ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Exploring Latent Topics and International Research Trends in Competency-Based Education Using Topic Modeling
Author: Paek, Seungsu
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Competency Based Education,Educational Research,Journal Articles,Trend Analysis,Foreign Countries

Recently, there has been growing educational interest in competency. Global organizations, such as the United Nations (UN) and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which are leading the discourse on education reform, are undertaking the lead in spreading awareness regarding competency education. Since 2015, the number of published articles on competency education has been rapidly increasing. This paper aims to provide significant implications for creating a sustainable future of competency education. A topic modeling method was used to empirically analyze latent topics and international research trends in 26,532 articles published on competency-based education (CBE). As a result of the analysis, 15 topics were derived, including &quot;approach to competency development.&quot; In addition, five topics including &quot;learning skills&quot; and &quot;teacher training&quot; were found to be hot topics with the increasing article publication. The rapidly changing modern society is calling for a transformation in education. We hope that the results of this study paves the way for further research exploring new directions for education, such as competency education.
Are Inclusive Education or Special Education Programs More Likely to Result in Inclusion Post-School?
Author: Hornby, Garry
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Special Education,Learning Problems,Behavior Problems,Special Schools,Mainstreaming,Outcomes of Education,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries

The main goal of both special education and inclusive education for young people with learning or behavioral difficulties is their maximum inclusion in the community as adults. The question of which of these two approaches is more likely to achieve this goal is addressed by considering the findings of three outcome studies of young people with moderate to severe levels of learning or behavioral difficulties who experienced either option, or some combination of the two. The overall findings indicate that students who left school from a special education setting had better outcomes than those who completed their education in mainstream schools. This is considered to be due to the vocational curriculum and work experience they gained in their final years of special education, which those in mainstream schools did not receive. This suggests that a policy of full inclusion, with the closure of special classes and special schools, will result in less inclusion in their communities post-school for young people with moderate to severe levels of learning or behavioral difficulties.
The Science Course-Focused Responsibility Scale towards Primary School Students&apos;: Study of the Validity and Reliability
Author: Açikgöz, Sevda Nur
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Responsibility,Measures (Individuals),Elementary School Students,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Foreign Countries,Test Construction,Factor Analysis

The research is a scale development research that aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that may determine the science course-focused student responsibility levels of primary school students. The research was carried out in three central districts in Kayseri province in the 2018-2019 academic year. The research' sample was made up of three different study groups and research was carried out with the participation of 870 students. The data of the first study group were used for the pilot application phase, the data of the second study group for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the data of the third study group for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). As a result of the validity-reliability analysis of the study by adopting a Likert-type scale development model, a 17-item scale structure with Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient 0.87, consisting of 4 factors, was collected, which explains 50.83% of the total variance.
The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Process on Dietary Behaviours and Physical Activity Habits of High School Students
Author: Demirci, Nevzat
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Dietetics,Nutrition,Eating Habits,Health Behavior,Life Style,Physical Activity Level,Body Weight,Body Composition,Gender Differences,Habit Formation,Adolescents,High School Students,Foreign Countries

This study aimed to investigate the effects of home confinement as a result of lockdown on physical the activity (physical activity and dietary behaviors), and their determinants, on Turkey high school students (14-18 years). Methods: A total of 490 students (mean age = 16.40 ± 1.75) participated in the study. An online questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic data, nutritional behavior and physical activity habits was applied to the participants. He compared physical activity level (PA), dietary behavior (DB), and sitting time before and during lockdown. Results: BMI (kg/m2) has increased compared to before Covid-19, Physical activity levels of high school students decreased (p &lt; 0.001), increased more their sitting time during lockdown (0.041***), eating habits changed (0.310***). Conclusion: Our data show that high school students are affected by isolation and lockdown and exhibit negative behavioral changes.
English Teachers&apos; Views on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic Process
Author: Sanli, Önder
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,COVID-19,Pandemics,Language Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Barriers,Classroom Techniques,Attendance,Technological Literacy,Internet,Problem Solving,Foreign Countries

