ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Complementing Lecturing as Teaching Pedagogy and Students' Learning Styles in Universities in Tanzania: State of Issues
Author: Mbalamula, Yazidu Saidi
Date: 2017-07-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Lecture Method,Teaching Methods,Cognitive Style,Undergraduate Students,Student Needs,Inclusion,Semi Structured Interviews,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Student Characteristics,Work Experience,Majors (Students),Cohort Analysis

Lecturing remains a popular and predominant teaching pedagogy in Higher Education Institutions and Tanzanian universities are no exception. However, due to increase in enrollments, lecturing encounters serious challenges as burgeoning diverse nature of students' learning needs associated with physiological, psychological, professional and biographic factors. This study employed cross-sectional survey to investigate on undergraduate students' learning styles and extent lecture pedagogy complements students' learning needs in inclusive classes during lecture sessions. The study involved 206 undergraduate students to whom semi-structured questionnaires were administered. The quantitative data were analyzed by SPSS, while qualitative data were subjected to content analysis. The results show majority of undergraduate students were accommodators, preferring more to experiment with their concrete experiences. Furthermore, results show that there is significant difference across their academic year, subject major, working experience and students' exceptionality. The study concludes that lecturing is but a part of teaching pedagogy which has to be flexible to suit the prevailing contexts of inclusive teaching and learning to entail students' differences including academic year, subject major, work experience and exceptionality characteristics of students in lecture halls. The study recommends more studies on lecturing and learning styles to augment theory and practice of inclusive teaching in universities.
Preservice Teachers' Perception Levels Concerning Consumer Environmental Consciousness
Author: Dikmenli, Yurdal
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Consumer Education,Environmental Education,Consciousness Raising,Public Opinion,Foreign Countries,College Students,Measures (Individuals),Geography,Multiple Regression Analysis

People who strive to prevent harm to the environment while utilizing it and to maintain a livable environment is related to educational and cultural values. If we want the next generation to live in an environment as undisturbed as we live in now, environmentally friendly products should be consumed and waste should be prevented. Thus, raising an environmental consciousness among consumers is of vital importance. Environmental consciousness is shaped by individuals' knowledge, attitudes, sensitivity and beneficial behavior towards environment. In this sense, the primary aim of this study is to determine preservice teachers' perception levels of consumer environmental consciousness in terms of different variables. The sample of the study consists of 396 preservice teachers from various departments in the Faculty of Education in Ahi Evran University between the 2015-2016 academic years. 70.2% of the sample is female while 29.8% is male. The Consumer Environment Consciousness Scale (CESS) which was developed by the researcher, and contains 28 items, 20 of which are positive and 8 of which are negative, was used for data collection. The gathered data was analyzed using SPSS 17 software. The study findings suggest that the participant preservice teachers have a medium level of consumer environment consciousness and this consciousness differs significantly in terms of gender, income level and whether or not they have had environment lessons before. Additionally, there was found to be no meaningful difference in perception levels in terms of residential area the participants live in.
An Examination of the Extent to Which School Outdoor Activities Could Enhance Senior Secondary Two Students' Achievement in Ecology
Author: Achor, Emmanuel E.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Recreational Activities,Statistical Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Quasiexperimental Design,Foreign Countries,Data Collection,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Lecture Method,Outdoor Education,Biology,Conventional Instruction,Ecology,Achievement Tests,Statistical Significance,Hypothesis Testing,Secondary School Students

This study examined the extent to which school outdoor activities could enhance senior secondary (SS) two students' achievement in ecology. Non randomized pre test post test control group Quasi-experimental design was adopted. A sample of 160 SS II students from 4 co-educational schools in Jalingo metropolis, Taraba State Nigeria was used. A 40 item instrument called Ecology Achievement Test (EAT) developed by the researchers with reliability co-efficient of 0.95 using Kunder-Richardson formula 21 was used for data collection. The schools were grouped into 2; the experimental group was taught using school outdoor activities while the control group was taught using lecture method. Intact classes were used in all the schools. Students were pre tested, treated for 6 weeks and Post tested. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result shows that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean achievement scores of students taught using outdoor activities and those taught using lecture method. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean achievement scores of boys and girls exposed to school outdoor activities. Similarly, there was no statistically significant interaction effect of method of teaching and students gender on their achievement in ecology. It was recommended among others that teachers should use school outdoor activities strategy in teaching ecological concepts in biology and seminars, workshop, conferences, in-service trainings, annual teachers vacation courses and refresher courses should be organized to train them.
Catch Them Young: Developing and Improving of School Libraries and Reading Habit of Secondary School Students in Nigeria
Author: Oriogu, Chuks Daniel
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Libraries,Reading Habits,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Reading Skills,Reading Improvement,Librarians,Media Specialists,Child Development,Elementary Secondary Education

