ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Age on Using Language Learning Strategies
Author: Sepasdar, Mansoreh
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Strategies,Age Differences,Cohort Analysis,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Measures (Individuals),Comparative Analysis,Foreign Countries

Since age plays an important role in learning a second or foreign language, the present study investigated how different students in different age groups used language learning strategies. The participants of this study were 94 Iranian EFL students from four educational levels and different age groups as, primary (10-12), guidance (13-15), high school (16- 18), and university students (19-23). The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning was used as an instrument in the study. The results revealed that different age groups used different language learning strategies. Running a one-way ANOVA indicated a significant difference between age groups and using language learning strategies. Moreover, the outcomes of this study showed that in comparison with other learning strategies, compensation strategies used more frequently by guidance, high school, and university students. Among different learning strategies, social and affective strategies were used more frequently by university students. Therefore, teachers should consider age group preferences for using language learning strategies and adjust their teaching in a way to meet the students' needs in learning a second or foreign language.
Choosing the Adequate Level of Graded Readers--Preliminary Study
Author: Prtljaga, Jelena
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Basal Reading,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Instructional Materials,Interviews,Reading Comprehension,Listening Comprehension,Foreign Countries

Graded readers have been used as second language teaching material since the end of the Second World War. They are an important source of simplified material which provides comprehensible input on all levels. It is of crucial importance for a successful usage of graded readers in the classroom and in studies which focus on graded readers, that an adequate level of graded readers is chosen. In this paper the following will be explored: the theoretical background of choosing the adequate level of graded readers, explanation of the criteria for placement of graded readers in different levels, the differences in levels between the most important publishers and the selection of the adequate level of the graded readers. Furthermore, this paper presents preliminary research results, the goal of which was to test whether assigned CEFR levels represent a sufficient criterion for the selection of graded readers without previously testing reading skills or using tests provided by the graded reader publishers. Six subjects participated in the research; they were divided into three levels of English language knowledge (A2, B1, C1). Each participant read one and listened to another graded reader. In this research an interview was used for gathering data, the key component of which were text and audio material comprehension questions. The results showed that not all graded readers used in the study were adequate and that there are grounds for conducting further research with a larger sample.
Effect of Serbian Orthodox Religious Teaching on the Morality of Youth--Eschatological Aspect
Author: Kacaric, Ninoslav
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Religious Education,Christianity,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Moral Values,Role of Education,World Views,History,Church Role,Values Education,Hypothesis Testing,Attitude Measures,Student Surveys,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Beliefs,Religion,Case Studies,Statistical Analysis,Statistical Significance

This paper presents the findings on the system of values and moral functioning of the youth-- students of religious education, Orthodox Christians, in Serbia (sample of 446 respondents representing the 7th and 8th grades of primary school, and 3rd and 4th grade of secondary schools in the territory of the Diocese of Banat), and it is a part of the broader study on the impact of religious education on the morality of young people in Serbia, which shows the extent and quality of achievement of the morality of the youth through religious education. Aims and objectives of religious education imply providing a holistic Orthodox view point at world and life, taking into account two dimensions: the historic Christian life (the historical reality of the Church) and eschatological (future) life (ideal dimension) and both of these dimensions are contributing in the creation of a healthy social and ecclesial community, by its existence and activities it will provide the Church easier and more effective fulfillment of its mission and also it will provide high standards of feasibility moral qualities of the young people through the educational system in Serbian schools. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of religious education on moral education and morality of young people, placing emphasis on the eschatological aspect of morality, or to determine the level of eschatological growing up of young people who attend religious classes. It was presumed that young people who attend religious education have developed eschatological morality, and religious education contributes significantly to the eschatological morality of youth.
Satisfaction of Teachers' Need for Autonomy and Their Strategies of Classroom Discipline
Author: Tadic, Aleksandar
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Satisfaction,Professional Autonomy,Classroom Techniques,Discipline,Correlation,Teacher Attitudes,Self Determination,Teacher Behavior,Elementary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Conditions,Classroom Environment,Teacher Motivation

