ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Snapshot of Online Learners: E-Readiness, E-Satisfaction and Expectations
Author: Ilgaz, Hale
Date: 2015-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Educational Technology,Readiness,Technological Literacy,Satisfaction,Expectation,Distance Education,Mixed Methods Research,Foreign Countries,Blended Learning,Coding,College Students,Likert Scales,Access to Computers,Student Motivation,Student Attitudes,Student Characteristics

The popularity of online programs that educational institutions offer is continuously increasing at varying degrees, with the major demand coming from adult learners who have no opportunity to access traditional education. These adult learners have to be sufficiently ready and competent for online learning, and have their own varied expectations from the online learning process. Hence, this mixed method study is conducted to explore the participants' readiness and expectations at the beginning and their satisfaction levels at the end of an online learning experience. An e-readiness scale and an e-satisfaction scale was administered as quantitative measures, with open-ended questions gathering qualitative data. Participants of the research were registered to different e-learning programs at Ankara University Distance Education Center, Turkey, during the 2013-2014 academic year. Analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data revealed facts about online learners, which should prove useful to both e-instructors and e-program administrators.
Implementation of Tel Aviv University MOOCs in Academic Curriculum: A Pilot Study
Author: Soffer, Tal
Date: 2015-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Online Courses,College Curriculum,Pilot Projects,Universities,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students

The study presented in this paper examines the feasibility of using MOOCs [Massive open online courses] as a learning environment in academic courses. This paper focuses on the students who participated in two MOOCs offered by Tel Aviv University (TAU) during the year 2013. The preliminary findings of this pilot study illustrate the scope of student activity, the learning intensity, and learner path. In addition, attitudes of TAU students who participated in these courses as part of their curriculum are presented. From TAU's perspective, the presented MOOCs are considered to be a successful experience for all those involved: the students, who were very satisfied with their learning and high achievements; the lecturer team, who were very enthusiastic and satisfied with the learning process as well as the new experience; and the University policy makers, who took the challenge and integrated this new model of learning into the academic environment.
The Analysis of Iranian Students' Persistence in Online Education
Author: Mahmodi, Mahdi
Date: 2015-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Academic Persistence,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Student Surveys,Undergraduate Students,Barriers,Interaction,Computer Mediated Communication,Electronic Mail,Asynchronous Communication,Teacher Student Relationship,Distance Education,Family School Relationship,Student Employment,Student Motivation,Economic Factors,Access to Education,Questionnaires,Regression (Statistics)

In the following research, the relationship between instructional interaction and student persistence in e-learning has been analyzed. In order to conduct a descriptive-analytic survey, 744 undergraduate e-students were selected by stratified random sampling method to examine not only the frequency and the methods of establishing an instructional interaction, but also the barriers to the student persistence in e-learning. The research findings confirmed the relationship between the instructors' and the students' application of two interaction methods including the discussion forum and email (asynchronous method), as well as the relationship between the frequency of instructional interaction and the student persistence in e-learning. According to the findings, family and job commitment, loss of instructional motivation and economic problems constitute the most important barriers to the student persistence in e-learning. The research results can help reduce one of the primary concerns of online learning, that is the student persistence rate, if they would be implemented in various instructional systems such as higher instructional system, for the purpose of providing favorable condition in e-learning, facilitating online learning interactions and, eventually, increasing the student persistence in e-learning.
Improving Efficiency of Teaching the Tatar Language to a Foreign Audience
Author: Abdullazyanovich, Yusupov Ruzal
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Turkic Languages,Second Language Instruction,Efficiency,Instructional Effectiveness,Instructional Improvement,Teaching Methods,Textbooks,Interviews

In the article we consider the state of teaching the Tatar language in Russian schools as one of the two official languages in the Republic of Tatarstan, we reveal reasons for teaching inefficiency of this language in schools, and give recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness of teaching of the Tatar language, improving teaching methods, as well as developing textbooks on the Tatar language for those studying it as a foreign language.
Psychological and Pedagogic Support of Children with Health Limitations
Author: Ezhovkina, Elena Vasilyevna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Disabilities,Adjustment (to Environment),Specialists,Psychological Needs,Academic Support Services,Student Needs,Self Esteem,Well Being,Skill Development,Daily Living Skills,Interaction,Speech Language Pathology,Special Education Teachers,Educational Psychology,Child Care Centers,Anxiety,Mathematics Skills,Reading Skills,Communication Skills,Interpersonal Competence,Preschool Education,Preschool Children,Foreign Countries

