ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Pre-Service Teachers&apos; Views about Teacher Behaviours Observed in the Classroom
Author: Yildiz, Ali
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Opinions,Teacher Behavior,Classroom Environment,Teacher Student Relationship,Foreign Countries

The purpose of the study is to explore the opinions of third year pre-service teachers studying in the department of primary education about the teacher behaviours exhibited or observed in the classes or lessons when they were elementary, secondary and high school students. The research has adopted a descriptive approach with 61 third year pre-service teachers, 49 females and 12 males, attending the undergraduate program of primary education at a state university. The data of the study were collected via an interview form consisting of three open-ended questions. In addition, clinical interviews were carried out with five participants selected randomly among the pre-service teachers who volunteered and were available. The responses and explanations of participants written for each open-ended question were examined and they were grouped according to their content, similarities, and affinity. The categorized responses were tabulated in different columns considering the total number of the female and male pre-service teachers who wrote the answers and percentages of the categorized responses to the total responses. Considering the pre-service teachers' opinions about the teacher behaviours which must not be exhibited in the classrooms, it can be determined that for students classrooms are the environments in which they are not treated respectfully. When the pre-service teachers' memories related to what they witnessed or observed in the classrooms or lessons during their primary, secondary, and high school years -that is the third question of the study- were examined, there is some evidence supporting/verifying the answers written for the first and second questions. It is recommended in the study that the views stated by the participants should be considered and some of them should be used.
Relevance of the Executive Secretary Degree of the Autonomous University of Chiriqui 2017
Author: Martinez, Yesenia
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Relevance (Education),Office Occupations,Universities,Education Work Relationship,Bachelors Degrees,Competency Based Education,Employer Attitudes,English,Language Proficiency,Foreign Countries,Labor Market,Job Skills,College Graduates,Curriculum Development,Technological Literacy

Higher education institutions must take into account the changing nature of the world of work. They must understand the capacities and competencies demanded by graduates of universities because in an unpredictable world, careers will undergo permanent changes and must respond to the changing needs of the labour market. In this article, we present the results of a study on whether the skills acquired by graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Executive Secretariat of the Autonomous University of Chiriqui correspond to the needs demanded by the labour market. The research is based on a mixed methodology, which enables the integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches, providing a holistic view of the problem studied. The results of this study show that for employers, command of the English language and competence in the use of modern office equipment are essential for the performance of secretarial work.
Little PEEPS: Programming Enrichment + Engagement for Preschool Success
Author: Vogel, Shannon
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preschool Education,Multiple Intelligences,Access to Education,Language Acquisition,Phonological Awareness,Literacy Education,Emergent Literacy,Numeracy,Minority Group Students,Culturally Relevant Education,Family Involvement

This brief article describes how Riverheights School teachers invited three to five-year-olds with a parent to attend seven sessions that incorporated multiple intelligences and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies. Each session provided activities for language development, phonological awareness, and literacy and numeracy concepts. The highly structured learning stations, lesson plans, UDL strategies, and infusion of Aboriginal perspectives created dynamic and engaging learning opportunities for future Brandon School Division students.
Reliability and Validity of the Disloyalty in the Workplace Scale
Author: Aslan, Huseyin
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Test Construction,Attitude Measures,Test Reliability,Construct Validity,Teacher Attitudes,Employee Attitudes,Work Attitudes,Factor Analysis

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale, which measures disloyalty in the workplace. The population of the study consisted of teachers working in the central area of Samsun in Turkey during 2017-2018 academic year. 742 teachers, who volunteered to take part in the study, constituted the sample of the study, and they were selected randomly. In data analysis process, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analysis were used. According to the results of explanatory factor analysis, the scale was composed of 21 items and 2 sub-scales called manager disloyalty and colleague disloyalty and these two sub-dimensions have been explaining 0.86.7 of total variance. According to the results of explanatory factor analysis, the scale was composed of 21 items and 2 sub-scales called manager disloyalty and colleague disloyalty and these two sub-dimensions have been explaining .86.7 of total variance. According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis, all items constituted a meaningful structure under related factors and factor loadings of all items were above 0.30. As for the reliability analysis, Cronbach Alpha, Guttman and Spearman Brown analyses were carried out and Cronbach Alpha coefficient of total points of the scale was found as 0.99; the Guttman coefficient was found as 0.89 and Spearman Brown coefficient was found as 0.89. This scale of which validity and reliability analysis were completed in this study can be used by researchers studying on disloyalty in the workplace as a data collection instrument.
Using Technology to Support Student Learning in an Integrated STEM Learning Environment
Author: Yang, Dazhi
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Technology Integration,STEM Education,Inquiry,Internet,Authentic Learning,Student Participation,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education

