ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Aboriginal After-School Programming: It Is Time
Author: Kilbride, Shirley
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: After School Programs,Canada Natives,Foreign Countries,Poverty,Early Intervention,Child Development,Cultural Background,Language Acquisition,At Risk Persons,Cultural Education,Native Language Instruction

Many Aboriginal students face extraordinary challenges as they enter and move through the school system. The risk associated with poverty plays a large role in an Aboriginal child's early childhood development, including delayed cognitive and social development. As well, many Aboriginal students feel the neglect of their cultural heritage and the ability to speak their language. An after-school program designed to provide cultural and linguistic enrichment to struggling Aboriginal students would be beneficial to their social and academic success.
Digital Narrative Counselling: Counselling Children through Storytelling
Author: Angus, Reneta
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Counseling Techniques,Story Telling,School Counseling,Computer Use

Digital narrative counselling, an extension of narrative counselling, offers students a communication medium that is natural in today's world and thus adds a highly motivational component to the narrative therapy programming in schools. The storytelling element is a powerful strategy, as it meets a fundamental human need to tell one's story. It focuses on how people construct meaning and identity and allows the student to externalize a problem by telling a story. What makes narrative therapy the effective tool for school counsellors is its ability to help students understand that they can be the authors of their own life stories.
Special Learning Considerations for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Author: Johnas, Amy
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Children,Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,Learning Problems,Retention (Psychology),Slow Learners,Short Term Memory,Psychomotor Skills,Attention Control,Academic Ability,Spatial Ability,Handwriting

Children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face difficulty in classroom situations due to their lessened ability to learn by conventional methods. Children with ADHD excel in some tasks, but perform poorly in others because of differences in the ways that their brains acquire and retain information. Slower learning pace, memory issues, decreased motor skills, and lack of sustained focus contribute to lower academic functioning within the ADHD population. Ability is not decreased, however, and considerations can be made to ensure that the quality of education for children with ADHD is as high as for typical developmental (td) children.
Application of the Restitution Model to Staff Development
Author: Gray, Rebecca
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Faculty Development,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Behavior Modification,Administrator Role,Educational Environment,Student Needs,Student Behavior,Foreign Countries

Staff development is most effective when undertaken in a supportive and respectful environment that promotes self-evaluation. These same principles are the basis of the Restitution model, which was created to provide specific direction for school staff in working effectively with students to address behaviour concerns. This model can be adapted to provide concrete steps for administrators to take when working with staff, thus ensuring that the ideal conditions are created for staff members to develop to their fullest potential.
Providing Post-Secondary Education Programs in First Nations Communities: Lessons Learned
Author: Hargreaves, Karen
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Postsecondary Education,American Indian Education,Canada Natives,Community Colleges,Partnerships in Education,School Community Relationship,College Programs,Models,Program Development,College Preparation,College Curriculum,Curriculum Development,School Counselors,Culturally Relevant Education,Older Adults,Community Involvement

Assiniboine Community College (ACC) has been delivering community-based post-secondary programs in First Nations communities throughout the province. Many factors contribute to the success of these educational partnerships, including the incorporation of new program delivery strategies. ACC has made significant strides in the direction of Aboriginal education. This article explores ACC's delivery of programs in Aboriginal communities and identifies lessons learned. Aboriginal people are Canada's largest growing population, and providing effective delivery of higher education positions this population to better their lives, while also providing a trained workforce to meet labour market needs.
Becoming a Teacher Educator: Journey of a Primary School Teacher
Author: Sever, Isiner
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Educators,Elementary Education,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Personal Narratives,Preservice Teacher Education,Student Attitudes,Student Experience

