ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Relationship between Learning Effectiveness, Teacher Competence and Teachers Performance Madrasah Tsanawiyah at Serang, Banten, Indonesia
Author: Rahmatullah, Mamat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Correlation,Statistical Inference,Statistics,Teacher Effectiveness,Islam,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Teacher Competencies,Regression (Statistics),Predictor Variables,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics,Validity,Reliability,Academic Achievement

In this study, the problem is limited factors relating to the learning effectiveness and teacher competence in improving the teacher performance. Therefore, this study will try to get explanations from some main issues which include the learning effectiveness issue, and teacher competence to increase teacher performance in Madrasah Tsanawiyah at Serang, Banten, Indonesia. The goal in this research is to get facts about correlation and to see the levels of effectiveness learning and teacher competence as well as the teacher performance in Madrasah Tsanawiyah at Serang, Banten, Indonesia. This research is directed in describing and analyzing the data findings in depth are using the quantitative analysis methods of descriptive and inferential. Collecting data is using the instrument, about the instrument is used as a primary assessment way to collect the information about factors of effectiveness learning, teacher competence, and teacher performance. The samples are 150 Teacher in Madrasah Tsanawiyah at Serang, Banten, Indonesia. The results of this research is there is a relationship between learning effectiveness and teacher performance, there is a relationship between teacher competence and teacher performance, the results of this study can be concluded that increasing teacher performance can be carried out in the presence of learning effectiveness and teacher competence in the Madrasah Tsanawiyah, teachers who have the good performance seen from an process of learning effectiveness as well as the teacher competency.
An Examination of Using Self-, Peer-, and Teacher-Assessment in Higher Education: A Case Study in Teacher Education
Author: Kiliç, Didem
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Teacher Education,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Peer Evaluation,Case Studies,Teacher Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Comparative Analysis,Preservice Teachers,Scores,Formative Evaluation,Summative Evaluation,Teacher Effectiveness,Statistical Analysis

This study focuses on the process of implementing self-, peer- and teacher-assessment in teacher education in order to examine the ways of applying these assessment practices and specifically aims at finding out the level of agreement among pre-service teachers' self-, peer- and teacher-assessments of presentation performances. Pre-service teachers' presentation performances including an application of a teaching method assessed by peers and teacher and also by themselves through criteria based assessment forms. The analysis of the data revealed that there are statistically significant differences among self-, peer- and teacher-assessment scores. Peer-assessment of pre-service teachers' presentations is found to be significantly higher compared with teacher-assessment and self-assessment. With regard to the comparison of teacher-assessment scores and self-assessment scores, it is revealed that there are no significant differences between teacher- and self-assessments. In teacher training programmes beside summative approach self-, peer- and teacher-assessments can be implemented in a formative way as useful practices in developing more successful performance, higher confidence, effective presenting skills and essential competencies required for effective teaching.
Aerobic Capacity and Anaerobic Power Levels of the University Students
Author: Taskin, Cengiz
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Higher Education,Exercise,Foreign Countries,Physical Education,Physical Activities,Comparative Analysis,Business Administration Education,Athletics,Body Composition,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Team Sports

The aim of study was to analyze aerobic capacity and anaerobic power levels of the university students. Total forty university students who is department physical education and department business (age means; 21.15±1.46 years for male and age means; 20.55±1.79 years for female in department physical education), volunteered to participate in this study. Anaerobic power was measured with Running Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST). Oxygen consumption was estimated 20-m shuttle run test. We found that was aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of physical education students higher than aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of business students (P&lt;0.05). On the other hand, we didn't found differences between physical education female and male students and business female and male students in maximal anaerobic capacity and average anaerobic capacity (P&gt;0.05). We found that was aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of female and male students in department physical education higher than aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of female and male students in department of business (P&lt;0.05). In addition, fatigue index of female students in department physical education lower than fatigue index of female students in department of business was found (P&lt;0.05). In conclusion, recreational sportive activities affect development of aerobic capacity, depending on this, aerobic capacities of the students having education at the physical education and sport teaching department are more advanced than the students of the business management department due to applied courses included in the curriculum, in addition to recreational activities, genetic factors are determinants of anaerobic capacities.
Student-Centered Teaching in Large Classes with Limited Resources
Author: Renaud, Susan
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Large Group Instruction,Student Centered Learning,Educational Resources,Classroom Environment,Classroom Techniques,Teaching Methods,Performance Factors,Teaching Experience,Student Motivation,Cooperative Learning,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries

The authors shares suggestions for instructors who teach large classes (from 50-80 students) with minimal resources. The challenges of managing the classroom, using pair and group work effectively, and working with limited resources are addressed. The authors suggests ways to take attendance quickly, to reduce written work to grade, to start and stop communicative activities, and to keep motivation high when students work at different speeds. Suggestions were tested by action research. Two classrooms are described.
The Effect of Teachers' Spirituality and Ethical Ideology on Their Preference of Reporting Wrongdoings at Schools
Author: Toker Gokce, Asiye
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Islam,Religious Factors,Disclosure,Ethics,Social Responsibility,Ideology,Preferences,Regression (Statistics),Correlation,Hypothesis Testing,Intention,Questionnaires,Teacher Attitudes,Factor Analysis,Prosocial Behavior

This paper aimed to examine whistleblowing in point of individual level. Three sets of hypotheses were developed concerning the relationships between (1) religiosity and ethical ideology, (2) ethical ideology and intentions to different modes of whistleblowing, and (3) religiosity and intentions to different modes of whistleblowing. Descriptive statistics, Correlation matrix, and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The sample includes 323 teachers in Turkey. The results confirmed that religiosity was negatively associated with relativism, and positively associated with idealism while they rejected any relation between the ethical ideology and intention to whistleblowing modes. The results confirmed only the positive relationship between religiosity and internal whistleblowing, while rejecting the other hypotheses. Few studies have investigated the relationship between whistleblowing modes and ethical ideology. Therefore, examining religiosity, ethical ideology, and whistleblowing in an education context in Turkey, this paper believed to contribute the literature with regard to Islamic perspective.
Academic Leadership in a Private University: An Iranian Case Study
Author: Hamidifar, Fatemeh
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Private Colleges,Universities,Leadership Effectiveness,Qualitative Research,Barriers,Data Analysis,Agenda Setting,Educational Objectives,Staff Development,Centralization,Administrative Organization,Budgets,Educational Finance,Leadership Training,Leadership Qualities,Case Studies,Semi Structured Interviews,Governance,Ability,Transformational Leadership

This study explores effective academic leadership as well as hindrances within Iran's private higher educational institutions. The author employed a qualitative approach that utilized purposive sampling to collect and analyze data. Findings were categorized into three classes comprising the (i) setting of direction, (ii) organizational and (iii) staff development at three administrative levels: central office, branch office and faculty personnel. Obstacles confronting effective academic leadership were identified as (i) centralization of power; (ii) bureaucratic hierarchy; (iii) budgetary restraints; (iv) ineffective interaction including ineffectual communications as well as social, political and cultural interventions; and (v) unqualified staffing policies that eschewed meritocracy. This study reveals that the functional purview of an effective academic leader is to drive an institution's vision forward towards achievement and define its mission and objectives. Moreover, it signifies an indispensable need for academic leadership development programs that incorporate, protect and support scientific management skills based on sound moral values, mutually established trust, collegial respect, and the application of transactional cum transformational governance methods in teaching, learning and research.
The Relationship between of Teacher Competence, Emotional Intelligence and Teacher Performance Madrasah Tsanawiyah at District of Serang Banten
Author: Wahyuddin, Wawan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Competencies,Relationship,Emotional Intelligence,Islam,Teacher Effectiveness,Statistical Inference,Statistics,Teacher Improvement,Teaching Methods,Correlation,Regression (Statistics),Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

This study wants to examine the relationship between teacher competence and emotional intelligence that held by teachers to increase the teacher performance Madrasah Tsanawiyah at district of Serang Banten. This research was conducted with the quantitative method, through analysis descriptive and inferential. Samples the research were teachers Madrasah Tsanawiyah with using the instrument as a means of data collection, the results showed that there is a relationship between teacher competence to teacher performance, as well as emotional intelligence has relationship with the teacher performance. Improvement the teacher performance due to increased and improvement the teacher competence and emotional intelligence. So therefore, it takes a real effort of various parties in improvement the teacher competence and emotional intelligence held by teachers, improvement the teacher competence and emotional intelligence will give a positive result to the improvement and enhancement of the teacher performance in the learning process in schools.
Heading for Success: Three Case Studies of School Transformation through Capital Construction
Author: Chen, Wen-Yan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Success,Social Capital,Foreign Countries,Leadership,Secondary Schools,Educational Change,Educational Improvement,School Effectiveness,Comparative Analysis,Interviews

