ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Examining the Secondary School Mathematics Practices Course Books in Turkey According to the Principles of the Model Eliciting Activity Design
Author: Saka, Ebru
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction,Secondary School Mathematics,Textbooks,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Textbook Content,Learning Activities,Mathematical Models

In the study, it was aimed to examine the activities in the Secondary School Mathematics Practices course books taught within the scope of mathematics practices course in Turkey and published by the Ministry of National Education, according to the principles of Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) design. For this purpose, document analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The data source of the study consisted of Secondary School Mathematics Practices course books (6th, 7th and 8th grades) taught since 2017. During the data analysis phase of the study, six MEA design principles (reality, model eliciting, self-assessment, structure documentation, model generalization and effective prototype principle) proposed by Lesh et al. (2000) were taken into account. According to the results obtained from the study, the principle of self-evaluation was the principle of designing the MEA that provided the lowest level of activities in the 6th and 7th grade Mathematics Practices course book. The activities in the 8th grade course book, on the other hand, scored slightly above the intermediate level in terms of the principle of self-evaluation. It was determined that the activities in the books for all three levels were more than moderately suitable for the model generalization principle, and that they were prepared in accordance with the principles of effective prototype and reality. When the activities in the course books were examined in terms of the model documentation principles, it was determined that the activities in the 7th grade course book were below the medium level, while the activities in the 6th and 8th grade course books were found to be above the medium level. As a result, it was concluded that the activities in the Mathematics Practices course books of all three grade levels generally provided the MEA design principles above the intermediate level.
A Thematic Review of the Studies on the Music Teacher Competencies in Turkey
Author: Çeliktas, Hatice
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Content Analysis,Music Teachers,Teacher Competencies,Foreign Countries,Music Education,Faculty Development,Educational Policy,Teacher Education

The first official works about the teacher competencies in Turkey were began in 1998 and many revisions made since then. In this framework, subject-specific competencies were prepared for some areas for primary education in 2008 and secondary education in 2011. This research aimed to review and analyze studies about music teacher competencies between 2008 and 2017 when music teacher competencies were in effect. For this purpose, the studies conducted during this period in Turkey were scanned, and the thematic content analysis was carried out within the framework of the method/design, sample group, data collection tools, aims, results, and recommendations. One of the research findings showed that the studies concerned were particularly related to the competency areas of planning and regulation, the theoretical-applied knowledge and skill, and professional development. Another finding pointed out that the vast majority of the studies employed a descriptive survey model. Last but not least, it was found that the samples of the studies were mostly constructed from pre-service teachers rather than in-service teachers. This current research suggests that further studies should give priority to choose in-service teachers as samples rather than pre-service teachers and also suggests more functional courses for both undergraduate program and in service training.
Experience of Transition to Distance Education in Secondary Education from the Eyes of Syrian Students during the Pandemic
Author: Süt, Hüsne Mehtap
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Experience,Distance Education,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Study Habits,Social Support Groups

This study aims to investigate the educational experiences of Syrian students, who switched to distance education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the factors affecting success in academic courses during this period. Descriptive survey model was used in this study. Research was conducted using the personal information form, the Distance Education Evaluation Questionnaire in the COVID-19 pandemic, and Academic motivation questionnaire in the COVID-19 pandemic. The study group consists of 200 students studying in Kahramanmaras in the 2020-2021 academic year and participating in the distance education during the pandemic. The frequency (f) and percent (%) values of the opinions of Syrian students studying in secondary education institutions were calculated. The findings obtained at the end of the research were discussed under the headings of (i) students' views on distance education, (ii) factors affecting academic motivation, (iii) changes in studying habits and (iv) academic psychological support of families and teachers during distance education.
Development of a Scale of Narcissism in Social Media and Investigation of Its Psychometric Characteristics
Author: Akdeniz, Seher
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Construction,Personality Traits,Social Media,Psychometrics,Factor Analysis,Test Validity,Test Reliability