The article represented theoretic analysis of the literature on the problem of psychological and pedagogic support of disabled children. It defined the following terms: a successfully adapting disabled child, a model, interaction of specialists, psychological and pedagogic support. The article also determined the key components of a successfully adapting disabled child: personal (includes such features as confidence, adequate self-esteem, and emotional well-being), academic (elementary ideas about himself and the world around, mathematical ideas, grammar basics), and life (general educational, communicative, social and every day knowledge and skills). Besides, it offered a model of interaction between specialists in psychological and pedagogic support of disabled children. The following interrelated components represented the model: the purpose component, the content-related component, the procedural component, and the evaluative and effective component. The article represented the results of the ascertaining, forming, in the control experiment where the evidence indicated that the personality model of a successfully adapting disabled child was developed by the interaction of various specialists (a resource teacher, a speech and language pathologist, and an educational psychologist).
The Development of University Students' Self-Sufficiency Based on Interactive Technologies by Their Immersion in the Professional Activity
Author: Ljubimova, Elena Mikhaelovna
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Self Supporting Students,Self Determination,Self Actualization,Interaction,Integrated Learning Systems,Teacher Education,Student Surveys,Cooperative Learning,Distance Education,Educational Technology,Internet,Professional Development

The article discusses the problems of using web technologies in the development of self-sufficiency of University students. We hypothesize that real professional situations in which he/she is obliged to work independently on the basis of web technologies contribute to the development of students' self-sufficiency. It is shown that the activity approach to learning, based on the use of project learning technologies in the process of preparing for lessons by learners and interactive technologies of blended learning, promotes the development of independence and self-reliance of students on the basis of web technologies. This article contains a matrix of integration of interactive technologies in the process of independent work of students. This will allow the teacher to select the tools for Moodle Leaning Management System in order to successfully implement the interactive forms and education methods in independent work of students in the conditions of turning down the monologue-based oral presentation of training material by the teacher. For assessment of the effectiveness results of research we carried out a survey of Bachelors of pedagogical education. The article presents the results of the survey of four-year students confirming the results of the study.
A Constructive Teaching Model in Learning Research Concept for English Language Teaching Students
Author: Anwar, Khoirul
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mixed Methods Research,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Student Motivation,Questionnaires,Educational Research,College Faculty,Student Attitudes,Learning Motivation,Course Content,College Students,Teacher Student Relationship,Foreign Countries,Observation

This is a study to focus on analyzing the use of constructive teaching method toward the students' motivation in learning content subject of Introduction to Research of English Language Teaching. By using a mix-method of qualitative and quantitative analysis, the data are collected by using questionnaire and classroom observation. The questionnaire is given to the twenty subjects of the fifth semester students at English Language Education department of University of Muhammadiyah Gresik who join the subject of Introduction to Research in English Language Teaching. The class had already undergone the implementation of a lesson study on the use of constructive teaching method handled by a team teaching of four lecturers. After the implementation, the class is observed and recorded to collect the qualitative data and then reduced, displayed, and drawn into research conclusion. The results show that the constructive teaching method had stimulated students' motivation in learning especially on the students' engagement in individual and group activities that is the more the students engaged the more motivated they are. The motivation, in fact, can be triggered by two complementary ways that is from individuals to members of the group or from the group to individuals. This study implied that the process of learning content course in English Language Teaching is highly important to be considered because this will automatically influence the students' motivation to learn and finally achieve the learning materials better.
The Reasons for the Reluctance of Princess Alia University College Students' from Practicing Sports Activities
Author: Odat, Jebril
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Attitudes,Student Participation,Females,College Athletics,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis

This study aimed at investigating the reasons lying behind the reluctance of participation in sport activities among Alia Princess College female students, using descriptive approach. The population of the study consisted of (2000) female students, whereas the sample was of (200) students. They were randomly selected and a questionnaire of 31 items was distributed among them, the questionnaire was divided into five sections (technical, regulating and administrative, safety security, economic and social). The study showed the most reasons for reluctance of participation in sport activities, which are administrative, economic and social reasons. The researcher therefore, based upon these findings, recommends increasing the importance of practicing in sport activities throughout lectures and symposia and providing First-aid specialist at the Sport Section, then spreading this study among couches and supervisors at the Sport Section in the college.
Education for Appreciating Environment--An Example of Curriculum Design of Natural Aesthetic Education in Taiwan
Author: Yang, Chung-Ping
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Aesthetic Education,Environmental Education,Curriculum Design,Models,Teaching Methods,Elementary School Curriculum

