ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Changing Children&apos;s Literature in the Digital Age: Digital Books
Author: Ozbay, Ipek
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Childrens Literature,Electronic Books,Technology Uses in Education,Electronic Publishing,Instructional Material Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Turkish,English,Interaction

Technological tools are considered an important part of daily life for young children. The study explores what types of digital books are available for children. This research was conducted with a qualitative design and the research data was collected through document analysis. The e-books (n=261) were randomly selected for evaluation from the Internet or the APP store. The findings showed that more than half of the e-books were electronically re-contextualized literary texts. It has been seen that the majority of digital books created in this way have been transferred to digital media in the form of scanned digital books named text-based files. It has been observed that less than half of e-books are digitally originated literary texts. It has been seen that the majority of digital books created in this way are e-stories for early readers. In addition, it is seen that there are very few examples of e-narratives with interactive story contexts that have features that increase the interaction of the reader with the book. At this point, it will be important to focus on developing examples of digital resources supported by various multimedia elements.
Evaluation of 1998, 2006 and 2018 Music Teaching Undergraduate Programs in Terms of Program Elements
Author: Gürer, Mert
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Program Evaluation,Music Education,Undergraduate Students,Preservice Teacher Education,Educational History,Foreign Countries,Curriculum Evaluation,Comparative Analysis,Teacher Attitudes

Teacher training undergraduate programs are of great importance in the training of qualified and well-equipped teachers. Within the scope of this research, 1998, 2006 and 2018 music education undergraduate programs were examined in line with the content of the field education, vocational knowledge, general culture courses and the opinions of the instructors. In this research, which aims to examine the 1998, 2006 and 2018 Council of Higher Education (YÖK) music teaching programs, qualitative method was followed and case study model was used. The study group of the research consists of academicians who provide education within the 1998, 2006 and 2018 YÖK music education programs and have a command of all three programs. Of these academics, 20 were contacted via e-mail and phone, and 11 academicians volunteered to participate in the study. The data obtained in terms of instructor opinions were analyzed by content analysis technique. Based on the findings of the research, it was concluded that the content knowledge, vocational knowledge and general culture courses of the 1998, 2006 and 2018 curricula differed in terms of course hours, course periods and number of courses, and that the 2018 curriculum was insufficient in terms of field education courses compared to the 1998 and 2006 curriculum.
Evaluation of Students&apos; Cognitive and Conceptual Learning Levels in Middle School Music Lessons
Author: Gök, Murat
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Education,Middle School Students,Student Evaluation,Literacy,Musicians,Music Reading,Competence,Music Theory,Foreign Countries

This research aims to reveal secondary school students' cognitive and conceptual learning levels in music lessons. In the research, cognitive and conceptual learning competencies in music lessons were discussed in line with students' musical literacy and other musical learning contexts. In this direction, the musical symbol, term, and concept achievement test (MSTCA) were applied to 206 students in a sample group of 12-year-old students from three different schools. The data obtained in the test were categorized and tabulated according to subheadings &quot;duration of the note values, musical expressions, measure indicator.&quot; As a result of the research, it was revealed that most students could not conceptualize symbols, terms and concepts especially those related to note duration values. According to the results of the research, it is seen that secondary school students do not understand the musical symbols, terms, and concepts they encounter in the music lesson to a large extent, they have misconceptions, and their learning levels in this field are not at the desired level. Similarly, it is observed that the students need help to fully embody the terms and concepts such as unit beat, tempo, staff, and measure indicator in music. It has been determined that the 6th grade students are not at the level of essential preparedness required for music literacy.
Evaluation of Social Intelligence and Communication Skills Levels in Terms of Music Education
Author: Demirtas, Erkan
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Communication Skills,Interpersonal Competence,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Correlation,Music Education,Musical Instruments,Social Development,Self Expression,Self Esteem

