ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Assessing Social Capital and Value Creation in Virtual Student Project Teams: Evidence from Online Management Courses
Author: Tataw, David B.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Capital,Cooperative Learning,Teamwork,Group Dynamics,Business Administration Education,Problem Based Learning,College Students,Online Courses,Student Projects,Communities of Practice,Productivity

This study contributes to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning by expanding the investigative areas on the role of social capital in collaborative learning environments. This is done by examining aspired and experienced social capital in student reflections on team dynamics in online project teams and aligning student narratives to expected student outcomes. Within a value creation framework which is aligned to the four stages of team development, including forming, storming, norming, and performing in order to illuminate value creation experiences and aspirations of participants, the study covered 39 management education students in 8 online project teams spanning 3 courses at an East Coast US institution of higher learning from spring 2015 to spring 2016. Findings from 185 emerging themes suggest an alignment between social capital and student learning outcomes and appear to validate the explanatory strength of the value creation framework in relation to social capital as a value creator and as value created in learning communities. The findings demonstrate that social capital is both inherent and created in learning communities of the evaluated online project teams, and that social capital contributes to both individual and collective objectives of online project teams. Recommendations for online project team learners and instructors are discussed.
Can SoTL Generate High Quality Research While Maintaining Its Commitment to Inclusivity?
Author: McSweeney, Jill
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scholarship,Instruction,Learning,Educational Research,Educational Quality,Inclusion,Definitions,Educational Objectives,Research Methodology,Surveys,Data Collection,Research Administration

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) faces an emerging challenge as it seeks to balance commitments to disciplinary inclusivity and scholarly quality. We undertake a scoping review of 64 articles across three leading SoTL journals to investigate how the literature balances these twin commitments by exploring what questions are being asked, what methods are being used, and how these may be impacting the inferences that are being made within that scholarship. We advocate for a more focused definition of SoTL that can help reinforce its legitimacy within institutional power structures of scholarship, and for partnerships across disciplinary boundaries to be a central pillar of SoTL that is both high quality and disciplinarily inclusive.
Development of Museum Education Activities for Social Studies Course and Evaluation of Their Effects on Students&apos; Academic Achievement
Author: Eski, Hüseyin Ertugrul
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Museums,Program Development,Learning Activities,Social Studies,Program Evaluation,Program Effectiveness,Academic Achievement,Foreign Countries,Grade 7,Secondary School Students,Pretests Posttests

With the work done in the process, it was tried to raise awareness about museums and to explain how valuable museums are for a new perspective on education and most importantly for the social studies course. In the study, a 2x2 split-plot mixed design was used. In the quantitative part of the study, dependent and independent variable measurements were made on the experimental and control groups. In the qualitative part, semi-structured interview technique was applied. The participants of the research are 50 7th grade students in a public school in the center of Gaziantep in the 2020-2021 academic year. The quantitative data of the study were analyzed with the SPSS 22.00 program, and the Shapiro-Wilk normality test and skewness calculation were performed to find answers to the research questions of the study. Afterwards, the post-test was applied to both groups. As a result of the research, it was determined that museum education, which is one of the out-of-school learning environments for the social studies course, improved the course success level of the students in the experimental group. In addition, the data obtained from the semi-structured interview form reveal important results in terms of revealing the students' thoughts on museum education and its impact and make our research more valuable.
How Do the Images of Scientists in Secondary School Science Textbooks Affect Students&apos; Perceptions of Scientists?
Author: Arslan, Kevser
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Visual Aids,Scientists,Secondary School Students,Textbooks,Student Attitudes,Scientific Attitudes,Freehand Drawing,Individual Differences,Content Analysis

This study aims to reveal whether there are any relations between secondary school students' perceptions of scientists and the images of scientists in secondary school science textbooks. The participants of the study were 140 secondary school students from a public school. The study is based on a qualitative research methodology. Qualitative research methods were used in the research. As a data collection tools, the Draw a Scientist Test (DAST) and secondary school science textbooks were used. The drawings obtained from the students and the images of scientists in the science textbooks were analyzed in the context of the determined themes. As a result of the study, it was determined that the students generally drew the scientist as male, thoughtful, wearing a lab coat and glasses, and young, with long and curly hair. It has been observed that scientists express their working environment as people who work alone in the laboratory and library environment. It also stands out that they benefit from computers and other technological apparatus like telescopes. It was determined that the students mostly included the drawings of Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, and Albert Einstein at each grade level as famous scientists. It has been determined that the drawings made by the students were influenced by the images from the textbooks.
Investigation of Ostracism (Social Exclusion) and Forgiveness Levels of Adolescents with Positive and Negative Life Experiences
Author: Hudaynazarova, Ayrahat
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Isolation,Children,Adolescents,Middle School Students,High School Students,Psychological Patterns,Experience,Altruism,Conflict Resolution,Interpersonal Relationship,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Memory

