ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Do Higher Education Students Really Seek &apos;Value for Money&apos;?: Debunking the Myth
Author: Quinlan, Kathleen M.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,College Choice,Student Satisfaction,College Freshmen,Foreign Countries,Aspiration,Cost Effectiveness

Although students are increasingly cast as consumers wanting 'value for money', this study empirically investigated whether students actively seek value for money. In Study 1, 1,772 undergraduates at a mid-ranked English university were asked open-ended questions about what they had wanted from their university learning experience and how that had turned out. Hopes were coded as fulfilled or unfulfilled. Responses were searched for key words related to 'value for money'. Less than 2 per cent of students referenced 'value for money'. Those students were significantly more likely to have unfulfilled hopes. In Study 2, 185 first-year science students were asked open-ended questions about why they chose their subject and their programme, and what they had wanted from their learning experience in that programme. None referenced value for money. Students' reasons for choosing their subjects and programmes were analysed. 'Value for money' does not do justice to students' hopes for university or their programme.
A Novel Framework for Facilitating Emergency Remote Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Almutairi, Faisal M.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emergency Programs,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,COVID-19,Pandemics,Teacher Attitudes,Barriers,College Faculty,Readiness,Teacher Expectations of Students,Asynchronous Communication,Student Participation,Self Efficacy,Feedback (Response),Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Foreign Countries

In today's educational landscape educators and administrators are confronted with unprecedented challenges as they have to hastily move education online. Emergency remote teaching is a response to this crisis. However, the research about the efficacy of remote teaching is scarce because of COVID-19 which is a rapidly evolving situation and also because of a lack of clarity about what constitutes instruction during an emergency. Moreover, the actual practices for emergency remote teaching are unclear in the context of Kuwait. This study aims to investigate how educators are implementing emergency remote instruction in order to reshape education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait where traditional instructional approaches and practices are dominant. Using a case study research design, the researchers delve into educators' perspectives by collecting qualitative data from interviews. The results indicate that educators used multiple pedagogical approaches to enhance student participation and learning. It also revealed the problematic aspects of remote or distance education. Finally, the results were used to construct and present a Novel Remote Learning Framework, which is an empirically-grounded, theoretically-informed conceptualization of emergency remote instruction which is expected to reshape instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aspects Affecting the Use of Digital Technologies in Greek Schools
Author: Foutsitzi, Sotiria
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Integration,High School Teachers,Teacher Characteristics,Teacher Motivation,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Specialization,Prior Learning,Robotics,Educational Games,Foreign Countries

This paper is analyzing feedback collected from Greek high school teachers, in order to answer questions regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as part of their teaching practices in Greek schools. Various hypothesis tests are presented, in order to focus on perceptions, look into possible problems and see how teachers of different profile and specializations apply ICT in their teaching. A special focus is placed on philogists, as the most populous but also less technology-related subject, content-wise. In particular, an online survey was prepared, aiming at collecting information regarding the use of ICT in Greek schools. This information is analyzed across various demographic and profession-related variables concerning teacher's age, gender, specialization, type of technology used, familiarization with ICT, motivations. A total of 309 respondents reacted to the questionnaire, over a period of about two months in 2019. The questionnaire consisted of 31 questions in total. The analysis that follows is both descriptive and statistical, while it intends to provide answers and correlations regarding the most striking questions and hypotheses.
Preschool Teachers&apos; Preparation Programs: The Use of Puppetry for Early Childhood Science Education
Author: Ocal, Erdinc
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Puppetry,Teacher Education Programs,Standards,Early Childhood Education,Science Education,Teaching Methods,Preservice Teacher Education,Student Attitudes,Preservice Teachers,Positive Attitudes,Student Centered Learning,Creative Activities,Workshops,Self Efficacy,Measures (Individuals)

