses.
Reconstruction of Pedagogical Education--The Fundamental and the Applied in Teacher Education
Author: Asadullin, Rail Mirvaevich
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Education,Theory Practice Relationship,Concept Formation,Cognitive Processes,Educational Principles,Knowledge Level,Role

Authors propose a new approach for the development of educational sphere, where philosophical categories of fundamental and applied knowledge are considered as two counter processes of reality and pole cognition, between which project-technological activity is carried out. This fact allows to treat any pedagogical project as a compromise decision, middle manifestation between the indicated poles, made by multiple coordinations. Taking into account dual character of education, while performing educational activity it is possible to observe so called «pedagogical swing» to either way, expressed by wide diversity. The principle of necessity and reasonable sufficiency of the categories correlation is based on education and training of the specialists.
A Senior Teacher's Implementation of Technology Integration
Author: Tsai, Hsien-Chang
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Integration,Experienced Teachers,Program Implementation,Teaching Experience,Secondary School Teachers,Junior High Schools,Biology,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Technology Uses in Education,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Performance Factors,Faculty Development,Educational Practices,Educational Strategies,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis

This study investigated whether a senior teacher with many years of teaching experience, despite lacking adequate technology skills or contending with other barriers, can sufficiently implement technology integration in the classroom. The research was conducted between October 2013 and January 2014 and was focused on a junior high school biology teacher with 17 years of instructional experience. A qualitative method involving semistructured interviews and classroom observation of 4 conducted lessons was used to explore the teacher's implementation of technology integration. The analytical results showed that the teacher's perspectives on technology integration ranged from &quot;technology as a tool for teaching&quot; to &quot;technology as a learning activator.&quot; Moreover, external factors such as poor technology management affected the teacher's implementation of technology integration. In addition, the teacher developed a technological-pedagogical-content-knowledge base, building on current pedagogical content knowledge. The findings of this study enhance the general understanding of the development and implementation of senior teachers regarding technology integration, as well as the integration of subject content and pedagogical knowledge in teaching.
Professional Competence Development of the Social Work Specialists in the Period of Study in the System of Additional Education
Author: Davletkaliev, Denis Kuanyshevich
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Work,Competence,Professional Development,Professional Identity,Professional Continuing Education,Adult Education,Adult Students,Higher Education

The goal of this work is the study of psychological-pedagogical approaches to the understanding of the idea of professional competence of social work specialists as well as the role of study in the system of additional educations in professional-personal development of the listeners. In the process of study of this problem we define main professional competences of a social work specialist, in particular, special, communicative, analytical, reflexive, motivation-personal, social, individual. The specific nature of the educational space with the effective approaches, technologies and forms of education of the adults in the system of additional education and its influence on the development of the specialists' professional competence are represented in this article.
Motivation within Role-Playing as a Means to Intensify College Students' Educational Activity
Author: Burenkova, Olga Mikhailovna
Date: 2015-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role Playing,College Students,Second Language Learning,Learning Activities,Literature Reviews,Modeling (Psychology),Supervision,Educational Experiments,Student Motivation,Motivation Techniques,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries

This article covers college students' educational activity issues while studying a foreign language; analyzes special aspects of motivation introduction, their specific features. It also defines role and structure of role-playing. The authors come to the conclusion that introduction of role-playing in an educational process will bring it closer to objective and social conditions of a future professional activity. A study conducted by the author showed that motivation in role-playing allows improving students' education quality, that is, motivation maturity in an educational process, proficiency, an ability to set and achieve goals.
The Development of Educational Technology Policies (1996-2012): Lessons from China and the USA
Author: Alamin, Alnuaman A.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Educational Policy,Comparative Education,Educational History,Technology Integration,Elementary Secondary Education,Technological Literacy,Information Technology,Standards

This study reviews the development of educational technology macro policies in China and USA based on the historical juxtaposition approach. It shows that, despite the fact that two countries have major differences, with China officially being a socialist country, while the USA is a capitalist country; the development of educational technology policies in the two countries has displayed remarkable similarities. USA's revised educational technology plans also were used as the basis of some of Chinese educational technology policies. The study displays how the ambitions toward integrating ICT in education moved from critical issues facing elementary and secondary schools in the USA like technology literacy after 1990, to adopting a technology-based learning model that resulted in measuring of student's outcomes individually in NETP 2010. China has moved from using traditional technology in education in the early 1990 e.g. slides, projectors, films, and radio and aims at building an educational infrastructure close to the developed countries by 2020. The study reviews briefly the development of equipping American and Chinese schools with the ICT hardware infrastructure and the educational technology standards in both countries.
Income Generation Activities among Academic Staffs at Malaysian Public Universities
Author: Ahmad, Abd Rahman
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Income,Public Colleges,Financial Support,Educational Finance,Qualitative Research,Research,Commercialization,College Faculty,Teacher Role,Consultants,Semi Structured Interviews

