ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Applications of Tulip Motif in Turkish Art with Geometer&apos;s Sketchpad Program
Author: Ipek, Jale
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Software,Mathematics Instruction,Geometry,Art,Folk Culture,Geometric Concepts,Foreign Countries

In the 21st century we live in, technology is developing rapidly. Inevitably, the technologies used in almost every area of daily life will also reflect in the field of education. Educational technologies, which enable students to grasp abstract concepts more easily and facilitate the teaching process for teachers, have increased their impact in schools. The effects of dynamic geometry software on course success, attractiveness, and concretization in mind have been the subject of different studies. Dynamic geometry software that can visualize algebraic expressions with graphics creates an interdisciplinary working environment with its drawing features. Thanks to Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP), one of this software, students can dynamically create very different patterns and shapes. Students can realize higher-level cognitive learning thanks to the relationships and inferences they make on these shapes. These and similar patterns that emerged thanks to GSP can increase students' awareness in different fields by combining different disciplines such as history, mathematics and art. In this study, the drawing stages of the tulip motif, which we come across in important architectural works in the Ottoman and Anatolian Seljuk history, which have been the subject of ornament art, are shown via GSP using both the transformation geometry and functions.
Coronavirus in the Children&apos;s World: Discourses and Drawings
Author: Duban, Nil
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,School Closing,Elementary School Students,Grade 1,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Disease Control,Hygiene,Distance Education,Educational Technology,Health Behavior,Art Activities

More than 1.5 billion students and young people worldwide have been affected by school and university closings due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With the closure of schools due to the COVID19 pandemic in Turkey, a free distance education system was launched by the Ministry of Education on 23 March 2020 with a national level television and internet-based curriculum. The opinions of the children who have just started primary school but whose school has been closed due to the pandemic in the spring term are considered to be necessary. The aim of this study was to determine the perspectives of 1st grade primary school (6.5-7 years old) students on the Coronavirus and its effects. In current study, the perspectives of 1st grade primary school students on Coronavirus and its effects were investigated. In this context, interview and document analysis techniques were used within the scope of qualitative research methods. A total of 16 primary school students from four provinces in different geographical regions of Turkey were included in the study to ensure maximum diversity. These students formed the working group of the research. In the study, semi-structured interviews and pictures drawn by students were used to reveal students' perspectives on Coronavirus and the effects of the virus. In the research, semi-structured interviews were used for content analysis, and the pictures drawn were utilized for document analysis. In the study, it was assumed that 1st grade primary school students have the consciousness that Coronavirus has tremendous and adverse effects on human life and threatens health. it was concluded that 1st grade primary school students gained awareness about proper handwashing, using masks and gloves as a means of protection from Coronavirus.
Opinions of Middle School Students on the Concept of Science and the Use of Robotic Systems
Author: Açisli Çelik, Sibel
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Student Attitudes,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation,Robotics,Content Analysis,Science Education,Artificial Intelligence,Computer Science Education,Program Descriptions,Learning Activities,Outcomes of Education,Scientific Attitudes,Living Standards,Scientific Research,Innovation,Social Change,Active Learning,Foreign Countries

In this research, in the &quot;Artvin gets Color with Science and Robotics-2&quot; project, which was supported with the Project number 121B899 within the scope of the 2020/1 call period launched in the 15thyear of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) 4004-Nature Education and Science Schools Support Program, students were taught in science, robotics, artificial intelligence, It is aimed to examine his views on the concept of science and the use of robotic systems after active learning and by doing different scientific activities in the fields of astronomy and nature. The Project was carried out with the participation of 30 secondary school 6th and 7th grade students. Student personal information form, robotic pre-questionnaire, robotic satisfaction test, &quot;What do you think is science?&quot; and &quot;If you were a scientist, what would you like to invent?&quot; were used as data collection tools in the research. A two-question questionnaire and a semi-structured form for robotics activities were used. Quantitative data obtained from the research were analyzed according to the content analysis method in qualitative data by giving frequency and percentage values. From the analysis of the data obtained, it was determined that the project made a positive contribution to the students' perspectives on science and robotics. As a result of the study, students' defined science as the effort to improve people's living conditions, to investigate unknown events in the universe and the world, to research, discover, produce and develop new things, and to change the World and people in which we live.
Preservice Science Teachers&apos; Views of a Web-Based Intelligent Tutoring System
Author: Akyüz, Halil Ibrahim
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Intelligent Tutoring Systems,Internet,COVID-19,Pandemics,Student Attitudes,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Foreign Countries,Science Education,Validity,Reliability

