ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Elementary School Students' Health-Related Self-Beliefs
Author: Fedewa, Alicia L.
Date: 2016-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Student Attitudes,Health Behavior,Beliefs,Self Concept,Physical Health,Mental Health,Questionnaires,Grade 3,Grade 4,Grade 5,Gender Differences,Ethnic Groups,Racial Differences,Age Differences,Body Composition,Life Satisfaction,Eating Habits,Exercise,Correlation,Self Concept Measures,Multiple Regression Analysis,Multivariate Analysis

Objective: Increased action is needed to combat the growing epidemic of pediatric obesity. It is imperative that researchers investigate psychological and demographic variables that may be associated with pediatric obesity in order to formulate and implement more appropriate and effective interventions. The present study examined the univariate and multivariate relationships between child physical and psychological characteristics in a diverse sample of elementary students. Methods: Questionnaires were collected from 109 students (63 girls, 46 boys; Mean age= 9.25 years) in grades 3-5 from two elementary schools in the Southeastern United States. Explanatory variables were gender, ethnicity, grade level, and body mass index; outcomes examined were self-reported life satisfaction, physical self-concept, social self-concept, general self-concept, eating self-efficacy, and exercise self-efficacy scores. Univariate and multivariate statistics were used. Results: Correlations showed children with higher physical self-concept, social self-concept, general self-concept, and eating self-efficacy tend to have higher life satisfaction. Regressions revealed that African American students had a higher physical self-concept than both White and Hispanic students and older students had a higher perceived social self-concept than younger students. Multivariate regression results showed that the explanatory influence of gender, ethnicity, and grade level varied across outcome variables. Conclusions: The strongest explanatory variables of children's perceived life satisfaction, self-concept and self-efficacy were children's characteristics (age, gender, and race). Interestingly, children's psychological functioning was not found to be in direct relationship with their weight classification and children's body mass index was not significantly related to most outcome variables.
A Parent-Oriented Approach to Rapid Toilet Training
Author: Doan, Dai
Date: 2016-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,Autism,Teaching Methods,Program Effectiveness,Young Children,Behavior Problems,Intervention,Toilet Training,Observation,Interviews,Parent Attitudes

The current evaluation assessed the effectiveness of a rapid toilet training procedure for three young males with autism. The evaluation extended the research on rapid toilet training procedures by assessing parents' preference to include two common toilet training components, a urine alarm and positive practice. In addition, we assessed child challenging behaviors during intervention. All parent participants' elected not to use the urine alarm, and one parent elected to discontinue the implementation of positive practice techniques. All child participants engaged in challenging behavior with the initiation of toilet training. The toileting intervention was successful as all three participants increased successful self-initiations for the toilet and decreased accidents across home and clinic settings. All parents provided favorable social validity ratings of the treatment. Findings suggest that clinicians should partner with parents to develop individualized toileting interventions that are appropriate and effective.
Tutorial: Teaching Verbal Behavior to Children with ASD
Author: Ingvarsson, Einar T.
Date: 2016-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Verbal Ability,Early Intervention,Behavior Modification,Verbal Communication,Interpersonal Communication,Motivation,Stimuli,Reinforcement,Listening,Young Children

Early and intensive behavioral intervention has been shown to result in favorable outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder. Procedures and practices based on and influenced by B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior (VB) have been increasingly integrated into EIBI curricula in recent years. In this article, I give an overview of some basic tenets of VB as they pertain to behavioral interventions for children with ASD, with a special emphasis on the relevance of basic behavioral principles to verbal operants. Additionally, I provide a few examples of practical recommendations derived from VB.
Construct Validity and Reliability of the Tolerance Scale among Iranian College Students
Author: Ersanli, Ercümend
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Construct Validity,Reliability,Factor Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Case Studies,Sampling,Factor Structure,Correlation