This paper investigated how puppetry could be used to improve the standards of early childhood science education. This study determined the effect of a puppet-making and puppetry workshop on preservice preschool teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards science education and looked into their experiences during and after puppet-making. Although participants faced some difficulties during the workshop, they developed numerous socioemotional skills. Puppetry activities can help preservice teachers learn how to deliver child-centered, stimulating, and interactive classes. Using puppets in early childhood science education can help teachers develop positive attitudes towards science and offer students high-quality, engaging, and creative activities.
Presenting the Meta-Performance Test, a Metacognitive Battery Based on Performance
Author: Castillo Diaz, Marcio Alexander
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Measurement Techniques,Reading Comprehension,Arithmetic,Problem Solving,Content Validity,Spanish,Specialists,Mathematics,Evaluators,Tests,Mathematics Skills,Language Skills,Student Evaluation,Test Construction

The self-report and think-aloud approaches are the two dominant methodologies to measure metacognition. This is problematic, since they generate respondent and confirmation biases, respectively. The Meta-Performance Test is an innovative battery, which evaluates metacognition based on the respondent's performance, mitigating the aforementioned biases. The Meta-Performance Test consists of two tests, the Meta-text, which evaluates metacognition in the domain of reading comprehension, and Meta-number, in the domain of arithmetic expressions solving. The main focus of this article is to present the development of the battery, in terms of its conceptual basis, development strategies and structure. Evidence of its content validity is also presented, through the evaluation of three experts in metacognition, two experts in Spanish language, two experts in mathematics and five students who represent the target population. The results of the judges' evaluations attested to the Meta-Performance Test content validity, and the target population declared that both the battery understanding and taking are adequate. Contributions and future research perspectives of the Meta-Performance Test in the field of metacognition are discussed.
Preservice Teachers&apos; Views Regarding Out-of-Class Teaching Processes: A Case Study
Author: Gokmen, Ahmet
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Informal Education,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Educational Benefits,Barriers,Educational Environment,Science Teaching Centers,Museums,Parks,Recreational Facilities,Campuses,Gardening

Out-of-class learning environments are important learning environments because they improve students' mental and physical health as well as providing them with cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills. However, it is necessary to make a plan, implement and evaluate the teaching processes appropriately to efficient benefit from out-of-class teaching environments. The present study aimed to determine preservice teachers' views regarding out-of-class teaching processes. The study utilized the case study design, a qualitative research approach, to make an in-depth analysis of preservice teachers' views. 58 preservice teachers from the educational faculty of a state university in Turkey were the participants of the study. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher of the present study. For the analysis of data obtained, content analysis was carried out using NVivo9 software, and themes and codes were determined. Findings were presented with frequencies, percentages, excerpts of preservice teachers' views, and models that indicate the relationship between themes and codes. Findings revealed six different themes for the preservice teachers' views: out-of-class learning places; advantages of out-of-class teaching; limitations of out-of-class teaching; planning of out-of-class teaching; implementation of out-of-class teaching; and assessment of out-of-class teaching. The study findings were discussed in line with the related literature and suggestions were made regarding the findings.
The Relationships between Internet Addiction, Social Appearance Anxiety and Coping with Stress
Author: Baltaci, Umay Bilge
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Internet,Addictive Behavior,Correlation,Interpersonal Attraction,Anxiety,Coping,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Self Esteem,Measures (Individuals),Stress Variables,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to examine internet addiction in terms of social appearance anxiety and strategies for coping with stress. The dependent variable of the research is internet addiction, and its independent variables are social appearance anxiety and strategies for coping with stress. The study group of the research consists of 481 undergraduate and postgraduate students as 318 women (66.1%) and 163 men (33.9%). In order to collect data in the study, Short Version of Young's Internet Addiction Test, The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, The Stress Coping Strategy Scale, and Personal Information Form were used. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. A positive relationship was found between internet addiction and social appearance anxiety of university students. While there is a positive relationship between submissive approach and helpless approach, which are the subscale of coping strategies, and internet addiction of university students, there is a negative relationship between self-confident approach and optimistic approach. The results of the research revealed that the submissive approach and self-confident approach, which are the subscale in for coping with stress, social appearance anxiety are predictive of internet addiction.
The Effect of Hierarchical Word Activities on Written Expression Skills and Writing Anxiety in Turkish Language Education for Foreign Students
Author: Ates, Ayse
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocabulary Development,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Writing Apprehension,Measures (Individuals),Diaries,Essays,Scoring Rubrics,Writing Evaluation,Teaching Methods,Turkish,Instructional Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,College Students,Foreign Students,Writing Instruction

