ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Impact of Collaborative Tools Utilization on Group Performance in University Students
Author: Hidayanto, Achmad Nizar
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Cooperative Learning,Teamwork,Structural Equation Models,Computer Mediated Communication,Social Networks,Intention,Usability,Assignments,Learning Activities,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Predictor Variables,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students

Nowadays the growth of technology influences the changes in group collaboration's process either for the professional or for the students. The requirement of interaction in group collaboration while doing task forces the students to schedule their meeting in order to finish the task given. So the technology starts to influence the process of group collaboration as a communication and interaction media between students in doing their tasks. The purpose of this research is to analyze factors from technology characteristics that drive the students to use collaborative tools, and the implication of using collaborative tools in group collaboration to the group performance. Our research model was validated using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique with LISREL 8.8 tool on 196 respondents from undergraduate and postgraduate students of Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia. Our findings showed that the ease of use and perceived usefulness of the collaborative tools drive the students to use collaborative tools when doing their tasks. The existence of collaborative learning is also a driving factor for the students to use collaborative tools. In addition, the use of collaborative tools also showed a positive influence to the team performance.
Interactive Multimedia Learning: Innovating Classroom Education in a Malaysian University
Author: Leow, Fui-Theng
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Classroom Techniques,Multimedia Instruction,Learning Modules,Student Centered Curriculum,Pretests Posttests,Questionnaires,Interviews,Achievement Gains,Student Attitudes,Hypermedia,Multimedia Materials,Student Motivation,Course Organization,Feedback (Response),Instructional Design,Outcomes of Education,Mixed Methods Research,College Students,Information Technology

This research study was conducted at INTI International University, and aimed at enhancing the quality of classroom learning for University students with three important emphases: Gagne's instructional model, multimedia, and student-centred learning. An Interactive Learning Module (ILM) was developed as the core component in forming the multimedia-mediated student-centred learning environment (MMSLE) to improve the quality of student learning. The impacts on student learning were investigated through pre-test and post-test, questionnaires, open-ended questions and interview. A significant improvement was found in the test results, and shows that this learning environment has enhanced the students' learning achievement. Students also show positive attitude change as they became more active and motivated in the learning process. A framework named MMSLE was proposed to provide a guideline for educators in Malaysian Universities to foster education innovations as alternatives to the conventional classroom teaching and learning methodology.
Management Trainee Program of Turkish Airlines: Global Distance Education
Author: Karasar, Sahin
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Distance Education,Air Transportation,Aviation Education,Management Development,Organizational Change,Strategic Planning,Talent Development,Training Methods,Case Studies,Educational Technology,Foreign Countries,Trainees

It has always been a contested task to try to present a scientific base for the concept of &quot;management.&quot; The concept of management, which has always been of great importance to the institutions and organizations, has gone through periodical changes both in terms of its structure and scope, and improved in a parallel fashion as the time goes by. Political, economic, social and cultural transitions at global scale in the second half of the 20[superscript th] century uncovered the necessity for certain organizations to revisit their concepts of management. As a result of the economic equilibrium, which was driven by globalization, technological developments and political trends, neoliberal tendencies started to be favored all over the world. Consequently, free market system has been adopted and the increasing level of competition, which is supported by the system, gave way to the idea that the only way for the organizations to dominate the market that they play in is to present a more institutionalized, holistic and innovative approach. The organizations, which have been following a more traditionalistic approach to management in the previous periods, started to make modifications in their methods. The workers, who have been considered to be mere manpower in the past, started to be seen as &quot;value&quot; and that came out to be important for the sustainability of the organization. This viewpoint gave way to the strategic management practices. Management trainee programs of the institutionalized units are a result of this understanding. Today, several organizations train their managers on their own or through different means. This study aims at examining the management trainee programs in the latest technological level that they arrived at, by focusing on how practical and productive these measures are in the special example of the Turkish Airlines.
Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers' Perspectives towards Netizenship
Author: Yigit, E. Özlem
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Studies,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Influence of Technology,Citizenship,Information Sources,Political Attitudes,Global Education,Questionnaires,Citizenship Education,Social Networks,Mass Media,Mass Media Effects,Mass Media Role,Internet,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Content Analysis

