ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Multimedia Usage among Islamic Education Lecturers at Higher Education Institution
Author: Hamzah, Mohd Isa
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multimedia Materials,Higher Education,College Faculty,Sampling,Questionnaires,Media Adaptation,Technology Uses in Education,Use Studies,Educational Practices,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Geographic Location,Faculty Workload,Teaching Experience,Age Differences,Institutional Characteristics,Training,Teacher Attitudes,Islam,Religious Education,Religion Studies,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

This study aims to examine the level of multimedia usage among Islamic education lecturers at higher education institutions in West Sumatera, Indonesia. The participants were chosen from three types of higher institutions by using stratified random sampling. The data was collected from 250 students using questionnaires. The findings showed that the use of multimedia was moderate and there were significant differences in the use of multimedia based on gender, academic qualification, location of teaching and number of workloads. The finding also showed that there was no significant difference in the use of multimedia based on training experience. This study also found that there were significant differences in the use of multimedia based on age, type of institution and teaching experience.
The Discovery of the Traits of Gifted and Talented Students in ICT
Author: Ahmad, Mazalah
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academically Gifted,Student Characteristics,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Information Technology,College Faculty,College Students,Professional Personnel,Individual Characteristics,Technological Literacy,Ability,Cognitive Ability,Thinking Skills,Interpersonal Competence,Environmental Influences,Talent Identification,Talent Development,Motivation,Creativity,Foreign Countries

This study discovers talent development among the individuals who are gifted and talented in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). Using qualitative research methods, data was gathered via interview sessions with three groups of respondents who have excelled in the field of ICT, namely the academicians in ICT, the practitioners, and the students who have exhibited their intelligence in ICT. The data was analyzed and structured based on Gagne Differentiated Model of Gifted and Talent (DMGT). Based on DMGT, the data was categorized to natural abilities, interpersonal catalyst, and environmental catalyst. The findings of the study discussed the pattern of talent development among the gifted and talented individuals in ICT from the aspects of life background, educational background, education and experience in ICT, and the support factors towards talent development. The findings of the study indicated that gifted and talented individuals in ICT should be recognized as a unique talent at par with the other fields regarding the context of gifted and talented. Schools should provide the assessment methods as well as the sources to identify and develop the potential of another group of extraordinary individuals in the 21st century.
Perceived Social Support and Well Being: First-Year Student Experience in University
Author: Awang, Mohd Mahzan
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Support Groups,Social Adjustment,Emotional Adjustment,College Freshmen,Coding,Student Adjustment,Student Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Well Being,Correlation,Parent Child Relationship,Social Networks,Family (Sociological Unit),Self Management,Learning Experience,Foreign Countries,Longitudinal Studies

The current study explored first-year student experience in receiving social support and its relation to their ability to adapt with university ethos. It also explored how social support on academic adjustment, social adjustment and emotional adjustment among students were significantly associated with student well-being. This qualitative research utilized individual semi-structured interview protocols to gather narrative data from 16 university students. All students were interviewed twice in order to see changes and developments in receiving social support from university community, peers and family members. Data were tape-recorded, transcribed and analyzed by using thematic approach. It was then coded by independent coders. It has been found in this study that academic adjustments, social adjustment and emotional among new students are dependent on their abilities in receiving socio-educational support from friends (supportive friendship) and families. Results also revealed the powerful influence of parents and the importance of socio-relationship for student well-being. This study suggests that the concept of social support should go further than simply identifying it within the context of a university. Findings of this study also indicate the importance of student community, senior students and family-networks in adapting to a new learning environment. There are cumulative evidences from this research to suggest different types of networks in a multicultural university. Students' self-management skills are found to be vital for smoothness of transition to universities.
The Effects of Metacognitive Strategy in Reading Expository Text
Author: Othman, Yahya
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Expository Writing,Reading Strategies,Reading Comprehension,Reading Achievement,Reading Processes,Quasiexperimental Design,Elementary School Students,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Comparative Analysis,Comparative Testing,Scores,Pretests Posttests,Statistical Significance,Reading Tests,Teaching Methods,Intermode Differences,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of student achievement during comprehension lesson using metacognitive strategy and examine the effects of the strategy used in reading and understanding expository text lessons. Besides, this study also identified metacognitive strategy used by students in all three reading processes (before reading, during reading and after reading). The research applied a quasi-experimental design. Research sample involved Standard 4 students from a government primary school in Muara Brunei District. Samples were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. Each group involved 30 average-ranking students. Research results were analysed using independent t-test samples to assess the significant differences for mean of reading comprehension performance between control group and experimental group during pre and post-tests. Meanwhile One Way Ancova analysis was used to determine the effects of using metacognitive strategy during reading comprehension lessons. Based on the t-test analysis, there was a significant difference of reading comprehension performance between the score of experimental group and control group, t = 12.96, p &lt; 0.0. The analysis of One Way Ancova data, p= 0.00 &lt; 0.05 (F &quot; ratio = 493.22/2.25 = 219.41 p &lt; 0.05) also proved that the significant effects of metacognitive strategy usage on comprehension lesson. Overall, the metacognitive strategy used by the students in this study has proven to enhance students' understanding on the texts that they have read.
Vocabulary Learning Strategies and Arabic Vocabulary Size among Pre-University Students in Malaysia
Author: Baharudin, Harun
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary Development,Learning Strategies,Metacognition,Memory,Second Language Learning,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Semitic Languages,High School Students,Religion,Student Attitudes,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Classification

