ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Multi-Dimensionality of Acculturative Stress among Chinese International Students: What Lies behind Their Struggles?
Author: Zhang, Yue
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Acculturation,Stress Variables,Foreign Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Psychological Patterns,Racial Discrimination,Fear,Questionnaires,Predictor Variables,Student Attitudes,Graduate Students,Undergraduate Students,Social Support Groups,Role,Student Characteristics,Asians,Cultural Differences,Educational Experience,Factor Analysis,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Measures (Individuals)

This study aimed to identify the underlying dimensions of acculturative stress that Chinese international students may encounter in the U.S. In addition, we re-examined students' background characteristics and perceived social support from family, friends, and their school as predictors of students' different dimensions of acculturative stress. In total, 262 Chinese international students (average age 23 years; 142 male and 120 female students) from a diverse university completed an online questionnaire in the U.S. This study identified multiple dimensions of acculturative stress, including perceived discrimination, fearfulness, homesickness, stress due to change, and guilt, among Chinese international students. The results indicated that students' comfort level in using the English language and academic status (i.e., undergraduate/graduate) significantly predicted acculturative stress. Notably, as students' comfort level in using the English language increased, their feelings of perceived discrimination, fearfulness, homesickness, and stress due to change decreased. Undergraduate students reported more discrimination and fearfulness than did graduate students. Perceived social support from family indicated an intriguingly different pattern than perceived social support from school in relation to acculturative stress among Chinese international students. This study confirmed the multi-dimensional nature of acculturative stress and highlighted the role of students' background characteristics and perceived social support systems in illuminating each acculturative stress dimension among Chinese international students.
Students&apos; Feedback of mDPBL Approach and the Learning Impact towards Computer Networks Teaching and Learning
Author: Winarno, Sri
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Feedback (Response),Computer Networks,Foreign Countries,Quasiexperimental Design,Teaching Methods,Multimedia Instruction,Problem Based Learning,Direct Instruction,Student Attitudes,Design,College Students,Higher Education

This study presents students' feedback and learning impact on design and development of a multimedia learning in Direct Problem-Based Learning approach (mDPBL) for Computer Networks in Dian Nuswantoro University, Indonesia. This study examined the usefulness, contents and navigation of the multimedia learning as well as learning impacts towards mDPBL approach which used. A total of 276 students who took Computer Networks subject from two different departments participated in this study of a quasi-experiment in year 2016. Two different ways of teaching, one the normal of teaching/traditional approach, another one using mDPBL approach of teaching. However, the purpose of this study, Analysis and report in this study only the feedback of the students participated in mDPBL group (n=136). Nearly all students have positive feedback of the multimedia learning especially usefulness, contents and navigation, and also they have positive feedback of the mDPBL teaching approach. While, the overall feedback towards mDPBL approach presented in the findings/results section.
The Effect of Learning Cycle Models on Achievement of Students: A Meta-Analysis Study
Author: Sarac, Hakan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Learning Processes,Models,Academic Achievement,Meta Analysis,Doctoral Dissertations,Masters Theses,Effect Size,Constructivism (Learning),High School Students

In the study, a meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effect of the use of the learning cycle model on the achievements of the students. Doctorate and master theses, made between 2007 and 2016, were searched using the keywords in Turkish and English. As a result of the screening, a total of 123 dissertations, which used learning cycle models to increase the achievement of students, were included in the analysis. As a result of this study, it is confirmed that the effect of learning cycle models on students' achievement is positive and the determined effect size was found out as 1.164 (% 95 CI, SE = 0.071) according to random effects model.. In the study, moderator analysis was made according to the learning cycle models, type of the dissertations, disciplines, and education levels of students. The analyses showed that among the learning cycle models, the highest effect size was determined in the 4E Model (2.659), among the dissertations the highest effect size was in master thesis (ES = 1.231), among the disciplines the highest effect size was in the other lessons (ES = 1.637) and among the educational levels the highest effect size was in the high school students (ES = 1.237).
College Students in Lima: Politics, Media and Participation
Author: Cano-Correa, Ana-María
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Participation,Political Issues,Activism,Mass Media,Student Development,Reflection,Student Attitudes,Focus Groups,Surveys,Public Colleges,Private Colleges,Access to Information,Social Problems,Television,Internet,Newspapers,Radio,Qualitative Research