Nowadays, in technologically mediated discourses of citizenship, new kinds of political, social, economic and cultural forms of belonging are discussed. This study tried to formed a general frame for netizenship and civic virtues in views of pre-service social studies teachers because, social studies teachers are expected to be both model citizens and netizens and they must endeavor to guide their students to demonstrate civic competencies when using technology. Thus, in this study how technology effected pre-service social studies teachers' civic virtues is discussed and their opinions about netizenship are found out. In this qualitative study at hand, research group was formed of ninety pre-service social studies teachers who were enrolled in a state university in Turkey. The selection of pre-service teachers was based on purposeful sampling with no gender-specific selection. A data collection tool was developed based on qualitative means which included open-ended questions regarding the pre-service social studies teachers' views about netizenship. The data gathered in this study were analysed through content analyse technique. In conclusion, it was found that pre-service social studies teachers' views about netizenship were focused on technological common-wealth as fundamental to the exercise of policy, identity and the actualisation of humanity.
The Effects of Collaborative Writing Activity Using Google Docs on Students' Writing Abilities
Author: Suwantarathip, Ornprapat
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Ability,Collaborative Writing,Technology Uses in Education,Writing Assignments,Electronic Learning,Conventional Instruction,Intermode Differences,Writing Tests,Questionnaires,Achievement Gains,Courseware,Group Dynamics,Foreign Countries,College Students,Pretests Posttests,Quasiexperimental Design,Statistical Analysis

Google Docs, a free web-based version of Microsoft Word, offers collaborative features which can be used to facilitate collaborative writing in a foreign language classroom. The current study compared writing abilities of students who collaborated on writing assignments using Google Docs with those working in groups in a face-to-face classroom. The experimental research was conducted with students enrolled in EN 012 course in the first semester of academic year of 2013. Both groups were assigned to complete four writing assignments using different working methods: one group worked together outside class with Google Docs, while the other worked together in class. The instruments employed in the study were writing tests and two questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using means, standard deviations, percentages, and independent samples &quot;t&quot;-tests. The results indicate that a significant difference was found between the two groups' writing mean score after the experiment. Students in the Google Docs group gained higher mean scores than those working in groups in a face-to-face classroom. In addition, students reported that they had positive attitudes toward collaborative writing activity and high collaboration in their groups using Google Docs, while nearly all of them perceived that this learning tool is easy to use.
The Relationship between Attitudes of Prospective Physical Education Teachers towards Education Technologies and Computer Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Author: Kalemoglu Varol, Yaprak
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Physical Education Teachers,Self Efficacy,Beliefs,Educational Technology,Computer Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Gender Differences,Grade Point Average,Access to Computers,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The aim of research is to investigate the relationship between attitudes of prospective physical education teacher towards education technologies and their computer self-efficacy beliefs. Relational research method has been used in the study. Study group consists of 337 prospective physical education teachers (&quot;M&quot;[subscript age] = 21.57 ± 1.72) in total, as 169 girl (50.1%) and 168 male (49.9%) students who get their education in the physical education department of four university. As tool of collecting data, &quot;Technology Attitude Scale&quot; and &quot;Computer Self-Efficacy Belief Scale&quot; have been used. In analysis, deductional statistics such as t-test belong to arithmetic mean differences, one-way analysis of variance, and correlation and regression analysis in independent groups alongside descriptive statistics. In research, it has been specified that attitudes towards education technologies has a medium level effect in on self-efficacy belief. It has also been seen that variables which constitute the sub-dimension of attitude towards technology explained 11% of total variance. In addition, it has been established that attitudes of prospective physical education teacher towards education technologies and their computer self-efficacy beliefs are in high level. While it has not been seen a meaningful difference in attitude towards technology depending on level of using computer and gender, it has been seen a meaningful difference according to having computer and class. On the other hand, it has not been seen a meaningful depending on gender in belief of computer self-sufficiency, it has been meaningful differences according to having computer variables and computer using level.
The Study of Learners&apos; Preference for Visual Complexity on Small Screens of Mobile Computers Using Neural Networks
Author: Wang, Lan-Ting
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preferences,Educational Technology,Visual Acuity,Visual Literacy,Questionnaires,Handheld Devices,Visual Measures,Models,Age Differences,Pattern Recognition,Prediction,Statistical Analysis,Computer Networks

