ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Israel&apos;s Principal Preparation Policy
Author: Shaked, Haim
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Principals,Administrator Education,Documentation,Content Analysis,Coding,Educational Policy,Instructional Leadership,Active Learning,Teaching Methods,Student Recruitment,Qualitative Research,Administrator Role

This study explores the official policy of the state of Israel in regard to principal preparation programs, a topic which has hardly been investigated so far and has gone through significant change in recent years. Public documents from Israel were explored. Document analysis was a three-stage process--condensing, coding and categorizing. The analysis was based on interpretation of the documents collected, attempting to detect explicit and implicit meanings concerning the topic at hand. Findings show that the topics covered in principal preparation under the current policy are meant to be largely related to instructional leadership; the teaching methods are supposed to be based on active learning with a practical emphasis; and the participants are to be both carefully selected and encouraged to undertake the position of principal. This policy is consistent with the existing research; however, there are some concerns worthy of the attention of the authorities concerned.
Improving Agricultural Science Teachers&apos; Work Attitude in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria: The Financial Initiative Perspective
Author: Ben, Camilus Bassey
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agricultural Education,Science Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Work Attitudes,Hypothesis Testing,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Surveys,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Teacher Salaries,Incentives,Influences,Foreign Countries,Teacher Motivation,Persistence

This research study carried out to investigate the influence of financial incentive initiatives on agricultural teachers' work attitude in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. One hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. A total sample of 150 agricultural science teachers and 150 students drawn from public secondary schools in the state were involved in the study. The financial Incentive Initiative Opinion Inventory (FIIOI) and Agricultural Teachers' Work Disposition (ATWD) questionnaires developed by the researcher were the instruments used for data collection. The data collected were statistically analyzed using the mean and independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of the study indicated others, which financial incentive initiatives associated with adequate salary, and prompt payment, significantly influenced agricultural science teachers' work attitude. Based on these finding, it was recommended among others that the government should provide financial incentives to agricultural science teachers by paying their salaries adequately and promptly. This will motivate them towards improved work attitude.
Educational Service Quality in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences from Students&apos; Point of View
Author: Mohammadi, Ali
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Educational Quality,Statistical Analysis,Scores,Student Attitudes,Sampling,Expectation,Medical Education,Pharmaceutical Education,Nursing Education,Foreign Countries,Pharmacology,Emergency Medical Technicians,Obstetrics,Questionnaires

This study aims at evaluating perceived service quality in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (ZUMS). This study was cross-sectional and authors surveyed educational services at ZUMS. Through stratified random sampling, 384 students were selected and an adapted SERVQUAL instrument was used for data collection. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS 11.5. The results indicated that there were the negative mean score of quality gap in all dimensions of the service quality. Overall services quality mean was (-1.6 ± 0.78). The highest and lowest differences of mean scores between students' expectations and perceptions were in the responsiveness and (-1.83 ± 1.01) and reliability (-1.33 ± 0.79) dimensions respectively. Paired t-test showed the significant statistical differences between students' expectations and perceptions (? &lt; 0.001) in all dimensions of the service quality. Thus, improvement actions are felt in all domains of the educational service quality; Students rated the responsiveness as the most important dimension of service quality in ZUMS.
An Investigation into Physics Teaching in Senior High Schools
Author: Buabeng, Isaac
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Instruction,Secondary School Science,High Schools,Physics,Surveys,Teacher Surveys,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Inquiry,Teaching Methods,Interaction,Science Curriculum,Course Descriptions,Teacher Qualifications,Teaching Experience,Student Centered Learning,Statistical Analysis

