ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Reviewing of Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes of Students of Arts and Crafts Teaching in Terms of Several Variables
Author: Özcan, Kemal
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Art Education,Information Technology,Student Attitudes,Internet,College Students,Social Media,Parent Background,Anxiety,Academic Achievement

The era we live in has a quality allowing all new fields and different uses of media and technology. In this unavoidable development and transformation, the individual's attitude and usage of these contents also varies. It is important to focus on some concepts and relations before we talk about our study including these reviews The students of the Faculty of Education, Fine Arts Education, Arts and Crafts Department forms the universe of the research and randomly selected 96 volunteer students from the students of University Fine Arts Education Arts and Crafts Department form the sample. The age average of the sample in the study was 20.30 (n=96, ss=1.98). The average daily computer usage of the sample is 5.36 hours (n=96,ss=4.47). SPSS v21.0 Package Program was used in the analysis of the data. Before the statistical analysis of the data, normality tests were applied. It has been determined whether the parametric tests meet the preconditions with these normality tests. Accordingly, arithmetic mean, percentage, frequency, t-test for independent sample and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests and their non-parametric equivalents were used. Spearman rank difference correlation coefficient was calculated for the correlation. Significance was taken as 0.05. In the light of the results, we see that the increase in the daily internet usage time of the students makes them develop positive attitudes towards technology. The reason for this is that students using the internet more are more familiar with technology and use it more in daily life. More internet usage and a positive view of technology progress in direct proportion with students.
The Impact of Back-Translation Instruction with Collaborative Activities on Iranian English Students&apos; Translation Achievement
Author: Mohammadi, Hesam
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Translation,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Language Processing,Language Usage,Language Tests,Comparative Analysis,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Cooperative Learning,Undergraduate Students,Universities,Feedback (Response),Foreign Countries,Second Languages,Student Placement

The present quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design investigated the impact of back-translation teaching with collaborative activities on Iranian English translation students' translation achievement. To this end, 30Iranian EFL translation students studying at Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch were nominated based on convenience sampling. The Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and a translation pretest were directed to inspect the contributors' homogeneity prior to the treatment. The groups were assigned to the Collaborative Backtranslation Group (CBTG n=15) and Back-translation Group (BTG n=15). During 16 sessions, CBTG experienced back-translation with collaborative activities as a treatment, whereas the BTG experienced only back-translation every session. After the treatment stage, the participants were given a translation posttest. The study also examined the participants' attitudes toward collaborative activities implementation via semi-structured interviews and tried to assess some students' perceptions towards collaborative activities and the instructional practices in the university context. The qualitative analysis revealed that most learners preferred collaborative tasks in their classrooms. The quantitative analysis showed that the CBTG outdone the BTG in translation ability. The result of the present research had some implications for the teachers and students in translation pedagogy. As for the theoretical aspect, this study can provide some hints for researchers interested in developing a comprehensive model for the L2 translation process. Considering the practical implications, all the instructors could employ a set of collaborative activities in their translation classes. Collaborative activities create translating opportunities where students exchange meaning, suggest feedback, and offer enhanced output for revealing the meaning.
The Effects of Teachers&apos; Professional Development Activities on Differentiated Instructional Practices and Students&apos; Learning Engagements and Outcomes in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Author: Geletua, Girma Moti
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Faculty Development,Teaching Methods,Learner Engagement,Outcomes of Education,Individualized Instruction,Administrator Attitudes,Student Needs,Elementary Education,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Public Schools,Private Schools

