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Changes in and the Relationship between Language Learning Motivation and Self-Concept in 11-14 Year-Old Students in Hungary: A Longitudinal Study
Author: Péter-Szarka, Szilvia
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Motivation,Second Language Learning,Correlation,Comparative Analysis,Self Concept,Moral Values,Self Esteem,Foreign Countries,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Questionnaires,Self Concept Measures,Scores,Student Attitudes,Adolescent Development,Language Teachers,Longitudinal Studies,Parent Child Relationship,Affective Behavior,Attitude Change,Academic Achievement,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students

Motivation to learn foreign languages is a significant determinant of successful language acquisition. The subject has been widely researched in the past, and since the early 1990s a great deal of empirical research related to the classroom environment has been proposed to expand theory into everyday classroom practice. I present an empirical, longitudinal (3-year) study to explore the relationship between and changes in foreign language learning motivation, learning motivation and self-concept in the 5th, 6th and 8th forms of elementary school. The same tests (Kozéki-Entwistle's Learning Motivation Questionnaire, the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, and Clément, Dörnyei and Noels' Foreign Language Learning Motivation questionnaire) were administered three times, so I was able to compare the results and draw conclusions about developmental tendencies. A strong correlation was found between motivational and self-esteem scores, and between learning and foreign language learning motivation subscales. It is necessary to highlight the importance of the Moral, Family and Social Self, which draws our attention to the family values and beliefs students are equipped with, when they enter the school. The significant decrease in motivation and self-esteem in the period under investigation focuses our attention on problems of adolescence, and challenges language teachers to establish a highly motivating classroom practice.
Understanding Mathematics: Some Key Factors
Author: Ali, Asma Amanat
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Preadolescents,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Short Term Memory,Student Surveys,Urdu,English,Language of Instruction,Value Judgment,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,Mathematics Achievement,Factor Analysis

Mathematics is well known as a subject area where there can be problems in terms of understanding as well as retaining positive attitudes. In a large study involving 813 school students (ages approximately 10-12) drawn from two different school systems in Pakistan, the effect of limited working memory capacity on performance in mathematics was explored along with a survey of areas of difficulty and student attitudes. This involved looking at student perceptions of their experiences, the nature of the difficulties they have with mathematics and possible reasons for these difficulties. The overall aim is to explore the extent of the effect of working memory and to gain insights so that practical ways forward to enhance mathematics education can be identified. It was found that limited working memory capacity has a very strong influence on performance, confirming other studies. Indeed, if the cognitive load exceeds the capacity of working memory, understanding becomes a casualty, with consequent attitude deterioration. Students need to be able to see that mathematics has a purpose in being able to be applied to real-life situations. However, attempts to develop applications may often generate further working memory overload. Curricula devised by those outside the classroom can sometimes be inappropriate while topics causing the greatest problems at these ages and include areas of geometry, statistics and the applications of mathematics.
Assessment of Job Satisfaction among Faculty Members and Its Relationship with Some Variables in Najran University
Author: Al-Smadi, Marwan Saleh
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Job Satisfaction,College Faculty,Teacher Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Predictor Variables,Teaching Experience,Gender Differences,Institutional Characteristics,Questionnaires,Intellectual Disciplines,Teacher Salaries,Financial Support,Interpersonal Communication,Psychological Characteristics,Social Influences,Foreign Countries

It is vital that colleges and universities monitor the satisfaction levels of their employees to secure high levels of their performance. The current study aimed to identify the impact of some variables (gender, Teaching experience and college type) on assessing the level of job satisfaction among faculty of Najran University. A survey was conducted in this study by a 23-item questionnaire, distributed to (262) male and female faculty members from various colleges. The questionnaire items distributed to four domains: Academic environment, salaries and financial support, psychological and social aspects, and interpersonal communication. The results showed a moderate degree of job satisfaction in general, and there are statistically significant differences due to (gender, teaching experience and college type), where the differences in favor of males, scientific colleges and more experienced.
University Childcare Teachers' Perceptions, Beliefs, and Thoughts about Their Profession and Jobs: A Turkish Case
Author: Dagli, Ümmühan Yesil
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Preschool Teachers,Child Care,Child Caregivers,Caregiver Attitudes,Semi Structured Interviews,Focus Groups,Working Hours,Teacher Salaries,Job Satisfaction,Phenomenology,Parent Teacher Cooperation,Universities,Teacher Motivation,Preschool Education,Child Care Centers,Work Attitudes,Qualitative Research

