ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Study of the Impacts of &quot;Running&quot; on the Contact Area of Soles and Maximal Strength among Elite Middle Distance Runners
Author: Uzun, Ahmet
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Human Body,Physical Activities,Athletes,Training,Males,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Measurement Equipment,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

It is possible that running training for many years in athletics affects athletes' running patterns and sole structure. The main aim of this study is to examine the effect of maximal force applied to the floor area and contact area of the athletes with related to mid-distance training for athletics. 18 male athletes who represent Turkey on the International area and another 25 male volunteers who form the control group from the participants of the study. The sole pressure measurement of the participants was performed through the use of EMED-SF (Novel H, Munich, Germany) plantar pressure analysis system (pedobarographic analysis). In the study, significant differences were found in heel medial, heel lateral, foot middle, 2nd, 3rd and 4th metatarsal heads and left foot 3rd, 4th, 5th finger in the contact area values of the right and left foot averages. Besides, significant differences were found in heel medial, middle part of feet, 2nd and 3rd metatarsal heads and 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th fingers in maximal force values. Athletes have pressed on sole of the feet more as a result of long-term training and as a consequence this pressure caused a change of the soles contact area and maximal strength. Also it can be said that they have used forefront part of soles more actively during running and walking.
Evaluation of Some Physical Fitness Characteristics in 11-13 Years Old
Author: Popovici, Ileana Monica
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Early Adolescents,Physical Fitness,Physical Education,Human Body,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Body Composition,Body Weight,Body Height,Muscular Strength,Foreign Countries

Many studies indicate that a physical fitness characteristic is an important marker for healthy body and healthy mind. The major purpose of this study is to explore the levels of physical fitness of the students between 11 and 13 years of age. The participants of this study are 251 volunteer students including 95 boys and 156 girls between the ages 11 and 13 who participated at physical education lessons two times a week. The students were assessed for six anthropometric characteristics and five physical tests. Mean, standard deviation, and multiple comparisons were used for statistical analyses to find out differences between sexes with ANOVA, and Bonferoni Tests for differences between ages. Anthropometric measurements were reported as body mass index, height, weight, arm span, waist and hip and physical fitness traits such as agility, balance and strength. The findings suggest some differences between female and male students and between ages; male participants obtained higher results as means compared to female participants.
The Importance of Using Games in EFL Classrooms
Author: Gozcu, Emine
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Undergraduate Students,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Observation,Games,Vocabulary Development,Elementary School Students,Case Studies

This paper aims to find out how games are important and effective when used in EFL classrooms. Two different kinds of qualitative research methods: semi-structured interviews and observation were conducted in this study. Multi-method triangulation is used throughout the study. The data was carried out through audio-recorded interview and observation. It is a case study in which two undergraduate students are taught English by using the game called &quot;Twister&quot; which is adapted for teaching. It was determined from the data that games should be employed in second language learning classrooms in terms of providing an atmosphere for EFL learners in which there is fun, motivation, and high learning performance.
Examination of Studies on Technology-Assisted Collaborative Learning Published between 2010-2014
Author: Arnavut, Ahmet
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Content Analysis,Databases,Cooperative Learning,Technology Integration,Educational Research,Journal Articles,Literature Reviews,Foreign Countries,Research Methodology

This study is a content analysis of the articles about technology-assisted collaborative learning published in Science Direct database between the years of 2010 and 2014. Developing technology has become a topic that we encounter in every aspect of our lives. Educators deal with the contribution and integration of technology into education. Therefore, in this study it was aimed to examine how integration of collaborative learning into technology would contribute to education or it would contribute to education or not. According to the results of the studies obtained from Science Direct database, there are many research related with technology-assisted collaborative learning. However, since all of the studies did not fulfill our search criteria for content analysis, a total number of 58 articles published between the years of 2010 and 2014 were used in this study.
Gender Rationales in Selecting a Major in Information Technology at the Undergraduate Level of a University Program: A Focus Group Approach
Author: Mishra, Sushma
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Majors (Students),Information Technology,Undergraduate Students,Focus Groups,Females,Womens Education,Disproportionate Representation,Student Attitudes,Equal Education,Decision Making,Career Choice

