ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Humane Attitudes and Empathic Tendencies in Chinese Young People: Implications for Humane Education
Author: Fung, Suk-Chun
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Altruism,Empathy,Humanistic Education,Animals,Adolescent Attitudes,Young Adults,Secondary School Students,College Students,Student Attitudes,Ethics,Gender Differences

This is the first study to investigate humane attitudes toward animals and empathic tendencies toward humans among Chinese adolescents and young adults. The present study administered two scales, the Animal Attitude Scale (AAS) and Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), to 471 Hong Kong secondary school and university students who were between the ages of 14 and 25. The findings of the present study suggest that Chinese secondary school and university students tend to consider the instrumental value of animals used for the benefit of humans. Animal use for luxury purposes was most unacceptable, while animal use for survival purposes was most acceptable to these students. The many undecided responses on animal welfare issues might reflect students' lack of knowledge regarding the availability of non-animal alternatives in our lives. The results also show that there is a strong link between humane attitudes and human empathy in the young people in Hong Kong. Gender and education level were found to be significant factors of a humane attitude as well as human-directed empathy. The current study implies that a humane education (HE) program could be particularly beneficial to the empathy development of male adolescents.
Proficiency Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers on Information and Communication Technologies
Author: Arseven, Ilhami
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Information Technology,Self Efficacy,Technology Uses in Education,Gender Differences,Majors (Students),Internet,Foreign Countries,Computers,Ownership

The aim of this study is to examine teacher candidates' perceptions of their own proficiency in using information and communication technologies and their attitudes towards information and communication technologies in terms of gender, major, internet usage frequency and computer ownership. The study group consists of 336 teacher candidates, 98 male (29%) and 238 female (71%) senior students, in different departments at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Education during the 2017-2018 academic year. The &quot;Proficiency Perception Scale for Using Information and Communication Technologies&quot; and &quot;The Attitude Scale for Information and Communication Technologies&quot; developed by different researchers were administered to the candidate teachers. As a result of the findings obtained from the research, there was no significant difference between proficiency levels of the teacher candidates regarding the use of information and communication technologies. Besides, there was not significant difference between the means of attitude towards information and communication technologies in terms of majors and the internet usage frequency, and between the mean proficiency perception scores of using information and communication technologies with regard to gender. It was ascertained that there was a slightly meaningful difference between the attitudes scores for information and communication technologies in favor of males in terms of gender, and as to computer ownership, there was a low level of difference between both attitude and perception scores in favor of computer owners. The findings are discussed within the scope of literature.
Students&apos; Attitudes at Amman Arab University towards the Pre-Marital Medical Examination and Its Role in Reducing Disability from Their Point of View
Author: Khazaleh, Ahmad
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Attitudes,Marriage,Medical Evaluation,Disabilities,Prevention,Communicable Diseases,Gender Differences

The purpose of this study is to identify the attitudes of the students of Amman Arab University toward pre-marital medical examination; it also aims to identify the role of premarital examination in reducing the appearance of disabilities. This study used the descriptive method; the sample of the study consisted of 200 undergraduate and master's students at Amman Arab University from the different faculties and academic years for the year (2017-2018). The researchers used a questionnaire; it consisted in its final form of 24 items. The results of the study showed that the mean of the total score of the role of the medical examination from the point of view of young people came to a high level; results also showed that there are no differences due to the gender of the student or the type of college.
Application of Rubrics in the Classroom: A Vital Tool for Improvement in Assessment, Feedback and Learning
Author: Chowdhury, Faieza
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scoring Rubrics,Student Evaluation,Feedback (Response),Grading,Educational Benefits

