ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Predicting Wellbeing in Children&apos;s Use of Smart Screen Devices
Author: Ortega-Mohedano, Félix
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Predictor Variables,Well Being,Handheld Devices,Foreign Countries,Sleep,Mental Health,Physical Health,Children,Early Adolescents,Television Viewing,Video Games

This study presents an explanatory Ordinary Linear Regression Model for predicting wellbeing in the use of smart screen devices among children and youngsters in Spain, using a database of microdata for a total of 23,860 national representative households and some 6,106 total cohabiting minors under 15 years of age. The World Health Organization actively recommends children and youngsters to spend less hours in front of smart screen devices and encourages substituting them with more active play and direct socialisation. The main purpose of our research is to study the impact of the use of these devices on mental and physical well-being, sleep pattern, and the potential explanatory effects. To address the analysis, we contrasted the modelisation model proposed with microdata provided in the 2017 version of the National Health Survey in Spain. We performed a series of ordinary least square regression models OLS, obtaining significant information on the effects and risks excessive use of smart screen devices may be inflicting on children and adolescents in Spain. As a main result, we contrasted with the data and the modelisation that those individuals who use these devices more intensively have higher risk of mental health problems, significantly reduced sleeping hours and have a higher chance of suffering physical health problems such as obesity.
Campus Off, Education On: UAEU Students&apos; Satisfaction and Attitudes towards E-Learning and Virtual Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Malkawi, Ehab
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Student Satisfaction,Electronic Learning,Educational Technology,Online Courses,COVID-19,Pandemics,School Closing,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Place of Residence,Grade Point Average,Intellectual Disciplines

The study aims at investigating the satisfaction level and attitudes of undergraduate students at United Arab Emirates University towards eLearning and virtual classes in exceptional circumstances of COVID-19 Crisis, in view of five demographic independent variables: students' gender, educational level, residential location, college, and GPA. The researchers adopted and implemented a questionnaire where its validity and reliability for collecting data have been verified. Mean, standard deviations, and one-way ANOVA tests were conducted. The results indicate that the students' satisfaction level and attitudes towards eLearning and virtual classes are strong in general with varying degrees between items. The results did not show a significant difference at the level ([alpha] = 0.05) for the independent variables: students' gender, residential location, college, and GPA. However, the results imply that there is a statistically significant difference in students' satisfaction level and attitudes towards eLearning and virtual classes for the independent variable of educational level. The study concluded with few recommendations; supporting the current efforts of the university to provide all the requirements of education via eLearning and virtual classes such as suitable infrastructure and technical support. Besides, there is a need for a continuous update of the teaching and learning platforms in line with continuous development and training for instructors and students.
Effects of the Application of WebQuest to Technology Education on Business Management Students&apos; Critical Thinking Psychology and Operation Capability
Author: Chen, Chenin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Business Administration Education,College Students,Critical Thinking,Learning Activities,Inquiry,Psychology,Thinking Skills,Program Effectiveness,Inferences,Information Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Computer Science Education,Educational Technology,Problem Solving,Interaction,Foreign Countries

Along with the rapid development of technology, the constant innovation and application of computer and information technology has information technology change humans' future lifestyles as well as induce comprehensive changes in humans' learning. Due to knowledge digitization, knowledge creation and update is fast that the acceleration and enhancement of learning effectiveness becomes the important issue concerned in global education development. Along with the population of digitization, information technology largely changes life and learning model. Applying experimental design model to the quasi-experimental research, total 188 business management students of universities in Fujian are preceded technology education with WebQuest. The experimental teaching is preceded 3 hours per week for 16 weeks (total 48 hours). Research results reveal: (1) WebQuest would affect critical thinking psychology; (2) WebQuest would affect operation capability; (3) critical thinking psychology presents significantly positive effects on problem clarification in operation capability; (4) critical thinking psychology shows remarkably positive effects on effective interaction in operation capability; and (5) critical thinking psychology reveals notably positive effects on inductive inference in operation capability. According to the results, suggestions are proposed, expecting to help domestic technology education get into organizational and systematic development to further cultivate students' technology literacy.
The Fraught Debate over Reopening Schools: And the Need to Focus on Science
Author: Cohen, Rachel M.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Closing,COVID-19,Pandemics,Safety,Disease Control,Disease Incidence,Racial Differences