In the study, the effect of hierarchical vocabulary activities prepared in accordance with Gass's Second Language Acquisition Model developed by Ates (2016) on students' written expression skills and writing anxiety was investigated. While the determined target words were taught to the experimental group with hierarchical vocabulary activities, the supervised group was kept in a regular diary. The method of the study consists of an experimental design with pre-test-post-test-measurement and supervised group. Experimental and supervised groups consisted of foreign students studying at Inonu-TÖMER in the 2017-2018 academic year. An essay was written to the students as a pre-test and a post-test, and the Writing Anxiety Scale was applied. No significant difference was found between the experimental and supervised groups of the Written Expression Rubric, which is used to score the compositions, in the pre-test and post-tests. It was concluded that the privatized instruction applied to both groups was beneficial for students' written expressions. There was a significant difference between the experimental and supervised groups in terms of Writing Anxiety Scale pre-test scores. It was determined that the writing anxiety of the experimental group was higher in the pre-test.
Practicability of Application of Re-Engineering the Administrative Processes at Colleges of Education in Universities in Arab-Majority Countries
Author: El-Zubair, Bannaga Taha
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Arabs,Schools of Education,College Administration,College Planning,Strategic Planning,Decision Making,Program Implementation,Management Systems,Job Satisfaction,Design,Professional Autonomy,Organizational Culture,Organizational Change,Information Technology

The study aims to highlight the importance of considering the implementation of process of re-engineering Reengineering Administrational Processes (RAP) in the Arab countries universities, particularly, colleges of education to attain good educational outputs. It seeks to highlight the requirements for this implementation and explore the problems associated to the implementation it and distinguish themselves from other organizations is. The Process of Re-Engineering (RAP) is defined as a rapid and drastic re-designing of managerial and strategic process of values at colleges of education in the Arab States Universities in order to attain good educational outputs. The managerial process includes planning, organization, control, follow-up, evaluation and decision taking. The significance of the study is that it can considerably help improve administrative processes applied in the domain of strategic planning at colleges of education in Arab States. The main objective of the study was to outline the main demands of colleges of education for using (RAP) and the obstacles that face its application. For that purpose, the descriptive/ analytic method was used. The study relied heavily on the analysis of the available literature, writings, and publications on the topic, for predicting the practicability of applying RAPRAP. The study came up with the following main results: RAP application, if used properly, can raise the level of job satisfaction among staff members of Arab States colleges of education in particular and the Arab States Universities in general. RAP application can affect total amendments on colleges of education administrative systems for better rendered services. The most demanding requirements of RAP are those that directly relate to the organization structure of the particular corporation, and all its activities for more flexibility, speed and accuracy of performance. The basic human requirements for RAP application include effective training for trainers for the sake of radical change in concepts and ideas. The main obstacles that face RAP application include the poor outcome at colleges of education regarding teaching/learning process, in addition to poor strategic information management on the part of colleges of education and universities. RAP is not fully made use of, despite large sums of money having been spent on for that exact purpose.
The Effect of School Principals&apos; Distributed Leadership Behaviours on Teachers&apos; Organizational Commitment
Author: Ucar, Rezzan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Leadership Styles,Leadership Effectiveness,Participative Decision Making,Principals,Correlation,High School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,School Culture,Industrial Psychology,Organizational Climate,Foreign Countries