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between positive and negative childhood experiences, forgiveness and social exclusion experiences of individuals in adolescence. The research was carried out using the relational survey technique, one of the quantitative research methods. The participants of the study consisted of middle school and high school students (n=669), 354 girls and 315 boys, aged between 11 and 17, in the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. The data collection tools employed within the study are: Personal Information Form, Adolescent Ostracism (Social exclusion) Scale to measure the social exclusion levels of the participants, Childhood Happiness/Peace Memories Scale to measure their positive experience levels, Childhood Experiences Scale to measure their negative experience levels, and Forgiveness Scale for Adolescents to measure their tendency to forgive. For the analysis of the data, SPSS 26.00 package program was utilized and descriptive analysis, correlation, and multiple regression analysis were conducted. As a result of the data analysis, it was observed that exclusion dimension within the social exclusion scale has a higher mean score than the disregarding dimension, exclusion dimension features higher significance, the social exclusion experiences of the adolescents differ significantly in favor of the female adolescents in the neglected dimension.
Examining the Relationship between the Meaning Attributed to Marriage and Loneliness: The Mediating Role of Hopelessness
Author: Dombak, Kübra
Date: 2023-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychological Patterns,Marriage,Foreign Countries,Correlation,Negative Attitudes,Mental Health

In this study, the mediating role of hopelessness in the relationship between the meaning attributed to marriage and loneliness was examined. The study group consists of 567 participants (348 male, and 219 female). Data were obtained using &quot;Meaning Attributed to Marriage Scale&quot;, &quot;UCLA Loneliness Scale Short Form&quot; and &quot;Beck Hopelessness Scale&quot;. In line of research hypothesis, the research data were analyzed using regression analysis. In addition, whether hopelessness has a statistically significant mediating effect on the relationship between the meaning attributed to marriage and loneliness was tested using the mediator model in line with the research hypotheses. In the mediator model tested, it was seen that hopelessness had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between the positive and negative meanings attributed to marriage and loneliness.
Investigation of Student and Teacher Characteristics Associated with Mathematics Achievement in the Transition to Secondary Education Exam
Author: Demirkol, Sinem
Date: 2023-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Characteristics,Teacher Characteristics,Mathematics Achievement,Elementary School Students,Tests,Predictor Variables,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to examine student and teacher characteristics related to students' mathematics achievement. The study group for this research was composed of 1533 students who participated in the mathematics subtest of the transition from basic education to secondary education applied in 2016 and 36 mathematics teachers who teach these students. The data for the research are collected with the prepared student and teacher questionnaires. In the analysis of the data, two-level hierarchical linear models are used. According to the results, the most important teacher characteristic related to students' mathematics achievement is the level of professional satisfaction of the teacher. In addition, teachers' seniority, main field education, and classroom management skills have a significant and positive effect on mathematics achievement. Also, teachers' participation in professional development activities has a significant and negative effect on mathematics achievement, but this effect is small in practice. At the student level, the student's self-confidence in mathematics has the most important effect on the subject's achievement. The variables of students' liking mathematics and their anxiety towards mathematics have negative and significant effects on mathematics achievement, but these effects are small in practice.
Self-Efficacy for Research: Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Research Self-Efficacy Scale (C-RSES)
Author: Tas, Yasemin
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Research Skills,Test Construction,Test Validity,Graduate Students,Foreign Countries,Factor Analysis,Factor Structure,Test Reliability,Researchers