Many families are desperate to get their kids back to school, and many political leaders agree, worried about harm to children's educations and believing that key to fixing the economy is making it easier for parents to work. But the pandemic, which is still raging, has led to one of the most politicized and divisive debates in America: Can we safely reopen schools? This article discusses the debate about the re-opening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teacher Education in the Borderlands: Examining the Intersections of Being a Teacher Candidate and Essential Worker in the Age of COVID-19
Author: Alonso, Lluliana
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,COVID-19,Pandemics,Mexican Americans,Working Class,Culturally Relevant Education,Educational Finance,Work Study Programs,Epistemology,Journal Writing,Reflective Teaching

Anzaldúa's borderlands loom large in the experiences of a first-year, assistant professor in a rural, predominantly working-class Mexican community near the United States/Mexico border. Tensions and dislocations, along race, class, immigrant background, and language in a transborder teacher education program, were exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. These tensions are exemplified in the written reflections of two male teacher candidates of Color who were also employed as essential workers while enrolled in a teacher education program. Examining their written reflections illuminates the ways in which physical and symbolic boundaries affected their material conditions and their pursuit of teaching credentials. Recognizing the intersectionality of teacher candidate lives and the implications for their entry into the teaching profession illuminated the role critical fronterizo teacher education programs can play in assuring more equitable opportunities for teacher candidates.
Vexations and Breakthroughs: Taking an In-Person Tutoring Program Online
Author: Curwen, Margaret Sauceda
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teacher Education,Tutoring,Tutor Training,Web Based Instruction,Educational Change,COVID-19,Pandemics,Electronic Learning,Curriculum Design,Communities of Practice,Field Instruction,Distance Education,Methods Courses

In March, our on-campus tutoring program for credential candidates and local students was shut down by the pandemic. This signature program had served families and the community for many years and provided essential fieldwork experience for credential candidates in our elementary and secondary reading methods courses. Most importantly, it provided a developmental understanding of literacy practices within a supportive coaching environment. Due to COVID-19, we needed to transition from in-person to online instruction, and we were vexed. Adapting this microteaching clinical/fieldwork experience to an online setting required four strategies: redesigning the tutoring program's structure; engaging closely with families; diving into online training; and practicing self-compassion.
Quality Management of Mathematics Manipulative Products to Support Students&apos; Higher Order Thinking Skills
Author: Hidayah, Isti
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction,Manipulative Materials,Thinking Skills,Teaching Methods,Quality Control,Teacher Attitudes,Junior High School Teachers,Student Attitudes,Junior High School Students

The Indonesian 2013 curriculum requires the learning process to provide opportunities for the students to develop their higher order thinking skills. Many studies believe that the use of manipulatives are effective to foster it. However, we found that the manipulatives only available for the classroom use, while the students need to also exercise using individual manipulatives outside the class. This study aims to explain the production quality management of individual manipulatives such that they can be highly accessible for students. This study was a development research consisted of eight steps -- manipulatives identification, product design, preparation, production, simulation and expert validation, limited testing and revisions, packaging, and marketing. In the simulation and validation stage, 55 teachers and 60 principals were involved as the participants, while during the testing, we involved 92 junior high school students and 58 children. The results suggested that we have successfully produced 14 types of individual manipulatives ready to sell. Moreover, the participants also gave positive responses -- at an average of 94% -- that the individual manipulatives could support the development of higher-order thinking skills.
Teacher Work Productivity in Senior High School
Author: Utami, Purwani Puji
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Teachers,Productivity,Teacher Effectiveness,Job Satisfaction,Teacher Attendance,Employee Absenteeism,Correlation

Work productivity of teachers shall determine the advancement of education quality as their direct encounter with students to equip them with skill and competencies. This study was conducted to see the direct effect of job satisfaction and absenteeism on high school teachers' work productivity in Bekasi region. Survey method with path analysis approach was applied. Questionnaire as the study instrument was distributed to 198 teachers who were chosen based on simple random sampling technique. The study revealed that, first, job satisfaction has a positive direct effect on teacher work productivity. The correlation coefficient value is 0.431, while the path coefficient value is 0.228. It infers that when job satisfaction is fulfilled, work productivity shall increase as well. Second, absenteeism shows a negative direct influence on work productivity. The correlation coefficient value is -0.427 and the path coefficient value is -0.250. This further implies that productivity and progress of organization are impeded by the absence of teacher. This leads to a notion that teacher lower level of absenteeism will increase their productivity. Third, job satisfaction gives a negative direct impact on absenteeism. The correlation coefficient value is -0.341 and the path coefficient value is -0.207. The result leads to a conclusion that once teachers feel contented with their work, they will rarely perform absenteeism.
The Effect of the Implementation of Teaching Factory and Its Learning Involvement toward Work Readiness of Vocational School Graduates
Author: Prianto, Agus
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocational Education,Career Readiness,School Effectiveness,Vocational Schools,Graduates,Job Skills,Employment Opportunities,Unemployment,Teaching Methods,Learning Activities,Learning Experience,Education Work Relationship,Factor Analysis,Active Learning,Work Experience Programs,Foreign Countries