The study was aimed at examining the effects of professional development activities on differentiated instruction and students' learning engagements and outcomes in Oromia Regional State. A mixed method with concurrent triangulation design was used. The samples were selected from a total of 317 respondents by using stratified, simple random sampling and availability sampling techniques. The data were collected by using questionnaires, interview, classroom observation and document examination, and analyzed by using different statistics followed by thematic narration. The objective of differentiated instructional practices was not aligned with the learning engagements and outcomes of diverse learners [F (2, 309) =4.658, p = 0.000, p &lt;5]. The practices of students' learning engagements were not empowered due to less differentiation of contents, process, product, resources and learning environment [F (3,309) = 4.698, p =0.003, p&lt;0.05]. It didn't address the diverse needs of gifted, visual, auditory, kinesthetic and students with learning difficulties. Therefore, factors that affect the implementations of differentiated pedagogical practices to engage learners and assists them to realize their prioritized needs and expectations in the classrooms should be recognized. The contextualization, conceptualization and adaptation of differentiated instruction should be realized by giving ongoing professional development training for teachers. The best practices should be contextualized, conceptualized, adapted and connected to real life of learners and improve their learning engagements and outcomes.
Examining the Effect of STEAM Approach Applications on Attitude towards STEAM in Visual Arts Education
Author: Helvaci, Ismail
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Art Education,Visual Aids,Foreign Countries,Grade 6,Middle School Students,Learning Activities,Teaching Methods,Student Attitudes,21st Century Skills

The aim of present study is to decide the effect of Visual Arts Education delivered with the activities developed as a part of STEAM approach, which is based on the integration of Art into the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, on the attitude towards the disciplines that constitute this approach. Views upon STEM approach also are identified. This study, which was carried out in a public school based in a central district city in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey, lasted 6 weeks as a part of the Visual Arts course. There are 48 students studying in 6th grade as for research sample, 25 of which are experimental and 23 are control group. Embedded mixed design, one of the mixed design types was used in the study. Quantitative data were obtained with STEAM Attitude Scale using a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group. In qualitative terms, data was collected by semi-structured interviews on the basis of case study. STEAM Attitude Scale data were analyzed by dependent / independent groups t test and ANCOVA. Content analysis was used for analysing the semi-structured interview form data. When the research findings were examined, a significant difference was found in favor of the post-test between the experimental group STEAM Attitude Scale pre-test-post-test mean scores. As a result of the analysis of the post-test scores of the experimental and control groups, a significant difference was found in favor of the experimental group. With the STEAM approach, it has been concluded that visual arts education leads to an increase in individuals' attitudes towards the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics disciplines that form STEAM. When the interview findings were examined, it was found that the positive opinions of the experimental group regarding the process carried out with the STEAM approach were intense. Based upon the findings, it has been determined that the application has a helpful effect on the development of attitude towards STEAM disciplines. Suggestions have been made to researchers and program makers to clarify the framework of the STEAM approach and to enrich the application examples.
Investigation of the Effect of Preservice Science Teachers&apos; E[right arrow]STEM Activity Development Processes on Environmental Awareness Levels
Author: Candan-Helvaci, Sevcan
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,STEM Education,Case Studies,Science Teachers,Foreign Countries,Teacher Education Programs,Student Attitudes,Environment,Environmental Education,Comparative Analysis,State Universities,Measures (Individuals),Teaching Methods,Knowledge Level

The aim of the present research is to reveal the effects of preservice science teachers' E[right arrow]STEM approach-based activity development processes on their environmental awareness levels and their views on the process. The research was performed with explanatory sequential mixed design. In the quantitative dimension, a single group pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design; and in the qualitative dimension, a holistic single case design, a type of case study, was applied. Eleven preservice science teachers studying in the 3rd grade of the faculty of education at a state university based in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey are included as the study group. The quantitative data obtained after the six-week process were gathered through the environmental awareness scale and the Wilcoxon signed-row test, and the qualitative data were collected through a semi-structured interview form and analyzed descriptively. It was determined that the activity development process based on the E[right arrow]STEM approach increased in the environmental awareness levels of the preservice teachers and their opinions were positive for the process they experienced. They established connections that the E[right arrow]STEM approach provided the development of environmental awareness and was an effective application area in environmental education. Suggestions were made based on the results of the research. Based on the changes resulted by the E[right arrow]STEM approach activity development process experience in preservice teachers, it was suggested to enrich the content of teacher education and science courses with this approach.
Parental Attitudes toward Children&apos;s Cultural Learning While Learning German: A Comparative Study between Turkish and Swedish Parents
Author: Orhan, Arzu
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Attitudes,Cultural Education,German,Second Language Learning,Comparative Analysis,Foreign Countries,Cultural Differences,Secondary School Students

