ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Understanding of Teachers on Phases of the Moon and the Lunar Eclipse
Author: Semercioglu, Melike Güzin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Astronomy,Teaching Methods,Scientific Concepts,Science Teachers,Schemata (Cognition),Misconceptions,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers

Even though the educational researchers have developed and implemented various educational strategies to teach the concepts of the phases of the Moon and the formation of the lunar eclipse more effectively, many studies conducted by them in recent years reveal that the teachers still do not understand the causes and scientific processes related to the phases of the Moon phases and lunar eclipse. In addition, this situation shows that there are deep problems in teaching the subjects of Moon phases and lunar eclipse to students. Examining the main causes of learning difficulties in the phases of the Moon and lunar eclipse, this study is designed on the basis of development and implementation of a project supported by STRCT (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) in order to discuss the possible solutions. A 5-day activity program including basic astronomy education was applied to science teachers by using the model developed within the scope of the project, and the changes in mental models of the teachers in the subjects of Moon phases and lunar eclipse were examined. This research was carried out with 29 teachers voluntarily participating in the project in the field of Science. In this study in which qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were applied together, as a result of the evaluation of the obtained data, it was observed that the project was very successful in understanding the phases of the Moon and the causes of the lunar eclipse. The obtained results were interpreted by comparing them with the literature.
Fault Lines in Borrowing: Academic Outcomes of Students in Default. A Profile of Florida&apos;s Valencia College Reveals Association between Student Loan Default and Poorer Academic Outcomes
Author: Rush-Marlowe, Rachel
Date: 2020-12-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Community Colleges,Two Year College Students,Paying for College,Student Loan Programs,Student Financial Aid,Loan Default,Loan Repayment,Debt (Financial),Academic Persistence,Graduation Rate,Outcomes of Education

&quot;Fault Lines in Borrowing: Academic Outcomes of Students in Default&quot; examines factors influencing and influenced by loan defaults among students at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. The findings demonstrate that loan defaults and their harsh penalties are strongly associated with poorer academic persistence and completion. The paper offers recommended changes to the student debt system to alleviate unnecessary hardships currently placed on student borrowers. [Support for this project was provided by the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation.]
Toward Understanding Unionization&apos;s Impacts on Charter School Students
Author: Lavery, Lesley
Date: 2021-02-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Charter Schools,Teacher Effectiveness,Faculty Development,Unions,School Districts,Sustainability,Risk,Teacher Attitudes,Collective Bargaining,Kindergarten,Elementary Secondary Education,Teacher Salaries,Salary Wage Differentials,Educational Quality,Educational Equity (Finance)

In this brief, we set out to understand how unionization may or may not shape practices central to charter schools' ability to serve students. The study, an exploratory one, includes 29 interviews across eight schools that unionized four to six years ago. Our results point to areas of concern, optimism, and future research. We found: (1) Unionization may help codify systems for teacher development, but it could also undermine efforts to advance teacher effectiveness; (2) Unionization may help to address pay inequities between districts and charter schools, but at the risk of financial sustainability; and (3) How unionization plays out may hinge on teachers' choice of bargaining partner and the priorities they pursue in collective bargaining.
What Works: College Strategies for Reducing Student Loan Default
Author: Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Community Colleges,Two Year College Students,Paying for College,Student Loan Programs,Student Financial Aid,Loan Default,Risk,Trend Analysis,Educational Trends,Loan Repayment,Prevention,Needs Assessment,Counseling

In 2014, ACCT and TICAS partnered to examine student loan default at nine community colleges and explore administrative practices aimed at addressing students' default risks. At each college, we analyzed cohort default rate data and uncovered notable trends and populations at higher risk, identified default-reduction strategies the college was already using, and suggested additional strategies to consider. In 2020, we followed up with these colleges to understand how their strategies had evolved since our analysis.
Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education
Author: Goldrick-Rab, Sara
Date: 2017-03-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Hunger,Homeless People,Community Colleges,Two Year College Students,Student Needs,Housing Needs,At Risk Students,Student Characteristics,Institutional Characteristics,Poverty,Geographic Regions,Unemployment,Enrollment,Minority Group Students,Federal Aid,Grants,Immigrants,Foster Care,Welfare Recipients,Needs Assessment,Intervention

