ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Professional Satisfaction of Teachers from Kindergarten. Preliminary Study
Author: Anghelache, Valerica
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preschool Teachers,Job Satisfaction,Teacher Attitudes,Faculty Development,Correlation,Age Differences,Educational Attainment,Academic Degrees,Status,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Questionnaires,Measures (Individuals),Predictor Variables

Professional development is a topic of great interest for all those who are involved in educational field, makers and teachers. It's approached closely related to organizational development, both representing a result of continuous changes in education. At individual level, professional development has both an internal determination (a need to perform), but it is conditioned by the new requirements of teaching and learning activity. An important variable is also the professional satisfaction. The main objective of the study is to determine the level of professional satisfaction of teachers from Kindergartens from Galati, Romania, and the relationship between this one and teaching degree. The study is based on empirical research conducted on a sample of 124 subjects, teachers from different kindergartens from Galati, Romania. The partial results seem to indicate that, generally, the teachers from kindergarten have different levels professional satisfaction: some of them believes that adaptation to the new professional requirements generate professional satisfaction and professional development, other believes that professional success can be achieved with less involvement. School efforts for professional development of teachers become insufficient if they are not correlated with teachers' efforts. We believe that is necessary shifting focus off career management on self-management career, which involves assumption of professional becoming at individual level. In the context of deepening of educational reforms, promotion of some effective policies of teachers' professional development is absolutely necessary, especially they are the main driver of the Romanian school reform.
To Assess the Efficiency of the Way in Which the Psycho-Pedagogical Studies Programme Is Organised in Universities, from a Curricular and Administrative Point of View in Romania
Author: ?erbanescu, Laura
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Universities,Curriculum Design,Curriculum Research,Administrative Organization,Efficiency,Educational Practices,Questionnaires,Teaching Methods,Student Mobility,Teacher Competencies,Professional Development,Student Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Educators,Teacher Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Teacher Education Programs

We present in this article the results pertaining to a section of a much wider research, having as main object the Romanian teaching professional's initial training process by means of study programs organized within universities. We have chosen the section referring to factors involved in the initial training system on how to organize a programmed of psycho-pedagogical studies at universities in terms of curriculum and administrative organization. Research objectives: to assess the efficiency of the way in which the psycho-pedagogical studies programmed is organized in universities, from a curricular and administrative point of view; to assess the influence of teaching practice on streamlining the teaching career training programmed; to assess the contribution of the students' mobility to creating the set of professional competences. The research has an observational-improvement character. Through the questionnaire-based assessment we aimed at investigating the opinions of all the factors involved in the initial training system. The results emphasize both the opinions of the trainers as well as the opinions of the beneficiaries of the training system, the following components: the qualitative assessment of the training programmed; assessing the training programmed structure; the students' and teaching staff mobility. Research results have shown that the presence of initiation elements of students in educational research is likely to increase their concern for the development of professional skills and expanding student's mobility contribute to professional competence standards for the teaching profession provided.
The Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Writing Skill of Medical Students in Iran
Author: Rad, Rezvan Sajjadi
Date: 2014-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Multiple Intelligences,Writing Skills,Medical Students,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Scoring Rubrics,Writing Tests,English (Second Language)

The problem which this research intended to resolve is that beside many differences between individuals' characteristics that might impact their language learning process, there's often a different neglected component which is &quot;Intelligence&quot;. Although there are several researches about the relationship between students' multiple intelligence profile and their language learning ability, there is no coordination between the findings of these researches. In terms of writing skill; for example, some shows a significant relationship, some partial relationship and some a significant negative relationship between the two variables. To fill this gap, this research aims to explore the potential relationship between multiple intelligences and writing proficiency of Shiraz University Medical students. This study utilized a quantitative method and the instruments were MI questionnaire and IELTS writing rubric. 76 students form Shiraz Medical University participated in this study and the results showed that there is no significant relationship between participants' MI profile and their writing proficiency.
The Analysis of the Results Obtained by the Candidates for the 2014's Admission, Specialization: &quot;Primary and Preschool Education Pedagogy&quot;, the Mathematical Component
Author: Magdas, Ioana
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Graduates,Knowledge Level,Mathematics Achievement,Numeracy,Mathematics Tests,College Admission,Education Majors,Problem Solving,Scores,Preservice Teachers