This paper provides the first review and illustration of technology-use strategies for supporting student learning in different integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning environments. An integrated STEM learning environment may focus on integrating and learning science and mathematics or integrating and learning engineering and technology simultaneously for multiple levels of learners. An integrated STEM learning environment breaks down disciplinary boundaries and allows students to apply multidisciplinary knowledge in solving problems. This study illustrates four technology-use strategies to support student learning in an integrated STEM learning environment: (a) providing authentic learning contexts, (b) offering web-based inquiry environments, (c) expanding learning through immersive and interactive technology, and (d) transforming students from consumers to creators. It also addresses the challenges that manifest in integrated STEM learning environments. The study provides practical implications and research directions for technology-supported learning in integrated STEM learning environments.
Exploring and Mitigating the Impact of Cyberbullying on Adolescents&apos; Mental Health
Author: Goodine, Patricia
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bullying,Computer Mediated Communication,Adolescents,Intervention,Confidentiality,Privacy,Audiences,Social Media,Victims,Child Behavior,Family Environment,Educational Environment,Parent Role,School Role

There are many unique characteristics of cyberbullying that are impacting adolescents in many negative ways. The anonymity, 24/7 invasion of privacy, and the vast audience that the perpetrator takes advantage of have taken bullying to a new level. With greater access to advanced technology and youths' obsession with it, cyberbullying is on the rise, and its effects on youth are being seen at school and at home in devastating ways. Fortunately, there are many strategies that all those concerned can take to combat the rise of cyberbullying and its impact on adolescents.
University Teacher&apos;s Knowledge, Personality and Teaching Effect: A Qualitative Study from Students&apos; Cognition Perspective
Author: Zhou, Rong
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Teacher Characteristics,Personality,Personality Traits,Teacher Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Correlation,Cognitive Processes,Educational Change

Teaching effect is a core index for measuring the validity of teaching practices in universities. How to improve it in class? It is an important issue in educational reform. From students' cognition perspective, the study analyzed students' statements about the knowledge, personalities and behaviour of their teachers. Through the process of text analysis, the study summarized the common elements of teachers' knowledge and personality as well as their impacts on teaching effects. A new theory, i.e. &quot;Intellectual Management for University Teacher&quot; (IMUT), was constructed. Results show that: At first, university students can definitely cognize and appraise their teachers' knowledge and personalities; Second, an effective combination of knowledge and personality decides one teacher's teaching effect, and; Finally, according to the feedback of students, the elements of teacher's knowledge should include knowledge level and knowledge behaviour, and the elements of teacher's personality could be summarized as personality trait and personalized behaviour. In order to improve teaching effects, university teachers are suggested to implement intellectual management, for realizing intellectual beauty through building a syncretic system which helps to develop knowledge and personality together.
A Literature-Based Approach on Age Factors in Second Language Acquisition: Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Author: Ozfidan, Burhan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Children,Adolescents,Adults,Age Differences,Syntax,Pronunciation,Listening Skills,Developmental Stages,Reading Skills,Writing Skills,Teaching Methods,Cognitive Development,Misconceptions,Learning Processes

Age is an essential factor in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), impacting the success of students and instructional methods. The purpose of this study is to examine the age factor in SLA by examining three age categories -- children, adolescents and adults. In doing so, the study considers the Critical Period Hypothesis as a base of linguistic research in the area of age factor. The study disapproves the assertion of the hypothesis that all prepubescent learners are able to acquire native-like proficiency in target language pronunciation. The study analyzes common SLA beliefs, including: 1) younger learners are more successful than older learners, 2) the language learning processes of younger learners are less stressful and require less of an effort, and 3) young learners are more skillful in language learning. Adolescents and adults are considered as older learners in terms of cognitive maturity. The results of the study indicated that children learn a language easier than adolescents and adults, particularly with respect to pronunciation and morpho syntax. Adolescents are good at syntax and listening sills, while the best results for adults are for reading and writing activities. Thus, the types of brain organization at learners of different developmental stages lead to the need for a diversity of instructional methods for children, adolescents and adults.
Students&apos; Perceptions of Using MyMathLab and WebAssign in Mathematics Classroom
Author: Serhan, Derar
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction,Homework,Assignments,Web Based Instruction,Individualized Instruction,Mathematical Concepts,Concept Formation,Intelligent Tutoring Systems,Multimedia Instruction,Feedback (Response),Instructional Effectiveness,Time on Task,College Students,Student Centered Learning