This research investigated perceptions, feelings and thoughts of early childhood teachers, working at university campus childcare centers in Turkey, regarding their profession and job. Understanding how they make the meaning of challenges, issues, difficulties, and enjoyment, and then connecting those to their job satisfaction, burnout, and stress were the goals. A total of nine early childhood teachers participated in the study. Using a phenomenological research design, two semi-structured focus group interviews, lasting about two hours, were conducted. Results showed that, overall, campus childcare teachers in this study enjoyed working with children despite their challenges of working with parents, low pay, and long and uncompensated work hours. The quality of the relationship with parents seems to have a very powerful effect on teachers' job satisfaction and on their motivation. On the other hand, their love for children and passion about their work as well as having positive work environment help them re-build their motivation. Their personal and collective efficacy helps maintaining their dedication and commitment to the profession.
Including a Service Learning Educational Research Project in a Biology Course-I: Assessing Community Awareness of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Author: Abu-Shakra, Amal
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Biology,Service Learning,Educational Research,Poisoning,Science Education,Consciousness Raising,Incidence,Age Differences,Hazardous Materials,Physiology,Statistical Analysis,Children,Higher Education,Educational Attainment,School Community Programs,Risk,Child Health,Program Implementation,Student Interests,Program Descriptions,Questionnaires

A university course project was developed and implemented in a biology course, focusing on environmental problems, to assess community awareness of childhood lead poisoning. A set of 385 questionnaires was generated and distributed in an urban community in North Carolina, USA. The completed questionnaires were sorted first into yes and no sets based on the responses obtained for the first question, which gauged the participants' awareness of lead as an indoor pollutant at 71% (n = 273). For the other questions, the yes response percentages ranged from 30%-67%, with the exception of the fifth question, which was on awareness of lead's particular impact on children that received the largest percentage of total responses (85%; 327/385). Using Chi square (x[superscript 2]) analysis, the study revealed that university education levels among the participants in the study significantly enhanced awareness of the body systems affected by lead poisoning (a&lt;0.02), whereas age significantly enhanced awareness of the treatment of lead poisoning (a&lt;0.02), its prevalence, causes, and the body systems affected (a&lt;0.05). A majority of the participants showed interest in learning about lead poisoning (67%), but perhaps not only through a university seminar (42%). The project showed that involvement of students in innovative communication avenues between universities and communities, aimed at enhancing public awareness of a major environmental health risk, is possible through a biology course project in which students are part of the project's development, implementation and analysis. Also, such an educational research project can, despite some limitations, offer educational opportunities that can intensify the students' interest in the course and knowledge of the research topic.
Integration of Programmed Instruction into Mathematics and Science Teaching: A Panacea to Students Dwindling Interest in Mathematics and Science in Nigerian Schools
Author: Oginni, Omoniyi Israel
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,Mathematics Instruction,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Retention (Psychology),Mastery Learning,Surveys,Costs,Public Schools,Private Schools,Teaching Methods,Independent Study,Instructional Materials,Student Attitudes,Student Interests,Gender Differences,Statistical Analysis,Programmed Instructional Materials

This study examined Programmed Instruction (PI) a panacea to students' dwindling interest in mathematics. Descriptive research of survey design was adopted for the study. A questionnaire was designed to collect data from a sample of seven hundred and fifty (750) respondents which include 700 Students and 50 Teachers from Public and Private Secondary Schools in Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State in Nigeria. The study revealed that usage of programmed instruction beef up curiosity in mathematics students and resulted to greater retention and mastery of subject matter. Also, the study revealed that lack of trained personnel to help guide students in the use of programmed books, scarcity of programmed books in the society, high cost of procuring programmed books and machine and lack of necessary infrastructural facilities have been the factors militating against the implementation of programmed instruction in schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended that curriculum experts should develop various using the programmed instruction approach. Government should release fund for the development of programmed books and school authority should encourage their teachers to attend seminars and workshops, were they could gain knowledge of how to implement programmed instruction and other pedagogical skills that will enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. Also, there should be provision of necessary infrastructural facilities in schools for easy implementation of programmed instruction.
Facilitating and Dealing with Learner Differences in the Online Classroom
Author: McFarlane, Donovan A.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Electronic Learning,Barriers,Student Characteristics,Facilitators (Individuals),Classroom Environment,Teacher Responsibility,Performance Factors,Change Strategies,Individual Differences