This study sought to examine the activities that go on in physics classrooms in Senior High Schools in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the pattern of interaction and instructional methods used for teaching physics and level of coverage of physics syllabus. The survey design was employed for the study in which questionnaire was used for data collection. Participants for the study were physics teachers and final year physics students. Findings from the study suggest that classroom interaction seemed to be mostly teacher-centered and tended not to support inquiry-based teaching and learning which is noted for promoting conceptual change and enhance performance. It is recommended among other things that physics teachers should be exposed to efficient pedagogies of teaching and presenting information to learners. The traditional way of teaching where teacher decides on what goes on in the classroom has a limited space in the 21st century science classrooms, particularly physics.
A Comparative Study of Language Instructional Delivery System between Nursery Schools in Rural and Urban Areas in Osun State
Author: Odejobi, Cecilia Omobola
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Rural Schools,Urban Schools,Preschool Teachers,Nursery Schools,Preschool Education,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Human Resources,Rural Urban Differences,Native Language Instruction,Curriculum,Teacher Qualifications,Teacher Competencies,Instructional Materials,African Languages

The study compared the language instructional delivery system between the nursery schools in rural and urban areas in Osun state. The population consisted of all the nursery school teachers in Osun state. Proportionate random sampling was used to prune down the population. In all 130 nursery school teachers, 68 in urban areas and 62 in rural areas served as respondents of the study selected from 30 nursery schools located in rural and urban areas. A researcher made instrument named Teachers' Questionnaire (TQ) was designed for data collection. The questionnaire was validated before use and the reliability coefficient yielded 0.85 which is significant at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed statistically using t-test analysis and percentages. Findings showed that there was no significant difference between the methods adopted for implementing language curriculum in nursery schools located in both rural and urban areas. A significant difference existed between the human resources available in nursery schools located in both rural and urban areas. It was also found out that there was no curriculum for Yorùbá language in most of the nursery schools visited. The study concluded with recommendations for both proprietors of nursery schools in rural and urban areas to improve on their present standard in terms of teaching personnel, instructional resources and teaching/learning process, nursery school teachers and the three-tiers of government.
Psychological Reality of Chunks for EFL Chinese Students--Evidence from Speaking Fluency
Author: Haiyan, Miao
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Language Fluency,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Phrase Structure,Computer Software,Speech Communication,Language Proficiency,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,College Students

The study explores the psychological reality of chunks for EFL Chinese students. Speech samples from three various proficiency groups are examined with the help of the computer program Cool Edit 2.0, and speaking fluency is thus determined. It is found out that speaking fluency is not linear, and fluent subjects can use, store and retrieve chunks of sentence builders as one single unit while non-fluent ones cannot, which can be attested by the fact that fluent subjects do not or seldom pause frequently within chunks of sentence builders and thus not break them up. These findings suggest that chunks are psychologically real for Chinese EFL students, and chunks should be combined into EFL learning and teaching in China.
Profiling Neurolanguage Coaches Worldwide--A Case Study
Author: Zeppos, Dimitris
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Profiles,Neurolinguistics,Coaching (Performance),Case Studies,Questionnaires,Qualitative Research,Educational Theories,Specialists,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Generalization,Cross Cultural Studies,Foreign Countries

Neurolanguage Coaching™ is a new approach of diversified personalized language instruction utilizing modern insights of neuroscientific and pedagogic theories. This paper addresses the issue of profiling educational experts, who utilize these theories to coach language learners through their language acquisition journey, by means of setting and facilitating specific characteristics, common to those educationers. Findings of an on-line qualitative questionnaire are quantified to allow for the generalization of these characteristics in a case study of Certified Neurolanguage Coaches in order to establish an innovative descriptive tool for an upcoming professional group. Characteristics are formulated according to literature and statistical verification and a profile description of Neurolanguage Coaches is proposed.
Professional Competencies in the Field of Educational Psychology Seen from the Perspective of the Students
Author: Marín-Díaz, Verónica
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Psychology,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Undergraduate Students,Competence

Determining the professional competencies of a degree is an arduous task that sometimes does not respond to the reality of what society expects for such studies. This article attempts to determine what competencies students in the field of Educational Psychology, which were determined by them. This study was conducted in three different institutions: Universidad de Córdoba, Universidad de Granada, and Universidad de Sevilla. It is based on an awarded innovation project granted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Quality and Planning during the 8th call for proposals of one academic year.
The Use of Technology to Support the Learning of Children with Down Syndrome in Saudi Arabia
Author: Alfaraj, Areej
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Teaching Methods,Down Syndrome,Foreign Countries,Teacher Surveys,Qualitative Research,Special Schools,Special Education,Special Education Teachers,Children,Learning Disabilities,Teacher Attitudes,Influence of Technology,Technological Advancement,Computer Assisted Instruction,Educational Technology,Access to Computers

