ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Impact of Instruction on Science Performance: Learning Initiative as a Mediator and Gender as a Limited Moderator
Author: Jiang, Tao
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,Science Achievement,Learning Motivation,Gender Differences,Classroom Environment,Textbooks,Grade 8,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes

This research explores whether classroom life (CL), textbooks (TE), and learning initiative (LI) are mediators between instruction (P) and science performance, as well as whether these mechanisms are moderated by gender. 484 eighth grade students completed the questionnaire with four subscales of P, LI, TE, and CL. For the needs of triangulation and complementarity, three focus group interviews were conducted later. Based on mediation analysis and multi-group structural equation modeling, it was found that 1) the direct effects of P on LI, P on CL, P on TE, and LI on science performance are significant, while the other direct effects are insignificant; 2) comparing to the male group, the direct effect of P on LI in the female group is larger; 3) characteristics hindering students' science learning include: the pace of a lesson is too fast, pictures and experiments are less in the textbook, and top students and low proficiency students are uncooperative. Findings expose that instruction significantly influence students' science performance, and this impact is completely mediated by students' learning initiatives. The relation between instruction and learning initiative is stronger in the female group. Textbooks can be useless in the context that instruction does not match students' learning ability.
Opinions of Social Studies Teacher Education Students about the Impact of Environmental Education on Ecological Literacy
Author: Durmus, Esen
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Studies,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness,Environmental Education,Ecological Factors,Scientific Literacy,Sustainable Development,Conservation (Environment),Problem Solving,Consciousness Raising,Foreign Countries

In the century we live in, the level of environmental awareness, environmental knowledge, and ecological literacy of Social Studies teacher education candidates is of great importance to raise individuals who possess high ecological culture and environmental sensitivity. The research was carried out with a phenomenological pattern from qualitative research methods. The study group of research was determined by criterion sampling, which is a purposeful sampling method. The study group consists of 15 teacher education students who studied in the Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Department of Social Studies Education and took the environmental education course in a Faculty of Education at a university in Turkey during the 2019-2020 academic years. The research data was obtained through a semi-structured interview form. The research data were analyzed by the content analysis method and evaluated with a qualitative data analysis program. One of the most important results obtained from this research includes that Social Studies teacher education students correctly perceive the concepts of Environmental Education and ecological literacy overall. Also, it is seen that Social Studies teacher education students stated that Environmental Education can provide development in their cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions such as information and increased consciousness about resource consumption, environmental awareness and sensitivity, problem-solving, understanding about sustainability, positive attitudes and behavioral development and changes and that will positively affect the ecological literacy levels of an individual. For this reason, the concepts of Environmental Education and ecological literacy should be emphasized because it is necessary for ecological literacy to be explained to the students and projects should be carried out accordingly.
The Predictors of Ninth Grade Students&apos; Attitudes towards Plants
Author: Selvi, Meryem
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 9,Secondary School Students,Positive Attitudes,Plants (Botany),Predictor Variables,Gender Differences,Grades (Scholastic),Physical Environment,Gardening,Floriculture,Knowledge Level,Identification,Recognition (Psychology),Foreign Countries

As plants are vital to the survival of the planet, developing positive attitude towards them is important for protection of plants, biodiversity, and the environment. The aim of this research was to determine the predictors of ninth grade students' attitude towards plants. In the study, a descriptive correlational design was used. The data were collected from 773 upper-secondary students selected through stratified purposive sampling. The &quot;Plant Recognition Test&quot; and &quot;Plant Attitude Scale&quot; were used as data collection tools. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the way different variables predicted attitude towards plants. The results of research indicated that the linear relationship between predictive variables and attitude towards plants explained 14% of the total variance in attitude towards plants at a significant level. Among the variables, gender, time spent in a garden, involvement in indoor or outdoor cultivation, experience with picking flowers, fruits, and/or vegetables, and plant recognition level had significant contributions to predicting variance in attitude towards plants, and the recognition of plants was determined to be the most important predictor relative to all the other variables.
Comparison of School Based-Cooperative Problem Based Learning (SB-CPBL) and Conventional Teaching on Students&apos; Attitudes towards Science
Author: Musalamani, Wael
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cooperative Learning,Problem Based Learning,Instructional Effectiveness,Science Instruction,Scientific Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Middle School Students,Early Adolescents,Attitude Change,Public Schools,Grade 8,Foreign Countries