Teaching is filled with spirited debate about the best practices for improving students' learning and performance. Today, educators from different parts of the world are supporting the use of rubrics as an instructional tool and highlighting the enormous contributions that rubrics can make in the teaching-learning paradigm. A rubric is a useful grading tool which can help instructors to grade students' work in a more consistent, reliable and unbiased manner. A well-designed rubric can help students to identify their strengths and weaknesses and be more objective about their own quality of work. Although some studies have examined the benefits of rubrics on student performance levels; nevertheless, research on rubrics is still at an early stage. In this paper we will explore what a rubric is, the different types of rubrics that can be utilized in the classroom and the process of constructing a rubric. We will also discuss how the application of rubrics in teaching can help educators to improve student learning and provide more effective feedback on student performance.
The Effect of Using Prezi on Al Zaytoonah University Students&apos; Performance in French Language Reading Skills
Author: Al-Hammouri, Samer
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Control Groups,Pretests Posttests,Reading Skills,College Students,Experimental Groups,Teaching Methods,Multimedia Instruction,Visual Aids,Computer Software,French,Academic Achievement,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of using Prezi on Al Zaytoonah students' performance in French Language reading skill. To achieve the purpose of the study, a pre/post-test was constructed to measure students' performance in French language reading skill. The sample of the study comprised 128 students from Al Zaytoonah University and was distributed into two sections, which were selected purposefully. The sample of the study was distributed into two groups (one experimental and one control groups). The experimental group's students were taught the reading skill using Prezi while the control groups' students were taught using the traditional way. The sample of the study was 64 students in the experimental group and 64 students in the control group. Those groups were distributed into two purposefully selected sections in public schools in Amman. The results of the study showed a variance in the means of the achievement test according to group, it also showed that there were statistically significant differences on the achievement test due to the Strategy variable. There were statistically significant differences between using Prezi Strategy and the Current Strategy in favor of the Prezi Strategy, and there was no statistically significant difference in the students' achievement due to gender. There was no statistically significant difference due to the interaction between gender and group. The researchers recommend that researchers focus on new teaching strategies and conduct more studies related this topic. They also recommend that other researchers conduct studies and focus on the role play strategy.
The Pertinence of a Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Internationalized Higher Education
Author: Heringer, Rebeca
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: International Education,Higher Education,Culturally Relevant Education,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Phenomenology,Foreign Students,Teacher Student Relationship,Graduate Students,Democracy

The burgeoning process of internationalization of higher education has greatly transformed university classrooms with the presence of innumerous nationalities. Thus it is imperative that professors are well equipped to teach in such culturally diverse context while sustaining the goals of internationalization. Although a culturally relevant pedagogy has been widely used in many educational settings, including higher education, there is a paucity of studies looking for its pertinence in an internationalized context. Then, based on Gloria Ladson-Billings' (1995) theoretical framework, this critical phenomenological study depicts the extent to which that approach is also pertinent for informing post-secondary teachers' work with international students in modern days. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten experienced professors across different faculties at a mid-sized Canadian university. Findings reveal that this pedagogy is highly appropriate to illuminate professors' practices, but this relevance also points to fundamental and urgent aspects that must be taken into consideration when aiming at a democratic and true internationalized education.
Digital Library and Intellectual Issues--Issues in Copyright and Intellectual Property
Author: Niqresh, Mohammad
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Copyrights,Intellectual Property,Electronic Libraries,Information Sources,Futures (of Society),Communications,Social Change,Library Role,Library Services

The study aims at identifying the concept of digital library, it also tries to shed the light on the most significant intellectual issues by presenting its definition, development, functions (selection and acquisition of information resources from the web, sources indexing, communication and management of intellectual property rights, production of electronic resources and its availability, and digital resources maintaining), characteristics, and the purpose of turning into digital library, passed by the proposed stages of digital library transition, Types of Intellectual Property (Copyright, Patents, Trademarks, Commercial Secrets), it also discusses copyrights and intellectual property, the problems and challenges of digital library, and finally the future of digital library. Many researchers agree that the main objective of the digital library is to accomplish all the functions of the traditional library, but in the form of electronic digital libraries which are only an extension for jobs that are performed and the resources that are accessible in digital library. The study concluded that digital libraries emerged as an obligatory result of revolution of the third millennium which is called the communications revolution, as libraries are able to prove that they are able to stand and cope with all the modern technology, where there is no conflict between the new and modern trends in libraries issue, but it also benefits from both of them concerning their evolution instruments in service for beneficiaries in every time and place.
Insight into Gender Effect on EFL Writing Strategies in the Narrative and Expository Genres: A Case Study of Multilingual College Students in Morocco
Author: El Mortaji, Latifa
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Protocol Analysis,Cognitive Processes,Code Switching (Language),Foreign Countries,Writing Strategies,Undergraduate Students,Essays,Writing Instruction,Student Attitudes,Expository Writing,Case Studies