Enhancing students' conceptual understanding and increasing student motivation to effectively participate in classroom discussions are important for instructors of mathematics. Web-based homework management systems provide alternatives to the traditional pen-and-paper based approaches. In addition, these tools facilitate the creation of a student-centered environment which allows instructors to assign work based on students' needs while using a variety of multimedia materials that can include animation, video, and/or audio in order to enhance student learning and facilitate student-instructor communications. These systems provide flexible instructional tools that not only offer students immediate feedback, but also track student performance. The goal of using these programs is to enhance student understanding and learning of different mathematical concepts. The purpose of this paper is to present students' perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of using two web-based homework management systems; MyMathLab and WebAssign. In addition, it sheds light on students' habits of using these systems and their perception of the optimal number of attempts that should be allowed to complete the homework assignments.
Post-Positivist Approach to Factors That Influence K-12 Teachers&apos; Use of iPads and Chromebooks
Author: Kaur, Daljit
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Teacher Attitudes,Technology Integration,Access to Computers,Familiarity,Value Judgment,Faculty Development

This paper focuses on the factors that influence in-service teachers' use of Chromebooks and iPads in K-12 classrooms. Fifty-one participants enrolled in online education programs at a university in the south participated in the study. Data were collected using an online survey and analyzed using an inductive approach focusing on important patterns across the raw data to come up with the themes. The results indicated that there were four main factors that influenced in-service teachers' use of Chromebooks and iPads in their classrooms which were (a) Availability, (b) Familiarity, (c) Functionality, and (d) Targeted professional training. Implications for school administrators, teachers, and researchers are discussed.
Analysis of Self Efficacy-Sufficiency Levels of Individuals with Visual Impairment According to Some Variables
Author: Dalbudak, Ibrahim
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Self Efficacy,Visual Impairments,Athletes,Gender Differences,Disabilities,Marital Status,Educational Attainment,Income,Visual Acuity,Age Groups

This study was conducted with the aim of determining self efficacy-sufficiency levels of visually impaired individuals according to some variables. Bandura (1994) states that self-sufficiency, defined as an individual's belief on operating a specific job, is an important factor for the athletes. Self-sufficiency results in choosing a field of study voluntarily, feeling a high motivation for accomplishing that job, endeavoring and spending time on the study. Self-sufficiency is about the individual's specific area or behavior group (Akkoyunlu &amp; Orhan, 2003). The study was conducted on 127 male and 60 female visually-impaired individuals, a total of 187, with different visual acuity in different visually-handicapped clubs. The voluntary basis was taken into consideration in participation. As the data collection tool, &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; and &quot;Self-Efficacy--Sufficiency Scale&quot; which was developed by Sherer et al. (1982), and adopted into Turkish by Gözüm and Aksayan (1999). The data set was analyzed in SPSS 20.0 packaged programme. The data was purified from loss and wrong coding, and the normality hypothesis was done with kurtosis and skewness values. In the analysis of the data, frequency, the average standard deviation was used; besides, T-Test (in paired comparisons) gender, disability status, marital status and branches of sports; one-way variance (ANOVA) test in age, level of education, level of income and visual acuity were used. When one-way ANOVA results of self-sufficiency scores according to gender, age, disability status, level of education, level of income, and visual acuity were analyzed, it was stated that there was a significant difference (p&lt;0,05), and there is no significant difference in Self-Sufficiency scores of visually-impaired individuals who are doing team and individual sports (p&gt;0,05). When evaluated the information above, it can be said that like self efficacy-sufficiency concept can be in different levels and different dimension in different areas of life; it is effective on visually-impaired individuals. In this respect, it is considered that this study will open a new window to this area and contribute to the visually-impaired athletes. Besides, it is suggested that a new study on how self efficacy-sufficiency concept is in the visually-impaired athletes and other individuals, and evaluation of how they are affected. In this concept, the general aim of this study is to analyze the levels of self efficacy-sufficiency of visually-impaired athletes.
A Review on University Students&apos; Resilience and Levels of Social Exclusion and Forgiveness
Author: Tras, Zeliha
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Resilience (Psychology),Student Attitudes,Psychological Patterns,Altruism,Correlation,Rejection (Psychology),Friendship,Interpersonal Competence,Social Support Groups,At Risk Students,Foreign Countries,Young Adults,Undergraduate Students

