ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Discipline on the Application of Learning Object Metadata in UK Higher Education: The Case of the Jorum Repository
Author: Balatsoukas, Panos
Date: 2011-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metadata,Cataloging,Intellectual Disciplines,Higher Education,Resource Units,Foreign Countries

Introduction: This paper reports on the findings of a study investigating the potential effects of discipline (sciences and engineering versus humanities and social sciences) on the application of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers learning object metadata elements for the description of learning objects in the Jorum learning object repository. Method: A survey was conducted that examined a stratified sample of 470 metadata records and surrogates used for the description of learning objects in the Jorum repository. Analysis: A quantitative data analysis was performed based on the sample. This included descriptive statistics as well as a set of Chi squared tests for the identification of differences in the application of learning object metadata elements between disciplines. Results: The results of this study showed that some metadata elements tended to be more frequently applied for the description of learning objects in the humanities and social sciences than in sciences and engineering. These were: interactivity type, difficulty, aggregation level, coverage, structure and semantic density. Conclusions: The findings of this study could have implications for the design of metadata editors and annotation tools, as well as the development of metadata training programmes. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.)
It's the Law. Now What? How to Make Parent Involvement under ESEA-NCLB Work for You
Author: Chevalier, Jacque
Date: 2011-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education,Federal Legislation,Parent Participation,Parent School Relationship,Federal Government,At Risk Students,Accountability,High Achievement,School Districts,Federal Aid,Financial Support,Family Programs,Guides,Staff Development,Resource Allocation

One of National PTA's advocacy victories was ensuring that parent engagement requirements were included in The Elementary and Secondary Education/No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA/NCLB). In January 2002, it became the law of the land to hold Title 1 schools and parents jointly accountable for high student achievement. To help these schools and school districts engage parents and families, section 1118 of the law required districts receiving more than $500,000 from the federal government to set aside at least 1 percent of those monies for parent involvement programs. It is a great achievement to have a law passed, but it is even more important to see that the law is actually put into action. Unfortunately, even as National PTA is advocating for passage of the Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011, which contains increased funds and help for districts in developing family engagement programs, it has become apparent that many districts have not been fulfilling section 1118 requirements. Parents have the right to work with schools and districts to ensure that this money is being put to good use. The best way to do that is for parents to learn what the law says and how it affects them and their school. A guide to section 1118 requirements is presented.
National PTA Gets Connected with Social Media
Author: Phillips, Derek
Date: 2011-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Relations,Parents,Teachers,Parent Associations,Teacher Associations,Parent Teacher Cooperation,Partnerships in Education,Social Networks,Internet,Organizations (Groups),Technology Uses in Education

People are busy, we all know that. Getting their attention is harder and harder all the time. That's especially true for member organizations and advocacy groups. The National PTA is both and has adapted some social media practices to reach out and maintain contact with more than 5 million volunteers in 25,000 local units. James Martinez, senior manager of media relations for National PTA, talks about these efforts and how it's paying off.
Measuring the Dimensions of Serendipity in Digital Environments
Author: McCay-Peet, Lori
Date: 2011-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Retrieval,Factor Analysis,Factor Structure,Use Studies,Internet,Surveys

Introduction: Serendipitous information retrieval is the perhaps inevitable consequence of immersion in an information-rich environment. Just how well chance encounters are supported, however, within these environments varies and one of the challenges to the development of tools and systems to facilitate serendipity is measuring how well they achieve this goal. This research developed a scale to measure dimensions of serendipity identified in prior research. Method: Participants (N=123) browsed an experimental information search system for twenty minutes with no a priori task and responded to a twenty-item survey questionnaire. Items were derived from the serendipity dimensions of a physical library setting devised by Bjorneborn. Analysis: Exploratory factor analysis using the Principal Component Analysis as the method of extraction was carried out on the data. The analysis was undertaken using the SPSS statistical package. Results: Five factors were extracted representing core elements of support for serendipity in a digital environment: "enabled connections", "introduced the unexpected", "presented variety", "triggered divergence", and "induced curiosity". In addition, four of the original twenty items were eliminated from the survey. Conclusions: While the physical dimensions of serendipity do map on to the digital dimensions, it is unknown whether there are additional dimensions of serendipity not present in the physical environment. (Contains 3 tables.)
A Blended Learning Study on Implementing Video Recorded Speaking Tasks in Task-Based Classroom Instruction
Author: Kirkgoz, Yasemin
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Video Technology,Turkish,Official Languages,Language Role,English (Second Language),Videotape Recorders,Educational Technology,Blended Learning,Higher Education,Oral English,Course Evaluation,Communication Skills,Pronunciation,Student Teachers,English Teachers,Teaching Methods,Computer Assisted Instruction,Data Analysis,Communicative Competence (Languages),Relevance (Education)