Classroom education in Turkey, also in most of the countries, has been temporarily abandoned to lower the speed of transmission of COVID-19 pandemic. It has been resolved that the continuity of education should be maintained through distance learning. This study has been done through qualitative case study. The study group is composed of 30 English language teachers who teach at secondary schools in the city of Malatya. The data collection of this study has been done through semi-structured interviews. This study deals with what English language teachers think about distance learning, what problems they face regarding distance education, and what corrective actions they think should be taken. In compliance with the aim of the study, English language teachers working at secondary schools have been asked about their opinions on the distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Examination of 8th Grade Students&apos; Learning Strategies Based on Self-Regulation in Physical Education and Sports Class
Author: Koçu, Inan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 8,Middle School Students,Public Schools,Institutional Characteristics,Learning Strategies,Psychomotor Skills,Self Management,Physical Education,Athletics,Predictor Variables,Educational Attainment,Fathers,Family Income,Competition,Foreign Countries

This research was conducted to examine 8th grade students' learning strategies based on self-regulation in physical education and sports class. The suitability of self-regulated learning scores to the normal distribution in groups in motor skills was investigated with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Mann-Whitney U test statistics for groups with two categories, to compare self-regulated learning scores in groups without normal distribution (p &lt;0.05) in motor skills; In case the groups had more than two categories, it was studied with Kruskal Wallis test statistics. The statistical importance level was taken as p &lt;0.05. analyzed with. In motor skills, descriptive statistics of self-regulated learning scores in the groups are given as mean ± standard deviation and median. In the research, it was concluded that there was a statistically remarkable differentiation in the type of school, the educational status of the father, the income level of the family, the frequency of doing sports and the participation in competitions in any branch of school sports, and the self-regulated learning scores of the students in their variables. It was concluded that there was no statistically remarkable differentiation between the other variables and self-regulated learning scores in motor skills.
Examining Parents&apos; Ways of Coping with Their Children&apos;s Problem Behaviors and Their Perceptions of Causality
Author: Liman, Belgin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parents,Coping,Parent Child Relationship,Behavior Problems,Child Behavior,Influences,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Parent Background,Interpersonal Relationship,Socioeconomic Status

This study explored parents' ways of coping with their children's problem behaviors and their perceptions of causality. The study group was composed of 164 children aged 7-12 years (84 females and 80 males) and their parents (120 mothers and 44 fathers). In order to collect data, &quot;General Information Form&quot; for the demographical statistics and &quot;Problem behavior Scale -- Coping -- Parents Form&quot; and &quot;Problem behavior Scale -- Causal Factors -- Parents Form&quot; which was developed by Kaner (2007) were used. The study findings revealed that there was no significant difference between he subtest scores of both scales according to children's sex. Also, mothers use defective coping, negative coping, and preventive coping approaches more than the fathers. Compared to mothers who graduated from high school, mothers who graduated from elementary school and middle school used more effective coping methods while coping with their children's problem behaviors. Furthermore, compared to mothers who graduated from elementary school and middle school, mothers who graduated from university and above attributed their children's problem behaviors more to their children's negative relationships with the people important in their lives. Mothers who graduated from university and above believed that negative socioeconomic conditions of the family were more effective in the causality of their children's problem behaviors compared to mothers who graduated from elementary school and middle school. In addition, fathers with under graduate and higher degrees attributed the causality of their children's problem behavior to their children's negative relationships with the people important in their lives compared to fathers who graduated from elementary school and middle school.
Excused and Legitimized Violence in School
Author: Gazioglu, Ayse Esra Ismen
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Violence,Teacher Student Relationship,Secondary School Students,High School Students,Foreign Countries,Punishment,Public Schools,Private Schools,Student Attitudes

