ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Cross-Cultural Study on the Attitudes of English Language Students towards Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Author: Tafazoli, Dara
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cross Cultural Studies,Student Attitudes,Computer Assisted Instruction,Computer Attitudes,Comparative Analysis,Mixed Methods Research,Questionnaires,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Educational Technology,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Computer Literacy,Computer Uses in Education,Positive Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study was to compare the attitude of Iranian and non-Iranian English language students' attitudes towards Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Furthermore, the relations of gender, education level, and age to their attitude are investigated. A convergent mixed methods design was used for analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data. In the data collection procedure, an online 44-item web-based questionnaire was applied in order to collect data from 415 students. In the data analysis phase, both descriptive and non-parametric analyses were performed. The findings of the study revealed that there is no difference between the attitudes of Iranian and non-Iranian towards CALL. Finally, pedagogical implications and recommendations for further research are presented.
Effect of Glogster and Cooperative Learning Differentiated Instruction on Teachers&apos; Perceptions
Author: Awada, Ghada M.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cooperative Learning,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Language Teachers,Science Teachers,Instructional Effectiveness,Science Projects,Comparative Analysis,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Science Instruction,Individualized Instruction,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Grade 8,Public Schools,Workshops,Web Based Instruction

The present study investigated the effectiveness of the Glogster and cooperative learning as differentiation models of English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) and Science projects. The study employed a mixed method study design whereby questionnaire and openended interview were incorporated to elicit the required data. Eighteen teachers along with eighteen intact classes (n=374) of grade 8 learners of English as a foreign language were randomly assigned to control and experimental conditions. The researchers collected openended data with the intent of understanding the meaning Science and English teachers have constructed and how they perceived differentiated instruction upon using the Glogster and cooperative learning in conducting and presenting projects. The findings proved that utilizing Glogster and cooperative learning as multifeatured model could improve students' English and Science projects and enhance Science and English language teachers' perceptions of differentiated instruction.
Gender and EFL Writing: Does &quot;WhatsApp&quot; Make a Difference?
Author: Bataineh, Ruba Fahmi
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Computer Software,Teaching Methods,Writing Instruction,Grade 11,High School Students,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries,Experimental Groups,Comparative Analysis,Vocabulary,Language Usage,Writing Improvement,Statistical Analysis,Instructional Effectiveness

&quot;WhatsApp&quot; is a potentially influential informal learning tool that may be used on the go. This study examines its potential utility in EFL writing with special reference to gender. The treatment encompasses a &quot;WhatsApp&quot;-based instructional program designed specifically to help develop writing performance, along the aspects of &quot;content and ideas,&quot; &quot;organization and mechanics,&quot; &quot;vocabulary,&quot; and &quot;language use,&quot; among 98 Jordanian eleventh-grade students. The participants were divided into two experimental groups, one male and one female, taught through &quot;WhatsApp.&quot; The data were collected by means of a pre-/post-test whose analysis revealed improved writing performance, more for female participants than for their male counterparts.
Learning LSRW Skills through Active Student-Involvement: Screening an Edited Film
Author: John, Divya
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Active Learning,Student Participation,Class Activities,Assignments,Editing,Film Study,Task Analysis,English (Second Language),College Second Language Programs,Classroom Observation Techniques,Transcripts (Written Records),Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

The aim of the present study was to find out whether students' active involvement in classroom activities can promote language learning. This paper, using practitioner research, examines the active involvement of first-year engineering students in a film activity. The research took place in three phases: (1) the students were divided into five groups and given an assignment each, a month ahead, to edit a full-length movie to one hour without tampering with its story element; (2) the five groups presented five different edited movies on five different days; (3) the data was collected and analysed by the teacher as follows: observing the classroom performance, transcribing the students' spoken language, and collecting the students' written transcripts. The research analysis and discussion show that the whole process of the film task provided a rich input in listening and reading, and subsequently a productive language output in speaking and writing. The feedback conducted states that the students enjoyed the video classes thoroughly and the experience was rewarding because of their active involvement in the practice of LSRW skills.
Peer-to-Peer Education of College Females on Sexual Health
Author: Skelly, C.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sexuality,Females,Undergraduate Students,Interpersonal Relationship,Private Colleges,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Self Efficacy,Human Body,Self Concept,Health Education,Intervention,Pretests Posttests,Peer Teaching,Knowledge Level,Sex Education

