ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Vocabulary Knowledge of Adult ESL Learners
Author: Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Adult Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Vocabulary,Knowledge Level,Language Tests

This study assessed Malaysian tertiary students' levels of passive and controlled active vocabulary knowledge. Two tests from the Vocabulary Levels Test were used to collect the data namely the Passive Vocabulary Test and Controlled Active Vocabulary Test. When using the test, the researchers were not particularly interested in the students' total score on the tests, but were interested more in whether the students knew enough of the high-frequency words. 360 first- and second-year university students from five diploma programs were involved in the study. The findings revealed that majority of them did not have enough vocabulary knowledge and vocabulary size to use English as their second language though formal exposure to the language had been given to them for more than 12 years. This paper, besides discussing the students' levels of passive and controlled active vocabulary knowledge and their vocabulary size, highlights the vocabulary levels and vocabulary size they should attain. The probable impact vocabulary knowledge has on the acquisition of other English language skills is another area discussed. Some recommendations for teaching approaches are also put forward.
Teaching Engineering Graduate Online Students in the U.S. from Pakistan--A Case Study
Author: Khalid, Adeel
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Engineering Education,Graduate Students,Case Studies,Online Courses,Distance Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Web Based Instruction,Teacher Surveys,College Faculty,Barriers

Outsourcing is seen from various points of views by individuals in different industries. When it comes to educating science and technology students, and for that matter, students of any discipline, up until recently, outsourcing was not a possibility. With the recent advances in computer and network technology, it is now possible to teach a live online distance-learning course from anywhere around the world. The need for the instructor and the students to be physically present in a common classroom is eliminated. In an on-line course, students and teacher get the opportunity to interact with each other. The computer-based distance learning approach is still in its relative infancy. But since the teaching and learning is done online, via the use of computers connected to inter-connected networks and satellites, the need to be geographically co-located does not exist any longer. The instructor and the students can be physically distributed at various locations, around the city, around the country, or around the world and still be able to teach and learn from each other as if they were present together in the same classroom. Since the medium of instruction is computers, the instructors and students can be outsourced. The flip side of the argument is that since the instructor is not physically present in the same room with the students, they do not get to interact with each other face to face. The instructor can continue to derive a complex mathematical equation without realizing that a student has walked away from their computer. This paper explores the positives and negatives of distance learning distributed education. Advantages and disadvantages of DL are discussed and a few solutions to the challenges, experienced by the instructors, are addressed. The research is based on the author's experience of teaching online courses from within the city, across the states, and finally across the continents. Amongst other findings, the author discovered that when teaching an online distance learning class, distance is not a factor. While teaching online classes, the author travelled across different cities, states, and internationally and the students did not realize that the instructor was out of town and could not meet with them in the office after class.
Investigation Report on the Teaching of Practical English Writing of English Majors
Author: Liu, Xiaojuan
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Majors (Students),English (Second Language),College Second Language Programs,Writing Instruction,Textbooks,Questionnaires,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Student Improvement,College Students

The practical writing course aims at helping students have a comprehensive understanding of writing subjects and improve their abilities of analyzing and understanding texts. This paper has explored how writing textbooks are used in the writing course and pointed out that the aim should be to help students improve their ability of analysis and cultural consciousness, increase the amount of reading and improve their ability of summarizing, read more subjects and strengthen their consciousness of stylistics. This paper also noticed some problems in students' writing through the questionnaires and gave further analysis.
Dancing with the Stars: Stepping up and Stepping out in Honors Education
Author: Dinndorf, Elizabeth A.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Honors Curriculum,Educational Benefits,Critical Thinking,Leadership,Scholarship,Conferences (Gatherings),Educational Attitudes,College Students

