ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Improving Students&apos; Problem-Solving Skills Using Inquiry Learning Model Combined with Advance Organizer
Author: Gunawan, Gunawan
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Solving,Active Learning,Inquiry,Advance Organizers,Instructional Development,Instructional Effectiveness,High School Students,Foreign Countries

This research has developed learning tools of inquiry models combined with advance organizers in order to activate students' initial knowledge and improve their problem-solving skills. This article focuses on delivering the trial phase of the development process. The trial phase used non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group design to determine the effectiveness the combination of inquiry learning models and advance organizer approach. The population involved high school students in Mataram city and sampling was done by using cluster random sampling technique. Two groups were chosen and divided into experimental and control classes. The instrument used in the study is problem solving essay test consisting of 5 questions. Data were analysed using the Mann-Whitney test at a 5% level of significance, followed by the effect size and N-gain to find out the level of students' problem-solving skills improvement. Based on the result, it was found that the students in the experimental class who used a combination of inquiry learning models and advance organizer had significantly problem-solving skills' improvement than the control class that only used inquiry learning models. Also. the experimental group had a higher ability to focus on the problems, make a plan and implement it to find the solutions.
Exploring the Interplay of Free Extensive Voluntary ESL Reading with Intensive Reading of Arabic Native Speakers
Author: Alsheikh, Negmeldin
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reading Processes,Reading Habits,Literacy Education,Semitic Languages,Native Speakers,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Reading Attitudes,Graduate Students,Correlation,Language Proficiency,Native Language,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Recreational Reading

The posing of Intensive Reading (IR) as a fundamental rudimentary reading act and the endorsement of Extensive Reading (ER) as supplemental reading practice seems to be essential for literacy educators. This study tried to unearth the nature of the interplay between intensive and extensive reading as experienced by graduate Arabic native speakers in the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, the study aimed at capturing the students' views about the roles of the intensive reading and extensive reading in shaping their reading experiences. The study employed a sequential explanatory mixed method design. The first phase of the study featured a questionnaire that was collected from students (n=50) followed by interviewing students (n=4) in the second phase. The results revealed that graduate students dealt with reading as a discursive act where they gained from the interplay between the (IR) and (ER). The students viewed the relationship between (IR) and (ER) as reciprocal and hence (IR) promoted (ER) and vice versa. Nonetheless, the nature of the overt instruction and the pre-selected materials used by instructors are viewed as obstructive to the natural flow of (ER). The study recommends that (ER) and (IR) should be treated as part of the continuum in literacy process.
High Order Thinking Skills Instrument on Microeconomics Course: A Development Research
Author: Dewi, Retno Mustika
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Thinking Skills,Test Construction,Measures (Individuals),Microeconomics,Economics Education,Supply and Demand,Introductory Courses,Undergraduate Students,Young Adults,Foreign Countries

Microeconomics course is a course relating to individual problems in meeting needs. So that require students' evaluation sheets which has high-level thinking ability standards that correlate with real life problems. The objectives of this study are (1) describing the feasibility of developing questions about Demand and Supply on the Economic Education student, (2) describing the high-level thinking skills of Economic Education students. This research is a development research type formative research. The product of this activity is assessment instruments for Introduction to Microeconomic Theory course. The results showed that the development of test instruments to measure students' higher order thinking skills categorized as very feasible. The students' higher order thinking skills categorized as good category.
Human Resource Management Motivational Strategies for Enhancing Business Educators&apos; Job Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria
Author: Owenvbiugie1, Robinson Osarumwense
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Human Resources,Personnel Management,Motivation Techniques,Business Education Teachers,College Faculty,Job Performance,Teacher Empowerment,Job Development,Job Satisfaction