This study aims to determine high school students' social intelligence and communication skills and the effect of music education on these variables. A survey method was used in the study. Two data collection tools were used in the study. These are Tromso Social Intelligence Scale developed by Silvera et al. (2001), adapted into Turkish by Dogan and Çetin (2009), and Communication Skills Scale created by Korkut Owen and Bugay (2014). The study group consists of students in five high schools in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, in the 2021-2022 academic year. The data collection process was completed in two months (April-May). The study shows that high school students have good social intelligence and communication skills. The scores obtained do not differ according to gender and grade level variables. At the same time, a positive and significant relationship was found between social intelligence and communication skills scores. The scores of the group that received extra music education outside the school were compared with those that did not. According to these results, the social intelligence and communication skills scores of the group that received music education were higher. While this difference was not significant in the case of social intelligence, it was significant in the case of communication skills.
Expert Opinions on Improving Informative Text Writing Skills through Descriptive Writing Practices
Author: Sasmaz, Emel
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Skills,Descriptive Writing,Writing Improvement,Language Teachers,Turkish,English (Second Language),Writing Instruction,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Background,Grade 7

This current study aimed to reveal expert opinions on the development of informative text-writing skills through descriptive writing practices. The methodological design of this study is a case study that is one of the qualitative research types. In the process of data collection, 65 expert opinions were sought, 55 of whom were Turkish Language teachers, 5 English Language teachers, 3 Turkish Literature teachers, and 2 Primary-School teachers. In the formation of the study group, it was ensured that the participants were either Turkish Language teachers or had a master's degree or doctorate in the field of Turkish Language Education. In the data collection phase, expert opinions were obtained on the development of informative text-writing skills through descriptive writing practices via the expert opinion form and then the data obtained were thematized and divided into categories and codes. As a result of the study, the first five informative text types recommended by the experts were essays, autobiographies, petitions, travel writing, and diaries, respectively. Among the activity suggestions of the experts for the development of informative text writing skills are the use of appropriate materials, frequent writing activities, asking students to do research before the writing activity, and paying attention to the principles of writing. Based on the findings obtained from this study, it was seen that the first five themes chosen by the participants for descriptive writing practices were nature, books, culture, travel, and friendship, respectively. According to the expert opinions, it is recommended to organize trips for descriptive writing practices, to describe the places visited, to have students write travel essays, and to create descriptive writing activities by using objects. In addition, it is also suggested to have a description of people, characters, or anyone else in the class.
Investigation of the Relations between Personal Values and Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Adolescents
Author: Akça, Figen
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Adolescents,Self Efficacy,High School Students,Student Attitudes,Gender Differences,Academic Achievement,Prediction,Foreign Countries,Family Attitudes,Values

Perception of self-efficacy is the judgment of ability, while self-esteem is judgment about self-worth (Bandura, 1993). Self-efficacy beliefs play a key role in shaping one's life by influencing the environment and activities in which a person wishes to enter. This study tests the relationship between the personal values of adolescents and their self-efficacy levels. In addition, the predictive power of self-efficacy on personal values is also investigated. In the study, the Personal Values Scale and the Self-Efficacy Scale for Children were administered to 390 high school adolescents. Hierarchical regression analysis, t-test, and ANOVA were used in the study. As a result, positive correlations were found between self-efficacy and the sub-dimensions of personal values. It is seen that these relations are between academic and social self-efficacy and discipline-responsibility, honesty-sharing, respect-accuracy, and sharing-respect values. On the other hand, significant relationships were found between personal values and self-efficacy, and it was seen that self-efficacy predicted personal values positively. In addition, it showed that self-efficacy and personal values differed in terms of gender, perception of academic achievement, class, and parental attitudes. These versatile results obtained from the study serve as a guide for psychological counselors to reach more descriptive data for adolescents in cooperation with their colleagues and management.
Examining the 2019 Turkish Language Curriculum and PISA 2018 Reading Skills Test in Terms of Main Idea Teaching
Author: Ulutas, Mustafa
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Achievement Tests,International Assessment,Secondary School Students,Reading Skills,Reading Achievement,Turkish,Modern Language Curriculum,Cognitive Processes,Reading Tests

