ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Exploring Variation in Student Academic Performance: Can Achievement in an Immersive Case Study Project Predict Exam Score in an Introductory Accounting Course?
Author: Lyman, Penelope M.
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Academic Achievement,Learning Processes,Case Studies,Comparative Analysis,Scores,Grades (Scholastic),Tests,Student Behavior,Prediction,Introductory Courses,Student Centered Learning,Teaching Methods,Undergraduate Students

In modern university education, quantitative analytical skills seem best acquired through deep learning of complex, multi-faceted problems. Our quasi-experimental design tested whether student achievement in an immersive classroom case study might affect subsequent academic performance, presumably reflecting deeper learning of fundamental principles in an accounting course. We analyzed exam scores of three behavior-based student groups: (1) &quot;OOP,&quot; who Opted Out of the immersive case study Project; (2) &quot;BMP,&quot; who earned Below Median marks on the Project; and (3) &quot;AMP,&quot; who scored At least the Median on the Project. Results indicate that student academic performance declined at effectively equal rates among the three student groups in any given semester. Surprisingly, students' self-reported deep strategy at the start of the school term more strongly predicted their academic performance, accounting for more than 30% of exam score variation; group membership explained only 1.93% of exam score variation. These results underscore the need to document student learning approaches explicitly in order to complement observations of student classroom behaviors and academic performance.
Integrating the Daily Newspaper into the College Classroom
Author: Schrank, Zachary
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Newspapers,College Students,Sociology,Learning Activities,Introductory Courses,Student Attitudes

This Quick Hit discusses an exploratory approach to integrating print newspaper into the college classroom as a method to connect journalism with theoretical knowledge. Daily copies of The New York Times were provided to students in an Introductory Sociology course throughout the duration of a semester. Working in groups, students regularly read articles in the paper and searched for stories related to a wide variety of sociological issues. As a final project, students wrote detailed summaries of several articles published throughout the semester that contained key sociological concepts and themes studied in the class. Nearly all students in the course reported that consistent readership over a 12-week period of the semester was an effective learning activity that expanded their understanding and exposure to core sociological issues.
Integrating Intensive Intervention into Special Education Services: Guidance for Special Education Administrators
Author: Lemons, Christopher J.
Date: 2019-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Special Education,Intervention,Educational Administration,Administrator Role,Students with Disabilities,Special Education Teachers,Evidence Based Practice,Student Needs,Faculty Development,Teamwork,Data Use,Decision Making,Individualized Instruction,Progress Monitoring,Models,Leadership Responsibility,Teacher Competencies

Special education administrators at both the district and school level are serving in critical roles that uniquely position them to improve academic and behavioral outcomes of students with disabilities by ensuring the special education teachers under their supervision are prepared to deliver an evidence-based form of intensive intervention--data-based individualization. This manuscript reports lessons learned from the National Center on Intensive Intervention's first 5 years of providing technical assistance to 26 schools. School staff received training and ongoing support to integrate intensive intervention into their service delivery models. Lessons learned focus on establishing a core implementation team, examining the current state of intervention efforts, starting with a focused pilot project, targeting professional development efforts, and establishing documented procedures and intervention plans. Guidance for special education administrators to get started with the integration of data-based individualization into special education services is provided.
Augmented Reality Facilitated Scavenger Hunt for Mobile Learning
Author: Li, Lan
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Simulation,Electronic Learning,Web Based Instruction,Game Based Learning,Educational Games,Design,Learner Engagement,Student Motivation,Instructional Effectiveness,Preservice Teachers,Student Role

Game-based learning has become increasingly popular in recent years and has drawn an increasing level of attention in education. While the preliminary findings of educational gaming impact are quite promising, the current dilemma is the disconnect between what is available on the market and what is needed in the classroom. There has been an increasing call for teachers to be game designers to create educational games that tailor to their specific instructional needs. This paper shares one example how an educator, performing both roles as class teacher and game designer, utilized Augmented Reality and mobile learning to modernize a traditional scavenger hunt to engage students and promote their learning. It is the author's hope that this paper would encourage more educators to explore, experiment, and discover how game-based learning may be effectively utilized in their classrooms.
Defining Science Literacy in General Education Courses for Undergraduate Non-Science Majors
Author: Vandegrift, Eleanor V. H.
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Literacy,General Education,Undergraduate Students,Nonmajors,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Test Construction,Science Education,Student Evaluation

