ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Learning Community Assessment 101--Best Practices
Author: Huerta, Juan Carlos
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communities of Practice,Evaluation Methods,Best Practices,Planning,Goal Orientation,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Decision Making,Teamwork,Student Evaluation,Student Diversity

Good assessment is part of all good learning communities, and this article provides a useful set of best practices for learning community assessment planning: (1) articulating agreed-upon learning community program goals; (2) identifying the purpose of assessment (e.g., summative or formative); (3) employing qualitative and quantitative assessment methods for assessing the most critical outcomes for administrative and instructional team-member decision making processes; (4) employing indirect and direct measures of student learning; and (5) ensuring that assessment results are used and that campus decision makers are equipped with the information required to create high-quality learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of all students. [This article was originally published in: &quot;Journal of Learning Communities Research,&quot; 5(1) April 2010.]
The Play's the Thing: Embodying Moments of Integration Live, on Stage
Author: Sandoval, Patricia G.
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Cooperative Learning,Community Colleges,Theater Arts,Psychology,Integrated Activities,Two Year College Students,Adolescents,Art Products,Music,Literary Devices,Seminars,Learner Engagement

This study of an interdisciplinary learning community at Holyoke Community College, which combined adolescent psychology and theater, attempts to show that &quot;embodied learning&quot; is not only a valid means of knowledge production and integrative learning but can also function as a gateway to deeper integration of course material. The authors document instances of embodied learning with thick descriptions of student work derived from samples of student writing, presentations, seminaring, videotaped performances, and student self/peer assessments. While the findings reveal students were engaged in integrative learning of an embodied kind, the crucial intermediate steps such as improvisations and rehearsals that set the stage for embodiment were not documented. The authors conclude there is much to learn about the integrative function of embodied learning by examining everyday classroom transactions on the way to the final performance.
Learning Communities and the Completion Agenda
Author: Johnson, Kathy E.
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communities of Practice,Learner Engagement,Graduation Rate,Academic Persistence,Educational Policy,Higher Education,Educational Practices,Online Courses,College Credits,Undergraduate Students

Learning communities are widely recognized as a powerful pedagogy that promotes deep learning and student engagement, while also addressing a range of challenges that plague higher education. The Completion Agenda represents a complex set of intersecting priorities advocated by federal and state government, nonprofit organizations, colleges, and universities that shift the national focus from expanding access to degree completion. Policy shifts and emerging educational practices aligned with the Completion Agenda such as dual credit courses, prescriptive degree maps, and the expansion of online general education courses are considered in terms of their impact on the administration of learning community programs. Although subtle adjustments in curricula may be necessary, learning communities remain critically important to preserving the quality of student learning and the integrity of undergraduate curricula in a policy environment that sometimes seems to emphasize efficiencies in degree completion above all else.
Link Aloud: Making Interdisciplinary Learning Visible and Audible
Author: Mino, Jack
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interdisciplinary Approach,Cooperative Learning,Community Colleges,Followup Studies,Qualitative Research,Writing (Composition),Interviews,Two Year College Students,Concept Mapping,Protocol Analysis,Integrated Activities

Are there ways to document interdisciplinary learning, specifically the forms integration takes? This article reports on stage two of a Carnegie scholar project on interdisciplinary teaching and learning in learning communities at Holyoke Community College. In the first stage, the author used the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome (SOLO) taxonomy as a course-level assessment rubric to document the strong relationship between learning community instruction and interdisciplinary learning. In this follow-up qualitative study to make interdisciplinary learning both visible and audible, the focus is on student writing, specifically the mechanisms students use to integrate their learning across learning community course levels and to develop integrative habits of mind. In-depth interviews were conducted with twelve learning community students or scholars using a Link Aloud method which preserves student voice in writing and conversation by drawing on two methods from cognitive psychology, concept mapping and verbal protocol analysis, where students &quot;think aloud&quot; while performing a task. After reviewing completed Link Alouds with the twelve student-scholars, twelve precise mechanisms of integration were identified. [This article was originally published in: &quot;Journal of Learning Communities Research,&quot; 2(2) August 2007.]
Autobiography and Community: A Personal Journey
Author: Tinto, Vincent
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autobiographies,Personal Narratives,Graduate Students,Dropout Attitudes,Dropout Prevention,Low Income Students,Immigrants,Social Isolation,Working Class,Financial Problems,Dropout Rate,Student Research

