ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Classroom Physical Activity Breaks on Middle School Students' Health-Related Fitness: An Xbox One Kinetic Delivered 4-Week Randomized Controlled Trial
Author: Yli-Piipari, S.
Date: 2016-12-01
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Physical Activity Level,Intervention,Physical Fitness,Health Promotion,Randomized Controlled Trials,Intention,Program Effectiveness,Muscular Strength,Video Games,Technology Uses in Education,Attendance,Student Participation,Measurement,Statistical Analysis,Grade 8,Pretesting

The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a 4-week classroom physical activity break intervention on middle school students' health-related physical fitness. The study was a randomized controlled trial with students assigned to the experiment and control conditions. A convenience sample comprised 94 adolescents (experiment group n = 52; control group n = 42) (48 females, 46 males, age range 11 to 15 years) from four classes in one school in the mid-south United States. Intervention was delivered with an Xbox One Kinetic system to minimize teachers-dependence when delivering the intervention. In addition, to acknowledge students' poor treatment adherence, which can occur in school-based intervention studies, analyses were conducted to both the intention-to-treat group and the students' who reached the 66.7% attendance rate benchmark. Analysis of covariance test results showed that for the intention-to-treat group there were no significant intervention effects on cardiovascular endurance (F[2,82] = 2.58, p = 0.112), upper body strength and endurance (F[2,84] = 3.55, p = 0.063), abdominal strength and endurance (F[2,82] = 0.01, p = 0.973), or flexibility (F[2,71] = 0.48, p &lt; 0.489) tests. In addition, the analyses comparing the high attendance group to the control group showed that intervention had a moderate significant effect on students' cardiovascular endurance (F[2,52] = 23.95, p &lt; 0.001, ?2 = 0.30) and a small effect on abdominal strength and endurance (F[2,52] = 3.24, p = 0.049, ?2 = 0.08). The results of this study highlighted the importance of school students' adherence to program to achieve intended and planned intervention benefits.
Macro- and Micro-Validation: Beyond the &quot;Five Sources&quot; Framework for Classifying Validation Evidence and Analysis
Author: Newton, Paul E.
Date: 2016-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Validity,Classification,Evidence,Models,Evaluation Methods,Design

This paper argues that the dominant framework for conceptualizing validation evidence and analysis--the &quot;five sources&quot; framework from the 1999 &quot;Standards&quot;--is seriously limited. Its limitation raises a significant barrier to understanding the nature of comprehensive validation, and this presents a significant threat to effective validation practice. Motivated by a belief that &quot;validity by design&quot; ought to be substantiated through &quot;validation of design&quot; this paper demonstrates the importance of adopting a broader conceptual framework. It introduces a new framework, based upon the metaphor of different validation lenses through which to scrutinize assessment procedures at differing levels of detail, with micro-validation lenses at one end of a continuum and macro-validation lenses at the other. The evolution of validation theory can be seen as a very gradual, if somewhat reluctant, acknowledgement of the importance of micro-validation. This paper recommends micro-validation as the natural foundation for any comprehensive validation program.
Attitude towards and Perception of Literature in EFL Setting: A Case Study on QU Male Undergraduate Students
Author: Alfauzan, Abdullah H.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Males,Foreign Countries,Mixed Methods Research,Questionnaires,English Literature,Social Influences,Teaching Methods

The study attempts to investigate the attitude and perception of Saudi undergraduate students towards English literature courses as a part of their BA English Program at a large public university in KSA. A total of 59 students (25 studying a literature course, 25 linguistics course and nine had already passed at least one literature course) participated in the study. Applying mixed method research design, questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data and retrospective essays were used for qualitative data. A modified version of AMTB developed by Gardner and associates was used to measure students' attitude towards literature courses. The results of study show that the participants have positive attitude towards literature courses. The findings also suggest that learners' social environment (family, friends, classmates, teachers…etc.) significantly contribute in constructing positive attitudes and enhancing their perception towards literature as medium of learning L2. The study has pedagogical implication too. Policy makers (administrator, curriculum developers, and teachers) need to accommodate learners' voices in the selection of teaching material.
An Intercultural Reading Programme (IRP) to Enhance Intercultural Knowledge among Secondary School Students
Author: Singh, Manjet Kaur Mehar
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Cultural Pluralism,Intervention,Cultural Awareness,Multicultural Education,English Literature,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Ethnic Groups,Reading Programs,Journal Writing,Focus Groups,Interviews,Qualitative Research,Student Attitudes

