ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Undesirable Behaviors of Students in Academic Classrooms, and the Discipline Strategies Used by Faculty Members to Control Such Behaviors from the Perspective of the College of Education Students in King Saud University
Author: Al Qahtani, Norah Saad Sultan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Schools of Education,Student Attitudes,Student Behavior,Behavior Problems,Discipline Problems,Discipline Policy,Classroom Techniques,Cheating,Plagiarism,Handheld Devices,Attendance,Teacher Student Relationship,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Likert Scales

This study aimed to identify the undesirable students' behaviors in academic classrooms, and the disciplinary, preventive and therapeutic strategies that will be used by faculty members to control those behaviors from the perspective of the College of Education's students in King Saud University. The results of the study has shown that the undesirable behavior in academic classrooms that strongly apply to the sample are: cheating and plagiarism regarding homework and research, replying with rude manners, using cell phones, side talking, and arriving late to lectures. And in regards to the discipline strategies that are used by faculty members, which strongly apply to the sample, and are related to co-educational assets, are: submitting a detailed plan at the beginning of the semester, establishing clear and concise discipline rules in the classroom and strictly follow them, explaining the consequences of not following the classroom discipline rules, treating students with respect and without mockery or embarrassment, and maintaining eye contact. In addition, the therapeutic disciplinary strategies are: giving a first notice to the student to remind him or her of the discipline rules, asking the student calmly but strictly to stop the undesirable behavior. The study has come up with a number of recommendations and suggestions.
Prediction Accuracy: The Role of Feedback in 6th Graders' Recall Predictions
Author: Al-Harthy, Ibrahim S.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accuracy,Recall (Psychology),Feedback (Response),Prediction,Futures (of Society),Role,Grade 6,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Pictorial Stimuli,Difficulty Level,Learning Processes,Metacognition,Foreign Countries,Scores,Elementary School Students

The current study focused on the role of feedback on students' prediction accuracy (calibration). This phenomenon has been widely studied, but questions remain about how best to improve it. In the current investigation, fifty-seven students from sixth grade were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. Thirty pictures were chosen from the curriculum and these were the same in the trials for both groups, 10 for each trial. The pilot study showed all pictures had the same difficulty level and that they were appropriate for 6th graders. During three trials, students in the experimental group received feedback about their prediction and recall. The purpose of the feedback was to assist students in monitoring their learning. Results demonstrated that students in the experimental group showed improvement in predication and prediction accuracy in trials 2 and 3. Significant differences were found among groups in trials 2 and 3, but not in trial 1. Implications and future studies are recommended.
Computerphobia in Preservice Teachers
Author: Sanalan, Vehbi Aytekin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Computer Attitudes,Anxiety,College Students,Attitude Measures,Introductory Courses,Computer Science Education,Reliability,Factor Analysis,Factor Structure,Regression (Statistics),Gender Differences,Scores,Computer Use,Likert Scales,Access to Computers,Ownership,Statistical Analysis

This study proposes an instrument to determine and categorize computerphobia in college students, and reports findings from implementation of this instrument on education majors in a northeastern university in Turkey. 829 teacher education students were administered computerphobia scale (CPS) after they attended an introductory computer course. Factor analysis, CFA and GLM methods are utilized for data analysis. Results indicate a reliable instrument and significant differences for gender, computer ownership, and computer experiences. Females had significantly higher CPS scores. Computer ownership and experience with computers reversely related to computerphobia. It is recommended to expose teacher candidates more to computer-using opportunities and carefully designed computer education arrangements.
Mitigating Consumptive Behavior: The Analysis of Learning Experiences of Housewives
Author: Suparti
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Experience,Homemakers,Females,Consumer Economics,Consumer Education,Money Management,Questionnaires,Path Analysis,Financial Services,Likert Scales,Hypothesis Testing,Predictor Variables,Family Attitudes,Educational Background,Age Differences,Work Experience,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinant of consumptive behavior by analyzing learning experiences of housewives as members of Family Welfare Movement (PKK) in Malang, East Java Indonesia. Financial literacy is defined as personal knowledge and capability in financial management. Sample of this study was 123 housewives and retrieved using convenience sampling method. The data was collected by using questionnaires and analyzed by using path analysis. The results of this study show that financial literacy significantly affects consumptive behavior of housewife. It means that financial education has become an urgency to be held in formal education level. However socio-demographic factors (e.g. age, educational background, and working experiences) are not correlated with consumptive behavior of housewife. Therefore, financial literacy is the determinant of consumptive behavior of housewife. Thus, as learning experiences proxies, financial literacy and socio-demographic factors seem to be complement.
Views of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers and Their Managers Related to Professional and Organizational Socialization Processes of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers
Author: Özbas, Mehmet
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Socialization,Turkish,Language Teachers,Literature,Teacher Attitudes,Administrator Attitudes,Reliability,Validity,Inservice Teacher Education,Social Status,Standards,Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis

Teaching Turkish effectively and successfully is one of the main functions of all the teaching phases of Turkish education system. In secondary education, this duty mostly depends on Turkish Language and Literature teachers. The aim of the research named &quot;Socialization of Turkish Language and Literature teachers&quot; is to evaluate the process of vocational and organizational socialization of Turkish Language and Literature teachers according to teachers and the school managers' view. This study includes 85 Turkish Language and Literature teachers and 62 school managers' view who work in Erzincan city centre in 2013-2014 school year. In this study &quot;The Scale of Turkish Language and Literature teachers' socialization variables&quot;, of which reliability and validity were analyzed, was used. According to findings both Turkish Language and Literature teachers and the school managers perceive &quot;the process of in-services training&quot; very inadequately within the context of practices that includes vocational socialization. Generally, school managers accept Turkish Language and Literature teachers' &quot;organizational socialization&quot; less inadequate than teachers do. Turkish Language and Literature teachers and school managers think that social status of the teachers in Turkey &quot;none&quot;. The results show that Turkish Language and Literature teachers' socialization practices cannot contribute to teachers' vocational adaptation and dedication. In parallel with the results, it is suggested that in the context of vocational development and socialization of teachers in Turkey, specifically Turkish Language and Literature teachers, national norms which are compatible with international standards should be developed.
Investigating Effective Components of Higher Education Marketing and Providing a Marketing Model for Iranian Private Higher Education Institutions
Author: Kasmaee, Roya Babaee
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Investigations,Private Education,Institutional Advancement,Models,Best Practices,Qualitative Research,Thematic Approach,Meta Analysis,Global Approach,Commercialization,Publicity,Foreign Countries

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study and identify the effective components of higher education marketing and providing a marketing model for Iranian higher education private sector institutions. Design/methodology/approach: This study is a qualitative research. For identifying the effective components of higher education marketing and providing a marketing model the thematic analysis was used. First all the themes related to higher education marketing from the research references were collected and was analyzed by template analysis and thematic network methods. Findings: The results of thematic analysis revealed that there are 2 dominant themes, 13 global themes, 40 organizing themes and 503 basic themes related to higher education marketing. The relationships between these themes are provided as a marketing model for Iranian private sector higher educational institutions. Originality/value: There are few studies of higher education marketing in the Iranian higher education market. This study provides useful information about effective components of higher education marketing and marketing models.
Emotional Intelligence and Its Relation with the Social Skills and Religious Behaviour of Female Students at Dammam University in the Light of Some Variables
Author: Al-Tamimi, Eman Mohammad Reda Ali
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emotional Intelligence,Interpersonal Competence,Religion,Females,College Students,Foreign Countries,Student Behavior,Behavior Problems,Statistical Analysis,Majors (Students),Instructional Program Divisions,Predictor Variables,Correlation,Questionnaires,Multiple Regression Analysis

The study has examined the correlation between emotional intelligence, social skills, and religious behavior among university female students, since it had been noticed that there was escalation in the frequency of some behavioral and emotional problems such as vandalism, aggression, social withdrawal, weakness of social relations, patterns of friendship between female students, lack of positive social attributes, indifference and carelessness towards lectures, and frequent absence. The study has followed the quantitative research approach by the emotional intelligence criterion, social skills criterion and religious behavior criterion. The study sample consisted of 338 female students of the university students selected by the purposive sample method from both Islamic Studies and Arabic Language Departments. The study revealed that the average grade for the emotional intelligence among the female university students the Faculty of Arts in Hafar Al-Batin/University of Dammam is high--the arithmetic average on the criterion as a whole reached 3.611. The average grade for the religious behavior among the female university students the Faculty of Arts in Hafar Al-Batin of University of Dammam is high--the arithmetic average on the criterion as a whole reached 4.605.
The Integration of Project-Based Methodology into Teaching in Machine Translation
Author: Madkour, Magda
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Translation,Computational Linguistics,Qualitative Research,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Memorization,Student Projects,Content Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Assignments,Educational Technology,Brain,Faculty Development,Cognitive Processes,Educational Research,Creative Teaching,College Students,Likert Scales,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