This study aimed to examine the achievements of 2019 Turkish Language Curriculum regarding main idea teaching in terms of PISA 2018 Reading Skills Test. In this regard, the overlap of the achievements in 2019 Turkish Language Curriculum in Turkey and the proficiency levels in PISA 2018 Reading Test were examined in the context of main idea teaching. The study used the qualitative research approach. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data gathered from the documents. Considering the aims of this study, first, the reading skills proficiency levels presented in detail in PISA 2018 were discussed considering main idea skills. It was concluded that the skill of &quot;identifying the main idea&quot; was used directly at all levels of reading skills consisting of levels 1c, 1b, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in PISA 2018, and main idea skills were employed in understanding the text. In addition, Turkey's performance in the PISA 2018 Reading Skills Test was discussed considering the study's other sub-goals. Accordingly, it was concluded that students who participated in the PISA 2018 test were mostly successful at lower levels (levels 1, 2 and 3). The number of students at low levels was high, while the number of students with these skills decreased significantly at higher levels. The inclusion of main idea teaching in 2019 Turkish Language Curriculum was examined considering the final purpose of the study. In this context, several achievements were observed for the development of learning skills such as guessing the subject, determining the subject, determining the auxiliary ideas, determining the main idea, summarizing the subject and determining the title. However, the achievements of main idea in the 2019 Turkish Language Curriculum did not follow the order required in the reading comprehension process. In addition, the achievements of auxiliary ideas, which form the basis for determining the main idea of a text, were only available at the 7th and 8th grade levels, and any skills related to auxiliary ideas were not included at other grade levels. In this context, the main idea teaching should be handled in a detailed and systematic way in the context of theoretical structure and application processes, and the relevant curricula should be arranged accordingly.
Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by Saudi University Students in Pair Work
Author: Altalhab, Sultan
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary,Learning Strategies,Undergraduate Students,Cooperative Learning,Foreign Countries,Reading Comprehension,Task Analysis,Vocabulary Development,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning

Although there is robust research on vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs), little is known about the strategies that learners use in pair work. Therefore, this study examines the VLSs employed by 40 Saudi undergraduate students whilst working in pair tasks. This study also investigates whether there is a relationship between using certain strategies and the type of task undertaken. Two tasks were used: reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions and reading comprehension with 'filling in the gaps'. All the pairs' conversations were audio recorded. The results showed that there were mainly three VLSs used in the pair tasks: &quot;asking for help from the other student&quot;, &quot;guessing the meaning from context&quot; and &quot;using a dictionary&quot;. Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between the task type and certain strategies including asking for help and guessing the meaning from context strategies.
Reflections of Bilingualism on the News Headlines
Author: Fakiroglu, Gözde Demirel
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bilingualism,News Reporting,Newspapers,Cultural Differences,Foreign Countries,Educational Policy,Bilingual Education,Bilingual Students,Immigrants,Language Attitudes,Language Maintenance,Native Language,Pragmatics,Social Influences,Second Language Learning,Literacy Education,Speech Acts,Interpersonal Communication,Language Usage

Bilingualism has been the subject of a lot of research in the last century. Bilingualism is having the competence to speak two languages. The reasons for bilingualism of individuals may differ. Some of them may have parents from different languages, some may be children of ethnic minority or immigrants. In daily life it is possible to encounter more bilinguals than monolinguals. Bilingualism is not a new phenomenon, and it takes place in the media and news in different ways under different titles related to it. In this study, the news about bilingualism in the newspapers of the USA, the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands is analyzed in terms of content which is named as discourse analysis. The contents are categorized under five different titles which are neurological, social-cultural, psychological, educational, national categories. It has been found that majority of news related to bilingualism belong to educational category which shows that bilingualism draws attention and is given importance in educational contexts. Another categorization in this study is implemented for speech act categories. Each headline is categorized according to the speech acts which are representatives, directives, commissives, expressives and declaratives. In this study it was found that majority of headlines belong to representative category of speech acts.
Metaphoric Perceptions of Pre-Service Primary School Teachers on Reading and Reading Disability
Author: Gül, Metin
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Skills,Elementary School Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Reading Difficulties,At Risk Students,Students with Disabilities,Foreign Countries,Figurative Language,Student Attitudes,Beliefs,Barriers,Teacher Competencies

