ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The First Derivative of an Exponential Function with the &quot;White Box/Black Box&quot; Didactical Principle and Observations with GeoGebra
Author: Budinski, Natalija
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Computer Software,Visualization,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Geometric Concepts,Mathematical Concepts,Algebra,High School Students,Secondary School Mathematics,Worksheets

This paper shows how GeoGebra--a dynamic mathematics software--can be used to experiment, visualize and connect various concepts such as function, first derivative, slope, and tangent line. Students were given an assignment to determine the first derivative of the exponential function that they solved while experimenting with GeoGebra. GeoGebra enables students to experiment, model, and research their ideas in order to get desired results for mathematical problems. The software package, GeoGebra, enriches the educational process and opens up new questions and possibilities. Learning and teaching mathematics in contemporary, technology-rich surroundings requires new didactical approaches. The findings in this paper are based on the &quot;White Box/Black Box&quot; didactical principle. Recommendations for mathematics teachers are shared.
Outcome-Based Education and Student Learning in Managerial Accounting in Hong Kong
Author: Lui, Gladie
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Accounting,Business Administration Education,Outcome Based Education,Curriculum Implementation,Behavioral Objectives,Teaching Methods,Learning Activities,Instructional Development,Instructional Effectiveness,Performance Based Assessment,Course Descriptions,Higher Education,Educational Practices

Although Outcome-based Education has not been successful in public education in several countries, it has been successful in the medical fields in higher education in the U.S. The author implemented OBE in her Managerial Accounting course in H.K. Intended learning outcomes were mapped again Bloom's Cognitive Domain. Teaching and learning activities that would facilitate students' achieving the ILOs were designed. And assessment tasks were evaluated. The instructor found that desired attributes were met, leading to the conclusion that the OBE approach was a success.
Multiple Regression as a Practical Tool for Teacher Preparation Program Evaluation
Author: Williams, Cynthia
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multiple Regression Analysis,Teacher Education Programs,Program Evaluation,Teacher Certification,Outcomes of Education,Education Courses,Private Colleges,Public Colleges,Case Studies,Grade Inflation,Correlation,Statistical Analysis

In response to No Child Left Behind mandates, budget cuts and various accountability demands aimed at improving programs, colleges and schools of education are in need of practical, quantitative evaluation methods which can be utilized internally to meaningfully examine teacher preparation programs and related coursework. The utility of multiple regression as a tool for linking coursework to teacher certification outcomes was examined in two separate case studies: one examined data from a smaller, private university and the other examined data from a larger public university. Grade inflation, missing or confounding variables, bivariate correlations, beta weights, statistical assumptions, and power were statistical considerations. Results indicated multiple regression can provide meaningful program evaluation information when examining teacher preparation programs where fewer sections of courses are offered, such as at the private university level. Variance associated with multiple course sections being nested in individual courses was believed to interfere with multiple regression results for public university analyses. Methods such as hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) and growth mixture modeling (GMM) may be more appropriate when evaluating teacher preparation programs at larger universities where nested variables are often more prevalent.
Case Study of Accreditation Reaffirmation with Emphasis on Assessment-Related Ambiguities
Author: Schmadeka, Wayne
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Accreditation (Institutions),Ambiguity (Context),Urban Universities,College Outcomes Assessment

At the urging of the U.S. Department of Education, regional accrediting organizations have, during the last few years, placed much greater emphasis on implementation of assessment as a requirement for accreditation. The battle to control the terms of assessment and ambiguity surrounding those terms impacts the 3,000 colleges that are subject to accreditation by the regional accrediting bodies. In March 2006, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reviewed the University of Houston-Downtown to determine if the University's accreditation should be reaffirmed. The review was critical of the University's assessment effort. This article summarizes the experience at UHD and suggests that the reaffirmation process would be more productive for the accreditor and colleges if the accreditor clarifies its assessment expectations in a timely and transparent manner.
Development of an Instrument for Indirect Assessment of College Business Programs
Author: Hogan, Eileen A.
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Business Administration Education,College Programs,Program Evaluation,Student Surveys,College Seniors,Test Validity,Factor Analysis,Factor Structure,College Outcomes Assessment,Public Colleges