Reading habit is a fundamental skill necessary in the life of every student. It is essential in developing a more civilized and knowledgeable society. Therefore, the study investigated reading habit of secondary school students and ways of developing and improving of school libraries in Nigeria. The study reviewed the basis of reading skills, reading skill as a prerequisite of students' development, strategies for improving reading habit in schools, guidelines for improving reading habit and the influence of new technology in child development. However, the study finally recommended that school administrators should see the library as a necessity in the development and improvement of teaching and learning. And should employ professional librarians and, or, media specialist to direct and coordinate the activities of the school library.
The Correlation between Accounting Systems of Small and Micro Enterprises and Tax Revenue Assessment in Ghana
Author: Nkuah, Joseph Kofi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Correlation,Accounting,Small Businesses,Taxes,Recordkeeping,Money Management,Knowledge Level,Financial Audits

The purpose of the study was to find out the correlation between accounting systems of Small and Micro Enterprises and tax revenue assessment. The study was be based on descriptive research survey using questionnaires and interviews as main tools to gather both primary and secondary data to establish the correlation between sound financial record keeping by small /micro and tax revenue assessment. The study showed that most small and micro enterprises have registered with the Registrar General?s Department and that most of them have Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) generated by the Internal Revenue Service. The study further revealed that most small and micro enterprise owners do not have basic knowledge in bookkeeping. From the findings small and micro enterprises spend about half of all cash receipts on cash basis before they are put into bank accounts. Finally, it was established that most of the enterprises cooperate with tax authorities when tax officials come for tax inspection, assessment and collection. It is recommended that, the Internal Revenue Service should ensure effective communication, outreach, monitoring and education of small and micro enterprises on regular basis, to enable the service ensure tax compliance and enhance tax revenue mobilisation from the informal sector in Ghana. Small and micro enterprises should also be encouraged to set up Accounting systems using simple computer software that ensures prompt preparation of financial statements and reporting for tax assessment purposes.
Quality Assurance and Employability of Graduates in a Ghanaian University
Author: Boateng, John Kwame
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Quality Assurance,Educational Quality,Employment Potential,Education Work Relationship,College Graduates,Job Skills,Questionnaires,Employment Patterns,Employment Level,Communication Skills,Critical Thinking,Computer Literacy,Problem Solving,Entrepreneurship,Research Skills,Outcomes of Education,Student Satisfaction

The study examined factors important for professional success of graduates. It examined the state of graduates' employment considering generic skills acquired during course of studentship at the Wisconsin International University College (WIUC). The relevance academic programmes offered by the University College in helping graduates' maintain their jobs was also explored. An online based questionnaire was used to tap graduates views on their employment status and factors that have made them into successful professionals. Two hundred and thirty graduates who had graduated from the University College from 2000 to 2012 completed the questionnaire. The study revealed that 84% of graduates are in gainful employment while 2.5% report they had never worked since graduation. Also 13.5% report that they are not employed at the time of completing the questionnaire. Fifty six percent of graduates are employed in the private sector with 17% occupying top management positions, 40% in mid level management positions and 14% as first line managers. Communication skills, critical thinking skills, computer skills, problem solving skills, entrepreneurial and research skills are mentioned as generic skills picked up during their training in WIUC that has helped them remain successful in their professions. Quality teaching, core course mix and quality of student workload are mentioned among others as strengths of the WIUC programmes. It was interesting to note that in spite of the weaknesses observed by graduates in facilities, support services, and WIUC's linkages with industry, graduates are still very confident that the quality of training, of teaching and learning and the programmes WIUC offered them did prepare them adequately for the world of work.
Successful U.S.-Brazilian Research Collaborations Require Key U.S. Institutional Competencies
Author: Baker, Adria L.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Institutional Characteristics,Partnerships in Education,International Educational Exchange,Educational Research,Study Abroad,Success,Educational Cooperation,College Programs,Minimum Competencies,Group Dynamics,Etiology,Foreign Countries