The study assessed human resource management strategies for enhancing employees' motivation in Edo State. The study was guided by four research questions with a population of 182 business educators in universities in Edo and Delta States. The study employed descriptive survey. Three experts validated the questionnaire with a reliability of. 0.71 obtained using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation. Descriptive statistics of Mean was used to answer the research questions. From the analysis, it was revealed that employers empowered their employees to very low extent; employers rewarded their employees to high extent; employers redesigned employees' jobs to low extent, and employers created flexible jobs for their employees to low extent respectively. Consequently, it was recommended that workers should be sufficiently empowered to enhance higher performance and more productive. This will also go a long way to reduce attrition rate, the use of verbal praise, allowing workers' personal development should be given priority attention by management to enhance higher productivity, and management should redesign tasks/jobs from time to time so as to enhance motivation, job satisfaction, commitment to reduce absenteeism and turnover, among others.
Principals&apos; Instructional Time Management and Students&apos; Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Ondo North Senatorial District of Ondo State, Nigeria
Author: Ayeni, Adeolu Joshua
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Instructional Leadership,Time Management,Scheduling,Strategic Planning,Academic Achievement,Correlation,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Administrator Attitudes,Administrator Responsibility,Barriers,Needs Assessment,Foreign Countries,Public Schools

The persistent concern of stakeholders in the education sector over the dwindling academic performance of students in Nigerian secondary schools could be attributed to the perceived inadequacies in instructional time management. This study therefore investigated principals' instructional time management strategies, teachers' effectiveness in instructional tasks, and students' academic performance in secondary schools in Ondo North Senatorial District of Ondo State, Nigeria. Descriptive design of the survey type was adopted. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 30 public secondary schools from three (3) Local Government Areas in the Northern Senatorial Districts of Ondo State. The sample comprised 600 teachers and 30 principals randomly selected for the study. Three (3) research questions were answered using frequency counts and percentage, while three (3) hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. Findings indicated a significant relationship between principals' time management strategies and teachers' instructional tasks performance (r-cal=0.622, p&lt;0.05), there was significant relationship between principals' time management strategies and students' academic performance (r-cal=0.702, p&lt;0.05), and significant relationship between teachers' instructional tasks performance and students' academic performance (r-cal=0.587, p&lt;0.05). The major constraints to instructional time were pressure of administrative duties and excess workload. Based on the findings, it was recommended that principals should step-up efforts at prioritizing administrative tasks, encouraging teamwork in instructional activities and delegating duties to the experienced teachers in the management cadre to reduce excess workload, and improve monitoring and evaluation of teachers' instructional tasks performance for better academic performance of students in secondary schools.
Problem Based Learning to Increase Competence of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Author: Sholihah, Tri Murhanjati
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Based Learning,Critical Thinking,Problem Solving,Vocational High Schools,High School Students,Competence,Outcomes of Education

Critical thinking and problem solving is one of the competencies that must be possessed to meet the 21st Century. This competence is very important to be mastered by students, especially vocational high school students. One learning model that can hone 21st Century competencies is Problem Based Learning. This research was carried out on productive subjects of the Trial. This study aims to determine the improvement of critical thinking and problem solving competencies, and student learning outcomes on subject matter subjects. This study uses a classroom action research design with measurement of competence using observation and measurement of learning outcomes using a multiple choice written test. The results of the study showed an increase in thinking and problem solving critical competencies from the first cycle of 37.4% to the second cycle of 78.2%. While the average value of the first cycle is 70.4 and the second cycle is 86.4. Students who reach KKM in cycle I are 38% and in cycle II 82%.
Quality Assurance Mechanisms and Universal Basic Education Goal Achievement in Public Secondary Schools of Kwara State, Nigeria
Author: Sayuti, Omosidi Abdulrahman
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Quality Assurance,Educational Quality,Public Schools,Secondary Schools,School Supervision,Staff Development,Educational Environment,Formative Evaluation,Teacher Effectiveness,Correlation,Foreign Countries

This paper examines quality assurance mechanisms as correlates of goal achievement of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in public secondary schools of Kwara State, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was developed and issued to collect information from the study samples. The questionnaire was administered to one thousand, five hundred (1.500) respondents. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, factor analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis. The results of the study revealed that instructional supervision, staff development practices, continuous assessment and learning environment had a significant positive relationship with goal achievement in UBE public secondary schools. From the results, it was recommended among others that ministry of education should organise workshops and seminars on quality assurance mechanisms, so that principals and teachers could gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the identified quality assurance mechanisms.
The Development of Inclusive Education Management Model: Practical Guidelines for Learning in Inclusive School
Author: Robiyansah, Iva Evry
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Educational Administration,Models,Guidelines,Regular and Special Education Relationship,School Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,Students with Disabilities,Educational Change,Barriers