In the present study, the Tolerance Scale developed by Ersanli (2014) was adapted to the Iranian culture, and its validity and reliability were investigated in the case of Iranian college students. The participants consisted of 552 Iranian college students (62% male, M = 20.84, S.D.: 1.53) selected using the convenience sampling method. The sample was randomly divided into two groups, and the item analyses and exploratory factor analysis were conducted on the data obtained from the first sample and the confirmatory factor analysis on the data from the second sample. The item analyses revealed that some items in the scale had low item-total correlations. After the removal of these items, the exploratory factor analysis demonstrated that the scale had a single-factor structure similar to that of the original scale. The confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the one factor structure on a new sample. These initial findings showed that some cultural factors might be influential in the measurement of tolerance levels. However, the single-factor structure of the scale, like that of the original, suggested that the concept of tolerance could be discussed as a psychological phenomenon with a single dimension. In further research, the factor structure of the scale can be examined on various samples, including adolescents or adults. Moreover, the predictive validity of the scale can also be investigated to test its ability to predict undesirable behaviors, such as violence.
Content Analysis of the Papers in 2015 High-Impact A-Class SSCI Journals
Author: Ay, Sule
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Content Analysis,Journal Articles,Educational Research,Predictor Variables,Cohort Analysis,Research Methodology,Research Design,Data Collection,Data Analysis,Bibliometrics,Foreign Countries

It was aimed in this study to reveal the general tendency of studies in the field of education by examining the papers in the high-impact A-class SSCI journals, to which qualified papers are accepted from all around the world, in terms of their dependent-independent variables, sample or study groups, research designs, data collection instruments, and data analysis techniques. The descriptive survey model was used in the research. The population of the research was all the journals surveyed in the field of educational sciences by SSCI. The journals and papers examined were selected with the purposive sampling method. 169 papers from six journals were subjected to examination within the scope of the research. Descriptive analysis and content analysis methods were used for analyzing the data. It was consequently seen that the papers used dependent variable of &quot;student&quot; the most which was followed by &quot;teacher.&quot; The most studied variable along with &quot;student&quot; was &quot;academic performance.&quot; It was found that a quite large number of dependent variables were used in the papers examined. It can be understood that studies on students among all study groups occupied the largest place, which was followed by teachers. It was seen that quantitative data analyses and experimental research studies was addressed more in the papers. Several documents and tests were mostly preferred as data collection instruments. It was noticed that the most used data analysis method was the regression analysis. Finally, some recommendations were developed in accordance with the research results.
The Effect of Digital Storytelling in Improving the Third Graders' Writing Skills
Author: Yamac, Ahmet
Date: 2016-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Story Telling,Writing Skills,Writing Improvement,Grade 3,Elementary School Students,Rural Schools,Computer Uses in Education,Writing Instruction,Instructional Effectiveness,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Action Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Foreign Countries

The aim of this action research was to investigate the effects of digital storytelling in improving the writing skills of third grade students enrolled in rural primary schools. The writing performances of the students were measured before and after the teaching procedures of digital storytelling. Then, the process of narrative writing with digital storytelling was profoundly and carefully explored through observation and field notes, interviews, audio and video records, student diaries and documents, and student products. The results indicated that digital storytelling enhanced students' ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions in terms of writing quality. Similarly, the digital storytelling improved story elements and word counts in stories. In terms of the quality of students' digital stories, the results demonstrated a steady progress in the elements of digital stories, and the technology literacy and competency of students throughout the process. Besides, the digital storytelling modified the process of narrative writing, and emerged as a beneficial tool to overcome the digital divide by developing students' new literacy perception, competency, and skills. The digital storytelling also created learning community by improving interactions among students in the classroom, and increased their motivation to write.
Determining Quantity and Strength of Relationships between STEM Camp Participants and the Math Student Camp Leaders
Author: Reding, Tracie Evans
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Summer Science Programs,Educational Quality,Teacher Student Relationship,Instructional Leadership,Achievement Gap,Social Capital,Disproportionate Representation,Females,Adolescents,Middle School Students,Mathematics,Student Leadership,Social Networks,Network Analysis,College Students,Youth Programs,Educational Cooperation

There is a global issue concerning the disparity in educational achievement associated with the socioeconomic status of students, known in the U.S. as the Achievement Gap. This Achievement Gap highly correlates with what has been called the Opportunity Gap for professional careers. This paper discusses this Opportunity Gap and how the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is addressing the gap at a local level through summer STEM camps. Specifically, this paper looks at the increase of social capital of the participants of the UNO and Girls Inc. Eureka-STEM! summer camp through the development of instructional relationships between underserved girls ages 12-14 and UNO's Institutional Agents, namely the Mathematics student camp leaders who were also pursuing teacher certification. A new assessment approach through the use of Social Network Analysis (SNA) was used to determine the quantity and strength of supportive ties formed. Results suggest this assessment method is very promising and that supportive ties are indeed formed. Discussions concerning the importance of social capital for underserved girls are included.
Exploring the Teachers' Attitudes towards Inclusive Education System: A Study of Indian Teachers
Author: Kumar, Anil
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Elementary Secondary Education,Inclusion,Regular and Special Education Relationship,Disabilities,Mainstreaming,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Place of Residence,Teacher Surveys,Statistical Analysis