Environmental protection is now the common consensus in the world. If we can teach students how to appreciate the natural environment and love its beauty, they may protect the environment naturally. But how can we learn to appreciate nature? The research on the contemporary aesthetics of nature provides rich discussions and directions. This paper uses literature analysis as the method to examine the main contents of the Western aesthetics of nature and to develop an example of curriculum design. There are two models--a cognitive approach and a non-cognitive approach--in the aesthetics of nature. The former stresses the necessity of scientific knowledge, including ecology, biology, and geography, while the latter focuses more on imagination, intuition, mystery, and folktales. After analysis and review of the two models, I induce them into nine principles of appreciation. Furthermore, I suggest some principles of teaching, such as Cornell's &quot;flow learning,&quot; art creation, and raising plants or insects by oneself. Finally, according to these principles and teaching methods, I design an example of a curriculum for elementary school students in Taiwan. I will present a unit of frame to provide details about the curriculum and how to teach the appreciation of nature.
Tailoring University Counselling Services to Aboriginal and International Students: Lessons from Native and International Student Centres at a Canadian University
Author: Robertson, Lloyd Hawkeye
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Counseling Services,Community Development,Foreign Students,Indigenous Populations,Qualitative Research,College Students,Minority Group Students,Holistic Approach

Critics have suggested that the practice of psychology is based on ethnocentric assumptions that do not necessarily apply to non-European cultures, resulting in the underutilization of counselling centres by minority populations. Few practical, culturally appropriate alternatives have flowed from these concerns. This paper reviews experiences from a doctoral-level practicum in counselling psychology that targeted aboriginal and international university students outside of the mainstream counselling services at a western Canadian university over a two-year period. It recommends an integrated approach, combining assessment, learning strategy skills, and counselling skills while incorporating community development methodology. The paper concludes with recommendations for counsellor training that will enhance services to both international and aboriginal students.
The REEAL Model: A Framework for Faculty Training in Online Discussion Facilitation
Author: Bedford, Laurie
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Education,Faculty Development,Computer Mediated Communication,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Group Discussion,Transcripts (Written Records),Content Analysis,Facilitators (Individuals),Teaching Methods

Discussion forums are a primary tool for interactions in the online classroom. Discussions are a critical part of the learning process for students, and instructor facilitation should reflect this importance. Effective instructor discussion facilitation encourages students, provides evidence and analysis and links the discussion to subsequent discourse. However, instructors receive little guidance in strategies to meet these expectations. To fill this gap, the REEAL Model is presented to support faculty in developing appropriate discussion responses. In addition, a transcript analysis technique is described which can be used as part of a faculty development program to ensure faculty have appropriate skills and background. The outcome of the process is faculty who are comfortable and confident developing discussion postings that align to learning outcome, provide meaningful, and facilitate ongoing conversation.
The First Cycle of Study: Teaching and Learning at Cross Purposes?
Author: Fillion, Réal
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Learner Engagement,Study,Learning Processes,Learning Experience,Educational Quality,Educational Objectives,Educational Philosophy,Instruction,Learning,Alignment (Education),Educational Practices,Universities

The contemporary university has grown to be a fairly complex institution sustained by many competing interests, not all of which are directly concerned with promoting the work of study, broadly conceived. My concern in the following is with the quality of the subjective experience of studying that universities are still meant to provide. By subjective experience I mean the &quot;mindful engagement&quot; that is study, and my focus is on such study as it is found in undergraduate programs leading to undergraduate degrees. Given the threat of a growing indifference between professors and students concerning their shared engagement in courses offered at the undergraduate level (offered because of professors' institutional obligations, taken because of students' degree requirements), I reconsider the subjective investment of mindful engagement that these courses nevertheless represent.
Using Video Interaction Guidance to Develop Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills in Professional Training for Educational Psychologists
Author: Hayes, Ben
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Psychology,Psychologists,Counselor Training,Teaching Methods,Reading Comprehension,Reading Rate,Recall (Psychology),Transfer of Training,Video Technology,Interpersonal Competence,Guidance,Course Evaluation,Student Attitudes,Higher Education,Foreign Countries

