ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Development of Online Learning in Israeli Higher Education
Author: Cohen, Erez
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,Web Based Instruction,Instructional Development,Distance Education,Educational Policy,Student Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness,Online Courses,Public Policy,Educational History,Student Satisfaction,College Students

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept through the world in 2020 and forced the various higher education institutions in Israel and around the world to promptly embrace the online teaching method, placed on the agenda the question of this method's efficacy as well as deliberations regarding its future implications. The current study reviews the development of online teaching in Israel's higher education and examines whether this development derives from an organized and well-formulated public policy with a view to the future or is the result of the constraints and various actors within the free market. In addition, the study presents a case study of an academic institution, examining the opinions of students with regard to the benefits and shortcomings of online teaching. The research findings indicate that the development of online teaching in Israel is the result of needs, constraints, and opportunities that emerged in the free market rather than a result of organized public policy by the Ministry of Education and the Council for Higher Education. Consequently, the study presents the various implications of these unregulated developments for the quality of teaching and for student satisfaction. The study illuminates a thorough discussion that should be conducted by movers of higher education and academic institutions concerning a new effective designation of the campuses following the COVID-19 crisis as well as the distinction between virtual and real-life dimensions of academic teaching.
The Impact of Memrise Application on Iranian EFL Learners&apos; Collocation Learning and Retention
Author: Esmaeili, Zeynab
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Phrase Structure,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Scores,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries,Retention (Psychology),Comparative Analysis,Private Education,Student Attitudes,Telecommunications,Computer Assisted Instruction,Computer Software,Handheld Devices,Student Placement,Language Tests,Instructional Effectiveness

This study aimed at investigating the effect of Memrise application on Iranian EFL learners' collocation learning and retention. To this end, a quasi-experimental design was used. 75 Iranian intermediate EFL learners studying English at a private language institute, namely Farahan, Iran were selected to participate in the study based on convenience sampling in the form of two intact classes. The scores obtained were entered into SPSS software for the purpose of data analysis. The results of data analysis showed that Memrise application had a statistically differential effect on collocation learning of Iranian EFL learners. Moreover, it was demonstrated that Memrise application had a statistically differential effect on collocation retention of Iranian EFL learners. In addition, it was proved that there was a significant difference between the immediate post-test scores Iranian EFL learners who received Memrise application and those who received traditional teaching. Finally, it was indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the delayed post-test scores of Iranian EFL learners who received Memrise application and those who received traditional teaching.
Improving Students&apos; Factual Knowledge with Concrete Media through Observing Activities in Scientific Approaches in Elementary Schools
Author: Widiana, I Wayan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Knowledge Level,Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Student Participation,Learning Activities,Conservation (Environment),Hands on Science,Equipment,Active Learning,Instructional Effectiveness,Science Instruction

The current conditions in Indonesia show that student activities in the learning process tend to be passive which impacts factual knowledge. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of concrete media in improving students' factual knowledge through observing activities. This study was quasi-experimental, designed in a non-equivalent post with only a control group. The population examined where the 4th-grade elementary school students in the 2013 curriculum pioneer school, Buleleng Regency. A total of 353 students were randomly sampled, and a group of 56 students was identified to take part. Data were collected on students' factual knowledge using objective tests. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, namely modus, median, mean, and inferential statistics, i.e., the t-test. The results of the t-test analysis with t-count were greater than the t-table, 5.46 &gt; 2.00. Thus, it can be concluded that observing learning activities assisted by concrete media has a positive effect on students' factual knowledge in an elementary school. This finding will have implications that will lead to an increase in the factual knowledge of students in elementary schools by using concrete media through observing activities.
Inculcating Islamic Values Contented in Qs. Luqman through English Speaking Materials
Author: Anshari, Muhammad Zuhri
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Religious Education,Junior High Schools,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Instructional Materials,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Language Teachers,Values,Material Development