One of the most profound statements in James Herbert's lead essay-simple as it seems at the very beginning of his piece, &quot;Thinking and Rethinking: The Practical Value of an Honors Education,&quot; concerns his discovery early in his career that &quot;a liberal education in honors was good preparation for life.&quot; Stressing the importance of what he calls &quot;reciprocal paraphrase&quot; and rethinking one's own or another's thoughts, Herbert lands on a quality of honors learning that Columbia College President, Elizabeth Dinndorf, writes she has observed among Columbia's honors students, a quality that she imagines comes from the exciting and effective teaching they experience in their honors courses, senior seminar, and independent projects. In this article, Dinndorf writes that although she is early in her tenure as president of the college, she has already seen ample evidence of the honors students' enhanced thinking, leadership on and off campus, amazing record of scholarly presentations at many academic conferences, and dedication to service--all stemming from a basic respect of ideas and for sharing of knowledge with others in a way that benefits everyone's learning.
Team Teaching and the Application in the Course &quot;English Teaching Methodology&quot; by CET and NSET in China
Author: Wang, Dianjian
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Team Teaching,English (Second Language),Methods Courses,Inservice Teacher Education,Second Language Instruction,English Teachers,Teacher Educators,Teacher Collaboration

Based on the experiences of team teaching the course &quot;English Teaching Methodology&quot; to 2 classes of adult in-service teachers in a teacher training university in China for one year, this paper intends to discuss the background and the concept of the term team teaching, summarize the models of the team teaching, how the models of team teaching was applied in the course &quot;English Teaching Methodology&quot; and its implication to EFL teaching, and provide team teachers with specific tips on how to teach collaboratively and effectively as equal partners in the same EFL classroom.
The Effect of Metadiscourse Awareness on L2 Reading Comprehension: A Case of Iranian EFL Learners
Author: Tavakoli, Mansoor
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Reading Comprehension,Direct Instruction,Second Language Instruction,Instructional Effectiveness,Reading Achievement,Statistical Analysis,Students,Pretests Posttests

This research attempts to investigate the degree of students' achievement in reading comprehension in English as a foreign language through explicit instruction in metadiscourse markers. For this purpose, 80 students studying at a language school (placed at intermediate levels of English language proficiency) were chosen to participate in the experiment. Every possible measure was taken to ensure that the participants lacked enough knowledge about metadiscourse. The participants were then randomly divided into four equal groups each containing twenty students. The first experimental group (EG1) included twenty participants who received instructions in both textual and interpersonal metadiscourse. The second experimental group (EG2) received instructions in only textual metadiscourse markers. The third experimental group (EG3) received instructions in only interpersonal metadiscourse. The control group received no specific instructions in metadiscourse and was only exposed to some input enhancement material and relevant exercises. As a result of running a number of statistical procedures, instruction on metadiscourse revealed a positive effect on the participants' achievement in reading comprehension in English. The results of the study have some implications for materials designers; they can improve a learner's ability to understand and remember information from the text by improving it textually and interpersonally.
An Analysis of Taiwanese Aboriginal Students' Educational Aspirations
Author: Hou, Hsiao-I
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Indigenous Populations,Academic Aspiration,Technical Education,Vocational Education,Technical Institutes,Predictor Variables,Student Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Self Concept,Institutional Characteristics,Time on Task,Assignments,Revision (Written Composition),Parent Background,Mothers,Grade Point Average,Extracurricular Activities,Interpersonal Competence,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Females,Student Participation,Clubs

By analysing the national data from the Junior Survey of the Taiwan Higher Education Dataset, this study identified significant variables influencing the educational aspirations of aboriginal students at technical and vocational institutions. The study shows that several variables are predictive of the educational aspirations of aboriginal students. Institutional types, more weekly hours of lessons, more time spent on assignment preparation and revision, a higher maternal educational level, a higher GPA, a keen participation in autonomous, academic, or extramural club activities, and a higher self-rating of interpersonal skills are all associated with higher educational aspirations. In contrast, being a female student and a keen participant in musical and sports club activities are associated with lower educational aspirations. Recommendations to improve Taiwanese aboriginal students' educational aspirations are discussed.
An Action Research on Deep Word Processing Strategy Instruction
Author: Zhang, Limei
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Action Research,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Vocabulary,Memorization,Learning Strategies,College Freshmen,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Attitudes,Competence,College Faculty,English Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Interviews,Language Tests,Pretests Posttests