The research employed a survey questionnaire to explore the type of technological tools available in schools for children with Down syndrome (DS) in Saudi Arabia, perceptions of teachers toward the benefits of technology-assisted learning for DS students, the skills that children with DS need to use technology, the challenges of using technology for children with DS, and what can be done to improve the use of technology for children with DS. The data from the 20 teachers in two schools were analysed using qualitative data analysis procedures, which yielded several themes. The findings show that the sampled schools have different types of technologies but computers, iPads and projectors are the most commonly used devices, although there are other devices such as DVD players, mobile phones, and loudspeakers among others. Many teachers understand the benefits of using technology to support children with DS and their views are supported by studies conducted in the past on the same area as presented in extant literature. The key challenges to using technology as identified by the teachers include lack of resources such as computers, lack of software designed in Arabic, and lack of training for teachers to enable them to support children with DS. Recommendations are discussed.
The Role Performance of the Inspectorate Division of the Ministry of Education in Inspecting Secondary Schools in Adamawa State of Nigeria
Author: Badau, Kabiru Mohammed
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Principals,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Curriculum Development,Educational Innovation,Feedback (Response),Role,Performance Factors,Factor Analysis,Statistical Analysis

This is a survey study carried out in Adamawa State of Nigeria to determine the role performance of the inspectorate division of the ministry of education in inspecting secondary schools. Sixty (60) principals and 60 teachers which were proportionately stratified along five educational zones of Adamawa State, participated in the study. A close ended questionnaire was used to collect the relevant data for the study. The instrument sought information on role performance of the inspectorate division on types of inspection visits, feedback on inspection, inspection reports, curriculum innovations and impact of inspection in secondary schools. Data was analysed through Z-test and factorial analysis of variance. Results of the analysis of responses from the questionnaire include that, the role performance of the inspectorate division of the ministry of education on types of inspection visits and feedback on inspection is low. The role performance of theinspectorate division on inspection reports, curriculum innovations and impact of inspection is high. Finally, the result shows that the role performance of the inspectorate division on the five factors of performance is low. It was recommended among others that adequate and qualified human and material resources should be provided in the inspectorate division by the federal and state ministries of education to make the role performance of the division high in secondary schools.
Teaching Quality, Learning Satisfaction, and Academic Performance among Hospitality Students in Taiwan
Author: Ko, Wen-Hwa
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Effectiveness,Academic Achievement,Hospitality Occupations,Foreign Countries,Student Satisfaction,Food,Cooking Instruction,Food Service,Correlation,College Students,Questionnaires,Factor Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Structural Equation Models,Foods Instruction

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the teaching quality of culinary arts teachers and student learning satisfaction on the academic performance of hospitality students. This study surveys the students in hospitality departments at universities in Taiwan. A total of 406 (81.2%) valid questionnaires were received. Research results show that there is a significant positive correlation between teaching quality of teachers and the learning satisfaction of students, between teaching quality of teachers and the academic performance of students, and between the learning satisfaction of students and the academic performance of students. The learning satisfaction of students has a mediating effect on the relationship between the teaching quality of teachers and the academic performance of students.
Of Participation Roles in the Field
Author: Wadende, P. Akinyi
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Processes,Teaching Methods,Artists,Womens Education,Womens Studies,Indigenous Knowledge,Art Education,Art Activities,Ceramics,Handicrafts,Architecture,Learning Experience,Observation,Feminism,Indigenous Populations,Epistemology,Training Methods,Foreign Countries

