ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Nexus of Scientific Investigations, Science Process Skills, and Sustainable Development Goals: Pre-Service Teachers&apos; Views Concerning Mangroves Fieldwork
Author: Molefe, Leonard
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Investigations,Inquiry,Science Process Skills,Scientific Research,Sustainable Development,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Ecology,Constructivism (Learning),Learner Engagement,Foreign Countries

Initial teacher education should mould well-rounded teachers proficient in scientific investigations, and advocate sustainability amid global ecosystems' degradation. The research sought to explore pre-service science teachers' views concerning scientific investigations and sustainable development goals, and synergy between skills and different aspects of scientific inquiry within the context of the mangroves ecosystem studied. A four-part questionnaire was administered to 82 students registered for a Bachelor of Education degree. It included items on teachers' confidence in planning and conducting scientific investigations, types of scientific investigations, sustainable development goals, science process skills and the different aspects of scientific inquiry. Statistical analysis of the data showed the importance of a constructivist approach, learner engagement and discerning and controlling variables when investigating scientific phenomena. However, only a fair number of teachers could correctly provide the scientific investigation they conducted during the mangroves study, the sustainable development goals embedded in it, and the synergy between science process skills and the aspects of scientific inquiry. The findings have implications for teacher education in terms of potential challenges in teachers' understanding of scientific investigations, the synergy between them and sustainability, and science process skills that meld with the aspects of scientific inquiry.
Blended Learning on WeChat Platform-Based SPOC in Lower-Secondary School Science Teaching
Author: Xu, Tugen
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Social Media,Information Technology,MOOCs,Online Courses,Small Classes,Secondary School Science,Science Instruction,Instructional Design,Middle School Students,Scores,Teaching Models,Science Achievement,Outcomes of Education,Foreign Countries

This paper proposes a blended teaching design model on WeChat Platform-based SPOC and carries out an empirical study of its applicability and effectiveness in lower-secondary school science teaching. Participants were from two eighth grade classes with different academic performance, and after conducting the same blended teaching, it was found that pre-class knowledge transmission on the WeChat platform considerably enhanced students' classroom participation, which was also highly related to their improved post-class test scores. The improvement in the performance of the weak groups is more obvious. In addition, backend data from the WeChat platform revealed that the number of resource clicks was significantly higher than the total number of students, indicating that the sharing function of the WeChat platform facilitated the sharing of educational resources. Seven in-service science teachers were also interviewed to qualitatively evaluate and analyze the teaching model from the perspective of in-service teachers. The comprehensive results indicate that the teaching model constructed in this study achieves good results, facilitates the development of students' independent learning ability, and allows for the integration of this blended teaching model into lower-secondary curriculum.
Assessing Drone Mapping Capabilities and Increased Cognitive Retention Using Interactive Hands-On Natural Resource Instruction
Author: Williams, Victoria
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Aviation Technology,Aviation Education,Cartography,Maps,Natural Resources,Science Instruction,Photography,State Universities,Graduate Students

The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), also known as drones, is increasing in geospatial science curricula within the United States. Four geospatial science faculty members within the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU), Texas, focus on applying imagery obtained from drones to map, monitor, and quantify natural resources. To produce society-ready foresters, natural resource managers, and environmental scientists, the geospatial science faculty employ an intensive one-on-one hands-on interactive approach in training future resource management professionals in how to effectively apply drone technology within natural resource endeavors. In particular, recent instruction has focused on training students how to evaluate the amount of overlap and sidelap percentages required within a drone flight to create the optimum orthophoto mosaic. Results indicate that the one-on-one interactive methodology employed by faculty at SFASU produce highly qualified drone pilots capable of providing the drone community with new insights on how to produce accurate orthophoto mosaics in a timely and efficient manner.
Effect of High-Performance Human Resource Practice in Colleges and Universities in China on Teachers&apos; Turnover Intention: A Moderated Mediation Model
Author: Wang, Lingjie
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Faculty Mobility,Foreign Countries,Human Resources,Labor Turnover,Asian Culture,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Work Environment,Role,Work Attitudes