This study examined the effect of the SB-CPBL on Jordanian 8th-grade students' attitude towards science. A quantitative quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was employed in this study. 120 8th-graders, divided into two groups, were involved in this study. Two groups (60 students, 30 males, and 30 females) were designated as the experimental group; they used the SB-CPBL module for six weeks, while two groups (60 students, 30 males, and 30 females) were designated as the control group and taught conventionally. The validity and reliability of the measurements used, comprising four sub-scales with 40-items, were already robust. The statistical comparison between the groups showed a significant improvement in the SB-CPBL students' attitudes towards learning science compared with their conventionally-taught counterparts. The findings also confirmed the insignificant effects of gender vis-à-vis attitudes towards science. The results concluded the effectiveness of SB-CPBL approach in improving students' attitudes towards science in school settings.
Experimental Work of Forming Professional Foreign Language Competence of Law Students
Author: Demchenko, Dina
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Law Students,Language Proficiency,Second Language Learning,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),College Faculty,Law Schools

The article is devoted to the problem of formation of professional foreign language competence of future lawyers in non- linguistic surrounding at the Yaroslavl Mudriy National Law University. With this aim pedagogical experiment was held, which included three stages: axiological, formational, monitoring. Research of the formed professional foreign language competence defined with the help of specially created tests, solution of situations and evaluation of teachers, communications with them. Probability of the results was done by the detailed organization of the experimental, representative choice of students, who participated in the experimental work, differences and similarities of methods of research, according to tests of research. The effectiveness of the system of professional training of future specialists is mostly defined by how consistently it is taken into account. Both students and professors understand the dependence of success of legal activity on the level of formed professional foreign language competence. Professional foreign language competence of future representative of legal profession, prioritize knowledge of foreign professional terminology, knowledge of legal systems of foreign countries. In addition to knowledge, students and professors noted the importance of applying this knowledge in practical international activities to achieve the success in formation of foreign language competence of future lawyers.
Forms and Teaching Methods in the System of Continuing Professional Education
Author: Sundeeva, Ludmila A.
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Professional Continuing Education,Instructional Innovation,Videoconferencing,Concept Mapping,Student Projects,Foreign Countries,Training,College Students

The search for innovative forms and teaching methods is highly significant in the context of continuing education, since the competitiveness of modern teachers depends on the quality of the continuing education process. The purpose of the article is to analyze the experience of using innovative forms and methods in the system of advanced training and professional retraining of students. The article presents the experience of organizing the work of students using modern forms and methods of advanced training. The implementation of video conferencing allows students to learn advanced professional experience, exchange relevant information, ask leading experts questions of interest and receive recommendations. Training activities contribute to the intensification of the learning process. It is aimed both at mastering the cognitive component of the information transmitted by the teacher, and the formation of new professional models of behavior that meet modern requirements for the implementation of pedagogical activity. Mental maps are a means of logical structuring of information and are aimed at its operational development. Project activities allow students to build professional competence, find new innovative ways to solve problems, assess the feasibility and effectiveness of project ideas.
The Conceptual Structure of Chemical Equilibrium in Upper-Secondary School Students: Evidence from Factor Analysis
Author: Mai, Yuhua
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,Science Teachers,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation,Concept Teaching,High School Seniors,Grade 12,Researchers,Foreign Countries

