ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Investigation of Historical Characters in Republic of Turkey Revolution History and Kemalism Course Books (1993-2012)
Author: Safran, Mustafa
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Textbook Content,Textbook Evaluation,Change Agents,Activism,Social Change,Incidence,Social History,Historiography,Ideology,Case Studies

T.R. Revolution History and Kemalism courses have a crucial function in our educational system in terms of making people embrace governmental ideology, teaching them recent national history, and constituting citizenship acquisition. In constituting the acquisition of behavioural and cognitive changes in these three target areas, the topics that are covered in T.R. Revolution History and Kemalism course books, and format and presentation of these topics have altered in time, whilst the existence of historical characters have not changed. This study is a qualitative study, and the data were gathered through document analysis. The study presents important data about historical characters that take place in T.R. Revolution History and Kemalism course books published in 1993-2012. The results of the study show that the number, frequency and use of historical characters in each book are different.
Working with Group-Tasks and Group Cohesiveness
Author: Anwar, Khoirul
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Group Activities,Group Dynamics,Cooperative Learning,Questionnaires,Interviews,Student Attitudes,College Students,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Foreign Countries,Mixed Methods Research,Observation

This study aimed at exploring the connection between the use of group task and group cohesiveness. This study is very important because the nature of the learner's success is largely determined by the values of cooperation, interaction, and understanding of the learning objectives together. Subjects of this study are 28 students on the course Teaching English for Young Learners at the University of Muhammadiyah Gresik. After the application of group work activities during the learning process, all subjects are given questionnaires and some are interviewed to make sure the group cohesiveness. The results showed that the group work activities had settled the group cohesiveness mainly to the dominance of group pride, interpersonal attractions, and commitment to tasks of the group.
Comparative Study of Physics Curriculum in Iran with Several Other Countries
Author: Shekarbaghani, Ashrafoalsadat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,Foreign Countries,Cross Cultural Studies,Cultural Differences,Comparative Analysis,Physics,Science Curriculum,Science Instruction,Textbooks,Textbook Content,Teaching Methods,Student Evaluation,Evaluation Methods,Case Studies,Surveys

This article is a qualitative study, which was done in 2013-2014. In this study using a comparative study was conducted to compare physics curriculum elements of Iran with the countries studied. Countries studied: Singapore, Turkey, India, England and Australia have diverse educational system. In this study, the structure of the educational system, the physics curriculum, teaching methods, students' achievement evaluation methods were studied and compared. The aim of the research was to identify the Features of the physics curriculum in Iran. In some cases, similarities and differences were observed. From the major problems in the physics curriculum of Iran is many number of books is more than in other countries. And time teaching physics Iranian schools is less than in other countries, While the content of physics books of Iranian schools from all countries studied is further and to do physics experiments in Iranian schools are of less importance. Iran evaluation system is the traditional way and held for final evaluation. The results can help to educational planners and authors of physics textbooks for perform more accurate and more comprehensive correction to the physics curriculum.
The Impact of Marketing Strategies and Satisfaction on Student Loyalty: A Structural Equation Model Approach
Author: Chen, Yu-Chuan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Marketing,Structural Equation Models,Higher Education,Educational Change,Student Attitudes,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Graduate Students,Undergraduate Students,Factor Analysis,Reliability,Validity,Models,Goodness of Fit,Student Recruitment,Measurement Techniques,Likert Scales

The dynamic changes in higher education observed over the last 20 years have transformed the educational market. The potential value of promoting student satisfaction and loyalty in higher education has become a significant issue. This study investigates the directions and strengths of the relationships among marketing strategies, student satisfaction, and loyalty in Taiwanese higher education. Structural equation models were used to validate the measure and test the proposed relationships. The study tested two hypotheses: marketing strategies are positively related to student satisfaction (H1), and student satisfaction is positively related to student loyalty (H3). These findings indicate that student satisfaction is a key intermediate variable for marketing strategies and student loyalty. This study's results provide several important implications for managers in higher education.
The Relations between Islam and Secularism: The Impact on Social Behavior in Turkey
Author: Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Social Behavior,Muslims,Personality Measures,Guidelines,Social Problems,Personality Traits,Semi Structured Interviews,Specialists,Religious Factors,State Church Separation,Islamic Culture,Futures (of Society),Child Development,Foreign Countries,Religious Education,Audio Equipment

