ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Role of Admissions Practices in Diversifying Honors Populations: A Case Study
Author: Radasanu, Andrea
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Admission,Admission Criteria,Inclusion,Honors Curriculum,College Freshmen,Ethnic Groups,Student Diversity,Barriers,College Administration,Standardized Tests,College Entrance Examinations,Academic Achievement,Extracurricular Activities,Minority Group Students,Student Attitudes,Decision Making,White Students,College Applicants,Gender Differences,Holistic Approach,Case Studies,Universities,Equal Education

While there is scant evidence that standardized test results (SAT/ACT) predict college success, these scores can act as barriers to college admissions and honors programs, particularly for students in underserved communities. This study examines the impact of transitioning from an honors admission framework--in which standardized tests are a key variable in the process--to a test-blind environment with holistic admissions protocols that identify students who are academically strong as well as engaged in extracurricular activities. Parallel (test-dependent and test-blind) admissions protocols were used in 2020-2021 applications to determine if a test-blind environment fostered greater inclusivity and diversity in the first-year honors cohort. Data suggest that test-blind transitions yielded a more ethnically diverse honors applicant pool as well as first-year cohort population. Results also indicate that students of color are more likely to notice the test-blind admission option and that this option is more likely to have an effect on their decision to apply than on their white counterparts. Survey respondents (n = 105) also attest to their confidence in graduating with honors. While high across ethnicities and genders, rankings of desire and commitment to remain in the program are highest among Black and Hispanic students. Augmenting data on test-blind admissions, the authors reflect on the newly adopted holistic review process, acknowledging that other aspects of admissions must be addressed for achieving meaningful diversity and inclusion in honors.
The Video Essay
Author: Vick, Nicholas
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Video Technology,Essays,Independent Study,Honors Curriculum,Community Colleges,Two Year College Students,Social Media

The video essay is an opportunity for students to record their words and combine other visual elements to complete the typical requirements of a standard written paper. Applicable across disciplines and pedagogically aligned with an honors ethos of self-directed learning, video essays allow for individual and collaborative forms of expression while providing unique approaches to compositional assessment on an array of subjects.
Communication Center Effectiveness: The Impact of Tutoring on Speech Performance
Author: Davis, Alyssa
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Support Services,Communication (Thought Transfer),Program Effectiveness,Tutoring,Speech Communication,Academic Achievement,Public Speaking,Undergraduate Students

In this study, the researchers explore required public speaking tutoring in communication centers and the effect it has on students' grades, speaking apprehension, and expected speech outcomes. Test and control group participants completed the Situational Communication Apprehension Measure after the completion of their persuasive speeches in a traditional public speaking course. Recorded speeches were also analyzed by the researchers. No significant difference was identified between the test and control group related to either communication apprehension or speech delivery. Students in the test group (those students attending required tutoring) did, however, have statistically higher scores related to organizational outcomes and final speech grades. Future directions of research and limitations are discussed.
Trend of Distance Education Research in the COVID-19 Period: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis
Author: Yavuz, Mehmet
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Distance Education,Educational Research,Research Reports,COVID-19,Pandemics,Research Methodology,Information Retrieval,Authors,Periodicals,Citations (References),Foreign Countries

The study aims to reveal the studies' profile for distance education activities in the COVID-19 period. For this purpose, bibliometric analysis and content analysis were used together in the study. Within the scope of the study, 220 studies were selected in the Web of Science database to access the articles. Within the scope of bibliometric analysis, the most used keywords, the most cited journals, the most publishing journals, the most publishing countries and the most cited authors were analyzed with the VOSViewer program. In content analysis, methodological trends (method, sample size, data collection tool, data analysis type) used in the studies were examined. As a result of the research, the most publications were made in the last quarter of 2020, 16% of the studies were single-author and the quantitative research method was the most preferred (40%), the sample was mostly university students (n=78). It was observed that it was clustered between 0-100 intervals, the most frequently used questionnaire (n=105) as the data collection tool, and the descriptive-quantitative analysis method (40%) was used as the data analysis method. Also, the most publications are made in America and China, the most used keywords are &quot;COVID-19&quot;, &quot;online education&quot; and &quot;distance education&quot;, the most cited authors are Chen, Cong, Peng and Yang, and finally It has been observed that the highly cited journal has Sustainability.
Centering the Center in New Technology Initiatives: Integrating Communication into ePortfolios
Author: Norander, Stephanie
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Publishing,Portfolios (Background Materials),Speech Communication,Communication Skills,Critical Thinking,Academic Support Services,Cooperation,Teaching Methods,Reflection,Higher Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,College Faculty,College Students,Integrated Activities