Income generation activities have been acquainted among public higher education institutions (HEIs) in Malaysia. Various factors that brought to insufficient of funding caused Higher Education Institutions(HEIs) to seek for additional income as to support the operation expenses. Financial sustainability issues made up the significant impact towards HEIs. Through the different instruments adopted by HEI, perhaps academic staffs are one of the parties that in charge of the income generation at universities. This research employed qualitative method by conducting interviews as a medium to provide insights to researcher. Then, the interviews data are analysed using the Interactive Model. The results pointed out that the main income generation activities originated from the research and consultancy whilst commercialization contributed the most significant income towards university. As a conclusion, the income which generated by the academic staffs is at upmost important to the development and sustainability of a university. Perhaps this research is significant to those who are concerning on the issues of income generating activities arisen among academic staffs. Through the results gained, certain parties may get known to the root of problems and then, solve it. It will eventually help the university to get a better way in order to attain the optimal results in income generation.
Lecturer's Gender and Their Valuation of Student Evaluation of Teaching
Author: Atek, Engku Suhaimi Engku
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,College Faculty,Gender Differences,Formative Evaluation,Summative Evaluation,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Language Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Teacher Attitudes

Student evaluation of teaching (SET) is carried out every semester at Malaysian universities and lecturers are evaluated based on student ratings. But very little is researched about what lecturers actually think about SET and whether it serves any meaningful purpose at all. This quantitative study involving six public universities on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia examines the extent to which male and female lecturers value their student evaluations of teaching (SET) and if their valuations differ significantly by gender. The study also elicits perceptions of male and female lecturers on the formative and summative functions the SET serves. A survey questionnaire comprising 29 Likert-scale items was employed to obtain data for this study. The respondents comprised 137 language instructors of English and Arabic proficiency courses for undergraduates from those six universities. Data were analysed descriptively and inferentially using descriptive statistics and independent sample t-test. The study produces several outcomes. The study found that although male lecturers value SET higher than their female colleagues, no significant differences are observed in their valuation of SET by gender. Also of significance is the observation that lecturers of both gender found SET more useful for formative rather than summative functions. This study itself is significant in order to understand the lecturers' perceptions of SET which will stimulate further discussions and thinking around the issue of strengthening the teaching practice as SET itself can be an effective tool for lecturer's development if lecturers themselves understand and value the process.
The Humanistic Approach to Upbringing and Education in the Creative Legacy of the Ukrainian Pedagogues of the Second Half of the 19th Century
Author: Anosov, Ivan Pavlovych
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Humanistic Education,Educational History,European History,Student Development,Child Rearing,Educational Theories

The article is dedicated to the study of the humanistic approach to upbringing and education in the creative legacy of the Ukrainian pedagogues of the second half of the 19th century. Through the analysis of S. Myropolskiy's and Kh. Alchevska's pedagogical legacy, a world outlook position of scholars concerning humanisation of the educational process is shown. In the course of the research, it is found out that basis of S. Myropolskiy's and Kh. Alchevska's conception was formed by the principles, confirmed by humanistic pedagogy. They revealed the humane approach essence to realizing the educational process in the national school. It is established that the pedagogues considered the teacher's personality as an important figure of the human upbringing process.
Features of the Information and Communication Technology Application by the Subjects of Special Education
Author: Arhipova, Svetlana Vladimirovna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Information Technology,Educational Technology,Special Education,Electronic Learning,Computer Literacy,Disabilities,Educational Experiments,Primary Education,Questionnaires,Special Education Teachers,Students,Parents