Through the years, many governments around the globe have invested in sending postsecondary students abroad through providing scholarships for university-level study -- at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Filling their country's immediate and future demands for professional and academic development through offering grants, and then maximizing on the students' educational experiences once they return home, is the major overarching objective of this activity. What motivates a government to invest in a study abroad exchange program on a large scale? Darla K. Deardorff (2014) explored &quot;the why&quot; for global educational mobility. She found that when research partnerships are established between foreign universities, positive impacts on key global societal problems are created and enhanced. Therefore, these investments not only have a positive impact in meeting the needs of a country, but can have a constructive global influence, as well.
Examining the Relationship between Referee Self-Efficacy and General Self-Efficacy Levels of Basketball Referees in Terms of Certain Variables
Author: Karaçam, Aydin
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletics,Decision Making,Team Sports,Self Efficacy,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Correlation,Physical Fitness,Scores,Data Collection

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between referee self-efficacy and general self-efficacy levels of basketball referees in terms of gender, education, age and refereeing experience. The study group was created within a convenience sampling method. 192 referees, 10% (n = 19) female, and 90% (n = 173) male, who performed active refereeing within Turkish Basketball Federation during 2016-2017 basketball season participated in the study. The personal information form, Referee Self-Efficacy Scale (REFS) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) were used as data collection tools. The analysis of the data was conducted using SPSS 21 and AMOS programs. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, t-test and one-way variance analysis (ANOVA) were used in determining the relationships between variables, binary and multiple comparisons, respectively. Total scores of referees in REFS and scores obtained from sub-dimensions of physical fitness and decision making show a significant difference according to gender. There is a positive and significant relationship between referees' physical fitness, game knowledge, decision making, pressure, communication, total scores in GES and REFS, and their age and refereeing experience. There is a positive and significant relationship between referees' physical fitness, game knowledge, decision making, pressure, communication, total scores in GES and REFS, and all other variables. There is no significant difference between REFS total score, physical fitness, game knowledge, decision making, pressure and communication of referees, and education.
Pause...Before Rushing In: Examining Motivations to Help in Trauma Impacted Communities Internationally
Author: Streets, Barbara Faye
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Trauma,Attribution Theory,Motivation,Technical Assistance,Emergency Programs,Helping Relationship,Qualitative Research,Social Justice,Natural Disasters,Best Practices,Reflection,Outreach Programs,College Programs,Intention,Moral Values,Foreign Countries,Cultural Influences

International service learning courses, cultural immersion projects, and international disaster response teams have provided valuable aid, services, supplies and programs to trauma-impacted communities across the globe. Many colleges and universities support global learning and the creation of global citizens, and this ethic is reflected in many educational mission statements. To avoid a tepid humanitarian response to a disaster, it is important for human services providers to critically examine their motivations for assisting so that the result reflects justice, integrity, and cultural competence. This article offers a set of reflective questions for human services providers, cultural immersion curriculum developers, and independent agents to ponder prior to responding to international disasters. We used a qualitative social justice framework to inform and design applied practice recovery efforts. This framework promotes meaningful dialogue for ensuring mutually reciprocal recovery efforts, a goal that will be ultimately more empowering in the long run.
The Influence of Pintrich's Self-Regulated Learning Model on Elementary Teacher Candidates in a Life Science Course
Author: Çetin, Baris
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Elementary School Teachers,Quasiexperimental Design,Measures (Individuals),Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Teacher Education Programs,Models,Foreign Countries,Science Instruction,Learning Activities,Pretests Posttests,Teaching Methods,Reflection

The purpose of this research was to determine whether the use of activities based on Pintrich's self-regulated learning model effect the self-regulated learning perceptions of elementary teacher candidates within a Life Science course. The research was organized in accordance with the quasi-experimental designs model. This study was conducted within a classroom consisting of 5 male and 34 female (aged 20 to 25) elementary teacher candidates at Canakkale 18 Mart University, Education Faculty, and Department of Basic Education. Data was collected utilizing the &quot;Self-regulated Learning Perception Scale&quot; and the &quot;Personal Information Form&quot;. As a result of the research, the use of Pintrich's self-regulated learning based activities has been found to improve the self-regulated learning perceptions of the elementary teacher candidates.
California Student Counselors Reflect on a Study Abroad Experience in New Zealand
Author: Winslade, John
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Study Abroad,Counselor Training,Guidance,Student Attitudes,High Schools,Cultural Differences,Placement,Cultural Awareness,Educational Benefits,Outcomes of Education,School Organization,Counseling Services,Values,Reflection,Racial Differences,Social Problems,College Readiness,School Counseling,School Counselors,Graduate Students,Masters Programs,Qualitative Research