This study aimed to develop and validate a comprehensive research self-efficacy scale (C-RSES) to measure the research self-efficacy of both graduate students and academics in any discipline. Data were gathered nationwide in Turkey from 1301 researchers including graduate students and academics. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a 28-item C-RSES with six factors, namely Literature Review and Research Problem, Discussion, Data Analysis, Research Plan, Research Ethics, and Conceptual/Theoretical Framework. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the proposed factor structure. Factorial invariance of the C-RSES across males and females was shown. Cronbach's alpha reliabilities for the subscales ranged from 0.85 to 0.94, which indicates high internal consistency for the scores obtained from the scale. Additionally, using multivariate analysis of variance, researchers with and without a Ph.D. were compared regarding their research self-efficacy aspects. The findings of the study provided evidence for the validity and reliability of the C-RSES. It is suggested that C-RSES is promising to measure the research self-efficacy of graduate students and academics.
The Deficit in Visuo-Spatial Working Memory in Dyslexic Population? A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author: Du, Yujie
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Dyslexia,Spatial Ability,Short Term Memory,Language Usage,Children,Adolescents,Chinese,Ideography,Written Language,Language Classification

Development dyslexia (DD) is a common language disorder, that significantly affects children. Despite having ordinary intelligence, dyslexic people struggle with reading, writing, and comprehension in their native tongue. It is still unclear whether dyslexic kids have difficulties with visuo-spatial working memory. Using meta-analysis, this gap was filled. Applying a Boolean search on Web of Science was necessary to find the pertinent papers. Thirteen studies were analyzed. The average, standard deviation, and sample size for each task were extracted. There were large effect sizes between children with DD and their age-matched peers in terms of their visuo-spatial working memory. The findings imply that visuo-spatial working memory deficiencies in dyslexic children indicate that dyslexia might exhibit domain-general characteristics. We discovered during our research that the type of language used and the testing procedure could have an impact on the test outcomes. Therefore, future research should focus on the type of tasks or language.
Using Motivational Theories to Study Imposter Phenomenon among Academics
Author: Taasoobshirazi, Gita
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Faculty,Self Concept,Motivation,Theories,Gender Differences,Tenure,Age Differences,Self Determination,Expectation,Attribution Theory,Graduate Students,Administrators

The present study analyzes Imposter Phenomenon (IP) through the lens of three different motivational frameworks. Expectancy Value Theory, Attribution Theory, and Self-Determination Theory were used to study IP among academics. With 72% of participants experiencing frequent or intense IP levels, IP was prevalent among those sampled. Females experienced higher IP than males, although race and first-generation status did not significantly impact IP levels. Post docs had higher IP scores than tenured faculty and full-time non-tenured faculty had higher IP scores than tenured faculty. Younger academics had higher IP scores. Analyses of the motivational frameworks showed significant differences by IP level.
Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Hong Kong
Author: McNaught, Carmel
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Universities,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Policy Formation,Educational Policy,College Faculty,Faculty Development,Cultural Influences,Evidence Based Practice,Foreign Countries,Career Development,Quality Assurance,Educational Quality,Student Participation,Educational Improvement,Teacher Attitudes,School Community Relationship,Educational History

The paper traces the evolution of the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from early 2002 to the end of 2021. The University needed a centre to support both institutional and local (department and faculty) needs and aspirations for enhancing teaching and learning. Five key strategies adopted by CLEAR are: embedding the practice of existing teachers into policy development, localizing quality-assurance processes, relating professional-development activities to career development, involving students, and producing research evidence from within the Hong Kong context. The evidence base that supports these strategies, and the cultural and community factors involved, will be woven into an evidence-based narrative that spans 20 years.
Teaching Generation Z Students about Politics: Optimism or Pessimism?
Author: McBeth, Mark K.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Age Groups,Political Science,Team Teaching,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Critical Thinking,Positive Attitudes,Negative Attitudes,Honors Curriculum,Political Attitudes,Essays,Student Attitudes,Course Descriptions,Undergraduate Students,Social Problems

The scholarship of teaching and learning is primarily concerned with improving student learning. Of course, we want our students to learn our disciplines, we want them to become critical thinkers, and we want them learn to write. But this study looks at how learning impacts a student's optimism or pessimism. We believe that it is an important topic in today's world and provides an important new topic in the scholarship of teaching and learning. This study is co-authored by two team-teachers and three honors students. Using an Introduction to Politics course as case material, the study provides a pre and post-test measuring student optimism versus pessimism on a wide variety of political issues facing Generation Z students. Then we provide a content analysis of honors essays which were collected during the semester and interviews with our three honor student co-authors. We draw initial conclusions about optimism versus pessimism in teaching and argue that a larger research agenda around this topic would benefit the scholarship of teaching and learning literature.
Opinions of Turkish Language Teachers on the Reflection of Multiple Intelligence Theory in Turkish Coursebooks
Author: Örge Yasar, Funda
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Language Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Multiple Intelligences,Textbooks,Secondary School Teachers,Learning Activities,Textbook Content,Barriers,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8

