ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Next Generation Laboratory Interface for Students with Blindness or Low Vision in the Science Laboratory
Author: Supalo, Cary A.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blindness,Visual Impairments,Barriers,Access to Education,Science Education,STEM Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Software,Secondary School Science,College Science

Entry into science education for students with blindness or low vision can present economic and technological barriers to access. This manuscript discusses funding hands-on student experiences in middle school, high school, and post-secondary education. Further, the use of access technologies recently developed for science education is also presented. Partnerships between access technology companies that are committed to working together make access more possible than ever before. The shift from the Director Assisted Approach to independent data collection in a hands-on way to promote interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers is discussed
Examination of Attitudes to Learning and Educational Stress in Prospective Primary School Teachers: Izmir-Buca Sample
Author: Hamurcu, Hülya
Date: 2018-01-23
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Stress Variables,Preservice Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Scores,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Measures (Individuals),Statistical Analysis,Correlation

Many factors interact with each other in learning and internalizing a subject along with performing a new task. Attitudes and stress are the two of these factors. The aim of this study was to examine attitudes to learning and educational stress in third and fourth year students as prospective primary school teachers. The relational model was used and data were collected with Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents and Scale for Attitudes to Learning. The population of the study includes the students in the Education Faculty of a university where the researcher worked and a total of 189 third-year and fourth-year students formed the study sample. While the students' attitudes to learning differed in terms of subscales of educational stress, they either mostly agreed or were indecisive about their attitudes and stress. They also got low scores for educational stress; and a significant difference in attitudes to learning and expectations from learning in favor of the female students was observed. Similarly, the female students got higher scores for pressure from study, self-expectation and educational stress in general. No significant difference was found between the third-year and the fourth-year students in terms of their attitudes to learning, but the fourth-year students had a higher self-expectation. The sections of the students did not create a difference. There were relations between subscales of the scales. In view of these results, it can be suggested that educational stress can be reduced by using appropriate interventions designed to decrease worries about grades and workload and to support expectations of students.
Students with Blindness Explore Chemistry at &quot;Camp Can Do&quot;
Author: Supalo, Cary A.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blindness,Visual Impairments,Chemistry,Science Education,Assistive Technology,Hands on Science,Workshops,Summer Programs,Foreign Countries,Science Laboratories,Laboratory Training,Science Programs,Problem Solving,High School Students,STEM Education,Science Activities

Students with blindness or low vision are often discouraged from full participation in laboratory science classes due to the inadequacy of current methodological approaches and the lack of sophisticated adaptive technologies. Consequently, these students rarely go on to pursue advanced studies and employment in the sciences. In response to his own frustrations as a scientist with blindness, Supalo conceived, co-founded, and managed the Independent Laboratory Access for the Blind (ILAB) project for his doctoral research in chemistry. Numerous multisensory tools, technologies, and methodologies for teaching the sciences to students with visual impairments were developed and evaluated by the ILAB team. In 2009 and 2010, these hands-on adaptations were used by students with blindness and low vision from throughout the Caribbean during a chemistry workshop at a one-week summer camp held on the island of Tobago. Led by Supalo during the first-ever Camp Can Do in 2009 and Wohlers during 2010, the chemistry workshop successfully introduced the students to some basic chemical reactions and the most current adaptive technologies available for the laboratory sciences. For many of the students, Camp Can Do represented the first real opportunity to learn about science and technology with a hands-on approach.
Development of a Curriculum to Teach the &quot;Soft Skills&quot; Necessary for the Future Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Laboratory Technician Workforce
Author: Ross, Annemarie D.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Curriculum Development,Skill Development,Deafness,Hearing Impairments,Partial Hearing,Job Skills,College Science,Associate Degrees,Two Year College Students,Laboratory Safety,Technical Writing,Teamwork,Conflict Resolution,Laboratories,Technical Occupations,Chemistry,Science Instruction,Teaching Methods