Narcissism in social media reveals itself differently than in daily social interactions. Therefore, the present study aimed to develop a Scale of Narcissism in Social Media through the lens of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Model and to investigate its psychometric characteristics. The total sample of the study consisted of 740 participants between 18 and 65 years of age for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 16 item and two-factor structure. The structure of the scale was in accordance with the theoretical framework and therefore factors are named Narcissistic Admiration and Narcissistic Rivalry. The results of the confirmative analysis showed that the fit indices were acceptable. Correlations of the scale with other narcissism scales demonstrated concurrent validity and reliability analysis showed acceptable internal consistency. The results of the study show that the Scale of Narcissism in Social Media is a valid and reliable tool for measurement and data collection.
Evaluation of Going Global in the &quot;Theoretical Framework for Evaluating POA-Based Teaching Materials&quot;
Author: Gu, Yinghua
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Theories,Instructional Materials,Global Approach,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Textbook Evaluation,Units of Study,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Difficulty Level,English (Second Language),Cultural Awareness,Language Teachers,Foreign Countries

Oriented by the theoretical framework for evaluating POA-based materials, this paper aims to evaluate &quot;Going Global&quot; from three dimensions: appropriate productive objectives, effective enabling activities and successful attainment of productive objectives by collecting interview data of six teachers, questionnaire of students and students' works. The results show that &quot;Going Global&quot; embodies the concept of POA textbook evaluation. It has the following advantages: each unit set appropriate productive objectives which help students to have clear mind about what they need do in the unit learning; the textbook provides various related input materials and task types to assist students' accomplishment of unit objectives; the teaching material itself stimulates students' interest and enhances the internal driving force of students' study. The possible disadvantage is that the gradual progress of the difficulty among the units in the same level textbooks still needs to be improved. In addition, the teaching material is deficient in the cultivation of basic language skills, and lacks relevant language training, which needs further improvement.
Comparison of Within- and Between-Series Effect Estimates in the Meta-Analysis of Multiple Baseline Studies
Author: Joo, Seang-Hwane
Date: 2022-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Meta Analysis,Effect Size,Computation,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis

Multiple baseline (MB) designs are becoming more prevalent in educational and behavioral research, and as they do, there is growing interest in combining effect size estimates across studies. To further refine the meta-analytic methods of estimating the effect, this study developed and compared eight alternative methods of estimating intervention effects from a set of MB studies. The methods differed in the assumptions made and varied in whether they relied on within- or between-series comparisons, modeled raw data or effect sizes, and did or did not standardize. Small sample functioning was examined through two simulation studies, which showed that when data were consistent with assumptions the bias was consistently less than 5% of the effect size for each method, whereas root mean squared error varied substantially across methods. When assumptions were violated, substantial biases were found. Implications and limitations are discussed.
Safety Factors Associated with Mathematics Achievement in South African Schools
Author: Graham, Marien Alet
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Achievement,Foreign Countries,Achievement Tests,Mathematics Tests,Predictor Variables,School Safety,Violence,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes

This study analysed secondary TIMSS 2019 data for respondents from South Africa and proposed a model containing ten constructs; nine independent variables (socio-economic status and eight variables about safety aspects in schools) and one independent variable (mathematics achievement). Qualitative data was also collected using interviews and field notes. The HLM model identified the following significant predictors to learners' mathematics achievement: learners whose family members were frequently insulted; who were victims of theft; who were forced to do things they didn't want to do; who were physically hurt; living in impoverished areas; enrolled in schools with a shortage of or inadequate instructional space; enrolled in schools where physical injury amongst learners is a problem; disrespecting property. Findings from the thematic analysis indicated that participants believed that schools' safety concerns are associated with learners' mathematics achievement and that difficulties in developing and implementing school safety policies are due to a lack of training.
A Systematic Review Describing Contextual Teaching Challenges Associated with Inquiry-Based Practical Work in Natural Sciences Education
Author: Akuma, Fru Vitalis
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Science Instruction,Teaching Methods,Natural Sciences,Inquiry,Active Learning,Geographic Regions,Foreign Countries,Postsecondary Education,Context Effect,Educational Quality,Textbooks,Evaluation Methods,Developmentally Appropriate Practices,Secondary Education