In this article, the authors argue that collaborating with campus partners engaged in ePortfolio work can position Communication Centers as a leading resource for faculty and students and further the connections between oral communication, critical thinking, and student learning (Atkins-Sayre, 2012; Carpenter, Apostel, &amp; Hyndman, 2012). To do so, the authors first provide a brief overview of literature on connections among the development of oral communication competencies, critical thinking, and integrative learning. Next, the authors outline the philosophical foundations of portfolio teaching, focusing on critical thinking, reflection, and communication. In so doing, the authors highlight the unrealized potential for oral communication to be an integral part of portfolio teaching and to provide students with multimodal learning experiences that complement the text-centered reflection assignments common to most portfolios. Finally, suggestions for connecting Communication Centers to ePortfolio work are outlined.
Use of Take-Home Exam for Remote Assessment: A Case Study from Turkey
Author: Senel, Selma
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Format,Computer Assisted Testing,Formative Evaluation,Performance Based Assessment,Distance Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Undergraduate Students,Late Adolescents,Preferences,Affordances,Test Reliability,Statistics Education,Public Colleges,Foreign Countries

COVID-19 has changed the way we teach. Today, we have become far more experienced in the delivery of distance education and use of online tools. However, the quality of distance education and learning outcomes have become a matter of ongoing debate. Just as higher education aims to develop high-level skills in its students, researchers are seeking ways to perform valid and reliable assessment in distance education. Institutions and educators are also in search of assessment tools that can help prevent instances of cheating and plagiarism. However, performance-based assessment tools may also offer options to measure both high-level skills and in limiting cheating behaviors. In this study, we used the take-home exam as a formative remote assessment tool as a local case in Turkey. We surveyed the views of 43 undergraduate students about the quality of take-home exams as a remote assessment tool. The results showed that participants had a high quality perception about the use of take-home exam, especially with regards to being kept informed about evaluation and scoring, rapid assessment, the provision of feedback, and consistency of scope between assessment and course content. Whereas students highly perceived the use of take-home exams, they reported more moderate views regarding take-home exams increasing the level of interaction with their peers. The results of this study suggest that the use of take-home exams is significantly preferred by higher education students, that it is a reliable and distinctive way to measure students' academic performance, and may increase student-teacher interaction through its formative use.
Examining Mathematical Representation to Solve Problems in Trends in Mathematics and Science Study: Voices from Indonesian Secondary School Students
Author: Utomo, Dwi Priyo
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Solving,Mathematics Instruction,Science Instruction,Achievement Tests,Science Achievement,Mathematics Achievement,International Assessment,Mathematics Tests,Foreign Countries,Science Tests,Grade 6,Symbols (Mathematics),Mathematics Skills,Cognitive Processes,Secondary School Students,Student Attitudes

This study describes the mathematical processes in TIMSS (Trends in Mathematics and Science Study) to reflect issues. A descriptive qualitative methodology was used in this analysis as the research approach. The research allocated the respondent to the 6th grade students of Muhammadiyah 6 in the sub-district of Dau, Malang regency, East Java, Indonesia. Using a TIMSS 2011 test and interview, data was obtained. The results of the study showed that visual representation took place in both classes of high, medium, and low capacity. Students of high and low capacity conducted the symbolic representation process at the comprehension level, while students of medium capacity performed the symbolic representation process at the problem-solving stage. In addition, as they wrote topics, the writing of the conclusions was done by students who had high skill. Students who had medium potential when they wrote questions completed the writing of the conclusions. The students with a low level of skill wrote what was understood and asked about the issues.
Modeling Vulnerabilities in the Research Process
Author: Summer, Rebecca
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Honors Curriculum,College Faculty,Teacher Researchers,Educational Research,Teaching Methods,Student Research,Research Skills,Skill Development,Social Science Research,Research Methodology,Courses,Undergraduate Students

When honors faculty share experiences from their own research, students learn that making mistakes and trying again is an important part of the learning process. This brief article shares a class exercise that successfully develops research proficiency.
Exploring Thinking Process of Students with Mathematics Learning Disability in Solving Arithmetic Problems
Author: Hobri
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Skills,Learning Disabilities,Arithmetic,Problem Solving,Addition,Multiplication,Cognitive Processes,Cognitive Ability,Memory,Foreign Countries,High School Students,Vocational Education,Student Characteristics,Competence,Mathematical Concepts,Students with Disabilities