This article describes a project focused on identifying science instructors' conceptions of science literacy and using these conceptions to develop a brief science literacy student self-assessment (SCILIT). We present the rationale and process we used to elicit instructors' conceptions of science literacy, crafted in a meaningful way with input by faculty and graduate student science experts. Next, we explain how we developed a novel student SCILIT self-assessment based on those expert conceptions. We describe our initial efforts using SCILIT in undergraduate general education science courses to explore students' self-perceived science literacy. We discuss the use of SCILIT self-assessment to assess potential progression of students' self-rated science literacy over the course of an academic term, and how this student self-assessment relates to instructor ratings of academic proficiency and science literacy. Finally, we reflect on the use of SCILIT self-assessment to guide instruction and assessment in general education science courses for non-science majors.
The Profile of the Supervising Lecturer: On the Association between Supervision Outputs and the Nature of the Supervision
Author: Davidovitch, Nitza
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Supervision,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,College Students,Supervisors,College Faculty,Teacher Background,Age,Sex,Teacher Effectiveness,Tenure

This study is a pioneer study that seeks to explore the association between supervision outputs and the nature of the supervision (by e-mail, face-to-face, the student's independence). In addition, the association between the supervising lecturer's personal background (gender, age), professional background (faculty, tenure, excellence in teaching), and the supervision outputs (articles written, presentations at conferences) and nature of the supervision is explored. The purpose of the study is to explore items in depth so that they can be used in developing a questionnaire exploring the association between supervision outputs and the nature of the supervision. The research findings show, for various items, significant interactions between age and gender, excellence in teaching, and tenure. Significant interactions were also found between gender and faculty, as well as between age and excellence in teaching. Differences were also found between faculties. The findings of this study might have practical consequences for establishing the output-guided association in research supervision, as well as for establishing the practical association between the nature of the supervision and the lecturer's personal background, professional background, the supervision outputs, and the nature of the supervision. These findings constitute a foundation for methodological thinking concerning supervision by staff members, a subject that has considerable meaning for the initial steps taken by young student researchers and for the systematic establishment of the pattern of academic supervision, which although not frontal teaching may be even more demanding.
The Process-Oriented Assessment Model of Business English Translation Course in a Flipped Learning Context
Author: Deng, Lijun
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Business English,Flipped Classroom,Student Projects,Translation,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Student Attitudes,Majors (Students),Diachronic Linguistics,Evaluation Methods,Models,Comparative Analysis,Undergraduate Students,Competence,Pretests Posttests,Student Evaluation,Grammar,Language Usage,Vocabulary,Accuracy,Foreign Countries,Language Styles,Peer Evaluation,Self Evaluation (Individuals)

Based on the preliminary research findings in the project-based flipped learning model in Business English Translation course, this study designed a process-oriented assessment model for this course and tested its efficacy by an empirical study on 181 third-year English major students divided into three experimental class and three control class under a flipped learning context. The process-oriented assessment model in Business English Translation course is both synchronic and diachronic, by incorporating multiple assessment subjects including both the teacher and the students and the complete learning activities before, during and after class. This study conducted a pre-test and an after-test to examine the students' command of key translation knowledge and skills, and meanwhile, to evaluate the improvement of students' translation competence after the implementation of the process-oriented assessment mode. Questionnaires and surveys were also employed in this study so as to collected students' response to the new assessment model. The data and results collected from the above-mentioned research methods indicate that the process-oriented assessment model can significantly enhance students' motivation and performance in Business English Translation course.
Student Wellbeing in the Teaching and Learning Environment: A Study Exploring Student and Staff Perspectives
Author: Riva, Elena
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Experience,Well Being,Student Centered Learning,Student Evaluation,Cultural Awareness,Emotional Intelligence,Teacher Student Relationship,College Students,College Faculty,Foreign Countries