The effectiveness of vocational schools (VS) can be assessed by the quantity of its graduates absorbed in the job market. Vocational schools that are assigned to produce graduates who have skills in accordance with the job market still face a great challenge. This is revealed from the open unemployment rate of VS' graduates who in the last few years always occupy the highest position. To overcome this problem, through Presidential Instruction 9 of 2016, the government decided to revitalize VS. As a follow-up to this policy, teaching factory (TF) based learning activities are implemented with the aim of providing knowledge, skills and learning experiences that are in line to the job market. This study examines the implementation of various TF-based learning models and their effects on student involvement in learning and strengthening work readiness. The unit of analysis in this study is the 2019 VS' graduates who have participated in TF-based learning. Descriptive analysis is used in this study to describe the intensity of graduates' involvement in TF-based learning when they were studying. Descriptive analysis is also used to describe the work readiness of the graduates. To analyze whether the various dimensions and indicators identified are the factors forming the involvement variables in TF learning and work readiness variables are analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis techniques.
Code-Switching in Lecturer-Students&apos; Interaction in Thesis Examination: A Case Study in Indonesia
Author: Hanafiah, Ridwan
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Code Switching (Language),Teacher Student Relationship,Masters Theses,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Indonesian Languages

Being bilingual provides opportunity to choose the code used in interaction. Codeswitching (CS) is also the result of bilingualism and contact among languages. This study attempts to discover the types of CS (English-Bahasa Indonesia) and how the function of code-switching is in lecturer-student's interaction in thesis examination. This study employed qualitative content analysis as the research design. The data were in the form of utterances obtained from recorded interaction of two thesis examination sessions in the graduate program of English at Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. The data were analysed through some processes including data condensation, data display (identifying, labelling, grouping), and inference making. The utterances were analysed by using Poplack's classification of CS. From the analysis, it was found that there are three types of CS namely intra-sentential, intersentential, and tag switching. Then, the dominant type is intra-sentential switching. The functions of CS utilized by the participants in the interaction are as entertaining, translating, emphasizing, making an inference, clarifying, explaining, asking, checking understanding, giving feedback, giving discussion, and repetition. Lecturers and students in the interaction utilized CS in order to keep the continuity and smoothness of the interaction as well as to ensure that the messages could be comprehended well.
Development and Validation of Indonesian Academic Resilience Scale Using Rasch Models
Author: Ramdani, Ramdani
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Construction,Test Validity,Foreign Countries,Resilience (Psychology),Item Response Theory,Junior High School Students,Interpersonal Competence,Empathy,Problem Solving,Self Efficacy,Goal Orientation,Self Concept

This study aims to develop and validate a scale to measure student academic resilience on junior high school level. The sample in this study was 865 junior high school students spreading across various regions in Indonesia. The methodology used in this research was quantitative, using a questionnaire with a 4-point Likert scale. The data analysis used the Rasch model, &quot;i.e.&quot; Winsteps software. Analysis shows that the respondent's reliability index is 0.78 while the item reliability index is 0.90. The item polarity angle indicates that each item can contribute to student academic resilience because the point-measure correlation value of each item between 0.49 to 0.75. The item ideality test in the instrument shows that the outline of the item can be used. The research instruments in this study show that it measured what it should. The differential item functioning test shows that there were no items that had a bias in assessing the level of student academic resilience. The items in Indonesian academic resilience scale on junior high school level have high validity and reliability so that they can be used to measure the academic resilience of junior high school students.
Educational Adventure of Students in the COVID-19 Period in Turkey: Determination of Parents&apos; Views
Author: Çakin, Murat
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Problems,Activities,Parents as Teachers,Parent Child Relationship,Elementary School Students,Children,Internet,Health,Instructional Effectiveness,Addictive Behavior,Foreign Countries