&quot;Hungry and Homeless in College&quot; is a research report that assesses food and housing insecurity among community college students. The report is based on results of a survey of more than 33,000 students at 70 community colleges in 24 states--the broadest survey of its kind--that describes the extent to which students are adversely affected by unmet basic needs while pursuing higher education. [This report was co-produced with the Wisconsin HOPE Lab.]
Direct and Indirect Effects of Executive Functions, Reading Engagement, and Higher Order Strategic Processes in the Reading Comprehension of Dual Language Learners and English Monolinguals
Author: Taboada Barber, Ana
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Executive Function,Reading Motivation,Reading Comprehension,Second Language Learning,Bilingual Students,Bilingualism,Monolingualism,English,Spanish,Reading Achievement,Elementary School Students,Predictor Variables,Low Income Students,Reading Tests,Achievement Tests,Decoding (Reading),Vocabulary,Oral Language,Inferences,Short Term Memory,Inhibition

Given concerns about the reading achievement of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) in comparison to English Monolinguals (EMs), this study examined individual difference variables contributing to English reading comprehension growth in Spanish-speaking DLLs and their EM counterparts in Grades 1-4. The participants, who included 578 DLLs and 412 EMs, were primarily from low-income backgrounds. They were assessed in the fall and spring of one school year on decoding, vocabulary, and oral language comprehension (established predictors of reading comprehension for DLLs and EMs); higher order strategic processes, executive functions, and reading engagement (understudied predictors for DLLs); and reading comprehension. Among the key findings were that each of the three understudied predictors was associated with reading comprehension growth over the school year, over and above the contributions of the established predictors, in both language groups. Additionally, higher order strategic processes partially mediated the relations of executive functioning in the fall with reading comprehension in the spring for both DLLs and EMs. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings for understanding and strengthening the reading achievement of all students are considered. [This paper was published in &quot;Contemporary Educational Psychology&quot; v61 Article 101848 2020.]
A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining CBT for College Students with ADHD
Author: Anastopoulos, Arthur D.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Randomized Controlled Trials,Behavior Modification,Cognitive Restructuring,College Students,Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,Program Effectiveness,Therapy,Outcomes of Treatment,Intervention,Depression (Psychology),Measures (Individuals),Anxiety

Objective: College students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for numerous educational and psychosocial difficulties. This study reports findings from a large, multisite randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of a treatment for this population, known as ACCESS -- Accessing Campus Connections and Empowering Student Success. Method: ACCESS is a cognitive--behavioral therapy program delivered via group treatment and individual mentoring across two semesters. A total of 250 students (18-30 years of age, 66% female, 6.8% Latino, 66.3% Caucasian) with rigorously defined ADHD and comorbidity status were recruited from two public universities and randomly assigned to receive ACCESS immediately or on a 1-year delayed basis. Treatment response was assessed on three occasions, addressing primary (i.e., ADHD, executive functioning, depression, anxiety) and secondary (i.e., clinical change mechanisms, service utilization) outcomes. Results: Latent growth curve modeling (LGCM) revealed significantly greater improvements among immediate ACCESS participants in terms of ADHD symptoms, executive functioning, clinical change mechanisms, and use of disability accommodations, representing medium to large effects (Cohen's d, 0.39 - 1.21). Across these same outcomes, clinical significance analyses using reliable change indices (RCI; Jacobson &amp; Truax, 1992) revealed significantly higher percentages of ACCESS participants showing improvement. Although treatment-induced improvements in depression and anxiety were not evident from LGCM, RCI analyses indicated that immediate ACCESS participants were less likely to report a worsening in depression/anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Findings from this RCT provide strong evidence in support of the efficacy and feasibility of ACCESS as a treatment for young adults with ADHD attending college.
New Innovative Methods for IUPAC Nomenclature of Bicyclo and Spiro Compounds in Organic Chemistry
Author: Das, Arijit
Date: 2013-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,College Science,Graduate Study,Organic Chemistry,Scientific Concepts,Concept Formation

IUPAC nomenclature of bicyclo and spiro compounds is vitally important to students of organic chemistry in graduate and also at the post-graduate level. This new innovative method has to be introduced for the informal determination of IUPAC nomenclature of bicyclo and spiro compounds in a very simple way, which is also a time savings one.
Buddhist Instruction Care for Thai Elderly in the Upper Northeast
Author: Ruangsan, Niraj
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Buddhism,Older Adults,Well Being,Caring,Program Descriptions,Program Administration,Content Analysis,Learning Processes,Religious Education,Clergy,Public Officials,Community Leaders,Public Policy,Resource Allocation,Moral Development,Physical Development,Intellectual Development,Cognitive Development,Guidelines,Cultural Context,Metacognition,Foreign Countries

