ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Investigating the Concept of Individuation and Judgment of Quantity: Evidence from Count-Mass Distinction
Author: Kavakli, Nurdan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Nouns,Language Teachers,State Universities,College Faculty,Semantics,Cognitive Mapping,Familiarity,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Teaching Experience,Teacher Attitudes,Word Lists,Decision Making

The present study aims to explore English as a Foreign Language (hereafter EFL) instructors? recognition of count-mass distinction regarding the concept of individuation and judgment of quantity. Accordingly, fifteen EFL instructors recruited from different public universities in Turkey were asked to write the plural forms of a sum of fifty count and mass nouns given in a list. Participants, then, were asked to rate the elements of aggregates (either count or mass) in order to identify their semantic mappings. Following these, the participants were also given a self-rating form to check post-experiment familiarity of those fifty nouns in a random order, and they rated how familiar they were with the items given on a basis of very familiar, &quot;somewhat familiar&quot; and &quot;not familiar&quot;. Descriptive statistics were applied as a part of quantitative data analysis. Demographic information was given on gender and year(s) of teaching experience. As a result, it was reported that EFL instructors conceptualized count nouns as distinct individuals whereas mass nouns were regarded as nonindividuals. Familiarity had a probable positive linear effect on success, though. To mention, participants did better at aggregate terms for count nouns than those of mass nouns. Besides, aggregate terms for count nouns were judged to be more familiar than those of mass nouns. The principle of cognitive individuation was confirmed with no external interference of gender and years of teaching experience.
ELT Students&apos; Attitudes and Awareness towards the Use of Web 2.0 Technologies for Language Learning
Author: Asiksoy, Gülsüm
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web 2.0 Technologies,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Listening Skills,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Questionnaires,Language Teachers,Teacher Education Programs,Foreign Countries,Student Surveys,Educational Technology,Undergraduate Students,Technological Literacy

Web 2.0 technologies provide rich resources and environments for both educators and students in English learning and teaching processes. In this context, the aim of this study was to investigate the ELT students' attitudes towards the use of Web 2.0 tools to improve their language skills and to identify the Web 2.0 tools used by the students. The study conducted with the descriptive, survey design was carried out in the spring semester of 2017-2018 academic year. The sample of the study was composed of 207 students studying in the English Language Teaching department at Gazi University and Hacettepe University Faculty of Education. The data of the study were obtained by using the &quot;Attitude questionnaire for Web 2.0 tools&quot;. The study found that students were aware of the existence of Web 2.0 tools used in Learning English and that they had a positive attitude towards the use of the tools. The findings have shown that the vast majority were aware of the Web 2.0 tools in language learning and that they believe these tools help them in learning English. Students have stated that Web 2.0 tools developed their English listening skills the most.
Issues in Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Training Programs for University English Instructors in Turkey
Author: Balbay, Seher
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Foreign Countries,Standards,Educational Quality,Language Teachers,Teacher Education Programs,Educational Policy,Educational Finance,Educational Technology,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Language of Instruction,English for Academic Purposes,Age Differences,Teacher Student Relationship,Needs Assessment,Teacher Educators,Semi Structured Interviews,Qualitative Research,Content Analysis

English language teaching programs in Turkish universities do not have uniform standards. The quality of education given to teachers in their undergraduate programs varies as does the teacher training provided during employment. The factors affecting the teacher training policies are numerous, such as the needs of the institution, the funding, time, technology and especially the importance attached to an ongoing development process. Particularly in higher education, lip service is paid to English language teacher training policies. To investigate the shortcomings of these teacher training policies, this research study was conducted by interviewing instructors from twenty different universities in Turkey. The study conducted has revealed the fact that there is a gap in specific language learning management policies concerning preservice and in-service language teacher training for university instructors in Turkey.
Language Assessment through Bloom&apos;s Taxonomy
Author: Köksal, Dinçay
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Taxonomy,Second Language Learning,Language Tests,English (Second Language),Qualitative Research,Cognitive Ability,Thinking Skills,Second Language Instruction,Educational Objectives,College Students,Content Analysis,Foreign Countries,Evaluation Methods,Interviews

Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives plays a crucial role in developing assessments that measure higher and lower level cognitive skills. Since it is important to assess how well students master the information within the levels of the taxonomy, the present study first presents the higher and lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy and then seeks to investigate whether the exam questions of General English courses are based on both higher and lower order thinking levels. This study was carried out through qualitative methods of data collection. The findings of the study suggested that the analyzed exam papers lacked the higher level cognitive skills contained in Bloom's Taxonomy. Based on the findings, some assumptions have been made with the aim of suggesting how the exam papers which are being written or will be written should refer to Bloom's taxonomy.
Continuing Professional Development Process: English Language Teachers? Views on the Role of Teacher Research
Author: Yesilçinar, Sabahattin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Professional Continuing Education,English Teachers,Teacher Role,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Researchers,Educational Practices,Semi Structured Interviews,Inservice Teacher Education,Barriers,Educational Resources,Stakeholders,Teacher Responsibility,Elementary Secondary Education,Foreign Countries,Content Analysis,Faculty Development,Case Studies,Qualitative Research

The changing needs of learners drive teachers to improve themselves in terms of professional development (PD). To achieve that, teachers apply to activities such as in-service training (INSET) programs. However, these programs may sometimes fail to respond to the needs of teachers; therefore, &quot;teacher research&quot; (TR) gains importance. A researcher teacher is expected to both engage IN (doing) TR as well as engage WITH (reading) it. Although TR contributes to teachers? PD, only few studies are available in the Turkish context. Therefore, the current study aimed to reveal English language teachers? views and practices on TR in the PD process. Semistructured interviews were conducted in order to collect data from twenty-seven English language teachers (19 females, 8 males) working in state schools and data were analyzed via content analysis. From Richards and Farrell?s (2009) list of eleven tools for PD, only workshop was mentioned to be applied for their PD, meaning that teachers adopted input transfer activities although they saw themselves responsible for their PD. Additionally, although the majority of teachers favored the benefits of TR, none of them was found to do research, justifying Borg?s (2006) ten conditions for TR. Findings provide implications for English teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum developers, and policy-makers.
Student and Teacher Opinions on Monitorability of Educational Videos
Author: Balaman, Fatih
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Video Technology,Secondary School Teachers,High School Students,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Public Schools,Surveys,Models

It was aimed at this research to determine the student and teacher opinions relating to the monitorability of educational videos. The study group includes 202 teachers and 486 high school students who are studying totally 688 people at public school in the province center of Hatay in 2017-2018 academic years. The questionnaire form about the monitorability of education videos that was created by the investigators was used as the data collection tool. The answers for the items such as gender, age group, branch, time of the educational video were analyzed for the teachers. The answers for the items like gender, class, time of the educational video were analyzed for the students. Descriptive analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data. Moreover, percentage (%), frequency (f) values were also utilized. Teacher and students have generally mentioned that the items belong to personal characteristics, duties of video narrator and the specifications of the video are effective on the monitorability of the educational videos. According to another opinion, the time of the video should be between 5 and 10 minutes.
Music Teachers&apos; Usage of the Breathing and Voice Exercises in Song Teaching
Author: Gul, Gulnihal
Date: 2018-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music,Music Teachers,Music Education,Singing,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,Surveys

Singing has a profound effect on the child's mental and emotional development and is directly related to the basic mental functions and physiological development. In this context, it is considered that voice training with the aim of using the voice correctly and effectively is necessary in the general music education and breathing and voice exercises have a particular importance for good and quality sound production in this process. With this idea, in this research, it was aimed to determine the situation of music teachers in Turkey on using breathing and voice exercises while singing in events held in the context of the general music education. According to findings obtained from the research, it has been determined that music teachers' usage of breathing and voice exercises differ according to the institution they are studying, the weekly hours of the music lesson and the inadequacy of the classroom equipment influenced the use of breathing and voice exercises by music teachers in song teaching and teachers felt that they were sufficient enough to accompany themselves to voice exercises.
Information and Communication Technologies: Views of Canadian College Students and &quot;Excellent&quot; Professors
Author: Fichten, Catherine
Date: 2018-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Student Attitudes,College Students,College Faculty,Technology Uses in Education,Semi Structured Interviews,Teacher Attitudes,Social Networks,Comparative Analysis,Community Colleges,Two Year College Students,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires

We explored students' perspectives about their professors' use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and compared these to the views of professors deemed by their students to be excellent in their use of ICTs. 311 students completed an online questionnaire and nominated up to three of their professors who used technology in a way that worked well for them. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 114 of the nominated professors, who also completed a checklist of technologies used in their teaching. There are some technologies that students said worked well for them that not many professors used in their teaching, such as online tests/quizzes, podcasts, and clickers. However, there were some technologies that both students and professors agreed did not facilitate learning, such as digital text books, blogs and chat rooms. Finally, there was also agreement among professors and students about technologies that did help with learning, such as e-mails, videos and online submission of assignments. Both student and professor perspectives need to be considered when evaluating what technologies work in teaching. Future research should examine why students prefer certain technologies. In addition, reasons for the discrepancies between professors and student views needs further investigation.
Investigation of the Effect of Six Weeks Electro Muscle Stimulation Training on Physical Changes in the Sedentary Men and Women
Author: Kiliç, Tahir
Date: 2018-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Stimulation,Exercise,Pretests Posttests,Body Composition,Human Body,Body Weight,Muscular Strength,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of this study was to investigation of the effect of six weeks electrostimulation training on physical changes in the sedentary men and women. Electro muscle stimulation (EMS), which is applied since the discovery of contraction under the influence of electrical currents, on the purpose of rehabilitation and treatment purposes, has attracted the attention of coaches, athletes and sports scientists as a popular training method over time. In the present research, 6 weeks, 3 days a week and for 25 minutes in a day of EMS machine training program was applied to the sedentary women[subscript n = 12] and sedentary men[subscript n = 12]. In order to determine effect of EMS machine training on the physical changes which are body mass, % body fat, fat mass, body mass index, total body water, fat free mass, muscle mass, Tanita (SC-300) Body Composition Analyzer was used as a pre-test and post-test. The results of the Tanita body measurements were analyzed by using SPSS computer program, the standard deviations were calculated, and pre- and post-training statistical paired samples T Test analysis were made. According to SPSS analysis results, there are statistically significant increases in the % body fat, fat mass, soft muscle tissues, extracellular and intracellular liquid weights and cell mass weights (p&lt;0.05). There are increases in other results which is, body mass, BMI, muscle mass, metabolic ages, obesity levels, internal fat, bone mineral weights and skeletal muscle mass, but not statistically significant (p&gt;0.05). Only EMS training has increased the maximum power associated with sports, due to the increase in the speed of movement. In addition, the stronger long-term effects of EMS training provide new opportunities, as determined by the duration of the training. The right application of full-body EMS training with dynamic exercise movements is a promising combination for power and speed training.
The Relationship between the Serving Leadership and Ability of Managers with Organizational Trust of Sport Clubs Staffs in Erzurum
Author: Burmaoglu, Gul Eda
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Trust (Psychology),Institutional Characteristics,Correlation,Administrators,Athletics,Clubs,Leadership,Questionnaires,Regression (Statistics),Predictor Variables,Hypothesis Testing,Leadership Effectiveness,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the serving leadership and the managers' ability with organizational trust of sport clubs staffs in Erzurum. The research methodology was established based on correlation-descriptive type of study; it also was an applied type of study regarding to its purpose. The information had been gathered as field-based using the related questionnaire from all staffs of Erzurum Clubs. The research data was also gathered as ranking, qualitative and frequency-based in this regard. The statistical population of the related study was included all staffs of Erzurum Clubs. The number of the related staffs was reached to 230 people that the number of the subjects was also taken up from every club. The number of the total staffs for every sport club in Erzurum based on the information and statistics center was 230 people in 2016. The statistical sample using Morgan Table was also reached to 140 people in this study. Three questionnaires of the serving leadership, managers' ability and organizational trust were also applied in order to gather the related data testifying the related hypotheses in this research. The correlation coefficient and t-test and regression analysis also were applied in order to analyze the obtained data in this study. The results showed that there was observed a significant relationship between the scales of the serving leadership (humiliation, trust, serving and kindness) and the ability of managers with the organizational trust in Tabriz Sport Club.
The Investigation of the Relationship between the Risk Management with Creation and the Entrepreneurship of Erzurum Sport Staffs
Author: Burmaoglu, Gul Eda
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Risk Management,Entrepreneurship,Creativity,Correlation,Employee Attitudes,Physical Activities,Predictor Variables,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between risk management with creativity and Entrepreneurship of Erzurum sport staffs. The methodology of this research is descriptive correlational one. All employees of Erzurum sport staffs, (n = 82) participated in this research. To collect the data, 3 questionnaires were used: risk management, creativity and entrepreneurship. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to get the results. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between risk management, with creativity and entrepreneurship of Erzurum sport staffs and among components of risk management, risk monitoring component is able to predict creativity, as well as the components of risk management.
Crossing the Globe: Why Studying Abroad Is Essential to the Future of LIS Education
Author: Chancellor, Renate L.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Study Abroad,Library Science,Library Education,Information Science,Critical Thinking,Cultural Awareness,Global Approach,Experiential Learning,Outcomes of Education,Student Evaluation