Previous research studies of women applying to, enrolling and completing computing degrees at the undergraduate collegiate level suggest a significant underrepresentation of females in the Information Technology domain in the past decade. This study employs a focus group approach to the gender gap that encompasses forays into the qualitative perceptions and rationales of women in technology in an attempt to disclose the underlying factors that have led to the loss of a significant resource in the Information Technology workforce, that of the female contingent.
Determining New Trends with Regard to the Studies in Curricula and Instruction Field
Author: Hursen, Cigdem
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Trends,Educational Research,Curriculum Development,Instruction,Literature Reviews,Research Methodology,Qualitative Research,Incidence,Sampling,Case Studies,Interviews,Questionnaires,Data Collection,Preferences,Periodicals,Curriculum Design,Curriculum Evaluation

The aim of this study is to determine the new trends concerning curricula and instruction. The articles that are published in journals of SSCI and ERIC databases are taken into the scope of this study. The new trends regarding relevant literature are tried to be identified by analysing 3079 articles in total through the content analysis method. Also, the articles that are taken into the scope of the study are limited with the articles published between years of 2005 and 2014. The articles, throughout the study are analysed according to certain criteria like published year, method, journals that articles published, research subjects and sample population. The results of the study reveal that qualitative methods have been used more frequently in the studies carried out in 2014. Besides, it is clearly seen in the findings that articles are carried out with teachers as sampling population. Most of the articles are carried out as a case study and interview forms, questionnaires and documents are the main data collection instruments preferred to be used.
Validity and Reliability Dissertation of the Scale Used for Determination of Perceptions and Attitudes of Teacher's Proficiency in Tablet PC-Supported Education
Author: Tugun, Vasfi
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Computer Literacy,Handheld Devices,Computer Uses in Education,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Likert Scales,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

It is important to determine the proficiency perceptions and attitudes of the teachers towards Technologies of learning about the tablets in order to integrate the mobile learning technologies and to use the tablet PCs in the educational environments in an efficient way. Therefore, proficiency perceptions and attitudes of the teachers towards the Tablet PC-Supported Education have great importance. There are scales for assessing the proficiency perceptions and attitudes of the teachers in tablet-supported education. There have been found findings about the Proficiency Perceptions and Attitudes of 264 teachers working in the College of Near East towards the Tablet-Supported Education. In this assertion, we mention about an appropriate scale, test and application. For the tests of validity and reliability, the data has been obtained from 264 teachers working in the College of Near East within the school years 2013-2014. AT the end of this, 2 extents (Extent 1: Proficiency perceptions of the teachers about tablet usage, Extent 2: Teachers' attitudes towards Tablet-supported education) have been detected in the scale. Cronbach alpha (a) value belonging to the scale's sub-extents was found as .949 for the proficiency perceptions of the teachers about tablet usage, and as 0.934 for the teachers' attitudes towards the Tablet-supported education. Cronbach alpha (a) value of the general scale was found as 0.953.
The Opinions of Primary School Teachers' Candidates towards Material Preparation and Usage
Author: Genc, Zeynep
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Instructional Materials,Elementary School Teachers,Teaching Methods,Preservice Teacher Education,Student Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Preservice Teachers,Structured Interviews

