ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Peer-Mediated Adaptive Physical Activity Program on Problem Behaviors of Mentally Handicapped Students
Author: Esentürk, Oguz Kaan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intellectual Disability,Students with Disabilities,Peer Influence,Physical Activities,Behavior Modification,Program Effectiveness,Teacher Attitudes,Peer Teaching,Foreign Countries,Student Behavior,Interpersonal Relationship,Physical Education

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of peer-mediated adaptive physical activity program on problem behaviors of mentally handicapped students. Eight mentally handicapped students and eight peer students with normal development participated in this study, which was designed according to a sequential descriptive design. In the research, peer education program was applied to the peer students in line with the skills expected to be exhibited during the practices. In the study, Problem Behavior Sub-Scale (PBS), which is one of the subscales of Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) developed by Gresham and Elliot (1990) and Turkish adaptation by Sucuoglu and Ozokcu (2005) was used as a quantitative data collection tool. As a qualitative data collection tool, semi-structured interview form was used. The Friedman test was used to analyze the quantitative data, and Wilcoxon Signs test was used to determine the source of the difference. Significance value was determined as 0.05. In the analysis of qualitative data, content analysis was applied. The quantitative findings of the study showed that the peer-mediated APA program was effective on the problem behaviors of mentally handicapped students and that the skills acquired as a result of the practice were maintained by the children three weeks after the completion of the practices. In the qualitative findings, the teachers stated that after the peer-mediated APA program, there were positive developments in the ability of mentally handicapped students to experience push-pull, touch discomfort, fear, trust, power control with their peers and to act in accordance with the instructions. The obtained qualitative and quantitative findings showed that peer mediated APA program had positive effects on the problem behaviors of mentally handicapped students.
Rural Students: Breaking down Barriers for Small-Town Students
Author: Peterson, Jim
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Rural Schools,Access to Education,Postsecondary Education,Barriers,College Bound Students,Student Recruitment,High Schools,School Counselors,Costs,Paying for College,Socioeconomic Influences,Elementary Secondary Education,Cooperative Planning,Peer Influence,Social Bias,College Admission

A growing group of admission officials, high school counselors, and college access professionals say rural students don't always have the same access to college as their counterparts in more urban areas. Given the barriers, those who advocate for rural students have developed a variety of ways they can be supported ranging from extra guidance from peers or others in their close-knit school and community, to early preparations to help them enthusiastically create a path to college and thrive when they attend. Changing both college recruitment strategies and the focus of high school counselors also might help. And addressing the cost of higher education at the local, state, and federal levels would potentially offer the biggest boost.
Resources for Small-Town Counselors and Students
Author: Holmboe, Janelle
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Counselors,Rural Areas,College Applicants,College Choice,College Admission,Travel

Adam Sapp, assistant vice president of admissions at Pomona College (CA), grew up in a town with a population of 950 residents. He graduated with 47 other seniors and was one of only five in his class headed directly to a four-year college. Sapp's experience mirrors that of thousands of other students nationwide, clearly demonstrating the need to proactively pave the way for students from rural areas or small towns to access a college education. This article provides some ideas that can serve as a springboard for counselors or students in rural communities. Tips to help college admissions professionals improve their outreach to rural students are also included.
Children&apos;s Songs Creation Technique Development for Kindergarten Teachers
Author: Suryadi, Suryadi
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Singing,Kindergarten,Teaching Methods,Music Education,Program Effectiveness,Early Childhood Teachers,Musical Composition,Preschool Children,Guides