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of school principals' distributed leadership behaviours on teachers' organizational commitment in the views of teachers employed in high schools. The study is a descriptive research designed as a correlational survey model and the research population consists of teachers in high schools in the provincial centre of Diyarbakir, a large city in south-eastern Turkey. The study is conducted with 275 teachers, selected by simple random selecting method. In the research, conducted in the views of high school teachers, descriptive statistics are employed to determine the distributed leadership behaviours of the participant principals and the teachers' organizational commitment levels and a regression analysis is used to predict the participant teachers' organizational commitment arising from the distributed leadership behaviours of the school principals. As a result of the study, the distributed leadership behaviours of the school principals are found at a high level in the following factors: open leadership, school culture, employee involvement and dynamics, whereas the teachers' organizational commitment levels are found low in the compliance factor but as for identification and internalisation factors, they are found high. Moreover, it is determined that teachers' organizational commitment can be statistically predicted from school principals' distributed leadership behaviours.
Impromptu Speaking Skills of Pre-Service Teachers
Author: Guvey Aktay, Emel
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Speech Skills,Preservice Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Public Speaking,Foreign Countries,Student Evaluation,Peer Evaluation,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Nonverbal Communication

The purpose of the study is to examine pre-service teachers' impromptu speaking skills on the basis of the evaluations of the instructor, peers and their own. The study employed a descriptive case study design, one of the qualitative research methods. A total of 23 pre-service math teachers taking the course of Art of Effective Speech in a state university in Turkey in the 2016-2017 academic year participated in the study. The data of the study were collected through the observations of the researcher and pre-service teachers. Descriptive analysis was used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the study, it was found that in most of the observation items, the pre-service teachers found themselves inadequate in terms of impromptu speaking skills while they were found to be adequate by their peers and instructor. In addition, it was revealed that the pre-service teachers found themselves inadequate in some items related to the use of voice while they found themselves adequate in most of the items related to articulation/diction and body language and in all of the items related to communication. However, while the instructor observed that the pre-service teachers were generally competent in all the sub-dimensions, she determined that they needed improvement in the sub-dimensions of eye contact, pausing at the appropriate place and speaking without repeating words.
Investigating the School Climate Perceptions and School Motivations of Middle School Students
Author: Dincer, Beste
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Geographic Location,Correlation,Teacher Student Relationship,Foreign Countries,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Educational Environment

The aim of the research was to investigate the relation between middle school students' perceptions of school climate and school motivation, whether school climate perceptions have a significant power on school motivation as well as to see if those perceptions and motivation differ significantly depending on gender, grade level, and school location variables. The sample of the study consisted of 674 middle school students studying in two state schools, which were located in the central district and village in Kosk province in Aydin in Turkey. Data were collected by using School Climate Perceptions Scale and School Motivation Scale with three questioned personal information form. Results showed that there were significant medium-level correlations between school climate perceptions and school motivation of middle school students. While grade-level variables had significant differences in both school climate perceptions and school motivation of middle school students, the location did not create a difference. On the other hand, gender had a significant difference only with school motivation. Finally, the model tested student-teacher relation significantly predicted 18% of the school motivations of middle school students.
Effects of Example-Problem Pairs on Students&apos; Mathematics Achievements: A Mixed-Method Study
Author: Alreshidi, Nawaf Awadh K.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Word Problems (Mathematics),Mathematics Achievement,Teaching Methods,Grade 8,Secondary School Students,Problem Solving,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction,Learner Engagement,Individual Differences,Instructional Effectiveness

The aim of this research is to investigate how the utilisation of example-problem pairs affects the outcomes of mathematics students when compared to conventional teaching methods. Thus, a mixed method embedded design, with a main emphasis on a quasi-experiment with supplemental field notes, was conducted with 64 second intermediate grade school students (eighth grade). Participants were divided into two groups comprising 33 students in the experimental group, and 31 students in the control group. An ACNOVA test revealed that the average scores of achievement of the students taught using the example-problem pairs were higher than the average scores of the students who were taught using conventional teaching methods, with a very large effect size. Moreover, the qualitative findings revealed that the students taught using example-problem pairs were more engaged and took more responsibility for their learning than the students who were taught using conventional teaching methods. In addition, the students who lacked the necessary prerequisite knowledge needed more support than the higher achieving students. The implications of the study were discussed.