This article examines the benefits that can be realized when a study contrives a poly vocal environment that allows the participants a larger stake in the conduct of research among them. The article, therefore, does not dwell on the main findings of the study conducted among &quot;Bang' Jomariek&quot; women group of West Reru. The main objective of the research study was to explore the teaching and learning processes utilized by women artists in the art forms of basketry, pottery and indigenous architecture. This article, however, dwells on the observations the researcher makes of the experiences of the study participants which emanate from their being allowed more control of the study conduct. Thus, by focusing on a collective of indigenous women engaged in the education and production of the art forms of pots, baskets, and indigenous architecture, this article explores study participants' roles in fieldwork. The study site was West Reru area of Western Kenya. Scholars Adler and Adler (1987) among many others have suggested behaviors and attitudes that make up ethical researcher conduct. In this article, the researcher draws on the post feminist and post colonial theoretical perspectives to explore the participants' identity construction in an arguably poly vocal research context. Additionally, the study reviews the consequent epistemological concerns that emerge in such a study environment. These women, referred to their educational and production processes as &quot;chwuech&quot;. The researcher coined the phrase &quot;chwuechgogical study methods&quot; to describe the study methods and instruments.
Re-Evaluating Course Evaluations: Clarity, Visibility, and Functionality
Author: Richardson, Stephanie Jean
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Course Evaluation,Evaluation Methods,Guidelines,Student Attitudes,Feedback (Response),College Faculty,Educational Change,Teacher Attitudes,Administrator Attitudes,Futures (of Society)

This article presents an innovative framework that provides a means to understand and reevaluate student course evaluation systems. We present three major concepts vital to course evaluation systems and explain how they inform five evolutionary stages. Additionally, we show how the major stakeholders--students, faculty and administrators--are impacted in each evolutionary stage. This framework allows for development of student course evaluation systems from one where procedures are simply followed, to one where feedback is available and used in real time. The framework also provides a means to critically evaluate and re-evaluate current and future course evaluation systems.
Impact of Technology Policy in the Higher Education Classroom: Emerging Trends
Author: Roberge, Ginette D.
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Trend Analysis,Educational Policy,Electronic Learning,Handheld Devices,Classroom Techniques,Technology Uses in Education,Social Media,Academic Freedom

With the constant evolution of technology, there has been a growing use of electronic devices in postsecondary classrooms, by students and educators, over the last several decades. A recent publication by Becker (2013) highlights potential issues with students utilizing a variety of electronic devices in higher education and the implications for classroom policy on the use of this technology. This paper examines the issue from educators' perspectives and discusses current trends in educational policy pertaining to the use of electronic devices in postsecondary classrooms. The authors bring to light reflections on implications for policy advances on the use of electronic devices by educators in higher education.
Should Accreditation Be Conducted by the Federal Government?
Author: Frawley, Rebecca
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Federal Government,Accountability,Accreditation (Institutions),Institutional Mission,Private Agencies,Educational Quality,Higher Education,Institutional Evaluation

The debate over whether the current mission-based, peer accreditation system in the U.S. is providing adequate accountability for student learning or whether it should be replaced with a federally managed accreditation system has grown more intense over the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to explain the author's position that accreditation by private agencies is vital to the strength and quality of higher education. Arguments are presented regarding the comparative benefits of the present system over a federal system--for institutions, the public, and students. Finally, a set of recommendations that would assist the higher education community to work together to better address legitimate accountability needs of the public and policymakers are discussed.
The Relationship between Mathematics Achievement and Socio-Economic Status
Author: Hernandez, Marilys
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Mathematics Achievement,Socioeconomic Status,Standardized Tests,Middle School Students,Mathematics Tests,Achievement Tests,State Standards,Scores,Public Schools,Statistical Analysis,Multiple Regression Analysis

This study investigated the relationship between the mathematics scores of public middle school students in Miami-Dade County on Florida's standardized test, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 2.0, and students' socio-economic status. The study found that SES had a strong correlation with the standardized test mathematics scores (r = -0.830). The study concluded that the standardized test mathematics scores of Miami-Dade County Public Schools middle school students have a significant negative relationship with SES.