Objective: This study examined the sexual health knowledge of female undergraduate college students before and following a peer to peer, sexual health education intervention. Participants: Sixty-nine students participated in the study. Methods: Undergraduate female students from a central Florida private college completed paper-pencil questionnaires before and after a series of four peer-to-peer sexual health poster sessions. Results: Findings showed female undergraduate students had sexual health knowledge deficits prior to the intervention. Also, participant knowledge significantly increased pre- to post-test (p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: These results bring to light the continued sexual health knowledge deficits of undergraduate college students. Furthermore, the benefits of a peer-to-peer education programs on college campuses have the potential to increase undergraduate student's sexual health knowledge. Such programs may help students develop and maintain positive sexual health, including sexual self-efficacy, positive body image, and mutually respectful relationship development.
The Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Organizational Commitment Levels of Primary and Secondary School Teachers
Author: Tuna, Sema Karaçoban
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Support Groups,Work Ethic,Sense of Community,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,School Support,Correlation,Family Relationship,Collegiality,Compliance (Legal),Likert Scales,Foreign Countries

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between perceived social support levels and the organizational commitment of the teachers working in state primary and secondary schools in Atakum, Canik, Ilkadim and Tekkeköy districts of Samsun in Turkey in the academic year of 2014-2015. The research used relational search model and employed to collect data by using &quot;Personal Information Form&quot;, &quot;Organizational Commitment Scale&quot; developed by Balay [1] and &quot;Perceived Social Support Scale&quot; by Çivilidag [2]. Some important results of this research are: (1) there is a meaningful, positive and low-level relation between perceived social support level and organizational commitment; (2) perceived social support explains 3% of the change in organizational commitment; (3) teachers have received most of the help from their husband or wife and obtained least help from their students among the sub-dimensions of perceived social support; (4) teachers have the strongest commitment to the internalization dimension among the organizational commitment sub-dimensions.
The Problems Experienced in the Integration Process of Syrian Students into the Turkish Education System
Author: Sahin, Sevilay
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Integration,Student Adjustment,Parent Teacher Cooperation,Teacher Student Relationship,Guidance,Student Behavior,Peer Relationship,Immigrants,Refugees,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Educational Environment,Administrator Attitudes,Questionnaires,Turkish,Second Language Learning

This study aimed to determine the problems experienced at schools in the integration process of Syrian students into the Turkish Education System according to 66 school principals from 10 different cities of Turkey. The study was designed with mixed research methodology. According to the research results, there are some problems about the physical condition of schools, the dialogue between Turkish and Syrian students, Syrian students' behaviors at school, the teaching methods of the teachers, administrative processes at school, parent-teacher association, teachers' communication with Syrian students and the supply of guidance services.
The Reality of Participation in Decision-Making: A Field Study on the Supervisory Offices in Riyadh City
Author: Kentab, Mohammad Y.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Participative Decision Making,Field Studies,Leadership,Supervisors,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Barriers,Public Education,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis

The study problem is about the reality of participation in decision-making. The problem of the study was identified through the following question: What is the reality of participation of the subordinates in the supervisory offices in Riyadh city in decision-making? The study aimed to identify the levels of participation in decision-making among subordinates in the supervisory offices in Riyadh city, identify the obstacles that prevent participation in decision-making, and learn the sample's suggestions for developing participation in decision-making. A descriptive approach was used for this study. The study population is represented by the supervisory office employees in Riyadh city. The researcher selected a regulated random sample of 150 of the total study population. The data was collected through a questionnaire that included several themes according to the questions and objectives of the study. The questionnaire was subjected to standards of honesty and consistency. The study reached several results, as follows: 1. The level of participation in decision-making is high in the individual decision-making manager, who informs the subordinates to implement the decision and presents the problem to subordinates so that they contribute to finding alternatives; then, he chooses the alternative that he deems appropriate to solve the problem. The manager listens to the views and suggestions of the subordinates before making a final decision. 2. The key obstacles to participation in decision-making are the lack of efficient leadership that limits the participation of subordinates in decision-making, as well as the limited delegation of decision-making power to subordinates, and the non-delegation of powers to subordinates. 3. The most important suggestions of the samples to develop participation in decision-making include the interest in holding training courses for subordinates so that their participation in the decision-making is fruitful, and that the subordinates have a good knowledge of the methods of participation appropriate to the work tasks, and training courses to be held to the seniors on the delegation of powers. In the light of the findings, a set of recommendations has been developed that can contribute to the development of participation in decision-making.
The Transfer of Tradition into the Contemporary World: Turkish Folk Stories
Author: Çelik, Tugba
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Turkish,Folk Culture,Oral Tradition,Qualitative Research,Books,Literature,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