This article explores the attitudes of university and school teachers towards inclusive education system. One hundred teachers having equal number of male and female population was included in the study. Participants were administered an attitude scale namely--Attitudes toward Inclusive Education Scale (ATIE), developed by Wilczenski (1992) to determine teachers' attitude about the inclusion of students with special needs into mainstream settings. The study has achieved the objective-to assess the attitudes of teachers towards the inclusion of students with special need into regular classrooms. The data were analyzed by using Means and Standard Deviations. However t-test was also applied to compare the groups. Result of the present study indicates that there is a significant difference in the attitude of teachers in relation to teaching level, gender, residence and their experience. The findings suggest that the university and female teachers appeared to hold more positive attitude as compared to school and male teachers.
What Teachers Should Know about Why These Students Perform so Well: An Examination of Korean-American Achievement through Student Perspectives of East Asian Parenting Beliefs, Styles and Practices
Author: Otto, Wendi J.
Date: 2016-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Korean Americans,Asian American Students,Academic Achievement,Student Attitudes,Child Rearing,Parenting Styles,Asian Culture,Elementary School Students,Child Development,Parent Child Relationship,Authoritarianism,Qualitative Research

It has been widely reported that Korean-American students as a group outperform most other groups of students in terms of academic achievement due to having parents with especially high academic expectations due to traditional Confucian values. To examine this achievement, this study examines the common factors across the indigenous East Asian parenting ideologies, styles, and practices based on the perceptions of high-achieving, Korean-American primary school students through the East Asian Parenting Model. Perceptions about child development and learning, the mother-child relationship, authoritarian parenting style, and specific East Asian parenting practices are patterns explored in this study. These findings may inform teachers, pre-service teachers, and others involved in the education of Korean-American students about differentiating factors (i.e., specific East Asian parental and/or teaching practices) that may be influential for explaining and improving the academic achievement for the children in this group. [Note: The issue (9) and volume (4) numbers shown on this PDF are incorrect. The correct citation is v9 n1.]
Student Attitude towards on Sexual Harassment: The Case of Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
Author: Zewude, Bereket Tessema
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Sexual Harassment,College Students,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Foreign Countries

An attempt has been done on attitude towards sexual harassment which is critical issue nowadays in higher institutions. The result of the study could suggest for putting proper polices in place which is considered as vital in preventing sexual harassment as well as creating awareness about sexual harassment issue specially in higher institutions as well as other sectors in general. For study purpose we focus to investigate attitude towards sexual harassment of students in Wolaita Sodo University students, taking a sample of 377 students from all batch admitted in Wolaita Sodo University. Self-administered questionnaire was developed and piloted for use in this study. The cross tabulation with Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were employed to analyze the data. The result of cross tabulation with Chi-square test show that sex and level of schooling have significantly associated with attitude towards sexual harassment at 5% level of significance. Also the result of the binary logistic regression analysis showed that age, sex and level of schooling have a significant relation with attitude towards sexual harassment at 5% level of significance. It can be concluded that to promote and improve students' attitude towards sexual harassment some crucial steps regarding gender issue in counseling as well as guiding about sexual harassment should be taken into consideration.
Effect of Teachers' Professional Development from Mathforward™ on Students' Math Achievement
Author: Hill, Kristina K.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Achievement,Faculty Development,Algebra,Secondary School Mathematics,Scores,Teacher Education Programs,Program Effectiveness,Structural Equation Models,Goodness of Fit,Fidelity,Teacher Effectiveness,Teaching Experience,Self Efficacy