Purpose: After graduating from the faculties of education in Turkey, some of the teachers start working gravitate towards graduate education. Within or at the end of the process, these teachers start working as teacher educators at universities by finding positions or at least try to accomplish that. We do not have considerable knowledge of what these individuals experience in the process of transition from being a teacher to being a teacher educator. In this study, an attempt was made to examine the experiences of a primary school teacher who began doing graduate education while he was teaching at a public school and subsequently became a teacher educator at a university. With these experiences, we aimed to understand the dynamics of similar individuals in Turkey Research Methods: This study was designed as - narrative research. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with a research assistant who had transitioned from being a primary teacher to being a teacher educator and continued his doctoral studies. In the analysis of interview data, narrative analysis was used. Findings: The findings showed that it can be argued that the perception of teaching in society, the cultures of national schools, economic and socio-cultural factors are effective in teacher's transition to university. Public schools, with their existing cultures and regulations, are unable to respond to the graduate education demands of teachers who work within the schools. This situation causes teachers who receive graduate education to move away from national public schools. Implications for research and practice: Move away from national public schools can be prevented by removing obstacles of the teachers' graduate education. In the process of educating teacher educators, the quality of teacher education can be increased by attaching importance to field experience.
Comparison of Different Forms of a Test with or without Items That Exhibit DIF
Author: Tulek, Onder Kamil
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Items,Item Analysis,Item Response Theory,Test Length,Sample Size,Test Bias,Correlation

Purpose: This research investigates Tests that include DIF items and which are purified from DIF items. While doing this, the ability estimations and purified DIF items are compared to understand whether there is a correlation between the estimations. Method: The researcher used to R 3.4.1 in order to compare the items and after this situation; according to manipulated factors, we carried out the data production under different circumstances with the help of simulation study. The manipulated factors were determined levels of sample size (1000, 2000), test length (40, 60) and percentage of DIF (%5, %10). By using the new data each condition's DIF items' ability estimations were carried out. Afterward, DIF items purified from the tests and later the abilities were estimated. The correlation between the ability parameters was calculated by using the Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient and these parameters were calculated separately according to the eight conditions. Findings: After calculations, all of the coefficients of correlations (rs)' values were almost zero (p&lt;0.01). In other words the test length 40 and 60, sample size 1000 and 2000, percentage of DIF %5 and %10, when we crossed these parameters in different eight conditions, there was no familiar correlation between the tests that include DIF items and tests of that purified from DIF items. Besides, there was no correlation between the tests thinking the ability estimations; if we exclude DIF items from the tests, the individuals' test ranking changes, too. Implication for Research and Practice: This study showed that tests that include DIF items affect the ability estimation of individuals. In the frame of this result, teachers, administrators, and policymakers should bear in mind tests DIF potential. Also, this study may be carried out by using various conditions.
Implementing Innovative Lean Educational Method to Enhance English Language Achievement
Author: Yalcin Tilfarlioglu, Filiz
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Instructional Innovation,Educational Needs,Middle School Students,Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Academic Achievement,Language Tests,Grammar,Vocabulary Development,Reading Comprehension,Units of Study

Purpose: To our knowledge, the present study is the first experimental example of the application of innovative Lean Educational Method (LEM) in middle school English classes in Turkey. How to learn and teach foreign languages has become the preoccupation of teachers, researchers, educational authorities, parents, and students. All of the stakeholders in the education processes want to satisfy the learning needs of the students ideally. As a result of the relevant efforts, many teaching methods emerged in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT). In this regard, this study primarily aims to introduce LEM and present its efficiency through an experiment. Methods: To question the effects of LEM in English lessons, this experimental study was conducted. A control group (40 students), and an experimental group (40 students) were chosen through random cluster sampling in a public middle school. The experimentation process continued for 19 weeks. Statistical analyses of the collected data were conducted using descriptive statistics and the variance analyses carried out using one-way ANOVA. Findings: The findings showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups (control group's pre-test mean=8.9, sd=3.801 / post-test mean=8.775, sd=4.293; experimental group's pre-test mean=8.45, sd=4.437 / post-test mean=13.375, sd=3.998). Variance analyses of the pre-test and the post-test showed a statistically significant difference in the dependent variable (F=27.197, p&lt;0.05). Implications for Research and Practice: The results showed that the implementation of LEM in middle school contexts is quite possible. LEM has the potential to bring many innovations to ELT and it also increases the foreign language achievement in nation-wide public exams. LEM can be applied in other educational contexts such as; primary schools, high schools and universities.
Cultural Heritage Studies through Art Education: An Instructional Application in the Ancient City of Aizanoi
Author: Turkcan, Burcin
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cultural Background,Heritage Education,Art Education,Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Art Activities,Non Western Civilization,Asian History,History Instruction,After School Education