The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of Turkish language teachers about the reflection of Multiple Intelligence Theory in Turkish coursebooks. The participants of the research are 30 Turkish language teachers who teach in secondary schools in Cizre district of Sirnak province in the 2020- 2021 academic year. The data of the research were collected with semi-structured interview forms. Based on the data obtained in the research, separate categories were created for each question in the semi-structured interview form, and similar answers were grouped and included in the created categories. Highlights of the teacher's views were quoted directly. According to the results of the research, 83.33% of Turkish language teachers think that linguistic intelligence is the most frequently referred sort of intelligence in coursebooks, while 36.67% of teachers perceive logical-mathematical intelligence as the least frequently referred sort of intelligence in coursebooks. However, 56.67% of Turkish language teachers said that the texts and activities in the coursebook are not suitable for different intelligence domains. It has been determined that the rate of teachers who think that the level of including intelligence domains in the books differ according to the classes is 46.67%. The main problems faced by the teachers while creating activities for different intelligence domains were physical, cultural and equipment inadequacy of the schools in Cizre district of Sirnak province with 37.5%.
SoTL Best Practices: 21st-Century College Students&apos; Perceptions of Learning Styles and Instructional Design Materials&apos; Influence on the Successful Completion of Assignments
Author: Rickard, Mary
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Best Practices,College Students,Student Attitudes,Cognitive Style,Assignments,Teaching Methods,Technology Uses in Education,Self Concept,Material Development,Instructional Materials

There is a long history of interest in individual differences in learning styles. Beginning in the 1960s, academic research endeavors began examining the concept of personalizing teaching as the best scholarship of teaching and learning best practice (SoTL). This current series of interconnected empirical studies take a fresh look at SoTL by examining students' self-perception of their learning styles and whether their perceptions relate to how they learn. Today's college students are growing up in the information age of the 21st Century. Many educators believe that a best practice is to focus on delivering personalized instructional material through technology. Thus, the current mixed methods study adds value to SoTL research by examining these concepts through a representative sample of the subject university in the United States. To assure the reliability and validity of the complex series of three integrated studies, research assistants were trained by a researcher experienced in experimental and survey designs. Data were analyzed using SPSS27®. The study's findings indicated that focusing instructional materials on individual learning styles does not equate to learning success; in fact, the data showed no relationship. The data showed that a combined instructional delivery methodology (kinetic and audio) had a positive influence on learning success. The findings revealed that explicit instructions with or without audio were the most effective in leading to students' ability to follow instructions successfully. Managing students' self-perceptions of learning styles is important to assure successful learning experiences. Findings, conclusions, implications, recommendations, and limitations are presented herein.
Predictive Effect of Meaning of Life on Psychological Well-Being and Happiness among University Students
Author: Demir, Sezai
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Well Being,Psychological Patterns,Quality of Life,Goal Orientation,Self Concept,World Views,Predictor Variables,Sex

In this study, it is aimed to examine the predictive effect of the meaning in life on psychological wellbeing and happiness in university students. In the study, it was also investigated whether there was a significant difference between the meaning in life, psychological well-being and happiness scores in terms of gender. The study population of the research consists of students studying at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Education in the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. The study group consisted of a total of 323 students, 236 (73.1%) g rls and 87 (26.9%) boys, aged between 20 and 26 (x 21.62), selected w th the conven ence sampl ng method, one of the non-random sampling methods. In the study personal information form, Short form of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Meaning in Life Questionnaire were used as data collection tools. According to the findings obtained from the study, the meaning in life predicted students' psychological well-being at a significant level; it was seen that the meaning in life explained about 30% of the total variance in students' psychological well-being scores. In addition, the meaning in life predicted the happiness level of students at a significant level; it was seen that the meaning in life explained about 23% of the total variance in the happiness scores of the students in a meaningful way. Finally, it was found that there was no significant difference between the meaning in life, happiness and psychological well-being scores of the students according to their gender.