ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
From Research to Practice: The Effect of Multi-Component Vocabulary Instruction on Increasing Vocabulary and Comprehension Performance in Social Studies
Author: Graham, Lori
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary Development,Grade 4,Social Studies,Curriculum Design,Elementary School Curriculum,Learner Engagement,Retention (Psychology),Measures (Individuals),Comprehension,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Teaching Methods,Intervention,Fidelity,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Gender Differences,Racial Differences,Pretests Posttests

This study was designed to demonstrate the effect of implementing multi-component vocabulary strategy instruction in fourth grade social studies. Curriculum was designed for a six-week period and was intended to actively engage students and reinforce retention of word meanings in isolation and in context. Teachers were randomly chosen for assignment to the intervention and/or to the comparison group. The study included 375 fourth-grade students from 3 different districts and 5 schools. The student population consisted of 29 classes taught by 23 different teachers. Two different vocabulary and comprehension measures were administered, and results were analyzed using difference score analyses and repeated measures ANOVAs. Outcomes were consistent across both administered measures. Although student scores improved in both the group receiving the intervention and the group receiving regular classroom instruction, findings indicated that the group receiving the intervention showed greater gains and persisted longer than in the comparison classrooms.
Design Fixation and Cooperative Learning in Elementary Engineering Design Project: A Case Study
Author: Luo, Yi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Design,Engineering,Cooperative Learning,Student Projects,Mixed Methods Research,Case Studies,Classroom Observation Techniques,Learning Processes,Problem Solving,Attention,Logical Thinking,Barriers,Educational Benefits,Instructional Design,Private Schools,Learning Strategies,Content Analysis,Concept Formation,Novelty (Stimulus Dimension),Grade 3,Grade 4,Grade 5

This paper presents a case study examining 3rd, 4th and 5th graders' design fixation and cooperative learning in an engineering design project. A mixed methods instrument, the Cooperative Learning Observation Protocol (CLOP), was adapted to record frequency and class observation on cooperative learning engagement through detailed field notes. Students' design journals and reflections were also analyzed for an inductive qualitative analysis. The findings indicate three major themes of design fixation: 1) fixation on common features of things; 2) fixation on popular teenage culture; 3) fixation on the first design idea. In the cooperative learning process of elementary engineering design project, although pupils had demonstrated some abilities to solve concrete problems in a logical fashion, the participants encountered a number of obstacles in the group. Dominance, social loafing, and other problems occurring in the group process might have offset certain benefits of cooperative learning. Implications of the findings are also discussed.
Understanding an Elementary School Teachers' Journey of Using Technology in the Classroom from Sand Table to Interactive Whiteboard
Author: Ersoy, Ali
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Technology Uses in Education,Semi Structured Interviews,Educational Innovation,Technology Integration,Educational Technology,Interactive Video,Transformative Learning,Qualitative Research,Personal Narratives,Foreign Countries,Teaching Experience,Barriers

The aim of this study is to understand an elementary teachers' experiences about using interactive whiteboard (IWB) in the classroom. Narrative inquiry were adopted to conduct the study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with the teacher and analysed through narrative analysis. In the study, two major stories emerged. The first story was about the characteristics and difficulties of being an innovative and transformative teacher. In the second story, the use of technology in the classroom were cited. Second story consisted of such sub-stories as changing student profiles, teaching-learning process, measurement and evaluation process, infrastructural adequacy, stakeholder interaction, facilitator role of the technology and challenges of using IWB in the classroom. In all these stories, the examples and advantages of effective use of IWB in the classroom were explained. We can have the following suggestions from the words of the classroom teacher who has been using various technological tools in his classroom for about 40 years, including 10-year IWB use: Teachers should be open-minded for innovation in the sense of professional development, consider the interests of students, reduce the prejudice about the use of technology, utilize the processes that increase and facilitate the learning.
Evaluation of Students' Mathematical Problem Solving Skills in Relation to Their Reading Levels
Author: Özsoy, Gökhan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Reading Skills,Mathematics Skills,Problem Solving,Qualitative Research,Phenomenology,Grade 3,Protocol Analysis,Word Recognition,Reading Comprehension,Reading Materials,Foreign Countries