Instruction materials help students to acquire more memorable information. Instruction materials have an important effect on providing more permanent and simple way of learning in every step of education. Instruction materials are the most frequently used by primary school teachers. Primary school teachers should support their lectures with instruction materials in order to provide permanent learning. The Teaching Technologies and Material Designing (TTMD) course which is one of the compulsory courses that students must take aims to acquire students the information and skills related with the preparation and use of materials. Evaluation of TTMD course is important in terms of the effectiveness of the course which provides the opportunity of motivating the students to learn by attracting their attention, keeping their attentions alive, making abstract concepts more concrete, facilitating the acquisition of knowledge in an organized way in the process of learning and teaching. In this context, it was aimed to determine the opinions of students in the department of primary school teaching about preparation and use of materials through teaching practice which is done within TTMD course in this study. This study is a descriptive study based on qualitative data. The sample of this research included 37 students from the department of primary school teaching who took TTMD course in the second semester in 2014-2015 academic year at Ataturk Education Faculty of Near East University or students who took this course in previous academic years. The data of this research were collected with structured interview form. According to the results, it was revealed that primary school teachers' candidates attach importance to prepare and use materials based on their answers about the use and preparation of materials in instruction. When the opinions of primary school teachers candidates about the criteria that they give value in preparing and using materials, it was figured out that they emphasize the criteria such as suitability for student level, suitability for aim, simplicity and easy comprehensibility. Furthermore, the results indicated that primary school teachers' candidates mostly experience difficulty in finding suitable materials and tools for the aim. It was also revealed that the majority of primary school teachers' candidates stated that they will use materials and a few of them indicated that they will not use materials since they find materials as insufficient based on their answers about the question asking if they will use the materials which they prepared in TTMD course when they begin teaching profession.
Investigating the Effects of Authentic Childhood Games in Teaching English
Author: Hursen, Cigdem
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Kindergarten,Educational Games,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Vocabulary Development,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Instructional Effectiveness,Academic Achievement,Outcomes of Education,Pretests Posttests,Achievement Tests,Semi Structured Interviews,Teacher Attitudes,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of authentic childhood games in teaching English. The study group of the research consists of 43 5-year-old kindergarten students. The study was carried out in the first semester of 2014-2015 academic year. An experimental method was used in this study to state the effects of teaching English vocabulary through authentic childhood games. There were 22 students in the experimental group and 21 students in the control group. To the experimental group the topics were taught through authentic childhood games. The same topics were taught to the control group through traditional methods. According to the results, it is seen that teaching English vocabulary through authentic childhood games have positive impact on academic success.
A Preliminary Comparison of Student and Professional Motivations for Choosing Information Systems
Author: Brooks, Nita
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Systems,Undergraduate Students,Student Recruitment,Majors (Students),Information Science Education,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Comparative Analysis,Job Security,Career Choice,School Holding Power,Employee Attitudes,Income,Working Hours,Social Status

Demand for qualified information systems professionals continues to rise. Additionally, over the past decade, enrollment in information systems-related educational programs has declined. In order to understand why and to better understand how to position information systems undergraduate programs to recruit and retain students, this study provides a preliminary examination of the motivations of undergraduate students in choosing information systems as their major. As part of the analysis, student motivations were directly compared to motivations of individuals currently in the profession. Results indicate that students are highly motivated by a general love of technology. Additional motivating factors included job security and gratifying work provided by the profession. These factors closely mirrored those of individuals in the profession, providing additional insight into opportunities for positioning IS programs and enhancing curriculum to highlight why students chose the major. Implications for future research, recruitment, and retention are provided.
A Content Analysis of the Postgraduate Thesis Written on Special Education in Turkey Based on Various Variables (2009-2014)
Author: Demirok, Mukaddes Sakalli
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Masters Theses,Doctoral Dissertations,Special Education,Content Analysis,Hearing Impairments,Research Methodology,Universities,Citations (References),Disabilities,Statistical Analysis

The aim of this study was to examine postgraduate thesis studies conducted between the years of 2009 and 2014 in special education field in Turkey based on various variables and figure out how many of these thesis is related with hearing disability. A total number of 146 postgraduate thesis have been found in the thesis scanning center of Higher Education Council (YOK) of Turkey. 126 of these thesis were master thesis and 20 of them were doctorate thesis. Data of the research were analyzed in SPSS 20.0 program. According to the results, it was revealed that quantitative method is the most preferred method in postgraduate thesis and there is much more number of master thesis than doctorate thesis. According to the distribution of thesis based on disability group, thesis are mostly related with special education and there is least number of thesis related with dyslexia. Besides, there were not much number of studies conducted with individuals with disability. Recommendations and implications for further research are also provided based on the results.
The Opinions of Students Training in Department of Gifted Education towards Education of Gifted Individuals
Author: Ozcan, Deniz
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Academically Gifted,Special Education,Statistical Analysis,Preservice Teachers,Semi Structured Interviews,Foreign Countries,Elementary Education

