ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Examination of Stroke Mechanics and Athletic Performance Components in Swimmers According to Age Categories
Author: Dolek, Burcu Ertas
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Aquatic Sports,Performance Factors,Age Differences,Motion,Human Body,Early Adolescents,Preadolescents,Time,Student Athletes,Kinetics,Physical Development,Body Composition,Athletic Coaches

At the beginning of the components that affect the performance of the swimmers' training and race planning, the stroke count (SC), stoke lenght (SL) and stroke rates (SR) of the swimmers are important. For this reason, it is important for both athletes and coaches to know how to develop and change these characteristics with age. The aim of this study is to investigate the change in athletic performance and body structure of 9-15 age group. A total of 50 students were participated in the study. Subjects were divided into two groups as below 12 years of age (&lt; 12 years, n[subscript male] = 14, n[subscript female] = 14) and 12 years of age and older (= 12 years, n[subscript male] = 11, n[subscript female] = 11). The athletic performance variables are grouped in such a way as jump (vertical and horizontal) and swim data (50 m free swimming time, number of SR, SC, SL). Descriptive statistics were used for the groups and Mann Whitney U test was used for comparison between groups (p &lt; 0.05). A significant difference was found between all groups except SR, and in the jump performance (horizontal &amp; vertical) with age. There was no significant difference in stroke rate and stroke time in kinematic parameters; as a result of the significant difference found in the SC and SL, 50 m freestyle swimming times decreased with age. As a result; it is thought that following this changing process for each age group of coaches will contribute significantly to the swimming performances of the athletes.
Examination of the Relationship between Teacher Candidates&apos; Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills
Author: Ozkaral, Tugba Cevriye
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Emotional Intelligence,Communication Skills,Correlation,Gender Differences,Departments,Foreign Countries,Social Studies,Science Education,Preschool Education

In this study, the relationship between teacher candidates' emotional intelligence levels and communication skills was examined. It was examined whether there was a significant difference between teacher candidates' emotional intelligence and communication skills, depending on gender and the departments they studied at. The research was designed in relational screening model. The universe of the research consists of teacher candidates, who are students at Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Kelesoglu, Faculty of Education. In this universe, 326 teacher candidates were selected as the research sample. &quot;Emotional Intelligence Scale&quot; and &quot;Communication Skills Inventory&quot; were used to collect data. In the analysis of the data, one-way variance analysis and independent samples t-test, one of the parametric tests, were used. It is observed that there are low levels of positive relationship between teacher candidates' communication skills and their emotional intelligence levels. No significant difference was found between teacher candidates' emotional intelligence levels and communication skills regarding gender and department variables.
The Effects of Specific Stretching Exercises on Flexibility and Balance Parameters in Gymnastics
Author: Özer, Ömer
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Activities,Exercise,Human Body,Athletics,Physical Education,Program Length,Performance Factors,Motion,Foreign Countries,Student Athletes,College Students

This study was planned to examine the effect of Gymnastics-specific stretching exercises on flexibility and balance parameters. A total of 28 (16 males, 12 females) volunteer students were involved in the study, who were educated at the School of Physical Education and Sports. For 12 Weeks, 2 days a week and 90 min. stretching exercises specific to the gymnastics branch were applied and flexibility (sit-lie down) and Y balance tests were applied before the study. Anova test analysis was used to determine the difference between pre-test and post-test. Although the SA (right foot anterior), SPL (right foot posterolateral), SPM (right foot posteromedial), SLA (left foot anterior), SLPL (left foot posterolateral), SLPM (left foot posteromedial) scores of male and female students in the study showed a positive increase compared to the preliminary test scores, there was no statistically significant difference (p &gt; 0.05). As a result, gymnastic branch-specific stretching exercises increase the balance and flexibility parameters in a positive way; it is thought that the longer duration of training programs will have a positive effect on the athlete's performance.
Analyzing the Embedded Learning-Based Movement Education Program&apos;s Effects on Preschool Children&apos;s Visual-Motor Coordination and Self-Regulation
Author: Duman, Gokhan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Movement Education,Program Effectiveness,Preschool Children,Self Management,Play,Group Activities,Early Childhood Education,Foreign Countries,Perceptual Motor Coordination,Visual Perception