The paper aimed to clarify the Buddhist instruction care for planning Thai elderly to have well-being in the sociocultural settings concerning the elderly development project in Thailand. The objectives of this study were: 1) to clarify the management policy of the elderly development within the upper northeastern locale; 2) to discover conceivable thoughts of instruction care standards for the elderly through the principles of Buddhism, and 3) to create guidelines of Buddhist learning administration for planning the development of elderly well-being. The research methodology regarded the interpretive paradigm while the management of Buddhist learning was interpreted through participant observation, interviewing, focus-group discussion, and documentary investigation. The content analysis was performed to critically study the obtained data. In this research, there were 60 participants, including monks, elderly, government officials, community leaders, local philosophers, and villagers in Khon Kaen and Roi-et provinces. The findings indicate the Thai government policy provided the direction and budget allocation for developing the quality of life, welfare, and health of the elderly and also preparing younger generations to enter the elderly age. According to the document analysis and focus group discussion, it suggested the possible ideas of education care principles for the elderly through the Buddhist principles, particularly Bhavana 4. It also found that many projects have been organized for taking care of the elderly in collaboration with government agencies and communities. Those projects have been allocated budgets by the Thai government. The study suggested that Buddhist doctrine Bhavana 4 consisting of 1) physical development, 2) moral development, 3) mental development, and 4) intellectual development should be provided as the core content of the elderly's education care essentially affecting to the elderly life quality. The study indicates that the guidelines for Buddhist learning management for preparing elderly well-being, allowing the elderly to access the Bhavana 4 as it trains them to be endowed with Tisikkha including moral discipline, mindfulness, and wisdom. Then, they could follow the Noble Eightfold Path that orients them to develop their well-being in Thailand's socio-cultural context.
Adaptive Virtual Learning Environment for Different Learning Styles
Author: Maaliw, Renato R., III
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Subjects: Virtual Classrooms,Electronic Learning,Integrated Learning Systems,Cognitive Style,Individualized Instruction,Preferences,College Students,Foreign Countries,Learning Analytics,Navigation (Information Systems),Computer Interfaces,Course Content,Design,Public Colleges,Classification

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) such as Moodle, Blackboard, and WebCT are commonly and successfully used in E-education. While they focus on supporting educators in creating and holding online courses, they typically do not consider the individual differences of learners. However, learners have different needs and characteristics such as prior knowledge, motivation, cognitive traits, and learning styles. Recently, increasing attention is paid to characteristics such as learning styles, their impact on learning, and how these individual characteristics can be supported by learning systems. These investigations are motivated by educational theories, which argue that providing courses and contents which fit the individual characteristics of students makes learning easier for them and thus their learning progress. This research primarily focuses on providing adaptation to VLEs by inferring learning styles according to the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model (FSLSM). An automated data-driven approach for identifying learning styles from behavior and actions of learners has been designed, implemented, and evaluated, demonstrating that the approach is suitable for identifying learning styles. Based from this approach, an Adaptive Virtual Learning Environment prototype for automatic classification of learning styles in VLEs had been implemented. This approach was experimented on five hundred seven (507) students of Computer Programming 1 Course created using Moodle. Student's behaviors have been extracted from log data and the learning style for each student was mapped according to FSLSM. Classification accuracy and kappa statistics have been observed to measure the performance of each classifier. The results show that the efficiency of classification by means of J48 decision tree technique had the highest average value of correctly classified instances at 87.42% accuracy and it could be used to infer the learning style of students in an Adaptive VLE.
Online Instructional Activities for Creative Internet Use of Tertiary Students in Thailand
Author: Sanmee, Wichian
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learning Activities,Internet,Computer Use,Creativity,Undergraduate Students,Student Motivation,Student Behavior,Student Satisfaction,Instructional Effectiveness,Independent Study,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Active Learning,Inquiry,Foreign Countries

The research aims to study the development of online instructional activities) for creative internet use of the tertiary students (OIA) in Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Khon Kaen Campus (MCUKK), Thailand. The objective of this study, therefore, is to examine the OIA that researchers have built to use with 30 undergraduate students, selected by a Cluster Sampling in the Faculty of Education. The data collection of this study was conducted by means of both quantitative and qualitative research instruments. The research results are as follows: 1) the OIA consists of the following procedures: (1) planning and orientating the learning activities, (2) motivating to use the internet with creativity, (3) fostering students to create learning purposes and self-evaluation, (4) presenting individual methods of internet use, (5) presenting the ways to use the internet with creativity, (6) fostering Inquiry-Based Learning, (7) presenting given tasks from selected situations, (8) evaluating by using a sociometry technique and (9) summarizing the aspects of the internet use. Also, the finding reveals the students were very satisfied with the OIA and the positive behaviors of the learners in using the internet with creativity.
Reskilling for the Pandemic Recession and Recovery
Author: Beer, Allison
Date: 2020-11-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Economic Climate,Labor Force Development,Educational Strategies,Community Colleges,Two Year College Students,Unemployment,Adult Students,State Programs,Scholarships,Job Training,Blended Learning,Allied Health Occupations Education

