ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Quality of Education Outcomes: The Role of the Graduate Management Admission Test
Author: Wamala, Robert
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Entrance Examinations,Outcomes of Education,Business Administration Education,Graduate Students,Foreign Countries,Academic Achievement,Masters Programs,Statistical Analysis,Student Characteristics,Cohort Analysis

Although the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is considered by leading business institutions worldwide as a predictor of success in graduate programs, an issue of contention is whether the introduction of the examination enhances the quality of education outcomes. This study sought to obtain an understanding of this issue, focusing on Masters in Business Administration (MBA) students at the College of Business and Management Science (CoBAMS), Makerere University. The academic achievement of MBA enrollees and their candidature status (i.e., whether candidates progressed normally or not) at the end of their first year of master's studies were adopted as measures of education outcomes. The investigations are based on administrative data of 216 enrollees in the MBA program at CoBAMS in the 2010 and 2011 enrollment cohorts. Unlike the 2010 enrollees, those in the 2011 cohort were admitted to the program on the basis of their GMAT scores. In the analysis, differentials in the candidature status and academic achievement of enrollees before and after the introduction of the GMAT were investigated using the Pearson chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis test statistics, respectively. The results revealed that students who were not admitted to the MBA program on the basis of the GMAT had better education outcomes. This finding diminishes the relevance of the examination in determining the academic competence of candidates suitable for admission. Though the results affirm the bachelor degree achievement as a predictor of success in the MBA program, varying conclusions compared to literature are reached with regard to education outcomes obtained by whether or not the GMAT requirement is waived.
Creating Experiential Learning in the Graduate Classroom through Community Engagement
Author: Johnson, Katryna
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Experiential Learning,Graduate Students,Active Learning,Service Learning,Research Methodology,Methods Courses,Nonprofit Organizations,Cooperative Learning,Class Activities,School Community Programs,Program Descriptions,Educational Practices,Educational Strategies,Teaching Methods

Educators can provide opportunities for active learning for the students by engaging them in client-based projects with the community, which enhances application of theory and provides students with the relevance demanded from the business community. Experiential learning opportunities through client-based projects provide for such an experience. Students in a graduate research methods class worked in teams to conduct a SWOT analysis for a local non-profit organization. This paper discusses the use of cooperative learning teams to engage in experiential learning with a non-profit.
Unequal Access to Rigorous High School Curricula: An Exploration of the Opportunity to Benefit from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
Author: Perna, Laura W.
Date: 2015-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High Schools,Access to Education,Low Income Groups,Minority Group Students,Transitional Programs,Longitudinal Studies,Trend Analysis,Institutional Characteristics,Student Characteristics,Student Records,Statistical Data,Statistical Analysis,Advanced Placement Programs,Student Participation,Statistical Distributions,Eligibility,Racial Differences,Demography,Enrollment Trends,Academic Achievement,Academic Support Services,Educational Opportunities,Educational Practices,Equal Education

This study explores whether students from low-income families and racial/ethnic minority groups have the opportunity to benefit in what is arguably the most rigorous type of credit-based transition program: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The analyses first describe national longitudinal trends in characteristics of schools offering the IBDP and the characteristics of students within schools who enroll. The analyses draw on data from the International Baccalaureate database, which include individual-level data on more than 400,000 IBDP students from 1995 through 2009, as well as data from the Common Core of Data from the National Center for Education Statistics. The article also draws on data collected from a survey of IBDPs in Florida to document variations in the opportunity to benefit from available IBDPs.
Investigating and Communicating Technology Mathematics Problem Solving Experience of Two Preservice Teachers
Author: Kuzle, Ana
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Teacher Attitudes,Preservice Teachers,Problem Solving,Geometry,Mathematics Instruction,Thinking Skills,Cognitive Processes,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Mathematics Teachers,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Video Technology,Audio Equipment,Observation,Computer Software