The student's criterion for being diagnosed with MLD (Mathematics Learning Disabilities) can be classified as low arithmetic skills and poor working memory. The goal of this research is to understand students' process of thinking through the Polya stages when tackling arithmetic problems, as it has been expounded by Dr. Polya For students who have mathematics learning difficulties, the information is gathered by administering math problems to both females and males that ask the correct questions and have to be answered in their heads. the data gathered from the study concluded that students exhibit degrees of mental disorder that are caused by 3 distinct stages in which they must be addressed: problem-solving underachievement, when they are overreaching, and cognitive imbalance when they are overcommitted. to arrive at equilibrium, the more significant expansions must be coupled with an extensive assimilation and assimilation process As students with moderate to severe learning disability were completing multi-digit addition and multiplication, they underwent assimilation. Because of this, the cognitive fluidity present at this moment, the students have already found themselves in their present-looking-backward state of mind.
Formation of Field-Based Pedagogical Resources: The Role of Leadership of Regional Heads in Educational Sports and Sports Achievement
Author: Marwanto, I. G. G. Heru
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletics,Physical Education,Foreign Countries,Leadership Role,Administrators,Athletes,Achievement,Innovation,Communication (Thought Transfer),Coordination

This study is inspired by the limited educational resources in sports education, especially those that discuss the role of leadership in improving the quality of education and training of athletes in achieving the quality of human resources in the form of improving performance in sport. Through this research, it is hoped that a pedagogical resource can be used as a model, that improving the achievements of the young generation in the field of sport is not enough with the education and training of athletes, but strong leadership is needed by the Regional Head of Kediri, East Java, Indonesia, and the Indonesian National Sports Committee of Kediri City is the parent of the research. This method of research is qualitative. Data was collected using in-depth interviewing and participatory observation techniques. The results showed that the role of leadership in the education and training of athletes plays a very important role in improving the performance of sport in the area. Its form may be in the form of a leader's decision on the allocation of funds, monitoring, motivation and maximum moral support.
What Does Emergency Remote Education Tell Us about Home-Schooling?
Author: Donmus Kaya, Vildan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emergency Programs,Distance Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Home Schooling,Instructional Effectiveness,Parent Attitudes,Parent Student Relationship,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Anxiety,Low Income,Gender Differences,Mothers,Correlation,Elementary Secondary Education,Children,Foreign Countries

The study aims to examine parents' opinions about Emergency Remote Education (ERE) during the pandemic and the feasibility of home-schooling in Turkey. The study uses a causal-comparative model. 654 parents took part in the study. ERE for Homeschooling Questionnaire developed by researchers is used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and ANOVA tests are used to analyse the data. The results of the study show that ERE during the pandemic is not effective enough. However, having someone at home to support the education of children can make ERE more effective. Parents have partial health anxiety about face-to-face education. Although parents have partially positive opinions about the feasibility of home-schooling, they also emphasize the need for support for home-schooling. As the parents' education level increases, both the challenges of home-schooling and the need for support for home-schooling decrease. Parents with low income have higher health anxiety than those with high income, and parents with low income need more support for home-schooling than those with high income. Parents who support their children's learning find ERE more effective and they find home-schooling more feasible. Parents who do not support their children's learning at home need more support for homeschooling. To practice home-schooling successfully, parents must have high level of education and must support their children's learning at home. Besides, institutions and organizations support parents for home-schooling.
We Found Ourselves in &quot;The Twilight Zone&quot;
Author: Scott, Brigett
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Internet,Computer Software,Honors Curriculum,COVID-19,Pandemics,Distance Education,Asynchronous Communication,Learner Engagement,Mass Media Use,Teaching Methods

The author describes how using free internet extensions allowed for the continuation of a media-based honors course during the COVID-19 crisis.
How to Gain Cultural Proficiency and Accommodate Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students in Communication Centers
Author: Lampkin, E. M.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Support Services,Communication (Thought Transfer),LGBTQ People,Gender Issues,Sexual Identity,Cultural Awareness

The importance of cultural proficiency within communication centers has greatly been discussed in Students Helping Students: A Guide for Peer Educators on College Campuses by Karim and Ross, where they focus on ways in which peer consultants can gain and react with cultural understanding and acceptance for various people groups (2010). Conforming through accommodations and by gaining and growing cultural awareness, cultural tolerance, and cultural fluency can change the lives and educational pursuits of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming students. If communication centers follow Karim &amp; Ross' ideas of being a place where barriers are removed and students come to learn at their own ability level, why not help students be their best? Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming students need allies who will practice cultural awareness, cultural tolerance, and cultural fluency--both in and out of the communication center.
Addictive Behaviors: An Analysis of Support Type and Relapse Rates among College Students
Author: Borchardt, Jamie
Date: 2021-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Addictive Behavior,Student Behavior,Substance Abuse,Behavior Problems,Recidivism,Intervention,Food,Eating Habits,Social Media,Undergraduate Students,Correlation,Social Support Groups