Previous studies have demonstrated that high-performance human resource practice (HPHRP) can reduce employees' turnover intention (TI). However, only a few studies have investigated this relationship in the context of Chinese culture. Using a sample of 740 teachers from five colleges and universities in Hebei Province, China, this study assessed the effect of HPHRP in colleges and universities on teachers' TI in the context of Chinese culture. Furthermore, the mediating effects of teachers' organizational commitment (OC) and the moderating effects of teachers' organizational justice (OJ) were investigated. The results revealed that HPHRP in colleges and universities had a significant negative effect on teachers' TI. Teachers' OC played a partial mediating effect in the relationship between HPHRP in colleges and universities and teachers' TI. In addition, the moderation analysis indicated that HPHRP in colleges and universities enhanced OC for teachers with high levels of OJ. This study contributed to a better understanding of the role of HPHRP in colleges and universities in reducing teachers' TI, suggesting that HPHRP implementation and improving teachers' OC and OJ can reduce teachers' TI.
Assessment of Conceptual Understanding in Student Learning of Moon Phases
Author: Zou, Yi
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Astronomy,Scientific Literacy,Scientific Concepts,Knowledge Level,Schemata (Cognition),Scores

Many research studies have shown that lower-secondary school students' scientific literacy depends on their understanding of corresponding scientific concepts. Therefore, it is of great significance to model and assess students' conceptual understanding in learning specific scientific concepts, because it can reflect and diagnose students' cognitive characteristics, so as to provide evidence for targeted educational interventions. However, on the topic of Moon Phases, existing research studies have deficiencies in the evaluation and analysis of different levels of students' conceptual understanding, which restrict teachers to take effective educational interventions to help them. Thus, this study explored a new level division and an assessment test for revealing and explaining students' different conceptual understanding in learning Moon Phases. This study was conducted among 768 Chinese lower-secondary school students. Through a variety of quantitative and qualitative analyses, it was found that students' conceptual understanding of Moon Phases can be divided into three levels of continuous improvement, including the mechanical memory of different phenomena of moon phases, the formation of a preliminary mental model of Moon Phases, and the construction of a complete mental model of Moon Phases. Accordingly, this study made some precise suggestions for effectively improving students' conceptual understanding of Moon Phases.
Perceptions of Teachers towards English Language Learners (ELLs) and Content Accessibility
Author: Grenz, Gretchen
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,English Language Learners,Course Content,Teaching Methods,Faculty Development,Academic Achievement,Kindergarten,Elementary Secondary Education,Rural Areas,Gender Differences

Teachers need training in order to be adequately prepared to serve English Learners in the general education setting. The consideration of teacher perceptions becomes important when considering designing professional development for teachers of English Learners. The purpose of this study is to examine teachers' perceptions regarding educating students who are English Language Learners (ELLs), teacher training for making content accessible, and teacher willingness to follow through with student success in terms of English Learner achievement. The sample consisted of 79 teachers (25% male and 75% female) from kindergarten through twelfth grade in a rural county in the southeastern United States. Data were collected through a survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Study results indicated that about half of the respondents, 45% of primary teachers and 62% of secondary teachers had ever received training for teaching ELLs. Across both elementary and secondary schools, slightly more than half of the teachers (59%) indicated that they felt they had the support needed to work effectively with ELLs. Furthermore, a little less than half of the teachers (39%) felt prepared to work with ELLs. This study highlights areas of potential need in terms of teacher professional development.
Preservice Teachers&apos; Reflections on Learning Number Bases and Teaching Base Ten
Author: Toker, Zerrin
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Teacher Education Programs,Elementary School Teachers,Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Problem Solving,Learning Processes,Task Analysis,Student Attitudes,Audio Equipment,Reflection,Numbers,Numeracy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge

This study aimed to reveal the solutions of pre-service teachers to contextual problems related to number bases other than the base ten. Furthermore, it was intended to investigate which issues pre-service teachers discussed about their learning in the problem-solving process, including context, and about student learning in their future teaching practices. To achieve this, task-based interviews were held with 12 pre-service primary school teachers. During semi-structured one-on-one task-based interviews, some questions were asked to reveal preservice teachers' way of thinking about the problems and their reflection on the learning. In this context, data were obtained from the audio recordings and the students' written responses. Besides, researchers' notes are used as supporting documents for the validation of the data collection process. The main findings of the study revealed that context is a facilitator for preservice teachers in understanding number bases other than base ten. They gained insight and provided instructional explanations on how to teach the student by understanding the different number bases. Furthermore, context enabled preservice teachers to reflect on how to teach better by considering their own learning processes.
First Year University Students&apos; Use of Words, Symbols and Images to Convey Mathematical Ideas: A Case of Definitions
Author: Matabane, Mogalatjane Edward
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Freshmen,Language Usage,Symbols (Mathematics),Mathematics Education,Definitions,Mathematical Concepts,Visual Aids,Content Analysis,Assignments