Our personal and professional lives intersect: the story of how one young man dropped out of a doctoral program in physics to figure out what to do about the continuing problem of dropout in higher education.
Analysis of Mathematics Teachers' Self-Efficacy Levels Concerning the Teaching Process
Author: Ünsal, Serkan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Teachers,Self Efficacy,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Teaching Experience,Comparative Analysis,Educational Background,Teacher Surveys,Institutional Characteristics,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to identify mathematics teachers' opinions on the teaching process self-efficacy levels; and to examine mathematics teachers' teaching process self-efficacy beliefs with regards to specific variables. The study was conducted in Turkey during the second term of the 2015-2016 academic year. The study sample consisted of 328 mathematics teachers working in secondary and high schools. The &quot;scale for teacher self-efficacy on the teaching process&quot; developed by Korkmaz and Ünsal (2015) was used as the data collection instrument for the study. The scale consists of 23 items and four dimensions. These dimensions are individual difference, planning, method and technique diversity and use of various activities. Arithmetic mean (x-bar), independent samples t-test and one-way variance analysis were conducted in analyzing the data. In addition, the LSD test was conducted in cases where a difference was detected in the ANOVA test so as to identify between which groups the difference occurred. According to the study results, it was observed that mathematics teachers stated opinions on having high self-efficacy beliefs concerning the teaching process, that these opinions differed based on the gender, year of service, level of school of profession variables and that these opinions did not differ based on the type of school of graduation, educational background and type of school variables. The results were compared with other study results and were discussed. Suggestions were made based on the results in the final section of the study.
Capturing Pre-Service Teachers' Development through Service-Learning
Author: Ahmad, Dayang Hartijah Abang
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Development,Program Effectiveness,Undergraduate Students,Debate,Student Surveys,Reflection,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Secondary Education

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a Community Service Learning (CSL) program in contributing to pre-service teachers' developmental growth. In this study, 20 TESL undergraduate students carried out a service-learning activity which involved a debate tournament program at a school where they taught and coached debate to 200 school students aged between 13 and 14 years old. With their assistance, these school students gained hands on experience debating. After the program, the pre-service teachers wrote their experience in their reflection log book. A survey was then undertaken to find out how much the program affected the trainee teachers both socially and academically. The analysis of their reflections indicated positive response of the program from everyone. Responses of pre-service teachers in the survey revealed that they have gained much personally, professionally and socially via CSL program. Likewise, the descriptive analysis of the survey provided insights into its benefits to students in general and ESL learners in particular.
Development of Learning Devices through Problem Based Learning Model Based on the Context of Aceh Cultural to Improve Mathematical Communication Skills and Social Skills of SMPN 1 Muara Batu Students
Author: Aufa, Mahrani
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Based Learning,Communication Skills,Interpersonal Competence,Instructional Materials,Mathematics Instruction,Cultural Education,Cultural Context,Student Development,Junior High School Students,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires

The purposes of this study were:1) Developed problem-based on learning tools in the cultural context of Aceh (PBM-BKBA) who meet the criteria are valid, practical and effective; 2) Described the improvement of communication capabilities mathematics and social skills of students using the PBM-BKBA developed; and 3) Described the process of student answers in solving mathematical communication skills.Research development of 4-D model was done in two stages: 1) the development of learning devices; and 2) testing devices. The subjects in this study were students of class VIII SMPN 1 Muara Batu, while the object is the PBM-BKBA developed, mathematical communication skills, and social skills of students. The results were obtained: 1) The PBM-BKBA that developed have valid criteria, practical and effective; 2) There is an increased ability of mathematical communication and social skills of students using the PBM-BKBA developed; 3) the student answers on trial II trial better than I.
The Impact of the Students' Gender and High School Type on the Level of Digital Competency Development for Lifelong Learning
Author: Grncharovska, Svetlana Pandiloska
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Lifelong Learning,High School Students,Gender Differences,Computer Literacy,Questionnaires,High Schools,Vocational High Schools,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Foreign Countries