This study investigates designing and implementing a speaking course in which face-to-face instruction informed by the principles of Task-Based Learning is blended with the use of technology, the video, for the first-year student teachers of English in Turkish higher education. The study consisted of three hours of task-based classroom instruction, complemented with one hour of additional class time, which was devoted to viewing and evaluating students' video recorded speaking tasks, assigned as homework. A mixed research method was used to collect data from multiple sources: recordings of a pre- and post-course speaking task, analysis of the video-recordings of students' speaking tasks, informal interviews with the students, and a written end-of-year course evaluation survey.  Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data revealed that students made noticeable improvement in their oral communication skills, and they were positive in their perceptions of integrating technology in the lesson. The study also indicated that the use of video camera, as a technological tool, had a positive impact on students' viewing and critically evaluating their speaking tasks. Attention is drawn to a number of potential advantages of integrating technology into face-to-face instruction, and it is suggested that video cameras represent a language learning resource worthy of further investigation. (Contains 2 tables.)
A Comparative Study of Problematic Internet Use and Loneliness among Turkish and Korean Prospective Teachers
Author: Tutgun, Aylin
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teacher Education,Measures (Individuals),Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Comparative Education,Internet,Mass Media Use,Use Studies,Alienation,Student Teacher Attitudes,Gender Differences,Addictive Behavior,Information Technology,Correlation

The main aim of this study is to compare the problematic internet use and its relation to loneliness among two nations' prospective teachers, Turkey and South Korea.  Five hundred and ninety five prospective teachers from three universities, two from Turkey and one from South Korea participated in the study. Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 and UCLA Loneliness Scale were used to collect data. Some of the major findings are as follows: a) No differences were found between the problematic Internet use of Turkish and Korean prospective teachers; b) Male Turkish prospective teachers found to have more problematic use of internet than female counterparts on the other hand no differences were found among South Korean prospective teachers by means of sex; c) Positive but low correlations between problematic Internet use and loneliness levels of prospective teachers of both nations; d) There is a significant difference between Turkish and Korean prospective teachers. South Korean prospective teachers were found to be in higher levels of loneliness than Turkish counterparts. (Contains 25 tables and 1 footnote.)
A Cross-Cultural Study of ICT Competency, Attitude and Satisfaction of Turkish, Polish and Czech University Students
Author: Dincer, Serkan
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cross Cultural Studies,Educational Technology,Computer Uses in Education,College Students,Computer Literacy,Statistical Analysis,Cultural Differences,Student Attitudes,Intellectual Disciplines,Social Sciences,Information Technology

Due to various factors, countries begin to have different levels of information and communication technologies (ICT) and they have their own unique culture of ICT usage. This case appears interesting especially when we consider university students' proficiency, attitudes and satisfaction in use of ICT. The purpose of this study is to examine the similarities and differences of university students in Turkey, EU candidate, and in Poland and Czech Republic, new members of EU, in terms of their proficiency, attitudes and satisfaction in use of ICT. The data of this study, composed of open-and closed-ended questions, were collected from students studying at departments of social and computational sciences. Statistical analyses of data collected were performed by SPSS 17, statistical package program. Results showed that a) despite the fact that Turkish students use computer for a shorter time than Polish and Czech students, there is no statistically significant difference between them, b) in terms of attitudes toward computer and their satisfaction, there is no difference between students studying at social departments whereas there is a statistically significant difference between students studying at departments of computational sciences. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
A Fuzzy Logic-Based Quality Function Deployment for Selection of E-Learning Provider
Author: Kazancoglu, Yigit
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Expertise,Electronic Learning,Design Requirements,Distance Education,Educational Technology,Internet,Instructional Design,Lifelong Learning,Case Studies,Evaluation Criteria,Evaluation Methods,Computer Software Evaluation,Computer Software,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Computer Software Selection,Web Based Instruction,Selection Tools,Vendors