In this study we assessed the effects of paragraph length on the reading speed and comprehension of students. Students were randomly assigned to one of three groups: short paragraph length (SPL), medium paragraph length (MPL), or long paragraph length (LPL). Students read a 1423 word text on a computer screen formatted to align with their group designation, followed by assessments of content recall, application, and transfer. Results indicate that paragraph length has a significant effect on content application and transfer, but not on content recall. These results are interpreted within the current literature on text comprehension and computer screen eye fatigue.
The Pixelated Professor: Faculty in Immersive Virtual Worlds
Author: Blackmon, Stephanie
Date: 2015-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Computer Simulation,Simulated Environment,Teacher Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Distance Education,College Faculty,Higher Education,Qualitative Research,Computer Mediated Communication,Identification,Phenomenology,Semi Structured Interviews,Coding,Interaction

Online environments, particularly virtual worlds, can sometimes complicate issues of self expression. For example, the faculty member who loves punk rock has an opportunity, through hairstyle and attire choices in the virtual world, to share that part of herself with students. However, deciding to share that part of the self can depend on a number of factors: departmental guidelines, ideas of professionalism, privacy concerns, or the need for separation between the in-class self and the out-of-class self. In my study on faculty in virtual worlds, I examined faculty members' perspectives on recreating and being themselves in immersive virtual environments.
Teaching Creativity across Disciplines at Ontario Universities
Author: Marquis, Elizabeth
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Creative Development,Creativity,Universities,College Students,Interdisciplinary Approach,Teacher Surveys,Online Surveys,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,Intellectual Disciplines,Alignment (Education),Educational Strategies

While a wide variety of publications have suggested that the development of student creativity should be an important objective for contemporary universities, information about how best to achieve this goal across a range of disciplinary contexts is nonetheless scant. The present study aimed to begin to fill this gap by gathering data (via an electronic survey instrument) about how the teaching and learning of creativity are perceived and enacted by instructors in different disciplines at Ontario universities. Results indicated points of both convergence and divergence between respondents from different fields in terms of their understandings of the place of creativity within courses and programs, and in terms of strategies they reported using to enable creativity in their students. We discuss the implications of these findings, including the ways in which the data speak to ongoing debates about the role of disciplines within teaching, learning, and creativity more broadly.
The New Trends in Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems
Author: Somyürek, Sibel
Date: 2015-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Trends,Hypermedia,Educational Technology,Literature Reviews,Content Analysis,Technological Advancement,Distance Education,Standards,Metadata,Web 2.0 Technologies,Data Collection,Artificial Intelligence,Social Networks,Electronic Learning

This paper aims to give a general review of existing literature on adaptive educational hypermedia systems and to reveal technological trends and approaches within these studies. Fifty-six studies conducted between 2002 and 2012 were examined, to identify prominent themes and approaches. According to the content analysis, the new technological trends and approaches were grouped into seven categories: standardization, semantic web, modular frameworks, data mining, machine learning techniques, social web, and device adaptation. Furthermore, four challenges are suggested as explanation why adaptive systems are still not used on a large scale: inter-operability, open corpus knowledge, usage across a variety of delivery devices, and the design of meta-adaptive systems.
Understanding Reusability as a Key Factor for Open Education: A Review
Author: Chiappe, Andres
Date: 2015-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Usability,Resource Units,Computer Uses in Education,Shared Resources and Services,Multimedia Materials,Open Education,Distance Education,Content Analysis,Educational Resources,Instructional Design,Program Implementation,Educational Technology,Recycling,Literature Reviews,Qualitative Research

This article describes both the process and the results of an extensive literature review on &quot;reusability&quot; as one of the key factors for the creation of open content in the context of open and distance learning. Qualitative analysis of texts was made from 1992 to early 2014 in order to identify meanings associated with reusability and its evolution over time. Results show that reusability is not a univocal concept and its meaning has evolved from its early years, especially focusing over the last decade on adaptation processes. Furthermore, the review indicates that reusability has traveled through a complex path from a technological to an educational context and the ideas related to it, in each case, projected different practical implications. A more profound understanding of such ideas is critical to face institutional approaches to create and reuse open educational resources as well as the design and implementation of open educational practices.