ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Examining Social Studies Teachers&apos; Views on Branch Teachers&apos; Committee Meetings
Author: Kilcan, Bahadir
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Studies,Meetings,Qualitative Research,Phenomenology,Secondary School Teachers,Semi Structured Interviews,Educational Planning,Decision Making,Program Effectiveness,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Content Analysis

The purpose of this study is to determine the views of social studies teachers on branch teachers' committee meetings (BTCM). This study utilized a qualitative method, phenomenological design. The sample of the research is composed of 16 teachers working in public secondary schools in the central district of Karabük province during the spring school term of 2016-2017 and the participants were selected by convenient sampling method under purposeful sampling methods. The data of the study were collected through a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. Content analysis was used to analyze the data obtained from the participants. The results revealed that social studies teachers' views on BTCMs were collected under four main themes entitled &quot;things planned in BTCMs&quot;, &quot;decisions made in BTCMs&quot;, &quot;BTCMs in terms of the quality of social sciences teaching in school&quot; and &quot;The effectiveness of BTCMs&quot;. Results of the study were discussed in line with the relevant literature and a number of suggestions were presented
Guiding Curriculum Development: Student Perceptions for the Second Language Learning in Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments
Author: Gürleyik, Sinan
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Curriculum Development,Student Attitudes,Second Language Learning,Technology Uses in Education,Undergraduate Students,Student Surveys,Data Collection,Qualitative Research,Computer Assisted Instruction,Second Language Instruction,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Language Teachers,Questionnaires,Preservice Teachers,Teacher Education Programs,Statistical Analysis

Developing curriculum to enhance student learning is the primer purpose of all curricular activities. Availability of recent tools supporting to teach various skills including reading, listening, speaking and writing has opened a new avenue for curricular activities in technology-enhanced learning environments. Understanding the perceptions of students utilizing technology-enhanced learning environments to learn second language skills is important to develop the curriculum. This study is organized to investigate the perceptions of students towards second language learning in technology-enhanced learning environments in which students can develop reading, listening, speaking and writing skills for the second language learning. The survey was used to collect data from 875 undergraduate students involved in technology-enhanced second language learning environments in a university. Contrary to general expectations, results of the study indicated that technology-enhanced learning environments do not positively influence the perceptions of undergraduate students for the second language learning. Further research should concentrate on investigating the reasons behind these findings using qualitative studies.
The Relation between Lifelong Learning Tendency and Achievement Motivation
Author: Yilmaz, Emrullah
Date: 2018-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Lifelong Learning,Achievement Need,Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Measures (Individuals),Universities,Regression (Statistics),Predictor Variables,Scores,Statistical Analysis

The aim of this study is to reveal the relation between lifelong learning tendency and achievement motivation. The sampling of the study consisted of 570 prospective teachers attending a pedagogical formation course at two universities in Turkey in 2016. Relational screening model was used in the study and the data were collected through achievement focused motivation scale and lifelong learning tendency scale. The collected data were analysed using regression analysis on SPSS 22. As the findings suggest, there is a low, positive correlation (r = 0.095) between prospective teachers' achievement motivation and lifelong learning tendency at 95% confidence interval. As for the correlation between lifelong learning tendency and the sub-dimensions of achievement motivation, lifelong learning tendency has a significant correlation with the expansion of objective (r = 0,139), self-consciousness (r = 0,128) and internal effect (r = 0,089). However, it doesn't correlate significantly with external effect (r = -0,024). As the standardised regression coefficient (ß) indicates, the relative order of importance of predictor values on lifelong learning tendency is as follows; external effect, expansion of objective, self-consciousness and internal effect.
Comparison of the Velocity and Power Parameters during Loaded-Squat Jump Exercise of National Athletes in Different Branches*
Author: Can, Ibrahim
Date: 2018-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletes,Physical Activities,Comparative Analysis,Motion,Athletics,Exercise,Statistical Analysis,Kinetics