In the spirit of continuous improvement, universities are constantly seeking ways to measure and enhance their effectiveness. Within colleges of business, the importance of assessment has been highlighted recently by AACSB accreditation standards dealing with assurance of learning. While AACSB standards focus primarily on direct measures of student learning, indirect measures of students' experiences can also yield important and actionable knowledge. This paper reports on the validation of a &quot;home-grown&quot; exit survey of business seniors (n = 837) in two universities. The instrument taps into students' evaluations of their general education courses, business core/common classes, experience in their majors, advising, and resource availability. In data from one university, exploratory factor analysis was used to create six reliable summary indices of students' evaluations. This factor structure was replicated in data from the second university. Use of instruments such as this to improve business programs is discussed.
The Application of Six Sigma Methodologies to University Processes: The Use of Student Teams
Author: Pryor, Mildred Golden
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teamwork,Graduate Students,Measurement Techniques,Quality Control,Statistical Analysis,Improvement,College Curriculum,Masters Programs,Program Validation,Stakeholders,Interviews

The first student Six Sigma team (activated under a QEP Process Sub-team) evaluated the course and curriculum approval process. The goal was to streamline the process and thereby shorten process cycle time and reduce confusion about how the process works. Members of this team developed flowcharts on how the process is supposed to work (by procedure) and how it works in reality. The reality flowchart was developed by interviewing process stakeholders. The two flowcharts were compared &amp; integrated. Then the process was streamlined by making many serial approval steps simultaneous. The team members briefed process stakeholders, received their input and validated the proposed process revision. The revised process resulted in a reduction of cycle time by 78.9%. The procedure has been written to reflect the new process. To fully implement the revised process, technological changes are being made as well.
Changing the &quot;Landscape&quot; of Learning: The Future of Blended Learning Provision in Newly Merged South African Higher Education Institutions
Author: Paterson, Andrew
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Blended Learning,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Organizational Change,Knowledge Management,Information Systems,Integrated Curriculum,Higher Education,Curriculum Development,Technology Integration,Cooperative Learning,Program Implementation,Information Technology,Costs

This article analyses the implications of recent institutional mergers for information systems development and in particular for the provision of blended and collaborative learning in the South African higher education system. The merged institutions are only beginning to address these challenges. The article therefore draws attention to current conditions, key systems integration challenges and strategic decisions that can influence the outcome of information systems integration. Particular emphasis is given to access, equity, competition and cost outcomes of planning, and implementing online blended and collaborative curriculum modalities in the context of the institutional mergers.
The Shongololo Interconnectivity Pilot Project: A Work in Progress
Author: Rosario, Joy
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Library Services,Information Technology,Disadvantaged Schools,Rural Schools,Program Descriptions,Adolescents,Computer Mediated Communication,Technical Support,Nongovernmental Organizations,Partnerships in Education,Fund Raising,Teacher Exchange Programs

The Shongololo project of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture in South Africa aims to endorse the notion that a school can quite effectively cross the digital divide with a single online computer that is accessible to both learners and educators and which is managed by an enthusiastic and committed information specialist/teacher-librarian or IT person. ELITS (Education Libraries and Information Technology Services: a Directorate in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture) believes that a bank of networked computers is not necessarily a pre-requisite for online interaction, indeed this model brings with it attendant complications and expenses that can be prohibitive. The project was designed to run on a similar basis to the Global Teenager project with short relevant topics being set for e-mail discussion for set time periods. The initial plan called for the involvement of sixty schools: 20 developing/disadvantaged schools in deep rural KwaZulu-Natal, 20 technologically developed schools in the same province and 20 schools in and around Manchester in the United Kingdom. The main challenges experienced in the project relate to ongoing lack of capacity, insufficient technical support, problems with use of equipment in developing schools, differences between developed and developing schools and the collapse of the partnership with the UK-based NGO. The degree of success has ranged from a school that is operating on the most basic e-mail correspondence to schools which have had learners visit one another on a face-to-face basis. Many schools are communicating successfully despite problems such as stolen hard drives, unpaid phone accounts and the uninitiated interfering with settings.
Analysis of Art House Media Texts Use during Media Studies in the Student Audience (Alain Robbe-Grillet Movies Case Study)
Author: Fedorov, Alexander
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Films,Film Study,Media Literacy,Evaluation Methods,Higher Education