Secularism as central to society and human life may bring undesired negative consequences in Muslim societies. Increasing social problems among juveniles in Turkey raised questions regarding the right personality development and education of young people. In extending further analysis, we conducted semi-structured interview with experts to assess the level of Turkish personality and impact of Said Nursi, who is a very influential Islamic scholar in Turkish society and to the Islamic movement in general. This study implies that education integrated with Islamic belief and practice will be more influential to educate Turkish Muslims, rather than secular based teaching. This result will be a guideline for educationists and counselors. In future study, developing a personality scale integrated with belief and practice will be beneficial to Muslim communities.
Analyzing the Findings of the Saudi Research on Student Attrition in Higher Education
Author: Aljohani, Othman
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,School Holding Power,Classification,Foreign Countries,Academic Persistence,Academic Ability,Institutional Characteristics,Educational Experience,College Admission,Admission Criteria,Discipline Policy,Educational Facilities,Facilities,Literature Reviews

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the available literature on student attrition in Saudi higher education context. Despite the reported low student retention rates in Saudi tertiary institutions, student attrition remains an under-researched phenomenon. Thus, this paper aims to trace and collect all the available studies that addressed the issue of low student retention in the Saudi in higher education and to present and analyse their findings. This will help in providing evidence and empirical data that give a clearer view of the problem and pave the way for the future researchers as well as allowing for suggestions towards more effective plans and solutions. The student attrition factors reported in the reviewed Saudi studies were classified under personal, academic, social and institutional categories. However, the students' low academic abilities and institutional factors were the most common across all of the studies. These factors relate to students' experiences with the administrative system of their academic institution, including the admission, registration and disciplinary rules and policies and the availability and quality of student services and facilities.
The Role of Social Communication Tools in Education from the Saudi Female Students' Perceptions
Author: Aljaad, Nawal Hamad Mohamad
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Females,College Students,Student Surveys,Social Media,Interaction,Social Responsibility,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Democratic Values,Cultural Awareness,Homework,Student Projects,Student Research,Teaching Methods,Web Sites,Diaries,Telecommunications,Teacher Student Relationship,Computer Mediated Communication

This study aims at identifying the role of social communication tools in education from the Saudi female students' perspectives that are studying at the college of education in King Saud University-Riyadh. This study used a survey, which was distributed to 500 female students. The results showed that 90% of respondents used social media where 95% said social media improved interaction with other and raised the sense of social responsibility, 56% used all tools of social media. 45% used social media more than 6 hours daily. 61% believed that social networks promoted democratic values and spread political culture.62% of respondents used social media to do homework or academic projects and researches. 99% of respondents believed that social media allowed following new information about their academic specialty and obtained specialized scientific consulting. 79% of respondents believed that one goal of creating accounts in social networks were learning specific science knowledge or a foreign language. 9% of respondents benefited from social media in social educational consulting. 44% of respondents preferred to debate in scientific and educational topics. 84% of respondents agreed that social networks provided the opportunity to form relationships with those interested in a particular scientific subject and exchanged experiences and information with them.
Analyzing the Relationship between Positive Psychological Capital and Organizational Commitment of the Teachers
Author: Yalcin, Sinan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Surveys,Correlation,Psychological Characteristics,Organizational Culture,Teacher Attitudes,Employee Attitudes,Regression (Statistics),Statistical Analysis