This research aimed to explore the conceptual structure of chemical equilibrium in upper-secondary school students using factor analysis. Research on chemistry education has shown that chemical equilibrium is an important but difficult-to-understand topic. Exploring the conceptual structure of chemical equilibrium among students will help chemistry researchers and educators to conduct more targeted teaching practices. Based on a survey of chemistry research and teaching practice experts, a high-quality concept pool composed of 24 relevant concepts was developed. Next, a survey involving a total of over 700 twelfth-grade students from five upper-secondary schools was conducted, and a factor analysis was utilized to determine the conceptual structure. The results showed that a three-factor model and a five-factor model with 15 relevant concepts were all accepted as the conceptual structure for students. The new form of conceptual structure in this research helps understand the features and categories in students' latent organization of concepts. Also, it may be revealed that factor analysis can be utilized as an approach to exploring students' conceptual structure.
Motivation as Preparatory Department Students&apos; Personal Readiness to Learn Russian as a Foreign Language
Author: Kozlovskaya, Ekaterina
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Motivation,College Students,Foreign Students,Learning Readiness,Second Language Learning,Russian,Medical Education,Biological Sciences,Communicative Competence (Languages),Foreign Countries

The article covers motivation as a complex psychopedagogical process reflecting the level of preparatory department students' personal readiness to learn Russian as a foreign language. The article shows that teaching Russian is a complex multi-dimensional process closely linked to an individual's motivational abilities. The author analyzes educational and cognitive motivation along with motivation for foreign-language communication. The article describes the results of research on preparatory department students' personal motivation.
Organization of Project Activities in the System of Advanced Training of Teachers
Author: Kirillova, Inna K.
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Active Learning,Student Projects,Inservice Teacher Education,Foreign Countries,Instructional Effectiveness

Project activity occupies an important place in the system of professional development. Focused on a rapidly changing environment, it provides the widest opportunities for innovative development of the field of additional education. The implementation of project activities allows you to form important for students of courses, leading decisions in the context of global educational competition and high uncertainty of the educational environment. The purpose of the article is to study the experience of organizing project activities in the system of professional development of teachers. Project activity is a joint educational creative activity of course participants that has a common goal and agreed methods to achieve it. The article reveals the experience of project activities of students in the framework of the course &quot;Management in education&quot;. In the process of implementing project activities, the project competence of students is formed. Project activity occupies an important place in the system of professional development. Its implementation allows you to radically change the entire learning process, make it active, creative and independent.
Relationship between Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Emotional Intelligence amongst Preservice Social Studies Teachers
Author: Aydemir, Arcan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cultural Awareness,Intercultural Communication,Emotional Intelligence,Preservice Teachers,Undergraduate Students,Student Characteristics,Correlation,Gender Differences,Friendship,Educational Background,Place of Residence,Travel,Foreign Countries,Social Studies

This study focused on the levels of intercultural sensitivity and emotional intelligence demonstrated by pre-service Social Studies teachers' and sought to explore the relationship between the two variables. The study used a correlational survey research design. The sample consisted of 274 pre-service Social Studies teachers who were in different years of study. The data were collected using the &quot;Intercultural Sensitivity Scale&quot;, &quot;Emotional Intelligence Scale&quot;, and a &quot;Personal Information Form&quot;. The data were analyzed using the independent samples T-test and one-way Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA). The correlation co-efficient was also computed to identify the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and emotional intelligence. The analysis results showed that the intercultural sensitivity of preservice Social Studies teachers' differed significantly according to gender and them having friends from different countries or cultures; while their emotional intelligence differed significantly according to having friends from different countries or cultures. A significant moderate positive correlation was found between intercultural sensitivity and emotional intelligence. Further research may contribute to the literature by studying emotional intelligence and intercultural sensitivity in sample groups from different areas orwith different characteristics.
The Development of Values Education in the Turkish High School Geography Curriculum
Author: Sahin, Bahaddin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Values Education,Moral Values,Social Values,Geography Instruction,Curriculum Development,Secondary School Curriculum,High School Students,Educational History,Educational Objectives,Foreign Countries