This research aimed to explore the current conditions, problems, and needs in the implementation of inclusive education, to examine the best model of the implementation of inclusive education and to investigate the effectiveness of the inclusive education model. This research was mixed method research which was conducted in three stages. Stage one was exploring the current conditions, problems, and the needs on inclusive education implementation. Stage two was formulating an inclusive education learning model and stage three was determining the efficiency of the inclusive education model. Findings reveal that students and learning are the biggest obstacle in implementing inclusive education, while management, students, and learning are the most important factors to be considered in implementing inclusive education model. Based on the findings, the whole school inclusive education model was developed which consisted of three stages namely input, process, and output. It was suggested that during the implementation of this model collaboration should be emphasized.
The Teaching of Health Education as a Secondary School Subject in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Author: Hamilton-Ekek, Joy-Telu
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Health Education,Secondary Education,Teacher Role,Intellectual Disciplines,Health Promotion,Holistic Approach

Health education (HED) as a subject in the secondary school curriculum has been made a compulsory subject in West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) examinations for any candidate wanting to study any course in the medical and health-related disciplines in Nigerian tertiary institutions. This study seeks to find out the extent of the teaching of HED as a school subject in secondary schools in Bayelsa State; not as components of other subjects like health science, biology, and physical and health education. The proposed approach of the study was a State-wide survey of the teaching of HED as a school subject in secondary schools. This was done by involving 114 schools out of the 192 schools in the State. Findings revealed that out of the 114 schools visited, 38 schools only teach Physical and Health Education (PHE) as a subject in the Junior Secondary School level. During interviews with heads of schools that teaches PHE; it was gathered that the teachers who teach PHE also doubles as teachers of HED at the Senior Secondary (SSS) level. Implying that only 38 schools out of the 114 sampled schools teach (HED) as a school subject; this reveals an abysmal absence of the teaching of Health Education as a school subject in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The none-teaching of HED underscores its importance to healthful-living It is therefore recommended that health education as a subject be encouraged and taught in all SSS in the State.
Training Programme Impact in Improving the Working Memory of Students with Learning Disabilities in Reading Arabic
Author: Aljundi, Khalid
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Training,Program Effectiveness,Short Term Memory,Semitic Languages,Learning Disabilities,Grade 5,Grade 6,Cognitive Development,Cognitive Processes,Auditory Perception,Visual Perception,Intelligence Tests

The study aimed to investigate the effect of a training program on improving working memory for students with learning difficulties in reading Arabic. The study sample consisted of (10) students with learning disabilities from Basic Education students from the fifth and sixth grades, and those between the ages (10-11) years as a pilot group and (10) students from the same stage and of the same age as a control group. The researcher used a working memory battery, Raven Test, and a training program he prepared to achieve the study goal. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the fields of working memory scale between the members of the experimental and control groups in the dimensional measurement, and in favor of the experimental group to which the training program was applied, by applying the measure of working memory in its three fields. The results also showed that there are statistically significant differences between the pre and post measurements of the areas of the working memory scale in favor of the post application, and for the benefit of the experimental group. This confirms the effectiveness of the training program used. Some recommendations were suggested.
Exploring Academic Dishonesty Practices among Science Education University Students
Author: Mata, Liliana
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Foreign Countries,Cheating,Plagiarism,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Undergraduate Students,Internet,Ethics,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment

The aim of this research was to explore e-dishonesty practices among science education undergraduates based on measurement models. The measuring tool was the Internet-triggered Academic Dishonesty Scale (IADS) comprised of ten items for the fraudulence construct and five items for the plagiarism construct as proposed by Akbulut et al. (2008), and another eight items as proposed by Karim, Zamzuri, and Nor (2009) for the construct of misuse in using information technologies by university students. A pilot sample of 125 valid responses and a test sample of 249 valid responses collected from university students in the Science Education program were subjects of factor analyses, non-parametric and invariance test methods. 16-item IADS scale was confirmed in a Romanian higher education context. A second-order factor (e-dishonesty), and three dimensions of first-order factors (plagiarism, fraudulence, and misuse in using information technologies (IT)) were validated. Plagiarism was the most important factor, followed by fraudulence and misuse in using IT. E-dishonesty practices dimensions not varied depending on the sociodemographic profile of undergraduates. The case study research provided a significant contribution to the understanding of ethical Internet behaviors and to generate an appropriate tool to measure the e-dishonesty practices among undergraduates learning science education subjects.
Validation of the Procedure for the Assessment of Cognitive Complexity of Chemical Technology Problem Tasks
Author: Horvat, Saša A.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Science Achievement,Difficulty Level,Cognitive Processes,Problem Solving,Chemistry,Technology,Correlation,College Students,Foreign Countries,Scientific Concepts