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the correlation between students' reading levels and mathematical problem solving skills. The present study was conducted in line with a qualitative research method, i.e., the phenomenological method. The study group of the current research is composed of six third grade students with different reading levels. The data of the study were collected through the reading of texts, the Ekwall/Shanker reading inventory and the problem solving think-aloud protocol. The collected data were evaluated using a descriptive analysis method. Once the study had been completed, it was concluded that problem solving skills varied according to reading level.
Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Improving Cognitive Function and Activities of Daily Living among Elderly Patients with Stroke at Assiut University Hospital
Author: Abd-Elaziz, Saieda Abd-Elhameed
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Neurological Impairments,Cognitive Development,Rehabilitation,Cognitive Ability,Daily Living Skills,Older Adults,Hospitals,Quasiexperimental Design,Spatial Ability,Attention,Visual Perception,Health Education,Diabetes,Hypertension,Prevention,Health Promotion,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,Memory,Depression (Psychology),Statistical Analysis,Risk,Pretests Posttests

Cognitive impairment is a frequent consequence of stroke. The study aimed to measure the effect of cognitive rehabilitation of elderly patients with stroke on their cognitive function and activities of daily living. Quasi experimental research design were used in this study. This study was conducted at neuropsychiatric, physical medicine and rehabilitation departments at Assiut University hospital, their number were 70 elderly stroke patients aged 60 years and above, (study group, 35, control group, 35). Six tools were utilized: tool 1: Sociodemographic characteristics and questions about stroke, tool II: Mini-Mental State Examination, tool III: Digit Span, tool IV: Logical memory, tool V: Geriatric Depression Scale, and tool VI: Barthel Index scale. The rehabilitation program: consist of five practical session about spatial memory, attention and concentration, visual attention, fish face task and N400 task and three theoretical session about health education for diabetes mellitus, hypertension and prevention of recurrent stroke. The main result of the present study revealed that a significant statistical difference was existed between both studied groups in relation to Min Mental State Examination (P-value = 0.000*). Conclusion: Application of training program about cognitive impairment of stroke elderly patients have significant therapeutic effect on cognitive function, and on activities of daily living. Recommendation: Routine use of screening assessment of cognitive impairment in every stroke patient for early detection, and Health education to the elderly patients and caregivers about the possible ways of prevention of recurrent stroke and ways for controlling of diabetes and hypertension
&quot;I Am Asking the Scope of the Paper&quot;: Negative Washback and Examination (Under)Preparedness in South Africa
Author: Hove, Muchativugwa Liberty
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Tests,Test Wiseness,Student Attitudes,Test Preparation,Bachelors Degrees,College Freshmen,Questionnaires,Test Content,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Semi Structured Interviews,Content Analysis

University education has been massified in South Africa and this has disrupted conventions and practices of assessment. Universities are perceived as promoting complex achievements and complex skills through rigorous curriculum specifications and assessment instruments. Due to experiences in high school and the novelty of university education, students have begun to enquire about the &quot;scope of the paper.&quot; This enquiry has tended to destabilise the reliability of assessments and judgments in universities in South Africa. Grades and symbols certified by some universities have become both indeterminate and ambiguous. A qualitative, quantitative design was adopted to identify and interrogate university research participants' views on experiences about examinations at university level. In the process, the meanings that first-year degree-level test-takers ascribed to the concept of &quot;the scope of the paper&quot; were unpacked. It was determined which aspects of the test scope students had studied in order to prepare for tests. Inferences were made about the concepts that the students marginalised because they were perceived to be &quot;out of the scope&quot; of the examination. A holistic and broad educational experience for university students is recommended in spite of the daunting numbers enrolled in certain university courses.
What We Stand &quot;For&quot;, Not &quot;Against&quot;: Presenting Our Teacher Education Colleagues with the Case for Social Foundations in PK-12 Teacher Preparation Programs
Author: Hartlep, Nicholas D.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foundations of Education,Teacher Education Programs,Preschool Education,Elementary Secondary Education,Education Courses,Teacher Educators,Teacher Education Curriculum,Preservice Teacher Education