This qualitative case study analyzed how first year university mathematics students used words, images, and symbols to convey the same mathematical ideas. The study was located within the interpretivist paradigm and took naturalistic methodology. Twenty-six first year students were purposefully selected to participate in the study. Data was collected through analyzing students' assignments scripts followed by semistructured interviews. The study sought to answer the questions: How did the first-year university students' use of words, symbols and images to convey mathematical ideas. The data were analyzed using Lave and Wenger's situated learning and Seo mathematical communication theories. Data analysis focused on the structure and usage of symbols, images, and words to communicate mathematical ideas. The result of the study shows that the students experienced difficulties in using words, images, and symbols to communicate the same mathematical idea. There were contradicting meanings between images, words, and symbols usage in attempt to define same concept. It is recommended that encouraging students to wave between words, symbols, and images to communicate mathematical ideas will improve understanding of mathematical concepts. First year university mathematics teachers are encouraged to not only use one method of mathematical communication when defining concepts. Moreover, it is recommended that formal mathematics definition be used after students grasped the meaning of concepts using everyday day words and images. The abstractness should only follow the definitions are understood intuitively and can be represented diagrammatically or with natural language.
Upper Secondary School Students&apos; Experiences of How Exercise Breaks Affect Their Well-Being and Ability to Study: A Qualitative Study
Author: Fred, Niina
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Student Experience,Exercise,Physical Activity Level,Well Being,Foreign Countries,Attention Control,Distance Education,COVID-19,Pandemics

School exhaustion among upper secondary school students has increased at an alarming rate in recent years. There is evidence that this exhaustion affects students' ability to study, and that students experience their studies as burdensome. Distance learning has further weakened students' ability to study. This study aimed to describe upper secondary students' experiences of how exercise breaks affect their studying and well-being. The data were collected through thematic interviews with 15 first-year upper secondary students in the spring of 2021. The data were analyzed by inductive content analysis. The results indicate that exercise breaks positively influenced students' subjective experiences of their studying ability and well-being. This insight could be relevant to planning secondary education, teacher training, and school health care, along with the development of services to support well-being among upper secondary students.
Comparative Analysis of Iranian and Turkish Special Education in Terms of Aims and Principles
Author: Kizilkaya, Hasan
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Comparative Education,Special Education,Educational Principles,Educational Legislation,Theses,Publications,Cultural Differences,Role of Education

Comparative education is very important in terms of addressing the similarities, differences, interactions, and interaction levels of education systems. In comparative education studies the similarities and differences between the education systems implemented by the countries under consideration are investigated and presented within the framework of certain criteria. This study aims to compare Iranian and Turkish special education systems in terms of aims and principles. In the study, a qualitative study based on the document/document analysis method is adopted to compare the special education principles of the two countries. In this study, which focuses on the aims and principles of special education in Turkey and Iran, the data were collected using the relevant laws, regulations, legislation, theses, books, articles, publications, and websites of ministries and institutions. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method in terms of similarities and differences in accordance with document analysis in comparative education. According to the results, Iran and Turkey have a similar general purpose in special education: to prepare the individual for society and the future. The main purpose of special education is to meet the educational needs of individuals with special needs. While the Turkish special education approach is more family-oriented and cares about the child's environment, the Iranian special education approach focuses on the individual in need of special education.
Examination of 9th Graders&apos; Levels of Geometric Thinking
Author: Mensah, Nana Boahen
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 9,Geometric Concepts,Thinking Skills,Geometry,Mathematics Instruction,Mathematics Tests,High School Students,Barriers,Logical Thinking,Standards,Mathematics Curriculum,Definitions,Teaching Methods,Instructional Improvement,Foreign Countries