The vision plays an important role in educational technologies because it can produce and communicate quite important functions in teaching and learning. In this paper, learners&apos; preference for the visual complexity on small screens of mobile computers is studied by neural networks. The visual complexity in this study is divided into five levels, including &quot;very high&quot; complexity, &quot;slightly high&quot; complexity, &quot;medium&quot; complexity, &quot;slightly low&quot; complexity and &quot;very low&quot; complexity. This study focuses on the age effects for vision problems in educational technologies. The age of the tested subjects distributes from 10 to 64, and is uniformly divided into 11 groups with each group composed of 30 tested subjects. For simplicity, the effects of gender, words, colors, and other visual factors are ignored. This study found that only learners of the younger and older age groups have special preference on the picture of very high complexity. Most learners prefer pictures of medium and slightly high complexity. These results are consistent with many existing studies. With the use of neural networks, only about half of the investigation data are required to predict the overall investigation results. Discussions and interpretations on the results are also given in this study. This study will be helpful in vision problems of educational technologies.
A Study on Information Search and Commitment Strategies on Web Environment and Internet Usage Self-Efficacy Beliefs of University Students'
Author: Geçer, Aynur Kolburan
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Search Strategies,Internet,Information Skills,Self Efficacy,Beliefs,College Freshmen,College Seniors,Likert Scales,Correlation,Incidence,Information Literacy,Foreign Countries,Student Surveys

This study addresses university students' information search and commitment strategies on web environment and internet usage self-efficacy beliefs in terms of such variables as gender, department, grade level and frequency of internet use; and whether there is a significant relation between these beliefs. Descriptive method was used in the study. Study group is composed of students attending the first and fourth degrees in several departments at Kocaeli University. Data collected regarding university students' information search and commitment strategies on web environment and internet usage self-efficacy beliefs were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test and Pearson correlation coefficient. The research results indicate that students' scores on &quot;elaboration&quot; strategy in the Web environment and scores of self-efficacy regarding Internet use were at the intermediate level. Students' educational Internet use self-efficacy beliefs are moderate according to the highest and lowest points of the survey. The analyses found that there was a relation between Internet use self-efficacy beliefs and information search and commitments strategies within the Web environment. A positive, although low-level, relationship was found between the &quot;elaboration&quot; factor, which is one of the one sub-factors of search and commitment among the information strategies in a Web environment, and self-efficacy with respect to Internet use.
Preservice Teachers' Views about E-Book and Their Levels of Use of E-Books
Author: Yalman, Murat
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Electronic Publishing,Use Studies,Books,Knowledge Level,Familiarity,Student Surveys,Interviews,Preferences,Correlation,Incidence,Foreign Countries,Mixed Methods Research

Currently, using technological tools in education has made it compulsory to learn about these tools. For preservice teachers, who are students at education faculties at universities, it seems very important that they make use of these tools in their professional lives and teach them to their pupils. The teaching materials designed and prepared in digital environments introduced the concept of e-books. The purpose of this study was to determine the views of preservice teacher about e-books and the level of their general knowledge about these kinds of technological tools. The subjects in this study consisted of 543 (310 females and 233 males) students. In line with the purpose of this study, both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. The results demonstrated that the use of e-books increased in accordance with the students' levels. It was found out that the general knowledge levels of the social sciences students about e-books were lower when compared to the students from the departments of Science, Mathematics and Foreign Languages. It was seen that 19,15% of the students did not make any preference between e-books and conventional printed books while 54,88% of them preferred printed books and 25,97% them e-books.
Use of ICT Technologies and Factors Affecting Pre-Service ELT Teachers' Perceived ICT Self-Efficacy
Author: Bozdogan, Derya
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Technology Uses in Education,Use Studies,Preservice Teachers,Incidence,Student Surveys,Performance Factors,English (Second Language),English Teacher Education,Student Attitudes,Educational Technology,Foreign Countries,Mixed Methods Research