As a multi ethnic country, Malaysia consists of three major ethnic groups mainly Malays, Chinese, and Indians with unity as its building block. Although education is seen as the best medium for the three major ethnic groups to work together, contemporary research shows that there is lack of intercultural understanding among these three ethnic groups. Therefore, this study focused on a classroom intervention to investigate how Malaysian based English literature can be utilized to promote intercultural understanding among Form Four secondary school students via reading. This qualitative research design study collected data through focus group interviews and journal entry. This research explored intercultural knowledge among Form Four students through the Intercultural Reading Program (IRP). Findings indicate that the IRP intervention improved Form Four students' level of intercultural knowledge. This research puts forward suggestions to the Ministry of Education such as integrating IRP in its secondary schools' English Literature curriculum.
Instructor Influence on Student Intercultural Gains and Learning during Instructor-Led, Short-Term Study Abroad
Author: Anderson, Christine L.
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Influence,Multicultural Education,Study Abroad,International Education,Teacher Role,Student Development,Cultural Awareness,College Faculty,College Students,Measures (Individuals),Pretests Posttests,Mixed Methods Research,Foreign Countries,Scores,Gender Differences,Group Dynamics,Peer Relationship,Experiential Learning

In the United States post 9/11, there is increasing interest by the government and by institutions of higher education in educating students and citizens to more successfully navigate difference and interact in an increasingly connected world. This has led to a rise in the number of U.S. American students studying abroad especially on instructor-led study abroad programs. The Institute of International Education reported in 2011 that 61% of schools in their annual survey added new instructor-led programs (Institute of International Education, 2011). The increase in U.S. American instructors taking students abroad focuses attention on the role of the instructor to aid students' development, cultural competency, and ability to make meaning of their new environment. The goal of this study is to investigate the influence of the instructor on student intercultural gains and learning during instructor-led study abroad.
The Long Arm of the Digital Tether: Communication with Home during Study Abroad
Author: Hofer, Barbara K.
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Study Abroad,Computer Mediated Communication,Handheld Devices,Telecommunications,College Students,Parent Child Relationship,Peer Relationship,Student Experience,Social Media,Student Attitudes,Personal Autonomy,Self Control,Foreign Countries,Online Surveys,Questionnaires,Factor Analysis

Until fairly recently, when U.S. students left home for college, their contact with family decreased abruptly. They typically learned to make an increasing number of important decisions without parental consultation, and developed in predictable ways toward becoming autonomous, self-regulating adults. Moreover, if they chose to study abroad during college, the distance from home and costs of communication generally meant that they were in even less contact with friends and family, and were expected to benefit from both the cultural immersion and the growing independence such experiences offered. The proliferation of affordable and accessible modes of communication, however--email, smart phones, texting, Skype, Facetime, Facebook, Viber, WhatsApp, for example--has made it possible for college students to connect with those at home with a frequency that would have been unimaginable only a decade ago. In spite of a growing sense of concern about how such dramatically increased potential for communication might influence the study abroad experience (Huesca, 2013), only limited research on the subject has been conducted (e.g., Mikal &amp; Grace, 2012). This study expands our prior research on student-parent communication during the college years to students studying abroad by exploring their connections with friends and family at home and how this technological connectedness may be related to the study abroad experience.
Field &quot;Work&quot; vs &quot;Feel&quot; Trip: Approaches to Out-of-Class Experiences in Geography Education
Author: Preston, Lou
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geography,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research,Journal Writing,Content Analysis,Experiential Learning,Foreign Countries,Field Experience Programs,Curriculum,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Discovery Learning,Sensory Experience