In addition to providing knowledge and skills to individuals in the educational process, it is also aimed to attainment value and attitude. In this context, today, values are included in the curriculum of many countries around the world as a curriculum component. The aim of this research is to examine the geography course curriculum (GCC) applied in Turkey from the Republic to the present day with the dimension of values education. In this study, which is a qualitative research, descriptive content analysis method was used. All GCC's applied from 1924 to the present day constitute the universe of research. Since the entire research universe has been reached, no sample selection has been made. All GCC's that make up the research universe have been subjected to descriptive analysis. According to the results of the analysis, the research findings were presented in three periods: 1924-1971, 1971-2005 and 2005-2021. Accordingly, the GCC's applied between 1924 and 1971 do not include any content related to values education, while the GCC's applied between 1971-2005 included values implicitly in the general teaching purposes, and in the period 2005-2021, a curriculum element of values was included in the GCC. With the 2017 GCC, values were relationship with attainment, unit and class level for the first time. As a result, in the last half century, GCC's have shown slow but continuous development in terms of values education, but there are some problems in practice.
The Effect of Cooperative Letters and Cooperative Posters on the Academic Achievements of Social Studies Teacher Candidates
Author: Akdag, Sinan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Effectiveness,Cooperative Learning,Collaborative Writing,Letters (Correspondence),Visual Aids,Academic Achievement,Social Studies,World History,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Writing Skills,Correlation,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of cooperative letter and cooperative poster studies on the academic achievement of social studies teacher candidates in contemporary world history course and the relationship between learning writing and course success. In the research, quantitative model was adopted and quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest comparison groups was used. The study group of the research consists of 78 social studies teacher candidates studying at Atatürk University in the spring semester of 2019-2020. In the research, academic achievement test, letter and poster evaluation rubrics were used as data collection tools. Independent groups t-test and dependent groups t-test were used in the analyzes. As a result of the research, it was determined that cooperative poster and cooperative letter applications are significantly effective in improving the academic achievement of teacher candidates. It was determined that there are no significant difference between the academic achievements of teacher candidates who do different types of writing, but their letter writing skills are significantly higher than their poster preparation skills.
High School Students&apos; Metaphorical Perceptions about the Concept of Soil
Author: Yildirim, Ramazan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Knowledge Level,Scientific Concepts,Soil Science,Conservation (Environment),Figurative Language,Phenomenology,Cultural Influences,Geography Instruction,Geographic Concepts,Social Studies

In this study, high school students' perceptions about the concept of soil were tried to be determined through metaphors. The phenomenological design was used in the research. Data from the study was collected from 451 students studying in four different types of high schools in the central district of Kütahya. As part of the study, students were distributed written data collection tools &quot;Soil is like ... because...&quot;, and students were asked to write their metaphors and justifications for the concept of soil. The collected data was analyzed by content analysis technique. 133 different metaphors were produced by the students in relation to the concept of soil. This result showed that students perceived the soil as multifaceted. Among the metaphors produced, the most preferred metaphors were &quot;mother&quot; (48), &quot;human&quot; (47), &quot;life&quot; (40), &quot;heart&quot; (29), &quot;water&quot; (22) and &quot;homeland&quot; (16). It has been observed that students are influenced by mythological, cultural and religious factors in their choice and justification of metaphors. Metaphors have been studied under 10 different categories. Considering these categories, it was concluded that students' perceptions about the concept of soil were positive and that they were aware of the importance of soil in living life. In addition, it was understood that soil, which is a geographical concept, cannot be considered separately from its mythological, cultural and religious contexts. As a result of research, the versatility of the soil appears in curriculum units for Geography and Social Studies, in textbooks as a living being and the source of life; and the importance of soil as a resource will transfer to the student from presentation of the content of the course. The geographical, mythological, cultural and religious aspects of soil are to be included in activities that will allow us to detect soil as a whole have been proposed.
Developing Geographic Skills through Experiments: Implementing Experiments in Geography Classroom through GeoBoxes
Author: Schubert, Jan Christoph
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Geography Instruction,Skill Development,Grade 5,Grade 6,Experiments,Soil Science,Agriculture,College Students,Student Attitudes,Program Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Instructional Materials

Experiments are an important way of working in the geography classroom. They promote and require numerous geographic skills. At the same time, experiments are only used comparatively rarely in geography lessons in Germany. In order to increase the frequency of experiments in the classroom and to better exploit their potential, GeoBoxes have been developed. These can be borrowed by teachers and contain all materials and worksheets. In the article the steps of the development of the GeoBox are presented. In addition, the concept, which aims in particular at a cognitive activation of the students during experimentation, is presented. Accompanying research provides first indications that the GeoBox seems to be suitable to arouse especially the situational interest of the students.