ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Digital and Technological Competencies of University Students
Author: Koyuncuoglu, Deniz
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Competence,College Students,Technological Literacy,Gender Differences,Individual Differences,Foreign Countries,Academic Achievement

This study aims to examine the digital and technological competencies of university students studying at different faculties. In this context, digital and technological competencies of university students were examined based on the comparative relational screening model according to gender, class and academic achievement variables. The participants of the study are 373 students studying at different faculties of Dokuz Eylül University, Düzce University, Kirklareli University and Necmettin Erbakan University. Data were collected through digital competence and technological competence scales. The findings showed that the digital competence and technological competence of university students were high in some dimensions and moderate in some dimensions. In addition, the digital competencies and technological competencies of university students differed in terms of grade level and achievement status. On the other hand, no significant difference was found in the digital competencies and technological competencies of the participants with regard to gender. Finally, a significant positive relationship was found between the digital competencies and technological competencies of the participating university students.
Pre-Service Science and Computer Teachers&apos; Views on Teaching Practice Courses
Author: Bulut, Ayhan
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Science Education,Computer Science Education,Student Teacher Attitudes,Preservice Teacher Education,Teaching Methods,Student Teaching,Course Content,Outcomes of Education

The Teaching Practice course taught in Education Faculties gives preservice teachers real experience before starting the profession. This study aims to examine the teaching practice courses in the undergraduate programs of education faculties by the views of pre-service science and computer teachers. 50 4th grade students, 25 from the science education department and 25 from the computer and instructional technology education department, participated in the study. Within the scope of the study, the data were collected through online interviews of approximately 30 minutes with the participants, and content analysis was made. According to the findings, pre-service teachers believe that teaching practice courses are insufficient to ensure active participation in lessons in terms of learning gains and content and that they lack a flexible structure that allows them to participate in classes at various grade levels. They also stated that the teaching practice course includes result-oriented measurement and evaluation activities. However, they underlined that the semesters and credits allocated to undergraduate teaching practice courses are insufficient. Furthermore, throughout the process, preservice teachers reported some communication and coordination issues in the teaching practice course. They suggested that every university with an education faculty should open practice schools that include all levels of compulsory education to overcome the challenges encountered during the process.
The Impact of Teachers&apos; Professional Development in Science Pedagogy on Students&apos; Achievement: Evidence from TIMSS 2019
Author: Tang, AiBin
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Teachers,Professional Development,Science Instruction,Science Achievement,Elementary Secondary Education,Foreign Countries,International Assessment,Achievement Tests,Science Tests,Grade 4,Grade 8

Teachers' professional development (PD) is considered to be a topic of interest in science education. This study examines the impact of professional development in science pedagogy (PD in PED) on students' achievement and how it influences teachers' instruction based on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science (TIMSS) 2019. The sample comprised 2,968 fourth-grade students and their 145 teachers and 3,265 eighth-grade students and their 150 teachers in Hong Kong. Teachers' emphasis on science investigation (TESI) was included as a mediating factor. Multilevel mediation analyses revealed that PD in PED was significantly positively related to students' science achievement, while the link between PD in PED and students' science achievement was positively and completely mediated by TESI in the fourth grade. However, TESI had no mediating effect in the eighth grade, a finding that may be attributed to the characteristics of teacher PD programmes in different grades. The results also show that many teacher PD programmes are not of high quality and are intellectually superficial from the perspective of students' achievement gains. Implications for teacher PD practices are discussed as well.
Alignment of Concepts of Meiosis among Curriculum, Textbooks, Classroom Teaching and Assessment in Upper Secondary School in Republic of Korea
Author: Kim, Youngshin
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Concepts,Biology,Curriculum Evaluation,Teaching Methods,Evaluation Methods,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Alignment (Education),Textbook Evaluation