Internationally and in the UK universities are facing a crisis of student wellbeing. In this context, it is important to research the impact of the teaching and learning environment and experiences, including the relationships between students and staff, on student wellbeing. While separate pieces of research on students' wellbeing have addressed student and teacher perspectives on the role of learning experiences, we identified an opportunity to address the perspectives of both students and staff, including non-academics, in the same study. This study advances work on student wellbeing, recognising an interdependency between staff and student wellbeing. It adds to current research in identifying student-centred learning and assessment, intercultural awareness, international integration, and emotional intelligence as enablers of positive student wellbeing. The findings of this research also demonstrate the crucial role of the teacher-student relationship in impacting students' (and staff) wellbeing and suggest solutions and areas for development that reflect the complexity of the Higher Education environment in which they are located.
Primary School Students&apos; Attitudes towards Reading
Author: Bayraktar, Hatice Vatansever
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Elementary School Students,Student Attitudes,Reading Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Scores,Books,Periodicals,Reading Materials,Parent Background,Educational Attainment

The purpose of this study is to examine the level of primary school students' attitudes towards reading and whether they differ according to various variables. Descriptive scanning model was used in the research. The universe of the research consists of primary school students studying in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades in Istanbul. The sample of the study consists of 534 primary school students who study in 2, 3 and 4 classes in primary schools in Avcilar and Beylikdüzü districts of Istanbul. In the research, &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; and &quot;Reading Attitude Scale&quot; were used as data collection tools. SPSS was used in the analysis of the data. As a result of data analysis, it was observed that primary school students' attitudes towards reading were high. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference in the total scores, in the reading for fun and in the academic reading sub-dimensions according to variables of gender, book-magazine reading status and state of enjoying the gift of books. The attitudes of female students, those who read books and magazines, and those who like to give books to them are higher. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference according to the variable of buying book magazines to read in the sub-dimension of reading for entertainment and in the total scores. This difference is in favor of those who buy book and magazines to read. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference in sub-dimension of reading for entertainment purposes according to the number of siblings. The attitudes of primary school students towards reading show a statistically significant difference in the total scores, in the reading for fun and in the academic reading sub-dimensions according to the variables of the class she studied and the number of books read per week. Primary school students' attitudes towards reading do not show a statistically significant difference according to variables of mother and father educational status and favorite book type.
Learning Management STEAM Model on Massive Open Online Courses Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Creativity and Innovation
Author: Wittayakhom, Nawarat
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Art Education,STEM Education,Engineering Education,Higher Education,Open Education,Online Courses,Creativity,Innovation,Instructional Design,Instructional Effectiveness,Skill Development,Foreign Countries

The purposes of this study were: 1) design Learning Management STEAM Model on Massive Open Online Courses Using Augmented Reality to enhance Creativity and Innovation, 2) suitability assessment of a Learning Management STEAM Model on Massive Open Online Courses Using Augmented Reality to enhance Creativity and Innovation. The research methodology was composed of two parts: the first part involved theories and research papers relating to massive open online courses, augmented reality, elements synthesis, and the design of a Learning Management STEAM Model on Massive Open Online Courses Using Augmented Reality to enhance Creativity and Innovation; the second part involved suitability assessment of this approach. Data were analyzed by using the statistic of the mathematic mean ([x-bar]) and standard deviation (S.D.). The overall result with regard to the suitability of a Learning Management STEAM Model on Massive Open Online Courses Using Augmented Reality to enhance Creativity and Innovation by seven experts was assessed at a very high level, which can be applied to real situations.
Investigation of Prospective Teachers&apos; Attitudes towards Game and Physical Activities Course
Author: Ciris, Vahit
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Physical Activities,Gender Differences,Individual Differences,Intellectual Disciplines,Physical Education,Games,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this research is to determine the attitudes of prospective teachers towards game and physical activities subject. In the first part of the study, it is aimed to describe the attitudes of prospective teachers towards game and physical activities course. In the second part of the study, it was analyzed whether the variables of gender and department studied significantly differed on the attitudes of prospective teachers towards game and physical activities course. Screening method was used in this research. Candidates studying in the physical education and sports teaching, classroom teaching and preschool teaching departments of Kirsehir Ahi Evran University participated in the study on a voluntary basis. &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; and &quot;Attitude Scale for Game and Physical Activities Course&quot; were used in the data collection process. When testing the research data, 0.05 significance level was taken. In the analysis of the data, ANOVA technique was used. The prospective teachers' attitudes towards the course of game and physical activities course are generally high (X-bar = 4.01). The attitudes of teacher candidates towards the course of game and physical activities course differ significantly according to their genders (p &lt;0.05) and departments (F = 8,278, p &lt;0.05). Research results show that prospective teachers' attitudes towards the course of game and physical activities course are generally at a high level. However, the mean of male candidates is higher than the mean of female candidates. The attitudes of prospective teachers towards physical education and sports teaching are positive and at high level.
Design on Big Data Platform-Based in Higher Education Institute
Author: Pratsri, Sajeewan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Data Analysis,Higher Education,Information Systems,Data Collection,Privacy,Information Security,Online Courses,Instructional Design,Teaching Methods,Educational Change,Computer Software,Networks,Student Records,Distance Education,COVID-19,Pandemics