The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of students training in department of gifted education towards education of gifted individuals. The research was formed and conducted in quantitative design. This study was achieved in spring term in 2014-2015 academic year in Near East University. Twenty-six teacher candidates training in the education department of the mentioned university participated in the research. Nineteen of the teacher candidates that took place in the research were girls and seven of them were boys. The teacher candidates formed from first and second grade students. Interview form was used as data collection tool. During interview, when necessary, semi-structured interview was provided to teacher candidates with additional questions. Each of the questions were prepared to obtain different data. The data firstly were formed as written by researcher on computer then analyzed by using content analysis chosen from quantitative research techniques. Each of the answers that teacher candidates gave were grouped in terms of similarity and interpreted, also one or two answers that were given to each questions were presented in the same way. In order to increase the reliability of the study, the opinions of specialists were taken into consideration and common points were determined.
Needs and Implications for Information Technology Course Content
Author: Janicki, Thomas N.
Date: 2014-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Information Systems,Course Content,Surveys,Employer Attitudes,Personnel Selection,Job Skills,Comparative Analysis,Labor Needs,Group Discussion,Statistical Analysis,Occupations

As the demand for Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) graduates remains strong, it is imperative that the curriculums in IS and IT programs meet employer needs. IS and IT educators encounter a continuing challenge to ensure that their courses and curriculum stay up to date with new and evolving technological changes in the field as well as being relevant to the business community. This research summarizes the results of an employer survey of IS/IT professionals. It is similar to other employer surveys in querying job-hiring expectations, but unique in that it drills down to identify the detailed job skills required for specific occupations. The article also compares the results of employer surveys conducted in 2008 and 2003. The survey indicated the growth of new occupation areas for IT/IS professionals in Big Data and its many components. There was also increased demand for IT/IS professionals possessing project management skills.
Investigating a 21st Century Paradox: As the Demand for Technology Jobs Increases Why Are Fewer Students Majoring in Information Systems?
Author: Burns, Timothy
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Surveys,Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Introductory Courses,Information Systems,Majors (Students),Student Interests,Knowledge Level,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Career Choice

This paper reports the results of a survey administered to 322 undergraduate business students enrolled in an introductory Information Systems course at a public liberal arts college located in the northeast US. The goal of this research was to learn, given the increased demand for technology oriented jobs, why fewer students are choosing the Information Systems (IS) major. The survey results indicate that lack of interest in IS or greater interest in another major are the primary reasons why students do not select IS as their major. Furthermore, even though students are knowledgeable about the career opportunities in the IS field, they simply do not find the IS field interesting enough to major in it.
In Search of Design-Focus in IS Curricula
Author: Babb, Jeffry S.
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Systems,Information Science Education,Curriculum Development,Job Skills,Skill Development,Computer System Design,Systems Approach,Mastery Learning,Reflection,Figurative Language,Teaching Methods,Apprenticeships,Handicrafts

Curricula in information systems embrace a broad range of topics that leave the identity of information systems as a discipline somewhat in flux. In the spirit of &quot;the first among equals,&quot; we posit that design should have preeminence in the education of information systems professionals. Design frames problem understanding and defines what system's quality means. It behooves our profession to prepare designers who deliver systems that not only &quot;work,&quot; but also deliver systems that society will recognize as &quot;working well.&quot; The research community recognizes this as reflected in a renewed interest in design science research and in information systems design theory. While our discipline has been recently reshaped by offshoring, outsourcing, and service-oriented architectures, which provide myriad options for managing information in organizations, design persists as a central aspect of the discipline. This is so as information systems design remains close to stakeholders because design materializes an organization's core business model and strategy. This paper contemplates a design-focused IS curriculum and postulates a perspective on design that values the subjective sensibilities of stakeholders as well as an objective, algorithmic depiction of computing. The latter has shaped the classic education of a developer as a master of technology while the former nurtures an aesthetic awareness that captures nuances of stakeholder satisfaction and a more inclusive conception of system quality. The skillset of designers is a superset of that of developer and as such, a designer must be craftsman and more, a reflective practitioner skilled in the art of generative metaphor.