In this paper, I report on preservice teachers' reflections and perceptions on their problem-solving process in a technological context. The purpose of the study was to investigate how preservice teachers experience working individually in a dynamic geometry environment and how these experiences affect their own mathematical activity when integrating content (nonroutine problems) and context (technology environment). Careful analysis of participants' perceptions regarding their thinking while engaged in problem solving, provided an opportunity to explore how they explain the emergence of problem solving when working in a dynamic geometry environment. The two participants communicated their experience both through the lenses of themselves as problem solvers and as future mathematics educators. Moreover, the results of the study indicated that problem solving in a technology environment does not necessarily allow focus on decision-making, reflection, and problem solving processes as reported by previous research.
Creative Tiling: A Story of 1000-and-1 Curves
Author: Al-Darwish, Nasir
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geometry,Geometric Concepts,Computer Software,Internet,Computer Science Education,College Students,Mathematics

We describe a procedure that utilizes symmetric curves for building artistic tiles. One particular curve was found to mesh nicely with hundreds other curves, resulting in eye-catching tiling designs. The results of our work serve as a good example of using ideas from 2-D graphics and algorithms in a practical web-based application.
A Study of ICT Infrastructure and Access to Educational Information in the Outskirts of Malang
Author: Elmunsyah, Hakkun
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Information Technology,Electronic Publishing,Textbooks,Statistical Analysis,Rural Areas,Elementary School Students,High School Students,Access to Information,Energy,Power Technology,Knowledge Level,Program Implementation,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Surveys,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Predictor Variables

This study aimed to determine the readiness of disadvantaged areas in support of Electronic School Books (BSE), which could be downloaded free of charge by making use of Information Communication Technology (ICT). The present study was descriptive research which was approached quantitatively, and expected to expand the model of development of educational information access facilities and equitable access to education for elementary and high school students and the community in a remote district. This development was a model of media access to information and learning modules managing, accessing and processing information on education. The results indicated that (1) the major constraint factor in the development of information access to education for elementary to middle school in the coastal areas of Malang is power supply, with nearly 90% of electricity under standard compliance, and (2) the knowledge about electronic school books published free of charge by the Department of National Education was lower than their knowledge about computers and internet. Some suggestions based on the above findings were stated.
Preservice Primary School Teachers' Elementary Geometry Knowledge
Author: Marchis, Iuliana
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Elementary School Mathematics,Geometry,Knowledge Level,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Teacher Competencies,Concept Formation,Spatial Ability,Cognitive Development,Misconceptions,Definitions

Geometrical notions and properties occur in real-world problems, thus Geometry has an important place in school Mathematics curricula. Primary school curricula lays the foundation of Geometry knowledge, pupils learn Geometry notions and properties by exploring their environment. Thus it is very important that primary school teachers have a good base in elementary Geometry. The aim of this paper is to present a research on how pre-service primary school teachers master elementary Geometry notions and properties related with some basic shapes and solids. The research shows that there are students, who can't recognize basic geometrical shapes or solids. Two third of the students can't define correctly basic geometrical shapes: they don't know the correct properties of the shapes; they know the properties of the shapes, but they repeat some properties in the definition or they miss some properties from the definition. As regarding geometrical solids, more than one third of the students couldn't draw the correct two-dimensional representation and one third didn't know how to draw the net of them.
An Analysis of the New 9-Year Basic Education Mathematics Curriculum in Nigeria
Author: Awofala, Adeneye O. A.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Curriculum,Curriculum Development,Elementary School Mathematics,Secondary School Mathematics,Primary Education,Educational History,Educational Change,Developing Nations,Educational Innovation,Curriculum Implementation

The intention of this paper is to describe and reflect on the changes in the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum in Nigeria. The paper is divided into four major themes: history of curriculum development in mathematics education at the basic education level in Nigeria, the motivations for the revision of the primary and junior secondary education mathematics curricula, the development process of the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum, and the distinctions between the old mathematics curricula and the new 9-year basic education mathematics curriculum.
Educational Software for Interactive Training of Students on the Theme &quot;Mutual Intersecting of Pyramids and Prisms in Axonometry&quot;
Author: Karaibryamov, Samet
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Computer Software,Courseware,Geometry,Computer Simulation,Geometric Concepts,Visual Aids,Measurement Techniques,Teaching Methods