In this article we want to point out as brief as possible the particularities of the transition from the pre-university education to the academic environment, by offering some examples from the backstage of the first evaluative meeting with future students. They were candidates for the Primary and Preschool Education Pedagogy specialization of the Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Babe?-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. The dates offered are derived from a relatively new pedagogical micro-research: the 2014's Admission exam, with a total of 338 subjects and the content being the writing exam to verify their knowledge, the Mathematical component (arithmetic knowledge).
How In-Service Teachers Develop Electronic Lessons
Author: Zsoldos-Marchis, Iuliana
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Assisted Instruction,Teaching Methods,Courseware,Electronic Learning,Qualitative Research,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Computer Literacy,Teacher Attitudes,Masters Programs,Inservice Teacher Education,Questionnaires

Computer assisted teaching (CAL) is considered to be a modern teaching method, but it is not widely used by teachers because lack of technology and adequate educational softwares in schools; or lack of teachers' knowledge on methodology and computer use. In order to select the most efficient educational software for their class, teachers should know, which are the most important features of educational softwares. It is also important that teachers can develop simple electronic lessons for their classroom, as not every school subject is well covered by educational softwares or the existing softs are not appropriate for every classroom. This paper presents a qualitative research on what in-service teachers consider important when choosing educational software; and how they use these features in electronic lessons developed by them. Teachers' answers about important features of a good educational software, and the electronic lessons made by them were analysed. The results show that even if most of the teachers know how a good educational software should be, many of them can't integrate these features in their electronic lessons because lack of computer knowledge or inadequate time allocated for developing this lesson. The results highlight the importance of organizing practical training courses for CAL.
Visual Criterion for Understanding the Notion of Convergence if Integrals in One Parameter
Author: Alves, Francisco Regis Vieira
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematical Concepts,Computer Uses in Education,Graphs,Computer Software,Calculus,Mathematics Instruction

Admittedly, the notion of generalized integrals in one parameter has a fundamental role. En virtue that, in this paper, we discuss and characterize an approach for to promote the visualization of this scientific mathematical concept. We still indicate the possibilities of graphical interpretation of formal properties related to notion of convergence/divergence. Moreover, supported by technology, we show the relations between the class of functions z = f (x, y) and y = f (t, x) related to the two and three-dimensional spaces. At the end, we propose a visual criterion for the recognition and perception of graphical-dynamic properties provided by the Dynamic System Geogebra-DSG and the Computer Algebraic System-CAS Maple. Finally, our perspective indicates the visualization as an important cognitive component for the teaching and the learning at the academic level.
Student Mental Models Related to Expansion and Contraction
Author: Kurnaz, Mehmet Altan
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Models,Cognitive Structures,Visualization,Schemata (Cognition),Misconceptions,Science Education,Scientific Concepts,Secondary School Students,Grade 8,Grade 9,Grade 10,Grade 11,Grade 12,Measures (Individuals),Mechanics (Physics)

Following up on the effects of learning environments is essential to learning. The aim of this study was to examine students' mental models related to the concepts of expansion and contraction of materials. The population of the case study consisted of 155 students in a city center in Turkey. The data was gathered using open-ended questions that required a description or visualization of expansion and contraction. Data analysis was carried out in two stages. After coding results, the categories scientific, synthetic, and initial were established and applied to the answers. In light of the findings, students generally have initial mental models at low grade levels but synthetic mental models at high grade levels. The discrepancy is not a failure of the students but because processes of expansion and contraction of material cannot be grasped easily. Therefore, visual models and animations of the processes are suggested for future learning applications.
Analysis the Competences and Contents of &quot;Mathematics and Environmental Exploration&quot; Subject Syllabus for Preparatory Grade
Author: Dulama, Maria Eliza
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Mathematics,Primary Education,Mathematics Education,Course Descriptions,Competence,Mathematics Curriculum,Curriculum Design,Environmental Education,Integrated Curriculum,Interdisciplinary Approach,Numeracy,Educational Objectives