According to the Internet World Stats (2010), the growth rate of internet usage in the world is 444.8 % from 2000 to 2010. Since the number of internet users is rapidly increasing with each passed year, e-learning is often identified with web-based learning. The institutions, which deliver e-learning service via the use of computer and internet, are responsible to choose the most suitable e-learning service provider for effective distance education. The purpose of this research is to identify the e-learning design requirements and to select the most suitable e-learning service provider. In this research, fuzzy logic-based Quality Function Deployment (QFD) was employed. A questionnaire was conducted in order to collect the data from a group of experts who were selected on the basis of their knowledge and expertise in related industry. By using the Converting Fuzzy data into Crisp Scores (CFCS) technique, the collected data was defuzzified. Then, the critical success factors of e-learning service providers were identified. As a result, fuzzy logic-based QFD was utilized for the selection of the e-learning service providers. (Contains 2 figures and 5 tables.)
A HO-IRT Based Diagnostic Assessment System with Constructed Response Items
Author: Yang, Chih-Wei
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Curriculum,Test Items,Problem Solving,Item Response Theory,Grade 6,Elementary School Mathematics,Evaluation Methods,Educational Technology,Computer Software Evaluation,Artificial Intelligence,Statistical Analysis,Multiplication,Computer Assisted Testing,Adaptive Testing

The aim of the present study was to develop an on-line assessment system with constructed response items in the context of elementary mathematics curriculum. The system recorded the problem solving process of constructed response items and transfered the process to response codes for further analyses. An inference mechanism based on artificial intelligence was implemented with the system to diagnose the bugs in the problem solving process automatically. To examine the performance of the system, a &quot;Multiplication of Fraction&quot; test was constructed and administered to 158 six graders in Taiwan. The results showed that the mean of classification accuracies of the bugs is above 97%, which implies that the proposed system identifies leaning bugs accurately and efficiently. In addition to bug identification, a high-order item response theory (HO-IRT) was applied to estimate the overall and domain abilities. The correlations between the abilities estimated with HO-IRT and the number of bugs were highly correlated, which suggests that the more learning bugs children possessed the lower his/her mathematic abilities would be. (Contains 5 figures and 4 tables.)
An AHP-Based Weighted Analysis of Network Knowledge Management Platforms for Elementary School Students
Author: Lee, Chung-Ping
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Knowledge Management,Elementary School Students,Student Behavior,Evaluation Methods,Validity,Reliability,Evaluation Criteria,Expertise,Factor Analysis,Student Evaluation,Test Construction,Models,Educational Technology,Computer Software Evaluation,Electronic Learning,Computer Assisted Instruction,Questionnaires,Computer Software,Statistical Analysis

This study uses the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to quantify important knowledge management behaviors and to analyze the weight scores of elementary school students' behaviors in knowledge transfer, sharing, and creation. Based on the analysis of Expert Choice and tests for validity and reliability, this study identified the weight scores of four important knowledge transfer behaviors, three knowledge sharing behaviors, and four knowledge creation behaviors. The behaviors &quot;storing related articles,&quot; &quot;providing reports,&quot; and &quot;replying to others' articles&quot; obtained the highest scores, which were used as the criteria to evaluate the knowledge management platform of the network. (Contains 2 figures and 7 tables.)
An Analysis of Internet Addiction Levels of Individuals according to Various Variables
Author: Sahin, Cengiz
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Measures (Individuals),Internet,Addictive Behavior,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Children,Adolescents,Adults

