ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Comparison of Personality Profiles of Sports and Non-Sports Group by Six-Factor Model of Personality
Author: Zekioglu, Aylin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality,Athletes,Adults,Profiles,Personality Traits,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Differences,Comparative Analysis

Since the HEXACO framework of personality is relatively newer than other models, the number of studies conducted relying on this model is fewer respectively. For this reason, the purpose of the present study is to examine the sports participation and personality relation in non-athlete adults based on the above-mentioned personality model and to compare personality profiles of the individuals who do and who do not engage in sports. The people who agreed to take part in this study were 1013 people in total, 537 of them were female and 476 were male. The main effect in the whole group was statistically significant. When the result is considered for the factors separately, statistically significant differences were detected among the groups for the Honesty-Humility factor, for the Emotionality factor, for the Extraversion factor and for the Openness to Experience factor. The Main Effect was statistically significant in the female group. Statistically significant differences were determined among the groups for the Emotionality factor, for the Extraversion factor, for the Conscientiousness factor and for the Openness to Experience factor. When only the male group was considered, it was determined that the Main Effect was statistically significant. Statistically significant differences were detected among the groups for the Emotionality factor, for the Extraversion factor and for the Openness to Experience factor. When the study is evaluated in general terms, it is seen and can be said that there is a relation between doing sports and personality traits in a Turkish-speaking participant group.
The Effect of Moderate-Intensity Technical Training and Resistance Training on Selected Hematological Parameters of Elite Wrestlers
Author: Özbay, Serhat
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletics,Athletes,Males,Exercise,Exercise Physiology,Training,Physical Activities,Metabolism,Human Body,Efficiency

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an eight-week moderate-intensity technical and resistance training on selected hematological parameters. Twenty male wrestlers participated in the study voluntarily. Participants trained six days a week after being divided into technical and resistance training groups. The first group was applied a technical training (TT) program, at 60-75% intensity of heart rate (HR) and lasting 75-90 minutes. The other group (resistance training) applied the resistance training (RT) program for the first four weeks at 60% of 1TM load, for the next four weeks at 70% of 1TM load. Blood samples were collected from participants before the training period and after 24 hours following the last training session. RBC, HGB, HCT, PLT values were analyzed to determine hematological parameters from blood samples. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS program. According to the results, between values before and after the training period, there was significant difference in RBC and HGB levels, while there was no significant difference in HCT and PLT levels in the TT group. Between values before and after the training period, there was no significant difference in RBC, HGB, HCT, PLT levels in RT group. As a result, it was found that eight-week technical training was more efficient significantly than resistance training (p &lt;0.05). However, when these results were examined in practical terms, it was determined that the differences between before and after technical training programs had a low effect size.
The Views of Prospective Teachers on the Political Context of Education and Teachers Roles in the Classroom
Author: Özdemir, Yalçin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Politics of Education,Teacher Role,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries

The responses which can be given to the questions about whether education and teachers' roles and practices in the classroom have a political context and these responses are not independent of the way we make sense of education and politics. Therefore, the responses of the prospective teachers to these questions will also contribute to their understanding of the political context of the teaching and teaching profession. On the other hand, teacher candidates' views on the political context of education will also affect their way of teaching. Therefore, it is important to understand their views. For this reason, in this research it is aimed to reveal and understand the opinions of the prospective teachers about the education and whether the teacher roles or practices in the classroom are political qualities. The results of this research, the qualitative research approach, were obtained by the responses given to the question form prepared by the researcher. The question form was replied by the 36 teacher candidates, senior students of the faculty of education, 22 of whom were female and 14 were male students. The obtained data were analyzed with descriptive analysis technique and it was understood that the majority of the participants in the research concluded that the politics was related to the state/power. It has also been understood that most of the participants define education as a political phenomenon, whereas the participants think that the teachers' role in the classroom does not seem to be a political feature or should not be.
The Effect of Interactive Whiteboard Applications Supported by Visual Materials on Middle School Students&apos; Listening Comprehension and Persistence of Learning
Author: Kirbas, Abdulkadir
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Visual Aids,Educational Technology,Interactive Video,Middle School Students,Listening Comprehension,Academic Persistence,Foreign Countries,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Instructional Effectiveness