In this paper, we analyze some aspects related to &quot;Mathematics and Environmental Exploration&quot; subject syllabus for preparatory grade approved by Minister of National Education of Romania. The analysis aim the place of the subject syllabus into the Framework Plan; the syllabus structure and the argumentation of studying this subject; the syllabus general and specific competences; the relationship between competences and contents. Regarding the place into the Framework Plan this subject is part of curricular area &quot;Mathematics and Natural Sciences&quot;. The name of the subject integrates two scientific fields Mathematics and Environmental Science for which is allocated 4 hours per week. The analysis of the syllabus, showed that it was developed according to &quot;a new curricular design, focused on competences&quot; (2013, p. 2), model-based on outcomes learning (Spady, 1994 as cited in Catana, 2010) and associated with student-centered approach (Catana, 2010). The analysis of general and specific syllabus competences show several aspects: to be specific to the two integrated disciplines, they require some reformulations; not all specific competences have been correctly derivate from the associated general competence. By analyzing the proposed contents, we observe that there is no information indicating whether themes are chapters' titles, topics for lessons, if they are wider or narrower than a lesson. The paper, along with observations, presents suggestions for improving the &quot;Mathematics and Environmental Exploration&quot; subject syllabus for preparatory grade.
Logical Meanings in Multimedia Learning Materials: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis
Author: Vorvilas, George
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multimedia Materials,Discourse Analysis,Hermeneutics,Semiotics,Semantics,Instructional Design

Multimedia educational applications convey meanings through several semiotic modes (e.g. text, image, sound, etc.). There is an urgent need for multimedia designers as well as for teachers to understand the meaning potential of these artifacts and discern the communicative purposes they serve. Towards this direction, a hermeneutic semiotic framework is proposed, which provides a controlled vocabulary for describing the logical meanings among the components that constitute multimedia representations. The framework in turn is implemented in the analysis of some multimedia materials in order to detect the types of their components and the logico-semantic relations identified among them. Using that framework, teachers would be equipped with visual literacy skills for reading the logical meanings of multimedia learning materials and multimedia designers would be able to design their own applications with respect to the logical meanings they want to promote through them.
Aspects That Concern Assessing Lower Secondary School Students at the Physics National Contest Exemplification for the 7th Grade
Author: Florian, Gabriel
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Physics,Competition,Student Evaluation,Science Instruction,Science Tests,Scores,Grade 7

In the present article, we aim at analysing the results obtained by the 7th grade students who participated in the 50th edition of the Physics National Contest, which took place in Cluj-Napoca between the 6th and the 11th of April, 2014. Why have we chosen the 7th grade? One of the reasons is represented by the good results obtained by the contestants, 71% of the students having been awarded. The second reason is the significant difference of the score got by the students, between the practical test and the theoretical one: 93,3% of the students got more than half of the score related to the practical test and 50,56% of the contestants got more than half of the score related to the theoretical test. The analysis of students' results show that the subjects and the marking schemes for both tests (practical and theoretical) did not put students into great difficulty. The analysis of the subjects demonstrates that the way they were formulated respected the specific competences and the contents associated to the present Physics curricula and that the enunciations formulated by the authors for the subjects concerning both tests (practical and theoretical) did not surpass the scientific language required from the 7th grade students who participated in the contest.
A Critical Multicultural Analysis of a Romanian Textbook Taught in Elementary International Language Programs
Author: Stoilescu, Dorian
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Romance Languages,Self Concept,Textbooks,Cultural Pluralism,Case Studies,Elementary School Students,Nationalism,Gender Bias,Religion,Social Class,Stereotypes,Social Change,Social Systems,Foreign Countries,Multilingualism,Guidelines,Content Analysis,Sociocultural Patterns,Immigrants,Discourse Analysis,Ethics,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Programs,Qualitative Research

This case study proposes a critical multicultural analysis of a Romanian language textbook used for instructing students in grades one and two in the Elementary Language International Program (ELIP) in Toronto public schools in Ontario, Canada. Based on an analysis developed from Fairclough and Parker's criteria, this paper determined stereotypes held by middle class Romanians, revealing a postcommunist society with certain classist, religious, sexist and nationalist biases. Particular characteristic of confrontational behavior and lack of pedagogical patience often reported in Romanian schools and society were found in this text. With all of these stereotypes, this book offers admirable resistance for Romanian-Canadian community that seems to battle to build its own special identity. As this book is the first schooling attempt to identify and promote the Romanian-Canadian identity, redesigning the textbook in a multicultural, multilingual and multimodal framework is highly recommended, in order to afford a safe negotiation between various Romanian and Canadian national experiences.
Perception of School and University Students of Ideal Teacher Behaviours (II). Pilot Study
Author: Ciascai, Liliana
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Behavior,Questionnaires,High School Students,College Students,Teaching (Occupation),Teacher Effectiveness,Measures (Individuals)