The study of media culture and virtual world requires knowledge and skills of the analysis of media texts of different levels of complexity. In this sense, the cinematic legacy of the great French writer, screenwriter and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922-2008) gives productive opportunities for the analysis of works of the elite media culture and fits well into the main range of media education goals of higher education (especially in the training of future culture experts, art historians, sociologists, linguists, psychologists, teachers). The article examines the main approaches to the analysis of art house media texts of A. Robbe-Grillet in the context of media education.
A Response to &quot;A Pedagogical and Economic Critique of Student Charges for Internet Access&quot;
Author: Moll, Pippa
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Internet,Access to Computers,Access to Information,Fees,Reader Response,Information Policy,Mass Media Use,Technology Uses in Education,Criticism,User Needs (Information)

This paper is a practitioner response by an IT manager to a paper by Duncan Greaves entitled &quot;A pedagogical and economic critique of student charges for Internet access&quot;, which appears in the same issue of &quot;IJEDICT.&quot; Greaves' article proposes four mechanisms to solve this &quot;public goods problem&quot;. The author explores the challenges of Internet service provision in a no-charging low bandwidth environment and specifically considers the implications of Greaves' recommendations to solve this problem: right-sizing the bandwidth; having appropriate policy frameworks; capitalising on community mores and sensibility; and using technology smartly.
Blended Online and Face-to-Face Learning: A Pilot Project in the Faculty of Education, Eduardo Mondlane University
Author: Muianga, Xavier
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Online Courses,Conventional Instruction,Foreign Countries,Computer Software,Computer Mediated Communication,Open Source Technology,Integrated Learning Systems,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Technology Integration,Graduate Study,Access to Computers,College Faculty,Graduate Students,Internet,Developing Nations,Case Studies,Questionnaires,Interviews,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Program Effectiveness

This paper is about the introduction of blended online and face-to-face learning to the Faculty of Education at Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) in Mozambique. The main objective of the intervention was to explore the use of a course management system (CMS) within a flexible, student-centred teaching and learning strategy. The author selected two courses, developed an implementation plan, and designed blended versions of the courses, which replaced much of the face-to-face contact teaching with online contact via a course management system. This study is a part of a larger project to develop new teaching and learning methods for the new Education faculty and for EMU as a whole. The study includes a cost and benefit assessment and an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of learning technologies. Project results include quantitative and qualitative information on the use of the CMS such as the access conditions of students and educators; student preferences across a range of activities; barriers to the use of computers; teaching and learning methods; the useability of the CMS as perceived by students; and barriers to the use of a CMS. The conclusion identifies institutional challenges, and offers recommended solutions to provide the human and technological infrastructure needed for effective implementation of a CMS across the university.
Features and Historical Aspects of the Philippines Educational System
Author: Musa, Sajid
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational History,Barriers,Cultural Influences,Language of Instruction,Educational Change,Educational Administration,Elementary Secondary Education,Politics of Education,World History,Early Childhood Education,Higher Education,Postsecondary Education,Public Education,Private Education

This article deals with the features of the Philippine educational system. Additionally, brief and concise information will be given on how the educational system came into existence, the organization and the structure of the system itself. This paper also tackles the obstacles and problems observed in the past and up to the present, and gives possible solutions to these. We also made sure to give some useful recommendations and suggestions on how the education system can be improved, which were enlightened by the steps taken by some wealthy neighboring countries in the region. Based on the study, further understanding of the shortcomings of the country, not only in education but also in the essential aspect of nationalism, were found. The originality of this work can be seen in the brief explanation of the Philippine educational system, as well as its historical aspects, and the detailed comparison of different eras of the educational system.
Teaching Materials &quot;Surface Area of Geometric Figures,&quot; Created Using the Software Package &quot;GeoGebra&quot;
Author: Radovic, Slaviša
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Computer Software,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Algebra,Geometry,Teaching Methods,Interaction,Elementary Secondary Education,Student Motivation,Student Evaluation,Elementary School Mathematics,Secondary School Mathematics,Foreign Countries

Social development, the progress of technology, and changing economic forces certainly affect the development of the current educational system. One of the main problems of today's school system is how to maintain focus, concentration, and interest among students with regards to the learning that takes place during classes. An important feature of modern teaching is multimedia. However, the use of multimedia requires a certain transformation in the teaching process. Given the fact that the focus of the teaching process has been shifting away from the curriculum and the teacher, and towards the student, multimedia will undoubtedly contribute in a significant way to the modernization of traditional teaching. It is not unrealistic to think that technology will become a regular part of the daily routines of teaching. In this work, an innovative approach to teaching mathematics in elementary and high schools through the use of the software known as GeoGebra is introduced. This approach is demonstrated using the example of &quot;surface area&quot; as a mathematical concept, wherein the goal was to increase interactivity between teachers and students, and to improve the quality of teaching.
Stages in the Making of the Competence Approach and Its Significance to Teaching Medical Disciplines at Institutions of Higher Medical Learning
Author: Mayev, Igor V.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Competency Based Education,Medical Education,Higher Education