The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in individual, social and professional aspects. The aim of this study was to determine internet addiction levels of internet users from all age groups. The study used survey model. Study group of the study consisted of a total of 596 people from all age groups. &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; and &quot;Internet Addiction Scale&quot; were used for data collection. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent sampling and t test, ANOVA and LSD tests were performed on collected data. The findings of the study revealed that the individuals had low levels of internet addiction both in sub-scales and in the general of the scale according to age groups. It was found that there was a significant difference between internet addiction scores of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19 and below and 30 and below. There was a significant difference between the internet addiction scores of students and other professional groups. It was found that internet addiction levels of males were higher than those of females. The results of the study were discussed together with the results of different studies and suggestions were made. (Contains 4 tables.)
An Evaluation of Student Response Systems from the Viewpoint of Instructors and Students
Author: Gok, Tolga
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Feedback (Response),Introductory Courses,Student Reaction,Formative Evaluation,Program Evaluation,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Handheld Devices,Participant Satisfaction,Interviews,Observation,Phenomenology,Gender Differences,Content Analysis,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology

Student response systems, often referred to as &quot;clickers&quot; are small hand-held devices which students may remotely respond to questions that are posed during lecture. In this research, the perspectives and lived experiences of both instructors and students who used clickers were examined. Also, the activities used by instructors were compared to Bloom's taxonomy levels to provide a new component to our understanding of the impact of clickers. Instructors saw clickers as one tool in supporting student learning in their classrooms. The improved participation, immediate feedback, impact on attendance, and relatively easy formative assessment that result from the use of clickers provided the instructors a method of engaging students. The students requested the increase in use because they felt the use of clickers did support or improved their classroom learning. They also enjoyed the peer discussions that instructors facilitated with regard to the use of clickers. Consequently, it was found that these systems were especially valuable tool for introductory courses and for monitoring peer learning methods in the large lecture classroom. (Contains 4 figures and 4 tables.)
Children as Educational Computer Game Designers: An Exploratory Study
Author: Baytak, Ahmet
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Nutrition,Interaction,Programming,Grade 5,Educational Games,Computer System Design,Computer Software,Case Studies,Performance Factors,Human Factors Engineering,Student Projects,Student Developed Materials,Constructivism (Learning),Interviews,Classroom Observation Techniques,Design Preferences,Video Technology,Foreign Countries

This study investigated how children designed computer games as artifacts that reflected their understanding of nutrition. Ten 5th grade students were asked to design computer games with the software &quot;Game Maker&quot; for the purpose of teaching 1st graders about nutrition. The results from the case study show that students were able to express their personal thoughts and intentions by designing and developing realistic computer games in a complex programming environment. Our findings point to gender implications and other contextual factors that motivated social interaction around game design and programming strategies. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
Designing a Virtual Item Bank Based on the Techniques of Image Processing
Author: Liao, Wen-Wei
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intelligence Quotient,Intelligence Tests,Computer Assisted Testing,Adaptive Testing,Item Banks,Computer Simulation,Grade 6,Elementary School Students,Foreign Countries

One of the major weaknesses of the item exposure rates of figural items in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) tests lies in its inaccuracies. In this study, a new approach is proposed and a useful test tool known as the Virtual Item Bank (VIB) is introduced. The VIB combine Automatic Item Generation theory and image processing theory with the concepts of figural tests and Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT). It is believed that this tool will assist in improving traditional figural tests--in terms of solving previous issues relating to item exposure and allowing a figural test to be more easily developed. (Contains 6 figures and 9 tables.)
Development of a Relational Database for Learning Management Systems
Author: Deperlioglu, Omer
Date: 2011-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Database Design,Management Systems,Distance Education,Databases,Internet,Database Management Systems,Computer System Design,Program Descriptions,Electronic Learning,Courseware,Web Based Instruction,Standards,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Systems Development

In today's world, Web-Based Distance Education Systems have a great importance. Web-based Distance Education Systems are usually known as Learning Management Systems (LMS). In this article, a database design, which was developed to create an educational institution as a Learning Management System, is described. In this sense, developed Learning Management System consists of basis of Virtual Education Institutions. In this study, a fully relational database design has been realized in compliance with SCORM standards and got ready to be used as Virtual Education Institutions. This system can be used for any required education institute and it can be run within the same interface. In LMS that will be generated, a faculty or institute can be defined and academic and all administrative processes of the defined institute can be managed with the designed system. Proposed database design has been used in a LMS of Afyon Kocatepe University. In this system, many processes like indexing, uploading, downloading, production and editing of web based learning materials can also be performed easily and safely. (Contains 17 figures.)