This study aims to produce a creation in a form of techniques to create decent children's songs used by kindergarten teachers. In addition, this study also aims to produce an advance creation in the form of technical guidebooks that can facilitate kindergarten teachers in creating children's songs. Data obtained from experts' evaluations consisting of one material expert and two teaching experts. In addition, the data were also obtained from product trial conducted in three steps; individual trial conducted on Al-Fadholi kindergarten and kindergarten group III -- IGTKI Lowokwaru sub-district Malang Indonesia. One group pretest posttest design is conducted within the product trials. Based on the experts' evaluations data and product trial related to the feasibility and effectiveness of the product obtained the result of creating children's songs technique for kindergarten teachers is very feasible and effective to be applied. It is shown from the overall score of 1368 with percentage of 85,5% in excellent category. From the description, it can be defined that result of creating children's songs technique for kindergarten teachers is very feasible and effective to be applied. The score is 688 with percentage of 86% in excellent category. For the technical guidebook of children's songs trial result shows that posttest's result is better than the pretest's result, quantity is obtained with a score of 60 with a percentage value of 81.08% in a very good category, and obtained a score of posttest 211 with a percentage value of 71.28% in good category. This indicated that technical guide product obtained can ease kindergarten teachers to understand the process of creating children's songs, thus the development required to be done.
The Essence of Semiotics as a Mediator of Communication and Cognition
Author: Erton, Ismail
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Semiotics,Linguistic Theory,Pragmatics,Language Usage,Nonverbal Communication,Sociocultural Patterns,Communicative Competence (Languages),Anthropology,Schemata (Cognition),Metalinguistics

Studies in modern linguistic theory to determine the scope and vision of human communication have shifted their attention to semiotics, in which actions speak louder than words as some say. The semiotic capacity of an individual reflects the effective and efficient usage of pragmatic competence in which the language user has the awareness of sociocultural and anthropological conventions processed and produced in the course of communication. Such a capacity also enables a systematic usage of cognitive skills, thereby developing the value of the communicative context and the perception of the individuals in various discourses. This paper attempts to identify, decode, and proceed utterances in a systematic mixture of psychological, physiological, sociological and anthropological procedures, in which non-verbal expressions appear as signs and symbols to communicate information. It is also argued that not only do individuals attain semiotic information naturally, they also do so with proper curricular semiotic education (especially in language learning &amp; teaching environment) and research. In this respect, studies in biosemiotics explore the micro and the macro cosmos of human nature which are in a continuous cycle of interaction to process language. It is further established that the curiosity to discover the value systems in human communication through semiotic decoding means more than the mere study of language and its linguistic properties.
The Integration of Corpus into EFL Speaking Instruction: A Study of Learner Perceptions
Author: Sahin Kizil, Aysel
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Computational Linguistics,College Students,Data Analysis,Speech Communication,Student Attitudes,Positive Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Vocabulary Development,Learning Activities

Recent years have shown a growing interest in using corpora in language instruction, enhancing data-driven learning (DDL) pedagogy by promoting the use of tools and techniques of corpus linguistics in language classrooms. Many studies have tested the impact of corpus tools in EFL writing or vocabulary instruction; however, little attention has been paid to the integration of corpus tools into EFL speaking instruction. This paper describes a small-scale study of corpus use in enhancing English speaking performance of EFL learners with a focus on their perceptions towards web-based concordancing. Drawn in accordance with convenience sampling procedures, the participants of the study were 31 university level EFL learners who experienced DDL activities in the speaking classroom. Data collected through a post-instruction perception questionnaire were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results indicate that students benefited from concordance-based learning activities, and also hold positive attitudes towards using it in learning speaking. The findings also point out some challenges to overcome while using web-based concordancing in EFL instruction.
The Evaluation of Nature Education Training
Author: Akbash, Sait
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outdoor Education,Environmental Education,Graduate Students,Foreign Countries,Ecology,Student Satisfaction,Expectation,Course Selection (Students)

Within the scope of &quot;Nature Education&quot; project by TUBITAK Science Department, which aims to provide a wide ecology vision and teach the language of nature to young research assistants from different departments, master and doctorate students and scoutleader teachers; in July, five years time the Project of &quot;Ecology-Based Nature Education around Göksu Valley and Delta&quot; was carried out. 149 people participated in this program. In the research, qualitative and quantitative research methods are used together. A form consisting of 20 questionnaires and 3 open-ended questions was used and the obtained data was analyzed. Codes were created in the direction of the answers given to the open-ended questions, and the opinions of the participants were interpreted by associating the generated codes. As a result of this research, the participants' expectations of the nature education projects were met and achieved the result of leaving it with a vision of a wide ecology.
Becoming a Pre-School and Elementary School Educator: How Do Male Teachers Describe Their Career Decision and Career Development from the Perspective of the Social Cognitive Career Approach and Human Resource Management
Author: Dos Santos, Luis Miguel
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Males,Career Choice,Career Development,Social Cognition,School Administration,Gender Issues,Disproportionate Representation,Teaching Experience,Modeling (Psychology),Sex Role,Teacher Attitudes