This paper explores the challenges faced by teachers and educators in the online classroom, especially in light of existing learner differences among students stemming from intelligence, socioeconomic status (SES), culture, gender, among other factors. The author examines the characteristics of the online classroom and looks at learner differences as significant factors impacting teacher responsibilities in the online setting. Several challenges common to facilitated online learning (FOL) and independent online learning (IOL) in the online classroom are examined and brought into perspective as the author applies social science theories such as self-efficacy, multiple intelligences theory, social distance theory and comparative homogeneity, pedagogy and classroom management theories in analyzing and addressing these challenges. The author makes several recommendations for online teachers and educators to address the problems and challenges that are present in the online classroom and then explores the implications for teaching and learning. Finally, the author espouses a need for research into the major issue under discussion.
Classroom Management and Loss of Time at the Lesson Start: A Preliminary Study
Author: Saloviita, Timo
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Classroom Techniques,Classroom Observation Techniques,Secondary School Teachers,Time Management,Behavior Problems,Performance Factors,Classroom Environment,Lesson Observation Criteria,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

Lesson starts are transitional events which may cause management problems for teachers. In this study 131 lesson starts of equally many teachers were observed in primary and secondary schools in Finland. The results indicated that, in general, the problems were minimal. However, for various reasons lesson starts were delayed by an average of about six minutes. Calculated on this basis, the total loss of instructional time in the whole school year was about five weeks of schooling. No statistically significant relationships were observed between disturbances in the classroom and any background variable studied including grade level, classroom type, (special or mainstream), group size, presence of classroom assistant, sex of the teacher, weekday, time of day of the lesson, or subject of the lesson. In order to maximise instructional time more attention should be paid in future to starting lessons promptly.
Brisk Attitude and Optimism: Top Workers' Childhood Experiences Forming the Basis of Success at Work
Author: Uusiautti, Satu
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Employees,Employee Attitudes,Success,Experience,Interviews,Adolescents,Children,Industry,Child Rearing,Caring,Coping,Psychological Patterns,Career Counseling,Foreign Countries,Career Development,Mixed Methods Research,Parent Influence,Family Influence,Peer Influence

This study focused on the phenomenon of success at work asking whether it would be possible to find factors from top workers' children and school experiences that would explain their later success. This study was a part of a larger research in which Finnish top workers, employees of the year, who have been selected as successful professionals of their field in Finland were researched. This article focuses on the narrative data collected through qualitative interviews. In this article, their childhood and adolescence experiences were analyzed in order to find out whether successful development could be enhanced already in early phases of life. This study employed the narrative interview method through which top workers were asked to reminisce their childhood and adolescence experiences. What factors have supported their success and how have they coped with adversities in life? According to the results, the most important key to success at work adopted from home was caring upbringing as parents did not set any ambitious goals for success for their children but made the children think about their future and have an optimistic attitude to life. The role of careers counseling at school was also discussed. Analyzing these factors is important if aiming at helping people's chances of finding an occupation they fit and in which they can use their talents. Experiences and events taking place in childhood and adolescence can be crucial, or at least, direct people in a right direction.
Including a Service Learning Educational Research Project in a Biology Course-II: Assessing Community Awareness of Legionnaires' Disease?
Author: Abu-Shakra, Amal
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,Educational Research,Age Differences,Diseases,Biology,Consciousness Raising,Urban Areas,Questionnaires,Incidence,Prevention,Item Analysis,College Students,Seminars,Educational Opportunities,Communication Skills,School Community Relationship,Partnerships in Education,High School Students,Secondary School Students,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Level

For a university service learning educational research project addressing Legionnaires' disease (LD), a Yes/No questionnaire on community awareness of LD was developed and distributed in an urban community in North Carolina, USA. The 456 questionnaires completed by the participants were sorted into yes and no sets based on responses obtained to the first question on whether the participant has heard of LD, and 194 participants (~43%) answered in the affirmative. For the other nine questions the yes response percentages ranged from 16%-68%. Using ?[superscript 2] analysis, the study showed that the age of the participant was a major factor in enhancing awareness of LD, whereas education was a minor factor at best. Differences in responses among the age groups were strongly significant (a&lt;0.005) for general LD awareness, knowledge of its causes and prevalence, as well as body systems affected, prevention and treatment. Significance at the lower level of a &lt;0.05 was observed among the different age groups on knowledge of exposure to LD through inhalation of contaminated air (Q5). In fact Q5 was the only question for which the responses of pre-university and university groups varied significantly (a &lt;0.05). Interest among the participants in learning more about LD (68%) was higher than in attending a university seminar on the topic (54%). This study provided many educational opportunities to the students to enhance and apply their data analysis skills and to intensify several aspects of their knowledge acquisition and communication skills. Fostering the active involvement of students in an educational activity that can set the stage for an innovative university-community partnership on enhancing awareness of the preventable environmental disease LD is of benefit to all stakeholders.
Model Optimization Planting Pattern Agroforestry Forest Land Based on Pine Tree
Author: Rajati, Tati
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agricultural Education,Forestry,Models,Farm Management,Patternmaking,Horticulture,Agronomy,Land Use,Computer Simulation,Income,Agricultural Production,Design Preferences,Foreign Countries