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, courses are carried out online in undergraduate programs and in this study, Web-Based Intelligent Tutoring System (WBITS) was used for online lessons. The aim of the study is to determine the opinions of 144 pre-service science teachers, who have used WBITS in three different undergraduate courses, about the system. Opinions about whether they are happy to use WBITS, whether the system serves the purpose of the courses (validity), whether the system is an alternative to face-to-face education (reliability) and whether the system is sufficient in pedagogical aspects (pedagogical qualification) were collected. The majority of the candidates stated that they are happy to use the system, that the system can be used to achieve the course objectives, and that the system is pedagogically sufficient and it can be used instead of the traditional classes. The most positive opinions were that the lesson could be used to achieve the course objectives. Negative opinions about the use of the system were mostly related to being unhappy with using the system. The system can be adapted for different courses and can be used in distance learning processes or to support in-class education. The system can be effective in overcoming the limitations of distance education.
Pupils&apos; Profiles of Social Media Usage in Mathematics with a Special Look at Facebook
Author: Marbán, José M.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Secondary School Students,Grade 11,Grade 12,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Technology Uses in Education,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Computer Use

The presence of social media platforms in secondary students? daily life is growing on but it may appear difficult to know which ones are more convenient for academia, particularly among secondary school pupils who are commonly substantial internet-based life clients. This study seeks to understand Zambian pupils' profiles of social media usage, in particular, in mathematics learning environments, mainly focusing on Facebook. Primary data sources were collected using a validated questionnaire from 288 participants at Wusakile Secondary School in Kitwe comprising of Grade 11 and Grade 12 pupils. Results revealed that Facebook was the most widely used application and that there was no statistically significant difference in pupils? mathematics Facebook usage based on gender while there was when considering grade level. Results also indicated that Grade 11 pupils? mean scores for social media usage were higher than those from Grade 12 pupils. Finally, results show that in the absence of mathematics classroom instructions, some pupils are also having mathematics discussions outside the classroom by means of social media, particularly on Facebook, although this academic use is still far from being relevant.
STEM, iSTEM, and STEAM: What Is Next?
Author: Razi, Atiya
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Art Education,Educational History,Curriculum Development,Faculty Development,Teacher Competencies,Politics of Education,Interdisciplinary Approach,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Integrated Curriculum,Barriers,Educational Practices,Teaching Methods

The historical and political emergence of STEM has changed the educational paradigm. Researchers, educators, and frontline professionals consider STEM as their savior. However, the ambiguity surrounding STEM and its successors, Integrated STEM education, and STEAM has created confusion for educators and frontline workers about which framework and concept they have to adapt to support their nation in the global financial crisis. Unfortunately, limited research offers insight into the historical, political, and educational development of STEM, iSTEM, and STEAM. This literature review fills this gap by addressing the historical, political, and educational development and uncertainty surrounding STEM, iSTEM, and STEAM. Also, the study explores the purpose, significance, and limitations of STEM, iSTEM, and STEAM individually and current pedagogical practices in this domain. Moreover, this literature review exposes the historical and current Canadian perspective of STEM, iSTEM and STEAM, and Canada's position and response to current global needs. Finding from the study reveal that there is a need for curriculum reform that involves adding STEM, iSTEM, STEAM domain and pedagogical practices in national/provincial curricula; professional development for teachers; support for the teachers and post-secondary institutions to increase STEM, iSTEM, STEAM-proficiency and their career interest among students to survive in the global economic race. Furthermore, the study highlights a need for further research and discussion about the STEM, iSTEM, STEAM domain and consensus among scholars on one platform. Moving forward, after STEM [right arrow] iSTEM [right arrow] STEAM, What's next?
Teacher Characteristics and Experiences in Light of the Challenges Presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Paraguay
Author: Canese, Valentina
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Characteristics,Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Online Courses,Educational Change,Teacher Attitudes,Private Schools,Public Schools,Computer Software,Faculty Development,Teaching Methods,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Internet,Distance Education,Teaching Experience,Purchasing,Information Technology,Elementary Secondary Education