There is often a particular void in the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students who intend to become competent working laboratory technicians. Inasmuch as certain basic professional skills (&quot;soft skills,&quot; in this case) are not generally taught in traditional science courses, a new curriculum has been developed in order to enforce these skills. The &quot;soft skills&quot; of focus in this study are safety awareness, technical writing, and teamwork/conflict resolution. The development of the pedagogical tools used to teach these specific &quot;soft skills&quot; are discussed, as well as an assessment of the augmentation in student understanding in each skill area. By incorporating an interdisciplinary approach that enforces &quot;soft skills&quot;, students should find greater success while on co-operative work experiences and have more prominent career opportunities. This curriculum was produced for the Chemical Technology-like program, Laboratory Science Technology, at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf- one of the eight colleges of the Rochester Institute of Technology, but the concepts are transferable to other technical-based programs.
Charter Schools&apos; Impact on Traditional Public School Performance: Evidence from Arkansas
Author: Kalulu, Mavuto
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Charter Schools,Public Schools,Open Enrollment,Academic Achievement,Achievement Tests,Standardized Tests,Scores,Elementary School Students,Grade 1,Grade 2,Primary Education,Least Squares Statistics,Regression (Statistics),Correlation,Student Improvement,Mathematics Tests,Reading Tests,Language Tests,School Districts,Predictor Variables

This study estimates the effects of open-enrollment charter schools on student performance in traditional public schools in Arkansas. The paper examines the change in Iowa Assessment scores for first and second graders across Arkansas school districts between the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years. The ordinary least-squares regression estimates demonstrate a positive and statistically significant relationship between elementary charter school enrollment and traditional public school Iowa Assessment scores across districts, controlling for relevant factors. Improvements in traditional public schools' math, reading, and language test scores were greater in school districts that had a larger percentage of students enrolling in charter schools. The most influential impact of charter schools on predicted test scores was in math, where a 1% increase in elementary charter school enrollment led to a 0.13 predicted improvement in normal-curve-equivalent test scores across Arkansas school districts.
Video-Tutorials for Tech Sign Vocabulary in Astronomy
Author: Egelston-Dodd, Judy
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Deafness,Science Instruction,Scientific Concepts,Misconceptions,Astronomy,American Sign Language,Vocabulary,Definitions,College Science,College Students,Science Achievement,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Video Technology

This article describes the mediated American Sing Language (ASL) presentation of technical vocabulary and definitions within the context of a web-based astronomy course for first year students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). Deaf students showed achievement gains with fewer astronomy misconceptions. Also, student ratings of instructor ASL skill, as reported on the student rating system, were higher after students used the ASL vocabulary videos.
Policy Implications of a Proposed Framework to Improve the Accessibility and Effectiveness of Internships in Accounting
Author: Capka, John
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Internship Programs,Program Proposals,Program Improvement,Program Effectiveness,Educational Policy,Community Colleges,Employer Attitudes,Student Personnel Workers,Administrator Attitudes,Educational Benefits,Career Centers,Curriculum Evaluation,Comparative Analysis,Interviews

Accounting internships provide substantial benefits to employers and students alike. However, opportunities for students are not equitable across all populations due to the existing policies that exist for placing interns. This inequity is particularly true for students from community colleges where there is a larger proportion of underrepresented populations. This study examines perceptions and practices of employers including accounting firms and community college career center staffs and compares community college curriculum to that of four-year institutions. To determine results, interviews were conducted with employers and community college career center staffs in the State of Ohio. Interview findings showed: (1) most employers had a general lack of understanding of community college accounting programs and students, (2) community college career center staff lacked the knowledge and tools to effectively place students, and (3) community college curriculum through hiring point of internships is comparable to that of four-year institutions. This paper's findings demonstrate that current policy leaves internship placement, recruitment, and employer communication to the staff of career centers. This existing model lacks the engagement necessary to create the job pathway for students and employers. Through an examination of data, this study proposes the adoption of a policy that provides the intentional development of internship pathways. This proposed policy includes a better outline of internship objectives, faculty leadership, education and training of employers and career center staff, improved communication between institutions and employers, and engagement of community college leadership.
Restraints and Seclusion in US Public Schools: A Review of Existing Law, Policy, and Litigation
Author: Jewell, Bill
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Schools,Educational Policy,Discipline Policy,Court Litigation,Punishment,Program Proposals,Educational Administration,Elementary Secondary Education,Disabilities,Educational Legislation,Equal Education,Federal Legislation