This study aims to identify both level and frequency of ICT technology use and factors affecting perceived self-efficacy levels of pre-service English Language Teaching (ELT) teachers' (n = 241) ICT self-efficacy. The data were collected through a survey (Çuhadar &amp; Yücel, 2010) during the 2011-2012 academic year that includes items on the use and frequency of ICT technologies along with three open-ended questions. The responses were analyzed in frequency and percentages using descriptive statistics within the framework of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) based on Social Cognitive Theory and the content analysis technique. It could be concluded that majority of the pre-service ELT teachers find themselves self-efficacious in the use of ICT. Results further suggest that the perceived use of computers, experience and confidence play significant role while lack of knowledge and skills, technical problems and lack of confidence negatively influence ICT self-efficacy.
Use of Instructional Technologies in Science Classrooms: Teachers' Perspectives
Author: Savasci Açikalin, Funda
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Classroom Techniques,Educational Technology,Science Education,Teacher Attitudes,Alternative Teacher Certification,Lesson Plans,Educational Practices,Use Studies,Preferences,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research

The purpose of this study was to investigate how science teachers use instructional technologies in science classrooms. Participants were 63 teachers who have just completed an alternative teaching certificate program in one of the largest universities in Turkey. They were asked to make a lesson plan based on any topic by assuming that they had an ideal school environment. Based on analysis of all lesson plans, participants were asked to explain their reasons for using those technologies. Findings revealed that PowerPoint was the most widely used instructional technology in their lesson plans. Textbooks and blackboards were other instructional technologies used by participants. Animations were the least used instructional technology by all participants. None of the participants used internet, interactive smart boards, spreadsheets, computer simulations, and educational software in their lesson plans even though they were told to assume that they had an ideal environment in terms of time, resources, and students.
Using Facebook as a LMS?
Author: Arabacioglu, Taner
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web 2.0 Technologies,Quasiexperimental Design,Preservice Teachers,Courseware,Electronic Learning,Gender Differences,Achievement Gains,Focus Groups,Instructional Effectiveness,Information Technology,Intermode Differences,Foreign Countries,Mixed Methods Research,Factor Analysis,Semi Structured Interviews,Multivariate Analysis,Social Networks

The main purpose of this research was to compare the communication media according to effective teaching. For this purpose, in the research, the mixed method, including quantitative and qualitative data collecting techniques, was applied. For the quantitative part of the research, the static group comparison design was implemented as one of the quasi- experimental designs. The population of the research consisted of all pre-service teachers attending Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Education during the fall term of 2011-2012 academic year. The study group composed of junior class students attending the Primary Education Program. One of the classes was divided into two. While Information Technology classes were conducted via Facebook in one group, the other group studied Information Technology via Adobe Connect. As a result of the research, there is no statistically significant difference between the academic success posttest scores of pre-service teacher groups, which were obtained from the whole sub-dimensions of Effective Teaching Scale. According to the pre-service teachers' views, Facebook needs to have a 3rd Party Software in the teaching and learning process. In addition, the study groups should consist of fewer students.
Beyond Nature of Science: The Case for Reconceptualising &quot;Science&quot; for Science Education
Author: Erduran, Sibel
Date: 2014-03-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Science Education,Scientific Principles,Interdisciplinary Approach,Educational Research,Philosophy,Epistemology,Persuasive Discourse,Economics,Scientific Enterprise,Curriculum Development,Science Curriculum,Teacher Education,Foreign Countries

In this paper, I argue that contemporary accounts of nature of science (NoS) are limited in their depiction of &quot;science&quot; and that new perspectives are needed to broaden their characterisation and appeal for science education. In particular, I refer to the role of interdisciplinary characterisations of science in informing the theory and practice of science teaching and learning. After a brief review on the reconceptualization of NoS from a range of perspectives, namely philosophy of science, socio-political accounts of science (in the context of colonial science), linguistics and anthropology, I will focus on philosophical and economical characterisation of science, drawing out some implications for science education. A predominant part of my argument will be theoretical in nature with some pedagogical applications in the context of an empirical project conducted in Istanbul, Turkey and co-funded by TUBITAK and Marie Curie Co-fund Brain Circulation Scheme. I will conclude with broader implications of interdisciplinary studies on science for science education research and practice.