In today's world, millions of people can speak more than one language. Culture plays a critical role when learning a foreign language. Whether the culture is to be added to target language teaching has been an important issue throughout teaching history. The bridge between culture and language has always been a big challenge, according to teachers and academics. During the last decades, they discussed the importance and possibilities of including culture in teaching. And in many different studies, the influence of cultural teaching on learning a new language or the thoughts of both teachers and learners on target cultural teaching have been investigated when learning a foreign language. Nevertheless, there are few studies about the parents' impact on their children's foreign language learning development regarding target cultural teaching. This study tries to find out what parents in Turkey (Bursa) and Sweden (Borås) think about their children's target cultural teaching of German as a foreign language and whether there are differences between the parents' attitudes on cultural learning in their children's German lessons. Fifty parents from each country participate in this study, using a quantitative research design. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and an unpaired t-test with independent samples. The results showed that both groups of parents consider culture and language together, and cultural teaching should be given in their children's German lessons. However, data analysis also demonstrated that there were significant differences between Turkish and Swedish parents regarding most attitudes. Finally, there were differences between the perceptions of both groups of parents on statements that include cultural teaching motivates their children in German classes, helps their children to speak like a native speaker, increases their cultural awareness, offers them better job opportunities and successful communication in German and cultural teaching could harm their children about own culture.
The Effects of Portfolio and Learning Style-Based Practices on Biology Attitudes of Pre-Service Science Teachers
Author: Zor, Mihrican Balaban
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Portfolios (Background Materials),Cognitive Style,Teaching Methods,Biology,Student Attitudes,Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Scientific Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The aim of this research is to examine the effects of course activities with learning styles and portfolio applications on the attitudes of pre-service science teachers towards biology lesson. The research was studied with 100 teacher candidates in the 2nd grade of Science Teaching at Ondokuz Mayis University. The learning styles of the prospective teachers were determined according to the Kolb Learning Styles Inventory (KÖSE-3), and lesson plans were created within the scope of the General Biology Laboratory course, and also teaching activities which used portfolio evaluation were developed. In this context, the effect of the taught course on the attitudes of pre-service science teachers towards the biology course was examined. The design of the research is quasi-experimental design with pre-test post-test control group (model with unequalized control group). One of the branches of the pre-service science teachers' class was chosen as Experiment1 group, one as Experiment 2 and one as Control group. At the end of the period, it was found that the applications which was completed in a total of 28 weeks were more effective in the attitudes of pre-service science teachers in both experimental groups towards the biology lesson.
Inter-Professional Collaboration and Knowledge Management Practices among Clinical Workforce in Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria
Author: Opele, Jacob Kehinde
Date: 2022-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interprofessional Relationship,Physicians,Knowledge Management,Nurses,Foreign Countries,Health Services,Delivery Systems,Professional Personnel,Correlation,Hospitals,Medical Education,Health Personnel,Decision Making,Questionnaires