The concept of a lifelong learning is a major step point of the world's social, economic and educational policy. Its realization depends on the individual capabilities in dealing with majority of information, as well as being skillful in searching, selecting, evaluating and effective usage of information, or in short it depends on the digital literacy. The main objective of this paper is to examine the students' qualifications in approaching, selecting and administrating of information as well as taking part in computer used communication. For that purpose, a questionnaire is made with evaluation scale which was applied on 160 high school students from the municipality of Tetovo. The results collected, show that the students are capable of using digital technology when it comes to simpler tasks, but it is needed more work on the further development of the digital competency. The process of learning with a computer is not the same as learning from a book or lectures. It is known that the aim of the one and the other way is to gain knowledge, but forms of learning are different. Most other ways of gaining knowledge leads to better understanding. Learning through ICT is not necessarily, any better or worse than teaching in a classroom, but it's different when it will accept, a change in the way of looking at the role of digital competence in teaching The individual today has to be competent to use the technology in order to find the needed information and to select the one that is needed from the majority. Thus, it can be concluded that the traditional literacy (reading, writing and calculating), recently includes the digital literacy, as well. The 21st century literacy introduces one new amount of knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for successful and quality life.
Relationship between Audio-Visual Materials and Environmental Factors on Students Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Borno State: Implications for Counselling
Author: Bello, S.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Audiovisual Aids,Educational Environment,Academic Achievement,Correlation

This is a survey study, designed to determine the relationship between audio-visual materials and environmental factors on students' academic performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Borno State: Implications for Counselling. The study set two research objectives, and tested two research hypotheses. The population of this study is 1,987 students from three purposively selected Secondary Schools in Maiduguri. The sample size for this study was 110. The instruments used in this study consisted of Effect of Audio-visual and Environmental Influence on Student Academic Performance Questionnaire (EAEIAPQ) with reliability indices of 0.62. Based on the obtained indices coefficients, the instrument is reliable for use in this study. The data collected from students were tested using Pearson &quot;r&quot; because Pearson correlates the relationship between two variables. The results obtained in this study indicated that, that there was significant relationship between students' academic performance and instructional materials, therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected and there was significant relationship between students' academic performance and environmental factors. The null hypothesis was rejected. Recommendations were made to government, College Authorities and Counsellors since the relationship was good between the variables studied there is need for the school authorities to provide all the necessary instructional materials, government should also renovates the school building for better environment in all the Secondary School in Maiduguri Borno State.
The Role of Visual Learning in Improving Students' High-Order Thinking Skills
Author: Raiyn, Jamal
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Visual Learning,Thinking Skills,Student Improvement,Elementary School Students,Learning Strategies,Comparative Analysis,Computer Uses in Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Conventional Instruction

Various concepts have been introduced to improve students' analytical thinking skills based on problem based learning (PBL). This paper introduces a new concept to increase student's analytical thinking skills based on a visual learning strategy. Such a strategy has three fundamental components: a teacher, a student, and a learning process. The role of the teacher includes monitoring the learning process by considering the most productive way to improve higher-order thinking (HOT) skills. Many studies show that students learn from courses that provide information in a visual format. We introduce a meaningful learning strategy for the classroom that promotes the presentation of information in visual formats such as images, diagrams, flowcharts and interactive simulations. Furthermore, we compared visual and traditional learners based on their HOT skills, which were evaluated using the SWOT model. Performance analysis shows that visual leaning tools increased the students' HOT skills.
Strategies for Coping with the Challenges of Incarceration among Nigerian Prison Inmates
Author: Agbakwuru, Chikwe
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Institutionalized Persons,Coping,Correctional Institutions,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Attitude Measures,Reliability,Religious Factors,Interpersonal Relationship,Social Support Groups,Vocational Education,Family (Sociological Unit),Friendship,Aggression,Statistical Analysis,Correctional Education,Counseling Psychology,Psychologists,Caregivers,Rehabilitation Counseling,Correctional Rehabilitation