There are many challenges associated with Inquiry-Based Practical Work (IBPW), scattered in the school and post-school natural sciences education research literature. The goal of the systematic review presented in this paper, was to gather the contextual teaching challenges in the said literature, and then to create a detailed multi-perspective description of these challenges. The result shows that, the challenges occur mostly in the northern hemisphere, the highest proportion is in the Upper- and Post-secondary education levels, and more than half of the challenges are in integrated natural sciences education settings. In addition, the challenges are deeply divided between the school- and system-levels of the education framework, with the emergence of seven categories that have not been reported before. While significantly increasing knowledge, the results can be used when supporting teachers implementing IBPW. This is in addition to informing future research, around teacher support and the further unravelling of the challenges.
Teaching in the Era of COVID-19: From Narratives of a 25 Years of Experienced In-Service Korean Elementary School Teacher
Author: Lim, Sungman
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,COVID-19,Pandemics,Elementary School Teachers,Teaching Conditions,Barriers,Beliefs,Attitude Change,School Closing,Online Courses

This study will examine a teacher's educational belief change in the situation of COVID-19. The participant of this study is a Korean teacher who hold 25 years of teaching experience. For the data collection, 5 times of interviews, 1 diary entry, 1 letter to her students were collected. In addition to this, researchers observed the participant's daily routine in the online teaching context, more than 4 times. With these data, the teacher's narrative has been studied. The Korean teacher experienced many difficulties. Though she was veteran teacher, it was something difficult to cope with. However, she tried to find the best for her students. There were colleagues and teacher communities, and she interacted with them. Her journey in the COVID-19 situation represented that there were no changes in her teacher belief. Preferably, it was the chance to achieve teacher agency and reconstructing and firming her teacher beliefs.
The Use of Logical Implication as an Indicator of Understanding the Concept of Number Sequences
Author: Bajo-Benito, José Mariano
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Mathematics Skills,Problem Solving,Number Concepts,Logical Thinking,Arithmetic,Geometry,Learning Theories

This paper aims to characterise an indicator of the development of the number sequence scheme among students at the level of Compulsory Secondary Education (14-16 years old students). To do so, we use a scheme development proposed by the APOS theory to characterise students' use of relations between mathematical elements when solving a mathematical task. We use a qualitative methodology and the data collection instruments are a written questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. In this work we show the questionnaire task that provides analytical expressions and ask students to determine which of them numbers sequences are. We find that students' use of logical implication when solving tasks related to number sequences is an indicator of the development of the scheme. This indicator helps to locate the transition mechanisms between the levels of development of the number sequence scheme. Moreover, our research shows that arithmetic and geometric progressions play a key role as an indicator of the development of the number sequence scheme.
Bibliometric Analysis of Research in Mathematics Education Using Scopus Database
Author: Julius, Rafael
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bibliometrics,Mathematics Education,Databases,Algebra,Calculus,Validity,Mathematical Logic,Faculty Development,Geometry,Mathematical Models,Periodicals,Authors,Foreign Countries,International Cooperation,Teaching Methods

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research on mathematics education from 1980 through 2020. The purpose of the study is to provide scientific data on the distribution pattern of mathematics education journals, the most prolific authors, countries, institutions, current research topics, potential international collaboration, and direction of research. A total of 12 670 articles were retrieved from the Scopus database and the number of publications is predicted to increase further based on the performance indicator of the cumulative articles. The main topic of interest in the discipline usually centered on problem solving, professional development of teachers, and curriculum, while for mathematics subjects several topics that received the greatest attention included algebra, proof, calculus, technology, geometry, and modeling.
Student Youth Participation in Decision Making on Implementation of School Agriculture Programme
Author: Nyang'au, Martha K.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Participation,Participative Decision Making,Agricultural Education,Curriculum Implementation,Secondary Education,Transfer of Training,Job Skills,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Scores