Addictions can be classified as any substance, habit or behavior that one has come to depend upon. These can include a variety of habits or behaviors outside of the traditional illicit drug realm. We studied substances, behaviors and habitual addictions to determine if relapse rates are negatively correlated with positive or negative support. We used a mixed-methods design that examined undergraduate psychology students who were asked to give up an addictive substance, behavior or habit of their choice for 30 days. In addition to investigating data using qualitative measures, two independent samples t-tests found that there were significant differences between relapse rates and support levels, p=0.002, and relapse rates and gender p=0.011.
Differences in Male and Female Texas Community College First-Time-in-College Part-Time Students over Time: A Multiyear, Statewide Analysis
Author: Maynard, John P., II
Date: 2021-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Two Year College Students,Part Time Students,College Freshmen,Enrollment Trends,Statistical Analysis

In this multiyear, statewide investigation, the extent to which enrollment rates of male and female, part-time, first-time-in-college students enrolled in Texas community colleges differed from the 2003-2004 academic year to the 2018-2019 academic year was determined. From the 2003-2004 academic year to the 2011-2012 academic year, statistically significant differences were identified in the enrollment rates of both male and female, part-time, first-time-in-college students. Cohen's d effect sizes, calculated for both male and female, part-time students, were small (0.22). Enrollment rates for male and female, part-time, first-time-in-college students from the 2011-2012 academic year to the 2018-2019 academic year and from the 2003-2004 academic year to the 2018-2019 academic year were similar. Enrollment rates for male and female, part-time, first-time-in-college students enrolled in Texas community colleges remained consistently around 45% and 55%, respectively, during the 16 academic year span. Recommendations for future research as well as implications for policy were discussed.
Investigation of Prospective Preschool Teachers&apos; Digital Literacy and Teacher Readiness Levels
Author: Öngören, Sema
Date: 2021-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Undergraduate Students,Public Colleges,Technology Integration,Technological Literacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Career Readiness,Knowledge Level,Correlation,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between prospective preschool teachers' digital literacy and teaching readiness levels. The research was conducted with the correlational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample of the study consisted of 349 prospective preschool teachers studying in third and fourth year in four state universities in Turkey during the academic year 2020-2021. Data on digital literacy levels of prospective preschool teachers were collected with the &quot;Digital Literacy Scale&quot;, and data on their readiness to teach were collected with the &quot;Teaching Readiness Scale&quot;. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 22 software program. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that prospective preschool teachers' digital literacy and teaching readiness levels were high, and that their levels of digital literacy and teaching readiness did not differ according to gender or grade level variables. It was revealed that there was a moderate, positive relationship between the digital literacy and teaching readiness levels of prospective teachers.
Primary School Teachers&apos; Views on Syrian Students&apos; Turkish and Math Skills and the Confronted Challenges
Author: Bolat, Yeliz
Date: 2021-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Barriers,Reading Skills,Mathematics Skills,Turkish,Second Language Learning,Refugees,Student Needs,Elementary School Students,Teacher Characteristics,Language Skills,Problem Solving,Student Adjustment,Student Behavior,Parent Role

This research attempts to reveal the views of the primary school teachers, having Syrian students in their class, on these students' Turkish and mathematics skills and the challenges they have confronted in the classroom. The research used a mixed research method and 347 primary school teachers who met the criterion of having Syrian students in their classes participated in the research. Quantitative data were gathered through a five-point Likert type questionnaire consisting of 27 questions, and qualitative data were collected with eight open-ended questions. Descriptive statistical methods were used during quantitative data analysis and descriptive analysis for qualitative data. The research findings revealed that Syrian students' reading, reading comprehension and problem solving skills were not sufficiently developed due to the lack of speaking Turkish. In the same vein, there were communication problems with students and parents due to the language barrier which affects Syrian students' choice of friends and their success in classes. Another research finding suggested that Syrian students were at a satisfactory level in operational skills that do not require verbal knowledge, especially in mathematics lesson. In addition, the parents were identified to be indifferent to the students' lessons and they did not help with their homework. The participants' common view was that Syrian students should receive Turkish education in separate classes (preparatory class) in order to solve the language problem before schooling.