Increasingly, Library and Information Science (LIS) programs are offering study-abroad opportunities for students to have broader global classroom experiences to gain knowledge and exposure and to think beyond the confines of geographic boundaries. While study-abroad courses have long been a part of undergraduate and graduate education in North America, few opportunities exist for students in LIS. This paper argues for their continued offering as well as for the creation of new study-abroad courses in LIS. The simple reason is that global study programs help students understand the interconnectedness and interdependence of the world (Smith, Hallam, &amp; Ghosh, 2012). They expose students to other practices in the information professions and create opportunities for library science programs to tap into new markets for recruitment. They also foster critical thinking on a range of issues including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, and gender. A study-abroad program will serve as a model for discussing these factors as well as pedagogy, strategies for student learning, and cross-classroom collaboration.
An Analysis of Fifth Grade Mathematics Course Book in Terms of Advance Organizers
Author: Sen, Özgür
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Advance Organizers,Textbooks,Foreign Countries,Grade 5,Content Analysis,Qualitative Research,Secondary School Mathematics

This study aims to analyse the advance organizers included in the course book &quot;Secondary School Mathematics Course Book 5&quot;--which was prepared in accordance with 2017 secondary school mathematics curriculum and which was accepted as an educational material by Turkish Education Board of Ministry of National Education for use in 2017-2018 academic year--in terms of use, functions and forms. Employing qualitative research method, this study uses document analysis. Content analysis is used in the analysis of the research data. It was found in consequence that comparative advance organizers comparing the previous and new knowledge were heavily used in the course book.
Does Interdisciplinary Integration Affect LIS Doctoral Students&apos; Publishing Productivity and Quality in North America?
Author: Shu, Fei
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Graduate Students,Doctoral Programs,Library Education,Interdisciplinary Approach,Writing for Publication,Productivity,Student Research,Educational History,Educational Trends,Trend Analysis

This study investigated LIS doctoral students' publication in North America since the 1960s and measured the impact of interdisciplinarity such as doctoral advisors' disciplinary background and collaboration network on their publication productivity and quality. After analyzing the LIS doctoral graduates' publications since the 1960s, this study indicates that the interdisciplinarity integration of LIS has a positive impact on LIS doctoral students' publishing productivity but no impact on their publishing quality.
Developing Research Practitioners: Exploring Pedagogical Options for Teaching Research Methods in LIS
Author: Alemanne, Nicole D.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Methodology,Methods Courses,Information Science Education,Teaching Methods,Student Surveys,Delivery Systems,Research Proposals,Research Projects,Assignments,Behavioral Objectives,Research Skills,Graduate Study,Instructional Effectiveness,Statistical Analysis

This paper reports on an investigation into the effectiveness of teaching research methods in library and information science (LIS). A review of the literature revealed that the LIS community is engaged in a continuing debate about the most effective means for teaching research methods courses in master's-level LIS programs. Many LIS master's students enter their programs lacking backgrounds in social science research, and many exhibit skepticism about the need for LIS practitioners to understand and engage in research. The small research project described in this paper was designed to contribute to this discussion by exploring how several different iterations of the final project implemented in a research methods course at the University of Rhode Island's (URI) LIS program contributed both to student retention of learning outcomes after completing the course and to the graduates' views of research and their engagement with research as practitioners. The authors developed a survey consisting of 20 closed-ended questions in single and matrix formats, covering three categories: respondents' experience with the course, their current use of research, and their opinion of research. The findings show promise for further research in the pedagogy of LIS research methods courses. Respondents demonstrated achievement and retention of course learning objectives and a generally positive attitude toward research.