&quot;Reskilling for the Pandemic Recession and Recovery&quot; focuses on the U.S. economic downturn since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic individuals, women, and people without a postsecondary degree. Considering these challenges, the brief details policy proposals for large-scale workforce development initiatives and strategies that community colleges can implement to support unemployed and adult learners. The report also highlights examples of community colleges' responses to the pandemic, including the Michigan Futures for Frontliners scholarship program for essential workers, and healthcare training at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa to meet increased demand in this sector.
A Model of Knowledge Management for Local Herbal Healers Based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Thailand
Author: Ruangsan, Niraj
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Knowledge Management,Indigenous Knowledge,Folk Culture,Asian Culture,Medicine,Models,Health Services,Ethics,Public Health,Cultural Maintenance

Traditional Thai medicine is one of several alternative ways to promote public health in Thailand. In general, it refers to the philosophy, knowledge and methods of practice for health care and illness treatment in line with Thai traditions, culture and the Thai way of life based on the herbal medicines. Today, different techniques are widely used in Nong Don Sub-District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. These techniques are considered as a valuable local wisdom or a body of knowledge known as a tacit knowledge, transmitted from their generations to generations. Sometimes, they disappeared because of the lack of knowledge transmission or knowledge management (KM). In order to preserve this tacit knowledge, there is a need in managing their knowledge. This research therefore aims to develop the model of knowledge management for the herbal healers based on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) principles for people in Nong Don Sub-District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand. In this study, the qualitative research was used to collect the data from 30 key informants including 30 of herbal healers (10) and community members (20) such as local philosophers, academic scholars and hospital officers. The research tools used in this study were: documentary investigation, in-depth interview, Focus-Group Discussion. After all the research processes, the new model of knowledge management has been created in accordance with the principles of SEP and KM. The model is composed of 1) the principles of the SEP: reasonability, sufficiency, morality, immunity and knowledge as the conceptual guideline of herbal health care practices and TUNA model: Knowledge Vision, Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Access as the process in preserving the tacit knowledge of the herbalists in the research area. SEP is suitable to use as the moral and ethical guideline of health care practices. It is said the herbal healers should not only be smart but also moral and ethical, consistent with the Regulations of Thai Traditional Medical Council on Ethics of Thai Traditional Medical Profession, 2014. KM of the herbal healing consists of a set of operations that are used by different organizations in order to identify, create, display and spread knowledge for the benefit of use and learning within Nong Don Sub-District. It leads to more efficient information management which is essential for developing the public health in the community. So that it is necessary for the local organizations and stakeholders to have resources allocated to knowledge management in order to preserve and develop the local wisdom.
Review of Innovative Mnemonics for Inorganic and Organic Chemical Education
Author: Das, Arijit
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,Organic Chemistry,Mnemonics,Inorganic Chemistry,Teaching Methods,Scientific Concepts,Prediction,College Science

In this review article, formulae based innovative mnemonics have been discussed to create interest and remove phobia of students in the field of inorganic and organic chemistry. Educators can use these numerous mnemonics in their teaching style in the classroom lectures after discussing conventional methods to make chemistry intriguing. Here, I have tried to focus some time economic mnemonics by including thirty five (35) new formulae in the field of chemical education. It will encourage students to solve multiple choice type questions (MCQs) at different competitive examinations in a time economic ground. This review article emphasizes chemical education in the light of a variety of mnemonic techniques to make inorganic and organic chemistry metabolic, time economic and intriguing for students because the use of mnemonics in classroom lectures is an essential tool to become a distinguished educator.
Depression among Under-Graduate Students: A Comparison between Arts and Science Students with Special Reference to Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir
Author: Bhat, Bilal Ahmad
Date: 2021-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Depression (Psychology),Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Comparative Analysis,Majors (Students),Art Education,Science Education,Indians

The present study was carried out to investigate the depression level among the under-graduate students and its comparison gender-wise and stream-wise. The study also explored the differences among male science and male arts students; female science and female art students. The sample of the study consisted of 150 under-graduate students. &quot;Mental Depression Scale&quot; constructed and standardized by Beck was used to assess the depression of undergraduate students of South Kashmir. The findings of the study reveal that stream of study has an effect on the depression of female students not on male students. The data that has been collected by the investigator from the colleges was statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviation and t test.