The advent of COVID-19 generated unprecedented disruptions in the education sector throughout the world. This study presents a comparison of teacher characteristics, perceptions about the development of online educational activities and the difficulties experienced at the beginning of online teaching implementation and at the end of 2020 in Paraguay. A mixed methodology was used with focus group interviews and semi-structured questionnaires administered through electronic means. Teachers from all educational levels in Paraguay, from public and private institutions, were considered. At the beginning of the pandemic, 1030 teachers participated. In the follow-up study, 299 teachers participated, mainly from the capital city and the Central Department. The study revealed significant proportions of teachers who were forced to acquire new equipment and increased technological services. The main means of communication used, at all levels, were WhatsApp and educational platforms. At the end of 2020, there were a higher proportion of teachers trained in the use of technological tools for teaching. The main problem faced by teachers in remote activities is associated with internet connection. Although challenging, teachers also considered the opportunities granted by the situation. These teaching experiences serve to establish and design mechanisms to make education in times of pandemic bearable.
Greek Myths to Co-Build Teacher Identity: Perceptions of Students in the Master of Education Research
Author: Giner-Gomis, Antonio
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mythology,Self Concept,Professional Identity,Figurative Language,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Graduate Students

The objective of this study was to promote the use of metaphorical stories based on classical Greek myths in academic teacher training. The aim is to favour processes of personal assemblage and the constitution of teacher identity. Based on 8 classical myths, 4 of them featuring a female character and another 4 a male character, the group of participants narrated positive as well as disappointing experiences they had lived through during their academic training. Moreover, they selected the myths, among those proposed, that provided the metaphors that best described their specific personal trajectories. Adopting a qualitative approach, we followed a narrative-biographical tradition and collected 37 stories. This narrative corpus was analysed using the AQUAD software. The results showed that classical Greek myths contain and provide a powerful and illuminating narrative scaffolding, helping students to adopt a different perspective in the narration of their own academic trajectories. The myths equally helped them to become more aware of the most genuine life and personal experiences that shaped their own teacher identity.
Investigating Problem-Solving Skills of Students Having Professional Music Training in Terms of Multiple Variables
Author: Afacan, Senol
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Solving,Music Education,Foreign Countries,College Students,Individual Differences

The present study aims to investigate the problem-solving skills of the students getting professional music training. For this study, the problem-solving inventory was administered to participants from two different universities in Turkey. Participants' problem-solving skills were assessed in relation to the overall inventory and subscales, and the differences based on grade level, gender, and universities were examined using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results revealed that participants occasionally used their problem-solving skills, rarely felt confident in their problem-solving skills, and occasionally performed the behaviors in the subscales of approach-avoidance and personal control. The grade level differentiated music students' problem-solving skills in the overall scale and approach-avoidance subscale. It is also found that there are no significant differences in students' problem-solving skills based on gender. However, the participants' universities led to significant differences in the approach-avoidance subscale. The results were discussed considering the literature, and the recommendations were suggested due to the results.
Preliminary Indicators of EFL Essay Writing for Teachers&apos; Feedback Using Automatic Text Analysis
Author: Phoophuangpairoj, Rong
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Essays,Writing Evaluation,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Error Patterns,Online Courses,Teaching Methods,COVID-19,Pandemics,Writing Skills,Readability Formulas,Readability,Feedback (Response),Writing Instruction,Spelling,Grammar,Computer Software,Undergraduate Students,Error Correction,Foreign Countries