Preschool children's visual-motor coordination skills are very valuable for their academic and social learnings. Using these skills, children have a broad movement repertoire, display better academic skills, participate in classroom activities and social relations, and develop self-regulation. Self-regulation is required for children to set their goals, purposeful planning, monitoring, and adapting. Children are natural players and they enjoy to move and play. Early childhood programs should consider supporting the visual-motor coordination in joint play situations to enhance children's behaviors. This study used movement activities designed with embedded learning instruction to create cooperative play and increased group interactions among children. The purpose of this research was to analyze the embedded learning-based movement education program's effects on preschool children's visual-motor coordination and self-regulation development. For this purpose, an experimental research design with pretest-posttest, control group constructed. Control group children followed their traditional (MoNE, 2013) preschool education program while the experiment group pursued embedded learning-based movement education. Results indicated that both groups of children had significantly better (p.=.0.05) visual-motor coordination and self-regulation skills. The difference was greater in experience group of children and the correlation was stronger between visual-motor coordination and self-regulation. It has been found that embedded learning-based movement education program positively affected preschool children's visual-motor coordination and self-regulation.
Examining the Effect of Acute Whole-Body Vibration on Static and Dynamic Balance in Physical Education Students
Author: Aksoy, Duygu
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Education,Psychomotor Skills,Students,Exercise,Program Effectiveness,Pretests Posttests

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of acute Whole Body Vibration (WBV) on static and dynamic balance in physical education students. A total of 30 healthy physical education students participated in this study. The participants were divided into two groups as the Control Group (n = 15) and the Whole Body Vibration group (n = 15). The control group did not carry out any trainings; and the WBV group did acute WBV. The first measurements of height, weight, flamingo balance test for static balance, and the Y balance test for dynamic balance were made for both groups before applying the WBV program. The final measurements were made right after the WBV application. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The values that were obtained from the pre-test and post-test were analyzed with the paired sample t-test after their normality was checked with the Shapire-Wilk Test. The comparisons between the groups were analyzed by using an independent sample t-test at a significance level of p &lt; 0.05. The flamingo balance test was applied to determine the static balance values. According to the flamingo balance test, there was a significant difference between the right leg pre-test and post-test values of the WBV group (p &lt; 0.05). A significant difference was detected between the left leg pre-test and post-test values of the WBV group (p &lt; 0.05). The Y balance test was applied to determine the dynamic balance results. There was a significant difference between the right leg pre-test and post-test values of the WBV group (p &lt; 0.05). There was a significant difference between the left leg pre-test and post-test values of the WBV group. It was determined that the acute WBV has a positive effect on static and dynamic balance.
Experiences of Pre-School Teacher Candidates on the Development and Application of &quot;Slowmation&quot; in Science Education
Author: Özdilek, Zehra
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Preschool Teachers,Science Education,Animation,Young Children,Teaching Methods,Concept Formation,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Public Colleges,Females,Scientific Concepts,Instructional Effectiveness

The purpose of the study is to examine the pre-school teacher candidates' experiences in developing and using a &quot;Slowmation&quot; as an educational technique with young children. This study also aims at providing the pre-school teachers' reflections on the whole development and application process. The study was carried out with 65 pre-school teacher candidates (46 of them are from day classes and 19 of them are from evening classes) who were studying in the pre-school education department in the spring term of the 2017-2018 academic year. The researcher used phenomenological research method which relied on these data resources: field notes, open-ended questions, videos and photos and semi-structured interviews. It was concluded that pre-school teacher candidates have developed their skills in using the &quot;Slowmation&quot; technique during the course. The researchers also concluded that the &quot;Slowmation&quot; technique, despite having some limitations, has a positive effect on pre-school students' learning process of the science concepts and it could contribute significantly to their skill development process.
Investigation of the Effect of Acute Muscular Fatigue on Static and Dynamic Balance Performances in Elite Wrestlers
Author: Özer, Ömer
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Human Body,Fatigue (Biology),Athletes,Athletics,Muscular Strength,Exercise

Maximal strength, muscular endurance, maximal aerobic power, and anaerobic capabilities, power are needed to have victory for wrestlers in a wrestling competition.The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of acute muscular fatigue on static and dynamic balance performances in elite wrestlers. Ten elite male wrestlers (25 ± 2.3 years, 181 ± 6.5 cm, 84 ± 4.2 kg) participated in the study voluntarily. Participants were undertaken dynamic and static balance test before fatigue exercise (in Cybex) and immediately after fatigue exercise, they were undertaken dynamic and static balance test again. SPSS packet program was used to evaluate the data. There were no statistically significant differences in static and dynamic balance before and after fatigue. The results show that wrestlers' balance is not affected by muscular fatigue, so there is no need for balance exercise after fatigue at least according to this study.
Investigation of the Relationship between Dispositional Flow State, Sensation Seeking and Ski Resort Preference of Skiing and Snowboarding Participants
Author: Dinç, Sirri Cem
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Recreational Activities,Personality Traits,Preferences,Recreational Facilities,Correlation