This paper points to the necessity to conduct researches of contextual conditions of teachers' behavior in classroom, using the framework of the self-determination theory, according to which styles of teachers' behavior toward students is correlated with their satisfaction of psychological need for autonomy in school. We analyzed different hypothetical models of correlation between teachers' perception of pressure at work, which undermines their autonomy, and intrinsic work motivation with controlling styles of teachers' behavior. Therefore, the aim of this research was to determine the existence of correlation between satisfying the teachers' need for autonomy at school and strategies of classroom discipline used by teachers. Two instruments were constructed and validated for the purpose of the research. The research included 444 primary school teachers in the primary schools in Serbia. Results of the research show the positive, relatively low correlation between one of two component of teachers' autonomy at work place (the teachers' perception that school climate supports the active involvement of all collective members in decision-making and their sense that other members of the collective respect their opinions and feelings--component of autonomy type) with one of three components of teachers' strategies of classroom discipline (teachers are using the techniques of negotiation the solutions of conflict situations with students, preventing discipline problems trough the efforts to get students interested in the subject matter and encouraging positive students' behavior--component of autonomy type). It is not empirically acknowledged assumption about the existence of negative correlation between teacher's perception of the control and pressure in school with teachers' autonomy-supportive behaviors in the process of establishing and maintaining classroom discipline.
Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance in English
Author: Meera, K. P.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Academic Achievement,Secondary School Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Rural Urban Differences,Gender Differences,Public Schools,Private Schools,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

This study reviews the relevant self-efficacy related literature, a central point of social cognitive theory, in the area of language learning. Role of self-efficacy in academic performance of learners is also considered. In the global world, English language has become the fundamental means of international affairs and communication. As a consequence researchers tried to find out the relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance in English of secondary school students. The current research tested the research hypotheses using a sample group of 520 secondary school students. Scale of self-efficacy and academic performance test in language are used as instruments. The result revealed that there is a significant difference in the academic performance in English and self-efficacy of rural and urban students. In the case of gender and type of management there were no significant difference found.
Landmarks of the Evolution of Romanian Religious Education in South-West Transylvania up to the Great War (1914-1918)
Author: Dobrei, Florin
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Religious Education,Educational History,Educational Development,Parochial Schools

The beginnings of education in Transylvania are owed to villages, priests and monks, thus were lost in the mists of time. Although there were official concerns for educating the faithful since medieval times, the first Romanian schools in southwestern Transylvania--space circumscribed from the administrative-territorial point of view to current Hunedoara County--appear only in the eighteenth century. However, the Orthodox religious education is linked, unquestionably, with the name of great patriot and scholar Andrei ?aguna, secretary of the Metropolitan Consistory of Karlovac (1835-1842), professor at the Romanian Department of the Theological Seminary in Vršac (1842-1846), abbot of Coville monastery (1845-1846), general vicar (1846-1848), then bishop (1848-1864) and metropolitan (1864-1873) of the Greek-Eastern Romanian Diocese not united with Rome of Transylvania.
The Development of Preschool Children's Musical Abilities through Specific Types of Musical Activities
Author: Stolic, Jasmina
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Children,Music,Class Activities,Games,Preschool Teachers,Singing,Teacher Attitudes,Hypothesis Testing,Music Education,Teacher Competencies,Musical Instruments,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis

The goal of the conducted research was to explore how much preschool teachers value certain types of musical activities, which positively influence the development of preschool children's musical abilities. The assumption in the research was that preschool teachers would choose musical games as the most prominent activity type in their educational work, as well as consider them to be the most important type of musical activity. The research results gave completely unexpected and different results from the expected. Namely, preschool teachers use sung songs the most, and do not consider musical games the most important musical activity type. Musical games are in the fourth place on an importance list of five items.
Problem Behaviour at Early Age--Basis for Prediction of Asocial Behaviour
Author: Krneta, Dragoljub
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Behavior Problems,Antisocial Behavior,Predictor Variables,Young Children,Incidence,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Violence,Crime,Smoking,Drinking,Student Behavior,Attention,Peer Relationship,Bullying,Aggression,Institutionalized Persons,Correctional Institutions,Deception,Surveys,Foreign Countries