This study aims to investigate the distance education process during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of parents. It is also aimed to determine the problems regarding children's education that arose in this period and the educational and social activities parents do with their children. The study is designed as qualitative research. Parents with children studying at a primary school were included in the study group. A total of 20 parents participated in the study. Semi-structured interview forms developed by the researchers were used for data collection. Within the scope of the data obtained in the research, the problems experienced by parents in this period were collected under the categories of &quot;instructional problems, social problems, and technological problems,&quot; and the activities they did with their children were collected under the categories of &quot;health-related activities, educational activities, and social activities.&quot; [This study was presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (ICSES) which took place on December 3-6, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.]
Investigation of Proportional Reasoning Problem Solving Processes of Seventh Grade Students: A Mixed Method Research
Author: Öztürk, Mesut
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Thinking Skills,Mathematical Concepts,Mathematics Skills,Problem Solving,Mathematics Achievement,Middle School Students,Grade 7,Gender Differences,Instructional Materials,Protocol Analysis,Foreign Countries

This study was carried out to examine proportional reasoning problem solving processes of seventh grade students. This study was conducted with the explanatory sequential mixed method design. In this respect, firstly, quantitative data from 56 students were collected and analyzed. Then, qualitative data of the study was collected from six students selected according to their success and analyzed. The quantitative data of the study was consisted of a proportional reasoning skill test and analyzed using predictive statistics. The qualitative data of the study were collected through activity cards and the think-aloud protocol, and content analysis was applied to the collected qualitative data. The findings of the study showed that students were most successful at qualitative comparison. On the other hand, the least success was observed for quantitative comparison, and female students were found to be more successful in proportional reasoning problems.
Empowering Scientific Thinking Skills of Students with Different Scientific Activity Types through Guided Inquiry
Author: Asmoro, Seto Prio
Date: 2021-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Thinking Skills,Science Instruction,Grade 11,High School Students,Foreign Countries,Inquiry,Secondary School Science,Teaching Methods,Learning Activities,Instructional Effectiveness

Students' scientific thinking skills can be empowered by implementing certain learning models in which they are given opportunities to perform some scientific activities. This study aims at investigating: (1) effect of guided inquiry learning model on scientific thinking skills; (2) effect of different types of scientific activities on scientific thinking skills; and (3) interaction between learning model and type of scientific activities on scientific thinking skills. Design of this research is using Pre-Post test non equivalent group. The tests were based on Kuhn's scientific thinking skill indicators. There were 263 eleventh-grade science students in Pacitan, Indonesia, chosen as participants. Purposive sampling technique was used to determine its samples. The data were analysed by using ANCOVA (p = 0.05%) and LSD. The results of the study show that: (1) The guided inquiry had a highest potential to improve the students' scientific thinking skills; (2) The students with 'Type a' had a highest scientific thinking skill; (3) when the guided inquiry was implemented to the students with 'Type a', it gave a significant improvement to their scientific thinking skills. Based on this result, we should concern that the successful implementation of the guided inquiry is closely related to the students' scientific activity type.
Quelling the Boredom with Alternative Instruction: Augmented Reality, Escape Kits, and Scavenger Hunts
Author: Johnson, Karlie Loren
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Effectiveness,Nontraditional Education,Library Instruction,Academic Libraries,Information Literacy,Research Skills,Business Administration Education,Game Based Learning,Computer Simulation,Active Learning,Student Centered Learning,Student Motivation,Learner Engagement,College Freshmen,State Universities

From 2016-2019, Jacksonville State University (JSU) librarians embraced the call to incorporate increased active learning into traditional library information instruction. Librarians began this process by integrating the use of a scavenger hunt into the Houston Cole Library's new orientation tailgate event. Breakout EDU Escape Room kits with a custom-built storyline were added to teach basic research skills and help lessen library anxiety in First Year Freshman Experience courses. Augmented reality (AR) was incorporated into Business Orientation classes to increase student understanding of specialized business information resources. These activities helped librarians fulfill Houston Cole Library's mission of creating a student-driven learning environment focusing on the Association of College &amp; Research Libraries (ACRL) information literacy framework. The research, planning, and implementation processes involved in the initiation of scavenger hunts, escape activities, and AR interactive stories at JSU have numerous applications across all educational levels and disciplinary focuses. [This study was presented at the International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES)-2020, Washington, DC, USA.]