ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Connective Intelligence for Childhood Mathematics Education
Author: Novo, María-Luisa
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Early Childhood Education,Mathematics Education,Intelligence,Brain,Mathematics Instruction,Action Research,Grounded Theory,Young Children,Concept Formation,Mathematical Concepts,Active Learning,Relevance (Education),Foreign Countries,Preschool Teachers,Learning Activities,Comparative Analysis

The construction of a connective brain begins at the earliest ages of human development. However, knowledge about individual and collective brains provided so far by research has been rarely incorporated into Maths in Early Childhood classrooms. In spite of that, it is obvious that it is at these ages when the learning of mathematics acts as a nuclear element for decision-making, problem-solving, data-processing and the understanding of the world. From that perspective, this research aims to analyse the mathematics teaching-learning process at early ages based on connectionism, with the specific objectives being, on the one hand, to determine the features of mathematics practices which promote connections and, on the other hand, to identify different types of mathematics connections to enhance connective intelligence. The research was carried out over two consecutive academic years under an interpretative paradigm with a methodological approach combining Action Research and Grounded Theory. The results obtained allow the characterization of a prototype of a didactic sequence that promotes three types of mathematics connections for the development of connective intelligence in young children: conceptual, giving rise to links between mathematics concepts; teaching, linking mathematics concepts through an active methodology, and practical ones connecting maths with the environment.
Communication Efficiency in Education: Increasing Emotions and Storytelling
Author: Ferrés, Joan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communication Strategies,Questionnaires,Churches,Schools,Advertising,Journalism,Teacher Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Interpersonal Communication,Comparative Analysis,Professional Personnel,Teachers,Neurosciences,Decision Making,Story Telling,Emotional Response,Interaction,Elementary Secondary Education,Clergy,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Cognitive Processes

The research supporting this paper addresses the problem of educational communication efficacy using a dual methodology strategy. Over 1,200 questionnaires were given out to professionals in four institutions dedicated to persuasive communication; two traditional--the church and schools--and two more recently created--journalism and advertising. Probably they are the four groups with more socialising force in the last centuries. For this paper the educators' responses were specifically analysed to determine their conception of the communication process and the requirements for effective communication, and these were compared with those from the other groups, especially from advertising professionals. Lastly, all the responses were compared to contributions from neuroscience that have been made in recent decades about how the human mind functions, particularly with regards to decision-making, to determine which communication proposals provide a greater guarantee of efficacy. The results indicate the need for educators to break away from a strictly cognitive polarized communication that focuses on transmission. They are more related with guaranteeing the supply than creating a demand, and open up to the communicative potential of emotions, interaction and storytelling.
Evaluation of Emotional Responses to Television Advertising through Neuromarketing
Author: Baraybar-Fernánde, Antonio
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emotional Response,Advertising,Television,Marketing,Neurosciences,Consumer Economics,Questionnaires,Memory,College Students,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Statistical Analysis

Since the last century, we have witnessed a steady evolution of advertising techniques in an effort to adapt to the new social context in the market. As a strategic resource, Neuroscience brings a new perspective by allowing you to explore those difficult or verbally unconscious motives behind consumer behaviours. The present work aims to discover the relationship between the emotions induced in audiovisual advertising messages and their impact on the memory of the subjects. To achieve this goal, an experiment was carried out with eight audiovisual advertising messages (six representatives of the basic emotions: joy, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and sadness, and two rational ones that show the technical specifications of the product). Neuromarketing techniques such as the electrical activity of the heart (ECG) and the electrodermal activity (EDA) of the subjects are used, on one hand; and, on the other, a conventional research technique, a questionnaire applied to the subjects that participated in the research. The results show variations in the measures performed in the commercials corresponding to joy, surprise and anger, while for both, remembrance of the message transmitted and activity of the advertiser, the commercial with the best results has been the one regarding sadness, advertisement that has also been considered the most attractive for participating subjects.
Formative Assessment, Communication Skills and ICT in Initial Teacher Training
Author: Romero-Martín, M. Rosario
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Formative Evaluation,Communication Skills,Information Technology,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Teacher Competencies,College Students,Physical Education Teachers,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries,Teacher Student Relationship,Interpersonal Relationship,Statistical Analysis