Vocabulary learning strategies and vocabulary size are among the main factors that help determine how students learn second language vocabulary. The present study was an attempt to exploring the relationship between vocabulary learning strategies and Arabic vocabulary size of 742 pre-university in &quot;Religious High School&quot; (SMKA) and &quot;Government-Aided Religious School&quot; (SABK). TAV test and Schmitt's (1997) vocabulary learning strategies questionnaire including 5 categories (Determination, Social, Memory, Cognitive and Metacognitive) were used in present study. The major findings of this study were as follows: First, descriptive statistical analyses showed that the most frequent learning strategies was indicated that the most preferred vocabulary learning strategy category of all was related to determination strategies. Social strategies ranked the second. Memory, cognitive and the metacognitive strategies ranked the third to the fifth. Next, pre-university students reported not having the average vocabulary size to accommodate advanced studies at university level. Finally, the findings of the study revealed there was a relationship between the use of vocabulary learning strategies and Arabic vocabulary size.
The Use of Metacognitive Knowledge in Essay Writing among High School Students
Author: Surat, Shahlan
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Metacognition,Learning Strategies,Essays,Intervention,Content Analysis,Writing Skills,Writing Improvement,Knowledge Level,Foreign Countries,Writing Processes,Writing Instruction,Urban Areas,Poverty,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Attitudes

This paper reports part of a bigger project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive strategies on students' performance in essay writing. The aspects of metacognitive strategies considered in this study include the use of declarative knowledge, conditional knowledge, and procedural knowledge. The focus of this paper is on the use of metacognitive strategies during the writing activity. Before the intervention process, the participants were given a task to write an essay and after that they were asked to do metacognitive reflection. Data were analyzed using content analysis procedure. The respondents consisted of 18 secondary school students from poor urban community. The data revealed that ten participants did not use declarative knowledge namely: i) did not make the outline of the essay before writing, ii) did not identify keywords that represent the requirement of the question, and iii) how to expand ideas. These results indicate that students did not possess enough declarative knowledge about writing. The study also found that 11 respondents did not use declarative knowledge in the attempt to expand ideas. In terms of conditional knowledge, nine of the respondents still could not identify when and why certain strategies should be used. Whereas in terms of procedural knowledge, the study showed that all the participants did not show the use of important steps needed in writing a good essay. In conclusion, this study provides evidence on the need of an intervention or teaching modules to help improve students writing skills.
The Readiness of Special Education Trainees to Teach in Inclusive Program
Author: Bari, Safani
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Special Education Teachers,Inclusion,Teacher Competencies,Student Attitudes,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Readiness,Innovation,Experiential Learning,Scores,Student Characteristics,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Knowledge Level,Special Education,Disabilities,Regular and Special Education Relationship