Research on gender and writing strategies in English as a foreign language (EFL) is scarce. This study investigates whether Moroccan male and female undergraduates use similar or different writing strategies when composing essays in the narrative and expository genres. Using think-aloud as a main research tool, a questionnaire, and retrospective interviews, the researcher collected data pertaining to male and female students' strategy use and cognitive processes while writing in EFL. The analysis of 64 think-aloud protocols revealed Moroccan undergraduates' use of a variety of writing strategies in terms of type and frequency. Both main types and subtypes of writing strategies emerged. Two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed that each gender group used some writing strategies more frequently than the other group; however, this difference in frequency of use was not statistically significant. In addition, the interaction of gender, writing strategy use, and discourse type yielded a significant difference in the use of the strategy of codeswitching only (i.e., language switch). On the other hand, the qualitative analysis of the protocols and interviews revealed a large variation between males and females in the use of the twelve strategies under investigation, together with overall writing behaviors. These strategies shall be presented together with recommendations for teaching composition in the EFL classroom.
Perceived Usefulness, Ease of Use and Adequacy of Use of Mobile Technologies by Nigerian University Lecturers
Author: Samuel, Nathaniel
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Usability,Validity,Reliability,Attitude Measures,Research,Cooperation,Positive Attitudes

This paper investigated the university lecturers' perceived usefulness, ease of use and adequacy of use mobile technologies for research collaboration in South-west, Nigeria. Lecturers in the public universities in the South-west, Nigeria were purposively sampled. The study was descriptive type using survey method. 4 research questions were raised and answered. The research instrument was validated and reliability coefficient of 0.85, 0.92, 0.94 and 0.83 for perceived usefulness, ease of use, adequacy of use and frequency of use of mobile technologies for research collaboration was attained respectively using Cronbach Alpha. A total of 742 respondents were drawn from 13 federal and state universities in South-west, Nigeria. Data were collected using structured questionnaire. Mean and percentages were used to answer research questions 1-4. The findings revealed that university lecturers had positive perception toward the usefulness, ease of use and adequacy of use of mobile technologies. The study concluded that lecturers perceived mobile technologies to be essential and easy to use in facilitating research collaboration. It was recommended that the university lecturers should be encouraged to use mobile technologies effectively for research collaboration.
Constructing Subscores That Add Validity: A Case Study of Identifying Students at Risk
Author: Biancarosa, Gina
Date: 2019-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scores,Scoring,Achievement Tests,Grade 3,Grade 4,Grade 5,Elementary School Students,Responses,Goodness of Fit,Formative Evaluation,At Risk Students,Reading Comprehension,Diagnostic Tests,Accuracy

Prior research suggests that subscores from a single achievement test seldom add value over a single total score. Such scores typically correspond to subcontent areas in the total content domain, but content subdomains might not provide a sound basis for subscores. Using scores on an inferential reading comprehension test from 625 third, fourth, and fifth graders, two new methods of creating subscores were explored. Three subscores were based on the types of incorrect answers given by students. The fourth was based on temporal efficiency in giving correct answers. All four scores were reliable. The three subscores based on incorrect answers added value and validity. In logistic regression analyses predicting failure to reach proficiency on a statewide test, models including subscores fit better than the model with a single total score. Including the pattern of incorrect responses improved fit in all three grades, whereas including the comprehension efficiency score only modestly improved fit in fourth and fifth grades, but not third grade. Area under the curve (AUC) statistics from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves based on the various models were higher for models including subscores than those without subscores. Implications for using models with and without subscores are illustrated and discussed.
Enhancing Engineering Education through Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK): A Case Study
Author: Mutanga, Patrick
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Engineering Education,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Technological Literacy,Foreign Countries,Instructional Effectiveness,Teacher Effectiveness,Technical Education,Technology Integration,Technology Uses in Education,College Faculty