This paper investigated the strategies for coping with the challenges of incarceration among inmates of Port Harcourt Prison, Nigeria. The population was 2,997 inmates of the prison while the sample was 250 inmates drawn through stratified random sampling technique from the same Port Harcourt prison. Six research questions were posed and data for their investigation were collected through the administration of copies of an instrument designed by the researchers on the respondents. The instrument was titled &quot;Prison Inmates Coping Strategies Questionnaire (PICSQ)&quot;. It was designed in the pattern of a modified 4-point Likert type scale and contained a total of 25 items that elicited information on how prison inmates cope with the challenges of incarceration. A pilot study of the instrument was conducted with 30 inmates of Ahoda Prison, Rivers State, Nigeria. The reliability co-efficients of the 6 sub-sections of section B ascertained through the Cronbach Alpha method were 0.81; 0.79; 0.76; 0.80; 0.75 and 0.83 respectively while the overall reliability co-efficient was 0.78. The research questions were answered with mean and standard deviation and the results show that involvement in religious activities, formation of surrogate families, engagement in educational and vocational training as well as emotion-focused strategy are ways of coping with the challenges of incarceration among prison inmates while maintaining contact with family members/friends and engagement in aggressive behaviour are not coping strategies. These results were discussed and some recommendations were also made. One of the recommendations is that counselling psychologists and other psychological care givers should be employed in prison service to assist in the reformation of the inmates as well as assisting them to cope with the challenges of their situation.
Analysis of Employee Engagement to Improve the Performance of Retail Risk Group PT Bank Mandiri
Author: Wiseto, Artody
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Retailing,Banking,Employee Attitudes,Occupational Surveys,Sense of Community,Work Attitudes,Work Ethic,Questionnaires,Content Analysis,Regression (Statistics),Industrial Psychology,Job Performance,Total Quality Management,Foreign Countries

Nowadays, every company requires their employees have a bound sense to their company. It's called engagement. Also have that expectation, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, Bank with the largest assets in Indonesia. PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk expect which employee engagement can improve the performance such as financial, service, and production process. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between employee engagement and the performance of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. There are many factors that can be create a sense of belonging is specifically individual, managers, and executives. This study used multiple linear regression to process and analyze data. Data can be obtained from 68 permanent employees in retail risk group of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. Based on the result, factors individual, managers, and executives significantly affect the performance of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.
Scaffolding Instruction Where It Matters: Teachers' Shift from Deficit Approach to Developmental Model of Learning
Author: Zakaria, Zuraimi
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Models,High Achievement,Low Achievement,Student Improvement,Faculty Development,Developmental Stages,Individualized Instruction,Learning Readiness,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries

This paper revolves on the premise that teachers' adoption of developmental model is more likely to improve student learning and performance as compared to the utilization of deficit approach. Deficit or clinical approach to learning has the tendency to focus on things that students cannot do, thus followed by teacher prescriptions of a &quot;fix-it&quot; remedy. There are a number of harmful effects of such approach on student learning particularly in creating the learning environment that appeals only to low-achieving students and one that unintentionally neglects the high-achievers--the results of teachers perceiving this group of students as facing no learning issues, thus requiring &quot;no fixing&quot;. In contrast, developmental model focuses on student readiness and builds on the existing knowledge bases of every student. Despite extensive research that looks at the effects of deficit approach on learning, very little discussion is documented on its alternative and model of teaching that could potentially improve the performance of every student. Studies that look at teachers' utilization of developmental model are limited, the findings of these studies indicate that the developmental model encourages learning of both high achieving and low achieving students, and significant improvement in student performance across all ability groups. We take the position that developmental model assists teachers to better target their teaching at group and individual levels. Hence the discussion focuses on issues that surround deficit approach, the &quot;how to&quot; with regards to the use of developmental model, as well as challenges and realistic expectations of its applicability.
Gender Analysis of Sandwich Admissions: A Case Study of South-South Nigeria
Author: Imakpokpomwan, Monday Imuetinyan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Case Studies,Educational Demand,Educational Supply,Part Time Students,Enrollment Rate,Higher Education,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries

Even though university institutions produce high level manpower for the various sectors of the economy Nigeria had none until 1948. In its desire to increase the spread of university education, Ashby Commission recommended a dual mode delivery especially to accommodate the workers quest for upgrade of their qualification. Sandwich is the part-time programme designed for teachers and education workers. The study sought to analyse the gender demand for placement and actual supply of admission places in the sandwich programmes in South-South Nigeria. Eleven universities constituted the study universe made up of states and federal universities; some conventional, others specialized. Six of them were sampled for analysis. The study adopted the descriptive survey and covered eleven academic sessions. It was established that the demand for sandwich admission increased at an annual growth rate of 8.6%. Sampled universities placed an annual average of 26,787 candidates, made up of cumulative 56.7% females and 43.3% males. The increase in female demand for placement buttresses the desire to balance gender drive for national development. Suggestions were made for improvement.