There is widespread acknowledgement that importance of reading skill is increasing day by day. Reading is the first step to learning and revealing something new. Beyond the primary grades, it plays a vital role in keeping up with the requirements of the age. Individuals who read, understand, question, think and produce develop societies. Thus, it is inevitable that individuals who have difficulties in acquiring reading skill will encounter difficulties both in school life and in society. To remove barriers of people presence in academic and daily life, students with these difficulties should be identified as early as possible and the difficulties they experience should be eliminated. The proficiency of primary school pre-service teachers regarding the concepts of &quot;reading'' and &quot;reading difficulty'' gives clues for identifying and remedying individuals with reading disabilities. It is aimed to determine the metaphorical perceptions of primary school pre-service teachers towards the concepts of &quot;reading'' and &quot;reading disability'' in order to help address this issue. The study group of the research consists of 89 4th-grade primary school pre-service teachers who continue their education at a state university in the Black Sea Region in Turkey in the fall semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. The model of this research is phenomenology which is one of the qualitative research methods. A questionnaire developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool. Content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. Five different categories related to reading skills and reading disabilities emerged as a result of the analysis of the data. Categories related to the concept of reading skills are 'Discovering Something New', 'Fun Source', 'Embarking on Adventure', 'Decoding' and 'Other'. The categories related to the concept of reading disability are 'Difficulty', 'A problem in itself', 'Visual impairment', 'Deficiencies' and 'An insurmountable problem'. [This study was presented as an oral presentation at the 17th International Primary Teacher Education Symposium 11-14 April 2018/Ankara.]
Relationship between Sportsmanlike Behaviors and Self-Confidence of Physical Education and Sports Students within the Scope of Sports Literacy
Author: Toy, Ali Burak
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Esteem,Sportsmanship,Correlation,Physical Education,Athletics,College Students,Foreign Countries,Student Characteristics

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between self-confidence and sportsmanlike behaviors of School of Physical Education and Sports students within the scope of sports literacy. A total of 173 (M=22.45, SD=1.25) university students, 119 of whom were male (M=22.77, SD=0.98) and 54 of whom were female (M=21.75, SD=0.78), participated in the study. &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; and &quot;Self-Confidence Scale&quot; and &quot;Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale&quot; were used to collect data in the research. Random sampling method was used to determine the participants of the study. The research data were analyzed using a statistical analysis program. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. According to the correlation results, the sub-dimensions of MSOS, which are Compliance with the Social Norms, Respect for Rules and Management, Commitment to Responsibilities in Sports, Respect for the Opponent, sportsmanship total score, and the sub-dimensions of the self-confidence scale, internal self-confidence and external self-confidence scores show a positive and significant relationship. Multiple regression analysis results showed that external self-confidence values explained 21% of sportsmanship. As a result, although self-confidence and sportsmanlike behaviors have a strong relationship, it has been seen that external self-confidence is a predictor of sportsmanship. It can be said that the self-confidence levels of individuals increase their sportsmanship levels.
The Effect of Retro Walking Training on Dynamic Balance in Sedentary Individuals with Hearing Impairment
Author: Korkmaz, Cihat
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Hearing Impairments,Psychomotor Skills,Training,Physical Activities,Exercise,Adolescents,Program Effectiveness,Skill Development,Life Style

The study analyzed the possible effects of retro walking exercise techniques on the skill of balance in hearing impaired individuals. The study is a quasi-experimental study and the single group pretest-post-test design among the experiment models was used. The study groups was applied a retro walking exercise for eight weeks. 25 hearing impaired students participated in the study, who had not engaged in any sports branches previously, in the 13-17 age group and did not have any neurological and orthopedical diseases in the last 6 months as the study group. In order to measure dynamic balance, the 'Techno Body ProKin Balance Measurement Device' was used. At the end of the eight week exercise program, the same measurements were taken again and the development level within the group was assessed. The descriptive statistics, arithmetic averages and standard deviation values of the participants' age, height, weight and hearing impairment percentages were determined. It was analyzed whether the data displayed normal distribution. Since it was seen that the data displayed normal distribution, the Paired Sample t-test was done. As a result of the study, it was seen that there was a significant difference between the pretest, post-test mean ranks of the participants' both feet, right and left feet perimeter length (PL) (p&lt;0.05). It was seen that this difference was in favor of the post-test when the mean ranks and totals of the scores were taken into consideration. It was seen that there was a significant difference between left foot MECAP pretest and post-test mean ranks as well (p&lt;0.05). In addition a significant difference was also found between both feet and right foot MECML values' pretest, post-test mean ranks (p&lt;0.05). The results of the study showed that the retro walking exercise program is effective in hearing impaired individuals in terms of improving their dynamic balance skill. Through the findings, it can be said that the use of different, efficient and safe exercise methods such as retro walking should be given importance to for hearing impaired individuals to be more active and do efficient and safe exercises.