The main problem in students' lower achievement lies in the cognitive complexity of the problem. The aim of this research was to create and validate the procedure for the assessment of the cognitive complexity of chemical technology problem tasks. The procedure included the creation of Tables for assessing the difficulty of concepts in chemical technology problems and their interactivity, assessment of the numerical rating of cognitive complexity of the analyzed tasks, and conducting of research. Research included 50 students. Data were collected with the test of knowledge which was used for the assessment of students´ achievements and invested mental effort. The validity of this procedure was confirmed by a series of correlation analyses where statistically significant values of correlation coefficients were obtained among the examined variables: students' achievements, invested mental effort and cognitive complexity. The largest contribution of this procedure is that it is designed to show an objective value of the cognitive complexity of tasks in the domain of chemical technology. Good estimation of the numerical values of cognitive complexity can help teachers to better predict students' achievement, and at the same time to take care to avoid cognitive load.
An Evaluation of Social Networks within a Federally Funded Research Project
Author: Marabesi, Amanda Olbrick
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Networks,Network Analysis,Research Projects,Federal Aid,Teamwork,Group Dynamics,Interpersonal Relationship,Graduate Students,Researchers,Mentors

Social networks play an important role in creating positive outcomes for members of social structures, for example, highly networked individuals experience increased performance, productivity, and scholarly outputs in academia. Social network analysis (SNA) provides researchers with an effective method to evaluate the functionality of teams and, consequently, goal achievement through documenting self-reported connections among team members. Therefore, the purpose of the research reported here was to present an evaluation approach for capturing the development and structure of social networks among members of a large USDA, NIFA funded research and Extension project housed at an R1 land-grant research institution. We concluded that: (a) team members were informally and professionally acquainted prior to the project, (b) mentor-mentee relationships established a framework for developing the next generation of scientists, (c) subgroups existed within the network as information and data sharing was centralized around a few participants, and (d) there was a communication gap between university graduate students and industry representatives who served as advisory board members for the project Recommendations for improving team functionality include: (a) improving communication among team members, and (b) implementing a mentoring program to pair university students with industry representatives to improve the relevance of academic research products among growers.
An Exploration of Student Collaboration Networks in a Team-Based Capstone Course
Author: McCubbins, O. P.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cooperative Learning,Social Networks,Teamwork,Capstone Experiences,Agricultural Education,College Students,Network Analysis

Learning is inherently a social act occurring through individualized interpretation and negotiations with diverse others. The ability to work with others within the learning environment and beyond is an essential skill. Student-centered teaching methods that emphasize active learning in a team setting have garnered much support across higher education. Recently, AGEDS 450 at Iowa State University was redesigned to further emphasize teamwork. Team-Based Learning (TBL) was incorporated within the capstone framework to promote higher levels of student collaboration, particularly for farm management decisions. TBL promotes higher order thinking and the application of course content in a real-world situation. For AGEDS 450, an actual farm serves as the applied learning laboratory where students make all decisions concerning its management and operation. This descriptive study sought to explore the collaboration networks of students enrolled in the fall 2015 (n = 61) and spring 2016 (n = 60) AGEDS 450. Social network analysis was utilized to construct and analyze student collaboration networks. Data were collected at the beginning and end of a 16-week semester in order to track development and/or growth of the collaboration network. The collaboration networks developed into cohesive structures encompassing all students within the course. With the increased interest in fostering teamwork in preparing students for careers, these results provide justification for the continued utilization of TBL. Further analysis of the TBL method is warranted with particular attention to long-term outcomes and skill attainment. It is recommended that TBL be implemented in other courses within colleges of agriculture to further examine its utility.