In Peru, young college students have leading roles in social protest mobilizations even when they seldom belong to political organizations. This study aims to analyze the perception of current politics and its institutions among young college students, and to inquire into their interest on relevant events at their surroundings and into the importance gained by the media and the social networks concerning their information. The purpose of this project is also to examine the role assigned by college students to the university as a space of personal development and reflection. This project was carried out in Lima, Peru, directed to youngsters aged 17 to 25 from public and private universities. Opinions have been collected through six focus-groups and a survey applied to more than 400 students. The analysis concludes that college students distrust profoundly political parties and formal political organizations; likewise it shows they have a broad access to information sources, so as their willingness to solve Peru's problematic issues. It also uncovers clear differences between students of private and public universities regarding attitudes for participating in political action, inside and outside the campus. From the study stems a proposal to provide young students at their campuses with opportunities to debate public issues of national and global interest as a part of their overall academic training.
Cyberactivisim in the Process of Political and Social Change in Arab Countries
Author: Soengas-Pérez, Xosé
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Internet,Computer Mediated Communication,Activism,Social Change,Political Power,Foreign Countries,Arabs,Interviews,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Mixed Methods Research,Role,Social Action,Censorship,Government Role,Social Systems,Conflict

This research analyses the contribution of cyberactivism to the political and social change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, as well as the opinion of young Arabs on the present context. Meaningful information has been extracted from regular interviews to 30 undergraduates over a five-year period. These students had already participated in the process boosting the Arab Spring in 2011, and they keep practising cyberactivism ever since. The use of a mixed-method research allows for carrying out a study where quantitative elements are complemented by qualitative ones. Findings show that Arab countries have not yet shaken off the former structures that supported the regimes preceding 2011, which are those that hamper the consolidation of a modern country. At the moment, there are still two conflicting realities between millenary traditions and values connected to revolutions and symbols of progressivism in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. In a context where the unity of action action is needed, cyberactivism plays an essential role, as it brings together critical citizens in a common and virtual space. These groups are committed to change, they keep in touch with the outside world and beyond censorship, they make protests visible to the international arena, and monitor government actions.
Too Many Words, Too Little Support: Vocabulary Instruction in Online Earth Science Courses
Author: Rice, Mary F.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary Development,Online Courses,Earth Science,Disabilities,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Content Analysis,Science Instruction,Secondary School Students,Reading Difficulties,Content Area Reading,Coding,Course Content

As online coursework become more popular, students with disabilities that need vocabulary support for reading comprehension will be among the increase in cyber school students. Researchers have some evidence that certain types of vocabulary support strategies are more efficacious for students with disabilities. The purpose of this article is determining if what was known about strategies for supporting vocabulary was being applied to online learning coursework. A content analysis of types of vocabulary and types of support strategies was performed on science courses from three online course vendors. The results of this study indicate a need for online course vendors to pay more explicit attention to the types of words supported and the strategies they use to do so and for those who support online learners (teachers, parents) to be more proactive about vocabulary support deficiencies that are likely to be present in the courses.
Student Trade Missions: An Experiential Learning Opportunity
Author: Audet, Josée
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Experiential Learning,Foreign Countries,International Trade,Personality Traits,Student Participation,Employment Potential,Outcomes of Education,Business Schools,Questionnaires,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

In response to the criticisms addressed to business schools, teaching formulas that foster experiential learning are increasingly being put forward. The Missions Commerciales de l'Université Laval (MCUL--Université Laval Trade Missions) is a training program designed to foster experiential learning. This program extends over an entire academic year in which students are required to find and fulfill an international development mandate on behalf of a business. The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which participation in such a business consulting project enables students to acquire new skills and modify certain attitudes. Our results show that student participation in an international trade mission has a considerable impact on the acquisition of professional skills and competencies, as well as the development of personality traits and attitudes. Through this experience, students build confidence, develop a sense of initiative and learn to identify business opportunities and adapt quickly. It allows them to sharpen their sales skills and techniques while learning to represent a business. Having completed a trade mission also appears to improve student employability.
Finding the Beta for a Portfolio Isn&apos;t Obvious: An Educational Example
Author: Chong, James
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Business Administration Education,Marketing,Investment,Business Skills,Computation,Teaching Methods,Risk Assessment