This study was carried out to examine whether the students excuse the teacher violence that could be resorted to them. The sample of the study consisted of 222 girls (47.1%) and 249 boys (52.9%) students studying in secondary schools and high schools in Istanbul. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was used to collect data. Content analysis and non-parametric techniques were used together in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was found that the situation in which violence is mostly excused is &quot;cheating in exams.&quot; It was found that students attending public schools excused violence more than those studying at private schools. The content analysis showed that the students stated that teachers should resort to corporal violence, psychological violence, and punishment rather than non-punitive practices.
Experiences of Turkish Middle School Science Teachers&apos; First Science Fair Projects Coordination
Author: Kucuk, Arzu
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Experience,Foreign Countries,Middle School Teachers,Science Teachers,Science Fairs,Active Learning,Student Projects,Coordinators,21st Century Skills,Program Administration

This study aimed to reveal the experiences of science teachers conducting a science fair project for the first time. The research used quantitative data based on an online assessment survey for science fair projects. There are twenty-one questions (one of them is open-ended, the others are Likert type) developed by the researcher. The questionnaire was shared with science teachers on the science fair, 4006 science fairs, Tübitak science fairs themed social media pages between June and October 2018. 244 coordinator science teachers marked the survey. The data obtained from the questionnaire was presented in a tabular form by deducting % and frequencies. On the other hand, the last open-ended questions were analyzed by using content analysis. Based on these results, science teachers, who carried out the fair coordinator for the first time and to be able to do it again have some expectations of practicing positive experiences such as the students should gain scientific skills, the fair should be carried out in cooperation, the responsibilities were shared in a balanced way in the school, the school administrators should both support and help the process, the advisors should take ownership of the job, be appreciated by stakeholders with awards, etc. However, this first experience posed a sufficiently unexpected result at least for some of them.
Investigation of the Relationship between Mothers&apos; Attitudes towards Disabled Individuals and Their Children&apos;s Acceptance Levels
Author: Ata, Seda
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mothers,Parent Influence,Parent Attitudes,Attitudes toward Disabilities,Childrens Attitudes,Young Children,Correlation,Family Attitudes,Family Environment,Educational Environment,Work Environment,Interpersonal Relationship,Foreign Countries

Early childhood is a critical process that plays a key role in the shaping of individuals, and therefore, societies. Important duties fall to parents so that this process can be managed successfully. Parents directly or indirectly relay their attitudes toward many topics not only with their childrearing attitudes but also through the interaction with their children. The child starts certain preliminary acceptance both about himself/herself and others through the interaction between mother and child. The child is most likely to use this preliminary acceptance that he/she requires especially in early childhood throughout his/her life as a mental template. In this context, it is aimed to investigate the relationship between mother's attitude toward disabled individuals and their children's acceptance levels. Data were collected from 60 mothers of 3-5-year-old children by using Demographic Form, Attitude toward the Disabled Scale and The Acceptance Scale for Kindergarten-Revised. According to the research findings, there was a positive and moderate relationship between family attitudes, family life, and efficacy subdimensions. There was no relationship in the educational environment, working life and interpersonal relationships subdimensions.
L2 Motivational Self System and Learning Approaches of High School Students
Author: Irgatoglu, Aydan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Student Motivation,Learning Strategies,Self Motivation,Gender Differences,Individual Differences,Grades (Scholastic),Foreign Countries

This study identifies the level of L2 motivational self-system (L2MSS) consisting of Ideal L2 Self, Ought-to L2 Self, and L2 Learning Experience, and the application of deep and surface learning strategies on high school students regarding gender and grades. The study is designed in both correlation and descriptive comparative models. The research sample is composed of 202 high school students. Two questionnaires are used in the collection of data: The L2 Motivational Self System Questionnaire and The Student Process Questionnaire. SPSS 22 is used to analyze data and the findings show that the level of L2MSS is moderate and the most frequently reported sub-category of L2MSS is L2 Learning Experience. Regarding gender, the levels of each L2MSS category of the female participants are greater than those of the males. In terms of proficiency, students with higher grades tended to have an Ideal L2 Self motive than unsuccessful students. The findings also reveal that learning strategies are moderately used and surface learning strategies are the most widely used ones, and the level of learning approaches varies substantially in favor of females. Besides, the students with low grades tended to use surface learning strategies more than successful learners. Finally, the students with high levels of Ideal l2 self tend to use deep learning strategies.
Middle School Students&apos; Problem Posing Processes
Author: Aydogdu, Mustafa Zeki
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Problem Solving,Mathematics Skills,Geometry,Learning Strategies,Foreign Countries