If the concepts used in curriculum, textbooks, classroom teaching, and assessment are not consistent, students may have difficulty in understanding the concepts of science correctly and this may lead to the formation of misconceptions. The purpose of this study is to measure the alignment of science concepts by analyzing the semantic networks of curriculum, textbooks, classroom teaching, and student assessment with respect to the contents on meiosis as covered in Life Science I. The semantic network method using the NetMiner 4.0 program was applied. 11 concepts were extracted from the curriculum commentary. The textbook presented 36 concepts; classroom teaching presented 54 concepts; a total of 23 concepts were presented from assessment. With respect to alignment of relevant concepts, 6 (gamete, chromosome, meiosis, gene, daughter cell and cell division) were linked to all 4 sources (curriculum, textbooks, classroom teaching, and assessment). These concepts are mainly used to explain the process of meiosis. It is concluded that the key concepts of meiosis exhibited alignment in curriculums, textbooks, classroom teaching and assessment. However, there are many concepts used only in textbooks and classroom teaching. The greater number of concepts in textbooks and teaching can become one of the causes of a deficit in learning.
An Examination of Preservice Teachers&apos; Experiences in Creating a Scientific Digital Story in the Context of Their Self Confidence in Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Author: Izgi-Onbasili, Umit
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Experience,Electronic Publishing,Story Telling,Self Efficacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Student Attitudes,Science Instruction

Digital stories are a form of expression that emerges by combining the art of storytelling with multimedia tools such as sound, picture, and video. In this research, examining the experiences of pre-service teachers in creating digital stories in accordance with the science curriculum and the effects of this process on the pre-service teachers' self-confidence in technological pedagogical content knowledge was aimed. This research, using a mixed model approach, was conducted with 24 fourth-grade pre-service teachers. In the study, the &quot;Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Confidence Scale&quot; (TPACK) was applied as a pre-test and posttest. The quantitative findings of the study revealed that the experiences of pre-service teachers in creating a scientific digital story increased statistically significantly in the TK dimension of the TPACK scale and in the TPACK total self-confidence scores. The qualitative findings of the research showed that it had a positive effect on TCK, TPK, and TPCK dimensions, as well as on the TK and total score of TPACK. In the light of these findings of the research, the use of digital stories in educational environments can be recommended since the use of digital stories in educational environments is effective in developing students' TPACK self-confidence perceptions.
Science Maps and Bibliometric Analysis on Hygiene Education during 2012-2021
Author: Usak, Muhammet
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Hygiene,Health Education,Bibliometrics,Dental Health,Educational Research,Citations (References),Publications,Authors,Foreign Countries

Hygiene education is becoming increasingly popular and is now addressed in both formal and informal education systems. Examining hygiene education research and developing a vision for the future will lead to creating a roadmap for future research as well as an analysis of past research. Research on hygiene education encompasses a variety of subtopics. It is critical for future researchers and thematic studies in this area to determine if there is a pattern to these concerns that cover a wide range of topics. The purpose of this study is to examine the topic of hygiene education using bibliometric analysis. From the Scope Database, 503 records remain for bibliometric analysis. This results in an average number of 5.02 publications per year. 1973 people contributed to the study. Among the top 10, most influential sources in terms of the number of articles are four websites related to dental hygiene. The United States leads the world in both the number of publications and a total number of citations, followed by Canada and China. Most of the research was related to oral hygiene education.
The Effect of Game-Based Learning via Kahoot and Quizizz on the Academic Achievement of Third Grade Primary School Students
Author: Jankovic, Aleksandar
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Game Based Learning,Tests,Academic Achievement,Grade 3,Elementary School Students,Science Education,Foreign Countries

The application of student response systems could have a lesser effect on the science education of younger students compared to the effects achieved with older students in language and social science courses. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of the application of Kahoot and Quizizz on the academic achievement of third grade primary school students (9 years old) in a natural sciences course. A total of 113 third grade primary school students participated in this research. During the experimental phase which lasted 4 weeks, the participants were divided into three groups. Out of two experimental groups one group used Kahoot as a learning aid, while the other used Quizziz. The third group was the control group. At the beginning and at the end of the experimental phase, the participants were given an academic achievement test. The results of this research showed that the experimental group which used Kahoot for learning the content of the natural sciences course achieved significantly higher results in the post-test than the control group. There were no significant differences in the academic achievement of the group which used Quizizz and the other two groups. This result indicated that Kahoot could be used effectively as a learning aid in third grade primary education in the field of natural sciences.
The Measuring Instrument of Primitive Physics Problem for Upper-Secondary School Students: Compilation and Exploration
Author: Xing, Hongjun
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Science,Science Instruction,Teaching Methods,Physics,Problem Solving,Transfer of Training,Grade 12,Student Evaluation,Measures (Individuals),Test Reliability,Test Validity