When a portfolio is not actively managed to maintain a fixed investment percentage in each asset but rather maintains a fixed number of shares for each asset, the portfolio weights will change over time because the market returns of the different assets will not be the same. Consequently, portfolio betas computed as a linear combination of asset betas, which is the usual practice, will be different from betas computed using regression techniques on portfolio returns as is done when evaluating individual assets and mutual funds. The alternative approaches can result in quite different beta statistics and, consequently, inconsistent decisions depending on which method is used.
Inclusive School Leaders&apos; Perceptions on the Implementation of Individual Education Plans
Author: Timothy, Shamala
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Individualized Education Programs,Educational Planning,Program Implementation,Inclusion,Foreign Countries,Administrator Attitudes,Disabilities,Phenomenology,Elementary Schools,Secondary Schools,Private Schools,Student Needs,Professional Continuing Education,Qualitative Research,Focus Groups

Given increases in student diversity in our schools and classrooms of which students with varying disabilities and additional needs form a part, school leaders have a greater responsibility of ensuring that all students irrespective of their developmental backgrounds benefit from quality education. One of the approaches school leaders use to make quality education accessible to students with disability and/or additional needs is through the adoption of IEPs to inform pedagogy. Although not a legal requirement in Australian schools, some school leaders have adopted IEPs for use by teachers in supporting students with disability and/or additional educational needs. This phenomenological study explores the roles and experiences of five primary and seven secondary school leaders from two independent schools in metropolitan Victoria who adopt and use IEPs in their schools in programming for quality inclusive education for students with disability and/or additional needs. Thematic analysis of the data indicated that IEPs are used by the school leaders as planning documents which provide a means of communicating students' learning needs. School leaders encouraged collaboration and consultation amongst colleagues when developing IEPs. Continuous professional learning was identified as key to the effective implementation of IEPs; yet, school leaders reported that there was no single best approach in acquiring professional development in utilising IEPs to educate students with disability and/or additional needs.
Practical Example of Introductory Engineering Education Based on the Design Process and Teaching Methodology Using a Gyro Bicycle
Author: Higa, Yoshikazu
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Junior High School Students,Summer Schools,Summer Programs,Engineering Education,Introductory Courses,Design,Workshops,Student Attitudes,Questionnaires,Teacher Attitudes,Secondary School Teachers,Teaching Skills,Communication Skills,Academic Achievement

This report describes a workshop on the Dynamics of Machinery based on the fabrication of a gyro- bicycle in a summer school program for junior high school students. The workshop was conducted by engineering students who had completed &quot;Creative Research&quot;, an engineering design course at the National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College (Okinawa KOSEN). The paper reports on the approximately one month run-up to the workshop and describes the classroom scene on the day of presentation. At the close of the workshop, participants were asked to complete an evaluative questionnaire. Responses were quite positive with respect to the lecture slides, guidance and workshop content. On the instructor side, it was confirmed that to promote student understanding, communications and teaching skills are crucial, although it has a passive impression for the achievement level of the workshop.
Meta-Synthesis of Literacy for the Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups
Author: Camilli-Trujillo, Celia
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Meta Analysis,Synthesis,Literacy,Literature Reviews,Access to Education,Access to Computers,Access to Information,Equal Education,Minority Groups,Empowerment,Qualitative Research,Figurative Language,Disadvantaged

The vulnerability translates in concrete human groups that, although they know what occurs around them in a digital matter, by his own social and cultural condition they are alienated and, in this sense, away of the exercise of the information right. The aim has been to analyze the critical, media and digital literacy for the empowerment of vulnerable groups. The systematic review of the literature (meta-synthesis) covers the period between the years 1996-2016 and launched 202 documents, of which 117 fulfilled the inclusion criteria (105 documentary investigations and 12 qualitative studies). The results indicate that boys, teenagers and adults have been benefited and empowered by this literacy, many of them with low educational levels, in an economical disadvantage situation or have been alienated or excluded socially and culturally. The informal spaces for the media and digital training prevail as well as the reconceptualization reflection of the literacy, the reason why the vulnerable groups move away of his profits, like the influence of the empowerment in the social and personal sphere and the educational and communicational implications for those who have the responsibility of empower. It concludes that the groups are vulnerable if only they stay ignorant and that teach them to read and write empower them for the citizen life.
Home Field Advantage Calculation for Physical Education and Sport Students
Author: Inan, Tugbay
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Team Sports,Athletes,Physical Education,College Students,College Athletics,Geographic Location,Foreign Countries,Performance,Environmental Influences,Familiarity,Travel