Purpose of the Study: Children express themselves freely with the help of art education and have the opportunity to learn thanks to richer content and experience. The purpose of this study was to help elementary school students recognize and learn about cultural heritage in their environment through various art activities. Research Methods: The study, which was designed with the art-based research method, was carried out in the ancient city of Aizanoi in Çavdarhisar, a district of the city of Kütahya in Turkey. Art activities in each session of the study, which was conducted with 11 elementary school students living in the district, focused on different civilizations that lived in Çavdarhisar in the past. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, document analysis and an open-ended information form, and were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. Results: The results revealed that art education applications could be an effective method in order for students to learn the history of their own environment and to get to know the related cultural heritage. Implications for Research and Practice: In this respect, it could be suggested that art education can be used not only in art-related courses but also in the teaching of all other disciplines; that elementary school teachers could be trained accordingly; and that educational applications could be carried out as out-of-class activities.
The Pattern of Relationship between Attachment Styles, Gaming Addiction and Empathetic Tendency among Adolescents
Author: Tas, Ibrahim
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Attachment Behavior,Empathy,Adolescents,Middle School Students,High School Students,Structural Equation Models,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Computer Games,Addictive Behavior

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the pattern of relationship between attachment styles, gaming addiction and empathy among adolescents. Research Methods: The correlational survey method was used herein. In order to explain the pattern of relationship between the variables, a theoretical model based on the literature was recommended, which was tested by the Structural Equality Modeling (SEM). The sample of the research consisted of 338 middle school and high school students studying in Istanbul Umraniye district. 117 of the students (52.5%) were female while 160 thereof (47.5%) were male. Student ages ranged between 10 and 17, and their age mean was 13. The data was collected by the Attachment Styles Scale, Gaming Addiction Scale and Empathetic Tendency Scale. Findings: According the result of the Analysis, secure addiction significantly predicted gaming addiction in a negative way while it significantly predicted empathetic tendency in a positive way. Avoidant addiction significantly predicted gaming addiction in a positive way and empathetic tendency in a negative way. Anxious-ambivalent addiction, on the other hand, only predicted gaming addiction, in a positive way and significantly, and gaming addiction significantly predicted empathetic tendency in a negative way. Implications for Research and Practice: The relationship between the attachment styles and gaming addiction and empathetic tendency can be tested on different samples. Practitioners working in the field can work more effectively in coping with gaming addiction by taking the attachment styles and empathetic tendencies into consideration. The psycho-educational programs aimed to mitigate the gaming addiction can include modules to raise awareness about the attachment styles and increase the empathetic tendency.
Examining the Development of Pre-Service Science Teachers&apos; STEM-Focused Lesson Planning Skills
Author: Bozkurt Altan, Esra
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,STEM Education,Lesson Plans,Science Teachers,Teaching Skills,Skill Development,Science Laboratories