Utilizing capital as a construct to analyze leadership that triggers school transformation is a newly emerged perspective. This study employed the capital theory as the framework to explore how schools undertook the transformative tasks by multi-case study. Three secondary schools in Taiwan were recruited to investigate how leaders constructed the intellectual, social, spiritual, and financial capital and the interplay among the capitals. The findings indicated that despite certain strategies commonly employed by case schools, the ways schools develop capitals as the strategy of school transformation depended on their unique context. One form of capital might be used to facilitate another form of capital. The study applied capital perspective to Asian context has extended its explanatory power and has created the basis for further research in the field of school reform.
Using Practice Posters to Address EFL Challenges
Author: Reilly, Peter
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Visual Aids,Lesson Plans,English (Second Language),English Instruction,Educational Practices,Photography,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

Practice posters, with pictures and captions, are useful for controlled practice of vocabulary and structures in an EFL context. The author has found many advantages of using posters with beginners in a high school setting. Student led review gets students active, increases autonomy and improves confidence. The use of small groups is effective with multi-language classes and frees the teacher to monitor interactions. Other benefits include increasing English use, limiting mistakes, decreasing discipline issues, helping with pronunciation and appealing to a variety of learning styles.
Designing Lessons for EFL Listening Comprehension Classes
Author: Ross, Justine
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Listening Comprehension,English (Second Language),English Instruction,Lesson Plans,Student Motivation,Educational Principles,Teaching Methods,Educational Practices,Motivation Techniques,Educational Strategies

To keep students motivated, the author outlines several principles for developing listening comprehension lessons. When learners focus on a clear learning objective, retention improves. Other recommendations include keeping the same topic and objective for several activities and selecting relevant, authentic material with a clear layout and pictures to help with prediction. The author discusses appropriate teaching methods, such as variety and effective questioning
The Efficiency of a Selective Training Program on the Development of Some Social Skills of Saudi Students with Autism
Author: Alothman, Ibrahim A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Interpersonal Competence,Skill Development,Social Development,Program Effectiveness,Males,Preadolescents,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Comparative Analysis,Intervention,Foreign Countries,Intelligence Tests,Cognitive Ability,Rating Scales,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Communication Strategies,Story Telling,Hypothesis Testing,Statistical Analysis,Scores,Pretests Posttests,Special Schools,Nonparametric Statistics

The objective of the present study is to find out the efficiency of a selective training program on the development of some social skills of Saudi students with Autism. The study sample comprised of (6) male students with Autism who aged (9-12) years, with an average age of (10.58) years, and a standard deviation of (1.16) years. Their IQ ranged on the Stanford-Binet Scale between (67-78) degrees, with an average of (72.17) degrees, and a standard deviation of (4.16) degrees. Their grades on Childhood Autism Rating Scale were between (30-36.5), with an average of (33.67) and a standard deviation of (2.48). The study sample is divided into two groups, one of them is an experimental group that comprised (3) students and the other is a control group that comprised (3) students. The sample also comprised of three teachers of these students. The researcher prepared Social Skills Scale for students with Autism, Childhood Autism Rating Scale translated and revised by Al-Shammri and Al-Sertawi (2003), and a selective training program prepared by the researcher. The results showed that the selective training program which is used in this study was effective on improving the social skills of the Saudi students with Autism.
Alternative Frameworks of the Secondary School Students on the Concept of Condensation at Submicroscopic Level
Author: Abdullah, Nurdiana
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Scientific Concepts,Guidelines,Qualitative Research,Student Attitudes,Science Instruction,Science Tests,Chemistry,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

The study was carried out to identify the alternative frameworks on the concept of condensation at submicroscopic level among secondary school students (N = 324). Data was collected by using the qualitative method through the Understanding Test on the Concept of Matter at Submicroscopic Level which consisted of 10 open-ended questions. The analysis of contents showed that the students' alternative frameworks on the concept of condensation at submicroscopic level are divided into three categories namely the explanations with the alternative frameworks at submicroscopic level, the limited explanations at macroscopic level and no explanation. This article discussed the alternative frameworks of the first category only, namely the explanations with the alternative framework at submicroscopic level while the second and third categories are discussed in the second part of the article. In summary, some implications on the teachings are recommended in order to enhance the understanding of the students on the concept of condensation at the submicroscopic level.
Academic Quality Assurance Variables in Nigerian Universities: Exploring Lecturers' Perception
Author: Obiekezie, Eucharia O.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Universities,Quality Assurance,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Public Colleges,Teacher Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Educational Quality,Geographic Regions,Teacher Qualifications,Teaching Skills,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Student Attitudes,Educational Attitudes,Educational Resources,Access to Information,College Libraries,Teacher Student Ratio,Electronic Publishing,Books,Educational Finance,Accreditation (Institutions),School Business Relationship,Private Sector,Professional Development