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between was to examine dispositional flow state, sensation seeking and ski resort preference of skiing and snowboarding participants. The sample of this study constituted 510 (126 female x-bar = 23.94 ± 5.79 years; 384 male x-bar = 27.33 ± 7.87 years) skiers and snowboarders from varied ski resort between the years 2018-2019. A demographic questionnaire, The Contextual Sensation Seeking Questionnaire for Skiing and Snowboarding (CSSQ-S) Ski Resort Preference Scale (SRPS) and Dispositional Flow Scale-2--Short Form (DFS2-SF) were used to collect data. Before the statistical analysis, coefficient of kurtosis, coefficient of skewness and test of normality (Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test) of the data were examined and the deviation from the normal distribution was determined meaningless (p &gt; 0.05). Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to determine the relationship between variables. The mediator effect of sensation seeking in the relationship between ski resort preference and flow of participants were examined with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The correlation value between the variables was determined between 0.196-0.549. (P &lt; 0.01). There is causal relationship between; SRPS and DFS2-SF (ß = 0.187, p &lt; 0.01), SRPS and CSSQ-S (ß = 0.932, p &lt; 0.01), CSSQ-S and DFS2-SF (ß = 0.581, p &lt; 0.01) respectively. It was found that when SRPS variable was included in the model as a mediating variable, causal relationship between SRPS and DFS2-SF was eliminated (ß = 7.067, p &gt; 0.05) and causal relationship between CSSQ-S and DFS2-SF was significantly increased (ß = 0.722, p &lt; 0.01). When the fit indexes of the models were examined, all values in all four models indicated acceptable/perfect fit. The results show that ski resort preference has a significant causal relationship on flow state and sensation seeking in skier and snowboarders. However, when sensation seeking is included in the model as a mediating factor, effect of the ski resort preference on the flow state disappears, while the effect level of sensation seeking increases.
The Development of Coaching and Mentoring Skills through the Grow Technique for Student Teachers
Author: Thipatdee, Goachagorn
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Coaching (Performance),Mentors,Skill Development,Student Teachers,Teacher Education,Public Colleges,Foreign Countries,Achievement Gains,Goal Orientation,Cooperative Learning

The purposes of this research were to develop coaching and mentoring skills through the GROW technique for the student teachers studying at the Faculty of Education, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, to study the students' coaching and mentoring behaviors, to compare the students' coaching and mentoring concepts before and after the study, and to compare the students' learning achievement on the course of learning organization before and after the study. The sample consisted of 26 juniors studying in the first semester of academic year 2013, gained by cluster sampling. The instruments included a performance test, a behavior observation form of check-list type, a test of coaching and mentoring concepts, and an achievement test. The collected data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The findings revealed that the students' coaching and mentoring skills were positive at the percentage of 65.00, the students' coaching and mentoring behaviors were positive at the percentage of 53.00, the students' coaching and mentoring concepts after the study were significantly higher than those before the study at the 0.01 level, and the students' achievement after the study was significantly higher than that before the study at the 0.01 level.
The Effect of Interactive Drills Using Dry Lab on the Acquisition of Laboratory Skills in Learning Science among the Ninth-Grade Female Students in Palestine in Light of Their Thinking Style
Author: Al Muhtasib, Areej
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cognitive Style,Scientific Concepts,Laboratory Experiments,Comparative Analysis,Science Instruction,Science Tests,Science Process Skills,Skill Development,Females,Teaching Methods,Validity,Reliability

The study aimed to identify the effect of the interactive drills using the dry laboratory on the acquisition of scientific concepts and laboratory skills in science among the ninth-grade female students in Palestine in light of their thinking styles. The study used quizzes of experimental method. The sample consisted of 68 female students distributed on two groups: an experimental group (n = 34 students) and a control group (n = 34 students). In order to achieve the objectives of the study, test of laboratory skills and thinking styles tests were used. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the means of the experimental group that was studied using the interactive method of the dry laboratory and the control group that studied using the traditional method via laboratory skills tests in favor of the experimental group. The results also revealed that there was an interaction between the method of teaching (the interactive drills using dry laboratory and the traditional method) and thinking styles on the acquisition of laboratory skills. In light of these results, several recommendations were suggested.
POE: Understanding Innovative Learning Places and Their Impact on Student Academic Engagement--Index 6-8 &apos;Alpha&apos; Survey Developments
Author: Scott-Webber, Lennie
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Learner Engagement,Physical Environment,School Buildings,Educational Facilities Design,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Classroom Design,Educational Strategies,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Middle School Teachers,Middle School Students,Space Utilization,Physical Mobility,Instructional Program Divisions,Teaching Methods,Gender Differences