Problem solving is considered one of the most critical competencies for life. However, many students may perform well in school yet cannot transfer the skills they learned in school to solve real-world problems, especially in science education. This study discusses the characteristics of the problem from the physics education perspective, based on Problem Representation Theory, and proposes a new type of problem: The Primitive Physics Problem. Moreover, the significance and contribution in promoting students' physics problem-solving ability, both theoretical and empirical, are described. Then the study develops a set of instruments that was tested on 811 students in 12th grade from 10 upper-secondary schools in China. The results showed that the new instrument had good reliability and validity. The promising application in the instruction of the Primitive Physics Problem and in measuring upper-secondary school students' problem-solving ability of the instrument is discussed.
Effectiveness of Polya Problem-Solving and Target-Task Collaborative Learning Approaches in Electricity amongst High School Physics Students
Author: Olaniyan, Ademola Olatide
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Effectiveness,Problem Solving,Cooperative Learning,Energy,High School Students,Physics,Gender Differences

This research reports on the effectiveness of Polya Problem-Solving and Target-Task collaborative learning approaches in electricity amongst high school physics students. It also includes a gender focus. It was an experimental research with a pre-test post-test control group design. The experimental groups were exposed to Polya Problem-Solving approach and Target-Task collaborative learning approach while the control group were exposed to conventional teaching. A total of 180 students were selected and divided equally into three groups, 60 (male adolescent and female adolescent) each. The students were initially pre-tested, followed by teaching and learning in electricity using the treatments, and finally they were post-tested using the Performance Test in Current Electricity (PTCE). Data were analyzed quantitatively with descriptive statistics and ANCOVA, and the research hypotheses were tested at .05 alpha level of significance. The research confirmed that both the treatments, Polya Problem-Solving and Target-Task collaborative learning approaches enhanced the performance of the students based on gender and scoring abilities compared with the conventional teaching.
Hermeneutic Perspectives of Pre-Service Science Teachers about Science
Author: Can, Bilge
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Hermeneutics,Science Education,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

Science education emphasizes the development of individuals' ability to make comments, reasoning, and critical reflection while expressing their scientific thoughts. In this sense, future science teachers have great responsibility to develop those skills of the learners and their meaningful learning. Many researches emphasize hermeneutical thinking for disciplines such as mathematics and science to create meaningful learning. The current research aimed to reveal pre-service science teachers' hermeneutical perspectives about science and to determine their existing ideas. For this aim, scientific problems presented to pre-service science teachers via scenarios, and how they developed their approaches to solve these problems, and whether they used hermeneutics in this process were examined. The hermeneutical perspectives of pre-service teachers were selected as a single case -by using qualitative research method- to have a deep understanding of their hermeneutical perspectives. The research group consisted of nine third-year-students. Semi-structured interviews prepared by the researchers were applied before and after the intervention in the research conducted for 14 weeks in Science Teaching Laboratory Applications-I course. The data were analysed by a descriptive analysis method. It has been evidenced that science-related hermeneutical perspectives of the pre-service science teachers have developed as a result of the problem-based scenario studies.
Are K-12 Teachers Ready for E-Learning?
Author: Polat, Elif
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Readiness,Electronic Learning,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Foreign Countries,Technological Literacy,Computer Literacy,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Self Efficacy,Likert Scales,Test Construction,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Factor Analysis,Factor Structure,Goodness of Fit

Readiness is important for the success of the e-learning process. The purpose of this study was twofold: to develop a scale to measure K-12 teachers' e-learning readiness, and to examine their readiness to teach online. The participants were 3,295 K-12 teachers working in Izmir, Turkey. First EFA, then CFA-SEM was performed. Additionally, teachers' e-readiness in terms of gender, years of service, school level, and daily device usage time were examined. Teachers are ready for e-learning considering their overall scores. A significant difference was found in favor of males in the &quot;technical competence&quot; factor and in favor of females in the &quot;colleague, content, and pedagogical and ethical competence factors&quot;. The readiness of younger teachers is generally higher. On a factor basis, there is only a significant difference in the factors of computer self-efficacy and student readiness according to educational level. As the use of devices increases, technology-related readiness increases. The readiness of teachers plays an important role in determining future strategies, measures, and interventions that need to be taken to advance e-learning.
Prediction of Students&apos; Science Achievement: An Application of Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines and Regression Trees
Author: Depren, Serpil Kilic
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Prediction,Science Achievement,Multivariate Analysis,Regression (Statistics),Achievement Tests,International Assessment,Secondary School Students,Comparative Education,Artificial Intelligence,Mathematics,Classification,Accuracy,Goodness of Fit,Family Environment,Performance Factors