During the pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), English as a foreign language (EFL) students have to study and submit their assignments and quizzes through online systems using electronic files instead of hardcopies. This has created an opportunity for teachers to use computer tools to conduct preliminary assessment of the students' writing performance and then give advice to them timely. Hence, this paper proposed some indicators which were essay readability scored by Flesch Reading Ease (FRE), length of essays, errors in writing and a method to assist the teachers in providing writing feedback to the students. The results showed a large difference in FRE, the number of words, sentences, paragraphs and errors. The K-means clustering findings were applied to classify groups of students based on writing proficiency indicators. The findings also revealed that the number of words and sentences in the essays indicated some deficiencies. The concept of paragraph should be reinforced while some specific errors such as misspelling, grammatical and typographical errors found need to be eliminated. This study showcased that the computer tools should be integrated to process the students' essays so that the teachers can pinpoint the problems and make suggestions to their students in appropriate time. Lastly, the results can be served as the guidelines for the teachers to develop and adjust teaching materials pertinent to writing to enhance the writing performance of EFL learners.
The Impact of Distance Learning on Science Education during the Pandemic
Author: Altawalbeh, Khitam
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Distance Education,Science Education,College Science,Foreign Countries,School Closing,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,College Faculty,Barriers,Access to Computers,Technological Literacy,Teaching Methods

Following the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the role of distance learning is to substitute conventional teaching methods worldwide and to keep the education process tenacious. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of distance learning in science education at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a mixed-methods study that utilized quantitative descriptive-analytical approaches. Twenty-eight science faculty members at JUST were eligible to participate. A survey questionnaire adapted from an Irish national survey to explore the impact of the COVID-19 crisis school closures on teaching and learning science was used. Findings from this study show a significant impact of distance teaching on science education. The participants reported many obstacles and challenges, including internet connection issues and lack of experience with the new technology and teaching strategies. Moreover, 75% of the participants reported that technical problems were the most significant among other obstacles. The advantages of distance learning were also explored in this study; the participants reported gaining new techniques and teaching skills. However, the majority of the participants reported a preference for the traditional methods over distance learning and advocated for taking advantage of blended learning to improve science teaching.
The Relationship between the Leisure Boredom, Leisure Satisfaction, and Smartphone Addiction: A Study on University Students
Author: Serdar, Emrah
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Psychological Patterns,Gender Differences,Leisure Time,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Addictive Behavior,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Income,Foreign Countries

This study aimed to describe the relationships between leisure boredom, leisure satisfaction, and smartphone addictions among university students. The study sample consisted of 258 participants, 143 males and 115 females, studying at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Faculty of Sports Sciences. The participants were selected using the purposeful sampling method. Data collection tools involved a personal information form, the &quot;Leisure Boredom Scale (LBS)&quot;, the &quot;Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS)&quot; and &quot;Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV)&quot;. Independent t-Test results revealed a significant difference in SASSV by gender. The MANOVA results indicated a significant difference between the &quot;Satisfaction&quot; sub-dimension of LBS and the &quot;Educational,&quot; &quot;Social,&quot; &quot;Physical,&quot; and &quot;Relaxation&quot; sub-dimensions of LSS by gender. A significant difference was found between LBS's &quot;Satisfaction&quot; sub-dimension and all subdimensions of LSS by income status. According to the ANOVA results, there was no significant relationship between the SAS-SV scores by income status of the participants. Besides, there was a negative and low-level correlation between age and the &quot;Satisfaction&quot; sub-dimension of LBS, the &quot;Physical&quot; and &quot;Relaxation&quot; sub-dimensions of LSS and SAS-SV. There was a negative and low correlation between &quot;Boredom&quot; of LBS and &quot;Psychological,&quot; &quot;Social,&quot; and &quot;Relaxation&quot; sub-dimensions of LSS, and there was a positive and low correlation between LBS and SAS-SV. Similarly, a positive and low-level relationship was determined between all sub-dimensions of LSS and SAS-SV. In this sense, it was concluded that the LBS, LSS, and SAS-SV scores differed according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. As leisure boredom increased, leisure satisfaction decreased, and smartphone addiction increased. It was also found that as leisure satisfaction improved, smartphone addiction increased.