In this study, it was examined how interactive whiteboard applications supported by visual materials affected middle school students' listening comprehension and persistence of learning. The sample of the study consisted of the students in the 8/D (experimental group) and 8/H (control group) cohorts of the Osman Gazi Middle School located in Palandöken central district of Erzurum province during the spring semester of the 2017-2018 school year. The study was carried out as a pre-test post-test experimental design. The data of the study were collected through the Listening Achievement Test, and t-tests were carried out to analyze the data. The reliability and validity study of the achievement test used in this study was carried out on 150 students studying in different middle schools. As a result of the analyses, the Cronbach's alpha value was found to be 0.81 and the KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) test result was found to be 0.623 In conclusion, it was found that interactive whiteboard applications supported by visual materials were more effective in listening comprehension and persistence of knowledge according to the 2018 Turkish Course Curriculum.
&quot;11 Steps&quot; Process as a Research Method
Author: Sönmez, Selami
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Research,Research Methodology,Classification,Prediction,Inquiry,Investigations,Identification,Intervention,Reinforcement,Progress Monitoring

Descartes expresses his opinion on the method very clear with the quote: &quot;The whole secret of the method; starting from the circle and gradually going up the steps to the most complicated &quot;. When it is thought that the knowledge of the absolute and unchanging truth in the positive sciences has not yet been reached, it should not be forgotten that people are still working on the knowledge that is closer to what the majority agree with and on the knowledge that should be known. So, the most striking variables that can prove that the scientific information produced is the closest value to the truth are research methods and techniques. Mankind has not shown the success in producing the knowledge in didactics and research methodology. The purpose of this study is; is to add a new scientific research method called &quot;11 Steps&quot;. &quot;11 Steps&quot; basically consists of 11 stages that complement each other as a method of discussion. This phased classification is as follows: Manifestation, Description, Prediction, Investigation, Determination, Diagnosis, Verification, Treatment, Reinforcement, Progress, and Tracking. 11 Steps Scientific Research Method does not ends with the &quot;Tracking&quot;, the 11th stage; however, it takes a process in which the researcher periodically turns back to the first stage for the control of the possibility that the problem can repeat. The new research method that was developed has not been used in this evaluation format before and no research has been done. This model reflects the understanding of &quot;from the tradition to the future&quot; which will add depth to the scientific studies. This research is a descriptive study and the scan is structured in the model. This study, which is in the historical research design, will gain a new methodology, &quot;11 Steps&quot; method, which is based on the deficiencies determined from existing and obtained information and documents. In the first part of the research, information was given to the extent to which the operational concept related to the purpose, methodology, method and technique of the research was included, and the importance of the research was emphasized. In this regard, expert opinions are also mentioned and methods and methodologies to be followed in scientific research are emphasized. In the second part, a candidate for becoming a scientific research technique, the &quot;11 Steps&quot; research process was introduced, analyzed and evaluated. This model, in the form of gradual classification of this structure, which is a schematized and meaningful model, by going out of the archaic values and becoming a precondition with a taxonomic approach, will be very meaningful for the science community.
Three Turkish Composers and Their Paris Education Years
Author: Demirci, Sirin Akbulut
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Musicians,Musical Composition,Music Education,Foreign Countries,Educational History

The first Turkish musicians who chose composing as a profession were called &quot;The Turkish Five&quot;. These composers, listed by their date of birth, were: Cemal Resit Rey, Hasan Ferit Alnar, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Ahmet Adnan Saygun and Necil Kazim Akses. These composers squeezed the 500 year music culture of Western music into 30-40 years and made important contributions to Turkish contemporary music. The Turkish five went abroad for education and brought their educational and musical culture heritage back to Turkey. Of Turkish Five, Cemal Resit Rey, Ulvi Cemal Erkin and Ahmet Adnan Saygun studied in France. In this paper, the years that Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Cemal Resit Rey and Ulvi Cemal Erkin spent in France were examined with a historical description, and an effort was made to reflect this period. The education they received with intercultural interaction and the contributions of this education to the Turkish Music culture were described. [Paper presented at the 1st Annual International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts, held on 7-8 June 2010 in Athens, Greece.]
An Experimental Study of Subtitled Online Video Supporting Thai Students Learning English IT Content
Author: Angkananon, Kewalin
Date: 2018-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Transcripts (Written Records),Video Technology,English for Science and Technology,Second Language Learning,Information Technology,Electronic Learning,Thai,Foreign Countries,Outcomes of Education,Achievement Tests,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Scores,Student Satisfaction,Internet