The aim of this investigation is to compare velocity and power variables during loaded-squat jump (SJ[subscript Loaded]) exercise of national athletes dealing with different sports branches and to identify whether velocity and power parameters become different or not according to branches. In accordance with this purpose, a total of 36 national athletes (age: 20.3 ± 1.68 years; height: 173.5 ± 6.46 cm; weight: 72.3 ± 10.29 kg) composed of 12 wrestlers (age: 19.5 ± 0.90 years; height: 172.3 ± 6.19 cm; weight: 75.5 ± 13.9 kg), 12 arm wrestlers (age: 20.5 ± 2.02 years; height: 174.7 ± 4.76 cm; weight: 72.6 ± 8.31 kg) and 12 kickboxers (age: 20.7 ± 1.81 years; height: 173.5 ± 8.29 cm; weight: 68.9 ± 6.94 kg) dealing with different sports branches have voluntarily participated in this study. For identifying velocity and power parameters, SJ[subscript Loaded] exercise was executed with an external load that corresponds to 40% of body weights of the athletes by utilizing an isoinertial velocity transducer (T-Force dynamic measurement system) and values of mean velocity (MV), mean propulsive velocity (MPV), peak velocity (PV), mean power (MP), mean propulsive power (MPP) and peak power (PP) were determined. All data analyzes were performed in the SPSS 16.0 statistical program. Firstly, in order to analyze data, it was determined that the data indicated normal distribution by looking at the Shapiro-Wilk coefficient regarding the normality of the distribution of the data. Therefore one-way analysis of variance (One-way ANOVA) was utilized to identify statistical significant differences among athletes competing in different branches with regard to the velocity and power variables during the SJ[subscript Loaded exercise. According to analyze results, no statistical significant difference wasn't seen among branches with regard to MV [f (2.33) = 1.306], MPV [f (2.33) = 2.195], PV [f (2.33) = 2.242], MP [f (2.33) = 1.225], MPP [f (2.33) = 2.787] and PP [f (2.33) = 2.607] parameters during SJ[subscript Loaded] exercise (p&gt;0.05). The velocity and power parameters obtained in the SJ[subscript Loaded] exercise don't differ according to the branches.
Effects of Regenerated Sportive Activities on the Empathic Tendency of Women
Author: Akandere, Mehibe
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,Empathy,Athletics,Exercise,Pretests Posttests,Adults,Dance,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Likert Scales,Marital Status,Employment Level,Life Style

The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of empathy for regularly exercising women and to determine whether empathy levels differ according to some variables. The study is planned as a single group pretest-posttest. 178 sedentary and healthy adult women participated in the study as a volunteer. Aerobic-Dance Exercise program was applied to the participants 60 minutes a day, 3 days per week for 8 weeks; then, The Empathic Tendency Scale (EQS) were filled at the beginning and at the end of the exercise program. The validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Dokmen (1988). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.00 software was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the research. One way ANOVA was used to determine the differences between the groups when the data showed normal distribution and after the homogeneity of the variances was tested, the Tukey test was used for differences between the groups and the error level was taken as 0.05. When the findings are examined; the mean score of &quot; Empathic Tendency &quot; according to the marital status, the study status and the number of children of the participants was statistically significant in the pretest-posttest after the exercise program (p&lt;0.005). But, there was no statistically significant difference between the group's comparisons in terms of the &quot;Empathic Tendency &quot;(p&gt;0.05). As a result, it was seen that exercise had a positive effect on the &quot;Empathic Tendency&quot; levels of the women participating in the study.
The Effects of Argumentation Implementation on Environmental Education Self Efficacy Beliefs and Perspectives According to Environmental Problems
Author: Fettahlioglu, Pinar
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Persuasive Discourse,Environmental Education,Self Efficacy,Beliefs,Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Mixed Methods Research,Pretests Posttests,Case Studies,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of argumentation implementation applied in the environmental science course on science teacher candidates' environmental education self-efficacy beliefs and perspectives according to environmental problems. In this mixed method research study, convergent parallel design was utilized. Quantitative part of this study was based upon one group pretest-posttest design. Qualitative part of this study was based upon holistic case study. The sample of the study consisted of 26 3rd year science teacher candidates in A State University Education Faculty Science Education Department in the spring term of 2013-2014 academic years. The data collection tools were environmental education self-efficacy beliefs scale developed by Ozdemir, Aydin and Vural (2009) and drawings drawn by science teacher candidates to determine their perspectives on environmental problems. The experimental study took 7 weeks (21 hours). The first week involved the acquaintance with the students and briefing them about the study. Also, in this week, an educational plan related to the argumentation implementation was prepared and applied. And this week finally, scales were administered as pretest. The study started in the second week. The study took five weeks as three hours a week. Last week scales were administered as posttest. In quantitative data analysis paired samples t-test was used. For the analysis of qualitative data, categorical analysis technique, one of the content analysis techniques, was used. At the end of the study, it was observed that the science teacher candidates' self-efficacy beliefs according to environmental education statistically differed in favor of the post-test. In addition, it was also found that, at the end of the study, science teacher candidates' perceptions of environmental problems differed according to their self-efficacy beliefs.
Choosing to Major in Physics, or Not: Factors Affecting Undergraduate Decision Making
Author: Stiles-Clarke, Laura
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Majors (Students),Physics,Course Selection (Students),Decision Making,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Science Interests,College Faculty,Science Instruction,College Science,Case Studies,Qualitative Research,Online Surveys,Semi Structured Interviews,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes

For the past 40 years, there has been apprehension in North American society, and particularly in the scientific community, concerning the decline of interest and enrollment in science degree programs at the post-secondary level. This trend has proven very difficult to reverse. The purpose of this study was to explore why students at an Atlantic Canadian university pursue a major in physics, and why other eligible students make different choices. Both the students themselves and their physics professors were consulted in the course of this investigation. With a post structural, constructivist theoretical framework, an instrumental case study of this university is presented using a qualitative online survey for students and semi-structured interviews with their professors. Data from this study supports the theory of physics identity proposed by Hazari et al. (2010). The themes reflected the four dimensions of physics identity, namely, interest, recognition, performance, and competence, with interest appearing as the most important of the four. One additional dimension, the &quot;career prospects problem,&quot; was reflected within the themes of this study. This research begins to address the concern of low enrollments by examining the decision-making process of first-year physics students to stay-the-course or to pursue other options with a clear indication that as physics educationalists, we need to clearly articulate viable career options available to those who hold an undergraduate physics degree. Else, students will choose degrees whose career paths have been clearly labeled by society.
Science Museum Exhibits&apos; Summative Evaluation with Knowledge Hierarchy Method
Author: Yasar, Erkan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Museums,Exhibits,Summative Evaluation,Middle School Students,Semi Structured Interviews,Comparative Analysis,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Validity,Reliability,Foreign Countries,Learning Processes,Qualitative Research,Case Studies

It is aimed in this research to measure via knowledge hierarchy the things regarding exhibit themes learned by the visitors of the exhibits and compare them with the purpose that the exhibits are designed for, thereby realizing a summative evaluation of the exhibits by knowledge hierarchy method. The research has been conducted in a children's science museum with totally 12 middle school students, nine of which are in the sixth grade and three of which are in the seventh grade. Semi-structured interview forms have been used to make interviews with those students before and after the visit, and based on these interviews their knowledge levels have been identified. It has been found out that the students at the lower levels of the knowledge hierarchies of the exhibits have moved up to the higher levels after the visit. An accumulation of the students has been observed at higher levels and the exhibits meet the purpose of the visit.
Pre-Service Physics Teachers&apos; Difficulties in Understanding Special Relativity Topics
Author: Ünlü Yavas, Pervin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Physics,Scientific Principles,Science Education,Difficulty Level,Learning Processes,Case Studies,Content Analysis,Science Teachers,Interviews,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research

The aim of this study is to identify the reasons why pre-service physics teachers have difficulties related to special relativity topics. In this study conducted with 25 pre-service physics teachers, the case study method, which is a qualitative research method, was used. Interviews were held with the participants about their reasons for difficulties in understanding special relativity topics. We used content analysis with the interview data and created eight categories. By doing so, we tried to identify the causes of difficulties experienced by the participants. As a result, it can be said that students are biased against relativity subjects and consider them to be difficult. Although the students found the subject interesting, problems such as mathematical difficulties, problems related to determining the reference system and transition from classical physics to relativistic physics made the learning process difficult for them. Additionally, we identified positive and negative opinions about the teaching method.
An Analysis of Metaphors Used by High School Students to Describe Physics, Physics Lesson and Physics Teacher
Author: Çetin, Ali
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Figurative Language,Foreign Countries,Physics,High School Students,Secondary School Science,Science Instruction,Science Teachers,Student Attitudes,Scientific Concepts,Qualitative Research,Phenomenology,Scientific Attitudes

The purpose of this study was to describe high school students' &quot;physics&quot;, physics lesson&quot; and &quot;physics teacher&quot; conceptions by using metaphors. 313 students participated in the study from different high school types in Siirt, Turkey. A metaphorical perception form constructed by researcher was individually conducted, digitally recorded and analyzed. Codes and conceptual categories were created. The results demonstrate that students describe physics and physics lesson by using content, function, affective and cognitive characteristics and physics teacher by using cognitive, affective, personality and physical characteristics. Although constructivist approaches are applied in Turkish physics education program, the results show that most of the high school students still think that physics is a complex and difficult subject. The other result of the study shows that students think that physics is a developing subject area but physics lesson is not developing course. About physics teachers students believe that they are very knowledgeable and intelligent people. Some recommendations are made for researchers and program developers.
Systematic Convergence in Applying Variational Method to Double-Well Potential
Author: Mei, Wai-Ning
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Quantum Mechanics,Energy,Computation,Mathematics,Methods,Physics,Accuracy