Islamic junior high schools have more duties than the public schools. They have the duty of teaching Islamic values to their students because these schools are established based on Islamic teachings. Islamic values must be included in all aspects of the school program. The materials used for teaching the students should also contain Islamic values. Unfortunately, based on the writers' observation, not all Islamic junior high schools integrate Islamic values in the materials taught to the students. This fact challenges the English teachers in Islamic schools to select and to consider the appropriate values, cultures, and ideologies in teaching and learning English process. As a result, this paper is based on a study conducted to develop materials which integrate Islamic values for teaching Speaking in a private junior high school in Yogyakarta. The study was aimed to reveal the students' needs in relation to the integration of the Islamic values in the materials for teaching the speaking skill and to know the appropriateness of the materials. This is an R &amp; D study. To design the textbook the ADDIE Model was employed. To meet the textbook appropriateness, the designed textbook is analysed by conducting theoretical and empirical validation. The result of the study indicates that the designed materials are appropriate to be used in the Islamic schools.
Internal Locus of Control and Entrepreneurial Intention: A Study on Vocational High School Students
Author: Tentama, Fatwa
Date: 2020-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Locus of Control,Entrepreneurship,Intention,Vocational High Schools,High School Students,Grade 12,Small Businesses,Self Efficacy,Predictor Variables,Foreign Countries

Internal locus of control is one of the factors related to vocational high school students' entrepreneurial intention. This study aimed to empirically test the relationship between internal locus of control and entrepreneurial intention on vocational high school students. The population in this study was all students of class XII at Vocational High School 5 Yogyakarta as many as 392 students and research participants in total was 171 students. The sampling technique used was cluster random sampling. Data collection was conducted by using the scale of entrepreneurial intention and internal locus of control scale. Data analysis was done using product moment analysis technique. The results of data analysis showed a significant positive relationship between internal locus of control with entrepreneurial intention, with a significance level (p) of 0.030. Internal locus of control contributed 2.1 percent to entrepreneurial intention so that the remaining 97.9 percent was influenced by other variables. It could be concluded from this study that students' internal locus of control can predict student's entrepreneurship intention.
Happy Spouse, Happy &quot;Green&quot;house: Perceptions of the SBAE Teacher&apos;s Spouse Regarding Agricultural Education as a Career
Author: Hopkins, Nicole
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agriculture Teachers,Spouses,Work Attitudes,Family Work Relationship,Satisfaction,Career Choice,Teaching (Occupation)

The national shortage of qualified school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers is concerning because it can widen the existing gap of skilled workers in the agricultural field and those trained and motivated to tackle the world's complex challenges. Utilizing the family-relatedness of work decisions theory and role conflict theory, this national study sought to explore a spouse's attitudes, work-family conflict, and satisfaction towards SBAE as a career. Our findings show households (spouses together) spend over 90 hours at work each week, with spouses of SBAE teachers reporting high work-interference with family (WIF) and relatively high satisfaction with SBAE as a career. Over one third of the spouses reported having &quot;a lot&quot; or a &quot;great deal&quot; of influence on the career-decisions of their spouse. Participants (spouses of SBAE teachers) most enjoyed the career of their SBAE teacher spouse because of the satisfaction with the career and support received from other teachers. Participants reported not liking SBAE because of excessive work for no compensation and poor salary. The total household weekly hours, WIF, and family-supportive work culture were significant predictors of a spouse's satisfaction, while gender, participation in agriculture education and family interference with work (FIW) were not. Future research exploring other predictors of spouse's satisfaction with agricultural education as a career is warranted.
Identifying Agriscience Teachers&apos; Instructional Practice Professional Development Needs by Certification Type
Author: Coleman, Bradley M.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agriculture Teachers,Faculty Development,Educational Needs,Educational Practices,Teacher Certification,Teacher Attitudes,Alternative Teacher Certification

A nationwide teacher shortage is evident in the United States. Due to the teacher shortage, those with alternative teaching certifications are being utilized to fulfill the teacher shortfall. Current literature indicates diverse needs between traditionally and alternatively certified agriscience teachers. Further examination of the needs of traditionally and alternatively certified agriscience teachers is a necessary step toward providing support that could lead to less teacher attrition. The purpose of this study was to describe the self-perceived, professional development needs of agriscience teachers in Florida based upon their initial certification type. All three types of certified agriscience teachers reported determining content to be taught in specific courses and assessing student learning in the classroom and laboratory among their highest needs. However, alternatively certified agriscience teachers indicated a greater need in every selected competency of instructional practices. It is recommended agricultural education departments and others who are interested in agriscience teacher professional development consider teacher certification types when implementing professional development workshops. Future research should include the examination of the five additional needs areas determined by the researchers.
POEM-Based SofLP&apos;s Inculcation: A Way of Improving EFL Students&apos; Pragmatic Competence
Author: Telaumbanua, Yohannes
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Departments,Pragmatics,Poetry,Speech Communication,Language Aptitude,Deception,News Reporting,Language Teachers,Foreign Countries,Skill Development,Authentic Learning,Student Role,Teacher Role