This paper analyzes the results of the study of prevalence of problem behaviour of students in primary and secondary schools. The starting point is that it is methodologically and logically justified to look for early forms of problem behaviour of students, because it is likely that adult convicted offenders at an early school age manifested forms of problem behaviours at school and in the society. Problem behaviours are classified into three categories: inappropriate behaviour at school; manifested anti-social behaviour and acts of violence. Results of the study showed that the most common forms were: (1) Antisocial behaviour: stealing, lying for personal gain, smoking, drinking and gambling; (2) Inappropriate behaviour in school: bored during classes; coming to school without adequate accessories and books for classes; not paying attention in classes and disturbing others in doing so; being late for school and coming to classes after the teacher; and (3) Acts of violence: conflicts with peers; insulting others; cursing and yelling in public areas; being involved in group fights; intentionally physically assaulted others. Comparison of these results with the results obtained by researchers at the sample of prisoners displays remarkable similarities, as prisoners at the elementary school level exhibiting the same characteristics: they lied to their advantage and to the detriment of someone else; consumed cigarettes; got drunk; gambling; involved in fights; socialized with aggressive people; were involved in group fights; inflict bodily harm to others, etc.
Professional Competencies of Future Pedagogues
Author: Maksimovic, Jelena
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Competencies,Teacher Competency Testing,Test Construction,Preservice Teachers,Classification,Competency Based Teacher Education,Factor Analysis,Statistical Significance

The worldwide expansion of higher education introduced the problem of quality of knowledge that graduate students possess, as well as question whether they are competent to fulfill the requirements of their future profession. Education and training for professional work, in our educational system, is realized in various ways: through lectures, exercise classes, seminar paper writing, research projects, consultative work and practice in educational methodology. These are only some of the key themes concerning university education of pedagogues-to-be that should be considered if we are to train them to perform a high-quality educational work. The purpose of this research is to construct an evaluation scale that will examine the importance of competencies the future pedagogues are acquiring during studying. It is constructed on the basis of different classifications of competencies of a pedagogue. The research has shown that the students highly value professional knowledge that is necessary for a high-quality educational work, and that they are familiar with the area of work and the requirements of their future profession. They also acknowledge the importance of acquisition of competencies in scientific and professional research. All of the statistical parameters give quite encouraging and affirmative data, since the purpose of university education, after all, is to train the future pedagogues for high-quality educational work and to develop their personalities so that they can manage a variety of situations. Particular significance of this paper resides in the fact that the research performed was conceptualized in such a manner as to emphasize the analysis of the pedagogy studies program from the students' point of view. Timely information regarding the profession's requirements and encouraging interest in research of educational practice can encourage further development of young pedagogues' professional competencies as well.
The Possibilities of Encouraging Student's Metacognitive Strategies through Heuristic-Methodological Instruction
Author: Veselinov, Danica
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Metacognition,Learning Strategies,Heuristics,Teaching Methods,Discovery Learning,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Statistical Significance,Learning Processes,Hypothesis Testing,Foreign Countries

In the era of contemporary society, which revolves around the fast information science revolution, the pupil is no longer just an observer in the educational process but rather an active constructor of one's own knowledge. Current didactic theories proclaim teaching, in which the teacher is an instructor and a facilitator, and as such should encourage and help develop the pupil's learning strategies constructed on the basis of intentionality, self-established and self-organized learning. In this explorative research the possible influence of heuristic-methodological instructions on encouraging metacognitive ability is explored, i.e. the metacomponent of elementary school fourth grade pupils. Our goal was to determine to what extent it is possible to encourage the pupil's metacognitive strategies with didactic-methodological strategies based on heuristics and its methods (discovery learning, project method, problem method, work in small groups, teaching in nature). The empirical research was conducted through an experimental program, realized in the experimental group of pupils, while the control group worked in unchanged conditions. In accordance with the gathered research results, we compared the differences between both groups and came to a conclusion that a statistically significant difference in the results occurred, i.e. through the research of the metacognitive abilities of the experimental group pupils in the segments which referred to elaborating and connecting previously acquired knowledge with new, overcoming work difficulties, checking correct answers, method of checking the validity of the answers and determining the main concepts and ideas from the text.
Professionalisation of Student Affairs Educators in China: History, Challenges, and Solutions
Author: Li, Youngshan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Barriers,Student Personnel Services,Student Personnel Workers,Educational History,Change Strategies,Faculty Development,Professionalism,College Faculty,Educational Practices