This study analysed the status of TPACK knowledge and its impact on the quality of technical and engineering education. The research was a case study of 20 lecturers who were purposefully sampled from the School of Engineering and Technology at a university in Zimbabwe. The lecturers had no prior training in pedagogy. The purpose of the study was to establish the level of appreciation of TPACK among the lecturers and how they were integrating it in their teaching. Mixed research methods were employed. A questionnaire on Likert scale was used and descriptive statistics performed on the data to get frequencies and means. Follow-up interviews were done to triangulate questionnaire data in the determination of lecturers' views on the use of TPACK to enhance understanding as effective strategies to use it in teaching engineering students. The study found out that most lecturers (70%) were confident of their pedagogical competencies. However, on the adoption and use of technology in their teaching, 60% agreed that they could adopt whilst 55% were still thinking about how technology could be used in teaching. The frequency of use of ICT technologies among lecturers is quite high (80%) besides the lack of technology use to support students with disabilities. The lecturers (70%) viewed TPACK as an enhancement to improved quality of technical and engineering education. ICT use has been perceived as to improving the quality of engineering teaching and learning. It can be concluded that engineering lecturers are competent in their knowledge about individual components of TPACK but not on the integration of these components for effective teaching besides them agreeing that it is important to have a balanced combination of knowledge with respect to content knowledge, methods, and technologies. The research recommends TPACK capacitation of lecturers through in-service training.
Faculty Associations Confront Accountability Governance in Ontario Universities
Author: Webber, Michelle
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Teacher Associations,Accountability,Governance,Neoliberalism,Universities,Professional Autonomy,Commercialization,Budgets,Retrenchment,Unions,Politics of Education,Activism,Budgeting,Program Evaluation,Contracts,Collective Bargaining

Much literature focusing on the academy is concerned with the spread of neo-liberalism into the university sector. We argue that universities in Canada are operating in an era of &quot;accountability governance,&quot; with ideologies, discourses, and practices centred on quality, accountability, and efficiency. We explore the interplay between accountability governance as a regime of power and the work of faculty associations, especially as they strive to preserve faculty members' professional autonomy and control over their academic work. Using in-depth qualitative interviews with executive members of several Ontario university faculty associations, we explore themes of neo-liberalization and corporatization of the university, shrinking faculty budgets, program reviews, and strategic mandates. While opportunities for action and resistance for faculty unions arise, particularly at the level of senate, more militancy and radicalism are not favoured by many members, as political action is often seen as &quot;unprofessional.&quot;
Evaluating University Students&apos; Understanding of Atmospheric Environmental Issues Using a Three-Tier Diagnostic Test
Author: Kahraman, Sakip
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Climate,Environment,Gender Differences,Environmental Education,Ecology,Misconceptions,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Level,Program Effectiveness

The objective of this study was to evaluate university students' understanding of atmospheric environmental issues according to gender and attending (or not) a college level environmental course (CLEC) including topics such as global warming (GW), greenhouse effect (GE), ozone layer depletion (OLD) and acid rain (AR), and to investigate their misconceptions about the examined content using a three-tier diagnostic test. In this study, the survey method was used. The sample of the study consisted of 170 students enrolled in the College of Science at San Jose State University in the USA. To collect the data, &quot;The Atmosphere-Related Environmental Problems Three-Tier Diagnostic Test (AREPDiT)&quot; was used. The data were statistically analyzed using variance analysis (two-way ANOVA) to determine possible differences in students' understanding of atmospheric environmental issues. In addition, they were descriptively analyzed to find out what misconceptions students had. The results of the analysis indicated that male students' conceptual understanding of atmospheric environmental issues was significantly higher than that of their female counterparts and that students who had attended a CLEC had a higher conceptual understanding of atmospheric environmental issues than those who had not. It was also found that university students had various misconceptions about atmospheric environmental issues.
Assessing the Attitudes of Secondary School Teachers towards the Integration of ICT in the Teaching Process in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Author: Mwila, Prospery
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Technology Integration,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Correlation,Age Differences,Gender Differences

Information and communication Technology (ICT) can possibly change the teaching and learning process. ICT can enhance the educators' plan work, enhancing students' learning process and thus improve the academic performance of students. This study assessed the Attitudes of Secondary School Teachers towards the Integration of Information and Communication Technology in the Teaching process in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. A cross-sectional survey design was employed. The sample consisted of one hundred (100) teachers from ten (10) secondary schools. Interview schedule, questionnaires and observation schedule were used as research instruments. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found out that both male and female teachers had positive attitudes towards integration of ICT in their teaching process. Furthermore, it was reported that there is a relationship between a teacher's age group and attitudes towards integration of ICT in teaching process and learning process. On the basis of these findings, the study concluded that ICT integration into the teaching process largely depended on the attitude of teachers and student concerning ICT integration; positive ICT attitudes are expected to foster ICT integration in the teaching and learning process. The study recommended that curriculum developers should integrate ICT into a curriculum with an account of economic, cultural, political, social, educational and catalytic rationales.