The training of Special education teachers have been given attention by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Since 1996 Special education was given the same priority as other areas in the development of education in Malaysia. In order to implement effective teaching and learning in inclusive program, teachers should be prepared and understand about the program. Therefore, this study is aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude of special education student teachers to teach in inclusive education programs. This study used questionnaires as an instrument and a sample of 80 trainees from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. The design of this study was descriptive by using Likert Scale which is tabulated in percentage, frequency and mean score. Based on the data analysis, it is found that the percentage and the readiness of special education trainees are at a high level. However, innovation in teaching and practical training still need to be provided sufficiently in order to provide an opportunity for trainees to get hands on experience.
Developing Information Skills Test for Malaysian Youth Students Using Rasch Analysis
Author: Karim, Aidah Abdul
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Information Skills,Item Response Theory,Psychometrics,Test Construction,Youth Programs,Multiple Choice Tests,Rating Scales,Secondary School Students,Technical Education,Models,Program Validation,Predictor Variables,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Item Analysis

This study explored the psychometric properties of a locally developed information skills test for youth students in Malaysia using Rasch analysis. The test was a combination of 24 structured and multiple choice items with a 4-point grading scale. The test was administered to 72 technical college students and 139 secondary school students. The data from the test were fitted to the Rasch partial credit model using the Winsteps program in which the unidimensionality, reliability and person-item distribution map of the test were examined. The analysis showed all 24 items meet the Rasch model expectation and thus have a potential in assessing information skills of youth students in Malaysia. The findings showed that Rasch analysis could help researchers to refine the developed test in a systematic and informed manner.
Teacher Character Strengths and Talent Development
Author: Majid, Rosadah Abd
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Characteristics,Personality Traits,Talent Development,Student Needs,Interpersonal Competence,Models,Qualitative Research,Surveys,Social Networks,College Students,Student Attitudes,College Graduates,Selective Admission,Gifted

Students are the nation's asset or natural resources who need to be educated to achieve their optimal level of development. They need to be properly nurtured to allow holistic development in all domains namely: physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual. This is crucial for the building of a strong and respectful nation and its civilization. Teachers are entrusted to educate students. Educating is more than just mere teaching. It is necessary for teachers to possess good characters to be supportive and accommodative of their students' learning needs, and to nurture students' intra and interpersonal skills the crucial elements in developing gifts into talent as proposed by the Differentiated Model of Talent Development (DMGT). This paper discusses teachers' characteristics and the underlying character strengths. Character strengths are positive psychological ingredients, which influence thinking, feeling, and behaving. A qualitative survey was carried out via face book social network, to capture respondents' reflections on their teachers' characters that have affected them positively. The respondents were university students and graduates from many different fields of studies. They were from prestigious schools where only academically talented students were selected to enroll. They were invited to response to this posting; &quot;Dear friends, please feed me with some data from your own reflection. What teachers' characters have affected you positively? Thank you for sharing&quot;. Thirty one people had responded to the posting. Their responses were analyzed to identify themes that described their teachers' characters, which had affected them positively. Three most frequent character strengths identified by the respondents were; wisdom and knowledge, humanity, and transcendence.
Language Competence in a Puzzle of Modern Russian Vocational Education
Author: Vladislavovich, Serikov Vladislav
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Vocational Education,Second Language Learning,Language Skills,Standards,Linguistic Competence,Economic Progress,Specialists,Language Tests,Employment Qualifications,Models,Second Language Instruction

The article shows that foreign language skills influence the professional success in a globalized economy. Training experts who are able to use foreign languages at the level required for professional communications is highly urgent for today's Russia, however there is hardly any experience of training such experts in accordance with international standards in most Russian universities. In this regard the authors propose to change the structure of professional education and criteria of assessing the professional competence of an expert. A competence in using a foreign language as a tool for interaction with partners and solving professional problems should become an integral part of the content of vocational education. A foreign language should be mastered as a tool of solving professional tasks, while language training should be organized on the basis of modeling key professional communicative situations. Besides, unwillingness to communicate professionally with foreign partners must be considered as manifestation of professional incompetence of a specialist. The authors point out that such model of professional training with a foreign language included in its structure is the most important for countries seeking integration into the world economy.
Nurturing the 21st Century Skills among Undergraduate Students through the Application and Development of Weblog
Author: Daud, Md Yusoff
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Preservice Teacher Education,Technological Literacy,Student Attitudes,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Publishing,Web Sites,Student Journals,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Gender Differences,Internet,Teaching Methods,Computer Mediated Communication,Group Discussion,Cooperative Learning

The integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into education is one of the main approaches to fostering twenty-first century skills in teaching and learning processes. It is therefore vital to emphasize the integration of ICT into the university-level training of pre-service teachers, in order for them to effectively facilitate students' learning. ICT literacy is one of the important skills that should be possessed by twenty-first century teachers in order for them to meet the challenges of this era of information and technology. In relation to this, it is also important that pre-service teachers gain sufficient knowledge and are able to apply it innovatively and creatively in their teaching activities. This study aims to identify pre-service teachers' views on the usage of weblogs, their benefits and their preferred ways of using weblogs. The research participants were 68 pre-service teachers who were taking the GGGE2153 (Educational Technology) course. One focus of this course is that students are required to develop creative blogs for teaching and learning based on their areas of specialization. The elements of creativity, suitability for collaboration, user-friendliness and informativeness are among the criteria that should be of concern to students. The findings from the administered questionnaire show a positive impact of creating weblogs in relation to the development of twenty-first century skills.
A Systematic Framework for Entrepreneurship Education within a University Context
Author: Ghina, Astri
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,College Programs,Systems Approach,Institutional Characteristics,Relevance (Education),Context Effect,Interviews,Models,Case Studies,Qualitative Research,Questionnaires,Observation,Semi Structured Interviews,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Employer Attitudes,Employee Attitudes,Concept Mapping,Student Attitudes,Stakeholders,Academic Ability,Admission Criteria,Educational Opportunities,Incentives,Instructional Improvement,Educational Improvement,Institutional Research,Foreign Countries

The importance of entrepreneurship education that positively impact on the creation of new ventures has been widely recognized. Although numerous studies of entrepreneurship education have been conducted within a university setting, the results are mostly fragmented. Therefore, by using a systematic framework, this research is focused on examining relevant learning and institutional supports within a university context for those who want to become successful entrepreneurs. This descriptive study is based on in-depth interviews with respondents at a private university. The gathered data are coded, and they result in a mapping of entrepreneurship education. There are some important findings from this research. One is that the university already has facilities to support learning within the institution, although it lacks in the management to optimize their utilization. The other is that the assurance of the students' learning effectiveness is not well managed.
Teaching &quot;The Portrait of a Lady&quot; as a Tale of Two Travelers
Author: Muse, Amy
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Novels,Study Abroad,Travel,College Faculty,College Seniors,Teaching Methods,Seminars,Assignments,Teacher Attitudes,Comparative Analysis

&quot;The Portrait of a Lady,&quot; by Henry James, is a novel of being educated abroad. The novel's interior style forces readers to closely consider why they travel, what and whom they might encounter, and how they want to live their lives. Reading &quot;The Portrait of a Lady&quot; as a tale of two travelers allows it to remain the quintessential study abroad novel. This article describes how the author--a teacher at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota--used &quot;The Portrait of a Lady&quot; as the foundation of a senior seminar project. Students were asked to track responses to the character of their choice in the novel as part of the assignment. Students' responses to the assignment caused the teacher to shift her perspective of the novel from a single-person study of the main character, Isabel, to a comparative portrait of learners abroad. This article provides a summary of the novel, as well as insight into why students had an unexpected response to what was initially a predictable assignment.
Critical Success Factors for Adoption of Web-Based Learning Management Systems in Tanzania
Author: Lwoga, Edda Tandi
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Management Systems,Questionnaires,Undergraduate Students,Structural Equation Models,Electronic Learning,Information Systems,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Prediction,Universities,Educational Quality,Teacher Effectiveness,User Satisfaction (Information),College Faculty,Factor Analysis,Measurement,Validity,Reliability

This paper examines factors that predict students' continual usage intention of web-based learning content management systems in Tanzania, with a specific focus at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS). This study sent a questionnaire surveys to 408 first year undergraduate students, with a rate of return of 66.7. This study adapted the information system success (ISS) model, and it used structural equation modelling (SEM) for data analysis. The results show that quality-related factors (instructor and system) were a key predictor of perceived usefulness and user satisfaction, and that information quality was found to significantly affect perceived usefulness. Further, perceived usefulness was a key determinant of user satisfaction, which in turn predicted continual usage intention of students within the e-learning system under the analysis. The researcher's paper is among the few exploratory studies that examines constructs of IS success model in the e-learning systems in sub-Saharan Africa, and Tanzania in particular, and presents e-learning success factors that should be of value to higher learning institutions management, e-learning systems designers and providers, and instructors when planning and implementing e-learning projects in the region and beyond.