New evidence builds upon the Student Engagement IndexTM and Teacher Engagement IndexTM research (Scott-Webber, Konyndyk, &amp; French, 2019; Scott-Webber, Konyndyk, French, &amp; French, 2018; Scott-Webber, Konyndyk, French, Lembke, &amp; Kinney, 2017) determining post-occupancy answers to, &quot;Can we demonstrate that the design of the built environment for grades 6-8 impacts student academic engagement levels post-occupancy?&quot; The early studies used respondents from grades 9-12. This one is from users in grades 6-8 ('alpha' pilot). All studies were conducted in the USA as convenience samples. Engagement performance is a high predictor of student success across multiple domains and learning/work experiences. Specifically, &quot;Research that shows that engagement, the time and energy students devote to educationally purposeful activities, is the best single predictor of their learning and personal development&quot; (Anonymous, NSSE, 2010, p. 2), and thus our research focus. From both the students and educators perspectives, design of the built space impacts engagement performance (p &lt; 0.0001).
The Effect of Perceived Teacher Behaviors on Students&apos; Self-Esteem and Attitudes towards Learning
Author: Agir, Meral Sert
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Behavior,Self Esteem,Teacher Influence,Teacher Student Relationship,Grade 9,Grade 10,Grade 11,High School Teachers,High School Students,Student Attitudes,Correlation

While it depends on many factors for the teacher to achieve the assumed mission apart from themselves, the quality of the relationship established between the teacher and student is among the prominent factors that enable the student to reach the target behaviors. Considering the role of educational institutions as the protective factor for students and the efficiency of teachers in this process, the main purpose of this research was determined as examining the effect of the perceived teacher behaviors on the self-esteem of students and their attitudes towards learning. 306 students randomly selected from among the 9th, 10th and 11th grades from Anatolian high schools in Kadikoy, Istanbul were applied scales of Perceived Teacher Behaviors, Self-Esteem and Attitudes towards Learning, and the obtained data was analyzed by Pearson Moments Correlation and Regression Analysis techniques. The findings revealed that the perceived teacher attitudes and its sub-dimensions were negatively and weakly correlated with self-esteem, moderately positive and weakly correlated with attitudes toward learning scale sub-dimensions (p &lt; 0.05; p &lt; 0.01). According to results, it was determined that the perceived teacher behaviours negatively affected the self-esteem and positively affected the nature of learning, expectation and openness dimensions in the sub-dimensions of the attitudes towards learning and negatively affected the learning-related anxiety. It was found that while 7% change in self-esteem is explained by Factor 2 (positive teacher behaviors) and this factor negatively affected the self-esteem; Factor 2 on the anxiety dimension of the attitudes about learning and Factor 1 and Factor 3 explaining the behaviors of teachers that are considered within the scope of emotional abuse explain the 15% of the change in anxiety, and that these factors negatively affected anxiety; Factor 1 and Factor 4 (negative teacher behaviors) Factor 2 (positive teacher behaviors) explained 19% of the change in the dimension of openness to learning, and these factors had a negative effect on the dimension of openness.
Learner Translator Corpus: Italogreco or Another Way to Confirm Teachers&apos; Intuitions
Author: Florou, Katerina
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Translation,Universities,Italian,Native Language,Error Analysis (Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Computational Linguistics,Language Teachers,Learning Processes,Foreign Countries,Interlanguage,Greek,Teaching Methods,Interference (Language),Error Patterns,Verbs,Form Classes (Languages),Transfer of Training

This paper describes a project developed within an ongoing study at the University of Athens. In our previous studies we analyzed the errors of Greek learners of Italian language, using Learner Corpora evidence and we retrieved useful information about their interlanguage and its interaction to the language learning process. In this study we assume interlanguage is a tool that can help us to distinguish the language errors from the translation errors and identify the most frequent errors and the causes. For this reason, we focus on specific linguistic areas and we examine a learner translator Corpus. The results are interestingly different from the ones that a language teacher would expect.