Fieldwork is viewed as integral to geography teaching and acclaimed benefits often include holistic, student-driven learning, where all the senses are engaged and the impacts are more than cognitive. While these benefits are often assumed, in this paper, I argue that geography fieldwork in schools is often teacher-led and focused on the intellectual task of knowledge acquisition and skill development. Based on a qualitative content analysis of examples of fieldwork in a state geography teachers' journal, I assert that the affective and sensory dimensions are often used to promote the benefits of fieldwork, but seldom are explicitly addressed through fieldwork pedagogy and learning activities in school geography. I contend that this is a missed opportunity for a deeper, more embodied and critical engagement with, and response to, the places visited.
Public Education in the Russian Empire during the Last Third of the XIX Century: Parish Schools
Author: Cherkasov, Aleksandr A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational History,Church Role,Churches,Governance,Spiritual Development,School Role,Moral Development,Intellectual Development,Literacy Education,Educational Change,Politics of Education

The article deals with the parish schools development in Russia in the last third of the XIX century. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the church school development during the period of office of I. D. Delyanov as the Minister of Education (1880-1890) and the transition of the parish and peasant literacy schools under the jurisdiction of the Holy Synod, thus giving the primary education an ecclesiastical character. The measures taken by the government and by the Synod in order to raise the parish educational level, the place of the parish schools in the educational process (spiritual, moral and intellectual education) and the contribution towards reducing the illiteracy of the population are considered in this work. The works of the researchers of late XIX-early XXI centuries are used as materials. The materials of the periodical press are the most essential, for example, the &quot;Pribavleniya k tserkovnym vedomostyam&quot;. Personal materials, such as letters and recollections were also used in the work. In conclusion, the authors sum up that in the last third of the XIX century the parish school underwent a complex transformation and became an important part of the pre-revolutionary national educational system. Due to this it was involved in the educational activities, especially for children.
The Efficiency of Higher Education Institutions as a Basis for Forming Competent Personnel for Region Economy
Author: Sezonova, Olga N.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Efficiency,Labor Force Development,Achievement Rating,Foreign Countries

The modern market relations open provide new opportunities of development for higher educational institutions, however the majority of universities aren't ready for effective and independent business management yet. At the turn of the 21st century many educational institutions faced such problems as scarcity of federal financing, fundamental changes in demand for educational services, decrease of the requirements to educational services and qualification of their consumers, and also lack of necessary knowledge and experience to manage universities in new conditions. The growing level of competitive struggle between educational institutions added complexity to the situation that led to a disproportion in training of personnel for regional economy. That's why the successful functioning of modern higher educational institutions should considerably depend on their fast and easily adaptation to constantly changing external environment. In our opinion the most suitable method that allows to judge on the efficiency of higher education institutions is rating assessment. Within the research we offer to create a rating of higher education institutions of Central Federal District using the integrated indicator that allows to consider the heterogeneity of the estimated criteria. The used technique allowed to determine 7 cluster groups depending on the specifics of development of higher education institution (leaders, diversifiers, accumulators of scientific research, the international orientation, accumulators of financial resources and conservatives). In article conclusions that are made in the article show that the revealed disproportion in development of higher education institutions has an influence on the processes of forming and development of professional and competent personnel for the region and as a result on the level of social and economic development.
Landscapes Both Invite and Defy Definition
Author: Hutchinson, Nick
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Geography Instruction,Geographic Regions,Human Geography,Geographic Concepts,Cultural Influences,Definitions

This article examines various meanings of the term landscape. It advocates a deep engagement with the concept to enable high school students to carry out a range of thought-provoking geographical inquiries. Each aspect of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority's definition of landscape, shown below, is examined by reference to more one-dimensional ideas of landscape such as &quot;the visible features of the surface of the earth&quot; to the more complex ideas expressed in critical geographies.
Investigating the Extent to Which Student-Led Inquiry Is Supported by Fieldwork Booklet Design
Author: Bermingham, Aaron
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geography Instruction,Inquiry,Active Learning,Field Studies,Instructional Materials,Design,Field Trips,Grade 7,Grade 8,Grade 9,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Student Responsibility,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Data Interpretation,Data Collection,Prompting,Reflection,Observation,Teacher Behavior,Secondary School Teachers,Case Studies