Social Foundations of Education (SFE) courses play a critical role in preparing professional, effective PK-12 teachers, yet, for reasons argued in this article and elsewhere, such courses remain under attack. In this article, by arguing what SFE &quot;stands for&quot; as opposed to what it &quot;stands against,&quot; the authors intend to persuasively present non-SFE teacher educators with formerly unknown or unclear knowledge of the SFE discipline and its intended outcomes with the goal they may become comfortable with--if not outright advocates for--their courses' content and knowledgeable on its purpose(s), rather than viewing SFE teacher educators and courses as unnecessary, radical, and burdensome to PK-12 teacher preparation curricula.
Teaching Listening as a Communicative Skill in Military English
Author: Likaj, Manjola
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English for Special Purposes,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Listening,Listening Skills,Teaching Methods,Armed Forces,Military Personnel,Military Schools,College Students,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Observation

This article deals with teaching listening in English for Specific Purposes and more specifically in Military English. There are presented different approaches on listening and ways on teaching it in ESP. Active listening it is seen as one of the most productive and applicable approach in teaching ESP students how to master the skill of listening. The student is considered not only a good listener, a good receiver, but a good speaker as well, who gives life to the conversation that is taking place and who is always looking for something more from the cospeaker. There are also considered the listening micro-skills that help the student understand how listening process functions. Besides that, it is treated the importance and the role of listening in Military English. So, the Military English teachers have to teach the students how to listen, to make them comprehend the process, and later test their listening skills. In order to make listening as useful as possible, we first need to know what our students' needs are and in which situation they are going to use listening in the future when they are back to their work. A bibliography is included.
Metaphors as Two-Way Mirrors: Illuminating Preservice to In-Service Teacher Identity Development
Author: Buchanan, John
Date: 2015-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Figurative Language,Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Locus of Control,Professional Identity,Undergraduate Students,Self Concept,Cohort Analysis,Self Efficacy,Discourse Analysis,Faculty Development

The transition from pre-service to in-service can be difficult for teachers. One means of looking into the minds and hearts of such teachers is to elicit the metaphors they adopt for themselves. Previous studies have indicated that during this transition much of the confidence, idealism and optimism of teacher metaphors is displaced by bleak and defeatist visions. These changes are usually explained by &quot;praxis shock&quot;--a result of unrealistic prior views of teaching and equally unrealistic workloads and challenges. This research project asks if metaphors might reveal more about pre-service teachers' views and vulnerabilities, and help avert or mitigate problems encountered in the early years. Metaphors provided by one cohort of pre-service teachers were distinguished according to &quot;locus of pedagogy&quot; (student-centred or teacher-centred) and &quot;degree of agency/efficacy&quot; in an attempt to gauge perceptions of control in the profession. The results have implications for incoming teachers, teacher educators and the profession.
Maximising Intercultural Learning in Short Term International Placements: Findings Associated with Orientation Programs, Guided Reflection and Immersion
Author: Campbell, Coral J. L.
Date: 2015-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Multicultural Education,Practicums,Study Abroad,Preservice Teachers,Immersion Programs,Cultural Awareness,Student Teachers,Student Teaching,Student Placement,Secondary Schools,Pilot Projects,Orientation,Ethnography,Qualitative Research,Student Journals,Semi Structured Interviews

Short-term international practicum experience is now a feature of many university education programs in Australia in an attempt to engage students with the growing multi-cultural aspects of Australian life. The stated purposes of such practicum experiences generally highlight intercultural learning, which is associated with the development of intercultural sensitivity, cultural identity, global citizenship and global competence. This paper tracks and documents the early and developing attitudes and dispositions of a group of pre-service teachers (PSTs) and academic staff who were engaged with the pilot project of a pre-service placement in Malaysian secondary schools. The behaviours associated with intercultural learning are observed in association with the students' responses to changing circumstances. The paper draws attention to lessons learnt about orientation for intercultural exchanges in the development of intercultural learning and suggests ways to enhance the development of intercultural understandings and minimize cultural difference through more targeted interventions.
Where Western Australian Graduate Diploma of Education Primary Students Source Their Information on Sustainability
Author: Lummis, Geoff W.
Date: 2015-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Sustainability,Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Case Studies,Preservice Teacher Education,Knowledge Level,Mass Media Effects,Mass Media Role,Concept Formation,Trust (Psychology),Risk Management,Information Sources,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews

Sustainability has recently been made a cross-curriculum priority in Australia, through the development and implementation of the Australian Curriculum. Subsequently, primary and secondary teachers across all subject areas are required to integrate Education for Sustainability (EfS) into formal education. A recent research case study was undertaken to determine Western Australian (WA) Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) students' perceptions of sustainability on entering their teacher education course. This paper reports on part of the findings from this study, specifically the sources of information these pre-service teachers used to inform their perceptions of sustainability. The case study emphasised the need for reliable scientific information in mass media and pre-service teachers' mistrust of commercial media. It also underscored the need to provide specific sustainability content in pre-service primary teacher education courses.
The Role of Health Education on Breast Cancer Awareness among University of Calabar Female Undergraduates
Author: Asuquo, I. M.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Education,Cancer,Females,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Surveys,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Knowledge Level,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Risk,Health Behavior,Program Effectiveness,Correlation,Hypothesis Testing

The study sought to determine the role of health education on breast cancer awareness among University of Calabar female undergraduates. To achieve the purpose of the study, three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Related literature was reviewed, while a survey research design was adopted for the study. Appropriately develop and validated instrument: Awareness and Breast Cancer Disease reduction Questionnaire was validated with acceptable reliability indices. The research instrument was administered to 152 University of Calabar female undergraduates. The resulting data was analyzed using chi-squared (?[superscript 2]) statistical technique. The results showed that breast cancer awareness significantly affect individual's knowledge of the symptoms and risk factors of breast cancer, as well as their practice of breast self-examination. Most importantly the result showed that Health Education has a positive significant role in the reduction of breast cancer. In conclusion, it was recommended among others that more of this kind of study should be carried out regularly to educate student about their health, and health education as a subject be adopted as a core subject in our schools curriculum. Also Government and Non-governmental organizations should organize seminars, health awareness talk shows and campaign on other health related issues.
Opportunities and Challenges: Integration of ICT in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Secondary Schools, Nairobi, Kenya
Author: Amuko, Sheila
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Technology Integration,Technology Uses in Education,Mathematics Instruction,Secondary School Mathematics,Teaching Methods,Surveys,Questionnaires,Structured Interviews,Observation,Check Lists,Public Schools,Statistical Analysis,Barriers,Teacher Competencies,Technological Literacy,Knowledge Level,Teacher Education,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes

This presentation is based on a larger study whose purpose was to explore the various opportunities and challenges influencing integration of ICT in teaching and learning Mathematics in secondary schools in Nairobi County. The study, adopted a descriptive survey design. Three instruments questionnaires', a structured interview schedule and an observation checklist were used to collect data. The study was carried out in twelve public secondary schools in Nairobi County. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings from the study indicated that, teachers face major challenges such as developing their own technological skills and knowledge as well as self-training in the use ICTs in their teaching. This lack of capacity building support was found by the study to contribute to teacher lax in integrating technology in their teaching in spite of the enthusiasm. This study recommends that new frontiers on technology integration be made accessible to both teachers and students for learning purpose to increase access to information and that, capacity building in technology integration be increased for teachers and awareness be built among pre-service teachers trainees integrating ICT in teaching and learning Mathematics.
Empathy toward Patients with Mental Illness among Baccalaureate Nursing Students: Impact of a Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Educational Experience
Author: Mousa, Marwa Abd El-Gawad Ahmed
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Nursing Students,Nursing Education,Empathy,Mental Disorders,Foreign Countries,Psychiatry,Program Effectiveness,Questionnaires,Pretests Posttests,Coding,Statistical Analysis,Scores,Attitude Change,Student Characteristics,College Students

Empathy is an ability and skill that can be learned and developed through appropriate education and practice. While the importance of nurses' empathy is widely acknowledged, little is known about the impact of passing through the psychiatric nursing and mental health educational experience at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University on students' level of empathy. This study aimed to assess the change in level of empathy toward patients with mental illness among baccalaureate nursing students before and after completing a psychiatric nursing and mental health educational experience. The study followed a cross-sectional exploratory research design. It was conducted on 204 students in the eighth semester of the academic year 2012-2013, who were enrolled in the course of psychiatric nursing and mental health. A Student's Socio-demographic Characteristics and Previous Experience with Mental Illness Questionnaire and Empathy toward the Mentally Ill Scale were used to collect data. The results indicated that all students significantly achieved high levels of empathy after the psychiatric nursing experience. It was concluded that passing through a psychiatric nursing and mental health educational experience can improve baccalaureate nursing students' empathy toward patients with mental illness. Recommendations included the need for further studies compare between students' levels empathy toward people with mental illness before and after completing various psychiatric nursing educational experiences at different faculties of nursing.