Problem posing has an important place in mathematics education curriculum in many countries. There are a few studies in the literature that reveal students' problem posing processes. The purpose of this research is to examine the problem posing processes of middle school students in geometry. The Research was carried out with 160 students who are in 5th-8th grades (aged 11-14). When the findings obtained in the study were examined, it was understood that the students followed some certain ways while posing problems, identified in the research. The processes followed by the students while they are posing problems are classified into 5 steps. It has been observed that the students do not go through all steps in problem posing processes; while some students use all of these steps, the others use some of them. The students are divided into four different types according to the way they used in their problem posing processes.
Music Teachers&apos; Burnout Levels in Terms of Some Variables
Author: Öztürk, Özlem
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Burnout,Teacher Characteristics,Predictor Variables,Gender Differences,Teaching Experience,Inservice Teacher Education,Public Schools,Measures (Individuals),Foreign Countries

The disappointments of Nurse Jones, who is well-known by education researchers working in burnout have been seen frequently among teachers in recent years. Research results show that, contrary to the established perception existing in society, music teachers are one of the groups that experience burnout most heavily. The international literature offers a rich knowledge on this subject. However, in Turkey, the literature in which we can discuss the subject has not yet matured. There is a need for empirical research on the subject. The purpose of the study is to examine whether the burnout levels of music teachers differ according to gender, seniority, institution, and participation in in-service training. The study, structured according to the survey model, was carried out with 48 music teachers. The data were obtained using the Personal Information Form and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey. ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. The results showed that music teachers' burnout was not differed according to gender, seniority, institution, and participation in in-service training.
Music and Mathematics: The Effect of Matching Musical Meters with Geometric Shapes on 6th Graders&apos; Learning Outcomes
Author: Yesilkaya, Özge Çongur
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Music Education,Mathematics Education,Geometric Concepts,Grade 6,Middle School Students,Outcomes of Education,Foreign Countries

Aksak meters such as 5/8, 7/8, 9/8 are not formed equally and teaching these meters to the students usually takes a long time and learning these measures requires a dedicated effort. The aim of this research is to determine whether the teaching 5/8,7/8,9/8 aksak meters to the students in sixth grade through geometric shapes is more effective than regular techniques used in the music lesson. The research group was composed of 120 sixth grade students between ages 11-14 in one private and one public school in Ankara. The research was composed in randomized pre-test, post-test control group experimental design. During 8 weeks teaching aksak meters through matching musical meters to geometrical shapes technique was practiced with the experimental group. The data was analyzed on the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 Program. Mc Nemar test was used for the dependent relationship between two categorical variables. According to findings of this research, students in the experimental group scored higher points in their post-test than students in the control group and improved their efficacy in distinguishing the aksak measures. This shows that teaching aksak Meters through geometric shapes affected students' learning outcomes in a positive way.
Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of Aurora-a Intelligence Test Battery
Author: Aslan, Ayse Esra
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intelligence Tests,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Turkish,Foreign Countries,Factor Structure,Preadolescents,Elementary School Students,Intermediate Grades

The Aurora-a test battery was applied to 520 students who were between the ages of 9 and 12 attending public and private schools in Istanbul to create the Turkish version of the Aurora-a Intelligence Test Battery (Aurora-a_TR), which was developed for children aged 9-12 years based on the Triarchic Intelligence Theory. The three sub-test scores that measured verbal intelligence in the original form were excluded from the analyses since they were not suitable for statistical analysis. The validity evidence of Aurora-a_TR test was obtained by Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Reliability Analyses. The analyses supported the three-factor Triarchic Intelligence Model with strong evidence, which also included the fourteen subtests. It was recommended in this study to re-apply Aurora-a_TR on a different sampling with the tests that were re-adapted into Turkish for 3 verbal content tests, which could not be tested in the present study.