This article examines the preconditions and origins of the competence approach and various approaches to apprehending the essence of competencies: personal, functional, and cognitive. The authors cover the major stages in the making of the competence approach at institutions of higher medical learning.
Rapid E-learning Development Strategies and a Multimedia Project Design Model
Author: Sözcü, Ömer Faruk
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Teaching Methods,Instructional Design,Multimedia Instruction,Educational Technology,Educational Environment

The purpose of the study is to discuss e-learning design strategies which can be used for multimedia projects as a design model. Recent advances in instructional technologies have been found to be very important in the design of training courses by using rapid instructional design (ID) approaches. The approaches were developed to use in training and developing e-learning projects as well as multimedia design tools. For this reason, this paper will clarify the basic e-learning development techniques, such as ID processes, and the present innovative multimedia design models in addition to traditional instruction design models. In this approach, rapid course development techniques were presented and considered as other ways of e-learning design techniques, such as job training, rapid synchronous e-learning, rapid asynchronous e-learning and online learning with multimedia design models. In the literature, developments in and considerations of multimedia learning are scrutinized. To design effective, efficient and engaging multimedia learning environments, instructional and meaningful e-learning models, which can be defined as integrated e-learning and multimedia projects design models, were developed and discussed. In this paper, firstly, rapid e-learning training development strategies and their characteristics are defined. Secondly, ID systems' stages are presented as a generic model that includes several phases, such as analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. In this process, these ID phases were adapted into e-learning and multimedia learning design by using ID models and approaches. As a result, the paper is based on research findings and resources in the field of instructional technologies and e-learning design tools for multimedia learning in order to indicate rapid instructional development strategies more effectively.
Experience as a Basis for the Professional Development of Future Teacher of Music
Author: Popovych, Natalia
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Teachers,Faculty Development,Personality Traits,Professional Identity,Individual Development,Teaching Experience,Teaching Skills,Aesthetics,Observation,Interviews,Teacher Surveys,Questionnaires,Student Teacher Attitudes,Preservice Teacher Education,Capacity Building,Training Methods,Foreign Countries

This paper investigates the problem of forming the professional and personal experience of the future music teacher as the basis for improving its professional excellence. The aim of the study was the theoretical justification and experimental verification of the contents of the experience gained and pedagogical technology of development of the professional excellence of the future music teacher. The scientific research proved that the essence of the professional excellence of music teachers should be considered as a complex of musical and pedagogical personality traits formed in the process of training, that it is creative and focuses on the social and cultural active end result, i.e. the established high-level commitment to musical and pedagogical activities. The findings of this study indicate that one of the key tasks in training of a music teacher is to develop its professional and personal experience as a prerequisite for improving the professional excellence, professional stability, targeting a wide arsenal of innovative movements, scientific research and high-quality arrangement of the educational and upbringing process.
Experiences with International Online Discussions: Participation Patterns of Botswana and American Students in an Adult Education and Development Course at the University of Botswana
Author: Giannini-Gachago, Daniela
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Mediated Communication,Communities of Practice,Masters Programs,Adult Education,Foreign Countries,Universities,Management Systems,Gender Differences,Group Membership,College Students,Intercultural Communication,Student Participation,Access to Computers,Nontraditional Students,Qualitative Research,Critical Thinking,Computer Literacy,Comparative Analysis,Tutoring,Statistical Analysis

This paper describes the experiences gathered in a Masters of Adult Education course at University of Botswana (UB), where 26 students of the University of Botswana and the University of Georgia (UGA) engaged in discussions within the University of Botswana Learning Management System WebCT. Individual participation patterns in the discussions varied widely in this course. Based on variables found in the literature, student participation patterns were analysed--both in terms of quantity (messages read and written) and quality (status of conversational moves and level of critical thinking). Results show that culture or membership of a specific group did not seem to influence participation patterns. Gender was the major influencing variable for participation patterns in terms of both quantity and quality. Other influencing variables were course design, assessment of discussions and the presence of a learning community.