For too long a time, how to memorize more words and keep them longer in mind has been a primary and everlasting problem for vocabulary teaching and learning. This study focused on deep processing as a word memorizing strategy in contextualizing, de- and re- contextualizing learning stages. It also examined possible effects of such pedagogy on vocabulary competence and attitude towards word learning. The context of the action research was an 11-week deep word processing strategy instruction program, involving 39 non-English major freshmen. The results showed that teacher's strategy-based instructional intervention affected the changes both in learners' vocabulary competence and in teachers' and learners' attitude toward word learning. These findings were discussed in terms of some issues deserving more considerations. And accommodations for future study were also made.
Research on the Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Mechanism of Local University and College--Take Changchun University of Science and Technology as an Example
Author: Yang, Qiong
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Role,Research,School Community Relationship,Foreign Countries,Cooperation,Industry,Sustainable Development,STEM Education,Innovation

Local university and college take as their own responsibilities to serve local economy and promote social development. For them, the cooperation mechanism &quot;Industry-Academia-Research&quot; is not only inevitable to keep up with the development of the times and education, but also necessary to adapt themselves to market demands. It is also the way they must take to realize the revolution and development of education and teaching. In the &quot;Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation&quot;, local university and college need to be clear about their position: taking root among the local and serving the local in school running to fully develop their advantages and unique features. Changchun University of Science and Technology has made some achievements during these years' practice, and also made contribution to local development in the Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation of local university and college.
On Rater Agreement and Rater Training
Author: Wang, Binhong
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interrater Reliability,Examiners,Training,Bias,Evaluation Criteria,Error of Measurement,Scores,Personnel Selection,Rating Scales

This paper first analyzed two studies on rater factors and rating criteria to raise the problem of rater agreement. After that the author reveals the causes of discrepencies in rating administration by discussing rater variability and rater bias. The author argues that rater bias can not be eliminated completely, we can only reduce the error to a cetain degree by training raters. The study on rater factors can help us better understand rater variability and rater bias, train raters more effectively and find out ways to modify the scores given by raters. The author suggests that rater files which contain rater information including each rater bias tendency should be established and kept so that information can be retrieved about the selection of raters, the interpretation as well as the modification of the scores given by raters. Raters need to receive pre-service training, on-service training and pilot -on-task training.
Using Potential Performance Theory to Assess Differences in Math Abilities between Citizens from India and the United States
Author: Rice, Stephen
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Comparative Education,Mathematics Skills,Academic Ability,Algebra,Mathematics Tests,Pretests Posttests,Mathematics Achievement,Scores,Educational Experiments,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,College Students,Achievement Gap

For years, researchers and academics have known that American students perform more poorly on average compared to students from some other countries, including India. The usual explanation is that some systematic factor (e.g. knowledge, skill set, test-taking ability, etc.) is responsible for the differences. The current study examines the issue from a different perspective; we assess the consistency in which participants performed in an Algebra test, and used this consistency to determine their potential performance. Participants were randomly selected from India and the United States and were given a 50-question algebra test, followed by a break, and then followed by the same test again. The data revealed that while the Indian participants scored about 8% higher on the test, the majority of their performance increase was due to being more consistent than their American counterparts.
Incorporating Active Learning and Student Inquiry into an Introductory Merchandising Class
Author: Lee, Hyun-Hwa
Date: 2012-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Active Learning,Inquiry,Introductory Courses,Merchandising,Student Projects,Student Attitudes,Course Evaluation,Learning Processes,Questionnaires,Student Centered Learning,Textiles Instruction,Assignments,Peer Evaluation,College Students

Many educators believe that student learning is enhanced when they are actively involved in classroom activities that require student inquiry. The purpose of this paper is to report on three student inquiry projects that were incorporated into a merchandising class with the focus on making students responsible for their learning, rather than the teacher. The students' evaluations of the projects were very positive. In written evaluations of the class, many expressed liking the projects and described them as a very useful way to learn and understand the class topics and contents. These responses suggest that the active learning and student inquiry strategy was helpful to the students in understanding the content of the course. It is recommended that educators actively involve students in the learning process by developing projects that require student inquiry. Additional research to analyze the benefits and limitations of active learning and inquiry and to examine how institutions can support faculty to implement active learning should be conducted.
The Educational Philosophy and Development Direction of School of Foreign Studies in Engineering Colleges in China: A Case Study of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (NCWU)
Author: Xinqiang, Wei
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Philosophy,Engineering,Engineering Education,Energy,Natural Resources,Water,Universities,International Studies,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Teacher Qualifications,Team Teaching,Intellectual Disciplines,English (Second Language),Case Studies