The purpose of the current investigation is to describe the portrait and the teaching behaviours of the ideal teacher. For the inquiry, a number of 76 subjects (high school and faculty students) answered a 40 items questionnaire based on literature. Results evidencing the behaviours of the teacher are presented, emphasizing few significant opinion differences between high school and university students in respect with the behaviours of the ideal teacher.) The respondents appreciate that the ideal teacher promotes the deep learning throughout various strategies and also throughout evaluation.
Teachers', Pupils', and Parents' Opinions on Primary Textbooks: Their Selection, Quality and Use
Author: Lalau, Elena
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Textbooks,Textbook Selection,Textbook Evaluation,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Educational Change,Comparative Analysis,Questionnaires,Parent Surveys,Teacher Surveys,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Teachers,Measures (Individuals)

Textbooks' importance and usefulness in primary education is emphasized in the literature. Our interest for this subject was determined by the opinion that, if the textbooks are well-chosen, being taken into account the users' opinions, then the textbook achieves its goal: it becomes not only a source of information and a tool for pupils, but also an orientate guide for parents and teachers. This research aimed to investigate the opinions of teachers, parents and pupils regarding the quality and usefulness of working textbooks, respectively on how to choose the textbooks. Subjects underline the importance of having a variety of alternative textbooks, well designed and ensuring freedom of teachers in choosing textbooks. Moreover, respondents considered important that publishers and Ministry of education to consult teachers on the quality of school textbooks.
The Methods and Goals of Teaching Sorting Algorithms in Public Education
Author: Bernát, Péter
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Elementary Secondary Education,Classification,Teaching Methods,Public Education,Programming,Demonstrations (Educational),Visual Aids,Animation,Visualization,Computer Uses in Education

The topic of sorting algorithms is a pleasant subject of informatics education. Not only is it so because the notion of sorting is well known from our everyday life, but also because as an algorithm task, whether we expect naive or practical solutions, it is easy to define and demonstrate. In my paper I will present some of the possible methods and goals of teaching sorting algorithms in the primary and the secondary school context. Some of the applicable demonstration and collaborative methods will be listed and illustrated with examples available on the internet. Next to defining the teaching goals offered by the specific methods, I will also make suggestions which methods are optimal for a given teaching phase.
Educating the Next Generation of Energy-Savvy Workforce
Author: Wu, Bin
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Energy,Energy Education,Labor Force Development,Problem Based Learning,Models,Industrial Education,Efficiency,Energy Management,Context Effect,Program Content,Program Implementation,Program Effectiveness,Program Evaluation,Engineering Education,Curriculum Development,Educational Resources,Student Participation,College Programs,Program Descriptions

This paper reports a problem-based learning model for the training of university students in the area of industrial energy efficiency, and discusses its context, contents, and the results from its implementation. The impact has been significant, with hundreds of university graduates trained and many of them now working in industry, leading their organization's energy efficiency initiatives.
Students' Perception of the Personal Characteristics of Ideal Teacher (I). Pilot Study
Author: Vlad, Iulia-Elena
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Pilot Projects,Questionnaires,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Teacher Characteristics,High School Students,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Teacher Behavior,Graduate Students,Foreign Countries,Age Differences

The current study presents part of the results of a pilot study that aimed the development of a profile for a teacher that is appreciated by school and university students. For the investigation, a 40 items questionnaire based on literature was used. The questionnaire was applied to 76 subjects (school and undergraduate students). The results highlight few differences between the school and the university students' opinions regarding the personal and professional characteristics of the teacher. The experience, the good intention, the big amount of knowledge and the capacity of admitting a mistake are some of the qualities valued by the vast majority of the subjects while the superiority attitude of a teacher generates differences between school and university students, the school students admitting this attitude in a higher percentage than university students. The results of this study suggest a necessity for educating teachers so that they fit the expectations of their students. [See Part II of Pilot Study in ERIC at EJ1053277.]