The main purpose of this study is to reveal the features of information and communication technologies application by the subjects of education in the conditions of special (correctional) school type VIII, and to identify the level of computer literacy of special education. The study was conducted on the basis of the State Budgetary Special (Correctional) Educational Institution of the Republic of Mordovia (SBS(C) EI RM) for the students and pupils with disabilities in the &quot;Saransk special (correctional) general education school Type VIII&quot;, Saransk (Russia). During the experiment, each group of respondents (teachers, students with intellectual disabilities and their parents) was offered the specially developed questionnaires. The assessment of responses was made by the following criteria: completeness of elementary computer skills the subjects possess; proficiency in computer programs and electronic products; degree of independence and the frequency of their application in practice. The results show us that the computer literacy of subjects is low. During the study we revealed that the use of modern information technologies is associated with certain difficulties, associated not only with the deficiency of computer and special software, but also with a low level of knowledge and skills of work on a personal computer among the subjects of special education.
Developing Student-Centered Learning Model to Improve High Order Mathematical Thinking Ability
Author: Saragih, Sahat
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Junior High School Students,Mathematics Education,Secondary School Mathematics,Thinking Skills,Mathematics Curriculum,Student Centered Curriculum,Models,Grade 7,Instructional Material Evaluation,Problem Solving,Reliability,Validity,Lesson Plans,Mathematical Concepts,Mathematics Tests,Teaching Methods,Questionnaires

The purpose of this research was to develop student-centered learning model aiming to improve high order mathematical thinking ability of junior high school students of based on curriculum 2013 in North Sumatera, Indonesia. The special purpose of this research was to analyze and to formulate the purpose of mathematics lesson in high order mathematical thinking ability and also to develop and to try-out the learning model developed. The subject of the research was 7th graders from state and private Junior High School in Medan and Deli Serdang, which were taken proportional randomly. It was elected SMP N 36, SMPN 2 Tembung, and private SMP Bandung Bandar Khalifah. This developmental Research that orientated on developing product was done in three steps. From the first step, it was revealed that either lesson preparation (students' book, teachers' guided, and lesson material) or the instrument was judged valid and need only a little revision. Analysis on data revealed that the students' high order thinking ability especially in mathematical problem solving, mathematical understanding, and mathematical communication enhanced significantly. By analysis, the reliability of instruments on mathematical understanding, mathematical problem solving, and mathematical communication ability was categorized good.
Towards a Better Investment of University Students in Light of the Twentieth Century Challenges
Author: Al-Nabrawi, Ismael
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Investment,College Students,Quasiexperimental Design,Pretests Posttests,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Problem Solving,Student Improvement,Improvement Programs,Self Efficacy,Assertiveness,Individual Development,Cognitive Development,Interpersonal Competence,Rating Scales,Training Methods,Program Effectiveness,Program Evaluation,Student Adjustment,Multivariate Analysis,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Statistical Significance

Present study has been conducted with the purpose of impact of university skills training on students psycho-social and cognitive skills of males' students in preparatory year deanship in university of Dammam in 2014/2015. The present study is quasi-experimental pre-post-test design was used with control group. The study sample was 150 subjects and randomly assigned into experimental and control group. The experimental group was trained four days. Findings of ANOVA, MANOVA and MANCOVA showed that the training program was positively and significantly effect on self-confidence, self-assertiveness, tolerance of responsibility and problem solving. Furthermore, the results also showed that students had a significant difference on self-assertiveness and self-awareness based on their study track. Thus, a comprehensive training program is needed in the field of university life to help students adjust and success.
Exploring Students' Intention to Use LINE for Academic Purposes Based on Technology Acceptance Model
Author: Van De Bogart, Willard
Date: 2015-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods,Intention,Student Attitudes,Computer Mediated Communication,Computer Oriented Programs,Private Colleges,Social Networks,Technology Uses in Education,Hypothesis Testing,Usability,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),English for Academic Purposes,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Factor Analysis,Correlation,Structural Equation Models

The LINE application is often conceived as purely social space; however, the authors of this paper wanted to determine if it could be used for academic purposes. In this study, we examined how undergraduate students accepted LINE in terms of using it for classroom-related activities (e.g., submit homework, follow up course information queries, download materials) and explored the factors that might affect their intention to use it. Data were collected from 144 undergraduate students enrolled in an English course that utilized some activities based on LINE app using a questionnaire developed from TAM. Data were analyzed to see if relationships existed among factors when LINE was used to organize classroom experiences. The findings revealed that perceived usefulness and attitude toward usage had positive relationships with intention to use while perceived ease of use was positively related to perceived usefulness. In contrast with TAM assertions, this study did not find any relationship between perceived ease of use and attitude toward usage. Also, the number of social networking sites that students are using had no relationship with intention to use. The study also suggested some kinds of LINE-based learning activities preferred by students, which would be proposed for future courses. This study revealed several useful implications that TAM can be employed as a useful theoretical framework to predict and understand users' intention to use new technologies in education.