This quantitative-qualitative analytical research aimed at investigating the effect of integrating project-based teaching methodology into teaching machine translation on students' performance. Data was collected from the graduate students in the College of Languages and Translation, at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Quantitative data instruments included a Likert scale questionnaire, students' exam results, and students' assignments. Qualitative data was gathered using two groups, of 20 students each, from the same research population to explore the effectiveness of project-based teaching methodology. The first group of participants was taught for one semester using traditional teaching methods that depended on direct instruction and memorization of information while the second group of participants was involved in creative projects about various topics on machine translation. Content analysis was conducted to evaluate the participants' projects. A comparison of the two groups' final exam results and assignments was made to provide statistical evidence regarding the impact of project-based teaching approach on students' performance. The discussions of this research include topics on theories and systems of machine translation, the concepts of localization and hybridization, project-based teaching methodologies, and educational technology. The recommendations emphasize the importance of adopting brain-based strategies such as project-based techniques in teaching machine translation, providing professional development programs on using cognitive teaching approaches, and equipping translation laboratories with most recent technologies. The significance of this research derives from being a contribution in three specific areas: integrating education research into teaching machine translation to motivate students to improve their performance; employing educational technology to bridge the gap between theories and practice of machine translation; providing an implementation of creative teaching in machine translation through presenting students' creative projects. The integrative teaching model, which the researcher presented in this research, is a new approach for solving students' problems in machine translation.
The Parents' Parenting Patterns, Education, Jobs, and Assistance to Their Children in Watching Television, and Children's Aggressive Behavior
Author: Purwati
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parenting Styles,Parent Background,Educational Background,Television Viewing,Regression (Statistics),Aggression,Parent Child Relationship,Questionnaires,Parent Attitudes,Observation,Gender Differences,Employment,Child Behavior,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The objective of this present is to test the effects of the parents' parenting patterns, education, jobs, and assistance to children in watching television on the children's aggressive behavior. This present research employed a quantitative approach with an ex-post factor design. The data were collected from 175 parents of which the children showed aggressive behavior. The children were studying at formal and non-formal Early Age Children Education in Magelang city. The data were obtained using: 1) questionnaires: the parents' parenting patterns, education, jobs, assistance to their children in watching television; 2) interviews: teachers to understand children with aggressive behavior, and 3) Observation: children with aggressive behavior. The data were then analyzed using statistical techniques: descriptive, regression, chi-square and t-test. The results of the analysis showed that there was a significant effect of parenting patterns, education, jobs, and assistance of the parents to the children in watching television on the children's aggressive behavior. And there was a significant difference in the aggressive behavior between boys and girls where it is the boys who showed more aggressive behavior.
Counselling Services Utilisation in a Malaysia Private University
Author: Yin-Fah, Benjamin Chan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Counseling Services,Private Colleges,Undergraduate Students,Student Experience,Barriers,Student Attitudes,Access to Information,Intention,Questionnaires,Predictor Variables,Familiarity

University can be an exciting yet challenging transition for students. Many universities provide counselling services to students who need it during their tertiary studies but many students tend to avoid counselling. This study was conducted to identify the counselling service experience among undergraduate students. The emphasis was on the past experiences, awareness, attitude and perceived barriers on the intention and utilisation of the counselling services. This study found that past experiences, awareness and intention to use has a significant relationship with utilise counselling services within their universities. On the contrary, attitude and perceived barriers to admission is not comprehended as a factor to seeking counselling. These determinants are useful reference for university counsellors for their planning and implementation to create further awareness of their counselling sessions for their students.
Mobile Learning Practice in Higher Education in Nepal
Author: Parajuli, Krishna Prasad
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Electronic Learning,Educational Practices,Undergraduate Students,Handheld Devices,Access to Computers,Costs,Institutional Characteristics,School Policy,Educational Trends,Questionnaires,Semi Structured Interviews,Mixed Methods Research,Educational Technology,Likert Scales,Student Attitudes,Technology Uses in Education