Turkey is ranked at the 54th out of 72 countries in terms of science achievement in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey conducted in 2015, which is a very big disappointment for that country. The aim of this research was to determine factors affecting Turkish students' science achievements in order to identify the improvement areas using PISA 2015 dataset. To achieve this aim, Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) and Classification and Regression Trees (CART) approaches were used and these approaches were compared in terms of model accuracy statistics. Since Singapore was the top performer country in terms of science achievement in PISA 2015 survey, the analysis results of Turkey and Singapore were compared to each other to understand the differences. The results showed that MARS outperforms the CART in terms of measuring the prediction of students' science achievement. Furthermore, the most important factors affecting science achievements were environmental optimism, home possessions and science learning time (minutes per week) for Turkey, while the index of economic, social and cultural status, environmental awareness and enjoyment of science for Singapore.
Designing Asynchronous Online Discussion Forum Interface and Interaction Based on the Community of Inquiry Framework
Author: Hasani, Lintang Matahari
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Design,Asynchronous Communication,Computer Mediated Communication,Discussion,Communities of Practice,Student Centered Learning,Electronic Learning

The community of inquiry (CoI) framework describes a process for creating collaborative learning through three elements or presences: social, cognitive, and teaching. Despite its popularity among researchers and practitioners, use of the CoI model is limited to mapping instructional activities, which are yet to be developed into an interaction design for online collaborative learning intended to support the CoI presences. This study was aimed at developing the interaction design of an asynchronous online discussion forum employing a user-centered design method contextualized to the learning-centered design approach. Seven scenario and user interfaces were created to facilitate one introductory activity and four phases of inquiry. The design was evaluated through contextual interviews with ten students. The interviews revealed that the prototype encouraged and supported (a) introductory activity (social presence), (b) idea exploration (cognitive presence), (c) summarizing the discussion (cognitive presence), and (d) facilitating discussion (teaching presence). Future research could be aimed at improving the proposed design based on recommendations and developing a fully functional working system to be tested in real settings.
Fine-Tuned BERT Model for Large Scale and Cognitive Classification of MOOCs
Author: Sebbaq, Hanane
Date: 2022-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: MOOCs,Classification,Educational Objectives,Models,Course Content,Electronic Learning

The quality assurance of MOOCs focuses on improving their pedagogical quality. However, the tools that allow reflection on and assistance regarding the pedagogical aspects of MOOCs are limited. The pedagogical classification of MOOCs is a difficult task, given the variability of MOOCs' content, structure, and designs. Pedagogical researchers have adopted several approaches to examine these variations and identify the pedagogical models of MOOCs, but these approaches are manual and operate on a small scale. Furthermore, MOOCs do not contain any metadata on their pedagogical aspects. Our objective in this research work was the automatic and large-scale classification of MOOCs based on their learning objectives and Bloom's taxonomy. However, the main challenge of our work was the lack of annotated data. We created a dataset of 2,394 learning objectives. Due to the limited size of our dataset, we adopted transfer learning via bidirectional encoder representations from Transformers (BERT). The contributions of our approach are twofold. First, we automated the pedagogical annotation of MOOCs on a large scale and based on the cognitive levels of Bloom's taxonomy. Second, we fine-tuned BERT via different architectures. In addition to applying a simple softmax classifier, we chose prevalent neural networks long short-term memory (LSTM) and Bi-directional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM). The results of our experiments showed, on the one hand, that choosing a more complex classifier does not boost the performance of classification. On the other hand, using a model based on dense layers upon BERT in combination with dropout and the rectified linear unit (ReLU) activation function enabled us to reach the highest accuracy value.