The facts disclosed that Indonesian English Department (ED) students have difficulty disassembling the SIM and SPOSS in a practical sense. This happens because the SofLP as a fundamental theory and poem as the authentic learning medium to dismantle the Speaker's Intended Meaning (SIM) and Speaker's Purpose-Oriented Speech Situation (SPOSS) have not yet fully become the most important parts in the Indonesian ELT program. The researcher, therefore, proposed such a title to practically bridge the students' critical quandaries in interpreting the SIM and SPOSS. This was a qualitative method whose complete participation, field-notes, interviews, and iterative model and the 1984 Miles and Huberman Interactive model were the techniques of collecting and analysing the data respectively. The principal results practically signified that the poem-based SofLP's inculcation can better improve the Indonesian ED students' pragmatic competence, HOTs (cognitive process and knowledge domains), linguistic intelligence and language skills. More importantly, it can help the ED students to detect countless fake news in various online media. Subsequently, through the poem, the pragmatic language teacher is encouraged to exploit the instructional strategies to establish and develop the students' space practice, retrieval practises, elaboration, and collaboration. In conclusion, even though it seems weird, the poem can critically serve as the learning media assisting the students to enhance the pragmatic competence and other related critical skills of English.
&quot;SKDI&quot;-Based Needs Analysis for Designing English for Students of Medicine in Indonesia
Author: Sujana, I. Made
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Medical Students,Medical Education,Language Proficiency,Competence,Employment Qualifications,Readiness

This longitudinal study aims to seek for solutions concerning the teaching and learning English at the Faculty of Medicine University of Mataram (UNRAM). The first year of the study is emphasized on the outcomes of needs analysis, which encompasses the Present Situation Analysis (PSA), the Target Situation Analysis (TSA), and the Learning Situation Analysis (LSA). Various data were collected form the documents of &quot;Standar Kompetensi Dokter Indonesia (SKDI)&quot; a.k.a. Competency Standards of Medical Doctors in Indonesia, the Graduates Profile of Faculty of Medicine UNRAM and the documents of student English proficiency levels within the last 5 years. Other sources of data were taken from a number of focused group discussions and in-depth interviews with students, alumni, subject specialists, management of Block, and various techniques. The data were then analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. Findings of the study show that the level of English of students at Medical Faculty was still far from being adequate to meet the &quot;SKDI.&quot; As such, three learning goals were generated from this study, i.e. the short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. The study suggests that to bridge the gap, the Faculty of Medicine needs to develop a number of language programs to prepare these students to achieve competencies that meet the standard of Graduate Profile and &quot;SKDI.&quot; The results of this study have an implication that the Faculty of Medicine needs to reconsider the policy of English improvement in terms of learning outcomes, materials, and time allocations
Has Arabic Language Learning Been Successfully Implemented?
Author: Zurqoni
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,High School Students,Semitic Languages,Group Discussion,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Linguistic Input,Religious Education,Phenomenology,Student Attitudes,Language Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Learning Processes,Vocabulary Development,Language Usage,Speech Communication,Educational Facilities,Reading Fluency,Foreign Countries