Student affairs administration in Chinese universities is characterised by a dual-layer system of governance, with student affairs practitioners, i.e. advisors to students, being supervised by either central university administration or by affiliated colleges. In the last decade, government-oriented developments have achieved great success in China. This paper introduces the background and major strategies adopted by the Chinese government in professionalising university advisors. Major challenges are analysed, and solutions to address these challenges are proposed.
Optimization of Educational Environment for Students
Author: Tausan, Liana
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Environment,Student Attitudes,Student Satisfaction,Change Strategies,Questionnaires,Educational Quality,Learning Motivation,Learning Activities,Educational Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,College Students,Foreign Countries

The paradigm of adapting school to the learning necessities and possibilities of the student, characteristic for future systems of education and for contemporary type of educational system network requires a diversity of learning situations and experiences, built in accordance with the possibilities and the needs of all student categories, in order to respond to the principles of: &quot;inclusive education&quot;, &quot;education for all&quot; and &quot;integrated education&quot;. Starting from the premise that school environment increases learning efficiency for students, our paper tries to identify the deficiencies, i.e. the critical aspects of the learning environment, as a basis for adopting optimization measures. A lower degree of satisfaction was manifested in the following aspects: the potential of the didactic activities in stimulating the motivational needs of the student for learning; the communication and the relations between the students and the teachers; contribution of educational space with adequate materials and equipment.
Isidora Sekulic as Few Know Her: Isidora as an Elementary School Teacher and a Public Worker
Author: Spasovic, Ivana
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Profiles,Authors,History,Females,Civil Rights,Women Faculty,Teachers,Biographies,Social Bias,Gender Bias,Activism,Social Justice,Foreign Countries,Ethnic Groups

This journal article represents the less known events from the life and professional activity of the esteemed writer Isidora Sekulic. Iinformation from a number of archives, which have not been previously published, was used. Isodora Sekulic completed the Teacher Training school in Sombor and graduated from the pedagogical school in Budapest, as an elementary school teacher she worked in Pancevo, Šabac and Belgrade. In the period before the First World War, on which this paper focuses on, she was active in public life as a supporter of the arts, women's rights and the progress of Serbs in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Promoting Social Change Amongst Students in Higher Education: A Reflection on the Listen, Live and Learn Senior Student Housing Initiative at Stellenbosch University
Author: Dunn-Coetzee, Munita
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Change,Higher Education,Online Surveys,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Focus Groups,Interviews,Qualitative Research,Racial Segregation,Foreign Countries,Whites,Institutional Characteristics,Living Learning Centers,Dormitories,Program Descriptions,Statistical Analysis,Stereotypes,Racial Bias,Racial Relations,Change Agents,Student Diversity

Twenty-two years after apartheid South African higher education is still struggling with challenges around access, success and transformation. Stellenbosch University (SU), as a historically white university, is striving to become significantly better and different in terms of relevance and active role-playing. SU wants to prepare students to become South African citizens who bring about and enable positive change in society. The Listen, Live and Learn (LLL) initiative at SU is a senior student housing programme with the aim of providing experiential opportunities for students to make contact with &quot;the other&quot;. By being in closer, more regular contact with &quot;the other&quot;, students' stereotypes, biases and discriminatory attitudes should start changing for the better. This article focuses on the evaluation of one of the proposed outcomes of the LLL programme--increased levels of interaction among students in a LLL house lead to reduced stereotyping and diminished bias. A quantitative investigation by means of an electronic survey was conducted. The second phase of the research was of a qualitative nature and consisted of focus group interviews. The conclusion can be made that LLL participants are a self-selecting group and that students who tend to apply for the LLL programme probably already have low levels of prejudice, bias and stereotyping. For the programme to effect social change, it needs to be considerably expanded in order to include more students who may not necessarily share the &quot;open-mindedness&quot; of this cohort.