It is a well-established fact that playing at home field is an advantageous condition for professional sport teams. For this reason, the home field advantage in team sports is an important issue to be explored. It is also one of the different topics that physical education and sports students can use when they want to perform performance analysis on various sports branches in the future. The concept of home field advantage is determined by the ratio of the points the teams get from matches played at home field compared to the overall points obtained at the end of the season. Only when this advantage ratio is over 50% can we talk about such a benefit. The aim of this study is to show students how to calculate home field advantage in football in the physical education and sports departments in universities with Turkish Super League example. For this reason, 30 seasons and n = 18,052 matches from 1987 to 2017 were analyzed. Data were obtained from tff.org, Turkey Football Federation's official website. According to the results obtained, home-playing teams were found to score over 50% in the light of all seasons analyzed. In the study, the mean home team advantage was found to be 61.4 ± 2.95%. When the literature is examined, it presents similar results with this study. At the end of the study, it was also found that there are different variables by which both the home playing team and the visiting team are influenced when determining the home advantage.
Scenario-Based Case Study Method and the Functionality of the Section Called &quot;From Production to Consumption&quot; from the Perspective of Primary School Students
Author: Taneri, Ahu
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Elementary School Students,Student Attitudes,Content Analysis,Grade 4,Foreign Countries,Social Studies,Lesson Plans,Teaching Methods,Pretests Posttests,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Public Schools,Student Experience,Qualitative Research

In this research, the aim was showing the evaluation of students on scenario-based case study method and showing the functionality of the studied section called &quot;from production to consumption&quot;. Qualitative research method and content analysis were used to reveal participants' experiences and reveal meaningful relations regarding problems of the research. The study consisted of 28 fourth grade students from the same classroom, in a public school of Central District of Ankara. The study group was selected by neutral assignment. Lesson plans and forms developed by the researcher were used to obtain qualitative data in the research, which was carried out as a doctoral thesis study. Four lesson plans have been developed in order to be able to achieve advances in the field of learning &quot;production, distribution and consumption&quot; in the social studies course. Each lesson plan includes a case study associated with the achievement but not finalized, a finalized scenario script covering the case study, open-ended questions, and digital and printed resources. The evaluation form that has been prepared to assess the functionality of the used method, includes the open-ended questions prepared for evaluating the function of the unit in terms of the students and thus, forms the basic data collection tool of this research. According to qualitative results of students answers, using scenario-based case study method is a positive experience. Students are more active in the learning process, they are more caring and they pay more attention to the lessons. They want to use this method in other lessons in which they struggle to concentrate and by using this method they are more able to keep their focus.The results of this study show that scenario-based case study methods have been well received by the students, the learning process with this method is more functional and the learned information continues to be used in non-school settings.
Using a Thyroid Case Study and Error Plausibility to Introduce Basic Lab Skills
Author: Browning, Samantha
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Human Body,Case Studies,Science Laboratories,Laboratory Procedures,Physiology,Chemistry,Science Activities,Drug Therapy,Hands on Science,Accuracy,Learner Engagement,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Vignettes,Science Instruction,College Science,Relevance (Education)

We describe a 3-hour session that provides students with the opportunity to review basic lab concepts and important techniques using real life scenarios. We began with two separate student-engaged discussions to remind/reinforce some basic concepts in physiology and review calculations with respect to chemical compounds. This was followed by activities designed to have the students examine and identify a wide variety of errors that can be made when taking/prescribing medication. This ultimately led to a discussion of whether a particular error can be considered &quot;significant&quot;. In our (teaching laboratory/medical) context, the term &quot;significant&quot; meant an error or mistake that demands attention, as it is consequential towards the outcome. Hands-on experience of making solutions allowed the students to critically assess and attribute error prone steps to specific techniques including: calculations (including dimensional analysis), weighing out material (accuracy in weighing and the precision limits of the balance) and the role solubility can play in making homogeneous solutions. The pipetting activity gave the students hands on and scenario based opportunities to distinguish between accuracy and precision and to identify sources.