Effective health service delivery hinges on the interface between professionals rendering health services to the sick and the injured. This paper examined the inter-professional collaboration and knowledge management practices among the clinical workforce in Federal Tertiary Hospitals in three Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria. The study employed a non-experimental survey design. 550 questionnaires were administered out of which 479 were completed for analysis comprising 204 Medical Doctors, 180 Nurses and 95 Health Information Management Officers, which resulted into 87% response rate. Findings from the study revealed that knowledge acquisition was the most practiced, closely followed by knowledge application. In addition, cooperation was the most practiced form of inter-professional collaboration, next to it is partnership. The study revealed a significant relationship between inter-professional collaboration and knowledge management practices. It shows that only cooperation significantly influenced knowledge management practices while knowledge capturing and knowledge dissemination significantly influenced inter-professional collaboration. The study concluded that Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria will perform better if they can sustain the culture of knowledge management practices and inter-professional collaboration.
The Influence of Individual and Organizational Factors on Readiness to Accept Online Learning among Higher Education Lecturers in Nigeria
Author: Ogbodoakum, Nnamdi
Date: 2022-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Self Efficacy,Predictor Variables,Learning Management Systems,Organizational Climate,College Faculty,Technological Literacy,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Teacher Attitudes,Educational Benefits,Educational Administration,Technology Uses in Education,Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Information and communication technology have revolutionised many aspects of human interactions. One area which has received profound transformation is education and learning. Although technology-enhanced learning has widened access, and improved performance and quality; little has been achieved in many developing countries. The study is aimed at examining the predictors of readiness to accept online learning methods among faculty members (lecturers) in higher education institutions in Nigeria. Following the literature reviews, five factors (online learning attitude, online learning self-efficacy, management support, online content readiness and perceived benefit) were identified as the possible predictors of readiness to accept the online learning method. Using a sample of 277 valid respondents selected through proportional stratified sampling in 3 higher education institutions, it was found that online learning self-efficacy, management support, online content readiness and perceived benefit had statistically significant effects on readiness to accept online learning platforms among faculty members. Online learning attitude has no statistically significant effect on readiness to accept online learning methods. The study implies that faculty members (lecturers) who are confident in their ability to use the online learning method together with management support, institution E-content readiness and perception of benefit would accept the online learning method in teaching and learning.
A Case Study of the Use of Sandplay Therapy to Help Kids Feel Better about Starting Kindergarten
Author: Wu, Qiao
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Play Therapy,Kindergarten,Young Children,Enrollment,Psychological Patterns,Counseling Effectiveness,Anxiety,Child Behavior,Student Adjustment,Foreign Countries,Intervention

The purpose of this article is to investigate the efficacy of Sandplay Therapy (SPT) in reducing children's kindergarten entrance anxiety in an effort to provide front-line preschool teachers with insights and strategies for addressing the emotional distress of children in their first days of nursery school. As a case study, the application of SPT to a 3-year-old boy who struggled with his transition into kindergarten was cited. The differences in his emotions and behaviors before and after six sessions of SPT were evaluated, revealing that the intervention through SPT significantly decreased his anxiety level while increasing his willingness to attend nursery school and that he finally developed a sound adaptation to the school, according to the comments of the observers. Findings showed that SPT could help kids feel less nervous about starting kindergarten and adjust better to new situations.
A Case Study of 271 Education Group&apos;s Learning Protocols: Reconstruction of Course Contents Based on Holistic Module Learning
Author: Liu, Shuzhong
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Course Content,Student Centered Learning,Holistic Approach,Integrated Curriculum,Instructional Development,Behavioral Objectives,Instructional Design,Teaching Methods,Student Evaluation,Foreign Countries

The holistic module learning and protocol-guided learning concepts underpin 271 Education Group's learning protocols. This article discussed the history of learning protocol development and its significance. Using the experience of 271 Education Group as an example, we attempted to illustrate the fundamental structure of learning protocols. It is hoped that this study will have an effect on how the new national curriculum program and course standards are put into place.
Exploring Employment Intentions of College Students in Small and Medium-Sized Cities against the Backdrop of High-Quality Economic Development: Taking Huai&apos;an City as an Example
Author: Xu, Yinyin
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Occupational Aspiration,College Students,Community Characteristics,Economic Development,Foreign Countries,Intention,Student Attitudes,Employment,Student Experience,Urban Areas,Improvement

Against the backdrop of high-quality development of the national economy, the development of each city is also facing transformation and upgrading. Cities need high-quality development, and high-quality talents are the key. The problem of attracting high-quality talents in domestic small and medium-sized cities in high-quality development needs to be solved urgently. This paper takes Huai'an, a third-tier city in China, as an example, to understand the intentions and confusions of college students when they seek employment. The qualitative approach of semi-structured interviews is employed. The study finds that in small and medium-sized cities, factors hindering college students from staying in local cities for employment include that the intensity of the government in publicizing high-quality development has not reached to most college students, the guide courses in colleges and universities meet difficulties in the process of delivery, and college students' own career planning are not guided well. In response to the above problems, this paper puts forward suggestions such as strengthening the positive interaction between schools and college students, enhancing the publicity of high-quality urban development among college students, and closely integrating college students' career guidance courses with local development. Quality development attracts more high-quality talents.