In order for an educator to properly restrain or seclude a child, they should be made aware of the statutes, court cases, governmental policies, and terminologies that shape the legality of restraints and seclusions. This paper means to nurture that awareness. The paper is in an order that shows an evolution of the policies and laws about restraints and seclusion. First, relevant cases are identified and described. Second, federal policies and statutes related to student restraint and seclusion are discussed. Lastly, a policy framework is proposed for the legal restraint and seclusion of students in the public school setting.
Blended Learning and Student Satisfaction: An Investigation into an EAP Writing Course
Author: Abbas, Zainab Ibrahim
Date: 2018-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,English for Academic Purposes,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Writing Instruction,Foreign Countries,Conventional Instruction,Distance Education,Teacher Student Relationship,Peer Relationship,Questionnaires,College Students,College Faculty

This paper investigates students satisfaction in a blended English writing course for Academic Purposes in Iraq. Blended learning is a novel mode of approaching education and learning in Iraq so it is very relevant to attempt to determine what factors can help it its success. Its novelty comes not from its use of online platforms such as Moodle but blending the traditional face-to face approach and distance teaching in a way that foster critical thinking and ongoing participation of the students. Different factors were emphasized and investigated regarding satisfaction, among them, the instructor-student and student-student interaction, in addition to the pedagogical aspect of the course. Student's background such as their job and age and family status were not considered in this study. A modified questionnaire of student's satisfaction in an online course was used to determine the approximate of satisfaction. The result of the research helped the administration office to apply some improvements to the newly-founded blended courses in Iraq.
Australia Ama Ata Aidoo&apos;s Diagnose and Representation of the Dilemma of the African American Diaspora in Her Play &quot;Dilemma of a Ghost&quot;
Author: Al-Khafaji, Ammar Shamil Kadhim
Date: 2018-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Drama,African Americans,Cultural Influences,Marriage,Intergroup Relations,Blacks,Spouses,Mothers,Family Relationship,Political Attitudes,Foreign Policy,Folk Culture,Females,African Culture,Foreign Countries,Literature

The research investigates in details about the influence of cultural differences in Postcolonial Ghana as presented in Ama Ata Aidoo's &quot;Dilemma of a Ghost&quot;. The play centers on the cross cultural marriage of young couple; Ato Yawson, a Ghanaian who recently completed his studies in the United States and returns home, and Eulali, his African American bride. Ghanaian playwright Ama Ata Aidoo expresses the consciousness of the diaspora of Ato Yawson and his wife and the final effort of Yawson's mother to find a compromise. The husband is caught between the challenging demands of his wife and his family, He feels torn and irresolute as the folkloric ghost in the children's song in the play. Aidoo has a strong historical and political awareness of Africa's colonial past and post-colonial present, and the problems facing an African woman in Africa and outside it. She is like a physician, diagnoses the symptoms of the troubled postcolonial age in Africa. In her use of Dilemma tale technique, she raises difficult questions without easy solution leaving her readers to contemplate about. She calls for an action to resolve the painful dilemma of African life in a world of change where the past and present, tradition and modernity suffer a fierce conflict. The aim of the research is to prove that according to the concept of compensation there is neither absolute gain nor absolute loss for with every loss there is again and with every gain there is a loss. Without the concept of compromise the dilemma of diaspora will lead to catastrophic results.
Vowel Harmony: An Historical Account
Author: Al Khattab, Emran R.
Date: 2018-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Old English,Diachronic Linguistics,English,Phonology,Vowels,Language Variation,Language Research,Distinctive Features (Language)

All languages change over time. English has undergone continuous change throughout its three major periods: Old English (roughly from 450 to 1100 AD), Middle English (from 1100 to 1500), and Modern English (from 1500 to the present). Sound is one of the most easily influenced parts of language to be subject to different changes. Sound change is inevitable and it is a live indication of the continuous growth of language. The evidence to prove the regularity and systematicity of sound change has been the main concern of linguists, This paper seeks to provide more evidence on how vowel harmony played a key role on the regularity of sound change by extracting samples of sound changes that have taken place throughout the English history.
Gender Differences in Perceived Value of a Program to Promote Academic and Career Success for Students with Disabilities
Author: Burgstahler, Sheryl
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Disabilities,Program Effectiveness,Value Judgment,Comparative Analysis,Academic Ability,Interpersonal Competence,Technological Literacy,College Readiness,Career Readiness,Career Choice,Individual Characteristics,Sex Stereotypes,Occupations,Student Surveys,Equal Opportunities (Jobs),Disproportionate Representation,STEM Education,Intervention,Adolescents,Young Adults,Questionnaires,Postsecondary Education,Higher Education,High School Students,College Bound Students,Statistical Analysis