The level of job performance, international comparability and competitiveness of Nigerian university graduates are burning issues. Consequently, the academic quality of Nigerian universities has come under severe criticism. Since university lecturers are key players in quality assurance in universities, this study explored their perceptions of variables important to quality assurance in Nigerian universities. Five hundred lecturers from public universities in the South-South geopolitical zone responded to a 25-item survey. Five research questions were framed and descriptive statistics were used in analysing and presenting the data. The result showed that lecturers perceived availability of adequate number of qualified staff, students' attitude to study, early publication of students' examination results, availability of well-equipped laboratories and workshops, and funding of tertiary education as the most important variables in academic quality assurance.
An Effect of the Learning Environment Management System toward Student Quality of Thai Secondary School
Author: Wirussawa, Seatuch
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Environment,Management Systems,Secondary Schools,Instructional Design,Educational Quality,Research and Development,Program Evaluation,Questionnaires,Componential Analysis,Factor Analysis,Input Output Analysis,Data Collection,Statistical Analysis,Information Technology,Sciences,Social Sciences,Integrated Curriculum

This study aimed at 1) investigating the element of the learning environment management system in the secondary schools, 2) exploring the current states and problems of the system on the learning environment management in the secondary schools, 3) designing the learning environment management system for the secondary schools, and 4) identifying the effects of the learning environment management system at the secondary schools. This research was the research and development (R&amp;D). Tools employed in this study consisted of: a questionnaire, a form of opinion expression of the scholars, a form of interview, a form of system evaluation as well, a form of satisfaction evaluation. Data were analyzed by percentage, mean and standard deviation. The findings were as follows: 1) The components of the learning environment management system on outputs included: school policies, personnel, budget, materials used in the application, management as well as participation. On process, there were: environment inside classroom, environment outside classroom, information technology, class atmosphere, creation of learning and instruction and curriculum. The outputs comprised: an increase in the learners' leaning achievement, eagerness to learn among the learners, learning resources conducive to learning of the learners, teachers' and school administrators' satisfaction as well as interaction between the teachers and learners. The feedback consisted of a report on the effects and recommendations to those concerned, application of evaluation results to be improved based on recommendations. 2) The current states of the learning environment management system in the secondary schools were at the high level while the problems of the application were at the moderate level. 3) The system of the learning environment management in the secondary schools comprised 6 sub-factors including: inside classroom environment, outside classroom environment, information technology, classroom atmosphere, creation of learning, and instruction and curriculum. 4) The effects of the system application revealed that the teachers obtained interaction with the learners at the high level. More learning resources were added to the schools. The learners gained the higher learning achievement. The school administrators and teachers were satisfied with the system on the learning environment management in the secondary schools.
Student Storytelling through Sequential Art
Author: Fay, David
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Story Telling,English (Second Language),English Instruction,Cartoons,Sequential Learning,Art Materials,Teaching Methods,Class Activities,Student Projects,Lesson Plans,Art Activities

If you are interested in using sequential art forms such as comic books in your EFL classroom, this article is full of helpful advice. Reading sequential art is beneficial because students can work with authentic texts with real language and graphic support. Students can also apply research and cultural knowledge to the creation of their own sequential art projects. The author addresses managing project groups, researching the topic, developing the story, structuring the story, adding artwork, and sharing the story. The creations can be used as reading material for future classes.
Students as Textbook Authors
Author: Chou, Hsiao-Yi
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Authors,Textbook Publication,Student Publications,Student Centered Learning,Writing Instruction,Learning Activities,Teaching Methods,Student Writing Models,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries

The authors describe their experience using a learner-centered approach to turn learner writing into booklets. When students write about their own lives, they can focus on the language they need to express their ideas. Interaction increases because interest is high. Near beginners can create fact sheets about themselves, and more advanced students can write language-learning histories. The texts can become fill-in-the-blank activities or be read aloud. Student texts inform instructors of needs and interests; they give students ownership of their learning and provide models for future classes.