This study investigated the sense-making process and career decision and development of male pre-school and elementary school teachers in the New England region in the United States through the perspective of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT). Two research questions guided this study. First, why male teachers decided to join the pre-school and elementary school profession as their life-long career development, and second, how do male teachers describe their position and the sense-making process of their profession. Based on the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the researcher invited and collected rich and in-depth data from ten participants. The results indicated that male pre-school and elementary school teachers believed their gender status and role could provide unique modelling for young children, particularly those from a single-parent family. Also, many believed that human resource professionals and school leaders should pay attention to gender diversity and gender inequality issues in the areas of the pre-school and elementary school environments. Based on the in-depth sharing, the results of this study could become a blueprint for school leaders and human resource professionals to direct their workplace and gender inequality issues toward male professionals in the current K-12 educational environment.
A Comparative Study of Perceptions about the &apos;Common European Framework of Reference&apos; among EFL Teachers Working at State and Private Schools
Author: Yakisik, Burçak Yilmaz
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comparative Analysis,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,English (Second Language),Foreign Countries,Guidelines,Rating Scales,Language Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Private Schools,High School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Faculty Development,Role,Public Schools

Teachers have a very significant role in the implementation of the CEFR effectively. Teachers working at MONE have been offered training related to the CEFR; however, not every teacher had access to the training around Turkey. That is why; what language teachers know about the CEFR and how they implement the principles of the document needs to be investigated. This study aims to find out language teachers' views on the use of the CEFR. The researchers conducted the study among English language teachers working at private and state secondary and high schools in different cities around Turkey. Quantitative data analysis has been used to reveal the differences between the perceptions of English teachers regarding the CEFR. The findings of the study revealed that teachers working at the private schools are more aware of the practices of the CEFR in their teaching.
Speaking Anxiety of Foreign Learners of Turkish in Target Context
Author: Takkaç Tulgar, Aysegül
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Anxiety,Turkish,Second Language Learning,Coping,Student Attitudes,Native Speakers,Dialects,Pronunciation,Cultural Differences,Stress Variables,Foreign Students,Context Effect,Speech Skills,Foreign Countries

While there are many studies on speaking anxiety in English, speaking anxiety in Turkish learned in target context remains under-examined. This qualitative study was intended to investigate the sources of speaking anxiety for foreign learners of Turkish as a second language and their coping strategies with these challenges. The data collected through semistructured observations and open-ended questions from ten foreign learners of Turkish. The results of the content analysis revealed that the participants favored the target context for their speaking development because of the available chances for exposure to and practice in the target language. However, the participants also referred to some challenges increasing their speaking anxiety such as the fear of making mistakes, being negatively evaluated, immediate questions, self-comparison with others and self-evaluation. They also counted such anxiety-creating, context-specific factors as the fear of communicating with native speakers, having native-speaker teachers, accent of the local people, cultural differences between themselves and other interlocutors. They also reported coping strategies like considering mistakes as natural and beneficial, regarding the existence of native speakers and friends from other countries contributory for language development and cultural enrichment, having self-preparation and doing individual listening or watching activities. In the light of these results, some practical suggestions were provided.
STEM Education Awareness of Pre-Service Science Teachers
Author: Tekerek, Betül
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,STEM Education,Gender Differences,Science Teachers,Academic Achievement,Family Income,Socioeconomic Status,Instructional Program Divisions,Computer Use,Information Technology