During the 15 years of this current century, mobile technology has become a leading technology in the support of educational outcomes. This study investigated the mobile learning practices among undergraduates in higher education in the semi-urban and rural areas of the Gorkha district of Nepal. The objectives were to explore the availability of mobile technology for learning; its costs; learning trends, institutional policies, and attitudes towards mobile learning. These factors were explored to identify implications for pedagogical practice. The study adopted a mixed methods design, in which the quantitative data were collected by using a questionnaire with a sample of 161 undergraduates from six campuses. The qualitative data were collected from 19 purposively selected respondents by the way of semi-structured interviews. The result indicated that virtually all undergraduates possessed their mobile phones and used them informally for learning both inside and outside of their classes. The majority of the students had positive attitudes towards mobile learning. However, many were not satisfied with the effectiveness of their practices or with the level of institutional support for using mobile devices to support their learning. Although comprehensive mobile learning is not widespread in Nepal, enriching conventional learning by the incremental use of mobile devices is possible in Nepalese institutes of higher education. I conclude that teachers and institutions should provide guidance to students about the effective uses of mobile technology because successful use of technology in learning largely depends on appropriate pedagogy and teacher support.
Question-Answer Activities in Synchronous Virtual Classrooms in Terms of Interest and Usefulness
Author: Aydemir, Melike
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Questioning Techniques,Virtual Classrooms,Synchronous Communication,Graduate Students,Student Interests,Learning Activities,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Distance Education,Student Surveys

Instructors generally convey their face to face habits to synchronous virtual classrooms, but these face to face strategies do not work in these environments. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of question type and answer format used in synchronous class implementations on perceived interest and usefulness. To do this, questions were asked in different ways and answers were requested in different formats in synchronous virtual sessions. The participants consisted of 28 postgraduate students registered in an online criminal justice program at a university located in the North-East part of Turkey. Data was collected in the context of a Research Methods in Security Sciences course during 2012-2013 fall semester. Results showed effects of question type on learner interest, while answer format has an effect on usefulness of online activities. In conclusion, to increase interest in synchronous virtual classrooms by asking questions, instead of closed-ended questions, open-ended questions which everybody can answer should be preferred.
Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Language Learning: A Case Study of Virtual University of Pakistan
Author: Perveen, Ayesha
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Synchronous Communication,Asynchronous Communication,Learning Activities,Electronic Learning,Virtual Classrooms,Observation,Questionnaires,Second Language Learning,Familiarity,English (Second Language),Barriers,Student Participation,Program Length,Student Attitudes

This case study evaluated the impact of synchronous and asynchronous E-Language Learning activities (ELL-ivities) in an E-Language Learning Environment (ELLE) at Virtual University of Pakistan. The purpose of the study was to assess e-language learning analytics based on the constructivist approach of collaborative construction of knowledge. The courses selected for random sampling were &quot;English Comprehension&quot; (Eng101), &quot;Business &amp; Technical English&quot; (Eng201) and &quot;Business Communication&quot; (Eng301). Three methods were employed to collect the data: observation of the communication and performance on given channels, students' opinions on Graded Discussion Board (GDB), and a survey questionnaire. Out of a total population of 9919, 1025 responses were received for the survey questionnaire. The findings revealed that asynchronous e-language learning was quite beneficial for second language (L2) learners, but with some limitations which could be scaffolded by synchronous sessions. Based on the findings, the researcher suggested a blend of both synchronous and asynchronous paradigms to create an ideal environment for e-language learning in Pakistan.
Development of a Scale to Measure Faculty Attitude Towards Open Educational Resources
Author: Mishra, Sanjaya
Date: 2016-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Resource Units,Computer Uses in Education,Shared Resources and Services,Test Construction,Attitude Measures,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Content Validity,Test Reliability,Factor Analysis,Psychometrics,Test Items,Correlation,Goodness of Fit,Structural Equation Models,Rating Scales

This paper describes the entire methodology for the development of a scale to measure Attitude towards Open Educational Resources (ATOER). Traditionally, it is observed that some teachers are more willing to share their work than others, indicating the need to understand teachers' psychological and behavioural determinants that influence use of OER. The paper presents the methodological rigour in the development of the 17 items two-factor scale that is valid and reliable to measure attitude towards OER. The psychometric properties of the scale include: Content Validity Ratio = 0.9 and Cronbach a = 0.897 with strong inter-items correlation. The two-factors attitude construct in the scale was also subjected to a good model fit using Structural Equation Modelling, which revealed a mediocre fit with 0.8 Root Mean Square Error Approximation value and the chi-square to degree of freedom ratio below 3. We also discuss the significance of the scale and how to use it with other variables effectively in different contexts to help develop appropriate strategies for promoting the use of OER in educational institutions.