This article reports the results of a retrospective survey of participants in an exemplary transition program for college-bound youth with disabilities. The study compared how male and female participants perceived changes in themselves in the areas of academic skills, social skills, Internet skills, levels of preparation for college and employment, levels of awareness of career options, and personal characteristics during the course of their participation; values of program components; and impact of program participation on their lives. In accordance with conventional gender stereotypes, significantly more boys indicated initial interests and/or career goals in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Financial security was reported by significantly more males and pursuit of independent living by significantly more females when asked about their primary motivation for seeking employment. Females perceived significantly greater changes in themselves than did males during the course of their participation. Girls reported that, prior to program participation, they perceived fewer career options than boys; by the time of the survey, females perceived more career options than males. Research results are of particular relevance to the preparation of girls with disabilities for college and careers, particularly in fields where they have been underrepresented.
Talking Tools to Assist Students Who Are Blind in Laboratory Courses
Author: Supalo, Cary A.
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blindness,Visual Impairments,Science Laboratories,Science Instruction,Secondary School Science,College Science,Computer Software,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Assistive Technology

A number of tools and techniques have been developed to assist students with blindness and visual impairment who are studying in secondary and post-secondary science laboratories. Commercial electronic probes and their associated software packages allow real-time viewing and collection of data using a personal computer; however, until now, these data have been inaccessible to students with blindness or visual impairment because of the incompatibility of the data acquisition software with screen-reading software. Recent programming modifications now allow a new level of compatibility, which promotes a greater degree of independence and accessibility to laboratory science for people with visual impairments.
Increasing the Accessibility of Science for All Students
Author: Langley-Turnbaugh, S. J.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Access to Education,Science Laboratories,High School Students,Secondary School Science,Disabilities,College Students,Accessibility (for Disabled),Instructional Design,Program Development,Laboratory Equipment,Laboratory Safety,Questionnaires

This paper evaluates the accessibility of selected field and laboratory high school science activities, and provides suggestions for increasing accessibility for students with disabilities. We focused on GLOBE (Global Learning Observations to Benefit the Environment) protocols, specifically the new Seasons and Biomes investigation currently being developed as part of the GLOBE program. Five university students with disabilities majoring in science or technology were recruited to test the GLOBE protocols, and 10 protocols were evaluated for accessibility. Based on our results, we make several suggestions with regards to instructions, equipment, safety, outcomes and activity significance that will increase the accessibility of GLOBE and all K-16 science methods.
Deaf Children&apos;s Science Content Learning in Direct Instruction Versus Interpreted Instruction
Author: Kurz, Kim B.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Deafness,Direct Instruction,Content Area Reading,Content Area Writing,Delivery Systems,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Grade 9,American Sign Language,Language of Instruction,Translation,Instructional Effectiveness,Science Instruction,Performance Based Assessment,Pretests Posttests,Teaching Methods

This research study compared learning of 6-9th grade deaf students under two modes of educational delivery--interpreted vs. direct instruction using science lessons. Nineteen deaf students participated in the study in which they were taught six science lessons in American Sign Language. In one condition, the lessons were taught by a hearing teacher in English and were translated in ASL via a professional and certified interpreter. In the second condition, the lessons were taught to the students in ASL by a deaf teacher. All students saw three lessons delivered via an interpreter and three different lessons in direct ASL; the order of delivery of each presentation was counter balanced between the two groups of students. Following the instruction, each group was tested on the science lecture materials with thirty-six comprehension questions. Results indicated that deaf students who received direct instruction in ASL from the deaf teacher scored higher on content knowledge.
Increasing STEM Accessibility in Students with Print Disabilities through MathSpeak
Author: Isaacson, Mick
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Access to Education,Disabilities,Visual Impairments,Mathematics Education,Assistive Technology,Artificial Speech,Mathematics Instruction,Undergraduate Students,Mathematics Tests,Pretesting

Individuals with print disabilities have difficulty processing information through visual means and rely heavily on spoken input. Mathematics and fields that have a heavy emphasis on mathematics are difficult for these individuals because of ambiguity inherent in typical everyday spoken renderings of mathematical expressions. MathSpeak is a set of rules for speaking mathematical expressions in a non-ambiguous manner. The present study tested the efficacy of MathSpeak rules for disambiguation of auditory renderings of spoken mathematics. Findings suggest that MathSpeak is efficacious for disambiguating spoken mathematics.