Folk tales composed of poetry and prose, have succeeded to come until today by various narrators. These stories which especially contain heroism and love stories carry the accumulation of the Turkish society such as belief, experience, art and law. Many societies, including European countries are concerned about the growth of generations that are disconnected to their own traditions and cultures. To ease of these worries and take measure to these matters some international and national organizations, especially UNESCO; researchers and academicians carry out scientific studies. In this study, evaluations and suggestions were made on how the folk tales, which are the most important cultural elements of Turkish society and part of oral literature, can be transferred to the contemporary world. It is a matter of debate that what arrangements can be made in the transmission of these texts to younger generations; as they appeared in the pre-modern period and these texts sometimes contradict to the values of the contemporary world. In this study, document scanning and document analysis methods from the methods of qualitative research were utilized. In this direction, the relevant literature information has been compiled and Ali Püsküllüoglu's book which is called Turkish Folk Tales has been examined.
Organizational Rumor Scale for Educational Institutions
Author: Dagli, Abidin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Verbal Communication,Accountability,Test Construction,Likert Scales,Elementary School Teachers,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Statistical Analysis,Factor Analysis,Correlation

The aim of this research is to develop an &quot;Organizational Rumor Scale&quot; for educational organizations based on teachers' views on organizational rumors. In accordance with the scale development phases, first, the literature was reviewed and theoretical information was itemized, and then the items were revised based on the opinions of experts in the field of educational sciences and the opinions of the teachers. The final 24-item scale form was applied to a study group consisting of 322 teachers working in 25 primary schools in the city center of Diyarbakir, Turkey. The data were analyzed by statistical analysis. For the validity and reliability analyzes, anti-image correlation matrix, item total correlation, explanatory factor analysis, reliability analysis of internal consistency, correlation between dimensions and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. The values in the findings of the scale are within the acceptable limits and competent according to the criteria accepted in the literature. Taking into account the validity and reliability analysis of the scale, it has been decided that the &quot;Organizational Rumor Scale&quot; is a valid and reliable scale to evaluate the organizational rumors in schools. The scale consists of three dimensions (getting information, socialization and cynic effect) and a total of 24 items.
Turkish University Students&apos; Opinions towards Blood Donation
Author: Özgür, Sami
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Attitudes,Donors,Human Body,Opinions,Motivation,Barriers,Attribution Theory,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Misconceptions,Familiarity,Volunteers

University students constitute an important cohort for the supplement of voluntary blood donation considering their age and dynamism. With this study, it is aimed to find out Turkish university students' positive and negative opinions towards blood donation in addition to interpreting their motivators and barriers to this issue. For this reason, a qualitative study was conducted with a total of 141 students studying in one of the governmental universities in the west part of Turkey. Data were collected with the help of a semi-structured interview form which involved 10 questions and analyzed by means of content analysis. As a result, it was determined that university students possessed insufficient knowledge and misconceptions related to blood donation. Also, more than half of the students were found to not donate blood before. Being sensible was the most frequent reason stated by the students for donating blood. On the other hand, anemia was the main reason of not donating blood for females and fear was the main reason for males. In the light of the findings, it is thought that focusing on factors such as Red Crescent blood collection vehicle, blood collection stands at the university campuses and positive effects on health might play important role to turn university students into voluntary regular donors.
The Viewpoints of the Teacher Candidates about the Terms of Sufficiency of Education Programme and Education Environment
Author: Demirel, Ihsan Nuri
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Questionnaires,Preservice Teachers,Educational Environment,Student Attitudes,Teacher Education Programs,Teacher Student Relationship,Elementary School Teachers,Program Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,College Faculty,Undergraduate Students