MathForward™, developed in 2004-2005 in cooperation with the Richardson (TX) Independent School District, was implemented nationwide in 2007. The program integrates TI technology and professional development while focusing on student achievement and teacher efficacy. This study investigated the effect of the MathForward™ program on student achievement scores of Algebra I students from a southeast Texas high school. The specific purpose of this study was to understand whether there was an effect on students' STARR mathematics scores, accounting for teacher professional development and years of experience. To do this, structural equation modeling (SEM) in M-plus was employed. The result of the present study showed that our model fits well to the data and the explained variance of students' mathematics achievement (R(superscript 2) = 0.14).
Status of Indian Women in Higher Education
Author: Ghara, Tushar Kanti
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Indians,Females,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Womens Education,Correlation,Enrollment,Participation,Women Faculty,Regression (Statistics)

Women education and empowerment are the indicators of development. Women education ensures the holistic and long development. It includes equitable and increased access to technical and vocational education and training, higher education and research with due attention to quality assurance. This communication has taken a look on women participation through women higher education institutes, women enrolment as compared with population. The participation in terms of distribution of institutes and enrolment has been studied for the years 2011-2016. The trend has been found as increasing but slow. Correlations have also been studied.
Identifying Interventions for Improving Letter Formation: A Brief Experimental Analysis of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Author: Ozmen, E. Ruya
Date: 2016-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intervention,Goal Orientation,Contingency Management,Reinforcement,Visual Stimuli,Error Correction,Modeling (Psychology),Program Effectiveness,Writing Instruction,Writing Skills,Public Schools,Moderate Intellectual Disability,Special Schools,Females,Documentation,Check Lists

As a group, students with intellectual disabilities display difficulties in a wide range of academic skills, including the acquisition of basic academic skills such as literacy. Early writing and reading skills must be supported to prepare students with intellectual disabilities to learn to read and write. The goal of this study was to replicate and extend the current research on Brief Experimental Analysis with letter formation. Three students with intellectual disabilities participated in the study. A brief multi-element design was used to test effectiveness of four interventions on letter formation. These interventions included goal setting plus contingent reinforcement, graphical feedback, error correction and modeling. For one student, modeling was effective; for the two remaining students, goal setting plus contingent reinforcement was effective. The results of this study extend the BEA literature by investigating the effects of interventions for improving letter formation in students with intellectual disabilities. The study findings suggest that using BEA to assess the relative contribution of each intervention can identify the most effective interventions for improving letter formation in students with intellectual disabilities.
Principals' Transformational and Transactional Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction of College Teachers
Author: Nazim, Fareena
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Leadership Styles,Job Satisfaction,College Faculty,Foreign Countries,Transformational Leadership,Surveys,Research Methodology,Questionnaires,Employees,Correlation

Leadership style is the general way a leader behaves towards his subordinates for attaining objectives. There are two major dimensions of leadership i.e. transformational leadership and transactional leadership. The objective of the present study was to find out the relationship between leadership styles of principals and job satisfaction of college teachers. In this connection, survey research method was used.The population for this study comprised all teachers of public degree colleges of Punjab (One of the provinces of Pakistan). By using random sampling technique 10% of the colleges were taken as sample. There were 43 colleges excluding the mixed colleges and from sample colleges five teachers from each college were selected as sample. For collecting data from teachers two questionnaires were used.One questionnaire was used by the researchers for teachers to rate leadership styles of their heads. This questionnaire was based upon seven indicators. The first four variables dealt with the transformational leadership style and last three variables dealt with the transactional leadership style. The second questionnaire (MSQ) was adopted to know job satisfaction of teachers.Pearson r and t-test were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study show that there is a significant relationship between leadership style and job satisfaction. Relationship among transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style and job satisfaction exist. However, there is a significant relationship between transformational leadership style and job satisfaction.
Making Employee Recognition a Tool for Achieving Improved Performance: Implication for Ghanaian Universities
Author: Amoatemaa, Abena Serwaa
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Employees,Foreign Countries,Universities,Recognition (Achievement),Rewards,Job Satisfaction,Work Environment

Many organisations are increasingly making use of employee recognition to motivate employees to achieve high performance and productivity. Research has shown that effective recognition occurs in organisations that have strong supportive culture, understand the psychology of praising employees for their good work, and apply the principles of employee recognition. This paper examined employee recognition, its benefits and the various types of employee recognition programs. It also sought to propose that employee recognition looked at from the perspective of formal, informal and day-to-day, could motivate staff to ensure high performance in Ghanaian universities. It is thus, recommended that management of Ghanaian universities should commit credible resources to the design and implementation of employee recognition programs to yield the needed outcome.