In this work, we demonstrate the application of the variational method by computing the ground- and first-excited state energies of a double-well potential. We start with the proper choice of the trial wave functions using optimized parameters, and notice that accurate expectation values in excellent agreement with the numerical results can be acquired by cautious systematic improvement of trial wave functions.
The Effect of 7E Model on Conceptual Success of Students in the Unit of Electromagnetism
Author: Turgut, Umit
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physics,Science Instruction,Scientific Concepts,Misconceptions,Instructional Materials,High School Students,Models,Teaching Methods,Action Research,Worksheets,Science Tests,Achievement Tests,Multiple Choice Tests,Scores,Units of Study,Statistical Analysis,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the course materials developed in accordance with 7E model in the unit of electromagnetism in high school physics class on students' conceptual success. The present study was conducted with a total of 52 11th grade students in two separate classrooms at a high school. The action research design was used as the research method. The data of the study were collected through worksheets, open-ended and multiple-choice conceptual achievement tests and individual interviews. The worksheets, which were developed in order to ensure conceptual change and development based on experimental activities, were prepared and administrated in accordance with 7E model. In the research, 6 students with high level, moderate level and low level of conceptual changes were interviewed about their achievements. The activities and materials, which were applied according to the average scores of students, were found to be effective on conceptual development and eliminating existing misconceptions of students about the subject of electromagnetism. Recommendations were made in accordance with the findings obtained.
Energy Efficiency Comparison between Compact Fluorescent Lamp and Common Light Bulb
Author: Tanushevsk, Atanas
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Energy,Energy Conservation,Lighting,Efficiency,Measurement,Physics,Science Instruction,Teaching Methods,Scientific Concepts,Comparative Analysis

For acquainting the students of applied physics and students of teaching physics with the concept of energy efficiency, electrical and spectral characteristics of two widely used lamps--integrated fluorescence lamp and common light bulb have been investigated. Characterization of the lamps has been done by measuring the spectral irradiance and constructing the voltage-current characteristics. Breaking voltage, electric resistance, energy efficiency, energy consumption and intensity spectral distribution, were determined. Also, the quantity of mercury present in the fluorescence lamp was determined by analysis of the spectral characteristics. The energy efficiency advantage of the fluorescence lamp over the common light bulb was shown through comparison of the examined parameters of the two lamps.
Decolonizing School Systems: Racial Justice, Radical Healing, and Educational Equity inside Oakland Unified School District
Author: Chatmon, Christopher P.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Urban Schools,School Districts,Equal Education,African American Students,Males,Academic Achievement,Elementary Secondary Education,Racial Discrimination,Minority Group Students,Educational Innovation,Educational Practices

Educational spaces, like the rest of the nation's current policy arenas, have become a contentious terrain where ideological and political battles are fought and particular futures won. This article is written in the aftermath of the atrocity at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in August 2017, where racism, racial rage, hate, violence, and death took center stage during a white supremacist rally at an institution of higher education. A month later, motions were set into play to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program--impacting the legal rights of children of immigrants to attend school. Oakland is also a battlefield. The innovative work of the Office of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is part of a larger legacy to reimagine schooling as powerfully inclusive and unapologetically democratic. In this article, the authors offer a racial justice paradigm for other school systems struggling to move towards educational equity.
Fixing Systems, Not Kids: Changing the Narrative of Black Males in Guilford County Schools
Author: Brinkley, Barry
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: African American Students,Males,Disproportionate Representation,Teacher Expectations of Students,Teacher Attitudes,Adults,Attitude Change,Racial Bias,Academic Achievement,Equal Education,Teacher Student Relationship,School Districts,Culturally Relevant Education,Educational Change,Discipline Policy,Educational Environment,Referral,Suspension,Elementary Secondary Education,Educational Improvement,Pilot Projects,Communities of Practice,Faculty Development

Considerable research on African American males (AAMs) in American schools over the past ten years shows that they are underrepresented in every positive measure of educational outcomes, and overrepresented in every negative measure. Many educators have developed low expectations, deficit thinking, and implicit biases toward AAMs and their capacity to behave appropriately and achieve academically. In Guilford County, North Carolina, the district aimed to change adults' beliefs and practices, rather than &quot;fix&quot; boys of color, by improving relationships between teachers and students and addressing implicit bias among educators, working in two areas: early literacy and discipline policies.