In this study it was aimed to determine the relationship between teachers' positive psychological capital levels and organisational commitment. The study was conducted as a correlational survey which is one of the quantitative methods. The sample group consists of 244 teachers selected by using random sampling method among 1270 teachers working in primary, elementary and high schools in Erzincan city center in 2015-2016 academic year. The data was collected with Positive Psychological Capital Scale and Organisational Commitment Scale. The data was analysed by using correlation and regression analyses. The findings show that there was a significant positive relationship between the teachers' positive psychological capital levels and organizational commitment in terms of both total scores and sub-dimensions.
The Relationship of Mental Pressure with Optimism and Academic Achievement Motivation among Second Grade Male High School Students
Author: Sarouni, Ali Sedigh
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Males,Academic Achievement,Positive Attitudes,High School Students,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Stress Variables,Questionnaires,Student Motivation,Statistical Analysis,Regression (Statistics),Scores,Foreign Countries

The present study aimed to examine the relationship of mental pressure with optimism and academic achievement motivation among second grade second period male high school students. This study followed a descriptive-correlational method. The sample included 200 second grade second period male high school students in Sooran. Data collection tools in the current study were the Ursula Markham Mental Pressure Inventory (1976), the Tschannen-Moran et al. Optimism Scale (2013), and the Hermans Academic Achievement Motivation Questionnaire (1977). The obtained data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis) via SPSS software. The results indicated that mental pressure was significantly and negatively related to optimism (P&lt;0.01), such that with an increase in mental pressure, students' optimism decreased. The results of regression analysis revealed that mental pressure predicted 5% of the variance in students' optimism. Moreover, mental pressure was significantly and negatively related to students' academic achievement motivation (P&lt;0.01), such that with an increase in mental pressure, students' academic achievement motivation decreased. The results of regression analysis revealed that mental pressure predicted 4% of the variance in students' academic achievement motivation.
The Comparative Studying of Rumi and Bonaventura Mystical Epistemology
Author: Aliyari, Farshad
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comparative Analysis,Teaching Methods,Literature,Metacognition,Epistemology,Intuition,Spiritual Development,Abstract Reasoning,Philosophy

The purpose of this paper is to consider most critical issues of mystical epistemology in Rumi and Bonaventura once the views on subject, reality of the world, and the possibility of knowledge were expressed. This research referring works of Rumi and Bonaventura studies this issue through a descriptive-analytical method. Rumi and Bonaventura recognized three stages of human recognition realm including sensory, rational and illuminative recognitions. They both believe that achieving real knowledge and recognition requires revelation in addition to reason. In their perspective, the spirit is the unique intuitive and mystical knowledge tool such that Bonaventura extends its epistemology based on illumination referring this stage the supreme level, intuition and unity to God. At this stage, human being is not merely a definite subject rather an external phenomenon influencing knowledge trend. Rumi states that real treasure between God and world is only recognized by mysticism not through discussion and rational reasoning.
The Research on Strategies of College English Teachers Classroom Questioning
Author: Wangru, Cao
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Strategies,Teaching Methods,Questioning Techniques,Teaching Skills,College English,English (Second Language),English Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Discourse Analysis,Classroom Communication,Prompting,Repetition,Observation,Questionnaires,Interviews,Statistical Analysis,Instructional Effectiveness

Questioning is one of the most frequently used strategies in classroom teaching, as well as the most influential teaching skill. It is a useful way for teachers to output information, to convey information and to obtain feedback from students. Teachers can also use it to communicate with their students. Effective questioning in class can encourage students to give relative and complete answers. It can activate students' thought, develop their recognition and organize the class as well. However, there is little research in teachers' questioning, especially in which teachers' questioning and students' expectations are combined. This study aims to explore the teachers' questioning characteristics from the following aspects: the types of questions, the ways of answering questions, questioning strategies, the distribution of questions, wait time and feedback in college EFL class. The results may contribute to the teachers' questioning and the second language acquisition in EFL classrooms; meanwhile it may train students' language competence and improve the efficiency of teaching quality.
Investigating the Degree of Paying Attention to the Political Indicators of Lifestyle Based on Islamic-Iranian Model of Development in Training Teachers of Elementary Schools
Author: Shadfar, Houriyeh
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Life Style,Elementary School Teachers,Political Attitudes,Teacher Education,Islam,Educational Change,Models,Questionnaires,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Scores,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis

In the era of development when the needs of a society to its citizens with a political lifestyle based on the development proportional to their native culture seem necessary, updating training and creating changes in citizens' curricula proportional to political indicators of lifestyle is considered as a necessary issue. The objective of the present study is to determine the degree of compatibility of elementary school teacher training with political indicators of lifestyle based on Islamic-Iranian Model of Development by employing a survey research. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. This research was conducted on a sample including teachers of area 2, 6, and 12 (n = 176) in the City of Tehran in the academic year 2014-2015. The results of the research indicated that the degree of teachers' attention to political indicators of lifestyle is higher than the moderate level and cognitive domains have been paid more attention to than emotional and behavioral domains.
Exploring the Relationship between Writing Apprehension and Writing Performance: A Qualitative Study
Author: Badrasawi, Kamal J. I.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,Correlation,Writing Apprehension,Writing Skills,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Semi Structured Interviews,Writing Teachers,Graduate Students,Questionnaires,Teaching Methods,Writing Strategies,Foreign Countries,Universities,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Language of Instruction

Writing skill is seen as a cornerstone of university students' success in both academic and career life. This qualitative study was conducted to further explore the teachers' and students' perceptions on the relationship between writing apprehension and writing performance, contributing factors of writing apprehension, and strategies to reduce writing apprehension. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to get more in-depth information from two respondents: one experienced instructor of teaching writing at the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), International Islamic University Malaysia, and another, a graduate student who was reported to having a high level of writing apprehension using Daly and Miller's (1975) questionnaire on writing apprehension. Thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. Both respondents were convinced that writing apprehension has a negative influence on students' writing performance; the sources of contributing factors could be students, instructors, and teaching learning setting; and writing apprehension could be reduced through suggested strategies. It is recommended that instructors should be more aware of students' problems in the writing skill.
Science Teacher Leadership: Learning from a Three-Year Leadership Program
Author: Luft, Julie A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Leadership,Leadership Training,Program Development,Program Effectiveness,Mixed Methods Research,Science Teachers,Pretests Posttests,Online Surveys,Interviews,Documentation,Summer Programs,Faculty Development,Longitudinal Studies,Teacher Competencies

Teachers are professional learners and leaders. They seek to understand how their students learn, and they participate in programs that provide new instructional skills, curricular materials, and ways to become involved in their community. This study follows a science teacher leadership program over a three-year period of time. There were approximately 30 participants per year. The teachers who participated in the program came from two different states in the United States. Interviews, documents and surveys were used to follow the development of the program and the professional growth of the participants. The qualitative and quantitative analysis reveals that: not all participants became teacher leaders, there were different levels of difficulty associated with the presented leadership skills and knowledge bases, there are some essential knowledge bases associated with teacher leadership, the follow-up program varied between sites, and teachers engaged in leadership in different ways. For those in science teacher education, this study helps fill the void of research in this area, and it suggests that science teacher leadership should be an option for professional development.
Examination of Turkish Junior High-School Students' Perceptions of the General Problem-Solving Process
Author: Ekici, Didem Inel
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Junior High School Students,Student Attitudes,Problem Solving,Positive Attitudes,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Grade Point Average,Age Differences,Science Achievement,Rating Scales,Data Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics

This study aimed to determine Turkish junior high-school students' perceptions of the general problem-solving process. The Turkish junior high-school students' perceptions of the general problem-solving process were examined in relation to their gender, grade level, age and their grade point with regards to the science course identified in the study. The study included 604 junior high-school students who study at eight different schools. A perception scale about problem solving was used as the data collection tool. The study's method was the survey model. The results from the data analysis revealed that Turkish junior high-school students had a positive perception of the general problem-solving process. It was seen that the perception of the students regarding their problem-solving skills was at a high level but that their willingness and determination regarding the problem-solving process was at a medium level. The results revealed that perceptions of the general problem-solving process of female students, students with a lower grade level, younger students and students who were more successful in the science course were significantly more positive than those of other students.