This study analysed the extent to which student-led inquiry is supported by fieldwork booklet design. Roberts' (2003) framework for learning through inquiry was used as lens for analysing the presence of student-led inquiry in the design of nine fieldwork booklets. Observations of teaching practice from two fieldwork activities were also analysed to understand how teachers behaviour can influence student-led inquiry during fieldwork. This study found that the fieldwork booklets provided frequent opportunities for students to make sense of data at increasingly complex levels of interpretation. In contrast, it was also found that the fieldwork booklets provided limited opportunities for students to plan their fieldwork inquiries, clarify their values, or reflect on the fieldwork inquiry process. The observations of teaching practice highlighted the importance of establishing student engagement and using appropriate questions to facilitate student-led inquiry. This study can assist teachers with incorporating genuine student-led inquiry into their fieldwork booklet design.
A Case Study of Progressing Geography Fieldwork Skills over Years 7-10
Author: Woolhouse, Julian
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geography,Case Studies,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Grade 9,Foreign Countries,Geography Instruction,Academic Achievement,Field Studies,Observation

This paper investigates the teaching of fieldwork skills over the course of a student's geography education from Years 7 to 10. Relevant research is considered, and findings and discussion are drawn from a case study of the fieldwork program at an independent school in Melbourne. The rationale for this study is that a geography teacher will be better placed to harness the potential of fieldwork if equipped with an understanding of the skills that can be gained through fieldwork, and how students progress in their learning of these skills over four years of geography education. The scope of this case study was to identify what fieldwork skills are being taught and their progression over Years 7 to 10 at the school investigated. Evidence was drawn from fieldwork booklets, fieldwork report instructions, and observations of fieldtrips and classroom teaching.
Case Study of Rip Current Knowledge amongst Students Participating in a Study Abroad Program
Author: Houser, Chris
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Study Abroad,Knowledge Level,Risk,College Students,Safety Education,Student Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Online Surveys,Recreational Activities,Aquatic Sports

Rip currents are narrow seaward-flowing currents common on many global beaches and are capable of transporting even experienced swimmers a significant distance offshore, placing them at risk of needing rescue or drowning. In this respect, rips represent a significant hazard to beach users around the world and are recognized as a major health problem that can have serious social and economic impacts for recreational beach users. Tourists and overseas visitors are more susceptible to drowning in rip currents because of their limited knowledge and limited awareness of beach hazards and safety. This group includes students participating in study abroad or foreign exchange programs. Many universities encourage student participation in study abroad programs, which may be located in cities or study centers close to surf beaches prone to the occurrence of rip currents. Reducing the number of drownings by students depends on an understanding of their knowledge about rip currents and their behavior when visiting a foreign beach that may lack posted safety information or warning flags. This brief communication describes results of the first survey of students studying abroad from the United States (n = 358) to determine their knowledge about rip currents and other beach hazards, and to determine their behavior, choices, and precautions taken when visiting a beach during their time abroad. Results are intended to motivate the improvement of beach safety education provided to students studying abroad.
Resources of Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Perception of Science Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Academic Achievement
Author: Kaya, Deniz
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Mathematics Education,Predictor Variables,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Science Education,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Mathematics,Secondary School Science,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Science Achievement,Mathematics Achievement,Comparative Analysis,Multiple Regression Analysis

The main objective of this study is to determine the predictive power of mathematics self-efficacy resources and perception of science self-efficacy on academic achievement. The study, adopting a relational screening model, was conducted with a total of 698 students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade level of a state secondary school. Mathematics self-efficacy resources and science self-efficacy scales were used as data collection tools. Additionally, the half-terms report card grade point averages prior to the term when the study was conducted were also taken into account to determine students' academic achievements. Data analysis was performed by Pearson product-moment correlation technique and multiple linear regression analysis. According to the obtained results, resources of mathematics self-efficacy and perception of science self-efficacy were found to be significantly correlated with academic achievement in high, medium and low levels of influence. Belief in learning ability, belief in skills, mastery experiences, social persuasions and physiological states, which have significant impacts on the academic achievement, account for 48 % of the variance in the academic achievement. Indirect experiences, however, do not have a significant effect on academic achievement. Besides this, when examined the relationship between dimensions of science self-efficacy perception and mathematics self-efficacy resources; a significant relationship was observed between the belief in learning ability and mastery experiences, indirect experiences and physiological states, belief in skills and mastery experiences, indirect experiences and social persuasions.