Seven counseling and guidance students from California participated in a study abroad program in which they were placed in a high school in Auckland, New Zealand, for one month. Their comments on the experience in response to researchers' questions form the basis of this paper. They suggest that the participants benefited from being immersed in a culturally different context where they had to consider differences in school organization, counseling priorities, and students' cultural mores. This immersion required them to think about their own professional values and to engage in high level learning, appropriate to masters level field experience work. They commented especially on different approaches to cultural and racial issues in New Zealand and California and on experiencing a counseling profession that is more focused on addressing social issues than on college readiness.
Anaerobic Capacity Changes of the National Freestyle Wrestlers during the Olympic Qualification Competition Period
Author: Sever, Ozan
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletics,Competition,Body Weight,Performance,Foreign Countries,Athletes,Statistical Analysis,Muscular Strength,Scores,Computer Software,Physiology

This study aimed to evaluate the national level wrestlers' anaerobic capacity through the preparation and qualification periods for Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games. For this manner, 10 national level freestyle wrestlers' (age 22,10 ± 3,21; weight 64,75 ± 6,34; height 164,31 ± 4,75) anaerobic outputs measured 3 times in three month intervals with Bosco repeated jump test. Peak Jump(cm), Flight time, average power, average power/weight, first 15 sec average jump height, last 15 sec average jump height, fatigue index scores analyzed with repeated measures Anova. Mean power/weight output of the wrestlers increased from 20,42 W/kg to 21,28 W/kg(4,21 %) and fatigue index is decreased from 1,185 to 1,142 (3,62 %). However, this increase was not statistically significant (p&lt;0,05). In six months of qualification and preparation period wrestlers' anaerobic capacity did not changed and it is thought to have been caused by some reasons such as having already reached a certain anaerobic peak level or athletes' competition level and frequency which might made it difficult for them to have a proper periodization during the year.
An Exploratory Study on International Students' Study Anxiety
Author: Khoshlessan, Rezvan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Students,Anxiety,Questionnaires,College Students,Student Characteristics,Student Attitudes,Majors (Students),Age Differences,Gender Differences,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Acculturation,Student Adjustment,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Academic Achievement,Measures (Individuals)

This study examines international students' study anxiety in a mid-sized university in Southeast Texas comparing their existing study anxiety along lines of nationality, gender, age, major, degree, and stage of education. It focuses on the students' perceptions and the dominant goal of this research was to investigate whether there is a relationship among the study anxiety of international students and all of the listed factors. The participants consisted of a convenience sample of college students (n = 85) during the Spring 2013 semester at a public four-year institution in Texas. The researcher collected pertinent demographic data and used a modified version of the Study Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) (Vitasari, Abdul Wahab, Othman &amp; Awang, 2010). Statistical methods such as correlation analysis were used to analyze collected data and ascertain if there was a significant relationship between the response variable and set of independent variables listed above. The results demonstrated some differences among international students' study anxiety in US colleges.
Emerging Role of Clinical Preceptors (CPs) at a Private University, Karachi, Pakistan
Author: Dias, Jacqueline Maria
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Clinical Teaching (Health Professions),Nursing Education,Case Studies,Teacher Role,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Study,Labor Needs,Selection Criteria,Teacher Effectiveness,Semi Structured Interviews

Clinical preceptors (CPs) play an integral role to prepare skilled, competent and caring student nurses to perform their future roles as members of the health care team. The aim of this study was to explore processes and effectiveness of the new role of clinical preceptors (CPs) in a low income country. A case study using Tellis (1997) approach was used. Data was collected from different viewpoints including, nursing administration, nursing services, co-faculty and students. The findings of the study will contribute to an in-depth understanding about the emerging role of CPs and operationalization of this role within the undergraduate nursing programme in Pakistan. The study findings endorse that CPs support clinical education of the nursing students' provided there is mentorship and a program for teaching and learning. Through this case study the authors demonstrated the complexities and challenges of introducing a new role. Additionally, factors like institutional support, resources and mentorship are vital elements to support the new emerging role of CPs. It is envisioned that this new role can be replicated in other health care disciplines locally and regionally.