This work acquaints with the program Sam for interactive computer training of students on the theme &quot;Mutual intersecting of pyramids and prisms in axonometry&quot;. The program containing three modules--teacher, student and autopilot--allows for briefest time to teach and study the whole variety of the tasks on this theme. A classification of the pierce points of the surrounding edges of the one polyhedron with the other one, based on the mutual position of their auxiliary planes, is made. The solutions of the tasks can be traced in each of the popular axonometric projection (cabinet projection, cavalier perspective, military perspective, increased orthogonal dimetry, increased orthogonal isometry) in their significant stages as well as in each step. Each stage of the solution is accompanied by commentary. The student can manipulate any object of the drawing or can apply on the whole drawing rotation, translation, expansion, shrink, zoom, etc. The student can watch on all sides the rotating 3D image of the composition of the two intersecting polyhedrons and separate the rotating 3D image of their common part. The combination of traditional methods of training in descriptive geometry using the program Sam and the classification of the pierce points enable for a thorough, creative and self study of the students. They are instruments through which the students can not only learn in depth material for a short time, but they can prepare creative course projects such as: improvisations on a task or a selection of tasks from known sources and creating original tasks on a given topic. The program also allows to create dynamic geometric drawings.
The Study of the Role of Working Memory in the Teaching of Text-Based Problems
Author: Máté, Ileana
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Hungarian,Short Term Memory,Word Problems (Mathematics),Grade 6,Pretests Posttests,Comparative Analysis,Mathematics Instruction,Elementary School Students,Student Evaluation,Reading Difficulties

In this article, we will present the first results of a class experiment regarding text-based problems. The 6th-grade students from the experiment met the teaching of textbased problems for the first time. The main aim of the experiment was the diagnosis and possible remedy of the problems with working memory. As to the problems encountered during the teaching experiment, we will analyze the comparative results of the pre-test and the post-test, then will draw some conclusions for the teaching practice.
PISA Assessment: The Problematic Issue of Administrating PISA Science Literacy Survey to Ultra-Orthodox Pupils in Israel, 2006
Author: Zamir, Sara
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Jews,Judaism,Culture Fair Tests,Achievement Tests,Scientific Literacy,Science Tests,Bias,Cultural Differences,Content Analysis,Controversial Issues (Course Content)

The aim of the present article is to point out the problematic issue of administrating PISA science literacy exam to the ultra-orthodox schools in Israel. It has been assumed that some texts included in the test may offend the feelings of the ultra-orthodox population or may contradict Orthodox upbringing and therefore constitute a cultural bias.
High Resolution Sound Card Stopwatch Extends School Experimentation
Author: Kopasz, Katalin
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Demonstrations (Educational),Secondary School Science,High School Students,Science Experiments,Measurement Techniques,Laboratory Equipment,Computer Uses in Education,Computer Software,Mechanics (Physics),Science Activities

The development of demonstration experiments plays a key role in modern and efficient teaching of physics, chemistry, biology and several other disciplines. Today's computers and electronic devices allow the use of simple software-based instrumentation to achieve flexible and surprisingly transparent experimentation, however, the professional solutions are rather expensive while the &quot;home-made&quot; instruments are often inaccurate and the software can be inconvenient and didactically questionable. There are several attempts to solve these problems and make experiments accessible for almost every teacher and student. In this paper a very simple, ultra low cost, easy-to-make sound card based high-resolution stopwatch will be shown that supports a wide variety of mechanical experiments. Here we present two kinds of experiments, with which we can demonstrate well the usefulness of our device: measurement of the moment of inertia, and study of free-falling balls. We also show how these kinds of measurement methods develops different competences of the students.
A Research of the Effect of Attitude, Achievement, and Gender on Mathematic Education
Author: Arslan, Hasan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Mathematics Achievement,Gender Differences,Mathematics Education,Middle School Students,Secondary School Mathematics,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Student Surveys,Likert Scales,Student Characteristics,Grades (Scholastic),Standardized Tests,Scores,Foreign Countries