This research study investigated whether the innovation of online video media spoken in both Thai and English with appropriate subtitles improved English skills for new students in Business Computing at Suratthani Rajabhat University. Ninety two students were split equally between an experimental group using video online media for learning and a control group learning the same content face-to-face in the classroom. Evaluation was conducted through achievement and satisfaction tests. Trials of the instructional media by 33 students with a range of English skills helped to improve it. At the end of the learning period all students using the video online media passed the achievement test standard but only 54% of the control group passed. There was no significant difference between the pre-test scores of the two groups. The post-test scores showed that the experimental group had a significantly higher average score (23.39) than the control group (14.89) at the p level of 0.05. The achievement test results of the experimental group (listening = 3.98, reading =3.89, writing = 3.93, speaking = 3.91, discussion =3.91, presenting = 3.87) were significantly higher than the control group (listening = 2.94, reading =3.07, writing = 2.72, speaking = 1.93, discussion =2.20, presenting = 2.20) at the p level of 0.01 in every English skill. The students' satisfaction for the innovation rated out of 5 was at a high level overall (4.54), the students were satisfied with the innovation (4.67), the innovation was interesting (4.63), and the innovation was easy to understand (4.28).
A Survey of EFL Teachers&apos; Digital Literacy: A Report from a Japanese University
Author: Cote, Travis
Date: 2018-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,English Teachers,Computer Literacy,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Information Technology,Access to Computers,Computer Uses in Education,Computer Assisted Instruction,Ownership,Self Efficacy,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Teacher Attitudes

Despite calls for contemporary English teachers to have strong digital literacy skills, there is a reported lack of digital training in English teacher education programs (Hubbard, 2008; Kessler, 2006). However, in this environment where higher-level digital skills and knowledge are criteria for prospective English teacher applicants, which digital literacies do contemporary EFL teachers possess? How confident are they using technology to augment their English lessons? How can the digital literacies of in-service EFL teachers be developed? This study aimed to survey the digital literacies of 42 English teachers employed at a private Japanese University. The questionnaire (adapted from Son, Robb &amp; Charismiadji, 2011) considers ownership and accessibility to computers, ability to perform tasks electronically, personal and professional use of computers, CALL training, and interest in CALL. In short, this study found that teachers in this English program were very confident using digital technology to support their teaching both inside and outside their classrooms. In addition, respondents recognised the importance of developing their digital literacies and they were actively pursuing advanced skills.
EFL Virtual Learning Environments: Perception, Concerns and Challenges
Author: Dayag, Joseph Decena
Date: 2018-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Simulation,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,College Students,College Faculty,Language Teachers,Barriers,Foreign Countries,Educational Benefits,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a fad in the 21st century academic landscape. A number of studies found out that students perceive VLEs positively and that VLEs facilitate learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and provide an avenue for educators to extend a helping hand to their EFL students. Sustaining VLEs is not an easy task as it raises various concerns and challenges, particularly in the domain of EFL learning. This paper reports on the results of a qualitative study aimed to shed light on the stakeholders' perception towards VLE as well as the significant concerns and challenges encountered by EFL lecturers and their students on their actual use of VLEs in a higher education institution. Furthermore, the study unveiled the practical tips to create efficient and effective VLEs, based on the suggestions of both the EFL students and their lecturers.
Implementing Blended Learning and Flipped Learning Models in the University Classroom: A Case Study
Author: Sulaiman, Noor A.
Date: 2018-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),College Students,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Teaching Methods,Course Descriptions

Mobile technologies have increasingly become more and more widespread not only for making our daily lives easier and simpler, but also for their enormous potential in educational development. This case study examines university students' satisfaction with and perceptions towards the use of blended learning and flipped classroom models in foreign language learning (FLL) contexts. The methodology used in this study involves the descriptive and quantitative analysis of responses generated from students studying English as a foreign language at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University of Jordan. The analysis of these responses gave the author of this study an idea about what factors a teacher should take into account when introducing blended learning and flipped classroom models into a classroom.
Extensive Listening Practice of EFL Learners with Authentic English Videos
Author: Metruk, Rastislav
Date: 2018-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Listening Comprehension,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Video Technology,Foreign Countries,Bachelors Degrees,Masters Degrees,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Social Networks,Listening Skills