This study is devoted to the analysis of the attitude of the teacher candidates who are having education in Agri Ibrahim Çeçen University, Education Faculty, Department of Elementary Turkish Education about these facts below that are accepted as the terms for the sufficiency of education programme. A-) The terms about the sufficiency of education programme: The most of the lessons in the faculty are theoretical and they are just reinforcement to main courses; there is a subject contentful in education programme of faculty; and the programme can be flexible according to the environment of educational institution and it is so extensive as to keep the students at school for long period. B-) The terms about the sufficiency of education environment: &quot;The instructors&quot; are successful at preparing the environment that makes it possible for them to learn better and they do a good job at dealing with the problems of the classroom environment and having student a healthy communication with them and also being careful about not forcing them to much about the lessons. A questionnaire is conducted to the teacher candidates in order to measure their attitude about A-) the terms about the sufficiency of education programme B-) the terms about the sufficiency of education environment. There are 121 students candidates in total that are Elementary Turkish Education Department of Agri Ibrahim Çeçen University in the research sample. According to research finding, the teacher candidates gave different answers to the articles of the questionnaire about A-) the terms about the sufficiency of education programme and B-) the terms about the sufficiency of education environment. The findings have showed that the candidates gave different answers to a very reliable scale factor, Cronbach's Alpha value (a=0.91) as the mentioned by Field [5].
Adaptation of ICT Integration Approach Scale to Kosovo Culture: A Study of Validity and Reliability Analysis
Author: Kervan, Serdan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Integration,Information Technology,Foreign Countries,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Technology Uses in Education,Measures (Individuals),Factor Analysis,Teacher Surveys,Correlation,College Faculty

The aim of this study is to adapt ICT integration approach scale to Kosovo culture, which measures ICT integration approaches of university faculty to teaching and learning process. The scale developed in Turkish has been translated into Albanian to provide linguistic equivalence. The survey was given to a total of 303 instructors [161 (53.1%) females and 142 (46.9%) males] for the Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the scale. In the first analysis of the scale, fit indices were obtained in support of 3 factors. However, as a result of 4 different modifications made between 8 items, excellent values were obtained for some of the fit indices. For criterion validity, statistically significant differences were found, in terms of the cognitive and cultural dimensions, between the users who do not use technology or use it very limited and the users who often use technology in the teaching and learning process. As a result of Cronbach's Alpha analysis in the context of internal consistency of the scale, high reliability values have been obtained both in the dimensions of traditional, cognitive and cultural integration and throughout the scale. It has been determined that all items are discriminators as a result of the analysis made by the upper group and lower group technique for item discrimination. Results show that the scale supports the 3 factors in Kosovo culture as well and can be used to determine in what context instructors integrate technology in their teaching and learning process.
Need for Social Approval and Happiness in College Students: The Mediation Role of Social Anxiety
Author: Karasar, Burcu
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Mediation Theory,Anxiety,Psychological Patterns,Psychological Needs,Correlation,Peer Acceptance,Self Esteem,Likert Scales,Social Influences,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Social Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The reflection of the presence or absence of social relationships as a basic human need on the individual has been investigated in different ways. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the mediation role of social anxiety in the relationship between the need for social approval and happiness. A total of 285 students, of whom 212 (74.4%) are females and 73 (25.6%) are males, participated in the study. In the study, a Personal Information Form, the Social Anxiety Scale developed by Özbay and Palanci [1] the Need for Social Approval Scale developed by Karasar and Ögülmüs [2] and the Oxford Happiness Scale adapted by Dogan and Sapmaz [3] were used to collect data. Whether the mediation role of social anxiety in the relationship between the need for social approval and happiness is statistically significant was investigated through the software program developed by Hayes [4,5], the approach based on the ordinary least square method and the bootstrap method. As a result of the study, it can be argued that social anxiety plays a mediation role in the relationship between the need for social approval and happiness. Moreover, it was found that the whole model was at a significant level and happiness explains 27% of the total variance. The findings of the study were discussed in such a way as to shed light on further research and practitioners.