Recent studies in math education focus on differences between behaviors and performances of male and female students. In this study, achievement and attitudes of middle school students to math were described in terms of gender and grade differences. The aim of this study is to determine whether any differences exist between female and male students' attitudes and successes of middle school toward mathematics. This research was designed as a descriptive research. Students (6th, 7th, and 8th grades) were registered to &quot;Attitude Survey toward Mathematics.&quot; This survey is consisted of two parts. In the first part, there are demographic questions. The second part is 5-Likert type survey which is intended to learn students' attitudes toward mathematics. Secondly, in order to determine students' achievements from mathematics, their grades and their state exam results were used. Because of the possibility of differentiation in teachers' evaluation criteria and their objectivity on students' successes, both students' scores from state exam and their course grades were included to the analysis. The findings of this research indicate that attitude of the students toward mathematics and achievement scores in Mathematics have a significant difference in terms of their gender and grade levels. Female students performed more positive attitudes than male students toward Mathematics and female students had higher grades than male students.
Analysis of Errors and Misconceptions in the Learning of Calculus by Undergraduate Students
Author: Muzangwa, Jonatan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Misconceptions,Mathematics Instruction,College Mathematics,Calculus,Knowledge Level,Algebra,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Error Patterns,Pretests Posttests,Undergraduate Students

This paper is going to analyse errors and misconceptions in an undergraduate course in Calculus. The study will be based on a group of 10 BEd. Mathematics students at Great Zimbabwe University. Data is gathered through use of two exercises on Calculus 1&amp;2.The analysis of the results from the tests showed that a majority of the errors were due to knowledge gaps in basic algebra. We also noted that errors and misconceptions in calculus were related to learners' lack of advanced mathematical thinking since concepts in calculus are intertwined. Also in this study we highlight some common errors/ mistakes which can be done by lecturers during the teaching process.Students studying calculus often make the same mistakes and similarly lecturers teaching calculus have patterns of mistakes. This paper is derived from practical situations hence it is open to updating and can be adapted by other calculus teachers in different setups.
Studying the Impact of Using Multimedia Interactive Programs at Children Ability to Learn Basic Math Skills
Author: Nusir, Sawsan
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multimedia Instruction,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Teaching Methods,Elementary School Students,Mathematics Skills,Knowledge Level,Cartoons,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Animation,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Grade 1,Video Games,Computer Games,Case Studies,Mathematics Tests

The continuous inventions and evolutions in all information technology fields open new channels and opportunities to enhance teaching and educational methods. In one side, those may improve the abilities of educators to present information in an interactive and media enhanced formats relative to traditional methods. This may help students or learners through offering them the information in channels and methods that can be easier to understand, deal with, and retrieve. On the other hand, offering those alternative methods of teaching can be helpful particularly for children, people with special needs, or students in rural areas where they can have virtual or remote instructors especially for majors that have shortages. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of utilizing multimedia technologies on enhancing, or not, the effectiveness of teaching students at early stages in Jordanian primary schools. To achieve this objective a program is developed to test the students' abilities to understand mathematical basic knowledge and skills. Two groups are selected from a local school based on their own class distribution where one group was taught the subject in basic math using a program developed for this purpose. The second class was taught the same subject using traditional methods of teaching (i.e. direct student to child instruction, board, etc.). Results showed that in such math skills at this age, using programs or multimedia enhanced methods of teaching can be effective in getting students attention especially when cartoon characters are used. Results also showed that there is no significant difference in learning and knowledge skills and information absorption based on gender distribution where results comparison between little boys and girls showed no significant difference in their learning skills.
Students Preference on Perceptual Learning Style
Author: Obralic, Nudžejma
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Cognitive Style,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Cultural Differences,Gender Differences,Ethnicity,Student Surveys

This paper explores a spectrum of problems and challenges students face while learning second language. Many educators and researchers have claimed that learning styles are insignificant component in the learning process. However, the study points out the significance of learning the students' learning style preference. The purpose of the study is to determine the learning styles of students at International University of Sarajevo. The focus group was comprised by 34 learners (N = 34) at ELS / IUS during Session II, 2011/2012. Data were gathered from many different sources in order to determine the Perceptual Learning Style (PLS) of ELS students using PLSPQ research instrument. This is a qualitative and quantitative research study. Learning styles are also analysed regarding to students' nationality so for the participants come from different cultures. Therefore, the ethnic composition of the sample is significant for the study. In addition, the difference between male and female students regarding their study preferences is analysed. The study suggests the elements instructors should take into the consideration with regard to students' language learning style preference and ethnicity as well as cultural features in order to obtain the learning environment and achieve knowledge.