The purpose of this study is to analyze the perception of students, graduates, and lecturers in relation to systems of formative and shared assessment and to the acquisition of teaching competences regarding communication and the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in initial teacher education (ITE) on degrees in Primary Teaching Physical Education (PTPE) and Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS). An ad hoc questionnaire was applied to a total sample of 1,243 students, 487 graduates and 345 lecturers from 24 Spanish universities that cover most of Spain's Regional Autonomous Communities. The results from the questionnaires indicate that for all three groups the most relevant element in the assessment process is the teacher-student interaction, and the second most relevant are the competences in interpersonal relationships. Significant differences are also found in practically all the items in the questionnaire between the responses of lecturers and students and between those of students and graduates. In our detailed study of the perceptions of students regarding their competence in ICT, those taking the degree in PTPE perceive a greater use of ICT than those taking the degree in PESS. The same difference was found with students under 22 years of age in relation to the older students. No gender differences were found.
Music and Its Significance in Children Favourite Audiovisuals
Author: Porta, Amparo
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Audiovisual Instruction,Music,Auditory Perception,Auditory Stimuli,Visual Stimuli,Films,Cartoons,Documentaries,Preadolescents,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Elementary Secondary Education,Time,Affective Behavior,Attention,Statistical Analysis

Audiovisual media are part of children's daily life. They build and/or replace a part of the reality that is sometimes preceded. This paper is interested in one of the elements of the audiovisual binomial, the soundtrack, in order to analyse its meaning and sense from the children's point of view. The objectives are: to determine if the audiovisual media clips to which children are exposed (sound, image and all) are perceived differently; to establish the possible differences in the assessment they make when comparing the sound and image presentation modalities. Fourteen audiovisual media (movies, series, cartoons and documentaries) were identified by 115 children (10-12 years old) as preferred. Audiovisuals were edited in three modalities (sound, image, and all) and grouped into different series of three clips, which were watched in group sessions by 547 Spanish and Argentinian children (mean age: 11 years old). An Assessment Questionnaire of audiovisual clips was designed and implemented. Results showed differences in the meaning of the soundtrack in three of the five categories of the questionnaire. The significant predominance of the sound in series, documentaries and, especially, movies is highlighted. Contextual space-time elements, affective implications, feelings, and empathy as well as assessment of the experience are all perceived by means of the sound (the music).
M-Learning and Augmented Reality: A Review of the Scientific Literature on the WoS Repository
Author: Fombona, Javier
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Computer Simulation,Bibliographic Databases,Bibliometrics,Internet,Scientific and Technical Information,Qualitative Research,Access to Information,Innovation,Group Membership,Social Networks,Taxonomy,Teaching Methods,Educational Change,Science Education,Information Technology,Technological Advancement

Augmented reality emerges as a tool, on which it is necessary to examine its real educational value. This paper shows the results of a bibliometric analysis performed on documents collected from the Web of Science repository, an Internet service that concentrates bibliographic information from more than 7,000 institutions. Our analysis included an overall universe of 12,000 indexed journals and 148,000 conference proceedings. From those, we selected a sample targeting the terms &quot;mobile-learning&quot; or &quot;m-learning&quot; and &quot;augmented reality&quot; as descriptors or components of titles of scientific works. The analysis on journals (n = 741) and in conference proceedings (n = 913) reveals a differentiated perspective in each area in the last two years. A qualitative analysis of 67 scientific productions addressing these subjects complements the research. This highlights five themes: conceptualization of the phenomenon, development of new methodologies, motivation, spatial delocalization, and implementation in subject-matter areas. The research highlights logical changes, such as greater and differentiated access to information; transcendent innovations, such as increasing informal and ludic activities, insertion into virtual environments, membership of specific groups, and networks of friendly interaction, along creation of new scales of values. These elements are now beginning to constitute fundamental parts of teaching methodologies. Education appears to be subsidiary to technical advances, thus imposing a drastic methodological change.
Neuroscience for Content Innovation on European Public Service Broadcasters
Author: Crespo-Pereira, Verónica
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Neurosciences,Public Television,Programming (Broadcast),Foreign Countries,Audience Analysis,Marketing,Innovation,Educational Television,Interviews,Questionnaires,Qualitative Research,Expertise