The present study investigates the self-reported frequency of watching authentic English videos by university EFL students with the intent of practicing listening comprehension skills. The subjects, 37 Slovak university students, were divided into two groups: 17 first-year B.A. students and 20 first-year M.A. students with the same major Teaching Training: English Language and Literature. Both groups filled in a questionnaire regarding their watching of authentic English videos. The findings suggest that both groups of subjects reported viewing English videos either every day or every other day, which could be considered extensive listening practice. The subjects seem to watch videos on video sharing websites and social networking websites fairly frequently as the majority of B.A. and M.A. students chose &quot;every day&quot; or &quot;every other day&quot; options in the questionnaire. Moreover, the participants considered practicing listening outside classroom through viewing English videos as beneficial to the development of their listening skills. This indicates that watching authentic English videos should have a place in EFL learning.
The Use and Development of Podcasting as a Technological Tool in Secondary Education in Greece: A Case Study
Author: Nikolou, Stamatina
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Handheld Devices,Audio Equipment,Information Dissemination,Secondary Education,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Private Schools,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Cognitive Style,Listening Skills,Learning Strategies,Questionnaires,Student Motivation,High School Freshmen

The main objective of this study is to explore how podcasting can be implemented as a supportive technological tool in teaching English as a Second Language. To this aim, the field experiment research was conducted. The study was carried out in a total of 28 pupils of the first grade of high school at an educational institution on Rhodes, Greece in December 2017. The students were assigned into the experimental group (15 students) and the control group (13 students). A statistically significant difference has arisen regarding the contribution of podcasting to the motivation of the students of the two groups. The students of the experimental group believe that English is a very important school subject which can help them in other subjects. Students found the podcasts interesting and helpful and their content attracted their attention, satisfied their needs and was absolutely relevant to the lesson. All learning styles benefited from the educational podcasts, each one of them in a different way. Finally, the current study proposes specific suggestions for the development of podcasting according to different learning styles.
The Development of Media and Special Event through Cooperative Learning to Raise Funds for Students with Financial Difficulties at Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology
Author: Princhankol, Pornpapatsorn
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cooperative Learning,Financial Problems,Fund Raising,Industrial Education,Student Attitudes,Pretests Posttests,Teamwork,Social Networks,Peer Relationship,Social Media,Academic Achievement,Course Descriptions,Active Learning,Foreign Countries,College Students,Activities

This research was aimed (a) to develop media and special event through cooperative learning to raise funds for students with financial difficulties at Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, (b) to evaluate the quality of such media and special event, (c) to measure the learning achievements and the satisfaction of students towards cooperative learning, and (d) to measure the satisfaction of participants in such event. This research was both quantitative and qualitative. There were two sampling groups in this study. The first group consisted of 34 students who enrolled in the ETM 361 Presentation Skills II course in the second semester of the academic year 2017. The second group consisted of 297 participants in the event. The statistical analysis included means score, standard deviation and dependent t-test for research hypothesis testing. The results from the quantitative analysis showed that the quality of the contents was at a very good level (x-bar =4.90, S.D.=0.17) and the quality of the media and special event was at a very good level (x-bar =4.71, S.D.=0.43). The cooperative learning consisted of 6 stages as in 1) examining problems, 2) planning, 3) implementing, 4) reviewing and follow-up, 5) practicing and presentation, and 6) reflection and evaluation. The learning achievements of students through cooperative learning showed that their average post-test score was higher than their average pre-test score with a statistically significant difference at the.05 level. The cooperative learning increased the teamwork among the students. The students expressed the highest level of satisfaction towards the cooperative learning (x-bar =4.76, S.D.=0.42). The participants expressed a high level of satisfaction towards the event (x-bar =4.43, S.D.=0.63). The most common problem during the event was lack of communications among students and it could be resolved by the use of social network or closed group on Facebook to report activities and follow-up. The benefit from this event was that the students spent more time working for others and therefore their service mind increased. It could be concluded that the media and special event through cooperative learning could be used on future occasions.