The aim of this research is to review the relationship between university students' resilience and levels of social exclusion and forgiveness. Study group of the research includes 355--206 (58%) female and 149 (42%) male--students who marked at least one item in Risk Factors Determination List. This study is a correlational survey model. The Resilience Scale, The Risk Factors Determination List, The Social Exclusion Scale for Adolescents and Forgiveness Scale are used as data collection tools. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis are used in data analysis. In the wake of correlation analysis, a significant relationship cannot be found between resilience and forgiveness level. A negative and significant relationship is found between resilience and exclusion and negligence sub-dimensions of social exclusion. In the wake of regression analysis, sub-dimensions of social exclusion predict resilience. In order to increase the resilience of university students, rejection by their friends should be minimized, and in order to prevent individuals from being exposed to social exclusion, communication skills can be improved. Social support, which is among the protective factors of resilience, has an important place in life of university students. Therefore, social activities that every student can participate in can be hold.
Beliefs about Scientific Creativity Held by Pre-Service Science Teachers in the State of Kuwait
Author: Alsahou, Hamed Jassim
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Beliefs,Science Process Skills,Creativity,Scientific Attitudes,Science Education

Understanding teachers' sentiments and views is a central goal of the educational research community; especially, understanding teachers' beliefs which could be transferred to classroom practices. Teachers' beliefs about creativity and how they can nurture it has been investigated in several studies, but there is a lack of studies exploring teachers' beliefs about creativity in the science classroom. The current study aims to understand the beliefs of pre-service science teachers about scientific creativity, fostering creativity in the science classroom, the characteristics of creative students in science, and the encouraging and challenging factors. The research design has an exploratory nature based on a questionnaire consisting of 18 closed-ended questions and eight open-ended questions. 152 questionnaires were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. The results indicated that science is seen as a creative school subject. Participants view scientific creativity as original, useful, imaginative, and having empirical actions. Commitment, curiosity, enthusiasm, questioning, and experimenting are the characteristics of creative students in the science classroom. Other factors that encourage or hinder the process of nurturing scientific creativity were also identified. Implementations and suggestions for future study are also discussed.
A Case Study of Mindful Leadership in an Ability to Develop Focus, Clarity, and Creativity of the Buddhist Higher Education Institute Leader
Author: Burmansah, Burmansah
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Leaders,Metacognition,Creative Thinking,Decision Making,Instructional Leadership,Buddhism,Teacher Effectiveness,Higher Education,Leadership Effectiveness

The objective of this research is to describe the practice of mindful leadership at Buddhist Higher Education Institute, the Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies -- Plum Village Buddhist Monastery Upper Hamlet of France, looking at the abbot's pattern and role in developing and managing the Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies and the monastery. This research uses the approach of qualitative research with the method of a single case study. The research data collection uses the techniques of observation, interview, and documentation study. The research procedures used in this case study consist of six steps of case study research by Robert K. Yin. The research data collection was obtained by purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Data analysis techniques are used through pattern matching, explanation making, and analyzing data time series. This research found that mindful leadership can develop concentration and be more focused and have clarity. Clarity within the leader can bring up conditions of calm and peace that give a significant effect on how to respond to an existing condition. By being calm, then the leader has clarity and creativity. This situation helps the leader to recognize what is happening and helps further to decide what to do. This decision helps leadership in responding to the situation. Mindful leadership focuses on actions and internal circumstances, not on intellectual quality. The development of the leaders' internal state is related to the behavior and emotional state of each of them. Leadership that provides democratic qualities in the delivery of opinions and decision-making processes both personally and collectively strengthen the effectiveness of his leadership, and develop essential behaviors related to emotional and social intelligence.