The new media landscape is characterized by the fragmentation and disaffection of the audience towards traditional television. Such a context requires innovative strategies to meet the needs of the public and connect with it. This article analyses the ability of Neuroscience to optimize the production of content adapted to audiences. For this purpose, a review of management and economic reports and corporate websites of the European public broadcasters (n = 100) was carried out, as well as the evolution of the audience in the period 2010-15. Also, an exploratory analysis and in-depth interviews with open and closed questionnaires was undertaken. The data collect the opinion of neuroscientific experts, Neuromarketing consultants, academics and professionals in European public television (n = 22) on the usefulness and introduction of this science for audience research, its possible application in programming, and the role of Neuroeducation in the design of educational programmes. The findings determine that almost a dozen public service media in Europe are already applying audiovisual Neuromarketing as an incipient and innovative tool to test entertainment programmes, commercial spaces and competitiveness improvement strategies. However, it has not been implemented in educational content, which is a core mission of public broadcasters.
The Cognitive Processing of an Educational App with Electroencephalogram and &quot;Eye Tracking&quot;
Author: Cuesta-Cambra, Ubaldo
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cognitive Processes,Computer Oriented Programs,Medicine,Eye Movements,Computer Uses in Education,Attention,Gender Differences,Recall (Psychology),Positive Attitudes,Visual Stimuli,College Students,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The use of apps in education is becoming more frequent. However, the mechanisms of attention and processing of their contents and their consequences in learning have not been sufficiently studied. The objective of this work is to analyze how information is processed and learned and how visual attention takes place. It also investigates the existence of gender differences. The responses to 15 images are analyzed using &quot;Eye Tracking&quot; and EEG in a sample of 22 young students. The recall and liking of the stimuli is also analyzed. The characteristics of the images are evaluated by experts. The results indicate that there is a different pattern of visual activity between men and women which does not affect subsequent recall. The recall is determined by the emotional value of the image and its simplicity: more complex images demand more time of visual fixation but are less remembered. EEG responses confirm the importance of the playful component of the memory and low involvement processing. The conclusion is that the behavior against an app of this type resembles the low commitment behavior of advertising itself. Finally, some considerations for the app content design are proposed.
Promoting Adolescents&apos; Moral Advertising Literacy in Secondary Education
Author: Adams, Britt
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Adolescents,Advertising,Media Literacy,Internet,Secondary School Students,Value Judgment,Evaluative Thinking,Handheld Devices,Pretests Posttests,Constructivism (Learning),Foreign Countries,Grade 9,Grade 10,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Student Attitudes,Intervention,Statistical Analysis

Minors are daily confronted with advertisements, which are occasionally controversial. In order to promote adolescents' moral advertising literacy, this intervention study explores how to stimulate secondary education students' knowledge on advertising law and their moral judgement of advertisements. Because a lot of new--especially online--advertising formats have arisen during the last years, 191 students from 12 classes were randomly assigned to either a no tablet condition or a tablet condition (to raise authenticity of learning material). The results show that students who use tablet devices perform less well on a post-test about advertising law. Regarding adolescents' moral judgement of advertisements, thematic analyses reveal that especially the use of nudity and feminine beauty are labelled as contentious in both conditions, because of, inter alia, the negative effects for adolescent girls' self-image and the desire to lose weight. After the intervention, the tablet condition has proven to be more effective in promoting critical thinking about nudity/feminine beauty in advertisements. However, none of the conditions did provide evidence that a critical attitude towards alcohol advertising is encouraged. In this regard, implications for future research in the context of advertising literacy education are discussed.
Faith Development While Abroad amongst African American Students
Author: Dinani, Thandiwe
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Spiritual Development,Study Abroad,African American Students,Constructivism (Learning),Semi Structured Interviews,Religious Factors,Christianity,Beliefs,Self Concept,Identification (Psychology),Epistemology

Spiritual development is an epistemological journey of seeking to make meaning of life's activities, order, and relationship between events (Love, 2002). This process occurs when students experience a degree of dissonance that pushes them to question what they know, how they know it, and expand their understanding based on new experiences and information learned (Bakari, 2000; Chaudhari &amp; Pizzolato, 2008). Studying abroad provides opportunities for students to encounter disequilibrium as they interact with other cultures that cause them to consider alternative viewpoints, and enable other's practices and beliefs to influence the formation of their own views, beliefs and practices (Chaudhari &amp; Pizzolato, 2008). This article utilizes Fowler's (1981) stages of faith development to understand the meaning-making and spiritual development of study abroad participants. Multiple semi-structured interviews (pre-, during, and post-study abroad) were conducted with 25 African-American students who participated in long-term, immersive, study-abroad programs in thirteen different countries on five different continents. Results show transitions, changes, and development of students' faith while abroad.
Teaching Hinduism through a Rural Homestay in South India
Author: Ulrich, Edward T.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Religion,Study Abroad,Rural Areas,Cultural Awareness,Experiential Learning,Sex Role,Poverty,Pollution,College Students,Teaching Methods,Religious Education,Cultural Influences,Food,Interpersonal Relationship,Cultural Differences