This study aimed at evaluating the implementation of Arabic language learning in Islamic High School (Madrasah Aliyah or MA). This qualitative research applied a phenomenological qualitative approach. The data were collected through Forum Group Discussion (FGD), questionnaires, and in depth-interviews. The participants were 27 Arabic teachers, 9 principals, and 45 students from 9 MA in 3 provinces in Indonesia: East Kalimantan, Special Region of Yogyakarta, and West Nusa Tenggara. The data were analyzed using a Bogdan and Biklen model to obtain the understanding and the interpretation. The result showed that Arabic language learning could not be categorized as &quot;success&quot;. The teachers and students experienced some difficulties during the learning process. Those difficulties were caused by a number of factors such as input of students who were unable to read Arabic fluently and basic vocabulary mastery, Arabic verb modifications, limited learning hours for non-boarding MA's students, limited learning facilities, and incomplete environmental supports to give the students' opportunity to speak more in Arabic. Several recommendations for Arabic learning improvements are also discussed accordingly.
A Systematic Review on the Flipped Classroom Model as a Promoter of Curriculum Innovation
Author: Lencastre, José Alberto
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Flipped Classroom,Instructional Innovation,Educational Change,Foreign Countries,Curriculum Design,School Culture,Student Centered Learning

Assuming the evident relationship between innovation and technology, and the corresponding impact in the educational field, this article contemplates a systematic review on the resource on flipped classroom model in non-tertiary education. 181 studies were reviewed with the purpose of establishing and apprehending the connections between the flipped learning and its potential to promote curriculum innovation. Data analysis allowed the building of a three-level model in which the relations of the flipped classroom model and curriculum are organized in terms of (i) outcomes support, (ii) institutional change and (iii) classroom instruction modus operandi. Results suggest substantial potential of the flipped model to flip the curriculum and even the school culture. To meet such end, innovation must be perceived as an institutional strategy, making sure all stakeholders hold a part in the adaptative process of fostering change. Moreover, there is evidence that the model can ease the articulation and consolidation of constructivist approaches in schooling, a perspective that enhances the movement for student-centred logics in education. The review novelty lies on its building of a model that can work as a guide for reflecting on the approach and for underpinning future action.
A New Chemistry Multimedia: How Can It Help Junior High School Students Create a Good Impression?
Author: Sausan, Inas
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,Science Instruction,Grade 7,Junior High School Students,Case Studies,Multimedia Instruction,Teaching Methods,Student Attitudes,Science Tests,Classification,Concept Formation,Scientific Concepts,Worksheets,Audio Equipment,Foreign Countries,Molecular Structure

Most junior high school students considered chemistry as a complicated science subject with an abstract concept, symbols, and terms that must be memorized. The difficulty of learning chemistry made students had low positive perceptions of chemistry. It was needed the right ways to introduce chemistry to them. The purpose of the multiple case study was to explore chemistry multimedia could help students understood chemistry and created a good impression. The study was conducted in three 7th grade classes in different schools. Classroom observations were done in four meetings to collect students' responses toward this multimedia by ending students filling out a questionnaire of impression. Test of classification of matter and its change was given in the last meeting to investigate the level of students' understanding. In the way to gain more depth information, two students from each class were an interview about the application of multimedia. The chemistry multimedia made it easier for the teacher to introduce chemistry through a podcast, molymod-like, and digital simulation. This study documented that the appearance of this multimedia could make the students attracted and curious about chemistry.
Connections between Professional Well-Being and Mental Health of Early Childhood Educators
Author: Fináncz, Judit
Date: 2020-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Well Being,Mental Health,Early Childhood Teachers,Foreign Countries,Preschool Teachers,Teaching Assistants,School Nurses,Work Environment,Job Satisfaction,Professionalism,Teacher Burnout,Depression (Psychology),Measures (Individuals),Burnout

In recent years early childhood education, along with the professionalization of staff working in this field, has been at the forefront of public interest. However, the well-being of professionals working in early childhood education has been explored only sporadically. In our cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive research we surveyed the characteristics of professional well-being among Hungarian early childhood educators, kindergarten teachers, teaching assistants and nurses (n=1010), with primary emphasis on mental health. The measuring tool included questions referring to the teaching career, as well as standardized questionnaires applied in international surveys. As for workplace atmosphere, we can state that significant differences can be observed between professionals working in nurseries and kindergartens: the climate indicators of educators working is nurseries proved to be less favourable. In the sample, burnout is at low level, but three quarters of the respondents show mild depressive symptoms. The value measured on the depression scale shows a positive, close correlation with time spent in the career. Between job satisfaction, the social appreciation of workplace activity and the occurrence of depression a negative, significant correlation can be proved, which draws attention to the need for intervention.