This paper gives a brief analysis on the educational advantages and objects of NCWU. It believes that the educational philosophy and development direction of foreign school in engineering colleges must be set up on the basis of need of China and talents need, moreover, the development of the School of Foreign Studies must be analyzed by integrating into the whole development of NCWU. This paper put forwards the educational philosophy of &quot;Drawing on Advantages, Avoiding Disadvantages, and Gearing Education to Society&quot; and the Development Direction of &quot;Rooted in Foreign Language and Characterised by Engineering and Business&quot;. It analyzes the problem of school of foreign studies in NCWU in Specialty Construction, teaching team and Construction of Discipline and puts forwards some solutions.
Preliminary Study on Establishing the New System of Assessment and Evaluation Of &quot;Athletic Physiology&quot;
Author: Qian, Liu
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletics,Exercise Physiology,Evaluation Methods,Educational Assessment,Theory Practice Relationship,Educational Change,Teacher Effectiveness,Educational Quality,Cognitive Style,Student Evaluation

In the light of the problems existing in assessment of the course of &quot;athletic physiology&quot; in universities at present, this article makes reflections upon the assessment mode of students for this course and takes a general survey on development of the evaluation system by comprehensively employing both the quantitative method and qualitative method. By taking into consideration of educational evaluation, it focuses on diversification, process, development and practice and sets up a set of new system of assessment and evaluation with combination of &quot;theory, design and application&quot;, which is of great significance to promote curriculum reform of &quot;athletic physiology&quot;, improve teaching quality and exam style and learning style as well as fulfill the teaching goal of the course.
Leadership for Learning: Tasks of Learning Culture
Author: Corrigan, Joe
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Universities,Leadership,Organizational Culture,Constructivism (Learning),Trust (Psychology),Case Studies

This is a comparative analysis of leadership related to organizational culture and change that occurred at a large Canadian university during a twenty year period 1983-2003. From an institutional development perspective, leadership is characterized as a culture creation and development responsibility. By centering on the tasks of learning culture, this case study compared the challenge of leadership in two very different and competing organizational contexts. Using an experiential narrative and Constructionist approach, this research builds upon the work of Schein. This approach offers pragmatic insight into concepts such as &quot;trust&quot; and &quot;psychological safety&quot; that are often abstracted and ambiguous within organizational theory.
The Effect of Educational Modules Strategy on the Direct and Postponed Study's Achievement of Seventh Primary Grade Students in Science, in Comparison with the Conventional Approach
Author: Alelaimat, Abeer Rashed
Date: 2012-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Learning Modules,Science Achievement,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Science,Grade 7,Comparative Analysis,Conventional Instruction,Foreign Countries,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Science Instruction,Textbooks,Achievement Tests,Gender Differences,Statistical Analysis,Pretests Posttests

This study aimed at revealing the effect of educational modules strategy on the direct and postponed study's achievement of seventh primary grade students in science, in comparison with the conventional approach. The sample of the study consists of (174) male and female students randomly chosen from schools in the city of Mafraq, students are divided into two groups: Control and Experimental. Researchers have developed an educational materials relevant to carry out modules strategy for teaching scientific concepts in the science text book for primary seventh grade, though the development of achievement test to measure the direct and the postponed achievement by the study's sample. The consistency and reliability of the test have been obtained. The study's results revealed that students in the experimental group are superior over students in the control group in both types of achievement. At the same time results showed the lack of difference between male and female students in direct and long-term achievement test. Based upon the study's results, the researcher recommends the necessity to use more modern means to teach students the &quot;Science&quot; domain such as modules strategy, to hold courses and workshops for teachers training on implementing modules strategy. Furthermore, to make available textbook and references which facilities this style of teaching. Finally, to conduct similar studies over different domains, such as physics and mathematics.