Robust understanding of geometry is important for students' future studies in mathematical sciences, many careers, and for understanding the world around them. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand the geometric thinking levels of 9th graders in Ghana before they enter the Senior High School. This study used the van Hiele theory (Van Hiele-Geldof, 1957) to understand geometric thinking levels of 400 9th graders in western Ghana. These students were given the van Hiele Geometry Test (VHGT) developed by Usiskin (1982). The results showed that 56.2% of 9th graders demonstrated thinking at the pre-visualization level, 30.75%of the graders attained level 1(visualization), 12.5% reached level 2 and only 0.5% demonstrated level 3 thinking. These findings indicate that students are struggling to meet the Ministry of Education's curriculum standards. Additional analysis points to reasoning about properties of geometric figures using definitions and informal deductive reasoning, instead of relying on visual characteristics of diagrams as a specific obstacle for students. Recommendations are made for improving the teaching and learning geometry based on our findings.
Learning Support Strategies to Overcome the Effects of Promoting Condoned Senior Phase Mathematics Learners to the FET Phase
Author: Bhagwonparsadh, Yudvir
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Achievement,Student Promotion,High School Teachers,High School Students,Low Achievement,Grade 9,Grade 10,Educational Strategies,Teacher Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction

The study investigated the effects of condonation on the promotion of senior phase mathematics learners into the FET phase in a high school in KwaZulu-Natal. Condoned learners were assisted to progress, despite not meeting the pass requirements. The study suggests learning support strategies teachers could use to improve condoned FET mathematics learners' performance. An exploratory case study investigated the condonation policy and its effects thereof. Interviews were conducted with two mathematics teachers, and open-ended questions were posed. The data analysis entailed collating the data, followed by a thematic data analysis approach. The literature study was done on pertinent theories, prior studies, and pragmatic research. The findings suggest that condoned learners did not master the foundational knowledge and accumulated knowledge gaps. Consequently, learners struggle to achieve good performance in FET mathematics. This may lead to condoned learners failing FET mathematics, dropping mathematics in favour of more uncomplicated mathematical literacy, or dropping out of school rather than completing Grade 12. The study recommends that condoned senior phase mathematics learners struggling to perform well in FET mathematics need to undergo an individualised learning support programme. Teachers will then employ various academic teaching and learning support strategies to help improve learners' FET mathematics performance. The success of learning support depends on a collaborative relationship between nurturing teachers and parents and positive discipline in group teaching within supplemental classes.
Examination of Attitudes towards Sport and Life Satisfaction of University Students Studying Sport Education
Author: Çeviker, Abdulkerim
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Athletics,Physical Education,Life Satisfaction,Attitude Measures,Foreign Countries,Sportsmanship,Psychological Patterns,Social Development,Physical Development,Cognitive Development,Gender Differences,Scores

The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes towards sports and life satisfaction of university students who study sports education. In the study, questionnaire and scale forms consisting of three parts were used as data collection tools. In the first part, &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; determined by the researchers, in the second part &quot;Life Satisfaction Scale&quot; and in the third part &quot;Attitude towards Sport Scale for University Students&quot; were used. The population of the study consisted of 397 senior year students studying at Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Sport Sciences. The sample of the study consisted of 244 students, 184 males and 60 females. As a result of the statistical analyses, it was seen that there was no significant difference between attitude towards sport and life satisfaction levels according to age variable (p&gt;0.05). It was concluded that there was a significant difference in the physical development sub-dimension in the gender variable, in the total score of the life satisfaction scale in the nationality variable, in the total scores of the attitude towards sport scale and life satisfaction scale in the active sportsmanship variable, in the total scores of the attitude towards sport scale and life satisfaction scale and in the psychosocial development and mental development sub-dimensions, and in the total score of the attitude towards sport scale and psychosocial development sub-dimension according to income status (p&lt;0.05). It can be said that demographic variables have an effect on attitude towards sport and life satisfaction.
Forms of Capital among Arab and Jewish K-12 Teachers: Development of &apos;Capital Scale&apos;
Author: Grinshtain, Yael
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Capital,Cultural Capital,Arabs,Jews,Factor Analysis,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Validity,Error of Measurement,Teacher Attitudes,Cultural Differences,Ethnic Groups,Kindergarten,Elementary Secondary Education

The present study aimed to demonstrate how the mixed methods approach was used to develop and validate a quantitative instrument for measuring forms of capital (a &quot;Capital Scale&quot;) among K-12 teachers, using the two-phase approach of an exploratory sequential model. The study includes: (1) a qualitative phase based on 16 semi-structured interviews with teachers; (2) quantitative exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis among Israeli Jewish teachers and measurement equivalence analyses of data among Israeli Jewish and Israeli Arab teachers, as two ethnic groups, confirmed the scale's cross-cultural validity. The study contributes to the development of a new instrument for measuring teachers' capital, illustrating the benefit of triangulated methods in a study of participants from different ethnic backgrounds.