The idea of ''student voice'' in decision making and change efforts of schools, has emerged as a potential strategy for improving learners' outcomes. It is expected in its participatory curriculum implementation of secondary school agriculture programme could transfer scientific knowledge through classroom teaching thus attain its academic objective, Also, impart vocational skills in student youth through demonstration of best practices and implementation of agricultural projects in the school farm. However, past studies show that youth that have gone through school agriculture curriculum are inadequately equipped with vocational agricultural skills necessary for self-reliance hence the need for improvement. The objective of this study is to determine the influence of participation of student youth in decision making on implementation of school agriculture programme and to suggest measures to improve its impact on the vocational objective. Student youth are school form fours studying agriculture subject and implementing projects for the Kenya certificate of secondary school examination (KCSE) 2019 which is a national test. Student youth were selected from three categories of schools offering agriculture subject, spread in five typical of Kenyan farm types found in Kisii and Nyamira counties region, Kenya. Cross-sectional survey design was used. Proportionate, stratified, purposive, and simple random sampling procedures were used to select a sample of 361 student youth as respondents for the study. Data was collected using questionnaires, analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics at significance level of 0.05 using SPSS version 21. Results show that student youth rate their level of participation in decision making on implementation of school agriculture programme at a mean score of 6 out of 10 indicating that there is still room for improvement on the same. Student youth rated as very important the five strategies proposed to enhance their engagement in decision making on implementation of school agriculture programme with some plans being ranked more significantly very important. There is a strong positive correlation between level of participation in decision making and level of implementation of the agriculture programme. The high rating of strategies proposed indicates the need to address the pertinent issues in them to enhance quality of participation of student youth in decision making on implementation of the programmes. The strategies ranked as more significantly very important are 5, 4 and 2. These findings will be useful to improve transfer of knowledge, skills and thus attain the vocational objective. Also to enhance learning and developmental outcomes in young people for self-reliance.
A Systematic Review of Creative Self-Efficacy Literature in Education
Author: Unal, Aycin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Self Efficacy,Academic Achievement,Higher Education,Research Reports,Publications,Kindergarten,Elementary Secondary Education,Research Methodology,Educational Indicators,Teaching Methods,Educational Environment,Classification,Foreign Countries

In this article we reviewed literature related to creative self-efficacy in the field of education. We narrowed down the review to eighty-eight articles. We formed categories according to (1) publication year, (2) country of study, (3) sample/study group, (4) method used, and (5) subject matter addressed. The first study was published in 2004. The frequency of publications increased in the last three years. USA, China, and Taiwan are the leading countries in terms of origin of published articles. Except four inter-cultural studies, all others were conducted in a single country. About half of the studies were conducted with K-12 students and teachers, and the remaining focused on higher education students and instructors. Mostly quantitative methods have been utilized. Lastly, we categorized the issues tackled into nine themes. Researchers gave a heavy emphasis on investigating creativity/creativity indicators, individual/environmental factors and less emphasis on academic performance in relation to creative self-efficacy.
Supervision of Trade Skills and Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Programme in Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria
Author: Ogar, Patrick Ogar
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Entrepreneurship,Vocational Education,Postsecondary Education,College Students,Supervision,Skill Development,Job Skills,Program Effectiveness,Occupations,Supervisors,Clothing

The study investigated supervision of trade skills and effectiveness of entrepreneurship programme in universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were stated. Survey research design was adopted for this study and a sample of 241 students (130 male and 111 female) were randomly selected for the study. Data were collected using &quot;Supervision of Trade Skills and Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Programmes Questionnaire&quot; (STSEEPQ) designed by the researcher. The face validity of the instrument was determined by experts in home Economics while the reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability method which gave a reliability coefficient of 0.74 to 0.83. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and One-way Analysis of Variance tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that supervision of bead and hat-making, and cloth making had significant positive influence on the effectiveness of entrepreneurship programme in universities in Cross River State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, the supervisors should provide skills needed for opportunity and exploitation in bead and hat-making as well as in cloth making for the students and assist the students with the required skills to enable them write a good business plan.
Analysis of Greek Middle-School Science Textbooks about Forces and Motion from the Perspective of Three-Dimensional Learning
Author: Papakonstantinou, Margarita
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Instruction,Middle Schools,Textbook Content,Scientific Concepts,Physics,Motion,Engineering Education,Teaching Methods

According to the Next Generation Science Standards, science instructional materials can be efficient as long as they integrate three dimensions: science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas. However, research investigating the integration of these three dimensions in the content of school science textbooks is particularly limited. The present study aims to propose a framework of analysis and investigate the integration of these three dimensions, in the content of Greek middle-school science textbooks about forces and motion. A total of 61 reports and activities included in these textbooks were analyzed. A framework of analysis called Three-Dimensional Learning Analysis Inventory (3DLAI), which assesses the integration of the three dimensions in the content of school textbooks, was developed. Data analysis showed that only some science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas are integrated to a limited extent in the reports and activities of Greek middle-school science textbooks, while their coexistence in them is limited as well.