This study aims to determine cropping patterns in class slopes 0 - &lt;15% and the grade slope slopes 15% - &lt;30% and the slopes&gt; 30%. The method used in this study is a description of the dynamic system approach using a software power sim. Forest areas where the research, which is a type of plant that is cultivated by the people in the study area, namely coffee, vanilla plantation crops / horticulture fruit and chili sauce for food crops / horticulture vegetables. Research results prove that the slope grade 0 - &lt;15%. Cropping pattern of this slope is a combination of plant species are pine-vanilla-chili sauce with vanilla density of 712 stems and stem cayenne 1940, with revenues of wages pine + Rp 79,183,734 / ha. b) on the slope grade 15% - &lt;30% and 30%. Cropping patterns on the slopes of this combination of plant species are pine-coffee-vanilla. On the slopes of 15% - &lt;30% density of 277 coffee and vanilla stem rod 547, while for slopes of 30% with a density of 279 coffee and vanilla stem rod 545, with revenues respectively: wages pine + Rp 58.33.144 / ha and wages pine + US $ 55.40225 million / ha.
Retrospective Evaluation of a Collaborative LearningScience Module: The Users' Perspective
Author: DeWitt, Dorothy
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cooperative Learning,Science Instruction,Learning Modules,Secondary School Science,Constructivism (Learning),Learning Theories,Computer Mediated Communication,Program Evaluation,Problem Solving,Informal Education,Electronic Learning,Scientific Principles,Educational Benefits,Nutrition Instruction,Usability,Data Analysis

This study focuses on the retrospective evaluation of collaborative mLearning (CmL) Science module for teaching secondary school science which was designed based on social constructivist learning theories and Merrill's First Principle of Instruction. This study is part of a developmental research in which computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools such as discussion forums, collaborative work spaces (wiki), and text messaging was employed. The user evaluation focuses on the retrospective evaluation of sixteen (16) Form 2 students as users on completion of the module. Data collection was from a surveys and interviews. However, to ensure reliability, the results were triangulated with the users' online communications on the forums, wikis, and text messages. The findings showed that the CmL module has several strengths and weaknesses. However, the CmL module could be used for learning as it provided an opportunity for scientific inquiry in the search for information and through both online and face-to-face discussions while solving problems. In addition, the findings show that the CmL module could be used to encourage scientific inquiry for encouraging the nature of science.
Assessing the Influence of the PTTC Principal's Competency in ICT on the Teachers' Integration of ICT in Teaching Science in PTTCs in Nyanza Region, Kenya
Author: Omwenga, Ezekiel
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Principals,Schools of Education,Technology Integration,Leadership Role,Interviews,Questionnaires,Administrator Surveys,Teacher Educators,Teacher Surveys,Technological Literacy,Competence,Elementary School Science,Correlation,Influences,Technology Uses in Education,Administrator Qualifications

The study was conducted to assess the influence of Primary Teacher Training College (PTTC) principal's competency in ICT on the teacher's integration of ICT in teaching science in PTTC's in Nyanza region in Kenya. The one research question and one research hypothesis guided the study. The population comprised of 21 principals and 159 tutors. Data from the college principals and tutors was collected by use of interview schedule and a questionnaire. Cronbach alpha reliability computation was done to determine the overall reliability of the instrument. Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.90 and higher was considered as reliable. The mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data collected and the hypothesis tested at 0.01 alpha level. The results from the data indicated that the Principal who is competent in Information Communication Technology (ICT) favored the tutor's ICT integration in teaching science. Results of the hypothesis testing further revealed that there was a significant liner relationship between the principal's competency in ICT and teacher's integration of ICT in the teaching of science in PTTC's. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that the Kenya government should make it a priority to develop a policy to guide leaders in ICT integration, in teaching science, and Teacher's Service Commission, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, Kenya Education Staff Institute and Ministry of Education and Science Technology should develop packages in ICT integration in teaching science for in servicing Principals prior to appointment.