This research aimed to determine pre-service science teachers' STEM awareness in terms of different variables. Data were collected from 148 pre-service science teachers studying at a state university in Turkey who were chosen through the convenience sampling method. &quot;STEM Awareness Scale (SAS)&quot; was employed as data collection tool, and the data were analyzed using IBM SPSS-21 statistical program. For data analysis, Independent t test, variance analysis (ANOVA) and Tukey significance test were used. No statistically significant difference in pre-service science teachers' STEM awareness in terms of gender, academic achievement score, technology usage frequency, and family income level. While they significantly differ in their STEM awareness with regard to grade level.
A Design Case for Implementing a Collaborative Strategy for Online Teams Intern
Author: Ergulec, Funda
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Design,Program Descriptions,Study Habits,Decision Making,Teamwork,Online Courses,Graduate Students,Cooperative Learning,Adult Education,Assignments,Group Dynamics,Teacher Role

This paper describes a half semester long curricular and instructional design project focusing on the design and implementation of a collaborative strategy into a fully online graduate class in adult education. The purposeful group assignment and team building strategy, collectively called the collaborative strategy, represents an instructional approach designed to increase the effectiveness of online collaborative learning. In this context, students are strategically assigned to teams based on their study habits, and they participate in several team-building activities designed to maintain the collaborative learning. This paper presents critical design decisions made during the course development, the reasons for those decisions, failures in which the design did not work as planned, and a reflection on the design.
Effectivness of Creative Thinking Module on Figural Creativity of Engineering Undergraduate in Malaysia
Author: Long, Chua Yaw
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Engineering Education,Undergraduate Students,Creative Thinking,Creativity Tests,Private Colleges,Pretests Posttests,Scores,Teaching Methods,Outcomes of Education,Foreign Countries,Intervention,Comparative Analysis

This research paper presents the outcome of research conducted to improve and enhance the creativity level of engineering undergraduates at a private institution of higher learning in Malaysia. A Creative Thinking Module that features six proposed creative thinking tools was developed and administered to a group of 3rd Year Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates in the studied university. The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking Figural Forms were applied to measure the creativity level of respondents in this research. The effects of the Creative Thinking Skills Module developed is obtained through Pre-Test and Post-Test research method, Paired Sample T-Test and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test are used to analyse the scores, and results indicated the module developed has significantly improved the creativity of the undergraduates.
Communicative Culture Formation of Future Social Workers in the Educational Process of Pedagogical University
Author: Omelchenko, Svitlana
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Work,Universities,Student Attitudes,Counselor Training,Interdisciplinary Approach,Professional Education,Nonverbal Communication,Verbal Communication,College Students,Communication Skills,Foreign Countries

Article considers the essence of the process of communicative culture formation of future social workers in the educational process of the pedagogical university. The communicative culture is singled out and considered through an interdisciplinary approach in the professional education of social workers. The peculiarities of the communicative culture formation of future social workers in the educational process in the pedagogical university are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on the need to use various tools in the phenomenon under study, such as: verbal, non-verbal, information and communication. The students' attitude to the process of communicative culture formation of future social workers in the educational process of the pedagogical university are investigated. The results of the experimental study are described.
Assessment of ICT Skills Relevant for Effective Learning Possessed by Undergraduate Students at University of Nigeria
Author: Oguguo, Basil C. E.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Information Technology,Technological Literacy,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Educational Equipment,Projection Equipment,Electronic Learning

This study examined the information and communication technology (ICT) skills relevant for effective learning possessed by undergraduate students. The study made use of descriptive survey research design. The study participants were 320 undergraduate students of university of Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was &quot;Relevant ICT Skills for Effective Learning among Undergraduate Students Questionnaire&quot; (RISELUSQ). The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach-Alpha method and a reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The data collected were subjected to analysis, the mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that undergraduate students possessed the relevant ICT skills that will enhance their learning and that the ICT skills of the male students were not different from that of the female. The findings also showed that the ICT skills of undergraduate students differ based on their educational level, particularly, between the 100 level and 500 levels. Equally, the finding reveals that the students face some ICT challenges like non-functional/limited projectors in classrooms, limited e-learning facilities among others. Based on the findings, it was recommended that students be encouraged to continue to improve on their ICT skills as it will enable them strive well academically and that school authorities should ensure adequate and proper infrastructures/ICT facilities be put in place within the university environment.