For the first time, in 2008, I offered a world religions study abroad course in South India. The special emphasis was meeting and befriending locals, and the centerpiece of the course was a six-night stay in rural homes. I considered this immersion in a Hindu context to be the best setting for learning Hindu thought. However, the environment was not conducive to that, since there were many other issues that seized the students' attention. All the same, they learned a great deal about Hinduism, mainly in terms of the values that govern the homes and villages. Redesigning the course to better utilize the rich learning opportunities of the countryside involved addressing issues such as hospitality, gender roles, religious pluralism, material poverty, and environmental pollution, all of which seized the students' attention.
The Wandering Jew
Author: Woolf, Michael
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mythology,Jews,Social Bias,Social Discrimination,Misconceptions,Cultural Pluralism,Global Approach,European History,Judaism,Books,Autobiographies,Ideology,Nationalism

This essay examines the interaction between the myth of the Wandering Jew, diaspora history and the notion of cosmopolitanism. This is a paradoxical synthesis that points in several directions: towards the ideals embedded in international education; towards the roots of anti-Semitism; in the direction of the notion of cosmopolitanism as a crime against the nation (something that Hitler, Stalin and Henry Ford agreed upon). The figure of the Wandering Jew has roots in history and myth and is a presence in the &quot;Protocols of the Elders of Zion.&quot; The figure wanders through history as an emblem of a cursed outcast, the possessor of arcane secrets, and a sophisticated global &quot;flâneur.&quot; The essay explores Biblical, literary, and historical sources with further reference to memoirs including Edmund de Waal's &quot;The Hare with Amber Eyes.&quot;
Traditional African Religions and Their Influences on the Worldviews of Bangwa People of Cameroon: Expanding the Cultural Horizons of Study Abroad Students and Professionals
Author: Ndemanu, Michael T.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Religion,Beliefs,Cultural Influences,Study Abroad,Cultural Awareness,Social Influences,World History,Religious Factors,Social Class,Social Bias

This essay explores the traditional African religious beliefs and practices of the people of Bangwa in the Southwestern region of Cameroon in order to uncover how those beliefs influence their thought processes and worldviews. In the course of rethinking and re-examining their belief systems and their traditional religious practices, the following themes emerged: religious sacrifices, observance of the Sabbath, belief system, incontrovertible belief in God, sorcery and divine retribution, the dead and the living, inequality and class divide, dreams and interpretation, names and religious identity. The implication of the essay is that study abroad should encompass religious studies that help study abroad students learn ways of thinking and knowing of their host countries.
Classical Literature Gives Life to Business Paradox and Systems Integration
Author: Page, Robert A.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Classical Literature,Interdisciplinary Approach,Systems Approach,Liberal Arts,Teaching Methods,Learner Engagement,Economics,Laws,Student Educational Objectives,Critical Thinking,Ambiguity (Context),Logical Thinking,Theory Practice Relationship

Professors bemoan the great difficulty students have understanding the complexity of their disciplines or functional specializations. Many non-traditional students have work and family commitments that limit the time needed to reflect professionally and to master these concepts. This disconnect has persisted despite decades of work developing more integrated, interdisciplinary curricula. One potential, partial solution is to simply start sooner and partner with liberal arts courses to introduce business students to complexity and paradox before they arrive at the business school. Grounding these concepts in the Classics embeds them in great stories of passion, betrayal, commitment, and emotion normally absent in business courses. Business textbooks and cases are usually sanitized, simplified, and quantified, stripping them of the chaos normally experienced in reality. These classical tales are captivating and compelling, making the business concepts used to analyze them more memorable and hopefully retained until encountered again in the business curriculum. The classics deal with real and raw emotions, with powerful prose more likely to capture and engage students on a very personal level. This article explores how economics can be used to analyze Jane Austen's &quot;Pride and Prejudice,&quot; how multi-stakeholder theory can be used to analyze Sophocles' &quot;Antigone,&quot; and how business contract law can be used to analyze William Shakespeare's &quot;The Merchant of Venice.&quot; Liberal Arts programs will gain additional relevance, commanding further student respect; business schools will stand a better chance of meeting AACSB gold-standard, interdisciplinary learning outcomes when students are exposed to these concepts before arriving at the business school.