Purpose: In the 21st century, the importance of the fields of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering, and the need of the skilled individuals have paved a way for a great responsibility on teachers providing instruction in these four fields. Therefore, in this context, it is essential that teachers need to receive education for the cultivation of STEM skills in schools. The present study, it is aimed investigate the development of the STEM-focused lesson planning skills of pre-service science teachers who participated in STEM-focused laboratory activities. Research Methods: This research was designed as a single case study. The participants in this research study were seven pre-service science teachers. Data were collected through the lesson plans developed by the pre-service science teachers and analyzed using descriptive analysis. Findings: The results showed that STEM-focused laboratory activities contributed to the development of pre-service science teachers' skills about planning a STEM-focused lesson. Implications for Research and Practice: The findings suggest that the Science Teaching Laboratory Practices course might be structured with STEM-focused activities to improve the STEM-focused lesson planning skills of pre-service teachers. Providing long-term education to pre-service teachers in person can be recommended for improving their STEM-focused lesson planning skills. In this research, lesson plans of pre-service teachers were examined in terms of content, approach, assessment and evaluation. Development of more detailed analyses is suggested for examining lesson plans.
The Perception of Engineers by Middle School Students through Drawings
Author: Ergun, Aysegul
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Freehand Drawing,Engineering,Technical Occupations,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Physical Sciences,Sex Stereotypes,Age Differences,STEM Education,Work Environment,Physical Characteristics,Public Schools,Rural Schools,Instructional Program Divisions,Early Adolescents,Occupational Information,Building Trades

Purpose: In 2017 and 2018, engineering applications and design process were given weight to with the updates carried out in the Physical Sciences Lesson Curriculum in Turkey. For the STEM education which is at the center of this update to reach its target, it is highly important that students accurately learn what engineers do, what their work field is, the characteristics they should carry and understand the nature of engineering. The present study aims to identify the perception of engineers of 5th, 6th and 7th grade middle school students through drawings. Research Methods: The study group of this research which is a descriptive survey model consisted of 119 students from a city located in the East Anatolian region of Turkey who were 5th, 6th and 7th grade students. The &quot;Draw an Engineer&quot; form was used as the data collection tool and the drawings were evaluated with a checklist. Findings: As a result of this study, it was determined that a majority of the students adopted the stereotyped idea that engineers are male. The findings showed that as the age increased, the rate of male engineers in the drawings increased as well and engineers creating designs were given more place to. In this study, it was concluded that in general the students mixed up what engineers do with the work construction workers or repairmen do and that they perceived engineers as individuals who work alone. Implications for Research and Practice: To be able to develop students' perception of engineers in a positive manner, it is considered important for students' to experience STEM education applications. In this context, it is suggested to give place to 'Science, Engineering and Entrepreneurship Applications' in all grade levels both in school and outside school learning environments. [Paper presented at the International Congress on Science and Education organized in Afyonkarahisar on 23-25 March, 2018.]
Gender Perceptions of the Primary School 4th Graders Regarding &quot;Children&apos;s Rights&quot;
Author: Aksoy, Naciye
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Student Attitudes,Childrens Rights,Sex Stereotypes,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Sex Role,Sex Fairness,Beliefs,Gender Bias

Problem Statement and Purpose: It is crucial to determine the gender stereotypes, learned at an early age and limiting the freedom and rights of individuals to initiate the change in the egalitarian direction at an early age. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the 4th-grade primary school students' perceptions towards gender (in)equality based on children rights and to assess whether the perceptions differ by gender. Method: This study was conducted using a descriptive survey method. The study group, which were assigned using a convenience sampling strategy, comprised by.570 4th grade students, 264 of whom were girls and 306 were boys, from six districts of Ankara Province. The research data were obtained by a data collection tool that was developed by the researchers drawing on the books, namely The Declaration of Girls' Rights and The Declaration of Boys' Rights by Élizabeth Brami and Estelle Billion-Spagnol, which were written for children. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and Chi-square test. Findings: Overall results of this study suggested that the primary school fourth-grade students failed to consider professions, plays, toys, colors, daily life skills, academic, artistic, and sportive activities based on &quot;rights&quot;, that they had explicit stereotypical approaches, and that girls had more equalitarian perception than boys regarding gender roles. Implications for Further Research and Practice: Efforts should be made to eliminate all kinds of sexist items and practices from the content and functioning of the education (e.g. programs, books, teacher behaviors, spaces, activities). Steps should be taken to increase the awareness of families and society in general about gender equality.