According to a continuously increasing amount of information in all aspects whether the sources are retrieved from an internal or external organization, a platform should be provided for the automation of whole processes in the collection, storage, and processing of Big Data. The tool for creating Big Data is a Big Data challenge. Furthermore, the security and privacy of Big Data and Big Data analysis in organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions also have an impact on the aspect of designing a Big Data platform for higher education institute (HEi). It is a digital learning platform that is an online instruction and the use of digital media for educational reform including a module provides information on functions of various modules between computers and humans. 1) Big Data architecture is a framework for an architecture of numerous data which consisting of Big Data Infrastructure (BDI), Data Storage (Cloud-based), processing of a computer system that uses all parts of computer resources for optimal efficiency (High-Performance Computing: HPC), a network system to detect the target device network. Thereafter, according to Hadoop's tools and techniques, when Big Data was introduced with Hadoop's tools and techniques, the benefits of the Big Data platform would provide desired data analysis by retrieving existing information, to illustrate, student information and teaching information that is large amounts of information to adopt for accurate forecasting.
A Systematic Review of Technological Impact on Math Literacy in the Postsecondary Classrooms
Author: Rodriguez, Manuel
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature Reviews,Influence of Technology,Numeracy,College Students,Technology Uses in Education,Mathematics Achievement,Outcomes of Education

The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate contemporary literature related to the impact of technology on student success for postsecondary mathematics courses. The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive understanding of the extant literature concerning's student success in mathematics for higher-education students. A series of seven databases were accessed across the past five years, which resulted in fourteen key studies. The findings of this study demonstrate the current knowledge and recommendations for future researchers. Technology was elucidated as a meaningful approach for increasing student success, course grades, and retention. However, a critical need for future empirical assessments was elucidated.
A Machine Learning-Based Computational System Proposal Aiming at Higher Education Dropout Prediction
Author: Nicoletti, Maria do Carmo
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Artificial Intelligence,Man Machine Systems,Computation,Prediction,Potential Dropouts,Undergraduate Students,Identification,Computer System Design

In the literature related to higher education, the concept of dropout has been approached from several perspectives and, over the years, its definition has been influenced by the use of diversified semantic interpretations. In a general higher education environment dropout can be broadly characterized as the act of a student engaged in a course leaving the educational institution without finishing the course. This paper describes the proposal of the architecture of a computational system, PDE (Predicting Dropout Events), based on machine learning (ML) algorithms and specifically designed for predicting dropout events in a higher level educational environment. PDE's main subsystem implements a group of instance-based learning (IBL) algorithms which, taking into account a particular university-course environment, and based on log files containing descriptions of previous dropouts events, is capable to predict when a student already engaged in the course, is prone to dropout, so preventive measures could be quickly implemented.
A Standardization Process in Its Final Stages: &quot;Mine&quot; and &quot;Thine&quot; in &quot;A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560-1760&quot;
Author: Kytö, Merja
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English,Diachronic Linguistics,Language Variation,Standard Spoken Usage,Form Classes (Languages),Language Usage,Vowels,Computational Linguistics,Comparative Analysis,Language Research,Sociolinguistics,Pragmatics

This study concerns the development of the determiners MINE/MY and THINE/THY in the Early Modern English period. The -N forms had essentially been ousted before words starting with consonants over the Middle English period, and over the subsequent centuries, these forms also fell into disuse before words starting with initial vowels and &quot;h.&quot; While the rise of the N-less variants has been the object of several previous studies, the present investigation aims at accounting for the fate of the declining N-variants in the &quot;Corpus of English Dialogues 1560-1760,&quot; a data source comprising speech-related texts. We look into the chronological stages of development for the declining MINE and THINE forms, the genres that maintained these forms longest, and the speaker groups that were the last to use the forms. Comparisons are made with the results obtained in previous studies on MINE/MY and THINE/THY variation.